Its the 28th of October which means it is also the twenty-eighth day of Blogtober! Today I am answering my questions based on 27th October.

• What made me feel enthusiastic today?

Spending time sorting out some of my things in the spare room and starting to get things how I want in there really made me feel enthusiastic today.  I have realised that it’s not going to take me as much work to set everything up as I want as I thought!

• What drained me of energy?

Last night the clocks went back by an hour as part of daylight saving time and that has really messed up my internal clock, not only making me question what the time is but has messed around with my routines which has really drained me of energy and made me feel really lethargic all day.

• What did I learn about myself today?

I learned that despite thinking that things are complicated and a ton of work, once I get started things can actually be a lot easier than I thought.  Sometimes I just need to give things a go rather than writing them off as being too hard.

Its the 27th of October which means it is also the twenty-seventh day of Blogtober! Today I am answering my questions based on 26th October.

• What made me feel enthusiastic today?

I woke up full of enthusiasm to get things done in the house this morning.  I had several tasks that I was looking forward to getting done and ticked off from my list.

• What drained me of energy?

The whole day seemed to go past far too quickly and I didn’t really get anything done that I wanted to.  Once I was up and fully awake I realised that it was raining heavily and not the nicest of weather to go out in.  After I made myself a coffee, I promised myself that I would get dressed and make a start on my day but have been in my PJs all day and just lost all the enthusiasm I had when I woke.

• What did I learn about myself today?

I learned that I really need to get myself dressed and try to get things done regardless of the weather.  If I make plans then trying to stick to them is much better for me than just not doing anything.

Its the 26th of October which means it is also the twenty-sixth day of Blogtober! Today I am answering my questions based on 25th October.

• What made me feel enthusiastic today?

I bought a new computer monitor on-line a few days ago and have been thinking about sorting out my spare room so that it is more of a creative space for me to work from – blog, work on graphics and space to do my art stuff.  I have been thinking about how I want the whole room to look and how everything should be laid out.  Out of all of the rooms in my house, my spare room is the one that I haven’t done much with and I am really looking forward to making this more of a space for me.

• What drained me of energy?

Working a 5 day week has drained me of energy, today was a struggle not only to get up this morning, get ready for work but to keep myself motivated all day.  I did manage to push through and finished all of the jobs I needed to.

• What did I learn about myself today?

I learned that sometimes I just need to power through the day.  Setting myself small, achievable goals has helped with getting through the day.

Its the 25th of October which means it is also the twenty-fifth day of Blogtober! Today I am answering my questions based on 24th October.

• What made me feel enthusiastic today?

All day I have been thinking of a way to structure my time in a better way so that I can get all the things are done that I want to and also the ones that I need to so I was feeling enthusiastic to get home and work on a new time management schedule so that I can accomplish all I want to each day.  I am hoping to get up a bit earlier each day to do some of the things I want to before work but we will have to see how that goes!

• What drained me of energy?

Being too cold this morning and then too hot this afternoon has drained my energy.  The office where I work has the heating on now but the office is chilly in the morning and normally warm by the afternoon.  Today though it was so hot this afternoon that I felt I should have been wearing summer clothes instead of my trousers and long sleeve top.

• What did I learn about myself today?

I learned that I get tired and grumpy when I am too warm or cold and the change in temperature can really affect how I feel.  I really need to think a bit more about what I wear to work and incorporate more layers for days like today.

Its the 24th of October which means it is also the twenty-fourth day of Blogtober! Today I am answering my questions based on 23rd October.

• What made me feel enthusiastic today?

Lots of little things made me feel enthusiastic today, listening to podcasts, taking time out to practice mindfulness, spending time with friends, getting my bills paid and ticking some errands off my list.

• What drained me of energy?

One part of my job involves checking forms on an on-screen viewer and the system we use can be pretty slow at times and the work can be a bit boring.  I found that sitting and staring at a screen for part of my day to be draining of my energy and I felt pretty lethargic afterwards.

• What did I learn about myself today?

I learned that enthusiasm can come from the most surprising of sources and once I get enthusiastic about something I can transfer that enthusiasm on to other things.

Its the 23rd of October which means it is also the twenty-third day of Blogtober! Today I am answering my questions based on 22nd October.

• What made me feel enthusiastic today?

I felt enthusiastic about getting my curtain pole and curtains up today!  It took a while to get the pole up and the curtains ironed but I am happy that it has been done.  It makes such a difference to my living room!

• What drained me of energy?

Ironing my new curtains drained me of energy.  I was not expecting the task to take quite as long as it did and it seemed like the neverending task!  I really think curtains should have a person that comes and does that for you for the price they cost!

• What did I learn about myself today?

I learned that I am able to do things that I didn’t think I would be able to do (putting up a curtain pole…I’m so short!) so long as I think about what needs doing and how to go about it!

Its the 22nd of October which means it is also the twenty-second day of Blogtober! Today I am answering my questions based on 21st October.

• What made me feel enthusiastic today?

I finally completed my logo for the work competition and have thought of a way to present it.  I felt really enthusiastic to get home from work and make a start on the presentation side of things!

• What drained me of energy?

Worry and anxiety about my physio appointment meant that I had a really bad night of sleep which, in turn, drained me of energy today.  I was unsure whether I would be having an injection into my shoulder today or not and that set off my worry which then turned into anxiety.  Once I got to my appointment it turned out that I would need to book an appointment through the physio man and all I had today was a new series of exercises to do involving load-bearing and stretchy bands.

• What did I learn about myself today?

I learned that despite my anxiety being bad this morning I can still have a pretty good day.

Its the 21st of October which means it is also the twenty-first day of Blogtober! Today I am answering my questions based on 20th October.

• What made me feel enthusiastic today?

Having a good night’s sleep and being up early, waking to the sunlight coming through my bedroom window and getting so many things done before lunchtime really made me feel enthusiastic.  It’s funny how the weather can affect so many little things.

• What drained me of energy?

I have physio in the morning and spent time worrying about that as I’m not too sure whether I will be having a steroid injection tomorrow or whether it will happen at a later date.  My shoulder is still pretty achy and doesn’t feel like it has got any better this week which is also playing on my mind.

• What did I learn about myself today?

I learned that getting up early and getting so many things done can have a positive impact on how my day goes.  It is something that I think I will try to do more often as it made me feel pretty good.