In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
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It will Kiki.
Just time as every one says.
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Hi BRENDA. It seems to me that your mood takes a big dip every winter. Has it ever occurred to you that you might have seasonal affective disorder (where moods fall with falling light levels)?
You might want to do an inet search on the topic; there are a lot of therapies available. Also, if you're clinically depressed, your doctor should be stepping in to help. For me, roughly 20 years ago, I went in for an infected ingrown toenail and saw a random same-day clinic doctor who was very insightful. As I was pressing her for treatment (You say you can't do anything now because it's infected, but if it's NOT infected you say there's nothing to do!) she asked me ... Why did you wait so long? and when I tried to pass that off with a I was too busy she persisted with asking me about what was going on, and the more I told her ... our daughter's deteriorating neurological status, lack of any known treatment, hubby's recent cancer, MIL's recent death from cancer ... the tears started running down my face and then she asked, rather gently Do you think you might be depressed?. And by god, I was. She she rx'd me an SSRI which kind of got me over the hump and helped me press forward with what I needed to do. Also, I picked her as my GP.
I tell you that so you'll know that if you have a good doctor and if you tell him (or her) what's going on with you, he (or she) should be prepared to HELP. It might be something as simple as rxing a bright light for "photo-therapy" to trick your body into thinking it's still summer. And if your doctor is NOT willing to help, you should find another one.
I know it's difficult to go doctor-shopping with limited mobility, but I think somebody needs to step in and help to get you out of a slump. After that, things will look a lot better/ clearer. Also, I will message you.
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If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Hi BRENDA. It seems to me that your mood takes a big dip every winter. Has it ever occurred to you that you might have seasonal affective disorder (where moods fall with falling light levels)?
You might want to do an inet search on the topic; there are a lot of therapies available. Also, if you're clinically depressed, your doctor should be stepping in to help. For me, roughly 20 years ago, I went in for an infected ingrown toenail and saw a random same-day clinic doctor who was very insightful. As I was pressing her for treatment (You say you can't do anything now because it's infected, but if it's NOT infected you say there's nothing to do!) she asked me ... Why did you wait so long? and when I tried to pass that off with a I was too busy she persisted with asking me about what was going on, and the more I told her ... our daughter's deteriorating neurological status, lack of any known treatment, hubby's recent cancer, MIL's recent death from cancer ... the tears started running down my face and then she asked, rather gently Do you think you might be depressed?. And by god, I was. She she rx'd me an SSRI which kind of got me over the hump and helped me press forward with what I needed to do. Also, I picked her as my GP.
I tell you that so you'll know that if you have a good doctor and if you tell him (or her) what's going on with you, he (or she) should be prepared to HELP. It might be something as simple as rxing a bright light for "photo-therapy" to trick your body into thinking it's still summer. And if your doctor is NOT willing to help, you should find another one.
I know it's difficult to go doctor-shopping with limited mobility, but I think somebody needs to step in and help to get you out of a slump. After that, things will look a lot better/ clearer. Also, I will message you.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND
America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876
They do a bit Sig.
I was taking an anti-depressant after my mother died but when I had to go back on seizure medication that had to stop. Those meds don't work well together.
I also put myself through counselling for about 3years, after I got back from Alberta after my Blair died. I couldn't think straight for all the junk that was clogging up my pathways.
I often get slightly depressed as I said around anniversaries and other things like that. So I try to keep busy. Right now it is the stress of dealing with this place and so I am going back into counselling to keep my head on straight which will help improve my mood.
There is no room in here to put a therapy light. Not enough outlets and I will not string anymore extension cords around here as I will trip over them and get hurt.
My GP has been my GP for 30years and she knows that if I felt I needed anymore help I would talk to her or she should.
Also I have to deal with this whole calcifications in my breasts and getting mammogramed for that every 6 to 9months. I go for my next one of that a week before my birthday.
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Best week ever.
"My area" was basically destroyed before I came back this time. I mentioned before how before I even punched in on my first day the team lead said he was so happy to see me that he could hug me.
Well... I didn't make it "perfect" before I left on my 6th day. There was just too much to do, and despite the remodel, the area I work is always the hardest hit and it didn't seem to slow down any. I think if I had 2 more days I could have had the entire thing stocked to the top before I left.
Was able to have a lot of conversations with different managers that I normally wouldn't be able to. The whip has been cracked. No more free ride for some while others are working their asses off. It's time for the management to do their jobs. This wasn't an issue when Number 2 was running the show, but now that he's out of the picture, some think that's the cue to get by with doing nothing all night, and that's why my area was destroyed before I came back.
One of the guys got sent home early tonight. The other one had to work his ass off side to side with the team lead last night. They're all going to be separated from now on as well.
New manager has made reference to how "territorial" I am, and now whatever days I'm working this is considered "my area", and I'm only going to have to work with others when I let them know that I could use some assistance. This isn't me being asocial. I can get along with somebody who's hustling just fine. I don't want to waste half the night chatting about bullshit though or be forced to work along somebody half my age that does half the work that I do without any authority to tell them to pick up the pace or clock out.
And the new schedule is out. Actually, the current 2 weeks were changed. To new manager's word it's perfect. It's exactly right, and it's set in stone. Now I don't have to hide how many days I have off from others either like I did with Number 2. I get to call my schedule and get so many days off in a row because I'm a freakin' beast.
Blood pressure is low, 6 pack is coming back, I've got more energy these days than I ever remember having and most of my pains are all but forgotten. I've even been gaining a bit of weight the last few weeks, so I think I'm starting to put on muscle mass again for probably the first time in 15 years. The pains I feel when I leave work these days are all the right ones, and none of the bad ones.
Told Number 2 to take a picture of what it looks like. Even though I've mentioned to several managers that my area shouldn't look like it did 6 days ago when I come back, part of me really hopes that it does so I can kick ass and chew bubble gum again.
I almost don't know what to do with myself now that the week is over. Going to see about my teeth later this week. That leaves me with most of the week to try to fix the weed wacker and take care of my lawn. Kind of strange having this time off with no critical big projects to worry about...
I don't think I'm going to think about it right now. Soon I'll engorge myself on about 4,000 calories and go to sleep for 12 hours. 
Happy Labor Day, everybody. :)
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Looking and sounding good Jack. 
Just a slow holiday Monday up here. Going out for a walk in a bit for some exercise. Dry today and no rain until at least Friday.
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Heh... Didn't get that 12 hours of sleep I was hoping for. Been dealing with 90+% humidity all day and it felt like it was 100 degrees in my house. At least that will be a problem that goes away in a few weeks. If I don't get central air hooked up next year, I'm at least buying a window unit so I can get the humidity out every night and have a room that's comfortable to sleep in when it gets nasty like this.
I just bought a cheap corded weed wacker that had some pretty good reviews so I can clear out the weeds and not rely on my ability to fix the gas powered one that I've been saying I was going to get to all summer. The weeds have officially gotten out of control, and I felt that it was worth buying a cheap weed wacker just to take care of them and eliminate what is becoming a big point of stress in my life when I look at it. Now I can fix the gas powered one at my leisure because I want to and not because I NEED to.
Even if this thing only lasts a season or two, it's so affordable that I don't mind the expense. I know the piece of mind I'm going to have when I finally clear all of those weeds out and get my patio back. Maybe next year when I save up a bit more I'll just go and buy one of those really pricey ones that should last me a decade or two and be done with it.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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My $5 weed whacker has lasted me 10 years.
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This wasn't $5 cheap, but since a new fuel line kit costs around 8-10 bucks it's only about 4 times that. I had some points on one of my cards though, so it was basically free.
My back patio is a bit rough on weed wackers. It's just rectangular stones that look like the sides of cinder blocks that were put down on sand. After the ants pulled up all of the sand last summer the weeds have come out like crazy. I expect to shred through the factory spool in about 20 minutes tops. I'm also going to have to be careful not to work it too hard. These cheaper corded weed wackers have a crappy fuse that's soldered on to protect the motor instead of a shut off switch, so they're known to "die" and be a real hassle to fix. I'm assuming that's what happened with the shitty corded one my friend gave me years ago that went out on me at the end of last summer.
Not really expecting this one to last all that long. Just a temporary hold over until I either fix the gas one or get a good model that's up to the job.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Bright and sunny here today and warmish for the beginning of September. Don't know if we will get the promised rain on the weekend. Shall have to see.
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