PadawanOfHappiness

Thank goodness the end of the year is drawing near, like many I am really looking forward to it with great enthusiasm that is trying to mask my apprehension of expecting more of the same if not worse. I am looking forward to what I hope are positive changes, and believe it or not things that I am looking to maintain into the new year.  2020 while overall, has been pretty darn craptastic, there were some really good things that I can focus on. It was often reported in the news and social media about a huge weight gain of many, and knock on wood I didn't have a huge weight gain but a bit.  I am re-invigorated by the treadmill that I got for my birthday to reverse the slide and actually pick up on my weight loss journey.  For the most part I mainly stagnated, toward the end the jeans were getting a bit tight so I made some tweaks. My 2 cents for things that have helped me or have inspired me to continue on my health journey (which for me does include losing weight): COVID - ...

 I love Mr. Padawan, if I didn't I think I would be insane right now. This whole pandemic thing has been very stressful for this Introvert, it is so hard to get the alone time that I need to regroup and recharge.  I don't need silence but I do need people not to be around, if they are in the other room then I always have that alertness of passive listening to see if I am needed, it is draining. Mr.Padawan and I work as a team to help each other take a break as needed and support each other.  We have been (as I call it) lovingly trapped with each other for 9 months.  Sure we have had a few breaks here and there if I go to book club or the trips I took to help my parents but they were minimal breaks. This time has certainly tested our relationship in ways that I had never imagined.  There have been good times and bad, but mostly good for which I am thankful.  We have not been able to do our normal date nights, which were the standard suburban date of dinner a...