The weekend passed pretty quietly. My ex, of course, was demanding to know where the kids were, demanding I bring them back, demanding I have them call him - the kids actually didn't want to call and speak with him, though. So I told them that I would text him that they'd call him tomorrow … Continue reading Big Changes, Part 4
Category: Family Life
Big Changes, Part 3
We - the four of us helping and me - got in our vehicles and drove to my new place. It didn't take long to unload, and then we stood outside my new apartment while one of my coworkers had a smoke. My other coworker told me he was going to use some of his … Continue reading Big Changes, Part 3
The Limits of Crowd-Sourcing
I am now dealing with a divorce while seeking to reenter the work force. This had me pondering which was worse - telling the recruitment agency I'm in the middle of a divorce, or withholding that information until the point I'm in the middle of an assignment and asking for time off so I can … Continue reading The Limits of Crowd-Sourcing
A Space Of My Own
I've got a bit of a headache right now, which is clinging to me in spite of having taken a couple of ibuprofen earlier. Worth it. I'd brought up to my husband that I had a solution to our sleeping arrangements. Not a great solution, but a solution. The boys weren't using their walk in … Continue reading A Space Of My Own
Telling the Kids & Making it Public
We told the kids on the 30th. I found it incredibly difficult to fall asleep and probably got 3 hours. We'd agreed to tell them around 10am, when everyone would be awake and have eaten breakfast. I'd recently installed Dragon Age: Origins, which I'd purchased during a Steam sale, so I finally loaded it up … Continue reading Telling the Kids & Making it Public
Hell Week, Part 2
I'd barely had a chance to speak with my oldest sister L and younger sister R, and I had wanted to let them know at least a little bit of what was going on in my life, seeing as how the public announcement of the divorce is only a month away. L had been stuck … Continue reading Hell Week, Part 2
Hell Week, Part 1
I was starting to think the holidays with my family weren't going to be so bad after all, but I came back Sunday feeling like I'd been kicked in the heart, so it seems my pessimism was warranted. There are times when I really wish my intuition and assessment of the facts would be wrong. … Continue reading Hell Week, Part 1
Tennessee Again
My dad's best friend died last week. He was discovered in his apartment during a well check, having apparently passed from either a sudden heart attack or stroke. My dad and another friend had asked for a wellness check after they'd been unable to reach him for several days. My dad had known G longer … Continue reading Tennessee Again
Looking Ahead
September is actually shaping up to be - enjoyable. Full of activities that will get me out of the house and make me feel like I'm actually doing something with my life. I'll be spending the first week in Tennessee with my dad. Afterwards I'll have several workshops and training sessions at the career center … Continue reading Looking Ahead
An Epiphany About My Parenting
I was thinking about how my husband had accused me of isolating myself from him and the children a few months back. He wasn't entirely incorrect - I was withdrawing and holding space for myself instead of spending all my available time with them. I'd been withdrawn for a while, though, especially during the two … Continue reading An Epiphany About My Parenting
On A Good Day 