thanks Brit. I've found that the process of letting go of expectations is more like taking bricks out of a wall, one by one, rather than being able to knock over the whole wall in one go. every time i think i've done it, i find some other expectation to eliminate.

as much as it might sound like it here, i'm not really dwelling on his actions/inactions too much. i'm living my life but i'm stuck in a holding pattern while i wait for him to come forward with the settlement offer.

i'm still GAL (joined some new activities, cooking a lot, still keeping up with my gym routine). i'm still reading pema and picked up a new book that discusses breaking out of nasty/overly nice routines (i can't say too much about it, i'm only in chapter 4).

i really need a vacation. once i have a better idea of what's going on with the house and my finances, i can deal with that.