Sunday October 30 2022

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Specializes in Med surg, cardiac, case management.

Dianah that sounds like an interesting recipe

NJ22 hope you sleep better tonight

Stars it would be good if your dh could get connected with some addiction resources, and you both could get resources to help figure out how to manage placement

Slept better last night and feel pretty much normal this morning.  J and I texted briefly yesterday,  which helped a lot.  I'll call him later in the week.  Will be nice once we've completed the boyfriend to friend transition and the relationship achieves a new  equilibrium

Glad that I'm mostly adapted to the new reality, and it was just that first day or so that was discombobulating.  Like many people I'm not fond of change.  I once told a counselor I found unexpected change  discombobulating,  and she said "Maybe you  need to be discombobulated more often"  Probably true, my life tends toward the static, which makes change more difficult

Yesterday was pretty ordinary otherwise.  Went bird watching, had lunch with dad, ran a few errands, rode my bike,  and watched part of the Svengoolie movie (was pretty dull)

Today will do laundry and go to church.  The vestry will stay after for coffee hour to discuss any questions about the new house.  But it looks like the person who originally questioned the project is now satisfied with our answers.  Will also do a crock pot recipe and bake some cookies with some dough I have previously frozen

Since J and I no longer text and talk every day I find I have more time.  Which is good, as before I was feeling a bit rushed even on weekends.  Though now the days feel a bit emptier.  With time I'm sure I'll adapt

And long term I have to figure out if I'm getting back into dating, or if I'm more interested in just having friends.  Dating is a big hassle but I'd do it again if that was the right course.  Finding friends is trickier, as there are fewer avenues to finding friends than partners, but it might suit me better.  Lot of thought, prayer, and possibly a consultation with a counselor in the coming days.  Although I'll  probably wait a bit and let things settle, and see how I feel then

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Specializes in RETIRED Cath Lab/Cardiology/Radiology.

Good morning! 

Joe, it sounds like you are navigating changes well.  Not saying there are no bumps here and there, but you sound like you are weathering them.  //  I watched some of the Three Stooges, then tuned in for part of Svengoolie.  Only it was Sventoonie???  I gather they are adding Sventoonie, for whatever reason...  I like the old, old movies, as I find them not as scary but more cheesy.  ? 

I went for a walk yesterday on the track at the nearby park.  About the second time around, I sped up a little, to get some cardio in.  Something happened to my hip, it hurt all of a sudden. I was able to continue but had to slow down.  Now I am limping around, have shooting pain every time I step, though I still have good ROM.  I feel like an "old lady!"   I took some Ibuprofen when I got home.  I ended up walking for 30 min but didn't get in as much mileage as I wanted to.  At least I was moving.  I may make an appt to get the hip looked at.  It's been a couple years since I have had a physical, so it might be prudent all-round.   Guess I am getting older.  Bleh.

My only plans today are to do laundry and perhaps go to the grocery store.  Maybe I will sew, I dunno. 

Hope you all have a good day.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

Joe give yourself some time to decide if you want to date again.  You deserve someone close and who cares    Like the movie whenever you posted of yet another canceled date I thought "He's just not into you" and you lasted a long time longer than  I could have.  Best wishes as you process it aĺl.

I've been without a boyfriend many years and am getting old... sigh....

Dianah sorry about recurring problems with your hip.

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Specializes in Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.

Good Afternoon!

Nannie had her yogurt and meds by my hubby, as I slept in. Nannie's bed is made, but has ZERO wet spots. I am laundering her pj bottoms and some pants and shirts she baptized with urine. Right now she is laid back in the recliner with her mouth wide open, emitting a variety of snores. Hubby must be out in his man-cave (the Ford, which used to be his "office") and I'd bet he is also napping.

So, I made my bed and perused the news on line. I didn't get milk yesterday so I will have to hop out to the closest convenience store. Hoping there is nothing else we need; I am so over going to Wally-World and Food-Lion every day.

Joe, glad you are feeling a little better and I do think it is wise not to jump right into the pool yet. It'll happen whenever it happens. I know this because every time in my life I had a situation similar to yours (but without the 'being friends' part), at the point where I would kind of 'give up' on searching or finding, someone would just appear, and to my surprise things sort of fell into place.

GOSH dianah! I am sorry to hear about your hip and the pains you are suffering. You KNOW I can empathize with that! Definitely get it checked (I know you will).

We are again overcast and cool (63). I think it is supposed to rain tonight and/or tomorrow. We don't have a 'neighborhood', as such, so won't be looking for trick-or-treaters. Besides which we don't turn on any lights except down in the den, which faces the back yard. And Nannie always wants the drapes drawn at dusk so 'those people' don't come into the backyard to watch our television. (She still thinks the reflection of the TV in the glass door is an outside TV.) Plus she doesn't want anyone to see her in the recliner and the den. Hubby refers to the imaginary person in the back yard as "Bloody Bones".

Welp, off to get the milk----

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I almost slept in this morning. It was so dark and stormy and my bed was so warm and snuggly...I usually ride my bike to the diner for breakfast and that did not happen. But I did get up, took the dog for a very quick walk. And then rode with youngest ds to breakfast. 

I was going to decorate a card table to set out by the road for trick or treaters for tomorrow, but I'm afraid it will melt in this "atmospheric river" that's passing through. I saw several folks set out treats near their sidewalks last year, and it seemed to work well. Maybe I'll get up early in the morning do it. There looks to be less chance of rain tomorrow. Otherwise, no plans today. I started a pot of garbanzo beans to soak so that I can use them for salad for work lunches. I've been remiss about planning for lunches and it's not as convenient to pop out as it was at the old location.

Oh, no, Dianah, I hope your hip is something that can treated quickly. I've had some hip ouchies over the last couple of years. Once it was trochanteric bursitis that resolved with some stretching and strengthening , and the other sort of resolved with a bike refit and topical analgesics. I am not supposed to take NSAIDs, but sometimes a girl has just got to sleep! 

Joe, I am glad you and J can remain friends. I don't like unexpected change that I have no choice about, but I do when I have some control, if that makes any sense. I don't like having to a different work space, I do like the idea of retiring. 

dh and the dog have been dozing off and on in front of the football games on TV. I think I will watch Kobra Kai on Netflix. 

 

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