I looked at myself in the mirror today after the gym and was harshly slapped in the face by reality. It's hard to not be mad at myself for some of the things I've let go of this past year - my health, my diet, making my body stronger and more fit.
I tell myself that I had a lot going on. A new career, a new routine, a new love... all of these new things were happily welcomed, and that's totally OK. What's not OK is ignoring the fact that I let myself go in order to make all these things work.
When things are meant for you, you should not need to sacrifice other parts of your life that you love in order to fit them in. I have a tendency of picking up a new, shiny, fun thing that I like, and giving it my undivided attention. I will drop everything else for that new, shiny thing (I like to attribute this to my ADHD) - and it's not because I necessarily have to, but because I want to.
It's so easy to point the blame away from yourself, but if I've...