One good thing

[uni]

We had a big dump of snow over the weekend. Today I finally got myself and my car shoveled out and was able to go somewhere - yay!

[RunningKnitter]

That is great uni!

We just came back from a trip yesterday and are glad for the timing, because we got a bunch of snow last night!

[AJ]

Today's good things were a warmer day, less snow to shovel and a visit with my sister.

[uni]

Those are definitely good things AJ! Thanks for checking in

My good thing is I went to a choral presentation last night, very professionally done despite the choir being amateurs. Absolutely gorgeous music, with the theme of Peace.

[AJ]

That's awesome Uni. Do you sing in a Christmas choir?

[uni]

Unfortunately not, I really can't hold a tune. But I love music all the same

[uni]

Today's good thing is although I may be fighting off a bit of a bug (only minor, but irritating), I'm not the only one - a couple of my friends are too. It's brutally cold outside, minus 33, with wind chill minus 43, so I guess if you have to be stuck at home fighting something off, this is a good day for it

[uni]

A good thing today is that there has been a minor lifting of my depressed mood, for at least part of the day, and for that I am grateful. It gives me hope.

[AJ]

Days that are even just a little bit better are days I'm grateful for too Uni. I find winter cold and tedious and blah, so any day that the sun is out helps to make a day a wee bit better.

I hope your mood continues to improve.

I'm fortunate enough to be heading to Kauai this winter. Yippee.

[uni]

Thanks for posting AJ

Another good thing is today had a better feel at times too.

I hope you enjoy your time in Kauai! It sounds wonderful

[uni]

Today the good thing is I feel that I'm still useful in this world. A friend of mine is having their car fixed. I offered to pick them up and we'll go for coffee while it's being fixed, and they were pleased to take me up on it. This wouldn't have been possible for me a few days ago, my depression was that bad, but today I am up to doing it. At least for right now, this is progress

[uni]

Today the tables were turned, and the friend I mentioned in my previous post offered to pick me up and take me for coffee. I had given up on going out due to heavy, sticky snowfall and wind, but since they were already out and about with their vehicle I said yes please!

[uni]

Today's good thing was an impromptu visit with a friend to a local art gallery. Most enjoyable! It didn't hurt that the weather has finally broken through the polar vortex and we have near-to-melting temperatures

[uni]

Today's good thing came about in sort of a backwards way..

I woke up feeling low, and googled something along that line, which led me to a reddit thread where people were discussing their bad experiences with depression. Of course I could relate, but the good thing that came of it was that I realized that despite everything depression has thrown at me over the years, I somehow am still standing.

Does that make me a happy camper? No. I still hate this freaking depression stuff and am struggling with it today. But I must be doing something right, even when it doesn't feel like it. So congratulations to me!

[Dancer247368]

Hi again uni, congratulations to you indeed! You are very resilient and while depression can be exceptionally heavy, you are still standing! I hope things become lighter for you soon.

A good thing that happened to me today is that despite having barely any "spoons" during my depressive episode, I was able to bring myself to go to work today. Honestly, I hate my job and it is awful for my mental health, but with the current job market & my low funds, I need to stay with this company and work the few shifts I am assigned. Especially while depressed, going to work takes a lot out of me and I tend to call in sick when I am like this. I decided not to today, and ended up having a pretty okay shift that made me feel resilient, too