Furniture Tetris & Fluffy Socks: Finding Motivation When Winter Sucks the Spark Outta Ya
By a Very Cold, Slightly Overwhelmed, But Determined Perth Local You know it’s officially winter in Perth when your fingers are too cold to scroll, your dog’s taken permanent residence under the doona, and you start rearranging the lounge just to raise your core body temp. And that, my friends, is exactly where I’ve found myself lately. The Seasonal Slump Is Real I had big plans. BIG. PROJECT. ENERGY. But then June hit me with its grey skies and chilly mornings and suddenly I’m three jumpers deep, avoiding grout-related tasks, and considering whether "watching reno reels" counts as progress. Spoiler: It does. Kinda. The Furniture Shuffle (aka Winter Cardio) Motivation may be MIA, but movement? That’s still happening - mostly in the form of moving my furniture around like I’m solving a giant living room puzzle. Honestly, I think I’ve lifted my coffee table more times this week than I’ve boiled the kettle (and that’s saying something). Rearranging gives the illusion of...