1. I signed up for the 5k Turkey Trot run in our neighborhood on Thanksgiving. I have wanted to start this tradition for years but never did because H always played football with his guy friends. Even though the rest of the day is up in the air (and I am dreading having to make plans so I am putting if off for as long as possible), the kids and I will be enjoying the run. We will start a new tradition. I figured it will be a big accomplishment to finish since i have not run a 5k since college and I only ran it to get extra credit in a class. I will be on an adrenaline high which should get me through the rest of the day. Plus I can eat as much as I want without feeling guilty after running.
2. I changed my Facebook settings so that H's posts no longer show on my news feed. After H went to a convention in September that OW also attended, OW started liking and commenting on his posts. She had never done it before (and we have known her and her family for ten years now). It is clear something has changed with them. It is something silly but this is one of the first things I have done to cut our connection a little. H does not know, but I do and I am OK with it. I was spending way too much time checking to see if she would comment, etc. I need to focus my time and energy on something else. Baby steps towards a new future ...whatever it may hold.
