GoKawiilAt the end of February, I was feeling rather low. Suffice to say it’s been a long year (well, decade, really). I’m certain everyone can relate, at some point, in some way.
The arrival of spring has helped. So have the Apple Watch and Journal app, lately.
I know February 28 was a tough morning for me because of my Journal app entry from that morning.
“7:11 am, woke up around 6:40. Stressful dreams. High anxiety right now. Nervous and uneasy. Grateful for Rory.”
I also know that it was the beginning of a change-in-season for me, weeks before spring would actually replace winter on the calendar, because of this entry.
“12:33 pm, Rory walked with me and Nova to the beach and back, 2 miles, 1 hour, very grateful. He also gave me a stress-relieving plush Pop-Tart, fudge sundae flavor, closest to my cookies ’n’ cream preference. Sweet kid. Love him more than he’ll ever know.”
I know it was a distance of two miles, and that we’d been gone for one hour, because my Apple Watch logged the activity.
As for what made me invite my eight-year-old son and similarly-aged dog on a walk to the beach, well, my brain felt like the new Fight Cloud emoji:
Walking helped, a lot. The movement, the change of scenery, effects of sunlight, and all the senses that light up from the experience. It all helped. The motion also made my son a little chattier than usual, which I appreciated.
It was a good day. The next morning, March 1, was a reset. Back to Fight Cloud emoji brain.
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