January 4, 2013

• Report # 958

  It is cold here !!!! The last two nights I’ve slept in two pairs of socks, pants, and a long sleeved shirt, well with my jacket last night. The high the last couple of days was 6 C (42 F) and at night it was about 5 C (40 F). When a person is outside with a jacket and gloves and walking it’s really not all that cold, but when the house has no heat it’s absolutely freezing. From what I’ve seen the next couple of days will be slightly warmer, but nothing a lot warmer until next week.

  I will survive, but it’s definitely chilly ! On New Year’s Day I headed out and saw that a lot of the stores were closed. I went to the Las Galerias mall and there were some stores and restaurants open. I ended up eating at a buffet place called Sirloin Stockade. I thought the place was pretty amazing as it had almost everything. There was soups, some Mexican food, sushi, pizza, pasta, salads, fish, meat, ice creams, cakes.. almost everything.

  I had two plates of food and tons of desserts and I didn’t even get to try everything I wanted. Of course I was super stuffed after, but it was a great meal to start off the year. I went to Cinépolis on Wednesday and I saw Here Comes the Boom. While it wasn’t such a realistic movie, it was super funny and entertaining so that was the main thing. As well it sent an inspiring message, so overall it was a great movie.

  After my run yesterday I just came home and had a shower and walked up to Super Salads and that was pretty much it for the day. About the only heat I felt was from the hot shower that I dad.I have done my 10 km each day so far this year, but I believe that I’ll be taking today off. Not only is it super cool like the previous days, but it’s very wet outside, and it just wouldn’t be too much of an enjoyable run. I’ll definitely be going tomorrow though.

  Seeing as we’ve just started off a new year and I haven’t talked exactly how I’ve been feeling lately for a while I thought today would be a pretty good day to do that. My days have been kind of boring. I’ve been staying up way too late at night and not getting up until after 11:00 am…… the odd day not until after 12:00 pm. I know this is not good and I really should not be in bed past 10:00 am. It’s just seeing as I haven’t had any real reason or motivation to get up early, so I haven’t.

  Whereas last month I was almost always out of bed by 10:00 am, so I need to get back to that. Staying up past 2:00 am until 3:00, 4:00, or even one night past 5:00 is not only ridiculous it can’t be that great for me. Last month I was spending more time going to places and taking pictures, though now it’s gotten to the point where there isn’t so many more places that I can go and do that. I know there are a lot of museums that I haven’t checked out before, so I really should do some of that.

  Some days I hang out with people, but I need to be doing more of that as I’ve spent a few too many days alone, and that isn’t good for me either. I believe on Sunday I’ll be heading out with someone, so at least I have something planned. Ultimately it comes down to the fact that I’ve had basically five months of holidays. The saying too much of a good thing is definitely true here, as after awhile it just becomes boring. I will be calling the lady from Teleperformance on Monday, and I seriously hope that by then they will have handed in my documents to the migration place.

  That’s all they have to do and once they have done that then it just comes down to waiting, but the longer they take holding on to my paperwork and not getting it submitted, the longer I’ll have to wait, and I’ve already had too much time off. So until I talk to the lady from the company and find out more about this, there will still be a lot of things I don’t know, and well probably after I talk to her there will still be things I don’t know, but just knowing that it’s done will make me happy !

  I planned on coming to for two years now and I have put everything I could into this plan, so to not have things work out would be devastating. While most people will never understand why I even want to to do what I’m doing, I’ve always felt it was the best thing for me right now and that is why I’ve been doing it. Once I know that things are progressing and have a better idea of what is happening I think I’ll feel better about the whole thing.

  It will be great to head back to Canada for a while and see my family and of course pay multiple visits to Tim Hortons. So right now instead of worrying about the future and thinking about potential negative things that might never happen, I just have to stay patient and positive. And I can make my own days better here. I realize that most people are working or going to school, so I won’t be able to spend everyday with someone, but I can certainly get myself to bed at a much more decent hour and getting up earlier and doing a bit more to make my days more exciting.

  The weather will warm up and the sun will come out again and there are certainly some great museums and a few other parts of the city that I can head out and enjoy. I will not just continue to allow myself to sleep these ridiculous hours and get myself depressed over stupid things. So I will make a pledge that tonight I will be in bed before 2:00 am and up tomorrow morning by 10:00 am. And starting next week when the places are open I will check out a couple of museums and take some more pictures, just getting back to enjoying things.

  I will definitely call that lady from Teleperformance on Monday and I will bug her until I know my stuff has been submitted. And once that is over with then it will just be a matter of waiting and making my appointment with the Mexican consulate in Vancouver when I’m able to. I’m still healthier emotionally than I was a few years ago, so that is why it’s extra important for me to take these steps and avoid allowing myself slip back to where I once was and get all depressed and miserable. I know what I have to do, so the power is in my hands to stop this from happening.

  Physically I think I’m in the best shape of my life. Today will only be the third day since December 19 that I haven’t run my 10 kilometers in Fundidora Park. It would be great to have an opportunity at doing the Vancouver Sun Run this year, as I’m super confident I would shatter my record from the previous two years. I would certainly like to be more flexible and do a little weights, but that’s ok, I can’t take care of everything at once.

  I need more fruit that’s for sure One of these days I’ll walk up to the market and buy some strawberries or something, because in terms of eating fresh fruit since I’ve arrived in Mexico, I’d have to give myself an F. And eating healthy is something that’s super important in terms of fighting depression, so it’s something I need to work on ASAP. Thinking about the past I know I’m doing much better these days. It’s been two years since I’ve taken anti depressant pills, and in that time I’ve truly embraced running, and it’s really become a part of my life.

  Of course there are always more things that I can do to help myself, if I keep on the track that I’ve been going on, and get past my bad habits of the last few weeks, while making a few small adjustments, I think I can really be doing great. Ultimately the power to make changes that can benefit our lives, lie within ourselves, so we just have to have the power to do them. I’ve always thought that anti depressants do help a person, but if a person is doing nothing for themselves aside from taking the pills, they really won’t see a lot of improvement.

  And to anyone who is truly going through rough times, there are always friends and family members who can be trusted to talk with, and if needed, counselors are wonderful as well, as they have certain skills to help people that your friends and family members might not have if it gets to a more serious point. I just want to encourage everyone who is struggling to hang in there and do something for yourself. Do something that will make you happy, and don’t let yourself get into bad habits that will only make you less happy.

  So let us all make 2013 a year that we can avoid doing the things that harm us and doing what we can to live healthier and happier lives, emotionally and physically. Obviously some days will be tougher than others, but if the effort is being put in, a positive attitude is shown, and you are surrounded by good people in your lives, the sky will be the limit, and that’s how it should be ! For the next question:

  How are you feeling about your life right now ? What are some positive changes you can make to improve it ?

  I will leave you all with some pictures from Chipinque Park here outside of Monterrey in the mountains of the city of San Pedro. This concludes all of the pictures I have taken in Mexico, so unless I get taking more soon I’ll finally have some entries without posting any. At the very least I’ll have one, which will be a nice break for me. I wish everyone all of the best with everything. Take care and I’ll talk to you all on Monday, bye for now.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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