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Not been a great week..the usual rollercoaster really.
But, I've been trying to find some positives. One is being able to work for myself. It means I can rarely take time off, it's financially a bit precarious, and I miss my old career BUT I know I'm lucky that I can work for myself and I have quite a bit of freedom day to day. It also keeps me busy and I absolutely need to be busy.
I have a quiet weekend so I'm busy trying to fill it up - mostly with boring stuff (going to the dump, charity shop, vets, etc etc) but it doesn't really matter as long as I'm busy.
I've been going to the gym/pool pretty much every day and it helps. Shame my fancy short term membership runs out soon, I'll miss it! I might start swimming in the river as it warms up as I've really enjoyed being in water.
My sleep is a little bit better - but i tried so many things at once (thanks to all your suggestions!) I'm not sure what has helped.
The best news though - I'm sitting in my garden and a hedgehog is wandering about! Nature is amazing and humbling isn't it? I'm so excited - I thought there might have been one living behind the shed and I was right. It's snuffling about - making lots of noise and it's made my week.
I hope you're all ok. If you're not ok - I'm thinking of you.
Whatever is going on for us all, we've made it through another week x
Not been a great week..the usual rollercoaster really.
But, I've been trying to find some positives. One is being able to work for myself. It means I can rarely take time off, it's financially a bit precarious, and I miss my old career BUT I know I'm lucky that I can work for myself and I have quite a bit of freedom day to day. It also keeps me busy and I absolutely need to be busy.
I have a quiet weekend so I'm busy trying to fill it up - mostly with boring stuff (going to the dump, charity shop, vets, etc etc) but it doesn't really matter as long as I'm busy.
I've been going to the gym/pool pretty much every day and it helps. Shame my fancy short term membership runs out soon, I'll miss it! I might start swimming in the river as it warms up as I've really enjoyed being in water.
My sleep is a little bit better - but i tried so many things at once (thanks to all your suggestions!) I'm not sure what has helped.
The best news though - I'm sitting in my garden and a hedgehog is wandering about! Nature is amazing and humbling isn't it? I'm so excited - I thought there might have been one living behind the shed and I was right. It's snuffling about - making lots of noise and it's made my week.
I hope you're all ok. If you're not ok - I'm thinking of you.
Whatever is going on for us all, we've made it through another week x
Hello friday check in.
I agree nature is so calming and i love watching the squirrels in the trees and the sound of birds.
This week has been uneventful. Gone to work, went line dancing. I did go to bingo last night which was a laugh, especially as we missed the beginning of two strips and missed another all together, as me and my friends had no idea what we were doing and were talking too much. I went with a friend and two of her friends went whom i did not know, her friends who i just met started talking about their wonderful husbands I just went quiet. My friend is a very positive person and loves being single. Her friends are both very happily married and talking loveling about their husbands. I felt nothing and could not contribute. I am neither single or happlily married and it brought home to me my situation. I felt as i was on another planet, the only occupant. But hey ho. Bingo was fun.
No plans this weekend (again). Went on my own to a new line dance class and will be going on my own walking the dog this weekend. Though, i will enjoy that though thunderstorms are forcast! There is also housework to do as well. I spend all week looking forward to the weekend and then nothing.
But be positive.....my furbaby loves me and wants me and she will have such fun in the woods. People talk to you when you have a dog.
I have new clothes to try on that I have ordered.
I will sort out my books so i know what to read next and know which ones to put on my birthday wish list
i will save some space to have a small drink on Saturday as a treat (trying to slim).
Shall we all try and think of one positive to keep us all going. Xx
I agree nature is so calming and i love watching the squirrels in the trees and the sound of birds.
This week has been uneventful. Gone to work, went line dancing. I did go to bingo last night which was a laugh, especially as we missed the beginning of two strips and missed another all together, as me and my friends had no idea what we were doing and were talking too much. I went with a friend and two of her friends went whom i did not know, her friends who i just met started talking about their wonderful husbands I just went quiet. My friend is a very positive person and loves being single. Her friends are both very happily married and talking loveling about their husbands. I felt nothing and could not contribute. I am neither single or happlily married and it brought home to me my situation. I felt as i was on another planet, the only occupant. But hey ho. Bingo was fun.
No plans this weekend (again). Went on my own to a new line dance class and will be going on my own walking the dog this weekend. Though, i will enjoy that though thunderstorms are forcast! There is also housework to do as well. I spend all week looking forward to the weekend and then nothing.
But be positive.....my furbaby loves me and wants me and she will have such fun in the woods. People talk to you when you have a dog.
I have new clothes to try on that I have ordered.
I will sort out my books so i know what to read next and know which ones to put on my birthday wish list
i will save some space to have a small drink on Saturday as a treat (trying to slim).
Shall we all try and think of one positive to keep us all going. Xx
Starr and Webb, it's a rollercoaster we all want to get off isn't it. And we will one day. Not soon enough for lots of us, be we will get off.
Keeping busy and enjoying the little things are good for me too. I've become a bit obsessed with buying plants, but I'm learning something new so it's all good.
My anger has been rising again this week. I thought it was under control, but talking to my wonderfully supportive friends and getting all of the thoughts out of my head have helped to clarify a few things, and paved the way for the anger. But this weekend I'm pushing it away. I'm going to have a lovely day at a little VE Day celebration with friends, and the weather will be lovely. My idiot husband isn't coming, I've not even asked him, even if he did want to go. I think I'm slowly mentally preparing for our marriage to be over. The feeling that I can't get past what he's done, amongst other things, has been growing all week.
Anyway, try and have a good weekend everyone, whatever you're doing. Xx
Keeping busy and enjoying the little things are good for me too. I've become a bit obsessed with buying plants, but I'm learning something new so it's all good.
My anger has been rising again this week. I thought it was under control, but talking to my wonderfully supportive friends and getting all of the thoughts out of my head have helped to clarify a few things, and paved the way for the anger. But this weekend I'm pushing it away. I'm going to have a lovely day at a little VE Day celebration with friends, and the weather will be lovely. My idiot husband isn't coming, I've not even asked him, even if he did want to go. I think I'm slowly mentally preparing for our marriage to be over. The feeling that I can't get past what he's done, amongst other things, has been growing all week.
Anyway, try and have a good weekend everyone, whatever you're doing. Xx
Hello All,
I am taking my son shopping for a suit for his prom tomorrow. He's just started his GCSE's this week. It's so sad as this should be a rewarding and exciting time but I feel worried he will lose everything. Like when he talks about going to 6th form in september I am worried he won't be able to go or stay there once things get moving :-( I try to focus on the positives and what I can control but it is hard isn't it?
Hope you all have a good weekend xx
I am taking my son shopping for a suit for his prom tomorrow. He's just started his GCSE's this week. It's so sad as this should be a rewarding and exciting time but I feel worried he will lose everything. Like when he talks about going to 6th form in september I am worried he won't be able to go or stay there once things get moving :-( I try to focus on the positives and what I can control but it is hard isn't it?
Hope you all have a good weekend xx
Hello,
I've had an ok week. I was pretty emotional at the start of the week which is normal for me 1-2 days every month. Lots of kids activities in the evenings and a few wins at work so it's ended better than it started.
This weekend I'll spend some time with family and clean the house.
I'll visit my husband tomorrow and I've heard if it's nice there is an outdoor visiting area. He's doing so well and I'm starting to see the man I fell in love with again. Life will never be the same but it can still be good.
I've had an ok week. I was pretty emotional at the start of the week which is normal for me 1-2 days every month. Lots of kids activities in the evenings and a few wins at work so it's ended better than it started.
This weekend I'll spend some time with family and clean the house.
I'll visit my husband tomorrow and I've heard if it's nice there is an outdoor visiting area. He's doing so well and I'm starting to see the man I fell in love with again. Life will never be the same but it can still be good.
Hi friends - my goodness all these differing activities & hobbies going on - well done. Yes keeping busy is key to taking your mind off this journey if only for a fraction of a moment.
My son has been invited to go on a follow up program - wow it's like one bus shows up out the blue, then several follow. It's all happening which I hope is a positive, certainly keeping him extremely busy in prison.
Because of his anxiety and dyslexia his first course was one-to-one but this next one will be a group setting. He seemed ok about that. So all positive on that front.
As for me - all good x
My son has been invited to go on a follow up program - wow it's like one bus shows up out the blue, then several follow. It's all happening which I hope is a positive, certainly keeping him extremely busy in prison.
Because of his anxiety and dyslexia his first course was one-to-one but this next one will be a group setting. He seemed ok about that. So all positive on that front.
As for me - all good x