Yes, I suffer from depression and have since I was a kid.
No, not the -
-"stay in bed all day thinking of how to kill myself"
kind of depression.
But the -
- "I'm sad and anxious but my friends would never know it"
kind of depression.
It's just a chemical imbalance that is not my fault.
Just lucky I guess. I know how to deal with it and I do.
Anyway, there is an upside. It's called MANIA!
I think I've had 3 manic episodes in my life and they weren't
Lifetime Movie manic episodes. Just big bursts of energy lasting
the whole day. Frankly, I'd love to have more of them.
Well, today was a manic day and I LOVED IT!
I cleaned my house. Really cleaned it. A big clean.
I folded laundry.
Made 3 entries on my blog.
Took pics.
I made Spanikopita (see below)
I worked on a scrapbook project.
I ran to the grocery store.
I then made a fabulous new dinner.
This is Chicken Marbella:
It's chicken with....get this.......
-prunes
-olives
-capers
-brown sugar
-cilantro
I know. Who the hell would think of throwing those things together??
I saw this in the Silver Palate Cookbook years ago and just ran across it recently.
Thought I'd give it a try AND invite my folks over to try this new dish.
I told them I'd keep the pizza place # close by just in case, but it wasn't necessary.
This was so delicious!
Here is a close up.
Hmmmm, the close up doesn't look all that appetizing, does it?
Well, trust me, this is so great! Very savory.
If anyone is interested in the recipe, let me know and I'll send it to you.
So, it is now almost 10pm, I'm not the least bit tired, sitting at
my work space ready to finish my project.
Wonder how I'll feel tomorrow.
5 comments:
Hey! I totally understand the whole manic/depress/anxiety thing. I have it to. That's what all this therapy is about....blah! But, I am doing well. In fact, my therapist suggested I could take a break! Yay me!
Anyway, the chicken looks yum! Wanna come clean my house? And I scrapbooked and started re-organizing my scrap area today! I also posted on my blog a few times, as well!
Sounds like we are on the same page!!!
Roxy :-)
Wow. Sounds like the day I had yesterday. But mine didn't involve cooking. Just a lot of running around doing errands. But I like those days.
Wow. I am in need of a manic day. :)
That chicken looks yummiola!
Man, there are definitely days I would love to have those energy spurts. LOL.
oooh - that looks yummy!!! if you're sending out the recipe, I'd love a copy! my e-mail is linked on my blog - thnaks in advance!! hope you're feeling better..
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