What’s something that’s not your fault, but IS your responsibility?

I work as a complaint and resolution specialist so pretty much every negative experience that comes across my desk becomes my responsibility.

We’re all players in the game. We all have our roles and responsibilities. It takes a village, right. So if something crashes and burns, are we not all as accountable as the person behind the wheel?

Say something.

Tracking food

The next phase in my #nerdfitness journey is keeping an eye on my food intake. So today was

• 6:30am – Yogurt & Juice
• 8:30am – Coffee
• 10:30am – Popcorn
• 12pm – two eggs on one toast
• 5:30pm – three fishfingers and a cup of pea/corn veg
• 7pm – cup of tea

Made it in under the calorie count. Not as hungry as I thought I would be. We’ll see when breakfast rolls around again.

I also closed all the rings on my Apple Watch #winning

What would happen if you took a second to breathe and think?

Better decisions would be made, To smell the roses, is to embrace the world around them, Consider the thorns, the fields, the sky above, the aroma. Taking a second to breathe and think puts a thought into context. And when it is context, we can consider and analyse more holistically. Thus better decisions can be made.

By breathing and thinking we allow the voice in our heads to be heard. We should listen to them, they speak our own unique truth that only we are privy too. I’m not saying the voice is always right but they do give us the opportunity to consider, challenge and grow.

What’s one thing you can do today to make tomorrow easier?

To be fair my life is pretty easy as it is. COVID life has left me living and breathing within the same four walls. I leave the house to go for a walk and that’s about it.

One thing I do everyday is a simple Yoga routine. It loosens the muscles, and reduces the stiffness when I’m sitting in the office chair. It gives me time to breathe and gain focus on the day ahead. It releases the tensions and also makes my body feel alive.

Going to bed and then waking up with that ‘alive’ feeling definitely makes the tomorrows easier.

Does getting angry/upset make things better or worse?

I’ve always been a believer in keeping a cool head. Letting your emotions get the best of you only hurts you, no one else. Most of the time when we’re angry or upset, the person behind it doesn’t know, realise or care.

So it only makes it worse for you. The heat building up and the tension headaches or in my case, I cry when I’m angry. It can be consuming and paralysing. It can send you spiralling.

When I am upset or angry I write out the situation on a piece of paper or in a word document. It helps me make sense of my what I am feeling. It also can help in moving forward.

I breathe. I take stock and then I react.