Today I got up to drive my brother to school at about 7:00 AM. I DID NOT GO BACK TO SLEEP! Its the second day after I started taking my medicine again. I cannot tell you how bad the fourth day off my medicine was! This is why Psychiatrists exist. They know the best ways to ease off a medication, or switch, etc.

Either way, I came home and talked to my father for a few minutes. Inshallah I got a good deed because I listened to my father when he asked me to go down and make him some tea. That’s one of my resolutions, to get better at obeying my mother and father. If anyone wants to know my philosophy on that in terms of parents, let me know and I will write about it!

In a simple sentence though, in Islam we believe that if you are good to your parents, then Allah (swt) will give you happiness in this life. Or well more generally, Allah swt will make your life better, easier, good. Basically you will be rewarded somehow for it.

This was so true today because for the first time in months I actually exercised this morning. Only for about 10 minutes but it was great! Because of it, i walked out of my room pumped, and got dressed in half the time it usually takes (since depression is the worst for me in the morning, I waste a lot of time sitting, staring, overthinking, just being lazy and not wanting to move, etc.) However, today I didn’t waste the time. I got dressed, danced around my car while wiping off snow (lol) and got to the library in a good enough time.

Did I mention I filled out my planner in the morning?!

Now don’t get me wrong. I still wasted a little time on my phone, Facebook, and I got distracted for a few minutes at the library, but I think at the stage I am in right now, I am just happy I got out of bed and out of the house.

Anyone out there who got out of bed easily today?? Kudos to you!! Woohoo!