Suddenly Separated in VA -- Part 2

[mimivac]

Mimi - I need to channel a little bit of you for myself. You seem to be well on your way to detachment even if you backslide occasionally.

With my H still being at home, and channeling Ward Cleaver himself, I feel like I'm on the detachment merry-go-round. Maybe one day.

Keep it up!

Btw - I know you mentioned your beauty regimen before. Can you tell it again. I think I need to start investing in myself a little more. I'm not really up for a lot of GALing outside of the house because of the vertigo issue, so I think this would be perfect for me.

Ro, thank you so much! Sometimes I feel that I am getting nowhere, but then one day I feel so much better that I know all of my past determination has had some effect. I really hear you that living in the same house with your h can be very challenging as far as detachment goes. I wish I had some advice, but I was even less detached when h was around all the time. I guess all you can do is to aggresively GAL and try not to base your activities, reactions, and emotions on what your h is doing or saying at the moment. Maybe meditation in a quiet room by yourself can help. I have always wanted to do it, but have never had the patience. This experience is certainly teaching me patience, and you, too, I would bet.

So, my beauty routine. I do this every Sunday night to relax and get ready for the week. Apart from a candlelit shower, it mostly involves my face. 1) facial scrub to exfoliate skin; 2) facial cleanser; 3) mud mask; 4) face refreshing spray to tone and balance; 5) serum to nourish and soften; 6) moisturizer; 7) undereye cream. I also plan to add a hair mask and body exfoliation at some point. I use naturopathica prodcuts, which are not cheap but make my skin feel amazing (I scour amazon and ebay for the best prices). They are also natural and free of toxic chemicals, which is really important to me. Thanks for asking!

Mimi