Well I've neglected this site for too long! It's been a crazy and emotional year and it's time to get back on the horse!
I wanted to post today just to reintroduce myself and say "Hi". We can get into all the other stuff later if we want. Actually, no, let's get into it now.
About this time last year my mom announced that she and my dad were getting a divorce. I couldn't believe it and didn't deal with it very well. I still have trouble with it some days. My mom was a wreck, my dad was a wreck and I was a wreck. I see my mom every day and seeing her in pain was hard. It started to have a real effect on me at work (I work with my mom) and got to the point where I think they were considering letting me go. At the same time as all that, my son started to have some real trouble at school adding to the stress. I felt like giving up for a bit and put some feelers out for other job opportunities, thinking if I could distance myself from my mom maybe it would be better. I think that what I really needed was to know that if I suddenly lost my job, I could bounce back. Once I got a couple of call backs I was okay, the weight started to lift off my shoulders and it is better. It's not perfect by any means, but it's better.
I could go deeper here but I don't really want to. I'm tired of the whole thing and ready for it to be over. One thing that has really helped and brought me a lot of joy was becoming a pet sitter. I have my dog of course, who I love with all my heart, and I've opened my home to other dogs who need someone to watch them and love them while their humans are away. I love the dogs too, so many personalities and habits! I think it is the neatest thing. Plus, my son gets to play with them and Wilbur, my dog, gets exposure to other pups. It has helped me relieve some stress and think of something else.
Anyway, that's all for now. I know it's not much and is all over the place but so am I right now!
I wanted to post today just to reintroduce myself and say "Hi". We can get into all the other stuff later if we want. Actually, no, let's get into it now.
About this time last year my mom announced that she and my dad were getting a divorce. I couldn't believe it and didn't deal with it very well. I still have trouble with it some days. My mom was a wreck, my dad was a wreck and I was a wreck. I see my mom every day and seeing her in pain was hard. It started to have a real effect on me at work (I work with my mom) and got to the point where I think they were considering letting me go. At the same time as all that, my son started to have some real trouble at school adding to the stress. I felt like giving up for a bit and put some feelers out for other job opportunities, thinking if I could distance myself from my mom maybe it would be better. I think that what I really needed was to know that if I suddenly lost my job, I could bounce back. Once I got a couple of call backs I was okay, the weight started to lift off my shoulders and it is better. It's not perfect by any means, but it's better.
I could go deeper here but I don't really want to. I'm tired of the whole thing and ready for it to be over. One thing that has really helped and brought me a lot of joy was becoming a pet sitter. I have my dog of course, who I love with all my heart, and I've opened my home to other dogs who need someone to watch them and love them while their humans are away. I love the dogs too, so many personalities and habits! I think it is the neatest thing. Plus, my son gets to play with them and Wilbur, my dog, gets exposure to other pups. It has helped me relieve some stress and think of something else.
Anyway, that's all for now. I know it's not much and is all over the place but so am I right now!