One of the worst things about depression is that it takes away your motivation to do even essential things. Like when the weekends came and if I didn't have plans to meet anyone, I would stay inside, desperately in need of a shower. Well, the same thing happened with my apartment. In fact, I can't remember the last time I even vacuumed was.
Until Sunday. You see, now that I'm off of levetiracetam, I'm cleaning my home again! Even in my depressed state, I kept my kitchen clean, but the rest of the place went to pot. I made a big step in correcting that this past Sunday. After I got home from Church, I started doing laundry. Instead of throwing everything in a "clean pile" when it was done, I folded and put it all away. I cleaned up my living room enough that if I have impromptu guests, they'll have a place to sit. I even vacuumed. Not only does everything look nicer now that it's all clean, I've noticed that I'm able to feel the spirit more.
Now, I'm not done cleaning. I have a lot of piled-up junk mail to throw out and I need to toss some grocery bags, but at least I've gotten started. It feels good to be productive again.
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