Yes. I am GAL I go out to vball every Tuesday. Also have similar career focused people at school now I am getting to know
My kids. I talk to them every other night( older 2) and see them as much as possible. Will be the same with little ones. I try and plan outings and things we can do when I do have them with me
My family... That is a tough one. My parents have put a lot of stress on my marriage with their choices on how to communicate with us and what they feel is right without respecting is as the parents of the children. To the point they told me that they don't consider W to be the parent of the older 2 as she is step parent and she could never love them like the 2 we had together. They made plans to take the older 2 camping this summer and told me alone about it after all the plans had been made with my ex wife. They also lied to ex and said they had talked to me about it. I was only told about the trip when it was planned and a done deal as they felt it was the only way they would be able to do it. It's not that I would have said no but they went behind my and W back to make the plans and when I confronted them about how I felt they handled it wrong I was pretty much told they thought they did nothing wrong. It's difficult for me to respect them after the disrespect they showed me and my marriage.
And ya. I am finding new things to do. Reconnecting with old friends making plans to go out with groups of friends. Stuff that was put on the back burner not because of R but my video game addiction. I would come home eat and sit at computer. That is the first thing I cut from my life and it is 100% better because of it
The person that you will spend the most time with in your life is yourself, so make yourself as interesting as possible.