Updates on life
Wow, I haven't written since November. That's kind of a while.
So a lot of stuff happened. I had moderate depression, and hated my job, and was stressed out, A LOT. I started counseling, which helped some, and started volunteering, which helped some, and looked for a new job, which was, unfortunately, unfruitful. Things maintained a pretty constant state of yuck, for quite a while. But then... (bum, bum, bum!) The light at the end of the tunnel!
I got a promotion! I work in a different department, with a different boss, doing something that much better suits my skills and personality. Yay! I love it so much. And due to the lowered stress level, I have much more energy, overall, and I'm not sick as often. It's kind of great. So that's the good news.
Then I broke my big toe. Pretty spectacularly, actually. I'm going in for surgery on Wednesday, and I'll probably miss at least two weeks of work. Boo. I have enough vacation time for that long, so hopefully I'm not out for any longer. I just found out this evening, so I have to tell my boss tomorrow. I don't suppose he'll be especially thrilled. Luckily, he's a super great guy, so I don't have to worry about him being a jerk about it.
I kind of freaked out a little when they told me, because the one doctor guy started talking about how you can drown during surgery. He was trying to make sure I knew how important it was I not drink anything after midnight before the surgery. Fine. But he could totally have just said, "It's very important you don't drink anything after midnight before your surgery." I would have listened. Jeez, guy, that's exactly what I want to hear when you're telling me I need surgery: that I might drown. I also maybe have drowning fear, so that probably didn't help.
Anyway, surgery is on Wednesday, so think happy, healthy thoughts for me and my toe. I imagine I'll be online quite a bit over the next few weeks, as there's not much else I'm allowed to do.
Also, I've been watching tv a lot more, lately, and I'm watching old episodes of "Numbers," which I like muchly, and am watching the series "Kings" from forever ago.
I also started an every-other-week movie night with my best friend. We fell out of touch during my depression, and I asked if she wanted to have a comedy movie night, because I thought it would help me feel better, at least for a couple hours at a time. I totally thought she would say no, but of course, looking back, I now know that was just my stupid brain chemistry playing tricks on me. She said yes, and was very happy I had asked.
In related subjects, anyone fighting an illness, or mental illness, or just trying to be healthier in some way, I definitely recommend SuperBetter.com. Obviously different things work for everyone, but I had luck with it. I'm a bit of a skeptic, so I really liked that there were scientific explanations and articles you could read for each of the different parts. I'm much more willing to try stuff if there's scientific evidence backing it up.
So that is the new news I have. *nods*
So a lot of stuff happened. I had moderate depression, and hated my job, and was stressed out, A LOT. I started counseling, which helped some, and started volunteering, which helped some, and looked for a new job, which was, unfortunately, unfruitful. Things maintained a pretty constant state of yuck, for quite a while. But then... (bum, bum, bum!) The light at the end of the tunnel!
I got a promotion! I work in a different department, with a different boss, doing something that much better suits my skills and personality. Yay! I love it so much. And due to the lowered stress level, I have much more energy, overall, and I'm not sick as often. It's kind of great. So that's the good news.
Then I broke my big toe. Pretty spectacularly, actually. I'm going in for surgery on Wednesday, and I'll probably miss at least two weeks of work. Boo. I have enough vacation time for that long, so hopefully I'm not out for any longer. I just found out this evening, so I have to tell my boss tomorrow. I don't suppose he'll be especially thrilled. Luckily, he's a super great guy, so I don't have to worry about him being a jerk about it.
I kind of freaked out a little when they told me, because the one doctor guy started talking about how you can drown during surgery. He was trying to make sure I knew how important it was I not drink anything after midnight before the surgery. Fine. But he could totally have just said, "It's very important you don't drink anything after midnight before your surgery." I would have listened. Jeez, guy, that's exactly what I want to hear when you're telling me I need surgery: that I might drown. I also maybe have drowning fear, so that probably didn't help.
Anyway, surgery is on Wednesday, so think happy, healthy thoughts for me and my toe. I imagine I'll be online quite a bit over the next few weeks, as there's not much else I'm allowed to do.
Also, I've been watching tv a lot more, lately, and I'm watching old episodes of "Numbers," which I like muchly, and am watching the series "Kings" from forever ago.
I also started an every-other-week movie night with my best friend. We fell out of touch during my depression, and I asked if she wanted to have a comedy movie night, because I thought it would help me feel better, at least for a couple hours at a time. I totally thought she would say no, but of course, looking back, I now know that was just my stupid brain chemistry playing tricks on me. She said yes, and was very happy I had asked.
In related subjects, anyone fighting an illness, or mental illness, or just trying to be healthier in some way, I definitely recommend SuperBetter.com. Obviously different things work for everyone, but I had luck with it. I'm a bit of a skeptic, so I really liked that there were scientific explanations and articles you could read for each of the different parts. I'm much more willing to try stuff if there's scientific evidence backing it up.
So that is the new news I have. *nods*