One of DH's friends is a functioning alcoholic. yesterday, his wife of 20 years announced she's had enough and leaving him.
I am torn between being (honestly, a little) sad for him and being a horrible person for secretly cheering her on--he treated her like a "gd taxi driver to and from the bar." (Her words, not mine.)
I have a new boss and she started yesterday. She is the polar opposite of my old boss and this scares me because I loved my old boss. To make this MM, she doesn't want me to use my paper planner anymore She said I need to be using my outlook calendar. WTF?
Post by explorer2001 on Feb 2, 2013 14:06:40 GMT -5
I had my heating and A/C tune up, did a load of laundry, did dishes, paid bills, etc. Then dropped donations off at q charity on my way into the office. I'll be here until 7 ish. Then I'm meeting a friend for dinner.
We are having friends over to play board games tonight. I made cookies for dessert, I ate more than a cookies worth of raw dough and one warm cookie straight from the baking sheet. Has already made my day better!
Post by orangeblossom on Feb 2, 2013 15:09:49 GMT -5
I went to Nordstrom for a bra fitting. Suffice it to say, I was totally wearing the wrong size (cup and band). It's funny though, because I've been fitted repeatedly and told I was a 36B. I went because I'd gained weight and that at a minimum the cup size was too small. I was surprised about the band being a 34. I guess it's time to buy new bras.
JCP is having a really good sale, but I resisted and only bought what I felt were necessities (workout clothes and one bra), even though there were other clothes I liked.
I was just enjoying a lazy evening last night, when I suddenly came across a mention of Brandon Sanderson doing a book signing just a couple blocks away for the final Wheel of Time book! I literally ran out the door with my copy, then stood in line for 2 hours.
He signed my book "To 'niemand88f', The End." I actually got chills seeing that. I've been reading this series for SO long
I am super excited for the Super Bowl tomorrow. Go Niners!!! That said, I'm feeling lazy and anti-social and don't want to go to the party we were invited to so I'm going to stay home, get a take-and-bake pizza, and enjoy the game with DH, just the two of us.
There is a guy looking at the house next door to possibly rent it. We started talking because our dogs were barking and he was laughing. I had to almost literally bite my tongue to tell him to wait as our house will be for sale in a few weeks.
Post by belovedbride07 on Feb 2, 2013 21:00:54 GMT -5
We went on a six-mile hike today and my hip joints are so sore! We've showered and done a bunch of housework since getting home, but now I'm camped out on the couch with a heating pad between my legs.
Trying for #3; FET 8/18 -- BFN. Leaving things up to chance for now... After three years, three IVFs, and two FETs, we finally have our miracle babIES!
I don't know if my niece living here is going to work. On one hand, she's 18 and I feel like I shouldn't oversee everything she does, on the other hand, she won't do jack shit about anything unless I demand it.
I was just enjoying a lazy evening last night, when I suddenly came across a mention of Brandon Sanderson doing a book signing just a couple blocks away for the final Wheel of Time book! I literally ran out the door with my copy, then stood in line for 2 hours.
He signed my book "To 'niemand88f', The End." I actually got chills seeing that. I've been reading this series for SO long
This is awesome! I'm pissed that they aren't releasing the e-book version of the last book until April. I am re-reading the series until then. I like the Sanderson books more than the Jordan books, I think Sanderson manages to avoid restating a lot of the descriptions that don't add anything to the narrative (how many times do you need to read about Domani dresses?!?).
I don't know if my niece living here is going to work. On one hand, she's 18 and I feel like I shouldn't oversee everything she does, on the other hand, she won't do jack shit about anything unless I demand it.
This is hard.
I'm sorry. I hope everything falls into place soon.
I hurt, like all the time. If I sit for 20 minutes, my muscles hurt when I stand up and walk around. If I exercise, my muscles hurt. Its painful to get out of bed in the morning. If I wear heels, my feet and calves ache. It just seems like I ache all the time.
I'm trying to figure out if there is something wrong with me or if this is just what pushing 40 feels like.
My whole day is on an upswing because of something as simple as running into my favorite yoga teacher at our local farmer's market. I've lived here a year and rarely run into anyone I know at the farmer's market (or anywhere).
One of DH's friends is a functioning alcoholic. yesterday, his wife of 20 years announced she's had enough and leaving him.
I am torn between being (honestly, a little) sad for him and being a horrible person for secretly cheering her on--he treated her like a "gd taxi driver to and from the bar." (Her words, not mine.)
It's not alcoholism unless it impairs functioning, so there is not such thing as a "functioning alcoholic". Just one who hasn't hit rock bottom.
Though maybe this will do it if he actually cleans up. His wife leaving may be the best thing to happen to him if he uses it as motivation to change his life.
H is on a new "I'm going to be more helpful around the house" kick.
This means he bathed the baby, and then coated him with Aquaphor...even his hair.
Now he is making dinner, the oven is smoking, every pot in the kitchen is dirty and he's muttering.
I'm sure he'll get it figured out.
This is why if I ever have a son, I plan to teach him to cook and clean starting at age 10 or 12 like I did when it was socially acceptable to be incompetent.
I'm going to get my hair cut today. Last time my stylist told me I don't like shoulder length hair, but I wanted it cut anyway. She was right of course, so I'm back to growing it out.
We went out to dinner out by my parents' house last night with my sister and her husband. The restaurant we went to is on this old estate, has a two-mile driveway, and is really beautiful, particularly because a light snow was falling. Incredibly enchanting.
We ate at a big communal table in the bar room, where a birthday party was going on. It was really nice -- everyone was very friendly and having a great time.
All of a sudden we start seeing flashing lights outside, but don't think much of it until it has continued for like a half an hour. As it turned out, an older couple had taken its SUV out of valet, went too fast, and flipped their car on its side like 10 feet later.
It was incredibly surreal to see -- here we are in this beautiful, lively room where everyone is having a great time, and outside the window there is this beautifully lit courtyard with a blanket of snow on the ground and more coming down, and people waiting in full-length furs for their cars to come from valet -- while another 10 feet up the driveway is a car on its side next to a tree and 20 firemen trying to extract the couple who are trapped in their car.
One of DH's friends is a functioning alcoholic. yesterday, his wife of 20 years announced she's had enough and leaving him.
I am torn between being (honestly, a little) sad for him and being a horrible person for secretly cheering her on--he treated her like a "gd taxi driver to and from the bar." (Her words, not mine.)
It's not alcoholism unless it impairs functioning, so there is not such thing as a "functioning alcoholic". Just one who hasn't hit rock bottom.
Though maybe this will do it if he actually cleans up. His wife leaving may be the best thing to happen to him if he uses it as motivation to change his life.
Fair enough. I am hoping that this is a new start for both of them.
I was just enjoying a lazy evening last night, when I suddenly came across a mention of Brandon Sanderson doing a book signing just a couple blocks away for the final Wheel of Time book! I literally ran out the door with my copy, then stood in line for 2 hours.
He signed my book "To 'niemand88f', The End." I actually got chills seeing that. I've been reading this series for SO long
I'm jealous! The nearest signing to me to 30 minutes away without traffic and when is there no traffic in LA on a weekday? I probably won't make it on time.
I am so, so sad. Our closest friends did something that I consider to be a betrayal, so I feel like I don't have any friends at all right now. I know I will get over it, but I feel so hurt that this thing they did was important enough to do anyway when I was upfront about the fact that it would hurt me.
Also it is really the husband, and I feel bad that the wife is essentially collateral damage in all this. Ugh. I just feel terrible that I can't just turn off feeling hurt and betrayed.
I am so, so sad. Our closest friends did something that I consider to be a betrayal, so I feel like I don't have any friends at all right now. I know I will get over it, but I feel so hurt that this thing they did was important enough to do anyway when I was upfront about the fact that it would hurt me.
Also it is really the husband, and I feel bad that the wife is essentially collateral damage in all this. Ugh. I just feel terrible that I can't just turn off feeling hurt and betrayed.
What happened? Is there a chance you are overreacting or that they may sincerely apologize?
Maybe it's a good time to work on rebuilding some old relationships that have lapsed? Put out a few feelers and see who might be willing to reconnect.