Walking Down a Different Street

[MileHigh]

My W is the same way, RL. She's always been very judgmental and critical of cheating. She's got a very black and white view of most things legal and moral. Except for when it affects her, it seems.

W hates driving after dark, or in rain, or especially snow. So, pretty much at all.... So she comes over, then doesn't want to drive home late. This is the second sleepover.

I so far have failed in that approach, but I'm keeping it in mind. I haven't been shot down, just haven't managed to give it a try yet.

[TryingToDo180]

RL, I've sent you a message on FB. Please could you open a separate account so that your friends and family don't see us or what we've been writing.We're trying to keep it as private as possible, I hope you understand Thank you soooooo much

[MileHigh]

I spent all night out in that darn pumpkin path, and no Great Pumpkin! Last time, I swear!

Not much new with my sitch. I wasn't feeling well, and W checked in on me several times and made sure to ask about my blood sugar.

She has mentioned Thanksgiving (although I wonder how she'd feel if I managed to go visit my family. I suppose I can do it around the holidays but not on Thanksgiving). Anyway, the next event is my birthday in a couple weeks. Although, I might be glad if we could all just forget that. They seem to be accumulating at an alarming frequency. Every year, there's another one! Every year, it seems to be here sooner!

[Not Quitting]

I spent all night out in that darn pumpkin path, and no Great Pumpkin! Last time, I swear!

Wrong pumpkin patch???

Not much new with my sitch. I wasn't feeling well, and W checked in on me several times and made sure to ask about my blood sugar.

Another positive

Anyway, the next event is my birthday in a couple weeks. Although, I might be glad if we could all just forget that. They seem to be accumulating at an alarming frequency. Every year, there's another one! Every year, it seems to be here sooner!

You’re only as old as you feel MH. Or, age is only a number .

[Not Quitting]

And we've missed you MH. I was thinking of sending an "everything okay?" post.

[TryingToDo180]

Yeah, where've you been MH? Catching up with your work I bet Sitting in pumpkin patches in the middle of the night won't do anything for your health, no wonder you've not been feeling well.
I see you've still got a good friendship with your W, that's good I'm getting jealous of you and NQ at the mo. My H is still stuck with the "being nice because he wants the house".

[MileHigh]

On the GAL front (we now around here that means organizing stuff, moving stuff, etc. right?) I managed to get some blankets out of the storage room and washed. I did overstuff the washer and caused a sleeping back to bunch up a bit because it wasn't supposed to go into the dryer. Oops. It, and a large blanket are draped over a shelf in the front room.

Which brings me to shelves. I have a very large front room that I don't use for much, as it only has a wood stove. It has a storage room off of it that I like to call the cold storage room. That's were all the holiday stuff, moving boxes (that have survived so many moves they're in tatters and mostly made of tape!) and that kind of stuff is stored (or abandoned). In reality the big room is nothing but storage and an entryway/mud room. I am going through all that crap now like I did the office closet. Lord, help me now.

I managed to empty 3 shelving units (lightweight plastic, easy to move around) that I'm going to move into the back room where I parked all W's stuff that she doesn't seem keen to move. I'm trying to migrate all her stuff onto shelves out there, so it's out of my way, and get all electronic/cables/gear/whatnot into the office. All my tools would ideally make it into the garage or the front of the front room where they're handy.

At the rate I'm going, much of this may make it's way onto my new year's resolution list, along with getting back on track for sleeping/meditating/exercising...

I have seen the enemy, and he is me (to paraphrase the great Pogo).

[TryingToDo180]

Once again MH, you've managed to put me to shame but at the same time motivating me to get something done. All I've managed to do this week is a bit of ironing, lol. Btw, when my support worker came round on Thursday, she said she doesn't know why H is complaining about the state of the house as it seems alright to her

[MileHigh]

That's good about the house. At least she'll back you up. He must really be nitpicking.

If only I'd finish something! I did break down and call a plumber so that job will at least get done. I may not get to raking up the leaves until Spring (sorry lawn) and I was so sad not to get the garage siding/trim/paint done... but, at least I'll be able to run the dishwasher and have the kitchen sink drain all winter.

I can't believe that I forgot I'm starting my 2nd week of vacation. I had a week off (plus a couple extra days) a week on, then another week off (don't ask - I have to schedule around on-call and other people's vacations). Sadly, I noticed this when I was working in the wee hrs on a Sat morning trying to tie up some loose ends on a problem that cropped up when I was away, and trying to get my time recording done. I had a nap this afternoon.... still not on a good sleep schedule (hence this 5 am post). Anyway, now I have to scramble to get an estimate done and send notifications, set my out of office reminder in email, etc. etc. So much work to take time off work.

[RosaLinda]

Hey DMR, doesn't the handyman do plumbing? ONLY KIDDING

Sorry, that was mean. But here we all were feeling sorry for you for having to get back into the work grind with the rest of us, and you have the nerve to say you are back on vacation again? I know what you mean about it being a lot of work to get things set so that you can take time off from work, and then....it'll all be piled up waiting for you once you have returned. Sigh....

Are you feeling better? What was your blood sugar this morning? How nice that W was worried about you! Did she drop by at all to bring you supplies? Have you made any progress on finding a new car? My H says he wants to sell both of our cars, and buy one newer vehicle we can both share, as he is usually feeling too sick to drive much. Does that sound like someone planning to leave his wife and go live with a Russian Tramp to you? I cannot decide. Maybe he'd feel better deserting me if he knew I had a reliable car? Bleech, insecurity.