I don't know where I posted it and it's been more than three weeks. The moderator ask me to keep an update on my improvements on my house. It is a constant reminder of how low I got with my depression. I did not clean, nor take even minimal care of my home). It is so embarassing I would not let anyone come over except for my son.
I procrastinated for three weeks, finally gave up said, I want this done, I'm not gonna do it and hired someone to help. In two days we have the furniture moved and carpet out of all the living spaces except the bedroom. I have purchased the flooring for all but a vestibule that is 16 sq. ft. I've picked out the paint, cleaned the walls, and am ready to start painting tomorrow. I have all the materials I need except the paint (lol, going in the morning just picked the colors this afternoon). My helper is coming and hopefully we can get what we need to get done in no time with both working and no furniture or flooring to work around. I'm sooooo excited. I feel better already re: the house.
The winter depression is still hanging around; my anxiety level is up but have some medical issues going on, jury duty (3x/week), working part-time, babysitting extra to help my son out temporarily, and a few other things. As Diva says "this too shall pass". I saw my psychiatrist today. We are keeping things as they are to see if when I go back to working landscaping too, and back in the sun if it will help. We did discuss light therapy and how much lux is needed to be effective. I did not know there is "lux" so I'm doing some research. He said, 10,000 lux. I wonder if it depends on the size of the room.
Anyway, I'm so happy about my progress on my house. Having someone here helping me is making a huge difference and keeping me motivated. She has experience in doing this type of thing to (more than me) so we work well together. We are just working around my other activities!!!
I will let you know when all is complete - because it will be under success stories!
