I must admit that I have been personally struggling with depression but the past week and a half has been much better than the past two weeks have been. I think that the depression results around my adoption issues that play right into the secondary infertility issues that my husband and I are facing coupled with seasonal changes that I deal with on a yearly basis at this time of the year.

I have been trying to avoid medications. Not that I view antidepressant medications as a weakness, but since we are technically still trying to conceive, I would prefer to be on as few of medications as possible.

But in the past week or week and a half, I have noticed a significant change in my mood, my sleep patterns, and my work. I have been sleeping less (but still enough to be healthy). I have been a lot more productive – in fact, on Monday I pre-wrote all my posts for this blog up until today. It’s been a long time since I have been able to accomplish that! My mood has been a lot better and more positive, so much so that friends and family members also are noticing this change and commenting on it.

What do I attribute this change to? Well, it’s kind of silly and I suppose it could be related to other things but this is the one thing that I can put my finger on that I have been doing different lately. For the past week to week and half, I have been crafting each day. Maybe not a lot each day, some days for an hour or so, while other days maybe just ten minutes, but I am consciously doing a little bit each day. Theoretically, I suppose that I am creating those happy endorphins and that those are helping to improve my mood.

I’m not saying go out and start crafting, if that isn’t your thing. What I am saying though, is find your thing, find something that makes you feel happy and relaxed whether it be aerobics, watching a chick flick, or reading a magazine or book. Find that thing that makes you happy and try and do it just a little bit each day and see if you notice a change in your mood and demeanor.

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