~ Just dropping by: Life goes on, whether we want it to or not ~

So true

It is good to hear from you, @amberpep. I hope that your holidays are going well. Did you spend time with your family?

You had mentioned some time ago that you would be part of new group therapy. I hope that is going well for you.

Keep in touch, you are missed.

@amberpep Yes, life goes on. Thank you for checking in and letting us know you are still in it. I know what it is like to give up what you are comfortable with to try and please others. Can leave one with so much resentment, etc to deal with.
Still have your pup??

Hi again folks .... well, it's New Year's Day. I'm sitting here in my apartment looking at the Blue Ridge Mtns. from afar just thinking "what would it be like to live there in a little cabin all my own?" I know there are plenty of "old mountaineers" up in those hills .... some just getting away from the life in this hurly-burly world we live in, and some ..... well, the kind that comes to mind always carrying a rifle ready to shoot anyone who comes on their land .... sort of Hatfield/McCoy type .... not them, just similar. I don't have the money to do anything like that though. I'd love one of those "tiny houses" on a plot of land in the woods.
I'm alone most of the time ... I see one of my daughters once a week and the other maybe one time a week.. I'm job hunting ..... I have to get out of here during the day, just part-time. My neighbor across the hall is nice, but if I can say this tactfully ..... has become somewhat of a pest. Every day I get at least 5 calls to come over. Now I enjoy visiting with her, but not every day. I'm much more an introvert and really like quiet time. Sometimes I just don't answer the phone, and then she'll call repeatedly, over and over and over again. When I see her the next time, she says, "why don't you answer your damn phone?" Ah yes, such is life. Part of me wants to say "I don't want to." But I don't. People don't understand introverts ..... I have no trouble being alone, which is quite different from many of the folks on my floor.
I've had a lot of time to think since I've been here, and settled, and I realize that I gave up more than I gained by making this move. Sure I love my girls, but I don't see them often .... they have their own lives. It's totally different down here, in almost every way. After 3 years, I'm finally adjusting, although if given the chance, I'd be back in MD in a flash. But, such is life. Hopefully, getting a part-time job will help.
So, all in all, I'm adjusting .... but it's been a tough go. If I had it to do again .... absolutely not!
abby

Hello @amberpep

As @parus asked, I'm wondering if you still have your puppy? Also, did you recover completely from the cat scratch fever?

I hope that 2019 is good for you and that you find some work either volunteering or for pay. I agree that getting out of the house would be good for you. Sometimes when we stay inside a lot we replay our same thoughts and often that is not healthy.

Will you keep in touch?

So true. I know that unless I put forth some effort healthy things will not just happen. If I don’t step out the door I will stay within my woman’s cave listening to the world go by outside.

Well said, @parus. Leaving the house is the best way to stay healthy, both physically and mentally.

Hi Lisa .... yes, I'll try to keep in touch. Sometimes this Bipolar 2 just hits the low spot and I don't talk to anyone, don't answer the phone, and don't answer the door. It's a bugger to deal with.
abby

Yes, I still have my zippy puppy ..... Ginger. She is a cross between a cocker spaniel and a Cavalier King Charles. They are trying to breed the inevitable heart problems out of the Cavaliers by mixing the two. Ginger's both parents were Cockaliers ... the mix.
She's a pip. She'll be 1 this month. Sweet puppy, but still poops on the floor. Oh my ......
abby

Hi, @amberpep - glad you have your puppy. I looked them up, and I was amazed at what variation there was in looks in different Cockaliers. Look super friendly. Though I worked and worked on it, my Cavalier King Charles Spaniel never was fully potty trained, even at 5 years old (when we had baby No. 2 and had to send her back to the breeder as she was so jealous of the baby and making us really nervous). I guess Cavaliers have some trouble getting the potty training down.

I remember that the job search had been a challenge, and kudos to you for persisting and carrying on. At what stage are you now with job searching? Are you looking for openings? Putting in applications?