For others, the logistics of cooking can seem overwhelming, especially when meal planning, grocery shopping, chopping, and clean-up are factored in. “I find that it’s less the cooking and more grocery shopping that takes the majority of my energy,” says Shauna Morgan, who works in publishing and offered tips on Hardy’s thread. “When I go to the grocery store, if I’m in a depressive episode I sometimes wander around until I’m in tears.”

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma- which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” -Steve Jobs

You can sit here and write, or you can sit here and do nothing. But you can’t sit here and do anything else.