Stressed....

It’s been an exhausting week, and with the weekend here again I can’t believe that it’s gone by so quickly. Things have been moving at such a breakneck pace lately that I really feel I need to slow down and get my bearings.

True to form, I am feeling incredibly tired, and the signs of stress have been manifesting physically. I also feel like I have so much unexpended energy and this is taking its toll on my body in the form of free radicals (I swear I can feel it – “kip shing” in Hokkien), heart palpitations, and the inability to sleep continously. I need quiet meditation time so that I can focus. It’s a serious case of brain clutter…and the fact that I haven’t been sleeping well lately means that it’s been more difficult for me to deal with the accompanying stress.

Ohmmm….

Fortunately, my mum is coming over from the 12^th to the 24^th, and will provide a bit of breathing room for me, as well as some much anticipated company. I can’t wait for her to arrive. So much is going on now, and I am incredibly excited.

Also, I haven’t been able to put as much time as I want to training for this triathlon thingie. It’s partly due to my bum left foot, which has been giving me grief for the past three weeks. Although I haven’t seen a proper podiatrist to take a look at it, I did get it shiatsu-ed, which helped relieve the pain, but it seems to recur at unexpected moments, so I really haven’t been able to run lately. I need to get this sorted as soon as possible, as it will be highly embarrassing not to make the average time.

One other thing that I quite like right now is the fact that the house is so peaceful. It’s nice and bright and airy and serene – I love this house. I’ve tried looking at a couple of other developments just to be on the safe side, but they all seem to be high-density, and urban jungle-y, and this gives me more “kip shing”, reinforcing my liking for where I currently stay. However, I do think that I would like someplace with a lot more green, and nature, perhaps with access to a reservoir/sea nearby with not a lot of people. A retreat, if you will where I can let go of stress.