Anime Bandages...

Hey, guys..

I don't really have much to post about right now...I've been having a bit of existential difficulty lately...I've found myself being genuinely depressed about the continual forward progression of time. No matter how badly you might wish to go back and visit an earlier time, you can't. You just can't. 

Those moments are simply gone. 

The best that I can hope for is that I can remember every detail...I can hope that my mind won't lose those precious images...that I won't forget the things, the little things, that mean everything to me...

/sigh

In a feeble attempt to distract my mind from crippling sadness, I've been trying to make use of the 30 day trial of Crunchyroll Premium that I received in last month's Loot Crate. 

Nothing numbs emotions like binge-watching anime, right?

Yeah...I'd rather be watching Supernatural, tbh...

Cleaning and Depression...

Hey guys, hope you're having a fantastic Sunday morning...

I've made it my mission to get some serious cleaning accomplished today. Between working and parenting/entertaining my kiddo, it seems to me that clutter tends to accumulate way too quickly...my living room can go from company host-worthy presentable to "what happened in here?!?" in about two afternoons!

CLEAN ALL THE THINGS!!!

Truthfully, I don't mind cleaning all that much. I actually sort of like it! I think it's because cleaning is a task that renders immediate results...I know that if I put, say, an hour's worth of effort into cleaning up clutter, that within that hour, the clutter will be gone. Much, much more gratifying than other things...like exercise. I can exercise for an hour a day, and it would be weeks before there are any noticeable changes. Weeks! /sigh...so, yeah...lots of cleaning will be done today.

Plus, keeping a 'clean home' does wonders for helping to combat depression. I know myself, and I know that on my personal depression scale, I'm doing okay right now...but, I know what's coming.

I know that I'm a few 'bad days' away from hitting some potentially dark lows, and for the sakes of myself, my kiddo, and my family...I need to try and stave the beast off. I've learned the hard way that nothing truly good ever comes from my bouts of depression and I owe it to the people that care about me to put some effort into managing my depression.

I know that the concept of [ decluttered house = decluttered mind ] might sound far-fetched to some that aren't familiar with the idea, but I promise that it's an actual phenomenon.

How Keeping A Clean House Helps Depression

There are several articles on it floating around the internet, here's the link to one of them. Check it out!