Well, let me start in the middle... only because I want to continue to be a positive influence and I had a good turnaround in my mood based on my principles and good old fashioned work as therapy (not computer work or office work, but honest to goodness chores that require moving around and using my hands - good for the blood sugar, too).

I was feeling kind of bummed on Sunday (the usual Sunday blahs for me). I didn't want to do any chores and every time I thought about them, I got overwhelmed. So, on impulse since I was standing by an unmade bed (I had washed the bedding then just plopped it on the bed) I decided to give it the old 3 minutes. And after making the bed (and having a good laugh at the cats attempt to help) I felt just enough better to throw on my work clothes and go see what I could take care of in the never-finished garage project (similar to the never-finished shed/storage room/yard projects...).

Then the 50% principle saved me. I had a large pile of wood trim that I needed to pull hundreds of small finish nails out of so it can be painted (or at least stacked neatly to await painting for an indeterminate amount of time....). It seemed daunting, so I decided I'd just plop down on the floor with pliers and hammer, put on some music and start pulling nails. There's been a lot written about the meditative quality of work that requires the hands but not too much of the mind. smile. I put on some music, got a bucket to sit on when by butt got sore from the concrete floor and figured I'd do half of that project. Sure enough, once I got going, I kept it up and finished the whole lot. And I swept up the garage and shed floors.

Go, me! laugh

Next post will cover the interactions with W and the DBing this weekend, but that's going to have to wait until after work. Stay tuned (and stop watching Big Bang Theory and such!) LOL. wink

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MH