New Year, New Me
Jan. 16th, 2026 12:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dark_heroineI quit drinking about April-Mayish of last year. I quit social media in October. I am carrying over those two things into the new year. Focusing more on my emotional health, cutting out all the excess noise. Listening more to my body. Someone once said on a podcast, imagine what you want your life to look like in 30 years, and what are you doing now to achieve it. It has stuck with me ever since. I want to be healthy of mind and body. Dementia and Alzheimer's scare the shit out of me. I want to be mobile and body capable but most of all, I want to be at peace with myself.
To say quitting social media has been a life changer, is an understatement. I'm a rather healthy 45-year-old woman. Never been seriously ill. I eat healthy, sticking mostly to all the meats and cheeses I can stuff down my gullet. I exercise 4-5 times a week. Dabble is some trail running and have even ran a few trail races over the years.
Since quitting social media, I have a whole lot more time to read. Since October, I have read 7 books, and I am on my second book since the beginning of the January, and I will probably finish it this weekend. The Blacktongue Thief has been enjoyable to read.
In a silly way, I had forgotten how much I enjoy reading. Staring at a tiny screen in my hand, doom scrolling and watching people slurp down food, tell you what to eat, how to exercise and how to think, feel and act felt normal until I stopped doing it. How silly I was. I have re-ignited the passion for reading, getting caught up and swept away by a book. Needless to say, I have read every day since October, and I am never looking back.
To say quitting social media has been a life changer, is an understatement. I'm a rather healthy 45-year-old woman. Never been seriously ill. I eat healthy, sticking mostly to all the meats and cheeses I can stuff down my gullet. I exercise 4-5 times a week. Dabble is some trail running and have even ran a few trail races over the years.
Since quitting social media, I have a whole lot more time to read. Since October, I have read 7 books, and I am on my second book since the beginning of the January, and I will probably finish it this weekend. The Blacktongue Thief has been enjoyable to read.
In a silly way, I had forgotten how much I enjoy reading. Staring at a tiny screen in my hand, doom scrolling and watching people slurp down food, tell you what to eat, how to exercise and how to think, feel and act felt normal until I stopped doing it. How silly I was. I have re-ignited the passion for reading, getting caught up and swept away by a book. Needless to say, I have read every day since October, and I am never looking back.
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Date: 2026-01-16 09:52 pm (UTC)I can understand that completely removing yourself is not realistic for you. A Band? or Bands? Do tell!