I really have been a bit of a drag, when i am home. when i am at work i feel much more like me. home is taking care of my infirm parents (my choice) and basically being a single mom, while my husband travels around the country playing music. when he gets home, there is no "us time" he usually shuts himself off to decompress and the stays out of the house when he can. on the flip side he is great with my parents and has much more patience then i do. you are right. i need to be the opposite of a drag...what would that be? i need the personality that i show to my coworkers and friends. as far as looking hot - (and i love that you wrote "sexy thong thingys" - i will try to say it 10 times fast) that process has begun...only my husband claims that i am one of the most beautiful and sexy women he knows...and that is not the problem. last night he knocked on my door and came in for a bit and said he is sorry that the last few days have been so hard...he also said he has seen that i have made a bit of a breakthrough, but he just doesn't see a romantic future for us. drats! - another sleepless night after that. anyway, he left this morning for the west coast ( i am an eastcoaster) and will be back sunday night, when i will be out with a friend of mine seeing some of HIS friends play music in the city thanks for the advice and i hope for all of you that your situation is faring much better than my own (should i have written fairing?) oh well, off to work i go! have a great day everyone