It's been a good week. I did ski last Sunday which was awesome. Great to get away and I hope to go again next weekend. I emailed with STBX re: bills and the filing this week with confidence and didn't obsess about my words or how he'd react.

I had been wondering how I'd hang the Christmas lights by myself this year, but today seemed like a good day to tackle it. I pulled all the lights and decorations out, checked the strands and with a 6 ft ladder I got the lights hung. Woohoo! I have a couple dead spots I need to work on tmrw but I feel great that I did it on my own!

Tomorrow we will go up to the cabin and cut down a Christmas tree. Today we made lefsa at my sister's. My family has a lot of holiday traditions, and it's somewhat hard to continue on w/o my dad or H, but it's still enjoyable.

Lately I had been feeling like a victim about my sitch with so many challenges this year, etc. But my mindset now is to make the best of my sitch, be strong AND happy for my kids and enjoy each day.