This has been a very mixed week for me
I've been doing a lot of yardwork, garden cleaning and garlic harvesting, which are a good distraction for the chaos unfolding around us. Yesterday I was in one of my 'tenacious' zones and looked down to see blood dripping down my hand. I have no idea when or how I injured myself. I just try to push everything out of my mind and get as much done as fast as I can. I've had one or two days when I didn't need to take anything but the nighttime anxiety medication.
Today I had to start my day with a 'chill pill'. My first sign of anxiety getting revved up is a tightness in my chest. Not a pain, not a discomfort, just enough of a tightness to ever so lightly be noticeable. Quite often the second sign is when one or more of the kid cats jump up on my lap and cuddle.
And I still don't have an appetite. I try to eat enough to qualify as a medium sized meal, spread out over the day. I had to buy some new jeans and a belt to keep up the old ones.
Suffice it to say that I am trying to keep moving forward but days like today I might just stay stationary. The entire world situation has me terrified because I was raised by a history teacher so I've read actual history and can see what we are facing. It's emotionally exhausting.
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You gotta work on your own health/mental health or you can't help when we need you! 
Working in the yard sounds good, don't forget to slow down and look up at the trees, breathe it in, ground your feet. That may help with anxiety too. I find sometimes jmust taking a few minutes to stare out the window and notice the trees is a helpful way to bring myself back to OK. :hugs:
I am also taking a 'day off' .. haven't slept well the past 2 nights and I decided today was going to be all about music and being gentle with myself. Maybe even take an epsom salt bath??
Hang in there!
