Two Weeks in Shenzhen Between Trips

Since returning to Shenzhen on July 27th I have been doing my best to relax.  I say I am doing my best because I have been harboring some anxiety about my next upcoming trip to Thailand from August 9-14th with Faye.  We are traveling during the rainy season, so that comes with some anxiety.  Faye is also completely inexperienced with international travel, so I have some stress around that.  Additionally, I had an issue arranging transport between hotels and ended up changing our hotel arrangements to ensure a lower stress vacation.  I actually had a mild panic attack last weekend but got through with breathing techniques and positive affirmation. 

My current mood is much better but I am still a bit bored.  Being bored means I have lots of time to overthink and ruminate.  Boredom is the bane of my existence in the summer time.  On some level I wish I had arranged to travel a little bit between my last trip and this next one but since I had not seen Faye in over a month I did not want to miss out on my chance to see her.  I have been filling time by working out and swimming. 

On Monday I did very little but gym and swim.  On Tuesday I went for an hour-long 4 mile run/walk.

My cleaning lady came early yesterday morning so for breakfast I went to a new bagel shop, called Huan Huan Bagels, which opened next door and then went to the gym until she was done cleaning.  I saw something cool on my way home from the gym and filmed some ants working together to carry a dead frog. 

Today I went for a swim at the gym.  Tomorrow I will work out my abs, obliques, lower back, legs, and swim some more. 

I saw Faye last weekend and will see her again this weekend.  She is working too hard and also has to prepare for our trip.  She is stressed as well but is looking forward to relaxing with me at Karon Beach.