No more Anti-depressants! Moving Forward.

Here is just a quick update: I have now been on a new dose of estrogen for just over a month now. I have felt more up beat and more energized. I have not taken my anti-depressants for two and a half weeks and I feel great. I don't have any bluesy moments or any dark scary thoughts. I have managed to drop 6 lbs (which I believe is primarily water weight). Even my family has commented that I sound more up beat and happier. I am excited that the dark cloud has shifted away from me without the use of medication.

I have decided to take ballet classes. I have not done ballet for years and years. I have decided to start of slow to gain back some of my knowledge of ballet and to get my flexibility back. I think this will be great for me. I will be doing something that I always loved and have had a great passion for. I will get toned up and gain my flexibility back while becoming more active as a whole. It will be a nice change and something I know I will enjoy.

I will be looking at going back into recreational lane swimming in a few months (once my budget permits). I know that I need to become more active in order to loose the 50 lbs I gained since being on Hormone Replacement Therapy and my surgeries. It is easier to become more active when you are doing the things you love and enjoy. Dance and swimming I have always found to be relaxing as exillerating.

We are blugging along on our backyard reno's. Our Garden Shed looks great; we still need to put the roof shingles on and make up our door for it. Our deck is completed, just need to sand it down and water seal it. Our built in benches for our deck are coming along slowly as they are a bit complicated. The box bench is almost completed. We just have to put the hinged seat on the box and complet the back with the metal decorative insert on; then we can move onto completeing the seating and backing for the deck benches. It has been a slow process and a lot of work but will look fantastic when it is done! We will then have a nice backyard oasis and a great area for family BBQ's and entertaining friends. It is a bit frustrating getting this project done as we have to work on it when we have alloted time to do so. But now we are nearing the end and it will be fantastic. I promise to place up pictures of the completed work once it is all done.