Flower - I'm so sorry that this self isolation has left you with deeper depression
The "spigot" is being opened a little bit more each week but then that can give one distress when you see people not wearing masks or practicing social distance. Like being crowded at the grocery store. Oh boy I can relate to the angst of having pants that fit so gloriously loosely and now are too tight to attempt. I guess if we were able to focus and lose the weight previously, we can do it again? I'm trying.
regarding planting - oh boy now i can go to my "Ups" part
Flowers everywhere
we started the following from seeds couple months back - zinnias, petunias, cukes, moss roses, pansies, nasturtiums, squash, pumpkins. And I always buy some 6 packs of petunias and alyssium for something to look at while the little ones are growing. We planted 2 rows of corn, not for eating but for the stalks in the fall. Bought our tomato plants, 6 cherry tomatoes and only 4 of big type ones. It always makes me so happy to see some pansies that self-seeded from last year, emerge from the ground. And my perennials such as 3 kinds of mint, the shasta daisies, black eyed susans. I have been spending all this time off now mostly outdoors, there's the chores of mowing, weed whacking, then my elective efforts of tackling encroaching brush and tree saplings. Then just puttering around. I love it so much
My lawn has never looked so good, and never will again til I retire
Doctor's appt this afternoon, to check my lungs. I've been on a twice-a-day steroid inhaler for almost 3 weeks. Have only had to use the other emergency inhaler once or twice. Have not wheezed or sounded like an accordian either! I will check back to let you know what she says.
my diet 'plan' - eliminating sugar and flour. It is so hard for me not to have a slice of toast with pb in the evening, seems that even if I have a great dinner of chicken and a ton of veggies, I feel empty 2 hours later. I just have to live with that feeling. I am 10 lbs more than I was at this time last year, and would be even happier being 15 pounds less. for that 'wiggle' room.
But I am very happy and thankful to be relatively fit even though I've got pounds to lose. I can exercise, do all the outside work and not be sore.
OK enough about me
Thank you for the opportunity for me to 'talk to someone!
June 2020 Ups and Downs Fighting Depression Thread
! sorry this is late. We're a small but mighty group of friends who are sharing the downs of depression but also celebrating our Ups! Please feel free to join in anytime!
very sorry.
I can breathe as deeply as I want and no weird sounds or rattling/vibration. I am still on the Advair inhaler for another month or so and Zyrtec tablet every day. I still get very stuffed up but I guess I can liv with that.
