Bouncing back from a bad day

Do you ever have those days, where you're just over everything? You just wish it would end so you can start a new the next day?
Well for me that was today.

I haven’t had one of these days in a long time, so it was a bit rough on me.
The day started out gross, and I was annoyed the minute I woke up, which wasn’t a good start. The rest of the day consisted of procrastination, and unhealthy foods, making me feel even worse.

I think today went this way because I had so much on my mind. I had to keep reassuring myself that it’s okay, everyone has bad days, not every day has to be productive.
I started thinking of ways I could make today better and how I could ensure I wouldn’t have a bad day tomorrow.

I consciously decided that I needed to do three, very simple things, routinely, to keep me on the ball.


  • I need to clean up my Diet. 
    • I’m finding that I just feel down, and lethargic all of the time, and combining this with the day I had today, wasn’t a healthy mix. Therefore, giving my body the proper nutrients it needs to survive, I might actually be able to function. 
  • I need to keep a Journal 
    • I had so much on my mind this morning when I woke up that I could not focus. And usually, after writing everything down, I feel better. An outlet for things looming over my head. The only annoying thing about this though, is that I’ve tried Journalling before, and after a few entries, I tend to make it feel like a chore, or I don’t want to make an entry or something along those lines. So this time around, I‘ll write an entry if I want, no pressure. But if I’m feeling down, or like my mind is about to explode like it was this morning, I’ll write it all down in hopes that it’ll clear my head and help me focus. 
  • I need to plan out my day the night before. 
    • I feel like such an idiot not doing this before. Sometimes, I’ll write a to-do list, but I’ve decided, planning out tomorrow will be in my bed-time routine. I feel this will help me to be more productive as I actually know what I need to do? I don’t know, my productivity seems to come in waves. 
I just know that I need to find a system soon, or I am going to crash and burn. Hard.
I feel bad for putting this post up, but hey, this is life right? Everyone has good and bad days, and like I’ve been telling myself all day; That. Is. Okay.

Tonight, I’m not going to worry about doing too much work, I’m going to relax, write in my journal, plan out a productive day tomorrow and go to bed early.

And if you’re reading this, you should do the same.

Jen
xx

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