Night Shift

@Decadian, I'm so sorry that you struggle with that. Is there anything that can help you boost your mood, such as a hot bath, or so? Have you talked to your doctor, or nurse, or therapist?

@Former-Member, is there anything I can help with? Maybe google some funny pictures and try to smile. 🙂

I get the blues in the winter too, but I also get the blues any other time - schizoaffective can be ugly.

So right @Former-Member

I am sick and tired of staying in bed with the cat and going back to sleep - but then I was on line chatting late last night - or early this morning - and this does not make well for an early start myself

Still - it was an important conversation

Okay - to make myself feel better I can say at least we are past the winter solstice - or as I had to explain to someone - the longest night - and the wind was blowing and it was sunny and this felt good to me

But - I looked outside and it's blowing up clouds - ah no - this is the pits

Okay - we have one thing I bet everyone can identify with - something that is bad for our well-being -

It's winter - darn!!!! 😞 - and I refuse to be platitudinous about it

Decadian

Thanks @Snuchu

I have never liked cold weather - and I take Vit D with Calcium - which is a good idea - along with some other suppliments

My son died on the 16th of July 1986 - so that anniversary is always there - but I don't feel as bad about it this year - I have been seeing a psychologist since my moher died last year - and maybe having her out of the picture is a good thing too - don't get me wrong about her - things were never good between us and seeing the psycholgist has beeb very good for both of this events

What I do for myself is keep warm - and I am planning a hot bath pretty soon - and this year I am taking a holiday in Canberra which is our Capital City - and going to the War Memorial - I have always wanted to see that - and to find out what I can about my grandfather - or maybe both of them - and I can always go back if I want to

Our winters in Melbourne are short and very cold - but we are living at sea level so it doesn't snow here. But the icy winds from the South Pole blow up here and there is nothing between us and the Pole so the cold storms are frequent - but once we have past the shortest day - and we have - I start feeling a bit better

But Seasonal Affective Disorder is a commonplace - more common than people realise - and I know my mood will start to improve from about now - and it's a case of self-discipline not to chat on face book in the middle of the night because my friend lives in the States and it's hard to catch her

One thing though - being on line with a website in Australia is helpful - there are people around in the daytime and then there are the people who are awake at night - so there is always someone around

This is a good thing

And summer in Canada must be great - but I am one of those strange people who like living in Melbourne - it is probably one of the best cities in the world to live it

Decadian

So is Vancouver, @Decadian! I'm glad you're keeping your chin up and focusing on your own well-being. 🙂

Being in Canada for the summer gets us temperatures of around 30 to 35, and last summer we hit the peak of 42...

How did your appointment go @comet? I have a busy afternoon so I may not reply straight away.

Hi @Former-Member

I have found my moment of peace ..... am re-heating the Chai Latte D1 made for me this morning, and I am going to drink D3's too .........

Here's my morning so far ......... warning ....... don't read past the line if it's going to stress you out ........ but please do read the bottom section (past the flowers 🌷).

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D3 wouldn't / couldn't get up and going for school (can't always tell which one it is) ........ ❎

We need cars moved out of the garage for the 18th tomorrow night. Had trouble opening the locked drawer where the keys are kept ......... ❎

When I did get the keys out, someone else picked them up from where I had put them down without telling me ..... I thought I had misplaced them and went running all over the house looking for them ....... ❎

Still had "Coming ....) from D3 for an hour ...... guys picking up two cars for a service over the weekend came so I couldn't take her to school when she was ready ......... ❎

Had a cleaner booked to come in too, and didn't want to stand her up or just dump her with the house, but D3's lateness meant that was heading for a time clash ......... ❎

D1 was going to stay with the cleaner when I dropped S2 to art class this afternoon and picked up my Dad from the bus station ..... something came up and she has just baled on me ......... ❎

Cleaner called to say her car had broken down so she wouldn't be able to make it ........ ❎

The house is in too big a mess for me to straighten it up, and clean it, before Saturday night ........ ❎

D3 has locked herself in the bathroom with IBS issues and is now nearly three hours late for school ....... ❎

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🌷 Please do read past this line ....... 🌷

Cars got moved out ..... the two went off to service so we don't have to worry about where to park them for the weekend .......... ✅

Contacted the school counsellor who is unfazed by D3's lateness this morning ...... we are obviously not at a pinch-point so there is nothing critical happening at school ....... just asked me to bring her in when I can ......... ✅

Managed to organise another cleaner for tomorrow ....... ✅

The cleaner can stay for as long as we need her tomorrow and the set up will be done in the garage so by the time she leaves it will all be ready for Saturday ......... ✅

That takes the heat off with getting D3 to school and S2 to art class, and picking up my Dad from the bus station ........ ✅

I get to have a quieter day cos I'm not juggling cleaners and stuff, and I will go and do stuff I had planned for tomorrow today instead ......... ✅

So ...... sand castle fell down, then got put back together again ..... whinge over .......

And the tea is very nice ❣

Ahh @Faith-and-Hope. This is what I need to learn from you. By ❎4 I would have had SI going on, depending on the day but it's actually true for some days. I am amazed how you pulled that all together. That's awesome😄

Enjoy your peace until the next phase of madness hits☕️💐😊💜