I've been out to Bill's shop learning how to run the lathe. He's making a 10 foot table which will have wagon wheels (like from a stage coach) at each end instead of legs and in each wheel must go an axle to connect to the long wooden piece running the length of the table. Well, I actually made the axle -- a 7/8" round dowel from a 2" square by 4 foot long piece of Mesquite -- the wood from which the table is made. It was a kick. I'm now certified on the lathe and the chop saw. And of course the shop vac and I know where every single tool lives!

Went to the pdoc today and we had a nice conversation about the customs of some of the countries he has lived in. He is from India and is well travelled in the middle East. Interesting to talk to because he has been in situations where he had to live under their religious-civil law. He says you have no idea what it is like. Trained in India, I find his philosophy of life and medicine very interesting. I have not asked, but I suspect he may be Buddhist. He approved of the cutting back I did on my Wellbutrin and said we must just be on the alert to see which way my mood tends to go when it does finally start moving. Knowing that it is cyclical, it will not stay stable like this forever but if we catch it when it starts to move an adjustment of medication may keep me stable. Living with bipolar is like living in the middle of a high suspense novel. We're constantly on the lookout for signs that we may be a little "off". How positive is that? I told him I thought I would start a mood chart. With my therapist advising that she feels I don't need to come so often, I will have to pay more attention myself. I sort of counted on her to notice signs of my mood changing. Maybe a mood chart will work. At least I'm in a stable enough mood to manage marking one consistently! Any thoughts?

Gotta get going and find a mood chart to use.. Peace to all of you out there.