Rebuild from Depression Blog

"I better not see it on the blog."

"But do you even read the blog?"

"No. I'm a busy person."

"If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it matter if it gets posted on the blog?"

"I better not see it on the blog."

"But it would make such a great blog entry:

Back in the summer of 1983, he learned two things in Boy Scout Camp. He learned about the coming of age of a young girl named Margaret, thanks to novelist Judy Bloom and a fellow Boy Scout named Charlie. And he learned how to shoot a 22.

And I could write about your drive to Bakersfield for a gun cabinet that was cut short by that car load of wet clothes, the successful repair of the washing machine, and all of your Boy Scout merit badges. I already wrote about our gun cabinet shopping."

"I didn't win a merit badge for shooting, his name wasn't Charlie (who is your fact-checker anyway?), and I better not see it on the blog."

"But it's funny."

"I think I should start reading that blog."

"I know you're busy. Really, there is no pressure."

In the middle of a very busy work month that continues to keep me exhausted, I have been anticipating the 4th Annual Fresno BabyFest. I have intended to attend each of the past three years and just haven't gotten around to it. Just before the first BabyFest we moved to our current location which is about two hours from Fresno.

This year I decided to attend in a big way and be a vendor. Of course, much like with this website, I was planning mainly to vend information. Booth #54 was my assignment and I was ready with 600 mini-muffins packed with depression fighting magnesium and beautiful tri-fold four color brochures on nutrients and depression. Considering I rarely leave this desk of mine and only occasionally speak to another adult, I was ready to talk.

What we found at the BabyFest was awfully cute but not at all what we expected. Frederick enjoyed a tree at the Discovery Center and two other children played "ladybug" to keep themselves dry.

The BabyFest was rained out and rescheduled for this coming Sunday. This coming Sunday is also Frederick's 5th birthday party, so we will be having our own little ChildFest in Visalia.

If you are in the area of Fresno, California this coming weekend, you might want to check out what sounds like a very cool event.

I'm learning that travel is a very bad idea. I went to the La Leche League International conference in late July and am still recovering from it. I was worn out going into the trip which is never a good sign, I caught a bug on the plane (which is what happens when you are worn out), and to add insult to injury, there was a norovirus incident at the conference. I got that too. Apparently norovirus can be fairly serious but the main implication for me was that I had some very bad work days and reduced calorie consumption. :)

I have already broken my rule of posting every single day about depression fighting foods until the book is available. There was Easter, but the bigger talk of the household is that right here *in this house* in August, a friend of ours will be getting married. A few weeks ago I commented that we surely cannot get a milk goat until we clean up the leaf piles. Being behind on moving leaves is one of about seven hundred and ninety tasks that haven’t been done for a while. The fact is that had anyone else called to ask if we would have a wedding in our house, the answer would have been pretty definitive in the other direction. But there are some things you just cannot say “no” to and this is one of them. I also know that the father of the bride is our secret weapon in getting things in shape around here.

One of the first comments out of my mouth was “How in the world are we going to clean the place up in the next five months?” After my mom’s first response of “Absolutely,” she asked “How in the world are we going to clean the place up in the next five months?”

Geez, I just realized that it's actually four months.

As if this blog is not evidence enough, I really must be crazy because not only are we going to move the leaf piles, we are doing some major cleaning and repair projects on the landscape and we are actually going to paint the exterior of the house. The house is a giant craftsman. It is so spacious that it once served as a bordello. It also spent many years as a religious retreat house, but that’s not nearly as colorful as a bordello. The spaciousness of the house is great when you’ve got a big party, but it can bite when it needs to be painted and otherwise maintained.

This is probably all reason to revive my house blog. I just do not have enough opportunity to blog these days. I should also try to figure out how to turn this blog post into a post about depression-fighting foods so that it will meet my daily commitment. I do expect the wedding will serve something like tri-tip, a cut of beef. Beef is high in depression-fighting vitamins and minerals.

Mmm. Tri-tip.

This weekend’s cleaning party will involve Costco pizza. That’s not a depression-fighter, though I’ve posted about a depression buster pizza here before. It probably tastes very good. We’ll see. I’ll do my part and give it a try.

For friends and family, this will be the wedding of Chris and Cathy's daughter Jessica. Also for freinds and family: "No, we don't do events here because *that* would be crazy." :)

We are on the road at a trade show and working on keeping our energy up without the use of coffee and donuts. ;) One of my favorite items for these busy days is actually a dried liver supplement, a tool I have written about to help with holiday craziness. You can find desiccated liver products in any health food store and I have actually found a favorite for quality and price that I may offer on this website soon. I take a dozen or so a day when things are hectic and it gives me an energy boost to make it through. Now if only I could find a good Internet connection I'd really be set.

More on liver:
Liver and essential fatty acids
Vitamins and minerals in liver