Cat and Matilda, This weekend my W and I worked on clearing-out her bedroom in order for it to be painted. The handyman came on Sunday, and we helped him strip the two layers of wallpaper off the walls. My W filled four bags with clothes she no longer wears, and I dropped it off at the local Goodwill store.
My W wants to go to Hawaii this spring, but the nature of my job prevents me from taking too much time off in the near future. This is partly why she wants me to look for another one.
I proposed to her that I could take off one week in the spring, and two weeks in the summer. This would allow me three months of giving my employer straight attendance.
She thought about this for several days, and returned with the proposal that we go to Puerto Rico this spring for one week. This would fit in with our latin dancing interests. Hawaii will have to wait.
I seem to be worrying about her smoking more intensely lately. Perhaps, it's because she's been talking more quitting and getting my hopes up. She hasn't yet took the leap and started the work. My smoking cessation book would say that she's in the Preparation stage.
I'm transferring these feelings onto the page, during my daily writing ritual. I've sketched a story about a retired couple, where the wife is on oxygen, and the husband has to deal with his conflicting feelings of compassion and anger towards his wife. In my work, I have a client who is diagnosed with lung cancer, so am using her as a catalyst for this story. We'll see how this story develops, or if I abandon it.
CL
CL 53 W 54 M 20 yrs. 03'-09' Separation + Old Patterns + GAL 10-14' Piecing
"The Master allows things to happen. She shapes events as they come."
