I'm doing a good job this week with prioritizing appointments for myself. Have an appointment Monday to get a small bump on my arm looked at, scheduled my annual wellness exam, and I will call on Monday for both a skin check and to talk about a skin care routine, which is something I've been putting off for months.
I am not doing much in terms of exercising, but I'm working mentally on shifting my focus from how my body looks to recognizing the importance of exercise for my long term physical health.
I prepped a whole lot of fruit for snacks at work. I was doing this before, but I fell back into my habit of eating a bag of chips. I'm doing it because I really want to make sure that I'm eating foods that have nutrients instead of getting it all from supplements (I'm historically pretty bad at eating veggies, lots of food texture issues and hypersensitivity to flavors). I also added snap peas to the dinner I made for myself this week. The nature of my work is such that I need a lot of easy 'on-the-go' type things because my schedule is unpredictable and I might be away from my work break room for hours. Having pre-sliced fruit and fruit that can be eaten with my hands in my bag helps me way more than scarfing a bag of goldfish crackers when I get a moment.
My mental health has been better since I've been able to go back to dance classes, but I'm still struggling a bit with the limitations as I strengthen my foot and make sure it's healed. I broke my foot hiking last October and I haven't been on a hike since. It's on my list of things to get ready to tackle.
On a kind-of related note, I let the guy I started dating see me without any makeup on for the first time. Another body image thing that's long been a hang up of mine. I figure that's another step towards my overall wellness.
Post by lilypad1126 on Aug 2, 2021 13:47:08 GMT -5
My H and I are currently living apart due to our cross-country move. He'll be here in about 4 weeks. Anyway, we've both made random comments about how hard it is to grocery shop/meal plan for 1 since we are so used to doing it for 2. But also, we've commented on how it's nice to just eat what we want, when we want and how we are feeling better based on some of the food choices we are making separately.
I don't know what to do with this. Like, it's great that I can eat lunch at whatever time I want b/c I'm not worried about eating dinner at a certain time. But also, i really like our evening dinners together. And I know feels the same way. Looks like we'll have some work to do once we are in the same house again to figure this out.
I am freaking out about going back into the office on the 25th. My mental health has been so much better working from home and I am scared I am goingto slip back into a depressed state.
Does anyone have any recommendations on how to ask to remain telecommuting in an organization that does not normally support it?
Yes, I'm quoting myself.
We have had positive cases at my office and they reinstated a mask mandate. I met with my manager to ask for an extension on my return date due to being worried about my health and safety and he denied it. I hated to do it, but I went to HR who referred me to medical. I met with the doctor today and he is fully supportive of less on site hours (FTR, I can do my job from home). We will see if anything comes out of it, but it feels good to have advocated for myself.
Quoting myself again
Looks like I will continue to have my main office at home and will go on site as needed until the end of October. Just had a meeting with my manager, HR and accommodation specialist. Whew.