Week 35, Day 241 August 2026

Here we go again with the end of another lovely 2026 month. 

Time, I say for me, did not fly by. This last week (werk as the keyboard prefers), coping with anxiety, the days went by very slow. A sloth could have won a race if there was a race. 

Living with anxiety: Part 2 will be next week starting over on Tuesday. This post is a filler of sorts.

I managed to do errands yesterday. It felt strange after being in a sofa tunnel for a few days, like out of the dark and into the light. 

There was an almost session that arose. I almost went to the place I want to visit. I almost did a walk-in for a hair cut. I almost went into the grocery store instead of the McD drive thru. I almost visited the Robert Frost Interpretive Trail. I almost went to Home Depot to look at vacuums. I almost ordered a chocolate shake. 

Have an Almost September Weekend

Browse flannel shirts online

Bake zucchini Parmesan

Review a tree identification chart

Buy comfy hiking socks

Sing to a teapot

Write a poem about maple trees

Have buttered warm brown bread

and a nice hot cup of tea

Building Dreams, Stacking Goals & Self Chat

Some thoughts on how I cope with depression. 

A way of managing boredom, the blahs, a slump, a high tide of meh, is to build dreams. Think of something you would like to do within a real possibility. Research, study and bring yourself as close as you are able to make the dream come true. 

Big as well as small dreams booster hope and confidence. If a dream fizzles, then build another one.

Stacking goals isn’t the same as dreaming. Goals are there to be achieved, a will do vs might happen. Goals require real action effort. They can be anything from not dropping crumbs down your shirt to renewing a registration the day you get the notice in the mail. Organizing things can make life feel easier, less foggy.

Nobody around to talk to, share feelings? Grab a mirror to remind you, you are there for you. Talk to yourself in brain silence or aloud. A nice chat with yourself can be refreshing. 

Having a radio on in the background helps me feel more comfortable in case hearing aids that go through walls malfunction. 🤨 🙄

In all, the diversions are ways of moving away from the sadness. In the cold weather months, a list of enjoyable things to do also helps ease the misery. 

A favorite is to set an alarm for afternoon tea break, a must sit and relax while drinking my tea before it gets cold. Trying out new teas and journaling them is a worthy goal.