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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Ever have one of these days? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ever-have-one-of-these-days Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:33:16 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Anonymous on "Ever have one of these days?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ever-have-one-of-these-days#post-2286718 Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:09:05 +0000 Anonymous 2286718@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yep I have days like that! There's been days I went to the brewery instead of the gym. It is what it is Stagiaire Fash on "Ever have one of these days?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ever-have-one-of-these-days#post-2286582 Mon, 17 Oct 2022 15:51:34 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2286582@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ RoseandJoan, I appreciate your constructive approach! I’ve been trying the cold exposure and some other techniques from this podcast, but can always use more. <a href="https://hubermanlab.com/focus-toolkit-tools-to-improve-your-focus-and-concentration/" rel="nofollow">https://hubermanlab.com/focus-.....entration/</a> RoseandJoan on "Ever have one of these days?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ever-have-one-of-these-days#post-2286572 Mon, 17 Oct 2022 13:54:13 +0000 RoseandJoan 2286572@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm wondering if there are any other grounding techniques that could help with focus when it has been hard to schedule a workout? celia on "Ever have one of these days?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ever-have-one-of-these-days#post-2286286 Sat, 15 Oct 2022 16:35:24 +0000 celia 2286286@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Definitely have those days. That is the part I don't like when working from home. Either I get some exercise or walk ouside in the morning or I feel sluggish both in body and brain. Hope you are getting your exercise in these days. Stagiaire Fash on "Ever have one of these days?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ever-have-one-of-these-days#post-2286065 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:16:00 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2286065@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Suz, you get it! Thanks for your comment Suz on "Ever have one of these days?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ever-have-one-of-these-days#post-2286050 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 06:17:45 +0000 Suz 2286050@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ As a person whose work life is very sedentary and requires thinking, I totally get how exercise is the engine. Without exercise, I get antsy *and* angsty and less creative and more blue. And yet, it can be hard to work both in, especially as the days get shorter.  I don't have any answers, alas. Well, unless you count this: last. year I deliberately bought myself a bright white jacket so I could walk more confidently in our dark suburban neighbourhood (visible to cars). I also wear reflectors and such. It does help motivate me to get out at a time I might otherwise not want to go. And if the walk isn't as good as the gym, at least it is something. I figure a little is better than none. Same with my work - - if I can't put in a real day, maybe I can put in an hour. And so it goes.  But some days, all hell breaks loose and that's just how life is. Onwards!  Stagiaire Fash on "Ever have one of these days?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ever-have-one-of-these-days#post-2285897 Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:39:15 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2285897@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Zaoebi, give yourself rest and a hug! I hope you have good care available, should you need it. Zaeobi on "Ever have one of these days?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ever-have-one-of-these-days#post-2285890 Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:01:30 +0000 Zaeobi 2285890@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks! Thankfully I'm no longer coughing up blood but it seems like the flu-like symptoms have begun instead... Brain fog is still pretty bad though (what took me 4 hours to do last week took 13 hours instead this week) so I at least managed to get the yoga mat out today but not much else tbh... Just taking it one day at a time - the goal is the bigger picture, after all. Stagiaire Fash on "Ever have one of these days?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ever-have-one-of-these-days#post-2285884 Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:01:44 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2285884@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sisi, sending you hugs & strength. I won’t make it to the archive today, but did get to the gym, so tomorrow should be a better day. Hoping to have presence of mind to finish a report today, now that I’ve gotten some dopamine flowing. Sisi on "Ever have one of these days?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ever-have-one-of-these-days#post-2285880 Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:38:08 +0000 Sisi 2285880@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Very often. Stagiaire Fash on "Ever have one of these days?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ever-have-one-of-these-days#post-2285863 Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:18:27 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2285863@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Janet, Sarah, and Angie, thanks for your thoughts. The problem is the cycle. I really am dependent on working out to be able to focus at the archive, and to an extent even to be able to get anything done at home. Until I have that routine on track, things fall apart. So no, not beating myself up over missing the gym, just sad over beating myself up BY missing the gym. Angie on "Ever have one of these days?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ever-have-one-of-these-days#post-2285803 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:38:15 +0000 Angie 2285803@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I echo Janet and SarahD8. Understandably Stag, you've had lots of change the last few months, and it takes a while to adjust in all sorts of ways. I'm sure you'll find your routine and rhythm soon. Good luck! I had lots that I wanted to accomplish this year. I haven't accomplished much of what I had hoped, unfortunately. Life gets in the way. Almost everything is delayed everywhere for good reason. Things take longer these days. There are other things to worry about that take priority. I need to make a less ambitious list in 2023! And make a list of what I HAVE accomplished in 2022 :) SarahD8 on "Ever have one of these days?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ever-have-one-of-these-days#post-2285800 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:24:51 +0000 SarahD8 2285800@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I've had trouble making time for exercise too - a combination of a change in the household morning routine, extra busy time at work, and some health symptoms that are not serious but make it harder to exercise in the window of time available. I relate to your frustration! You've had a big lifestyle change quite recently with your son leaving the nest. I think it often takes a while to find and settle into a new routine after such transitions (even if objectively it *seems* like you ought to have more unconstrained time, that's just not always what it's about, imho). Anyway, I encourage a bit of grace with yourself, I think you'll get there with time. Janet on "Ever have one of these days?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ever-have-one-of-these-days#post-2285788 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 22:07:11 +0000 Janet 2285788@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sounds like a good time to be kind to yourself. You’ll get back there when you are ready! Stagiaire Fash on "Ever have one of these days?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ever-have-one-of-these-days#post-2285786 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 21:48:32 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2285786@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You are all do sweet—thank you! I wrote to a certain friend who lives by “don’t tell me what you’re gonna do. Tell me what you did” about something making me sad last night. Today he sent a cute little video, so I thought it was to cheer me up. He said “ No was just sharing joy. It makes me feel happy to watch this. Do not really have anyone or anything to really make me upbeat and joyful right now but that video is saved and it does.” Oh dear! So I asked him about his favorite season and sent a silly video of me crunching through leaves. Nope, not gonna perk up that easily. He’s a tough one. Maybe I’ll send him Nikki’s pic. Judy, sometimes I think trying to get 3 things done and doing them is better than going for 14. Zaeobi, hope you stay healthy and your husband has an easy time of it! Kate, sounds like an awesome sib! Anonymous on "Ever have one of these days?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ever-have-one-of-these-days#post-2285765 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 19:58:34 +0000 Anonymous 2285765@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hope your day got better Kate on "Ever have one of these days?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ever-have-one-of-these-days#post-2285752 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:28:12 +0000 Kate 2285752@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I just looked at my to-do list for today and despaired. I have done none of it. I think I will call my sister. Yours in commiseration! Zaeobi on "Ever have one of these days?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ever-have-one-of-these-days#post-2285743 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 17:36:27 +0000 Zaeobi 2285743@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I had plans to renew my monthly swim pass, make the most of my gym membership before it expired mid October, & stocking up on groceries so that I would be refuelled with meal planning after all of that. Then I caught COVID - or rather, DH did first. HK still requires you to home quarantine if you're a close contact. So at least that makes me feel slightly better about being too lazy to renew my pass for the month, lol. judy on "Ever have one of these days?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ever-have-one-of-these-days#post-2285737 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:52:00 +0000 judy 2285737@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Stag, Oh I feel you!  Who doesn't have some days like that??  Makes us laugh or cry or both...good releases!  A heavy dose of forgiveness might help...?  Hope that doesn't sound like toxic positivity.  I've noticed over the last few years (maybe it's the social media presence?) how much pressure some of us seem to be under to be and do SO many things in a day.  Like somehow have perfect lives (not saying you're doing this), perfect bodies and wardrobes...and houses, excel at their jobs, relationships etc.  I sometimes wonder if it isn't the harder we try, the worse it might feel syndrome...?  While the nature of things is obviously more unpredictable than that, like the ocean...and we get to ride the waves.  Some days the surf is just going to rough us up and spit us back out :).  Those undertows!   Vildy I like that: "Don't tell me what you're gonna do. Tell me what you did." Vildy on "Ever have one of these days?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ever-have-one-of-these-days#post-2285723 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:32:58 +0000 Vildy 2285723@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ wow, never heard of toxic positivity before.  My favorite life strategy comes from the then elderly, retired accountant father of a male friend,  to his son: Don't tell me what you're gonna do.  Tell me what you did. I believe in mastery learning, going from whatever small gain you have to the next and so on.  Stagiaire Fash on "Ever have one of these days?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ever-have-one-of-these-days#post-2285661 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 11:29:57 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2285661@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I’ve been so unfocused lately, I know I need to get to the gym. Between the jetlag, the sudden shift to cool weather, and the days being shorter, I haven’t gotten in rhythm. Being out of routine makes it hard to get stuff done, and the cycle goes on. Another thing that helps people focus is cold exposure. There has been quite a bit published on that recently. My outdoor pool is staying open, unheated, mornings until 2 pm weekdays through October. I want to get there once a week. The archive is open 10-5. Going to the gym immediately afterwards is a problem, because there are too many people there, so I need to go home, eat, and motivate to go back when it’s less crowded. See above paragraph, compounded by calls from my son like the one yesterday when he needed me to scan in 40 pgs of medical documentation. So today, when the archive isn’t opening until 1, was the perfect chance to go to the gym, then get a quick cold swim in. Did I make it? No, I did not. Instead of packing last night, I carefully pulled everything out and packed a bag in the order in which I’d need things, work shoes and day clothes at the bottom, then shower stuff, and then swim things, laptop & notebook along the side, this morning. Seemed great until I realized that it had gotten so late I wouldn’t be able to make it to the pool if I went to the gym first. I decided the workout does me more good than the cold swim, so I’d hit the gym first. Then my stomach acted up, so I did neither. Looks like I’m going to try, once again, to hit the gym after the archive today. Wish me luck! Ps. No toxic positivity or lecturing please. Laughs, commiseration, and other supportive comments are highly desired!