Photo credit: Leonard J Matthews on Visual Hunt / CC BY-ND In my last post I said that I was tracking my moods. I still am. And my mood is still Meh. The entire past month I've been Meh. I was doing Good before, but now I'm not. My psychiatrist attributes much of this to... Continue Reading →
4 Health-Related Apps That I Use Regularly
Ha! How's that for a title? Sorry I couldn't think of anything more creative! Anyway, I’ve been struggling with my weight since 2015 or 2016, which is when I became a vegetarian. I've lost 50 lbs. since then. These past 2 years, I've only lost 10lbs., which isn’t much, and have about 15 lbs. to... Continue Reading →
Current Mental Health – March 2020
What's written on these signs is what I have to remind myself of constantly. I especially have trouble with the last one.The month started out with a dog bite. I wasn't bitten; my dog was. He and my husband were walking home when they passed an enclosure. Two other dogs were playing with their dad.... Continue Reading →
Current Mental Health – November 2019
My mental wellness seems to have ended, when we entered Daylight Savings Time and the dark. I'm still on the same medications so the lethargy; the moodiness; and the general, all-around feeling of heaviness must be caused by the weather. I've started using my light box. Only 30 minutes each morning for now; I want... Continue Reading →
Current Mental Health – September 2019
This post is a week late. Oops. My mental health has actually been good this past month! I've been really active, doing more stuff like volunteering once a week, and physical therapy (for my right shoulder) twice a week. Sometimes I didn't follow through on my weekend plans, usually dinner and/or a movie. Part of... Continue Reading →
Working on Us, Week 6
On her blog, Beckie of Beckie's Mental Mess has introduced a set of prompts that touches on mental illness. Each week she offers up 2 prompts for bloggers to use in a nonfiction, fiction, or poetry piece. You can respond to either prompt, or both. For more information, click here. The rules are below. This week, I... Continue Reading →
Self-Care: Chiropractic Care
My lower (and sometimes upper) back is killing me. It has been since sometime last year or maybe last autumn. I can't remember. At first I attributed this to sleeping on the couch which I did almost every night because of my insomnia. Then I thought it was because of the bed. For weeks now... Continue Reading →
2 Ways of Living
How to live seems to be a huge thing now, like "living intentionally" and "living your best life." I first heard of the former sometime last year, and I just don't understand what it means. My therapist explained it to me, but I still don't get the concept. People say things like, "set an intention... Continue Reading →
No More Electronics
Recently, my husband and I stopped using electronics and watching TV while we're eating. It doesn't sound like a big deal, but the habits are so ingrained in us that it just happens automatically: my phone dings, I check it. If I happen to take a picture (of like, my food) while we're eating, I... Continue Reading →