Journal

Hi everyone,

 I've been at the new job for three days now, and it's been amazing.  I find myself waking up drudgingly, but for the entire hour drive I'm relaxed and looking forward to the day.  The environment I'm going to is so wonderful and positive, and the people are so friendly and competent, that the day flies by and then it's time to drive home....and the only reason I leave my great new work is because home is important, too!

My wonderful new hubby took me out for a posh dinner at a restaurant in the city tonight, to celebrate my new job.  Over a great bottle of wine and fabulous food we discussed our plan for buying a new house and starting our lives together.  I felt like I was on top of the world.

Once diagnosed with depression, is it possible for it to leave all at once?  Because I really feel like everything is looking up right now!  I hope there are no more crashes around the bend.

 Anyway, happy weekend to you all, and for my friends in the US, happy Thanksgiving!

Christy

Things have happened so fast!  I start work on Wednesday.  I'm super excited about the job - it's exactly what I would have created for myself if I had the chance.  But at the same time I'm really dreading it...the commute is over an hour, then there will be an eight or ten hour day, and then I'll have to drive home.  Now, while unemployed, I am able to put in a good six hours of productivity daily - on whatever excites me at the moment - before I literally crash.

So I've made an appointment with the doc for tomorrow to talk about SSRI's.  Dr. Oz's book "You: Staying Young" explains in pretty great detail what happens to you when you're depressed: your body quits creating serotonin, so you stop sleeping well (or suffer from night terrors!), and your memory is shot.  I'm really hoping that zoloft or something similar can give me the leg up I need to get back to normal.  Maybe it can even help me build a better memory than I've had since my Dad got really sick....is that too much to ask? 

 The last few days have been a frenzy of cleaning and repairs in my condo.  I've arranged for a real estate agent to come and let me know what major repairs need to be done, because the new job will mean a new city.....as soon as I get tired of the commute!

Hope you are all well and enjoying your weekends!!

Christy

Today I had a second interview with another co-owner of the company I've been meeting with.  It was another amazing time.  I was delighted by the creative line of questioning the guy used, and his enthusiasm for his company was contagious!

So....at the end they offered me the job!  I have to read the contract of course, but couldn't wipe the grin off my face for the hour drive home.  Yay!

Looks like I'll be starting within a week or so!  If it's successful then my new husband and I will be able to move to our dream city.

On the way home I stopped in at a bookstore and bought "You: Staying Young" by Oprah's friend Dr. Oz.  I figure that once your body has been beaten up (as mine has by depression, I expect) then moving towards better health might help.  Or at least I'll feel happy for doing something proactive for myself.

Wow, this is the best day I've had in a long time.  I'm sending out some of my positive energy to all my friends on DS!