B'doinga!

Spring is here. Spring is really, really here.

Over the winter, I wondered how much of my "winter blues" was coming off Efexor, or dealing with Ginger's job stress. Now that there is a real change in the weather, I can honestly say it was Seasonal Affective Disorder.

My mood has been almost euphoric lately. I'm doing so much more than usual, gardening, decorating, and working on a website for a friend. Four months ago, I'd have been lucky to manage any one of those things.

I think I am reaching a point where the Efexor is not something I think about as much. Before, it was "that bastard efexor" every five minutes, and, "I hate this shit". I remember saying that I had to try and stay focused on the positive, and now it feels like I have many more positives to focus on.

The panic and anxiety are still there, and the panic attacks are still laced with acid, and raw, but on the whole I'm a happier person. I guess I can channel my positivity into my recovery.

I missed my one year anniversary last week. April 8th 2003 was the day of my first weblog entry, and although I was with Bloggar before Moveable Type, I never really put my all into it. Things have changed a lot on the site since then. Not so long ago, I found a screen print out of my site in the early days, before I attempted to alter the stylesheets. It was weird, but also like looking at a baby photo in some ways. I think I even thought, "gosh, hasn't it grown!"

I think we both have.