Wonder ~ WELCOME back...glad you got yourself some well-deserved pampering while you were South of the Border!!
As for this..
Quote: I think the PMA Queen calls this detachment. Or maybe it's the work I am doing on my own goal setting and boundaries. But it feels very good and healthy. It feels like bubble baths and dancing around the house. Like a tough but rewarding yoga workout.
You've got it honey!!!!!! Doesn't it feel so so good??!!!!
Keep us posted on the car thing, you've gotten good advice here!!
Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.... (thoreau)