I got up after only 6 hours of sleep...I usually sleep 10 hours.

It's happening because of anxiety that came up several days ago. It's a situational thing...I'm extremely nervous about something important. I can't do anything about it at all until the lockdowns are lifted and life returns to normal-enough so that I can have a plumber and electrician out to my house.

So all I can do now is try to find ways to cope but I'm not having much luck. It's also making my depression worse because now I have more negative thoughts flitting about in my mind.

I'm distracting myself a lot. I'm writing a lot, learning a lot, and trying to stay engaged in the things happening here.

I'm hoping some time with it will eventually help - but I believe that's a slim chance at the moment. I'll take a slim chance over not at all.

In other news, I updated my avatar picture. This version is brighter and has more detail in it, even though it is small. It's quite a change from the last one. It is still based on the images I took in 2016 but I have gotten better at bringing out the details. The photo is still dedicated to my sister, who I miss very much.