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     You can visit Sandra and join HHM HERE                      *** The weather in my neck of the woods***   This week is going to be rainy and in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Fall has finally arrived.      *** Things that make me happy *** Driving around looking at fall leaves and listening to worship music.    *** Book I'm reading ***    I'm currently reading:  * Yada Yada Sisterhood, just starting book 3  Bible:  Still in the beautiful Gospels   *** What's on my tv ***   YouTube  Days of Our Lives Gilmore Girls *** On the breakfast plate ***   Frozen dinner     *** On the lunch plate ***   Pasta with shrimp in a spicy sauce     *** On the dinner plate ***  Beans and rice     *** On the menu ***  Monday  More beans and rice Tuesday  Maybe soup, maybe more leftovers, can't say   Wedne...

  I'm going to be tapping out of a few things for a season. I've put too much on my plate, and per uszh, I just quit doing everything. I think maybe I'm going to pivot. Take away some things, and add others which are easy on my soul.  I honestly don't understand how I do so well for so many months and then out of nowhere (or seemingly nowhere) depression comes back and I can NOT shake it. This starts the whole ugly spiral of "If I had more faith, I wouldn't stay depressed", "Why does God allow this?", "What did I do wrong?"  (Before I continue, let me add a caveat. I am being treated medically. I've suffered from depression and anxiety on and off for nearly 40 years. My current medication regimen was working very well for quite some time - but I still have periods where they just stop)  You know, my head can tell me a thousand times that God does NOT work that way. I know it to my very core. Yet my tricky emotions snake their way in...

   You can visit Sandra and join HHM HERE  Hello, lovely friends. Depression is still hanging in there. I feel like everything is out of my control and spiraling downward. I'm still fighting daily. Wondering again why God allows this. It makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong.                      *** The weather in my neck of the woods***   Today was the last warm, sunny day. Fall will officially embrace us with its cooler air.  Monday  -  Sunny and 85   🌞 Tuesday  - Rain and 68 ☔ Wednesday  - Sunny and 61  🌞 Thursday  - Sunny and 60  🌞 Friday  - Partly cloudy and 64  🌥 Saturday  - Partly cloudy and 69  🌥 Sunday  -  Mostly sunny and 72  ⛅       *** Things that make me happy *** My cat, Ollie. 430 when work is over. Weekends.    *** Book I'm reading ***    I'm currently reading:  * Ya...

  First, a quick recap of my Personal Curriculum for September.  LITERATURE: I finished reading The Iliad by Homer and watched the movie Troy. Just for funsies I threw in a bunch of poetry.  CREATIVITY: I did the first three weeks of The Artist's Way. Yes, I realize September has more than three weeks, but I'm doing what I can when I can. I only did one artist's date, but I have done Morning Pages nearly every day. I also started an art journal and watched a lot of YT videos on mixed-media art.  CHRISTIANITY: I continued with The Bible Recap and read the 28-Day Prayer Journey by Chrystal Evans Hurst. I only did so so with the Prayer Journey - so I tucked it away to try it again another month.  I did not finish writing the Titus 2 Bible study - but I did start it at least!  HEALTH: I read the Blue Zone and followed it - a bit. And while I did NOT take up Yoga again, I did take a lot of great walks in nature. So, I'll pass myself for that.  LITERATURE: I...

   You can visit Sandra and join HHM HERE  Hello, lovely friends. I am still fighting anxiety and depression. I often wonder why I've been afflicted with these things. I've had both in differing degrees for 40 years. I am grateful that I can get out of bed and do my job every day - but that alone is not enough to make a life.    God has called me to do so many exciting things and I am having trouble getting myself together long enough to finish anything. And that starts a vicious cycle of getting down on myself for not fighting against it harder, not praying hard enough or long enough, or believing/trusting enough for the depression/anxiety to be taken from me.  BUT! We are here for the homemaking! And keeping a comfortable, welcoming home is part of taking care of your mental health - so it's all related!                        *** The weather in my neck of the woods***   I certainly cannot c...