5 Simple Steps To Get Out From A Rut

I have been in a rut for the past few weeks. I've been so uninspired and demotivated to do anything. My room and laundry can be proof that I have not been in the mood to do anything! Laundry waiting to be folded. My makeup table is full of makeup that needs to be put away. My desk. Let's not go there. Thank god, I am sane enough to bring down my dirty laundry for washing. This rut that I have been in is also making me have a writer's block. I usually have my blog post entries written and scheduled a week in advance. By doing this, it gives me time to do research, edit photos and etc for the following week's posts. Ever since I got home from my visit to see Don. I was severely suffering from post-holiday blues. It was so hard to leave to Perth and come back to gloomy, hazy KL. I needed to do something about this rut and slowly picked myself up. 

Here's are 5 simple steps to get out from a rut

How To Handle Your FOMO

In the simplest explanation, FOMO means Fear of Missing Out. Having fomo means have the fear of missing out on social events, things happening, having the latest things or posts seen on social media. 

I personally think that smartphones and social media are the cause of FOMO. Everyone is constantly updating things and people are feeding off from it. If you're not in tuned with the latest celebrity gossip, product out, looked at what that girl or that guy is up to on IG or watched the latest video within hours of it being launched. You are missing out! News on social media hype so fast like a paparazzi spotting a celebrity in a skort and die down equally as fast! There is a constant pressure to be on top of things and show off to people what a great life you have. Your amazing holiday photos, your #relationshipgoals photos and delicious meals at fancy restaurants.

My Top 7 Favourite Long Distance Relationship Videos

I am a romantic. I love a good love story. I love listening to my friends talk about their partners with so much joy and affection. Especially when you can hear the love in their voices. Haha, I guess I am friends with the right people. Everyone's love story is different. Be it close proximity relationships or long distance relationship. Out of my close girlfriends, two of us are in long distance relationships (including me). We are each other's support system, but life and work often get in the way of us to meet up for hugs and support. So I find other ways to ease this empty void of loneliness - work, playing futsal, meeting up with friends and etc. One of the things I found myself trying to 'get by' on hard days is looking for other couples to relate to. Couples who are also in long distance relationships. This was before LDRBN reached out to me. I found it on Youtube! I don't know what came across me one day to search 'long distance relationship' on Youtube. When the search turned up with SO MANY videos of couples in LDRs. I was ecstatic! A few tears were shed that night and it made me very hopeful of my relationship. 

Watching long distance relationships has definitely made me more positive of my relationship. When we first started going out, I was a little hesitant because the distance was not our only hurdle. We have so many hurdles to overcome especially when we both come different cultures. These videos (particularly interracial LDRs) gave me a lot of hopes. The couples were really positive and optimistic and truly appreciated their relationship enough to make videos of it! Some of the videos were awesomely edited! I will say this again and again, I feel really blessed that Don and I have it easy compared to other LDRs. I can't complain. 

Below are some of my favorite long distance relationship youtube videos! I hope you enjoy them.

November Goals

Hello, November! Did you guys have a great Halloween? Sadly this year I didn't get to dress up and party because I had a wedding to attend. I had a great time at the wedding, though. So many laughter, tears, and love. The groom's mother cried during the speech. You could feel everyone's hearts breaking. I am pretty sure that tears were shed when the groom got up to hug his mother. That's when you know you married the right guy. You can tell a man by how he treats his mother. That was my fruitful Halloween night. 

Here're my monthly goals for November. 

TOP HIGHLIGHTS OF OCTOBER

1. Been wanting to fix my brassiness for months now and I finally did it! Ombre of brown, ash and grey hair.