"I just don't know what to do with my self..."

School is over – I have to turn in one more chemistry lab, yes still – but school is over. And it has brought to mind the inevitable panic. What on earth am I going to do with my time?

There are still three weeks until the Sims 3 comes out. After that I’m guaranteed to be busy around the clock, in fact sleep, nutrition, and even personal hygiene may suffer!

It got me to thinking about the new life I’ve created for myself. If you’ve ever taken or at least seen a depression inventory, one of the questions is about whether or not you still get enjoyment out of the things you used to enjoy. Unfortunately my answer to that has been a hearty, no. For example, I love to make jewelry, but sitting at the table gives me so much pain it takes all the enjoyment out of it, so yeah, a hearty no.

But I have learned to enjoy other things. I’ve started a new kind of inventory here:

-Knitting
-Reading new authors (Cormack McCarthy and Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
-Blogging
-Digital scrapbooking
-And guess what, since the narcotics are gone, the writing is back!
-Lots of new stuff on TV
-Naptime
-Doggie cuddling

I’m not the only one whose life is touched by an event or events that shape what they can enjoy doing, for good or bad. Any new (or old) hobbies developed out of changes you want to share? (I think this is a version of the Glad Game…)

PS In case you are wondering about the EEG – I won’t know the results for awhile. Assuming all is normal, not until my next doc appt.