NotesFromtheVoices

There is a cartoon that my son likes called “Adventure Time.” It is crazy weird. Recently, there was an episode where a girl didn’t   let anything affect her. She simply said—“I don’t care.” All of my life, the problem has been I care. Sometimes way to much. I will admit I don't care as much as I should lately. My objective for the last two weeks has been simple—just getting through the day so I can make home and back to the couch. My depression has reached a new low—“I don’t care.”  Some days, I just want to sleep because it is all I can handle. I am not at a point where hospitalization is needed but I know I need   help. So I did some heavy duty googling of various therapists in the area. Apparently, I am not the only person with problems. It is hard to get a therapy appointment around here. I am deeply depressed but have no intentions of doing anything. Plus, if intentions are voiced, it is hello psych ward! There is too much at stake wi...

In January, I set 13 goals for myself in 2014. I decided to check in at the seventh month mark to see how things are going. It has been an interesting year so far with several snow storms, getting a new job, moving to a new town and being jerked out my comfort zone. But that's life. Relaxing in the book nook area of my apartment! Goals for 2014 I will have some articles published in a magazine. The newspaper I work for is creating a magazine for Southeastern North Carolina. So this goal will be achieved by the end of the year. Instead of constantly complaining about the issues at my current job, I will be part of the solution to help make things better. I did something. I celebrated my five month anniversary with the Duplin Times yesterday.  I will be more sociable. This is will always be a work-in-progress. I am a people person for my job but it gets kind of iffy when I don't have the notebook with me. 4. Learn how to swim. I am going to have to m...