To beat depression symptoms: Start even if you don’t feel like it. Stop before time is up, before you want to or before you are exhausted.

Make a deal with yourself you only have to do it for five minutes. Small parts or time lengths. Starting is the hard part. Doing it actually feels better than avoiding it.

To prioritize: Remember that many things may equally or also be important. Don’t let one rob another.

To move forward: Permission includes both time and resources to make it happen or to get them. (Don’t be a wicked step-mother to yourself).

As a mother: Nice is not softening consequences. Fair is nice because it is fair for everyone.

DSH