Hi Lytaz,
Hope you are settling in and finding your way around the forum. I won't be able to help you with any technical details, as I am not too good at that! Ha. Ha.
When I feel myself starting to sink into the blues, I try to distract myself. It doesn't always work but is certainly worth a try. If it is not bucketing down with rain I will go out into the garden.
I am a bit like you with plant names. I told a friend I had just bought a new plant at the garden nursery. She asked me what it was. I told her it had green leaves and would have yellow flowers in spring. We both cracked up laughing.
Inside distractions for me may be reading, doing some craft in front of the T.V. a Sudoku puzzle, writing down how I am feeling so I better understand if anything is bothering me, drawing, painting (both of which are rather random) or playing card games on the computer if my husband is not glued to it.
Some days it is all too much and I go to bed for a while, then try to encourage myself to find something to do that will give me a sense of achievement, even if it is just sweeping the floor or cleaning out a drawer in the kitchen.
Your dog is very cute. We have a fat cat and 3 goldfish in a pond outside.
Hope your day goes okay for you.
Cheers, from Mrs. D.
