January 2023 Reflections

 I've lost track of what I wanted to get out of this year. Just a good year where everything goes my way. I was up last night in some GI distress. I haven't had output like that in awhile. It was quite uncomfortable and stressful.

I ended up washing out my bits with a mysteriously hot shower. Then sleeping on the futon so I could be closer to the hall bathroom.

Looking back on the month, wasn't sure how to reflect. So I'll start with my 3 default categories - financial, emotional, physical.

Financial reflections:

On the way to frontloading my 401k. Have contributed $5k+ this month so far. Started uploading docs into my tax portal. Turbo Tax was kind of WAYMISH, so I might try Block. No big spends I can think of. Ended up eating at home quite a bit because of the weather and over all unwellness.

Emotional:

Attended most therapy sessions. But missed the first one of the year because I was sick. It's going well, but I do wonder if I'm still trying to overachieve/perform like Dr. Pat's book says. It's getting me through these lulls of outside human interaction.

Physical:

Was very sick for about a week; then had mild symptoms and fatigue that faded over the month. But at Day 32 I still have a lingering dry cough, although very mild. And had a recent bout of GI distress that's got me a little tired this morning. The overcast day doesn't help. I've been feeding myself mostly. So unless it's a latent reaction to something I ate in the last few days, the last thing that went in my mouth was water from the sink. I've been using the filter because I get these mysterious bouts of GI distress and the only thing I can think of is drinking sink water. So I don't know what the issue is.

Work:

I'm not feeling super great today, so I'm negotiating with myself whether to power through or try to do this later on in the day. Otherwise, other than a series of unfortunate tech issues, work is fine.