What Sophie Said

Hello, February. You've waited patiently; January seemed to last forever. There's a quote on Instagram at the moment which says '2016 starts on 1st Feb. January was a free trial month'. This made me laugh, and part of me agrees, but then I realised the miserable month of January was quite a positive one. I've overhauled my eating habits and am getting more healthy. I've started exercising daily before work. I had the most wonderful weekend away. I went to two brilliant theatre productions. It could have been a lot worse, let's put it that way. February, I love the fact you start on a Monday. There's something so neat about a new week and a new month coinciding, it's always a favourite day of mine. I feel like this is the month to try and learn to like pancakes. The month to continue eating better, and working on my fitness. We're moving towards Spring, and the lighter hours are making a huge difference to my mood. I've g...

Time for my next challenge update! January’s goals were focused on beginning to take control of my panicking, and trying to take positive steps forward, and I’ve had mixed success. Point number one was to go to the doctors, chat about what’s going on, and discuss some kind of talking therapy. I did that, and was lucky to get a great doctor, who immediately made me feel so calm. He referred me to a local place for some CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy). I’ve had one session so far, but may write about it in a little more depth once I’m really starting to learn any techniques, or can see it making a difference. This was definitely a massive step to take, so I’m really pleased about that. Point two was yoga, and that one has just not happened. I do have a tendency, whilst I’m worrying so much, to put off certain things. It’s something I’m trying to sort out, but this was something that fell by the wayside. I got as far as emailing to confirm the times of a local class, but on h...