What I meant to post was an anxiety/depression update:
My sister tricked me into exercising by bringing over shears to cut back my unruly holly bushes. Of course once we got started we kept going, so now the whole front garden has a haircut, the morning glory vines are all ripped down (fret not, they're immortal), the invasive weeds and mint are mostly pulled up, the iris leaves are trimmed away from the AC unit, and the invasion of the zombie climbing rose is once again thwarted. And it's hot and humid AF, so I feel all accomplished.
Exercise really is good for depression. Ironic that it's so damn hard to exercise when you're depressed.
I checked my BP after showering and it was 114/70. My BP has never been that low. Guess the meds are finally working. (It's hilarious how easy it is to type BO instead of BP, too.)
And now it's time for food and electrolytes.
ALSO Happy Birthday, PLEI!
Tricksy sister, with the stealth exercise! IIRC, gardening is also good for depression and stress (like, actually clinically measurably someone-did-a-study-to-confirm-it good, not just "This sounds truthy!" good).
Such an abundance of happy birthdayness to Plei!
But you know, there's a difference between deliberately "hanging on to" anger and resentment, and just, still actually being very angry and resentful.
Yes! This puts so well what I was trying to say.
I think a lot of people, women especially, feel like they should never be angry, but it is a perfectly cromulent emotion like other emotions.
It's after 2:00, and they just put out the ice cream for the first Ice Cream Friday of the summer.
I may actually survive this week after all.
What are people doing this weekend?
What are people doing this weekend?
Cleaning and cooking tomorrow for Father's Day brunch at our house on Sunday.
Hooray ice cream!
I'm running a 5K on Sunday. Chocolate and champagne at the finish line.
Photography, a BBQ, and pub quiz playoff finals.
What are people doing this weekend?
Dinner with Hil and the family flea tonight! Friends' wedding tomorrow, and Fathers' Day shenanigans on Sunday (it's supposed to be hot as hell AND thunderstorming, and Tim's dad REALLY wants to grill out, which is fine, as long as I can sit in the dry, air-conditioned house).
