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“Your task is not to seek for love,
but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
-Rumi
Happy Friday! I wish I had a lot to update you from this past week. Unfortunately, I was cooped up in my apartment for most of the week due to a terrible cold. On the bright side, I got a lot of things done like my taxes. The bad part of it, I had major cabin fever.
I woke up last Saturday morning with a sore throat. I brushed it off as being dehydrated or the air being dried (New York is a pretty dry city). I also sleep right next to a window, so waking up with a sore throat isn’t abnormal… I know, I should probably change the local of my bed. Anyway, I had plenty of energy in the morning so didn’t think twice about the possibility of me being sick. I went to The Rockettes dance class and out to brunch with my friends afterward. Which now I feel completely guilty about, exposing my friends and everyone to the cold that was forming inside of me. My throat continued to feel sore and I drank A LOT of water and tea that day. When I got home from brunch I felt pretty worn out so I took a nap, thinking I just needed to sleep some more. I still felt groggy afterward. When I woke up on Sunday there was no denying that I was sick with a terrible cold. I stayed indoors for most of the week except to run out to get matcha or to run an errand that I had to do.
Tuesday I did go to P.Volve thinking that if I moved and sweat a little, I’d feel much better. It did feel good to move since I had been on the couch for two days straight. In hindsight, I should have stayed home and done an at-home workout. I took all the precautions of washing my hands before and after my workout and made sure not to touch anything before I did so. Wednesday I was still coughing, sneezing, and blowing my nose so I canceled my workout and stayed indoors. Now I feel a lot better and am back to working out– still washing hands and wiping everything down because, you know, Coronavirus and all. I still have a little sniffle but overall feeling good. I am planning on staying home this weekend to really kick this thing and to rest up for next week that is going to be pretty busy. Also because I did take photos yesterday in the 45-degree weather while wearing spring dresses with no coat, oops!
Staying indoors all day long had its pros and cons. Like I mentioned I got a lot of things done like my taxes, collaborations that were due, did some spring cleaning. However, I felt like I was going crazy and was dying to go out and do something. I had too much time to think which means I was overanalyzing everything I did and every conversation that I ever had… which is never a good thing. On the bright side, I did get pretty far in both of the books I am reading and started/finished Love is Blind. So. Many. Things. To. Discuss.
I knew from the second each couple got engaged who was going to say I do and who was not. There was only one wild card and they ended up being one of the couples who got married. Everyone else I guessed correctly. It was an interesting experiment to watch and did believe going into it that it would work out for at least one couple. I think love is blind but marriage is not. There are many, many factors that go into a good marriage that lasts. I do, however, believe in love at first sight, soulmates, and that you know someone is the one after meeting them just once. I also believe people’s timelines from when they meet to when they get married can be quick or long. My parents only dated for 4 months before getting engaged, and they have been married for 40 years. A friend’s parents who only dated for 2 weeks before getting engaged and they’ve been together for decades. I also know people who have been together since middle school and are still going strong and people who have dated for 10 years before getting engaged. Everyone’s story is different and love can come into our lives in many forms. As someone who is single, I could be engaged in 6 months or 5 years from now. It’s all on what God has planned for me and on His timing.
Luckily this week I did not have any events on my schedule that I had to cancel due to being sick. Being sick actually happened at the right time. I’ve been super busy the weeks before and next week as well. This was my week off. I think it was my body telling me I really need to slow down and relax once in a while. Last weekend, as mentioned, I did go to event with The Rockettes. I had SO MUCH FUN! We learned their “Welcome to New York” (by Taylor Swift) dance that they do in their Christmas Spectacular show. What I love about the Rockettes is that the movements are so simple, yet hard. To be synced with everyone, not a detail off is a very hard thing to do. Honestly, I felt like the hardest part of the dance was the beginning which was only 2 sets of 8’s of walking. If you accidentally start on the wrong foot or you were not counting, you were off and had to wait to find somewhere in the dance to jump back in. It was such a fun day, I loved every moment of it, and I got to live out my dream of being a Rockette!
This weekend I am going to take it easy. Although I am feeling much better, I think it’s best for me to not go out at night and drink. I need to get a few more good night’s sleep, workout, and take care of myself. I will, however, be walking around the city because I can’t stay indoors anymore. I need the sun on my face!
Have a wonderful weekend xo
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