Can I be real with you for a moment? If I can’t then I would recommend you don’t go any further. BUT if I can, then you my friend are a real one too. I been feeling a bit strange, like a weirdly good strange. Does that even make sense? It’s hard to describe, but in the most simplest way, I don’t know what’s wrong with me, or if I even have a reason to be complaining about anything… All I know is that, I AM IN A MOOOOD. I feel stuck, unmotivated, forceful, and just overall tired. If you know me, you know I just had a 30th birthday and extravagant birthday party. (Happy Birthday to me) You would have thought I would feel this way because of being drained, exhausted, and just mentally not right due to all the hosting and party planning. However, I would have shaken back by now. I thought, but I still am in the funk and I just don’t know how to get over this. Now this is not the first time I have felt like this, and I am sure I am not alone. So here are some things I am going to do to remind myself that I have no room for complaints, that I do have a purpose, and that I still need to keep pushing myself no matter how I am feeling. I thought I’d share with you as well, in case you might be in a mood too.

1. I am going to remind myself that I am truly grateful for everything I have in my life and have been blessed with.
2. I am going to write down 5 things I should be proud of myself for accomplishing. I deserve to celebrate myself and my wins.
3. I am going to journal about my feelings, and figure out what triggered me to feel this way or when did I start to feel this way. I will then try to watch for these signs and triggers in the future so I can get ahead of this before it’s too late.
4. I am going to apologize to myself for trying to make myself believe I am unworthy and have no purpose. I indeed have a purpose, and a passion that I worked so hard for.
5. I am going to pray, and ask God to help me overcome this weird mood that I am in. I will ask God to guide me in the right direction. (Or your Higher Power) Often you may feel stuck, but really you just need to sit and listen to what your next steps need to be.
6. I am going to do something that makes me happy. This could be your favorite hobby, meeting with your favorite people, surrounding yourself a different environment, painting, going on a walk to clear your mind, or even just taking yourself out to dinner and sitting at the bar enjoying your own company. Whatever makes you happy, do it. You need it, and so do I.
7. I am going to reach out to my best friend, and just talk. Sometimes you just need to vent about things that might not even seem like it is bothering you or making a change to your mood. You won’t even realize until you talk it out. I have a bad habit of holding things in, and that is not good for you.
8. I am going to stick with my normal routine, and not get off track just because I do not feel my normal self. Just because you are in a funk doesn’t give you a pass to be lazy all day and eat whatever you want. Stay on track, and it’ll help you slowly get back into your routine sooner than later.
9. I am going to get all dolled up and plan something out of the house, ya know the place that’s driving me crazy? At this point, I don’t care where I am going. I don’t know if it’s just me, but when I look good, I feel good.
10. I am going to uplift myself, and remind myself who I am and what all I have been through to make it this far. We don’t have time to be in this little funky mood. Get it together, you been in this mood for too long.

Message: Always uplift yourself, no matter what. We all get in moods, and funks, but its about how we over come them. How do we handle them, and how do we try to prevent this from occurring again? Have those tough conversations with yourself. Grab a glass of wine and talk to yourself out loud about your problems!

LOVE YOU GUYS, BYE