No Energy

I am wondering if it's my health or the weather, but I have absolutely no energy today. It's been like this for three days. I wish I could just go to bed. I am not being very productive anyway. Everything is a struggle.

It's pretty gloomy outside. And cold. Very conducive to snuggling down under the covers, but I have things to take care of. Unfortunately, the thing I have been best at lately was procrastination. It's getting to be a real problem. Like last night, when I picked Daughter up from school. We stopped at the grocery store to pick up some staples, and as we were pulling out of the parking lot I realized I had forgotten to buy bread. I was too tired to go back, but I said we would have to go to our local corner store to pick up a loaf. But when we got home, I just kept putting it off. I was so tired. In the end, I never went to buy any and this morning I ended up having to give the boys sandwiches made with hot dog buns for lunch. It's not the end of the world, but I wish my body would keep up with my brain. I just don't have the energy to do anything that is on my mental list.

Dishes are another problem. I have never minded doing the dishes as much as I do now. It seems there is an endless pile of dirty dishes by the sink nowadays. Much as I like to plunge my cold hands into the hot suds, I have a really hard time getting started, and my back usually hurts by the time I am done. I usually don't fully finish. I leave some things in the sink for next time. It is really discouraging.

I am definitely in an energy slump. If I were on a rollercoaster, my cart would be stuck down in a valley, not being able to climb up the first slope to begin the ride. That is how I feel. There has been no change for days, no matter how much pasta or spinach salad I ingest. I'm not writing this to complain. It's more to share the experience, unfortunate though it may be. If you are in a slump and have no energy, you are not alone. I'm with you.