Yesterday, because I was so tired, was not as good of a mental health day as I have been having.  I realized after I did a couple of things that I was heading down the road to having a really bad mental health day.  The good thing is, I was aware of what I was doing, and in the past I would not have been.  I was able to take the mental steps I needed to take to get things back onto the right track again.  The surprising thing was that it did not take as much effort as I thought it was going to take.  That tells me that the things I have been doing to improve my mental health have been working.  I have been trying to implement habits that help me keep a positive attitude, even when things around me are not going well.  One of the most important things I have been doing is that I am following the age old saying of, “If you cannot say anything nice, do not say anything at all”  That does not mean that I cannot talk about things that are not good, but what it means is that I will not add anymore negativity to it than is already there.  I have also asked my husband and my daughter to do the same thing when they are around me.  I am creating an atmosphere of positivity.  It is really helping.  I find I am less worried, and less stressed, and am able to combat my depression much more effectively.  It also has been helpful in keeping me from focusing only on the negative parts of a situation.

Poor Farrol, he got home from work at a decent time today, the first time in weeks.  I know he was hoping to spend time with me, but almost as soon as he got home I went and took a nap.  I least he got to look at me while I was sleeping and hear me snore.  Then he was a sweet heart and went and got Chick Fillet sandwiches for supper.  Yay! No cooking for me.