Was very busy this weekend with lots of kids activities so that was good. Took my mind off everything. Had no contact w/W from late Thurs until Sat late morning other than me replying to one text w/a Yes. It took some will power and felt odd but seemed to do me good in reducing some stress. Even odder was when we did have contact she was extremely pleasant and now out of the blue she is wearing her wedding ring again. She didn't say anything about it and I'm not going to ask. I'm waiting for her to ask why I haven't put mine back on. If she does ask or comment I think my reply is going to be, "Should I be wearing it again?" and see what kind of response that elicits.
I've also been working on validating and I noticed that it really has a positive effect on conversation w/W. I have lots of room to improve on this and am concentrating on making it part of how I converse w/people every day.
Yesterday I saw glimpses of the real W not the stranger that she has been the last few months. I'm not sure if it is a sign that the fog is clearing a little or if she is just testing the water to see were I stand. I'm just pushing along and at the moment seem to be more up than down which is good. Being down for so long has worn me out.
