Therapy Goals

Went to my first therapy appointment the other day. I'll be seeing the therapist once every 2 weeks for now.

We talked a little about why I'm seeking therapy - coping w/getting older, not being able to set goals, not having any drive/ambition/motivation/inspiration, trying to foster creativity, not being able to move forward.

So my first 'assignment' is to set small goals and actually complete them. She asked me if I felt better, what would I do? My response was pulling weeds, doing more housework, things I feel I've been neglecting. All basically chore-based, and she mentioned that I didn't include anything fun in that list. I had to think about it, because most of what was once fun isn't fun anymore, so I don't think about it. Even things I used to enjoy, like cooking, have become onerous chores. The more I have to think about what I can eat, the less I want to eat and the more I view cooking as a pain in my ass.

At any rate, since I can't really come up w/any concrete goals, I'm making a list.

SMALL GOALS
- Get my hair cut & dyed
- Pull weeds - aint gonna happen this week, due to cipro-induced red man syndrome. I am in solar avoidance atm.
- Go through books, decide which ones to donate to library
- Finish my Cheshire cat shirt - am working on it
- Iron the pile of clothes sitting on the bench in my room - That pile of clothes has been sitting on the bench in the corner of my room for over a year. Basically since before I quit the county job. I whittled it down to like the last dozen shirts or so, and I did finish it. Now I'm getting rid of the bench, too.

MEDIUM GOALS
- Start walking the dog more religiously - kidney infection/red man syndrome/mid-pill cycle period interference
- Work with Rob to develop meal plans that will introduce some new dishes into my repertoire - talked to Rob about this at least
- Go see the dietitian since I now have a referral

BIG GOALS (that cost money)
- GET TO A DENTIST - my kidney infections are probably directly related to my cavities
- Painting my bathroom
- Learn to ride a bike
- Get some plants for the yard

BIG GOALS (that are cheap)
- Go somewhere once a week
- Get some of this paperwork & crap offa my desk - partially accomplished. Some of it has moved to a drawer at work.