Getting Back Into a Rhythm

So after two years I have finally been put back on the meds combo that was working so well in 2022, and I’m starting to feel something closer to myself again. My appetite is back to normal, I’ve gained back all the weight I lost, and I’m starting to be a little productive around the house. Writing is still not happening, but that’s more about not having time–we are shorthanded at work so I’ve been working something closer to full time hours, and I’m behind on Christmas gifts, plus the whole mare’s nest of my house after two years of major depressive issues. I’ve also been reading again, a little. Mostly rereads–brainless stuff to distract myself from the cesspit my country is currently sinking into, though I did finally read my most recent inter-library loan, My Aunt Is a Monster by Reimena Yee. Putting aside the irony of a graphic novel about a blind protagonist, it was a very cute story, though I think it would have made more of an impact as a regular novel, in which Safia’s blindness could have been better illustrated (no pun intended) by telling the story through her other senses. It does give me an idea for a novel…but I won’t say any more on that, considering how many other projects I have in the pipeline right now.

Since I’ve been feeling more capable, I allowed myself to buy a few plants to replace the ones I lost during my last depressive episode. They had a Monstera Thai Constellation at Walmart of all places, and I couldn’t resist that. I also found a Golden Pothos on clearance–usually Walmart’s clearance plants are in A State, but this one was gorgeous and full. I also got a Ficus Tineke, a small Pearls and Jade Pothos, and a couple of African Violets. And last night they had a Rhaphidophora on the clearance rack at Walmart, and even though it was in less that sterling condition, the plant seemed healthy enough–just some sunburnt leaves, and at $7 it was a too good a price to resist. There are some small pots of Shefflera I’ve been eyeing too, but I’ll have to see if there are any left next week, because the budget is too tight right now for even another $6 baby plant, sigh.

The weather has been pretty bad the last couple days–freezing temps, we even had snow, which they predict every year, but almost never actually happens. The dogs were extremely excited about that, though Sadie was a little dubious of all that cold, fluffy white stuff all over the porch the morning after.