So, for the past three weeks, with the exception of a brief period of a few hours, I have not felt depressed. I have felt excited, frustrated, stressed, happy, tired, etc., but I haven't felt that dark heavy useless feeling at all. And this in a period of almost constant grey skies and rain!

I think a lot of it has to do with my stress level and how I'm dealing with various things that I'm worrying about. I've gotten a bunch of things worked out in the last while — student loans, the condo, hanging out with friends more, etc. I've been trying to eat better and go out and do things more. I still have a lot of things to work out (my work situation, condo preparation, moving, etc.), but I feel rather positive about all of those things. Excited, even.

The condo stuff is quite a shock to the system though. Even though I haven't lived with my parents for the last six years, I haven't ever chosen to paint any of my many bedrooms, let alone a whole apartment. We're trying to choose paint colours right now, and we're going to be smart and have our friends from the Ontario College of Art & Design over and let them brainstorm for us. We have some basic ideas, but I haven't taken entire courses in colour theory, so I'll leave it to the experts. :) But then we have to think about replacing sinks, installing outlets and vents for a washer/dryer, replacing carpet, installing shelves and closet organizers... it's a lot of work, and I've never done any of it before. So, in the mean time, I've basically become addicted to Apartment Therapy and not martha and other design blogs. We're totally stealing the Cat Stairs idea! Kitty heaven!