@Blue_Bird - You and me both with the dentist this week. Tomorrow I have an appt. to get a temporary crown replaced with the permanent one. Then directly afterwards, my daughter has dental x-rays and cleaning. I am so sick of going to the dentist. I've had 3 crowns and 1 root canal this year. My teeth suck so much. Poor daughter gets tons of cavities too even though she takes superb care of her teeth. I had a dentist tell me once that your dental flora (bacteria on your teeth) are largely inherited from your mother, and if your mom has bad teeth, you likely will too (and my mom does and my maternal grandmother before her).

@JaneOnceMore The SAD lamp is worth a try; the one I got cost around $35 with a $5 off coupon on Amazon. The sucky part is being consistent using it daily; I skipped one day, and the next day I started getting pretty down again.

@Nammu I am SO glad it doesn't get that cold here! I really don't like the cold at all. I am sorry you have been feeling down. Have you ever tried a SAD lamp before? I think mine is helping me or at least turning me away from depression, and I have only been using it a couple of weeks. Worth a try.

I took a power walk in the dark this morning, pretty long one. I used the SAD lamp while reading. Maybe it's helping a bit? Or maybe turning me mixed? or just a tad hypo?

I had to fast for my blood draw, and they were SO slow at the phlebotomist's, it was after 10:30 by the time I got home. Luckly, I didn't faint this time around, but I was famished by the time I got home. Did some sketching, had lunch. Will probably read this afternoon, not sure what else. I need to work on a new playlist on Spotify for my walks, so I may do that. Could nap since I only slept 6 hr last night, but I don't know.

I'm feeling a little amped up right now. Just took my extra 50 mg Seroquel, so maybe that will slow me down. If not, I'll try some chamomile tea.

Today's sketches such as they are. The flower turned out better than the cupcake, but hopefully you can tell what each picture is supposed to be. I do have to say I find the sketching so wonderful mentally; my mind just gets so occupied with drawing, I don't think about anything else except the sketch. It's even better escapism than reading for me.