The last 3 years I have been wandering, lost, in an unknown place. I shook off the chains of my marriage, I left an abusive situation, and I gained my freedom. But in a lot of ways I wasn’t READY for the freedom I gained, and the sudden freedom really messed with my mind.

Where I was….

TheEx monitored me 24 hours a day. I was used to being watched and scrutinized and was fearful of talking to coworkers, fearful of phone calls and emails, and fearful of making plans. For years I knew that my husband would call me at work, randomly, and hope to catch me away from my desk, which he assumed meant that I was engaging…

Another Time Away…

Every time I attempt to get into a routine it seems that my life gets in the way.

I am thinking that most of it is the summer and the uncertainty and lack of routine that goes on for everyone in the summer time… 
That being said… this past weekend I took the opportunity to get away with Reg for a child free period of time. 
It has been THREE months since we had a date night, and that night I invited my friend C to hang out with us since I thought she was going to move away in the summer. 
I have to confess… I was starting to doubt…

Okay, okay… I have a confession here.
 
I know I don’t watch a lot of TV (this is true) and that I don’t follow many things (I have a handful of shows that I would LOVE to watch more but just due to my schedule I either don’t catch them or don’t have the channel that they come in on my tv right now)… and usually “The Bachelor” wouldn’t have rated…
 
Except, I managed to catch a handful of shows this “season” and I really kinda had hopes that this man was sincere.
 
So, here’s my “take” on this
 
I don’t get how ANYONE can think that its “right” or completely possible for someone to

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shh…
 
Its relatively quiet in my office today.
 
My manager is talking on the phone.
 
My coworker is typing away in his office, and for once not grumbling to himself about something.
 
The site superintendent is talking to the men in the back.
 
And I’m slowly going through the huge collection of paperwork on my desk.
 
Sometimes my job sucks. I mean, I am GLAD to have the job, and the flexibility that I am given here… but the fact of the matter is that while my job is frustrating it isn’t exactly challenging, and its DEFINATELY not what I went to school for.
 
I have 2 degrees, and while that sounds

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Life lessons of the moment

So… I intended to get to the podcast last night, only to find that the internet in my suite wasn’t working. It would bounce up and down, disconnecting me over and over. The biggest issue is that the main router for the residence was located upstairs, in the suite above me (yes, it is part of our rental agreement that the internet is part of rent, so no issues there) – and unfortunately for me the residents upstairs are not sure how to deal with the router.

So… that necessitated my landlords coming over and moving the main router to the common area (the laundry room) so…