Depression and Crafting

I say to my friend Kristie, I am not sleeping well and am so tired that I haven't done any thing in the way of crafts.  Add to that I am getting a little depressed.  Kristie says well no wonder you're depressed you haven't done any crafting. 

It's pretty obvious what the problem is but what is the solution.  When I get depressed I don't want to do anything.  I just lay around and sleep and eat bad things like chocolate chip cookies and potato chips and candy.  Which is especially bad since I weigh over 300 pounds.  I don't feel inspired or creative and current projects just bring me down.   How do you make yourself do something when you don't have the energy to do the things you love?

I am working on my kids to get the house in shape.  I am hoping that this afternoon I when I get home I can get the Studio straightened up.  Part of the problem is the clutter.  I am a lousy house keeper and when I get home I don't want to clean.  With the kids all being teenagers it shouldn't get as messy as it does.  We all need to establish new habits and start putting things away and stop procrastinating.

Things should be backing off at work this week.  I should be able to get more sleep.  I am trying to eat better.  More non starchy veggies and salad, less starches, and less desserts.  Plus I am going to try and work on something every night. 

On Saturday, when my depression, was the worse I did about 1/2 of a chevron strip.  Sunday, I did 1 and 1/2 strips plus knitted 4 rows on a shawl.  I definitely feel better.  I have 13 strips done on my chevron quilt and am about 1/3 of the way through the 14th.  I have decided that 15 or 16 strips will be it.  I will find something else to do with the left over 2x4 pieces of fabric.  I am running out of some of the different prints and the lack of variety is making the strips less appealing.  I can come up with something creative for the remaining strips I am sure.

I have two or three projects to finish.  I am going to try free motion quilting on my bronchitis quilt and I still need to bind the full size quilt.  Plus there are others I just need to work on.  I have too many projects left undone to waste time being depressed.  I guess I will just have to force myself to get busy.  I know I will feel better once I do.