There and Back, up and walking #2

[SallyM]

hey all,

just popped in today to check out how everyone is doing and thought I'd give a quick update. am really sad to see so many people are banned. I don't know what happened, but wow.

As for me, I am doing well. Feel really good, in fact. Am reading a really facinating book called "parenting from the inside out." I can't recommend it highly enough!

h is still out of work, hopefully that will change SOON. Am using what I learned in all those months of therapy to help manage the situation for myself...to recognize what I have control over/what I don't, and to not worry about things out of my control, etc, etc. In the meantime we are also taking advantage of the extra time together. We workout a lot together, and he is able to do things with the kids that he has missed out on for so long. simple things, like take them to school and such. And yes, it is nice to do things all together as a family again.

H and I are doing very well. we had a huge bump during the last week of july/first couple of weeks of august, where h spiraled into a pretty severe depression. actually I think it had been happening for a while, but it was the first time I saw it and realized what it was. thanks for the right meds and his continued IC, he was able to come out of it and we were able to continue our growth as a couple.

I don't think I ever really understood just how horrible depression is, though. I had never seen it first hand before. and wow do I have a huge respect for the struggle it took for him to do what needed to be done to come out of it.

The kids are doing well. They are excited about fall and all the activities surrounding it. depending on h's job situation, we may or may not still be going to disney in a few weeks. they don't know it yet, but if we go, am sure they will be over the moon.

so that's me in a nutshell. hope everyone is doing well!