Find Joy In The Simplest Things

Don and I have been together for over a year and currently going through our longest stint apart = 5 months. We promised each other that we will *try* to see each other every 3 months, but this time around we couldn't due to our jobs. When we said goodbye at the airport, I was dreading the flight home because i was going back to reality. It was back to having a relationship with my iPhone and iPad.

From there, I was on a roll to find things to distract myself. I mostly did sports related things. I've been playing futsal for years and developed friendships from there. It kept me sanely and going! But you know, when you have a good thing going on for too long, it can get a little repetitive and boring. I felt like I needed something else to look forward to (other than my daily Futsal nights) spark up my routine or life. Retail therapy helped but a temporary fix. Over time, i stopped trying to find "happiness" and let life take over. It's when you don't try, joy creeps up to you. Below are four little joys that keep me going in our LDR.

01. Like checking your countdown app (Dreamdays app, read here for apps to help with your LDR). It is less than 13 days until Don arrives in KL and we get to be a normal couple again.

02. I joined KFIT. This gym membership where it gives you access to studios, gyms, facilities all over Kuala Lumpur using ONE membership card. Super useful. So, I started doing Yoga again (with my colleagues) and im loving it. Kinda forgot how hard yoga is.

03. I've been so busy this whole week, that Don and I only talk for 5-15mins a day. Getting more than 15 mins of Facetime with my man, keeps me going. Facetime chats is my favourite.

04. Finding reallllllly cute memes that express how you feel. I think the meme below really symbolises couples in LDR. We only feel 100% when we connect with our SO. Only a few more days until we connect again! 

Sometimes it's not about finding happiness or replacing your happiness but finding (little) joys when you are away from your SO. What little joys do you do daily to keep you going?

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