I had a busy day but stuck to my diet. I found i was able to skip morning and afternoon snacks because i was so busy. For the first time since my Winter depression hit i attended the ladies' morning coffee break held in the building twice a month. I had a super fun time! I can't wait until the next one!

In the afternoon i whipped myself into a frenzy, doing five loads of laundry on three different floors and sorting clothes strewn around my bedroom in overflowing storage tubs. I put the tubs out on the balcony and you can see the floor in my bedroom again! I swept up all the dust bunnies and dog fur and threw the windows open to the fresh air. Yay Spring cleaning!

I'm physically a wreck now, very sore all over, especially my lower back. Racing all over the building and throwing around storage tubs and toting laundry baskets and detergents really has taken a toll on my bod, so rundown from my Winter depression.

I had a follow up visit from the plumber re my shower which is still on the fritz and a visit from the Superintendent as it is a problem with the building plumbing. I started negotiations to get all or some of the money i paid the plumber yesterday when he said he fixed the problem by replacing the showerhead. Their office will call me to discuss what can be done about the money and i plan to be assertive and stick to my guns and be a broken record if necessary. I enjoyed negotiating a great deal on a pair of glasses last Spring so i'm hopeful i can have a repeat performance.

I decided to follow my own advice and take that online DBT course BoogieSmash posted about. I got the three books online and am working thru them on my own as best i can as the next session of online classes doesn't start til mid-May. There's some good stuff in there! I especially liked the biosocial theory of emotional dysregulation.

Aces!