I have been sorting thru and cleaning up my late husband's "hobby." Since some of his "toys" were gov't controlled, I am having to do some re-registering before I can sell those things. But I get a little overwhelmed at just how much stuff he had acquired in 26 years. Goodness ...
Now that he is gone and I have my life back, I have spent a lot more time with my son. And have been reading. A "habit" I somehow lost interest in -- depression will steal everything from you if you let it. In fact, I'm not even sure "let it" is an accurate description. Because I TRIED to pick up reading a couple of years ago, but it just didn't "stick". I was, quite literally, just not interested in ANYTHING.
That seems to be resolving, though, and each day seems a bit better than the day before. I caught myself singing with a song on the radio on my way to an appointment a couple of days ago. I cannot TELL you HOW many years it has been since I "jammed" while driving down the road.
And that used to be my favorite thing to do -- fill up the car, grab a BigGulp, and get in the car and drive -- no destination, just the radio and me and the road. Stop for the night, grab some dinner and watch tv at the hotel until I fell asleep. Next morning, shower, check out, grab some breakfast at McDonald's (only time I eat out is on one of my road trips) and head back home. It has been a long, LONG time since I've done that -- my youngest child turned 39 this year so it's been at least that long.
I'm looking forward to taking a few more drives between now and this winter when the weather is a bit more uncooperative ...
