2016 -
10.11
Category Depression, General, Goals, Health, Work | No Comments »
Bit of a weird day so far, I slept in and that’s always a bit disconcerting for me these days. I realise now that I can’t afford my sleep pattern to be messed up for more than a day or so.
I have decided to stay on the Anti-Depressants for another three to six months at this stage since I have a fair bit of financial pressure on me at the moment and thats one pressure I find difficult to deal with in the sense that without work, there’s nothing that can be done about it. It seems unwise to continue to tail off them just at the moment as after starting a reduction regime several things have happened concurrently requiring significant effort to deal with over extended periods. I was starting to become vulnerable to Depressive states again.
So after discussion with GP I’ve gone back to my previous maximum dose with the plan to review in 3 months time with a goal of reduction in six months if the financial situation is improving.
2016 -
10.10
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It’s turned out to be still a bit too windy today for more Macro shooting, so I’ve been working on a Spring Clean. It’s amazing how much I still have in boxes that I could get rid of and not notice. Apparently I’m a bit of a hoarder.
Unfortunately I can’t see any of it being of value to anyone else either. So going to the effort of trying to sell it would be a waste of time & resources. I suppose it’s good e-waste, but that’s not returning as much as it should. Either way it’s space back I can use.
2016 -
10.09
Category Games, General, Relationships | No Comments »
Today I decided to heed the weather warnings and stayed close to home. I went around the corner to Chris’ house and we played Mansions of Madness Version 2. That was very entertaining, funny even, very enjoyable overall. The new mechanic of working with an application as the “Keeper” seems to work very well. Chris enjoyed it as well and even thinks his wife (Gabi) will enjoy it next time.
I would say my only disappointment about the game is the fact that upon release there are only 4 adventures included with the application initially. According to reviewers on the internet, there are several “endings” for each adventure. Additionally I’m sure that when you have the expansions included from either version one or two, that gives it even more replay ability. Let’s hope that Fantasy Flight Games add some more adventures soon. I thoroughly recommend it.
2016 -
10.08
Category General, Macro, Photography, Tech | No Comments »
I must have been more tired than I realised, as I slept in until after 07:00 this morning, so getting to the Grampians at a reasonable time didn’t really happen. Shot a text to Tony apologising, thinking that if the Weather isn’t as bad as they are predicting, I should get there on Sunday instead.
Given that the weather was fantastic today for Macro Shooting, that is barely a breeze, I spent the afternoon out shooting various subjects around home. I pulled out the Stackshot and had some further practise with it and the iPad software. The lack of breeze did allow me to get some wonderfully stacked Macro shots. Those of you on the mailing list will have seen a few of them. I was pretty happy with the results and look forward to some more work with the gear later in the week.
2016 -
10.07
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So it seems that I must have been reasonably successful during the Assessment Session and have been invited to an Interview next week. Interestingly I don’t feel much pressure for that after yesterday’s session.
I’m also planning a Trip to the Grampians to catch up with Tony & Bec on Saturday.
2016 -
10.06
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Had an Assessment Session with a potential Employer this morning, it was fairly intensive so I’m not sure how that’s going to turn out. Other than that nothing significant today.
2016 -
10.05
Category Depression, Dreams, General, Work | No Comments »
The last Twenty Four hours have indicated to me that the predominant factor influencing the increase of Depression I’ve been feeling over the last month is clearly related to my sense of impending financial meltdown. I’ve noticed a positive sense of self increasing since having the call about the Assessment Session tomorrow. I’m hoping therefore that knowing a regular income will improve my outlook and seriously diminish my Depression levels.
2016 -
10.04
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I’ve had a bite to an application (work) I submitted earlier today, so hopefully something will come out of the “Assessment Session” on Thursday morning. More on that to follow I hope. Fingers crossed as the money factor is becoming Urgent! I’ve managed to limp past that 12 month benchmark I hoped I could last when I planned this life change in June last year.
2016 -
10.03
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Yesterday I spent in Geelong catching up with friends, it’s been a while, since I’ve caught up with Stephen & Julie and the first time I’ve met their son Connor. Depression isn’t the sort of condition that promotes making effort to visit people or friends under normal circumstances, but when they’ve lived 1000km or more away, it’s just not going to happen. Even keeping online contact is difficult. However it’s good to have then closer now, even if it’s still a 100km. At least that’s only an hour’s drive now.
I think they’re new home is awesome and I’m sure once they actually have some time to settle in properly, it’s going to be even better. I’m sure both their son and the Furbag will have an absolutely splendid time in the warmer weather coming up. I really enjoyed the visit, and am looking forward to another one in a fortnight’s time for a family gathering in celebration of Connor’s first birthday.
2016 -
10.02
Category House, Relationships | No Comments »
I hit the hay early last night, about 19:00 actually and slept twelve hours! The plan for today was going to be go to Geelong to catch up with some friends, but seems Stephen got called into work so I’ve discussed going next weekend instead.
(Update) Plans changed again, decided I’ll still go down and catch up with Julie and Conner. Sometimes its just necessary to get up and go out when dealing with impending Depression and go and do something for others. So I’m packing gear in the car and heading off despite the look of the weather. Worst case scenario, there’s plenty of food in the bowls and I’ll deal with cranky Furbags tomorrow if I have to stay over in Geelong.