Thank you so much Colleen .... yes, it seems that ever since I moved from MD to VA everything that could go wrong has. I now live in a low income apt., and just barely get by financially. In Frederick I had my own condo, dear friends, a wonderful church ..... it was "home" and my condo was my "nest." And, once again, I seem to have a sign on my back that says "sucker." In MD I had a neighbor who constantly wanted my time, always coming over, or calling, and on and on and on. I finally had to say something to her. Now it seems it's happened again. A neighbor lady across the hall is constantly calling, knocking on my door, wanting me to come over, and visa versa. She's a nice person but she is hovering and I seem to have gotten myself into that same situation. She goes away every month for 4 days and asks me to take care of her cats, which I don't mind, but sometimes, it's just completely inconvenient. It ties me down twice a day to have to be here. Guess I better read one of my Boundaries books again, but I hate to hurt anyone's feelings, and it inevitably happens.
abby