Women and Depression

I've been working a bit the last couple weeks, and so I become more exposed to studies and statistics. The last couple I've seen have kind of got my feathers ruffled.

First more women are on anti-depressants. Initially I say, "Well, there are more anti-depressants on the market and they're prescribed like candy." But I would like to blame the feminist movement. (Please don't take this the wrong way, I was big into feminism through jr high and high school. Maybe a little in college. I don't believe that men are better than women or visa versa. I never wanted to get married, or have children. I wanted to be the best PT on the planet and go on a mission when I was 19 not 21.) That being said I now know that we are not equal between the sexes. Not because of physical or mental strengths or weaknesses. We really have predestined roles to play on this earth.

I believe that women are more depressed because the feminist movement told them that they are entitled. That they can and should do everything that men do. That they should pursue careers and get to the top. So now women are not even getting married because they don't need a man in their life, or they're looking for the perfect man. That man doesn't exist. Men will not treat you like your girlfriends. They will not understand and sympathize. Just get past that thought. There is no Mr. Darcy. Anyway, so now women are climbing the corporate ladder instead of staying home and having children. Being fulfilled in the home life, because the world tells you that it's not happiness. You need and deserve to do more. Going against the plan causes depression.

Also, I'm a PT. I'm pretty into exercise as a cure all. It's actually proven that exercise is more effective in treating depression than medication. I think it's a well known fact that the world is obese. Go exercise and decrease depression.

Also Utah is particularly high in plastic surgery. How prideful are we? First of all Mormons need to mind their own business. No one else in the country is so interested in what their neighbors are doing or what possessions they own. So, there was also a conference talk about loving yourself for who you are and don't try to alter it. Heavenly Father made us look how we do and it's perfect in his sight. That should be enough. Second, this is the prideful fall in the BoM. We've been righteous and we've prospered, now we're setting our sights on the vain things of the world.

Camping with the Turks

Dylan throwing rocks into Cecret Lake.

We barely made the 1 mile hike in.

Dylan loves his Auntie Jenny.

Wes told Dylan to rub his hands together over the fire then put them on his cheeks to stay warm. It got down to 37F during the night. BRRRRR!

Jenny and Drew made us a very excellent breakfast. Bacon, eggs and pancakes.

I Think I'm Back

It's 10:30 and I've exercised, made and cleaned up breakfast, did the dishes, made the bed, a couple loads of laundry, showered, both Dylan and I are dressed. This is a new record. For the past couple months this has usually taken until at least 1:00, sometimes all day.

Now is this because I'm actually waking up, or did Wes use reverse psychology on me this morning. While I was eating breakfast he came in and told me I was a good mom. Naturally I became suspicious. First of all, Wes complimenting me is unpresidented, it threw me for a loop. Second, when he said this Dylan was behind the TV playing with the cables. Not really the safest place to play. Am I really awake for the first time in a couple of months, or am I trying to prove to Wes that I am a good mom?

Review the Resolutions

It's September, we're nearing the end of the year and I haven't done as well as I'd hoped on the Resolutions this year. It's not too late, I can still get some done.

*Learn to snowboard- Done. This I did, my sis-in-law Toni was a snowboard instructor @Brighton and did a fabulous job teaching me. I just wish I hadn't followed Wes down that black diamond. Many bad words were said and names were called.

*Go camping to someplace new- Done. Last weekend we camped at Albion Basin. It's new.

*Take 10,000 steps/day- my pedometer has been in my car since the first of the year to get the battery changed, and it's still there with a dead battery. I feel like I did well on this one until the last couple months when I couldn't get off the couch.

*Go to a continuing ed course- Gonna be done. It's now required for PT's so I'm going to one in October and one in November.

*Work on #2 in the summer- Done. It was a little earlier than I originally planned, but #2 should be make a debut in April.

*Scrapbook Dylan's 1st year digitally- Done twice. I did it 1st with Photoshop Elements, then again on Shutterfly.com which doesn't take as long and slow down my computer.

*Be more sincere- Not sure. Ask Wes and he'll say I'm down right nasty. I'll keep working on this one.

*Read only Church lit. on Sundays- Totally blew this one. I'll buckle down and start again.

*Pay off the cars by March- Done. But it wasn't until August.

*Read a classic everyother book- Not done. I don't know how committed I am to this anymore. My brain is too tired to expand to new horizons.

*Clear the wake with a grab- Not done. Not gonna happen this year.

*Do 1 tri-sprint and 1 10K- Not done. Not gonna happen this year.

*Have FHE every week- Not done. We're losers. We'll have family home evening tonight. We'll talk about the prophet.

Ok, that was like 50%. Some I just need to recommit to.

Cute Boy

My friend Jenny took these pictures at Wheeler Farm the other day.








Maybe if we're really good this year, our next kid will be as cute.

How Do You Say It?

I just noticed that my copy of Catching Fire is at the library. I read the synopsis and it mentioned Peeta's name. Now do you say it like how the British say Peter, and drop the R? Or is it more like Pita bread since he's a baker's son?

Isn't that the beauty of reading to yourself most of the time? You can say weird names however you want.

I Had a Dream

Seriously, the nightmares have to end. First my horse violently attacks me, now there are zombies.

I had and I Am Legend nightmare. The zombie/vampire people were chasing us down on a bridge (there were a few of us, none that I recognized). They killed some of us while the rest of us hid under the bridge, then the just passed on. Then this group of weird looking people were riding up to us on low rider bikes. Almost too late we realized they were the vampire people with Bill Clinton (and other characters)masks on. These were trying to trick us into letting them approach us. So we pretended we were zombies trying to eat our friends. It was disgusting, but they were stupid enough to think we were like them and moved on.

How horrible is that? Turning to cannibalism in your sleep. I spent the rest of the night singing songs from the Primary program to drown out the images.

Not my best night's sleep.