ssmjlm, I am SO sorry to hear this. I remember you posting about her addiction in the past, and I'm very sad that this is how things went. I hope your family finds some peace with this. Addiction is such an awful thing.
It was absolutely beautiful weather here yesterday, so H and I walked down to the harbor after work and had a beer at a restaurant overlooking the water. I am still not used to living somewhere with so many options of things to do. I love that we live close enough to walk to so many things - there is a near zero chance we would have driven down there (between time and parking) but it was so nice to just stroll down there for an hour after work.
I am getting really itchy for H to find a job and for us to have an idea of our HHI. We have a target range that we're expecting him to get hired at, but it's hard to know what's accurate and how long it will take him to find something. He finishes his internship and graduates at the end of June, but I'm anticipating at this rate that it will be at least a month or two after that before he starts something new. I am just really burned out on life being up in the air, I guess. We know we're staying locally for the forseeable future due to my new job, but I have no idea if we're going to need a second car, what his student loan payment will be monthly, how much we'll take home monthly, where we should live based on commutes and budget, etc. After going through a match process last year and then moving halfway across the country, having to find 2 new jobs for myself, etc, I'm just super ready for some stability and to get our financial footing under us. We're doing just fine getting by and doing fun things and paying our bills or whatever, but I feel like there has been no progress on working toward any financial goals or anything like that and I'm ready for that to change.
cleo29, you’re not an asshole. You’re doing a great job despite all the stress you’re under. Take a breath and let this one thing go. We all have moments we aren’t proud of.
@sameoldstory, on your wfh days, can you go for a couple of 10-15 minute walks around your neighborhood? And walk around the house if you’re on the phone and don’t need to be at your computer.
A guy on my team had a stroke last night. Thankfully he is out of surgery and talking. It sounds like his prognosis is good. But it was still a gut punch of a phone call to get.
I had a great morning with the boys and getting them off to school. Worked steadily through the morning and now I’m taking a break to walk the dog.
I may blow off the afternoon to get a couple things we need from Home Depot and ikea. Now that we’ve made so much progress with unpacking and organizing I’m eager to keep going and get stuff done that’s on our list. My plan for today is to hang shelves in the dining area and laundry room, get those organized, and build an ikea wardrobe for our garage so we have a drop zone for shoes, coats, and bags.
Post by lexxasaurus on Apr 24, 2019 13:39:13 GMT -5
ssmjlm I'm so sorry to hear this. Addiction is a beast for everyone involved. Sending good thoughts your way.
Target has scheduled me for 25-30 hour weeks with shifts on Saturday AND Sunday for 3 weeks in a row now because "we had extra workload" and they "needed me". No. I have it on my schedule to work 20 hours, and had an agreement to work only Sundays (my therapy appts and BF's only day off is Saturday) so I'm annoyed. And also thinking about buying concert tickets for next Thurs, when I'm supposed to be at one of my 5 damn shifts, and calling in sick that day. I would feel bad about it screwing up the night shift but I don't think I care enough to not do it.