(((Yail))). I do so admire your one-foot-in-front-of-the-other attitude and your capacity for self-reflection and forgiveness. You really are one of a kind and have been such a great support to me and others on here Yail. I think you are wise beyond your years and I never had any doubt that you would get to the place you are at.

So happy you have found some things to like about apartment living. One of my favourite places I have lived was in an apartment that backed onto a large creek (almost a river). I could hear the rushing water at night and when I was feeling stressed, I would go out in the middle of the creek, sit down on a rock and just let the water rush by me. I could hear nothing else and it was so peaceful and amazing. That place holds such a special place in my heart.

So cool that you know how to knit. I think I may have knit a scarf in my younger days but that’s about it. Don’t remember much about it. The image you painted of you in your new sweater and your pink lipstick was so beautiful. I could see you in my mind’s eye...full of life, love and light and ready to take on the world and whatever it has in store for you. You are a force, no doubt.

Oh...and btw... I REALLY hope you find your Jaqueline!!! (((HUGS)))