What weird start to the day, I'm feeling a little bit discombobulated with her decision to "come home for good." She won't be home until after 9 tonight, so it really shouldn't be much different, as I'm trying to change my sleeping habits to be sleeping by 10 so I can wakeup between 5-530AM and not feel dead.
I have not heard from her any changes on "wanting to work on us", so I'm taking this as a 'live-in roommate' situation, and nothing more. I could use a quick refresh on how to handle the following:
1. Money - I bring in over 80% of marital-income. Should I continue with a 'separate checking account', and start paying all the bills out of that account, she has car-loan in her name, but I'm the co-signer. That car payment (plus insurance), would take up about 75% of HER income. I already did the math, I could consume ownership of EVERY bill we have, and still be leftover with plenty to spare, but I don't think that's the right thing to do. What should she be paying for? Should we go strictly to a "my money / your money" financial system?
2. Morning and meal prep: I'm starting a new workout program, and diet to go with it. That means, waking up early, cooking good real food in the mornings, prepping meals, dinners, etc. If a "guest" was staying in my house and I was making an egg omelet with avocado or something, I would probably just make one for him/her as my guest. Do I treat this the same way with her staying back in the home?
3. I just know, since there have been NO boundaries talks, I will NOT be able to keep her out of the master bathroom. After I workout in the AM, I'm going to march upstairs and walk my naked butt into the master bath, and hop in the shower. Then I'm gonna take my nakedness and shake it all over the master bathroom while I dry out. (I'm laughing as I'm typing this, lol). I would actually be comfortable doing this in front of a stranger, so doesn't matter to me. So, is it up to HER to decide if she wants to be around my nakie body? ...this is kinda funny.
I'm sure I'll have more to follow up with as the day goes on and I think about more situational possibilities... but all for now.
