I took my rings off today....well, I switched them to my right hand. I tried it out last weekend for a few hours and then had to put them back. Today, on my long drive to visit my family, I switched them again.
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I've never been big on strict schedules or routines, they stress me
out. But when it came to bedtime, we always had a nice little thing
going: stories, a few little songs, snuggles, goodnight kiss and see ya
on the flipside.
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Ok, that's probably obvious given that I started this blog. But
you'd think having this outlet would curb my tendency to blurt
out my relationship status to anyone who gives the
slightest crack of an opening.
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Thank whatever higher being you believe in for those moments that make
all the tantrums and whining and lunch-packing (yes, I hate it)
completely and perfectly worth it.
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Happy, that is. I'm a women's magazine junkie and they're always
telling you that if you fake being happy sometimes (like smiling even
though you don't feel like it), your mood might actually lift a little
bit in kind. So, given that I have no desire to think happy things, I'm
going to force it.
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"A Dream Home Undone by Divorce". That's the title of a piece in the New York Times today, and when I read it, I felt like I was reading about my own life (minus the multi-million price tag and the chic NYC address).
People often say that the grief process is anything but straight and
narrow. It ebbs and flows, and sometimes slams you right down out of
the blue. That's what happened to me this week.
After my last post, I received some good pieces of advice:
consider seeing a counselor individually (so on that sister, I've got
two!), keep a journal (have one, haven't been using it), and make a
list of what you like about being separated. Seems like such an
obvious way to get the brain to focus on the positives, yet it's never
occurred to me. So thanks for the tip(s), Anonymous, here's my first go:
Shawn: "Sure, it helps to know what a mucus plug is, but mostly guys need books that offers simple, streamlined, practical info that doesn't get bogged down with a lot of 'medical diagrams' or 'compound sentences.' Well have I got the book for you, Pops." Updated frequently.
