Sat, 28 June 2008  That is some puddle of drool!Once again, delays and more delays. This time, it was NOT my fault, well except maybe for not buying a new computer until it totally blew up. Now I'm kicking myself for not getting the DSL set up in my apartment weeks ago, when my housemate initially announced she was moving out. Duh. In the podcast I mention the zine Caboose by Liz Mason. The issue I'm talking about is issue #6. Get it here at Loop Distro. It's a DOLLAR! You can spare that, can't you? (Scroll down a little bit to find Caboose, Issue 6). Also, I mentioned Susan Kleiner's book The Good Mood Diet. I think there is some sound advice in it, as pertains to how eating influences your mental health. It's not very vegan but I got a few good things from it, and if you're an egg and fish eater, you'll really do well on it. Give it a try. (Costs more than a dollar.) The song clip you don't recognize is "Sleeping In" by The Postal Service. Comments[1] |
There are a lot of good tips in there. Everyone has a different biochemistry (& lifestyle), so fine-tuning it is an art, I think. In my own case, I sleep very well. I have been told that that is because I have no conscience (by an envious chronic insomniac).
My sleep schedule has been the same for much of my life. It limits me socially sometimes, as I go to bed earlier than most people that I know, but it works for me, otherwise. I can use caffeine without it affecting my sleep, but others are so sensitive to it, that it can really throw them off. I can't have alcohol close to bedtime, it upsets my heart rhythm. In summertime, I also sleep less, but so far it hasn't been a problem. Now it's bed at 8 or 9 p.m., and up at 4 or 5 a.m. I still do my workouts 3-4 times a week, etc. so exercise helps.
This past week, though, I have been in a depression, brought on by the death of my mom (which was not helped by the huge cost of her burial arrangements etc.). I thought that I was prepared for it, but I was mistaken. I have had a huge weight in my chest all week, and have had no energy. I can't seem to get my limbs moving, or motivation to act on anything, even though I have had a multitude of things that I have to get done, so forced myself through it. So, even though I am not generally depressed, I now have an idea of what you have been going through as a matter of your natural biochemistry, which makes me triply happy that you are finding ways to alleviate that.
My sleep schedule has been the same for much of my life. It limits me socially sometimes, as I go to bed earlier than most people that I know, but it works for me, otherwise. I can use caffeine without it affecting my sleep, but others are so sensitive to it, that it can really throw them off. I can't have alcohol close to bedtime, it upsets my heart rhythm. In summertime, I also sleep less, but so far it hasn't been a problem. Now it's bed at 8 or 9 p.m., and up at 4 or 5 a.m. I still do my workouts 3-4 times a week, etc. so exercise helps.
This past week, though, I have been in a depression, brought on by the death of my mom (which was not helped by the huge cost of her burial arrangements etc.). I thought that I was prepared for it, but I was mistaken. I have had a huge weight in my chest all week, and have had no energy. I can't seem to get my limbs moving, or motivation to act on anything, even though I have had a multitude of things that I have to get done, so forced myself through it. So, even though I am not generally depressed, I now have an idea of what you have been going through as a matter of your natural biochemistry, which makes me triply happy that you are finding ways to alleviate that.
posted by: Deb Wong on Fri, 7/4 09:23 AM EDT
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