By the time I get off the second bus it’s usually close to 8pm, and by then a proper skincare routine feels like one more job on top of the job I just left, so most nights I just put on whatever’s closest to the sink and call it done.
I started running a few weeks back, nothing serious, alternating a short jog with walking on the trail near the house, maybe 20 minutes total, thought it might help with the stress and the sleep. What I didn’t expect was my arms getting irritated from the sweat and the sleeve friction around the elbows, not terrible, just enough that I notice it for an hour or two after I get home, and I end up scratching at it on the bus, which probably doesn’t help.
I tried keeping a little notebook by the bed to jot down what I ate or did that day, thinking I could spot a pattern, but most nights I’m asleep before I remember, I think I managed it 4 times this past week, which isn’t much of a record if I’m honest.
On top of all that I’ve been going back and forth on whether to break a term deposit I’ve had sitting for a while, not related to the skin exactly, just one more thing weighing on me this season, and between the money worry and being tired all the time my skin does seem to flare more, though I couldn’t tell you which comes first anymore.
Anyway. Just wanted to put this somewhere. I suppose we all patch things together as we go.