The nature of feelings

Here's the question I've been grappling with recently: Am I actually depressed/sleepy in the evenings, after I'm done with work, or am I just bored and anhedonic? It's been a couple days. I still don't have an answer.

Back to work

I worked yesterday, but today was my first day without any interruptions or problems, and I'm pleased to say that I got a lot done. I'm also very tired and kind of want to go to bed right now, but I more want to spend time with my partner, who

On being cold

It's been snowing for about 30 hours here, although there hasn't really been much accumulation - maybe an inch total. But that tracks; it's still November, and winter in Michigan doesn't really get going until late December. It's still pretty cold outside, though. A month ago it was in the

Going home

It's pretty unusual, I think, that I can - if I want to - go back to the house I grew up in. But then, it's pretty unusual that I spent a substantial part of my adult life in that house too. We moved there in 1985, a week before

I think I lost NaBloPoMo :(

Can I make up for missing yesterday by making two posts today? Yesterday wasn't really busy, but having stopped taking the Focalin (because I can't get any more at the moment), I'm realizing how much it was improving my focus. I was just completely scattered yesterday, and I'm having to