Thought I'd check in - I've been religiously hanging out on the diet forum working on a healthier lifestyle. I'm getting there. I did a 3 day detox and discovered I have white in my eyes! Haven't seen my eyes this clear in years. Could be the prescription sedatives I've been on, stress or missing something in my diet. At any rate, physically I'm doing much better. Mentally I'm working on things too. Lots of online and close friend support in all directions has been a saving grace for me.

Right now my therapy has been the garden. I'm growing a huge amount of veggies this summer and still installing garden beds. Even managed to finish my living room curtains and finally have them hanging. Bonus last trash day - a neighbour was tossing a perfectly good 6ft white blind which fits my front window and is now installed. I love free things. They've been admiring the bed sheet I hung when I started painting the living room and tossed my vertical blinds that kept break at the top.

Our new furniture arrived - sofa and big chair for DH. The living room now looks like an adult living room and not a dorm crash point. Mentally that has been uplifting.

Work is great - I maintain outdoor gardens for 3 large hotels and check in on another from time to time.

It's sure been a trying time for me. DH's contract has lost funding so his job is finished. We're fine financially. He has my kitchen cabinets to finish building and cabinets for a dear friend. This will be his summer project - he really needs a break from computer work. He loves both computer networking and woodworking. Time to play in the sandbox for him. In the fall I am going to look for full time office work again. We are hoping/planning to build next summer but we play that by ear depending upon our life situation. I'm not at all worried about the unemployment because we have been hopscotching work since leaving the military. I actually enjoy job breaks since both of us have a hard time now tolerating working with twits.

My gardens are beautiful this summer. They give me great pleasure. I have been blessed throughout this difficult time with great friends and lots of support.

I miss all of you but right now I can only focus on a few things - one of which is eating better so I've been hanging out at the diet forum.

Thank you again for all of your support over the years. I'm working at getting to a normal life and will be posting back here a little more regularly soon.

Have a fabulous day today!

LOL

McPeg