- Weather, complaining can't do much about this but I have to state that I really wish the weather would make up it's mind already, 70 degrees F yesterday and 45 today and again tomorrow will be 60's...wash, rinse repeat.
- Need to relax more. For a couple years I was on a pretty heavy duty bicycling schedule and I would average 30 miles a day at least with a few longer days and even a couple 100 mile days in there. I am not a roadie all suited up in my sexy spandex, I am instead a heathen who rides in whatever makes it to my body that day and can keep pretty decent pace with roadies on my mountain bike. I have slipped off that pattern over the last year and need to get my bike tuned up and some miles under my wheels again, it puts me in the right place mentally and physically and I really miss it.
- Finances, everyone complains about money so nothing new here, just had to give money a shout out.
I think in the end a change of scenery for a few days would solve a lot of the stress on my mind. There are
many things I didn't mention that the mentioned gripes add to. In looking at that list it seems pretty small and simple to fix in many ways.
- Weather, deal with it and put on your big boy pants, winter is cold, spring is unpredictable, summer is hot and fall is all kinds of screwed up. Same thing is gonna happen next year too so better grow a pair now in preparation for it.
- Relaxing, get your damn bike tuned up, put on your cool weather gear and get back into shape mentally and physically. This will in turn make you not only more relaxed but may help with the last complaint in the end.
- Finances, work hard, save money and if you aren't making enough then either get another job (I really don't want to), a second job (again not in my desires) or manage your finances better. I think in the end I will work on the management of finances so that I can go out and do some relaxing rides which will improve my attitude at work and the trickle down effect goes on from there.
Well that was simple and a bit cathartic which is what this is all about really. It was a lot less whiny than I heard it in my head too. Maybe once I get these things situated I will post even less to this blog...nah I doubt it, riding gives me a lot of time to think about all kinds of things both good and bad.
What do you do to work your way out of a funk?
Thanks for listening to my ramblings, I will make sure to dig something better up soon. Comment below as you like, show me adoration and tales of teaching your kids of my greatness or how you tell everyone I am the worst kind of human on par with Pol Pot.
John
