Q1 is quite an interesting time with struggle & achievement
ADHD
I don't remember when I heard this term for the first time but its symptoms resonated to me so much that I was pretty sure I was with AHDH. Recently, its symptoms get worse & worse on me. I really have to struggle with it to survive. To survive, literally. I started listening to a podcast on ADHD (i listen a lot to this already but this one is really good). I am thinking to join its coaching club soon.
Gym
I have paid for a personal trainer for 3 months already but I was pretty lazy so I didn't really see the effect. But recently, when I join his class frequently, I can see the result better! The fact that can form your body parts in the way you want through exercising is so interesting to a creature born with curiosity like me.
Dance
There's a Zumba Fitness class inside the gym center. I have never thought that I could join it because I am the least confident with my body moving lol. Just thinking of me dancing makes me laugh. But the teacher of that class is simply amazing!!! I saw him teaching through the glass & thought I could never find someone so in love with his job like him! He is fucking into it. And the energy he created was so charming to me. It looked like he was performing, not teaching. Looking at him dancing always makes me happy! So well, I joined his class for the first time yesterday mainly because I wanted to be even happier. And it was! Haha. But I didn't dare to look at the mirror when I danced lol.
Eating more vegetables & less rice
I could never think that I can eat more veg & almost no rice like now. I didn't remember how I started eating like that. Not because of the PT because he didn't really push me to eat like that. But I have been eating a lot of veg & very little rice for almost 3 weeks. Similar to the gym, I was surprised to realize that eating veg can make you full @@ Before I thought it would be tired & hungry all the time if we don't eat rice. I also used to find it a pity for people to eat a lot veg because they have to control their desire for meat @@ But to my surprise when I eat a lot of veg, my body seems to adjust to that diet. I am not thirsty for meat or I have to control myself as I thought. My appetite just changed.
Stock investing
I did create my stock account a very long time ago. But just from last September, when I changed my broker to a guy my friend recommended, I started investing. This broker is another example of a person who loves their job so much, like the dancing teacher above. I think I went through 3 times seeing the market plummeting. I was scared, of course. But I learn quite a lot of things by investing. Discipline is what they often talk about but when I was new, I had no idea of what discipline is for me. Then I realize that have to develop your own taste of discipline: when to sell/ to buy, what to buy,… it all about personal taste & there's no standard principle. I also learn one more thing that you shouldn't regret (too much lol) because the decisions you make are always the best at that time. Regretting in stock investment will make you feel bad most of the time.
Gardening
I am new to this. I used to think that I am bad at gardening as most (if not, all) of the plants I grew died before. But last month, I bought 2 rose plants, both of which are expensive lol & as their flowers are really beautiful so I really wanted to keep them alive. So I spent time reading about how to grow them, watering them on time, buying the right soil and nutrition for them. And I took care of other plants in my small garden as well. And surprise! They all grow so well! The lime tree & other plants were almost dying after my housemaid left. This gave me more motivation & confidence. And also taught me that we just need to care.
