I'm not feeling too depressed today, at least in terms of acute sadness and emotional pain. I'm still having a difficult time keeping my apartment clean, and it still takes effort to get out of bed. Motivation and energy has always been a major challenge for me, and I'm still searching for the solution to that. I've started exercising recently on a piece of equipment I purchased for home, and so far it makes me realize just how out-of-shape I am. But it's no shame to have to start small and work your way up. I intend to focus mainly on improving cardiovascular health, as I'm not really interested in getting 'ripped.'

I went to the dentist on Friday for the first time in 13 years. My teeth are overall not too bad, all things considered. I have one cavity. I've inquired about whitening treatments, and discovered they're not nearly as expensive as I'd thought; I can easily afford them. I've been thinking about getting it done for a while, in the hopes it'll improve my confidence. One thing of note is that the dentist said there's evidence of teeth grinding on some of my teeth, which is characteristic of people with sleep apnea. By chance, I'm seeing a sleep doctor for evaluation of sleep apnea. The first two home tests were inconclusive, because I kept moving around in my sleep and disconnecting the device used to run the tests, resulting in insufficient data. Now I have to arrange a test at the sleep clinic, which I hope won't be too far off in the future.

The woman I've been developing a relationship with online has sent me a gift, which she describes as an early birthday present. My birthday's not for two months. It's rather unusual because in my limited experience in relationships I'm always the first one to get gifts. It also wasn't a cheap gift, which impresses me. I aim to respond in kind in the near future. We're still on track to potentially meet up in a few months, as soon as we can both get time off work. I continue to look forward to it.