but my baby, although not off to the pricey college that wanted her, is taking care of herself, and executing her plan. she is in therapy, drugs seem to be kicking in. she is planning to take some time out to apprentice with a tattoo artist. she has been doing a lot of drawing and such for therapy, and it has been coming out as ideas for tattoos. i think it is a great thing, as it will be a great part time job to get her through college, and get her where she can support herself.
i am doing well, and so hyped for spring. also getting a new puppy. how much more therapeutic does it get than that?


glad to here you are in a good place.

and puppies! and spring! i think you have every reason to feel good.

I'm not eating right or exercising..
work is a hot mess..
home life is cluttered.. but there is love at home and with my family..
so all is good , enough..

glad to hear there is love. when you can feel that, you have something to hang on to.
take care of that body, tho.

we're lucky to have love in our lives, it makes such a difference

an emotional eater, so I'm always eating! I am exercising a bit more, but my sleep is still not great.

The kids are not sleeping well either, and I think I have traced it back to the fact that we all went off our Vitamin D supplements over the winter. Going to start those back up this weekend!

(Anyone who has trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, have your D levels checked. I never knew until recently that there is a definite correlation between healthy levels of D and good sleep, although it makes sense. Seems like playing outside as a kid always led to a better night's sleep. )

And now a HUGE HUG to everyone on this thread. Good to see you all!!

it's hard to feel good if you're not sleeping well. my sleep's been so thrown off since the time change and it's starting to wear on me.

big hug to you, too!

Job is going okay. I have a nice place to live and a loving wife. We have decided to try to have a baby once I get health insurance from work. I'm going back to school starting this summer to finish my degree. Hopefully that will lead to a better financial future for us, but it's going to take a while going part time. Maybe about 3 years.

My head is in good shape. Now if I can get my ass to follow I'll be excellent. My wife wants to get a treadmill. We'll see.

you deserve all the happiness in the world. good luck on all fronts

I have followed your story, even though I do not post often. I find it gives me hope for the future. FOr myself and my daughter.

I'm manic at the moment. I'll be depressed at the next moment. That has been going on for awhile now. I'm not sure if I'm worse or better, because I sure am a lot more manic than depressed lately.

I've gotten a lot done.

hang in there

On how depressed I have been this past year...

I do not rapid cycle, but my daughter does. I know how emotionally exhausting it is. Take care.

Many aspects of my life are very stressful now, and it makes it hard to control my emotions. My cycles are represented by rage. I feel it boiling inside me at times and is vey hard to diffuse. I have to isolate myself from my family and in return, that increases the depression.

I need to learn to relax. The arrival of spring will help and the emergence of all of my flowers will help. Rebirth.

I am very glad you are in a good phase now.

i'm sorry you're struggling with it right now.

go out, putter among your flowers and watch the world come alive. spring is a wonderful time.

I am trying harder to concentrate on the positive. The blooming of spring flowers and the planting of the vegetable garden reminds me of the promise of better things.