Hmmmmm... How about when she starts venting about work, you could say...

"You know, we just spent ten hours in that hell hole... Let's talk about something else..."

"Hey, how about them Rangers, huh? Man, they are killing me!"

"Not to change the subject, but I just tied this great recipe for cannoli dip! The stuff rocks! Want to try some?"

Boundaries can be a bugger. It is hard to set a limit without coming across in a negative way. Being frustrated makes it harder.

BTW... quit counting the days. It is not a proactive thing.

“Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out” ― Art Linkletter

M - 06/01
D - 05/14