How are you this week?

[elenetxu]

It's been a while since we've seen some activity on this board. How are you guys this week?

DH and I had a bad Sunday and Monday. He was tense for some reason and lost it on Sunday when I told him I'd install Microsoft Word when I could. Foolishly, I said some things out of frustration that I shouldn't have that totally escalated the situation. We talked it over when I got back from work yesterday and things seem a bit better today. He's still on edge though. I've got to look at the big picture: things have improved so, so much since he started going to the psychiatrist. That being said, he admitted yesterday that "The psychiatrist isn't working as well as it should because I don't believe in it." There are days when I wish DH hadn't majored in Psychology!

So, how are things going with you guys?

[flex]

I'm doing pretty well. Still busy with work--both in the office and with traveling.

But you know what, I'm getting a bit tired of my job. I love it very much and the pay is superb, but it's starting to get to me. I think part of it is due that I'm just a couple years away from retirement. I have made a suggestion to the "higher-ups" that I get a "golden parachute" payoff for 2015. If I could pay off all my bills in one fell swoop, I could sell my house and move back to Oregon two years early. But I haven't heard back from anyone if that is doable. My boss is back from a two weeks vacation, so I hope to talk to him about my brilliant idea lol

[elenetxu]

Sept 23, 2014 15:17:50 GMT -5 flex said:

I'm doing pretty well. Still busy with work--both in the office and with traveling.

But you know what, I'm getting a bit tired of my job. I love it very much and the pay is superb, but it's starting to get to me. I think part of it is due that I'm just a couple years away from retirement. I have made a suggestion to the "higher-ups" that I get a "golden parachute" payoff for 2015. If I could pay off all my bills in one fell swoop, I could sell my house and move back to Oregon two years early. But I haven't heard back from anyone if that is doable. My boss is back from a two weeks vacation, so I hope to talk to him about my brilliant idea lol

Gosh, that sounds like one hell of a plan! Hope the boss gives you that option! I have quite a while to go before I can start thinking about retirement

[flex]

It seems like only yesterday I was thinking retirement was EONS away. And now I'm staring it in the face. lol

[felicia]

So-so.

I've been bingeing (how DO you spell that?) more than I haven't been. H is coming to therapy with me tomorrow. There's so much he doesn't know about what's going on. My therapist thought it would be a good idea to have him come in so she could help me talk him through my feelings and why things are happening.

I'm not in the best emotional place. I'm feeling fat, ugly & lonely.

[mel]

I've been so incredibly busy this past week that all I really want to do is just stop and rest for a minute! It's that time of year at work where we go through our annual competency requirements which means a lot of classes and skills check offs.

It's helped because I haven't really had time to think about everything so it's been a great distraction. I was going to to go an AA meeting tonight at the suggestion of my therapist but I didn't (too nervous). I might try again tomorrow.

My job has been laying off some people and going through a "reorganization". So now I'm really concerned about my job security. Between that and my brother moving across the country I'm really hating living here and depressed and anxious about my life here. I have just a couple of friends here but they have been distancing themselves from me and I have no family here. My job and my son is all I've got. It's very lonely.

[Deleted]

Doing pretty well. All that budget stress is over! My boss is in the Pacific Northwest for the month. We had a long phone call yesterday about my work on the budget and she was very complimentary. All that stress and anxiety was such a waste. I burned up potentially good days with worry.

One of life's lessons I need to pray about...

I'm looking forward to driving to Seattle the weekend after next. My daughter will fly here, we'll drive up to Seattle, then I fly home. Leaving my car with her. Most excited for the valuable car time -- two days to visit uninterrupted!

Glad everyone is checking in. Thanks elenetxu for starting the thread.

[SwimDeep]

I broke a few eggshells this morning (apparently for things I said weeks ago), so I'm very anxious right now. H is cranky and brooding, and I'm having a hard time not letting it affect me. My therapist told me that people won't always react positively when they see that someone is changing/growing. She pointed out that my family acted out when they started to see me growing, and it makes sense that my H would also react to the changes I'm trying to make to myself too.

Setting boundaries in marriage is hard

I'm stressed with work too...I'm behind on a major project, so I've been busting my butt trying to get it done. Otherwise I would have been posting here over the weekend.

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Sept 24, 2014 10:24:54 GMT -5 SwimDeep said:

I broke a few eggshells this morning (apparently for things I said weeks ago), so I'm very anxious right now. H is cranky and brooding, and I'm having a hard time not letting it affect me. My therapist told me that people won't always react positively when they see that someone is changing/growing. She pointed out that my family acted out when they started to see me growing, and it makes sense that my H would also react to the changes I'm trying to make to myself too.

Setting boundaries in marriage is hard

I'm stressed with work too...I'm behind on a major project, so I've been busting my butt trying to get it done. Otherwise I would have been posting here over the weekend.

Good luck with that project!  Seems to be going around!