Maybe it's the excitement of the Christmas Season (I for once will celebrate the holiday dinner with both of my children together) but I am feeling rather perked up. Even the prospect of a future surgery hasn't brought me down. I am full of energy. My home is clean, everything is ready for Christmas Eve and Day, I am actually reading, and - joy of joys - I have even taken out my art supplies.

I am missing the other signs of hypo/mania though. I usually experience heightened irritability and become rather snappy with a short fuse. I haven't noticed the talk a mile a minute signifier either. I've been able to stick to my budget without the urge to go over. Generally, I just feel unusually happy.