My Mental State

By the way, for those of you who were concerned about my physiological well-being during the past month, I am doing much better. Here are a few pieces of evidence to persuade you:

• I allowed myself a 3 hour nap yesterday (tucked in with Katie while Madeline was at school)
• I slept in (mostly undisturbed) until 10:00 today (Saturday)
• I have paid my bills (although I haven't mailed them yet)
• My kitchen and my laundry are clean (although the laundry is in folded stacks around the family room still)
• I went out to dinner with family and friends last night
• I was able to help a friend yesterday who needed a few hours of assistance and encouragement
• My bursitis is cleared up (along with unrelated strange symptoms)
• I have been to the grocery store
• I have made it to bed this side of midnight almost every night this week
• I hung out with the neighbors for awhile after taking the girls trick-or-treating
• I haven't been back to the office since last Saturday, and have only worked a few hours from home this week
• I'm finally looking forward to the holidays

So, feel free to take me off the urgent prayer list (although please keep me on the long-term support one!), and to give me a call or drop me an email if we haven't caught up in awhile. I'm not on overload anymore and it feels GREAT! (I'm just having to fight a general feeling of laziness.)