Lady! I’ve read both of your most recent comments, but haven’t had a chance to reply. I’ll admit, the first one did almost slip by me, and I’m glad I caught it. I totally am a fan of the swears, and if I wasn’t so worried about offending some folks there would be a lot more of them.

Anxiety and depression are hard things. After september I stopped taking my meds thinking they were causing my depression, uh no, duh, I was depressed and I needed my meds to not make things worse. Thankfully I’ve made peace with the fact that there are side effects of being on medication (like a lack of motivation and gaining some pounds), but for me, it is just the way it has to be. Things have gotten better, but there are still days every so often. I hope you are doing well, I know that you said things have been rough for you lately, but hang in there, it will get better. It always surprises me that random upsets can rock the whole boat, hard – having an anxious minds makes us fragile people in certain ways. Anyways, like I said, HANG IN THERE, and I’m glad you like it here ;) XO

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The room looks great – what a great place to relax and play or enjoy some jamz!

Take care of yourself! I find exercise and breathing exercises so helpful – I hope that the changes you’ve made help you, too.

YES! A post would be great!!! I walked into our flower shop downtown yesterday to get some leaf spray and there it was..it was like it was meant to be and the plant Gods had answered my prayers. I have only been dreaming and pining over them on Pintreset for months. I used your blog to research how to care for them and found a couple other helpful resources too. Mine is in our huge east facing window so I hope he likes his new home. I think I need to come up with a name for him so he feels part of the family, thus less likely to die ;)

Hey! Yeah, it is that same fig! I should do another follow up because I’ve gotten a lot of questions on the last post and have been a bad summer blogger and have failed to respond. I am not an expert but I have had some luck with these guys.

I put mine in a east facing window, although I believe south would be equally as good. You can see my last post about watering if you are curious. I almost killed one of mine this summer by putting it in front of air conditioner. It told me that it was unhappy by having 90% of it’s leaves turn yellow and fall off at the same time. Luckily, I realized that it was not happy, moved it outside, re-potted it and chopped the top off (talk about a shock to the system). Within three weeks I saw three tiny branch nubs and I was thrilled. It’s doing well now! As far as branches looking dried and brown, I think that is how they are supposed to be that way. After they make new leaf shoots they are often green but then the branches will turn brown.

Anyway, I think a post is probably in order, don’t you?

Oh man, Becky! I wish I could, and maybe someday I will try again. I just really like walking and I do a good 14 .5 min mile. I can’t stand the sensation of running though, I feel the entire weight of my body coming down on every step. Even if I was super trim I’m sure I would still feel that sensation and it just drives me crazy! You do make it sound easy though, I’ll give you that ;)

I am curious to know what a runners high feels like compared to a speed walkers high.

Thanks, Amanda! You are always so sweet and kind to me.

Hey, Thanks Jen. It’s good to hear that, actually. I have felt mostly frozen by the amount of work I’ve had to do the last few months. I think a lot of that has to do with not being able to officially check the basement off my to-do list as there is still quite a bit that needs to be done. It’s good to know that from an outside perspective it seems like I’m actually being productive!

Hey Teresa, You’ll figure it out. I’ve moved Expedits all around my house, there is always a new purpose for them. Someday the solution will hit you like a lightening bolt. You could always combine your vinyl storage with your tv/media area too.

Oh no, Hot weather and garage cleaning sounds like NO FUN. I bet it did feel good to have it all done though. Good for you!

I definitely have had bad days too – luckily I can usually break free of it within a few days of changing my routine. This time it’s been lingering though. That’s interesting about the diet effecting your depression so much. I often combat bad feelings with eating healthier to know that I am taking care of myself and doing my body good, but I suppose the type of food I’m eating probably has an effect too (duh, me).

Awh, Thanks Tara. That means a lot to me. Yes, being gentle is the key these days. I’ve been trying to do so for four days now and I can already feel the difference. My husband has been a great help and a positive force. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment, it really so much to me.

Hey There, Sally! Oh the SADZ (thats what we’ve nicknamed them around here) are the worst – and they are so hard to break free of. Woah, I have never heard of tapping but I think I should give it a try. I’ll do deep breathing exercises when I feel the panic anxiety coming on. I also take Vitamin D in the winter, I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to try taking a little extra of that now too.