Determination

I have decided that a huge part of depression is your own mind set.  don't get me wrong, I know that there is a physical, uncontrollable side of the disease.  But I do think that when it starts to take hold of you, you can either let it pull you down and feel hopeless, or you can get back up and do everything with in your power to overcome it. 

I am choosing to do the later.  So I choose to exercise more, eat healthier, and schedule outings with friends.  I want to keep myself busy ( like cleaning out a closet or rearranging the furniture) so that I don't dwell on the bad.  Some people call it nesting, I like to refer to it as therapy.  It is way cheaper than the drugs and no bad side effects.

So today I had my first meeting with a new Home Advantage group.  It is comprised of women who want to learn how to make their homes run better.  I don't know any of these women, so making new friends is always a good thing.  And getting out of the house is also good.  It also gave Max a play date with other boys his own age.  He didn't want to leave. 

Sometimes you just have to surrender to the life you lead and kick the bad feelings in the rump.  Send them packing and pull yourself back-up.