List Something Positive You Did Today?

From your kitchen to my kitchen - would never of bothered had it not been for the inspiration I have picked from yourself Dahila. I'm so happy to be baking bread again. :) Thank You!

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Bread 001 by L_Plate_Dave, on Flickr
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Bread 002 by L_Plate_Dave, on Flickr
YUM YUM ... I could not resist and put "butter" on as well. We don't use that early 20th century engine oil -AKA - called margarine ... Can't wait to make toast in the morning! lightly toasted with some egg I think - Good night guys ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Wow. Ponder :)) My positive today is Making face wash and make up remover for my daughter. Hopefully I will be able to make body lotion for my self and start infusing oil, with calendula. I need to make Calendula Hydrosol also. I will see how much I can do. :) The thread is fantastic...
Wowwwwwwwwwwwww the bread looks sexy (first pic) grinning, Second pic is fantastic, It is whole wheat I believe. Beautiful. Stunning. Of course you do not use evil margarine, even turkey started to die when they feed them with it.
We always eat fresh bread, with the heavenly smell we have no will power to resist it:))

Yes, they all joked about that 1st pick here as well. Defiantly going to have to get a better system going.

I like the first pic a lot;))))))))))). I made it a batch of body butter with lavender and rose using very sophisticated botanical extracts and protein. :)) I am happy about the result

Got out of Bed! http://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/sleep/yawn.gif

Progress:))))))))))))))))

HI Dahlia ... I also wrote a poem http://anxietyforum.net/forum/showth...0-Poetry/page2
... I cleaned up half of my computer room
... and baked another loaf of bread :)

1. Walked for 50minutes - no stops, just kept going.
2. Have also been walking for a couple of weeks now.
3. Stood my ground with other peoples negative energy.
4. continued to keep cleaning up after others and cook for them as well.
5. Went outside and immersed myself with my short wave radio - Time did not exist and I enjoyed it.
6. Laughed at myself with the family laughing at me, then with me.
7. looked passer bys in the eyes with as much as a nonjudgmental expression I could muster and a nod as well.

I had read it and like it:)
Today;
I cooked soup, and potato; mashed potato with my fresh-frozen dill and real butter (is not like I use margarine) then baked two loafs of bread, and one is almost gone. I went to store to pick up some beakers, I got good ones. I am pretty happy about them. Then I tried to put my kitchen in order (biting on the heavenly bread in meantime) then my precious granddaughter came for sleepover and Olivia finally let me on my computer, few minutes ago. She is in bed , squicky cleen and smelling good with grandma body lotion (especially for her egzema) She is playing on her Ipad.
I did not have a lot of contact with people today,(is not like I mind it) it is my day off :))))))))))) I tend to enjoy not listening the Bs people in work tend to talk about it . I put a lot of afford today not to freak out when the car was sliding of the road, it is snowing for whole day and -7....very slippery...

Got to take a nap, that's a rarity with 3 kids!

LOL Dahila ... scary about the car and snow - that would take me some getting used to.

Hi mrseyeore - indeed-sounds like a mission :)

I'm just making an affirmation .... GO COOK AND CLEAN DAVE :) ,,, whatever works hey. will play podcast in the kitchen, wash up on the side whilst I prep. Sighhhhhh ... This computer room is starting to look like is has less in it. Actually, the house is starting to look bare - but its GOOD. Can't believe how attached I am with all my things. I felt like I was on some Hoarder TV show, with my wife throwing this and that out. Even for an unemployed family we have too much! Honestly Dahila, you really don't know how much you have until you start lightening the load. Just saying is all. I actually feel pretty rich with the things we have not sold - as in appreciate what little is left and yet so much more that could really go. Bla Bla Bla

Not a bad day.

Hope you get more rest mrseyeore and you have more quality time Dahila with your grand daughter.

Where's everyone else gone? Hope the gravity of my last rut did not swallow everyone up?? LOL Just being stupid. ;)

I got about 40 cm of snow and it was hard to clean the driveway, but fun. I dearly love snow and cold weather except the driving on snow. I cooked Hunters stew with my own sauerkraut (we make it in home) and baked a pork loin to have something for the sandwich.l.. I will be back:ponder:

Well I am new here but today I got up and decided not to stay much on the computer, I also helped with most of the chores and I decided to do my mom's hair. I did not think much about anything that will trigger my anxiety so i'm glad.

Hi
Haven't been on for a while.
Today I wrote and wrote and wrote.. thats a good thing.
Of course, one might note that I should have been reading excavation repports or fight my pensum for the next exam.
But I'm ok. (almost)
Yesterday and the day before I have been with friends

I mixed everything, I posted in the thread about walking instead here:((
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Fixed :))

Hi all,
today, in a very long, long time, I ate breakfast. I did not have hunger pangs; but forced myself to be normal, like everyone else. It caused a lot of pressure in my head, but the pressure subsided as time went by. I did panic and take senna, but at least I did try to eat with no calorie counting. Does anxiety leave anyone with the pressure in their head like me? Let me know. Alita

Alita good for you. Small steps take you a long way:)

Just wanted to say hi to Kid and Alita ... Hi Guys.
Ps also Angie. :)

hello :)....

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I subscribed to this forum, got some things off my chest and was motivated enough to go for a long walk when I got home from work...baby steps

That's awesome! You've reminded me, that I need to go for one as well. I started walking a couple of weeks ago, and have to say, although tired with my meds and getting up in general - the walking really helps me to wake up.
Take care ... hope to see you around aussie. :)

Yeah, what's up?

I got some SUNSHINE! :) ... http://www.sunshinevitamin.org/

I envy you, I need to put a lot of sunblock on my face because of actinic keratosis which is connected to my love for Sun:) I had easy ride home, the road clear, and I forgot to take my clonazepam today, that's positive thing:)

Sun Screen is now reported to be as much a threat - as the sun. People hide from the Sun as if it's their enemy. In their quest to live forever they hide indoors, in the the shade anywhere where the suns rays cannot reach. Media sensationalism marketing millions on more products. (No disrespect to your condition and especially your efforts to make your own creams) Australia has probably one of the worlds highest skin caner rates. Sun Exposure -> yet another relative factor highly miss understood. I understand your need with respect to susceptibility as you explain it. I wear a hat most of the time. It's not a pretty hat, but more one that is practical and protects me on all sides. I also wear sunglasses to protect my eyes, yet take them off at certain times of the day to absorb more than I otherwise would not. I like to think of it like plants, that like sun at different times of the day, not always direct sun at that - but fearing the sun whilst even in the shade, is pretty much how most folks are now raised. Sunlight deficiency is now more cause for concern than what your local sunscreen council would have you believe. It's a bit like when I go walking out in the bush; their is an element of risk involved, which requires an amount of education & awareness.

I'll look into just how one can safely receive the recommended dose in the interest of "healthy exposure". I think it would be a helpful thread. Perhaps this can be my positive for the day :)

This is a good place to start:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/sun-happiness.htm

Good read thus far.

I know I love sun, but I protect my face, it is a benign cancer you realize? It can change, but hopefully will not. I cover my face but I work in garden in shorts and tshirt so I think i got a lot. :))Exactly we need the sun as plants do. The positive thing today was that I came home in one piece:) It is snowing and the road condition is not the best.

Had a shower , bought some Xmas cards :)

Today I have day off work so it is positive. yeah positive, I feel like I have unlimited time:))

Slept in my hammock
fixed my treadmill

Today I got out of bed and came to work even though the thought of it made me want to throw up. I could have easily called in sick. May not seem like much but it feels like a win

Hey guys. Thanks for sharing your positives. Have not visited this thread in a while because I'm in a mindset where I can't think of anything positive that I've done. One thing though, I have become more productive of late.

I wrote in another thread that I'm really worried about one of my dogs who has a lump on her leg that is likely cancerous and we're waiting to get the results of a biopsy she had done last week. This has ratcheted up my depression (and to a lesser extent my anxiety) no end (I should explain that my dogs are everything to me. They are my children. They are with me 24 hours a day and they are literally my world. It would not be physically possible to love them anymore than I do!!)

Anyhow, waiting for the results is really awful, but the one positive about facing this health problem with one of my dogs is that it has forced me to keep busy, in order to try and distract myself from the awful thoughts of what it will mean if she has cancer. I have actually been able to throw myself into work and get a lot done. Also, something like this helps me with my perspective. It shows me what really matters and so I am (slightly) less inclined to waste my energy getting really worked up about things that don't matter that much (which is what I generally spend a lot of my time doing).

Anyhow, that's my positive at the moment: that despite my depression being awful, I am forced into productive action in order to distract myself.

Wishing everyone well xxxxxx

tailspin I know what you feel, My late lab got the cancer under her nail. We amputated the finger and after some time of adjusting she was just fine. I hope yours is going to be fine too. I started to think that maybe the food we give them is not the best. Fillers are usually GMO corn, and they put as much chemicals in it as in our food. Keep us posted, maybe you get the results and it is going to be benign, I keep my fingers crossed.

I got to talk to my very best friend that I haven't talked to in 3 months! :D

Guy's ... I am sorry I can not reciprocate today. Very very tired.

Did more yard work ...
a few other things as well ...

I reacted some today, but more so on a ... long term behavioral pattern reaction (which I noticed as it happened although I allowed it to continue more than I should of) ... I did deal with it though and now still focusing some to let go, for when the unavoidable confrontation comes to be. So that in itself is a positive thing I guess. I'm kind of not thinking about it by focusing on letting it go Now, before the time arrives - if any of that makes sense. Bla bla

Inspirational of you Johanna to share as you do, with all that is going on as it is. Thanks for you helping with the energy - so to speak. :)

Best wishes to everyone else and great to see this part of the forum picking up as well. Very grateful for that.
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Originally Posted by Dahila

tailspin I know what you feel, My late lab got the cancer under her nail. We amputated the finger and after some time of adjusting she was just fine. I hope yours is going to be fine too. I started to think that maybe the food we give them is not the best. Fillers are usually GMO corn, and they put as much chemicals in it as in our food. Keep us posted, maybe you get the results and it is going to be benign, I keep my fingers crossed.

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Thank you, Dahlia! I know you are a huge dog lover also. I'm so glad your late lab was able to recover from the cancer under her nail. But I'm so sorry she is gone now. They just don't live long enough!! I've never understood why a dog's life is so short. Even cats live way longer!

I'm still waiting on the results of the biopsy. The Thanksgiving Holiday last week slowed everything down because the laboratory was closed. But I should get the results tomorrow.

I did get some good news about one of my other dogs though. I was worrying about her blood work because one of her test results was abnormal when she had some lab work done recently, suggesting a problem with her kidney function. The vet wanted to re-test her blood and I got those results back today and everything is normal, so that is a big relief.

Thank you, Dahlia!!

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Originally Posted by Ponder

Guy's ... I am sorry I can not reciprocate today. Very very tired.

Did more yard work ...
a few other things as well ...

I reacted some today, but more so on a ... long term behavioral pattern reaction (which I noticed as it happened although I allowed it to continue more than I should of) ... I did deal with it though and now still focusing some to let go, for when the unavoidable confrontation comes to be. So that in itself is a positive thing I guess. I'm kind of not thinking about it by focusing on letting it go Now, before the time arrives - if any of that makes sense. Bla bla

Inspirational of you Johanna to share as you do, with all that is going on as it is. Thanks for you helping with the energy - so to speak. :)

Best wishes to everyone else and great to see this part of the forum picking up as well. Very grateful for that.
Forgive for now I choose to coal lapse ... but with a smile I can muster. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...psb9a1a7b5.jpg

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Hey Dave, I hope you're getting some rest and wake up feeling refreshed! Well done for recognizing a reactive pattern and now working to let it go. I know how hard that is!!!!

Hi guys,

I guess my positive today is that I had an appointment with my psychiatrist this morning and I had a good old cry and told him I don't think my medication is working well enough and that I'm feeling hopeless because I've already tried a lot of meds.

I know this doesn't sound very positive!! ;) But I did come away from the session feeling a bit better. I don't know why really since it's obvious there's no magic pill out there. But still he was reassuring that there are a number of other things we can try and we discussed a lot of options and I definitely came away feeling a bit more hopeful. He also suggested I get some more therapy so I'm going to look into that again too.

Thanks Tailspin ... glad to hear you are getting some help and making some ground.

Today I helped my youngest daughter move out of the house and met the father to be - it's been a big secret because my daughter is embarrassed of me. I'm sure some people here will understand how that goes.

Last night I was woken up in sleeping in my yard, by workmen working on the power lines at midnight ... banging and drilling. So made a post in here somewhere other. I managed to throw a thin mattress into my hammock to spoil myself with tonight - it's from one of those small fold up beds -similar- many of used use to sleep on in the 70's when doing sleep overs - seems like I should be comfy tonight.

I've done ok with cutting my antidepressants back to half dose over the last 4 days ... so far so good - still on my quitepine though.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm ... cleaned the kitchen up after about 3 days build up - LOL - I'm over due for a shower, so might do that tonight before heading outside to call it a night.

wishing you all well. Good Night.

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Originally Posted by Ponder

Thanks Tailspin ... glad to hear you are getting some help and making some ground.

Today I helped my youngest daughter move out of the house and met the father to be - it's been a big secret because my daughter is embarrassed of me. I'm sure some people here will understand how that goes.

Last night I was woken up in sleeping in my yard, by workmen working on the power lines at midnight ... banging and drilling. So made a post in here somewhere other. I managed to throw a thin mattress into my hammock to spoil myself with tonight - it's from one of those small fold up beds -similar- many of used use to sleep on in the 70's when doing sleep overs - seems like I should be comfy tonight.

I've done ok with cutting my antidepressants back to half dose over the last 4 days ... so far so good - still on my quitepine though.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm ... cleaned the kitchen up after about 3 days build up - LOL - I'm over due for a shower, so might do that tonight before heading outside to call it a night.

wishing you all well. Good Night.

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Hi Dave! That would drive me nuts being woken up by workmen late at night. In fact, that did happen a few months back. I yelled a few choice words but I doubt they heard as it was off in the distance.

Well done on your positives today! How come you are cutting back on your anti-depressant? Do you mind if I ask what meds you are on. I know you take Seroquel, but what anti-depressant do you take? I"m just really curious about medication right now as I'm still trying to figure out what to try next.

Hope everyone is having a good - or at least, a bearable - day!