Harry



Monday afternoon. Harry the kitten was being so adorable last night as I was leaving TCB's that I couldn't resist taking his picture and sharing with all of you. (He's 12 pounds now, in case you were wondering, and only eight months old - yikes!)

Work is, well, work. If all goes as planned, things should settle back into long periods of doing my usual activities broken up with the occasional re-release of products for bug fixing. Nothing to write home about but I'll take it after the past few months.

TCB and his Navy buddy fixed the carport doors at my condo that have been broken since Summer of 2002, so that makes a nice change. Slowly but surely, my friends, I'm digging out of the compost pile that recurring bouts of depression have created and which have really hurt me mentally as I think about what my priorities need to be in order to be truly "well". When there's just too much around you that needs doing and you don't have the motivation to do even one of them, you end up overwhelmed and doing nothing (which, fyi, is very depressing). Anyone else detect an ugly cycle here? In any case, each project finished, each pile of rubbish cleared, lightens my spirit and brings me that much closer to wholeness and better health.

Time to eat lunch, so I'll close. Except that I feel more movement in the pile of "ought to do" things coming on...

Comments

Shannin said…
I know what you're saying about all the piles creating stress. Glad you can continue "checking" things off the to do list...
runny_yolk said…
What a cool blog and a cute kitty!
Anonymous said…
I love it when you get to the point that even someone else taking one of the 'things' off your list is a heartlifting moment :) ... he's a good boy that one!
Anonymous said…
Amen to that... clearing the projects and depression. (Very poor paraphrase, but oh do I resonate with you!)
I'm so glad you are on your way!
theaddict said…
I despise that overwhelmed feeling. Sorry to hear you are feeling that way. Your cat is gorgeous, and those tulips were too! How sweet.
Keep plugging away! And keep seeing that therapist, because just whittling down the "to do" list isn't going to conquer the depression all by itself, okay?

Harry looks like a larger version of my Millie.
paula said…
Just remember when the depression gets you down "And this too, shall pass"

Keep your head up :)

mg

ps: boy kitties named Harry are the best!!!
Anonymous said…
Cutie pie cat and lovely tulips! I'm glad that you are feeling better and diggin in dear. Remember, you can do anything that you set your mind to. Also, I love reading you talk about Alcott. The love just pours out of you onto the page!

Carrie
Anonymous said…
Yes, I know that feeling well! I think this is why I really got into the Feng Shui thing when it came out. It felt like I was putting things back together, working on the room of my health, ect. It works because you think about those things as your are working on that area, makes you feel as though you are orgainizing your life as well. Strange but true!
Anonymous said…
Hey Kiddo, my first time on your blog, and I freakin LOVE the retro feel. Totally off topic you will love my wife's retro site www.retroradar.com

Anyway keep up the fight with thr crappola that is going on in your head. I have an article I did on my site about some the crashes and despression I went through From my blog go into the main site and click on article at the top.

Hope it help and a heck of a lot cheaper than a therapist.

Blessings,

Craig T

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