This morning, I woke up at 0400. Lately, I have been sleeping in, and that has been more annoying than enjoyable. I spent an hour wasting time. Then, I got my laundry done, did some Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) notes and review, and I answered the 10 morning questions for my manifestation planner. I haven’t answered those questions in a week so I really needed to get back on track!

After all of that, I decided to do a refresher on research methods because I literally took that graduate course about 20 years ago. Refreshing knowledge of research methods should help me more efficiently evaluate sources for my book on maternal psychosis. I have a little bit more to finish for the refresher, but I was getting tired and took a break. Took a little nap on the sofa. Actually, I don’t know if I fell asleep or not. I think I did.

Got a shower. Tried a new shampoo and conditioner that is supposed to help with dry hair; my hair texture is changing and it is drier than ever. Hope the new shampoo and conditioner work well, as I have tried several others and haven’t had much luck. This combination has hyaluronic acid in them rather than oil or heavy proteins.

Yesterday, I made the base of jambalaya. Today, I will defrost and season the shrimp and add it to the mix about an hour before my daughter and her fiancé, and my dad arrive. My dad has dementia so I’ll be picking him up from his memory care in a few hours. Both of my daughters will be home so it will be fun. I miss having the two of them together. Later today, I will post my recipe for jambalaya. I did forget the bell peppers but I think it turned out great without it.

Today is Palm Sunday and it will lead to the Holy Week before Easter. I don’t know if I will attend mass tonight, but I may. It depends on my energy levels and how I am feeling.

In a prior post, I talked about how I had depressive thoughts and used skills to overcome them. While I cannot resolve the problems the thoughts create, meaning, I cannot prevent future episodes or suffering, to a point, I can try to improve the moment each day. So that narrower focus is what I will concentrate on.

Thanks for reading and following. I hope you have a blessed Palm Sunday.