A little more every day

It's been a slow process, but I am slowly starting to feel better. I had a good week at work last week with almost zero stress and anxiety.

I'm getting back to my old self a little more every day. My husband said I'm getting back to being "loud and hyper" which makes him happy to see, even if it annoys him when his depression is in full swing. The meds, and the self-help tools, definitely seem to be helping. I did place a call into my company's EAP to get some counseling, but had a hard time getting an appointment, and just haven't bothered to call back. I know what drives most of my issues, and I'm not sure a counselor can really help anyway.

I've also started yarning again. With my husband's encouragement, I started a Celtic Knot Filet. My end goal for this project is as a wedding gift for a couple that we play D&D with.

I'm about 1/4 of the way through. Here is a work-in-progress photo:

I have an afghan project planned next, and the yarn has been ordered. (Shhh! Don't tell Haz! LOL)

We also got our shed assembled, and the "storage" room cleared out, and Haz's new office set up. We've done a LOT of reorganizing the past several weekends. We've even made a "craft closet" and my yarn (and our fabric) is now organized:

Still have some work to do on the craft room and in Haz's office, but the clutter is almost completely gone, and we both feel much better, and more settled into our home (after about 5 years).

Haz still has my first videos in his editing queue. He's been busy getting his computer set back up. As soon as he gets them edited for me, I can get them on YouTube and start the 2 project videos I have planned to build on the Tutorials.

Overall, feeling and doing well as my 45th birthday approaches. I'm feeling optimistic for the remainder of 2019.

As always, keep on hooking!

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