Masking

The brain is such a wondrous thing.  Before drifting off to sleep after Minecraft last night I started working on today's Wordle.  The first guess I made I learned two letters, one that was in the right place.  The next word I got another letter, but not where it belonged.  In my head I tried a few combinations but came up with nothing and decided that I really should be sleeping.  In the morning I would find paper and pencil and start looking for clues that way.  Only in the morning, after sleeping on it, I opened the game and just saw the word.  I feel like while I slept my brain figured out the puzzle for me.  Wordle solved in three tries.  Other happy things for today:

  • Before going on meds, my brain would suggest that I dress nice or do my hair a certain way to try to give myself the appearance of being happy or pretty or normal.  That maybe by showing that as my outward appearance I would be that way.  Today I felt closer to happy or pretty or normal and so I dressed and did my hair to reflect that feeling.  I know I have felt this way before, but not for a while and not often.
  • One thing that is neat about playing Pokemon Go with friends is the ability to send in game gifts.  These gifts are found at Pokestops where the players have been.  Today I received a gift from a friend in Guatemala City, Guatemala.  That seems pretty cool.
  • We spent more time cleaning and brought a few things over to the studio today.  I sat down to do at least 15 minutes of stitching for the challenge and Gideon was sitting across from me.  I decided to take a picture of him and some of the room for this blog.  What I got was Gideon in the chair and gorgous rays coming through to the camera from the sun.

  • Day 13 of the A&S challenge is more of the same from yesterday.  The bands are coming together and starting to look more like a fabric to me.

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Currently reading: Pocketful of Miracles: Prayer, Meditations, and Affirmations to Nurture Your Spirit Every Day of the Year, Joan Borysenko.

AND  Tracking & The Art of Seeing: How to Read Animal Tracks and Sign, by Paul Rezendes.

Thank you for being part of my happy things. Stay safe.


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  1. --K.January 16, 2022 at 4:39 AM

    Living with the lies that depression tells us about ourselves is exhausting, and I'm so glad that the meds seem to be helping silence those lies. May you continue to feel happier, prettier, "normaler" (😄) each day!

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