Baby Steps

So I seem to be bouncing around on the emotional trampoline these days.  Today I'm doing better, even though nothing seems to have changed.  It was still a lot of work to get out and jog, but I did it.  That makes a week of exercising for me, yea!  I'm not feeling up, or really good, but, like I mentioned in a previous post, I'm feeling a little less down.  

The big thing I've done since feeling a little less down, is to dust off one of my chapters to my dissertation!  I haven't looked at it, really, mind you; but I've printed it off, briefly read some of my prof's comments, and am now looking at it wondering what to do next.  But I haven't touched the dissertation for months, so I feel good about this baby step I've made (remember the movie "What About Bob?"  It was such a funny show!).  Next step is to read over the chapter.  After that, address the comments made by my advisor.  After that, send it back to him.  I think that's part of what I need to do to get back working on this dissertation--break it down into small, manageable tasks, rather than say "I need to revise my chapter. . ."  That seems to big and overwhelming.

So I'll take today and feeling a little bit better.  I still have to work to do everything that needs to be done (i.e. dishes, laundry, cooking, go into work, etc.) but at least I'm not feeling quite as heavy as I have been the last week.  I guess when you get as low as I am, you'll take whatever you can get and feel grateful.