Opening Up

My husband is a wonderful man. He is patient, kind, loving, and supportive. He is the one I go to with all of my issues throughout the day.

I am happy to report that my mornings have gotten increasingly better. However, my evenings have become increasingly difficult. Most afternoons, I feel very blah which leads to rough evenings. When my husband comes home we eat dinner, talk, and get ready for the next day. Usually I have a little down time while he finishes getting ready for bed.

The past couple of nights I've been super irritable or sad in the evenings. It's really getting to me. I feel so horrible that my husband gets the brunt end of the stick. Of course I apologize, but that doesn't fix the ongoing problem of having rough nights.

After months of having lots of irritability and moods, I saw a doctor. The doctor prescribed me something to hopefully help even things out. Part of me is happy to know that this might work and help me feel normal again, but part of me is embarrassed that I can not do this on my own. I've tried this on my own for years and it just isn't working. I've tried praying, exercising, getting a special lamp for the winter, taking up a mellow hobby, drowning myself in tv, but nothing has worked.

I need to do this because it's what's best for me and my husband. Sometimes the best thing to do is to get help when needed. I know that I need help because I just don't always feel right. My moods fluctuate a lot and it can be so draining.

So, right now I'm doing this to try to get me to feel normal and happy again on a more consistent basis. It's ok to need help and to accept it. Here's to the road of recovery and getting to the right place again...

Recent Craftiness

This is the pillow cover I made! Isn't it adorable? I was looking for something to spruce up our apartment and have been in a bit of a crafty mood lately and decided to go to my neighborhood JoAnn fabric store and look around. Let me tell you, I was so excited to find this fabric...and it was 30% off! So, I picked it up with throw pillow covers in mind and headed home.

Once at home, I looked up a youtube video on "how to sew a pillow cover" and was on my way. I went to the guest room to get out all of my sewing things and began measuring, cutting, pinning, ironing, and sewing. The back of the pillow is envelope-style so that you can easily take it off and wash it when it gets dirty.

I have to be honest, this is a super easy craft to do. I only know the basics about sewing and was able to do this.

I am hoping that with my new-found energy I will be doing more fun projects at home to spruce up the place!