Once upon a time, I did a year of “days of joy” posts on Facebook. I didn’t know I would wind up with a cohesive
Tag: seasonal depression
Day 48: 100% Successful
When I was 12 years old, my parents sat down with my siblings and me and told us they were getting a divorce. The date
Days 46 and 47: Whatever.
I was (am) still feeling down in the dumps about Valentine’s Day, and I had to keep an eye on work all weekend, and overall
Day 45: You Are Loved
As I write this, it’s 4:45 pm on Friday evening. It is Valentine’s Day. I’m alone with my cats and drinking my second glass of
Day 43: Book Worm
What did I do for myself yesterday? What did I achieve? This question is harder than usual today. I went for a walk and I
Day 42: Romancing Myself
Yesterday after work I had an hour to spare before meeting a friend for happy hour. I didn’t go home and let the Nothing take
Day 41: Exercising for Emotional Strength
It feels like the Nothing is catching up to me and I’m going to fall into a depressive cycle at any moment. I’m spending my
Day 40: The Nothing Wears Me Down
It is Monday morning. My house is clean and my body is sore. I overslept and I plan to work from home today. I dusted,
Day 39: The Nothing Gets Stronger
I went and had dinner with friends. It was good to be around people. And yet, the Nothing lingers. It crept in a bit on
Day 38: Light Dawns
It’s one thing to have a logical understanding of something. It’s another thing entirely to experience the emotions of that thing. And it’s yet a
Day 37: Nourishment
As expected, yesterday, was pretty low key. My goals weren’t intense and I achieved all of them. I went for a walk around the neighborhood
Day 36: Going out alone
Yesterday’s achievement was I went to a movie. That’s it. That’s the accomplishment. I love going to movies and have told myself for many years
Day 34: One Thing Isn’t Everything
Wow, did I sleep well last night. I was so tired all day yesterday (Monday, am I right?) that I crashed out at 8:30 and
Day 33: Finding Balance
Yesterday’s accomplishment was realizing I need to find balance as I fight the Nothing (which is what I’ve started calling the Spring through Summer seasonal
Day 32: February begins
February. My annual countdown to changing the clocks has begun. It’ll be thirty-five more days, in case you were curious. The early nightfall is adorable