Build motivation. – Well, I received my first paycheck today. With that, we are back on a path toward getting our own place and getting our lives back on track. The ability to do things our way, to return to normal sleep and life patterns is all the motivation I need.

Release negativity – Right now, I’m really not feeling negative. That’s the first time in a long time that I can actually say that!

Contemplate gratitude – See my gratitude list for today, but I’m finding that trying to do a daily gratitude list is really, really helpful. It is also a wonderful mood-lifter to read others’ lists. I’ve found that that reminds me that I tend to take some things for granted – and I shouldn’t. So…I’m grateful for gratitude lists and the reminders that they give me.

Embrace creativity – now that I am feeling better, I’m really working at getting back to creating. I’m working on a baby blanket for Project Linus and I’m also working on several articles for a blog that I started earlier this year. It really feels great to create … anything… again.