How Good Can It Get?
Hello everyone. Happy November! We are heading straight into one of the busiest times of the year, Christmas is on the horizon and 2025 is just around the corner.
Even if you’re not a celebrator of Christmas, this time of year generally gets busy (and silly). We have an increase of public holidays, work parties, school coming to an end for the year – and summer is coming. Days are getting longer, people are getting out and about. It’s not surprising that this time is also usually equated with a whole heap more stress.
I don’t know about you, but for me it can also be that time of year we kind of just write off. It feels like the end of the year is almost here and if we blink we’ll miss it. It’s easy to just decide to throw caution to the wind, let go of the habits we’ve been so diligently working on and resign to starting fresh in the new year. This year I’m choosing to change that narrative. I know how much can change in a week and I’m allowing the magic of possibility into the last weeks of the year. How GOOD can it get? That’s the question I’m going to keep asking myself.
Do you know what is super important through all of this? Making sure you are supporting yourself properly. If I’m not looking after me + myself then the stress and the busyness of this season is going to get on top of me and instead of making the most of the long days I’ll be holed up in my blanket fort, feeling like I’m drowning. Can you relate? With all of that being said, I want to offer three really supportive ways to stay on top of the stress.
My three favourite easy ways to support yourself this season.
1. EAT SMART
When you break your fast, whether that is at breakfast time or later in the day – make sure your meal is HIGH PROTEIN. Honestly, if you do this one thing it will change your life. (*Also side note – that doesn’t mean carbs are bad here. They’re so important.) So boil eggs for the top of your Vogels, have a protein shake. Right now I’m starting the day with yogurt with blueberries, banana and almonds in a big cup; then in another dish I have two boiled eggs. This action teaches your hormones, which control your blood sugar levels, what they should be expecting for the day. It directly impacts the type of foods you will crave for the day and also how your body will respond to them and it sets up your energy levels for the day.
2. GET OUTSIDE
Take a walk around the block and get fresh air in your lungs. Bonus points if you can do this in the early light and get those rays in your eyes – but any time you can get outside is magic. If you are super stressed, get your BARE feet on the grass. Feel the ground beneath your feet. Exhale.
3. DANCE. TRUST ME.
This one action can revolutionise your day. Pick your favourite song, turn it up loud and get your freak on. You can thank me later 😉
BONUS: Kindness. This time of year can bring up all sorts of feelings; there is added stress and pressure and while some people are embracing it, for some it can be really tough. So I’d like to offer this one for the collective. Be Kind. Kindness is free, and the cliché that we don’t know what another is going through is absolutely true. We can plaster on a fake smile and with social media these days you have to be cautious you’re not falling into the traps of a highlight reel. It’s easy to look around and think everyone is having the greatest time and sometimes it’s just not so. Kindness goes so far and it costs nothing.
And that’s it for me this time. I hope you have the most magical month, that it’s filled with kindness and that you keep asking yourself, how good can it get?
I’d love to know your top tips for surviving this season. Let me know. You can find me over on Instagram , or check out my website.
You can find me over on or check out my podcast on spotify ‘Curious & Curiouser with Kaitlyn Gooch’. Send me a message and let me know your thoughts.
I’m looking forward to next month’s article already, so be sure to tune in for your next task.
Words by Kaitlyn Gooch
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