Good Morning!
I'm up a bit early today -- 6AM-- but I did sleep 6 hours, just went to bed too early. I had a good day yesterday. I went out with a friend. He drove 1.5 hours just to come see me. I live in a small town with very little to do, but we somehow spent 5 hours hanging out. It meant a lot to me he came, really lifted my spirits. The only reason he came was because he noticed I've been a bit down and wanted to cheer me up! It's the little things, you know? Just being available for someone in any form can make a world of difference.


Today I don't have much to do. My clinic called and needs the fax number to send the order for my drug screening. I'll have to go through that hassle, but it'll be OK. I know it seems minor, but last time I had a hard time even getting the order to the hospital's lab to get the testing done, and then the results they sent back weren't even complete. They really don't seem to care as long as it gets done... but it irks me when things don't go smoothly. Once I do it though, I'll be good for another three months.

Since restarting the Adderall (and hence why a drug screen is necessary) I do realize how much it really does help me, especially what I always consider was just my anxious, nervous nature. I've been studying a lot of psychopharmacology these days in my free time because I find medicine to be fascinating, specially psych meds. I won't bore anyone with my studies but recently I've been reading chapters on dopamine and dopaminergic areas of the brain and so medicines which affect dopaminergic systems, like antipsychotics and psychostimulants, come up and I find it all very fascinating.


I'm glad the weather is warming up some here. I'm ready to get back into my walking phase. I hate exercise, but I don't mind walking one bit. Put some music on, or have a nice chat with someone and I could walk for hours on end! I'm ready for spring to bring me my magical mood boost with the pretty landscapes and flowers.

I haven't been active here in a bit. Just wanted to check in and let everyone know I am around. I do read most posts here on the check-in board even if I don't post much. I was joking with my mom just the other day about the fact I don't use social media very much and I feel like I keep up and know you guys at least 50x better than anyone on Facebook.


Well, it's 6:30AM now and I just gotta figure out what to do for the next hour and a half before the rest of the world wakes up. Maybe some nice hot chocolate and some relaxing music? We'll see!