THIS<\/a>, most of us Canadians have gained weight.<\/p>\nNot really a surprise.\u00a0 We’re eating more and moving less.\u00a0 Eating more comfort foods.\u00a0 Feeding our feelings.\u00a0 So now, not only do we deal with the feelings of isolation and loneliness, fear and worry, we’re dealing with expanding waistlines and clothes that don’t fit. (smile).<\/p>\n
That can’t be just me (smile).\u00a0 To be honest, I rarely get dressed up.\u00a0 I’m afraid to see if my office clothes still fit.\u00a0 Better for my mental health right now to leave that for another day.\u00a0 “It’s better to be happy in leggings than sad in jeans”.\u00a0 Truer words have never been spoken.<\/p>\n
I’ve been trying so hard to just push through the sadness and insecurity and fear. Because that’s what you do. You push through.\u00a0 We still have to adult and do adult things.\u00a0 Put on the brave face in front of your kids.\u00a0 Pretend you’re not a little bit scared.<\/p>\n
I’m watching as people argue over this pandemic. The rules in place.<\/p>\n
People close to me go back and forth. From worry to “it’s just like the flu”.<\/p>\n
I try to stay positive. But it’s so hard.<\/p>\n
Last week was probably the worst week I’ve had. I just couldn’t shake it. The sad.<\/p>\n
I talk to my kids about everything and they do the same with me. So I shared with my 17 year old that I was having a hard time. I was feeling really sad.<\/p>\n
She pushed me to go for a walk this weekend.\u00a0 We walked through the trails at Canatara Park as the snow fell.\u00a0 There really is something to be said about the great outdoors.\u00a0 It does wonders for the soul.\u00a0 We’re so lucky we have it.\u00a0 We ventured to the Animal Farm.\u00a0 Said hi to the many ducks wandering around.\u00a0 The donkeys even looked a bit sad.\u00a0 But it was so good to be outside and have some “normal”.<\/p>\n
You have to appreciate that moment in time when your kids parent YOU.<\/p>\n
We binge-watched Criminal Minds.\u00a0 We made snacks and watched one of my favourite movies.\u00a0 \u00a0It feels good to be taken care of.<\/p>\n
How many of us feel like we have to do it all?\u00a0 Take care of everything?\u00a0 Keep it all together for everyone else even when it feels like you are falling apart?<\/p>\n
I’ve been feeling so alone in everything. And I’m sharing.\u00a0 So nobody else feels alone in the struggle.<\/p>\n
I think it’s so important to share the struggle.\u00a0 And I think when people share the struggle, it’s important to realize that you don’t have to swoop in and save the day and fix it.\u00a0 Sometimes people just need to talk it out.\u00a0 To be heard.\u00a0 Understood.<\/p>\n
We don’t know when this is going to be over.\u00a0 There are no guarantees as to what will happen as we continue through this.\u00a0 I know it doesn’t help to get mad at everyone else.\u00a0 It doesn’t help to argue how you think it should be done.<\/p>\n
We need to remember that we are in it together.\u00a0 Even if every single one of us feels differently. Even if it affects each of us differently.\u00a0 We’re still in this together.<\/p>\n
I had an email from a friend I hadn’t heard from in a really long time yesterday and it made my day.\u00a0 Somebody I have missed terribly.\u00a0 \u00a0It’s easy to get focused on what we can’t do and where we can’t go.\u00a0 But it sure is appreciated when you get a letter from a friend who reminds you you aren’t alone in the struggle.<\/p>\n
I also got an email yesterday from a really kind listener who told me I was HER POSITIVE INSPIRATION and it brought me to happy tears.<\/p>\n
And my day ended with a call from my dad.\u00a0 A little pep talk.\u00a0 A check in.\u00a0 Reassurance that everything will be ok.\u00a0 Because sometimes, even at 49, a girl just needs to hear from her dad that it’s going to be okay.<\/p>\n
Sometimes it can feel like you’re responsible for everything going on around you and it gets to be too much.<\/p>\n
I blog.\u00a0 When it feels too much.<\/p>\n
I go for a walk with my daughters.<\/p>\n
I go for comfort food.<\/p>\n
I dance in my living room to my favourite 80’s band.<\/p>\n
I paint my nails.\u00a0 I colour my hair.<\/p>\n
And I keep reminding myself “this too shall pass”.\u00a0 \u00a0This will be our “when I was a kid we walked an hour to school, uphill, both ways” story to keep telling for generations.<\/p>\n
Nope.\u00a0 It’s not over yet and doesn’t look like it’s going to end anytime soon.\u00a0 It’s hard to know what to do when we’re going through something we’ve never gone through before.<\/p>\n
Let’s keep reaching out to people.\u00a0 I love hearing from you so keep texting us using the A1 Security text line – 519-464-1999.\u00a0 Email me anytime cbuchanan@blackburnradio.com.<\/p>\n
Like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram and Twitter.\u00a0 We are here for you as much as we can be.<\/p>\n
Keep spreading the positive vibes.<\/p>\n
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ng a hard time in so many areas of my life.<\/p>\n