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*Sigh*

I don’t think it’s any big secret that I’m feeling a little over worked lately.   I would love to take a personal day.  Regardless, somewhere in the last week, I realized that I was sighing… a lot.  So, I took a small break to Google why people actually sigh.  It was as I expected.  It’s a way to express discontent, stress, and/or frustration.  I interpret this to mean that every time I sigh it’s my own little temper tantrum.  I don’t feel like being at work.  *sigh*  I don’t feel like going to the gym.  *sigh*  I don’t feel like getting up so early. *sigh* It's so not fair that I can't buy those amazing pair of shoes. *sigh*

I don’t want to be the type of person that throws a tantrum every time she has to do something that she doesn’t feel like doing.  So, in conjunction with acknowledging my feelings of discontentment and telling myself to growth the fuck up, I’m also consciously doing some deep breathing when I notice these feelings come on.  It seems to be helping.  It really all comes down to self-awareness.  If I'm not paying attention, it's very easy to act the way I always have.

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