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Something really wonderful happened today.  Lately, I've been thinking a lot about my former best friend.  I've really missed her friendship.  We started to get out of touch about 8-10 years ago &...

 So my sister decided against dis-inviting Mom, mainly because it would probably cause more problems than it will solve. She's still not happy & she was secretly hoping Mom would "blow her off" &...

 Well, my sister hasn't talked to Mom yet. She is (wisely) waiting to calm down so that when she does talk, she won't be a screaming lunatic. Plus we'll be seeing Mom at a party on Saturday, so she...

 I got a call from my sister last night. She is upset with our mom. It seems to be a result of many things, but the bottom line is that my sister is hurt by mom's lack of connection with her anymore...

 As I bake my Christmas cookies, there's always one I make with the very last of the dough, which I usually call the "sludge cookie". It can be eaten immediately while the others are frozen/chilled...

 The following is my remaining notes from "Thriving Despite a Difficult Marriage": Here's the "Survival Strategy" chart: Survival Strategy/Relational Energy/ Heart Condition /Blind to /Heart...

 Yesterday, I pulled a muscle in my lower back & it was KILLING me all day. My coworkers & I went into NYC for an event at the Rockefeller Christmas tree, which was fun but unexpectedly involved a...

It helps that I'll be going into NYC tonight for a work-related party to see the famous tree & transportation will be provided!

 I don't know if it's because it's "that time" or I'm on edge & don't know it or what, but everything is getting on my last nerve today. Especially at work. And I hate not being "on top of my game"...

 Below is a continuation of some of my observations/notes of "Thriving Despite a Difficult Marriage". I've underlined the things I felt were characteristic of my situation. "The Rejecting Spouse" -...

 Well, it's been a little while since I've journaled, since we spent Thanksgiving break with the in-laws. The holiday was better than anticipated (thanks to bottomed-out expectations!), even though...

Thanks to everyone who has listened, advised or just expressed themselves!

The book talked about 3 basic needs that the heart desires: purpose, integrity (trust) & relationship. These are the things we desire in our marriage relationships. When one of these is threatened,...

So the paper got done & all that was left was a powerpoint presentation: just pictures/images that had to do with the paper. In other words: 1-Google Images (15 of them), 2-copy & paste into...

I pretty much told my son that we would be working on the Civics paper this weekend. I laid out the plan of action & said we'd be spending our whole time doing it.We did. I can see why & how he has a...