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  • Sweet Sweet Desert Island…

    2015 - 08.05

    Three weeks ago I resigned my previous role. Overall I’ve seen a dramatic increase in my level of happiness and a commensurate decrease in my level of Depression through the last 3 weeks. Since I made that decision of getting out of my previous workplace’s negative environment, I’ve had a steady path onward to increasingly better feelings. I’ve started to enjoy activities again that previously were simply numb attempts at trying to feel better. Clearly it was the best choice I could have made. Nothing else was moving forward anymore.

    In fact I was losing ground again slowly but surely. At least so it seemed for the most part. Then when least expected but most needed: Epiphany! In an Ocean of Despair appears a place to drop anchor, take on Fresh Water and Sustenance. A Desert Island to Rejuvenate my Soul.

    Since then most things have fallen into place in a very positive manner. Financially things couldn’t be much better considering I’m not a man of savings. But preparation, good friends and the truth has meant that I’ve been able to position myself to begin weathering the storm at least starting with a good supply of hope and positivity. Already I’ve put in for one role, although it’s a bit early, it did seem one of those things where I needed to be willing to do what was required. Results will unfold in time. Nothing has to happen tomorrow.

    The Furbags are eating and so am I, and on a daily basis that’s what’s important right now.

    Weighing Up Anchor…

    2015 - 07.18

    Well I’ve taken the plunge, but it seems necessary to move on and continue to press forward with recovery from my Depression. Last Tuesday I resigned from my present job with nothing to go to immediately. Reckless as it sounds, I honestly believe that my previous role had disintegrated to a daily struggle and the organisation I did it within was toxic to the core. Since all other areas of my life seemed to be moving forward with regard to the Depression, work was beginning to feel more & more like a boat anchor that had not yet hit the sea bed!

    So, I’ve set myself the goal of six to eight weeks chilling out and making sure that I’m definitely moving forward in my recovery, and that there’s nothing else holding me back. After that point, all things being as I have predicted, at the two month mark I should be healthy enough again to seriously start job seeking again. I know it’s a tough market out there at the moment, but staying where I was clearly did more harm than good, and the money wasn’t worth it. I had a fair bit of cream in that salary, so I can afford a drop if necessary to secure a future role. And, that said, I may not even work in I.T. anymore anyway. This last position has sort of tainted my perceptions of corporate I.T. and where it’s going. I may very well pick a job in another area when I’m ready.

    Photography and building my business is definitely the overall goal, but I have decided that I’ll put the last twelve months down as research and preparation, and the gathering of resources. My five year plan starts from now with regard to Shards of Arcadia.

    I’m going to be working hard on my stock art collection over the next few weeks to get a larger collection of that on sale. However I won’t be working so hard that I won’t be relaxing, and rebuilding my reserves, nor will I be ignoring my recovery.

    Fresh as a Polar Breeze…

    2015 - 07.12

    Well I finally feel as if I’m going to get some traction again. The increase in my AD dose is helping considerably. It’s allowing me to “feel positive” and re-evaluate some choices. A couple of decisions about what to do with some boat anchors in regard to my Depression have been made and now I am able to put some action into enacting those decisions.

    It’s currently bitterly cold outside, 2.4˚C with an apparent temperature of -1.7˚C but the world looks and feels fresh! Even the Furbags are “crisp” 🙂

    The Grindstone…

    2015 - 06.27

    Still a bit of a rolling ride lately. I’ve had the AD’s upped again, in the hope of getting back to work regularly. It’s still been a problem for me over several months. Hopefully the increase in dose will allow me to get back on the horse and stay on it this time around. I know it doesn’t have to be forever, but at the moment I need to get it back to the norm. After all, I still need money just for now. No more toys until I can get the dollars back up, the gap under the mattress is looking pretty empty.

    Life with Furbags…

    2015 - 06.19

    This can’t be normal.

    It’s 01:00, approximately 3.8˚C (apparent temperature is -0.8˚), I’m naked, running about the house with a long cobweb brush, empty plastic milk container, turning lights on & off inside & out. The Back Door is wide open with freezing air rolling in like fog.

    I’m trying to coax a bat back outside because a certain Furbag (Chemoux) has bought it in and I can’t go back to sleep without getting it outside. Tiggakat & Chemoux think it’s a great laugh, they’re joining in on the “fun” chasing each other about the house.

    I am batsh*t crazy!

    One Foot in Front of the Other Takes Me in a Direction…

    2015 - 06.18

    Life in general is moving slowly forward it seems. Extra step on the meds but hopefully enough to rise above the influence work keeps having on my depression. I’m still waiting for the plans to fall into place there, but I continually driving the process to keep it alive. I think they’d rather forget it. Not much else to say, I’ve had Mark to stay a couple of weekends recently and that’s been very enjoyable and helpful. Work just increasingly makes less & less sense in regard to what goes on there.

    From Disaster to Recovery…

    2015 - 06.10

    Yes it’s been a few weeks now; the longest period without an update for a while. Hopefully this marks a change in the influence Depression is going to have in the future. A couple of weeks ago a few things happened at the same time that hopefully will amount to an epiphany with regard to my experience of Depression. I’ve managed to engage a few new treatment directions, and hopefully will regain some traction with regard to support at work. Nothing’s firmly in place yet, but hopefully by the end of the week.

    Is that Sgt Peppers I Hear Somewhere…

    2015 - 05.24

    While I was shooting Macro, practising my Focus Stacking, Stefan was out with his Fisheye giving it a try. Apparently this is what my world really looks like at the moment. Got to confess, there’s days it feels like it too.

    Is that Sgt Peppers I hear somewhere?

    Behold Cthulhu Wars…

    2015 - 05.20

    Awesomeness is…
    Cthulhu Wars
    This is a test play of the four player game to get the feel for it! Feel has an added dimension in this game because these pieces FEEL awesome!

    You feel the HUGENESS and otherworldliness of each of H.P. Lovecraft’s Ancient Ones.

    H.P. Lovecraft rejoice…

    2015 - 05.13

    Yesterday arrived what I believe will be one of my most Awesome Boardgames in my Collection. When I sort some photos I shall show you Cthulhu Wars!