I can SOOO relate to that moment when it HITS you that the internal diaglogue (in my case full of worries and anxieties, and worst case scenarios) is quiet....(at least temorarily, and then seriously muted thereafter for the most part)
My first thought was "So this is what normal people feel like!"...but then who, exactly is "normal"?
Don't you dare apologize for feeling better and DOING stuff rather than bbing!!!
I can also relate to the whole groceries/cooking scenario. Had NO idea CJ liked to shop, plan, cook as much as he does. Like you I'd just ASSumed it was MY job...and was so irritable, perfectionistic etc. that I pretty much squelched his culinary self-esteem.
When I let go of THAT rope, all KINDS of great things started to happen...wait a second....maybe I can blame these 20 pounds on HIM???