sunglasses: Celine || slip dress: Hampden Clothing (similar) || duster: Neiman Marcus || bag: Celine || jewelry: David Yurman
Well, geez. Talk about a down couple weeks. Does that ever happen to y'all? I know we all have good days and bad days. But weeks? I shouldn't really say this because the entirety hasn't been bad, but looking back, the bad has outweighed the good. That casual thing I mentioned a few months ago ended unexpectedly. My job search is currently in neutral. My dog-walker/the most stable person in my life (only kind of kidding), told me she's moving. So stupid, but a pair of my favorite sunglasses broke..the ones in the picture above actually. I feel like I can't catch a break.
I'm typically a super duper positive person and tend to always find the good in every situation, but it's just been tough lately.
How do you all cope with times like these?
Here are a few things I've been doing:
- Reflecting on all the things I'm grateful for - literally writing down a list and reading it every day..can't explain how helpful this has been
- Cooking - this past week it was quinoa eggs bites, homemade guac, cacio de pepe, zucchini bread..let me know if you want any of the recipes :)
- Reminding myself on why things didn't work out/go my way - writing down a list of reasons (yes, another list) has been very therapeutic
- Hanging out with friends/saying yes to all plans - this has saved me, but this has also been exhausting..
- Lighting a candle whenever I get home - or buying a new candle ;) it's the little things
- Working out - "Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy." It's so true! Keeping up my regular barre and spin routine has been great; debating whether I should also start going to Orangetheory
- Going on tons of dates - "You've gotta get back on the horse" as my mom says..this is also good practice for my job interviews..
- Daily devotionals and going to church - I grew up going to church and have put it on the back-burner for a while, so getting back into it has really helped..if you want to know which devo I'm reading or, for you DC readers, ever want to come with me on a Sunday, let me know
- Organizing & cleaning - I immediately feel better when things get checked off my to-do list (oh and I write the to-do list down, too..if you can't tell, I love writing lists) or when everything is super clean and pretty
- Listening to my fave podcast: U Up? - if you follow me on Instagram (laura.lehman), you've seen how much I've been promoting this podcast on my stories..I'm not a podcast person, but this is gold..like lol-gold
- Planning fun activities for the future - Rosé on the Roof party anyone?
I would love to hear how you guys get through the tough times..
And actually..just writing this has made me feel better :) I have a feeling these next couple weeks are going to be much better..
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