I’m not much for the cutesy character thing, but sometimes a change-up is good! I thought the background image was darling, and I couldn’t pass up on the nice bright colors. It’s not “Christmas” or in-your-face “winter”. Just cute with a winter flair. Fun fun fun!
So how are things going? Well, not superb. I’ve been battling a bad bout of depression. I’m trying to keep in mind that moods are temporary, and even though things are rough right now, it will eventually go back up again. …Eventually! Now I’m taking medication and just trying to power through.
My mother moved in with me a couple weeks ago, to help both of us save up some money. I’m hoping that will eventually help with the depression thing. Anyone who says “money can’t buy you happiness” doesn’t know what it’s like to have not enough! It’s a huge, huge, huge stressor for me.
Last week I had a bit of a stomach flu, and now this week I’ve had a nasty cold! As if things weren’t crappy enough! I’ve also had some strange chronic pain in my leg the past several weeks. They’ve looked for a blood clot, and not found any, so it’s probably nothing serious. Just annoying. Yay for lortab!
I wish I had more positive things to say, but there’s not much positive going on. Let’s see… Things are going well with my new dog. I’ve had her since July now. We’re still getting used to each other, so it’s been a bit of a struggle. But it’s going much better now. I’m a “cat person”, so all the demands of a dog were new. But she adores me, and I’m adoring her. Since I’ve had this cold, we’ve spent several days snuggling on the couch. She’s a super sweet dog, she’s really perfect for what I was looking for in a dog. Super friendly, keeps me motivated to exercise and take her for walks, really sweet and playful. Sadie (the dog) is loving that my mom moved in, and sometimes my dad is here. She loves the added attention. I’ve taken her to the dog park a few times. There are some pics in my Flickr here. She loves to play with other dogs. Run run run!
