@jmariah001 It is so hard to lose a beloved pet. It's like losing a member of your family. Hang on to the good memories; I hope with time you can focus on the good life you gave your pet and feel less pain at the loss. But it is hard, I know. We lost 2 cats, and it was so difficult.

@Blue_Bird - I'm glad you took your meds and slept. I am pretty sure you know it is not a good idea to skip your night meds and not sleep.

@LadyShadow - It's wonderful to hear you are in a more positive state of mind. Just be careful with your ex. I do wonder if he's dragging you on, hanging onto you until someone else comes along? That would be my worry at least. Phone calls daily seem excessive unless he says he wants to get back with you and doesn't put that boundary up. It's a weird situation for sure. If I had a guy calling/texting daily I'd expect a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship at that point. It just seems a bit weird to me that he calls so much and you are not together as such. Just be careful with it as you have stated before you know you have codependency issues.

@June08 - I'm sorry for your low mood

It must be the night for several of us to have poor sleep. I only slept 5 hours last night despite taking my night meds as prescribed. I feel okay today so far, may try a nap in the afternoon. I took a long power walk/jog this morning. Showered, had breakfast, read with the SAD lamp. I finally cleaned off a shelf of my daughter's old toys to store my art supplies instead of having them all over the floor and I dusted and vacuumed most of the house.

I painted a picture of an artichoke; it was given a high difficulty level in the book, so I'm glad you can at least tell what it is. I'm getting more used to using watercolors in tubes. I also did a quick drawing of a seal point Siamese cat.