Wondering how to handle things

[mishka422]

Hey kissak! I saw the pics from your vaca and it looks like it was a fabulous time!

You say you wish you could move.....why can't you? I know the housing market bites, but is it something you could consider for the future?

In the meantime, changes of scenery are a real plus. They do lift your spirits. The best thing you can do for you and the kids now is to create new memories in your current area. Make new happy memories to overshadow the old 'family' memories.

For instance....something very simple that has helped me a lot....the restaurants we always went to as a family were strictly off limits for a while. We've started going again, when we can work it in the budget that is, but we make sure to order something very different than we used to and I make a point of absorbing the atmosphere of the place instead of associating a specific memory with it. I don't know if that makes any sense because in reading it back it sounds a little hokey to me, but that's the best I can explain it.