How can one person ...
... be so cranky for so long? Practically since we got back from California I've been nearly nonstop crankish. I don't think it's medical. I have switched my blood pressure medication but I don't see how that would affect my mood.
Part of it may be that I'm still putting off workouts. Everyday I come up with a new excuse, a new and valid excuse, but if I'd start working out I'd have the energy to do all the things I say I'm going to do instead of working out. And then I don't do them so it just snowballs.
Hopefully the cooler weather will help. I like running in the cold, even the freezing cold, as long as the sidewalks are clear of snow and ice. I think getting back on an 8-hour shift would help too because I could choose when to go running. Sometimes it's a lot easier to run after work, but I can't do it at 4 in the morning. On a mids shift, 9 o'clock in the morning would be a great time to go running.
Another thing is that in November a local T'ai Chi studio starts a new basic class on Tuesday evenings. This would work either on this shift or a mids shift if I switch. I probably wouldn't be able to do both T'ai Chi and school, though, so another dilemma pops up which will make me cranky again. Of course.
ETA: Turns out it most likely was the medication. The doctor took me off metoprolol in November because it wasn't working that well and my mood has steadily improved. I now feel back to normal. Funny, huh?
Part of it may be that I'm still putting off workouts. Everyday I come up with a new excuse, a new and valid excuse, but if I'd start working out I'd have the energy to do all the things I say I'm going to do instead of working out. And then I don't do them so it just snowballs.
Hopefully the cooler weather will help. I like running in the cold, even the freezing cold, as long as the sidewalks are clear of snow and ice. I think getting back on an 8-hour shift would help too because I could choose when to go running. Sometimes it's a lot easier to run after work, but I can't do it at 4 in the morning. On a mids shift, 9 o'clock in the morning would be a great time to go running.
Another thing is that in November a local T'ai Chi studio starts a new basic class on Tuesday evenings. This would work either on this shift or a mids shift if I switch. I probably wouldn't be able to do both T'ai Chi and school, though, so another dilemma pops up which will make me cranky again. Of course.
ETA: Turns out it most likely was the medication. The doctor took me off metoprolol in November because it wasn't working that well and my mood has steadily improved. I now feel back to normal. Funny, huh?