Post by glitzyglow on Jun 17, 2016 14:38:13 GMT -5
shoofly, I'm glad you're keeping busy. I know the pain of a breakup sucks, but onward and upward from here!
Eureka1984, ooh, that's exciting! I get you on the trying not to get too excited. I feel like our dating experiences have been similar, so I'm so glad you are excited!
cuddlyevil and @lemonlover, most of my wardrobe is black, too. I just love wearing black and I feel confident in it. And all my lipsticks go with black.
Post by glitzyglow on Jun 17, 2016 14:11:11 GMT -5
I'm trying to teach myself to become an Instagram pro for work. I wish I could just *know* it. Blerg. I don't mind learning, I just want to learn from my bed. After a nap.
Post by glitzyglow on Jun 17, 2016 11:49:23 GMT -5
Consulting a lawyer would be the best first step. Your state may have guidelines that he has to provide spousal support or other options that might help benefit you throughout the proceedings.
I'm sorry you are in this situation. It is difficult, but you do deserve peace and happiness.
@lemonlover , that sucks. It's always good to take time for oneself!
It makes you think what's wrong with me that attracts these guys! I really like the podcast "Your kickass life" which is a self help. I listen to it in the morning when I get ready for work!
TBH, I wouldn't mind a good fwb situation. Preferably in my apartment complex so there's no driving or chance that it gets too late and he wants to sleep over. /Lazy
Ooh, I'll check out that podcast. I love self-help stuff. I can honestly say that self-help books/cds/podcasts/videos have been very helpful in my life.
Post by glitzyglow on Jun 17, 2016 11:12:13 GMT -5
cuddlyevil , I need a bf STAT or else I'm nothing. I actually think I'm really at peace as of late with being single, which is making me feel super breezy about dating. Give me a month though...that breeziness might be gone, lol.
@lemonlover, that sucks. It's always good to take time for oneself!
Serenity9, congrats on the move! I hope it brings all sorts of great things into your life!
None there. There's no major artists playing and it's more of a "local" event than tourist event, so I'm hopeful if we get there when the gates open that we'll be fine.
Post by glitzyglow on Jun 17, 2016 10:07:47 GMT -5
In a relationship? Dating around? Fwb? Taking a break? Please share!
As for me, I'm trying to be lax and have a fun summer, letting it take me where it will. That means I'm trying to be less judge-y in my online dating picks and less intense in my expectations for everything. I went out with a guy 2x last week and he mentioned going out again this weekend, but no solid plans have been made. He scored major points last weekend by turning on the Hamilton soundtrack in the car because he remembered that I had mentioned that I liked it.
This week has been insane and it's only my Thursday. I am mentally and physically exhausted.
Tonight is a music thing that I mentioned back in May that I wanted to go to, but then I had forgotten about it until my roommate told me this week that she took off work so we could go. I honestly would rather not go, but I feel guilty that my roommate took off work because I said I was going. I meant to buy tickets yesterday, but then all that craziness went down at work and I totally forgot; it turns out you could only buy advance tickets before 5pm yesterday. This event sells out of tickets sometimes, so I'm going to feel super guilty if we get to the gate and all the tickets are gone.
Post by glitzyglow on Jun 16, 2016 16:28:09 GMT -5
Thanks doglove and stephreloaded. My boss and another higher up moved quickly, which I'm glad for, but I'm frustrated that my safety was potentially compromised and still could be in the future because of this incident. My boss is lighting fires right now and the person we really need to talk with is out-of-town, but I'm thankful to have a such a great, responsive boss on my side.
I have deleted my online dating app. I'm not the best version of myself right now and have no business dating. I'm really proud of myself for recognizing this.
You should be proud, that's a great step to healing properly and gaining awesome self-awareness! Great job!
@pdx18, I would still be floating, too, lol!
Eureka1984, it is hard, I feel in a similar spot. I hope something comes along for you to get you in a more fulfilling career. Change is scary and the thought of failure is daunting, but lately I've been listening to stuff about failure and reading about conquering fear and I think it's helping me. I feel much closer to taking a leap into the unknown than I did a month ago.
Post by glitzyglow on Jun 16, 2016 11:27:15 GMT -5
I had an odd situation happen at work 2 weeks in a row and I reported it today. It makes me a little nervous, so I'm feeling antsy and my stomach is flippy. :?
During my lunch break I started watching Nurse Jackie. I can't wait for lunch each day so I can keep watching!
Post by glitzyglow on Jun 16, 2016 11:05:12 GMT -5
I don't think I'd mention to her that you feel like she's doing this for money. I might ask her what she loves about him, what makes her want to marry him, etc., in more of an inquiring way than an accusatory way to get a better feel on the situation.
I would just tell him that if he's still up to post the stuff on ebay, have at it or suggest taking it to consignment shops. If he's rude about it, I would just let it go.
bg and stephreloaded, I love tennis and played in high school. I recently convinced a friend to play with me and it was so fun. I think I am going to join a meetup group of tennis players, although I'm super intimidated because I'm nowhere near my old level of play!
I am a sleepy grump today. I had a staff meeting this morning, so I had to be up an hour earlier than normal. However, I was up almost 2 hours earlier than normal because my cat woke up and decided to rub loudly all over a box in my room...a box that's been in my room for weeks that he never paid notice to until early this morning. I ran him off, and naturally he felt betrayed so he meowed loudly in the living room to let the world know of the injustice he had suffered. Then he came back into my room to revenge eat his food loudly. I finally got up and that jerkface got into my bed and promptly went to sleep.
I'm having dinner with an old coworker tonight. Normally I'd be thrilled, but I'm tired and am pouty that I can't go home after work to go to sleep, lol. On my lunch break I am going to go buy an extra-large coffee.
Tradazone made me so hazy throughout the day that it seemed pointless. I was in the throes of extreme insomnia and I think I did sleep, but the consequence of feeling so groggy and out of it throughout the day cancelled out the sleeping.
Post by glitzyglow on Jun 11, 2016 17:29:38 GMT -5
Does anyone have Urban Decay Fireball eye shadow and MAC's Expensive Pink eye shadow? I know they aren't dupes, but I'm curious how similar they are in person.
I don't have any plans this weekend. I just plan on relaxing and maybe do some de-cluttering. Since taking on more responsibility at work, due to the partner leaving, I've become a borderline neat-freak and detest clutter.
The older I get, I find myself becoming neater and owning less as well. I am going through my closet on Monday and donating all the clothes I don't wear and I'm going through my bookshelf and getting rid of all the books I never plan on reading again. I love purging my life of stuff I don't want/don't use.
Post by glitzyglow on Jun 11, 2016 10:33:07 GMT -5
My lawyer put a paragraph in my divorce decree stating that something about me changing my last night from MarriedName to MaidenName should I make the decision to revert back (although in the decree, I didn't *have* to do it). I ended up legally changing my last name to my stepfather's last name. If I do marry again, I would consider hyphenating my name, but I'll never drop my current last name. It's going on my tombstone, lol.