When do you find yourself struggling for motivation during a typical day and why?

During the week, it’s definitely the 3pm slump. This is either when I am finishing my shift and all I want to do is go home, lay down and put my feet up. I’ll find I crave comfort food and scrolling on my phone for way too long

After DJ gigs it’s the morning after a late event where I want to be a sloth in bed!

The constant change in body clocks between nursing shift work and DJ gigs makes it difficult to find a proper routine. This leads to a lot of unmotivated times and catch up sleeps 

What do you do to get past it?

Firstly, phone down and try and get myself out of the social media rabbit hole. 

Then move! I try to live an active lifestyle so I set exercise goals and plans for myself based around my shift work routine. 
Whether it’s gym in the morning before an afternoon shift or vice versa, I try and have one activity a day that’s outside of my nursing work commitments.  

I know it’s cliche but getting some fresh air and finding something to do outside really helps. It’s not always a gym class cause sometimes I just cannot bring myself to go, it’s more or less a simple walk or checking my herb and outside garden (very proud of this one 

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When did you start taking The Daily and why?

I started taking it to help with recovery after a big weekend. However, I truly started appreciating it and regularly consuming when the pandemic hit and I needed some extra fuel to keep me going on my long nursing shifts.

I found it comforting that I could hydrate properly with vitamins and nutrients that can replenish my body during shifts where I’m consistently on my feet and unsure when I’ll get a break!