Turning to gratitude

I’m back after a long weekend of activities. I really do enjoy the time spent with friends especially during the quarantine but I’m starting to feel more and more exhausted starting off the week. I am no longer staying out late and generally home and in bed at reasonable times nowadays. Despite this, just doing basic activities like going to the beach and dinner on Saturday can really floor me the next couple days.

I imagine this is just part of getting older and I’ll need to adjust going forward. Perhaps one day or night of activities on a weekend is enough for this 30 year old. My body is speaking to me and I need to listen.

On another note, I started studying for the second taking of my Series 24 yesterday. I now know how the test is structured and how to better study for it… which is to study every damn rule and regulation in the book. Given the need for me to pass, I’m going to be taking it very seriously over the next 8 days and likely overstudying. This goes against my philosophy of studying just enough to pass these standardized tests, but there’s too much at stake this time around.

It’s going to be a tough week and the material is well a bit dry but it’s something that needs to be done. To keep my brain fresh, I’m hoping to write a blog post every day this week and start every post with writing something I am grateful for. It’s something that helps me navigate tough weeks and helps me keep the negative energy at bay.

Today, I am grateful for the ability to work and support myself. While this may seem like a given right, not everyone is fortunately able to work a job that can allow themselves to live comfortably.