Rain and humidity like late August, and I need to get to the gym earlier than I've been doing so I can run an 8 AM meeting with a manager in France. This woman would have been the one to hire me over the summer, if she'd wanted to. I volunteered to brief her on the current state of the program & the product we're about to overhaul. I worried about this meeting over the weekend.
I got through Thanksgiving mostly OK. But then looking at all the family pics posted on Fb by other people reminded me how alone I was and I ate a bunch of marshmallows and candy that I keep as my "secret stash". SIGH. At least I didn't drink any alcohol though I was sorely tempted over the 3-day weekend spent mostly alone.
DH had to go in to work. I really want him to keep this job and do well at it and I realize he'll have to put in some massive hours to get up to speed with things. But i had no one else to call or to be with and that can be hard during a holiday. At least it's over now.
Dagmar. How did the SUP work out? (And FB is just trouble, in my view.)
The weather was not at all good for SUP. I think there still might be a few days in the coming weekends and I will definitely get out there if there are.
The Fb posts I was looking at were from members of my family (such as it is) and the events they attended with their families. They all have kids who now are having their own kids soon. Their spouses have family within reasonable distance of Toronto and I understand how they would want to get together with them instead of me and hubby (who have no kids).
Hubby's relatives, who we used to join for holidays, are all now at least 6 hours drive away. Airfare, hotel fees and boarding for our pets make it too expensive to join them for a weekend so we stay home alone.
It's just circumstance. But it is lonely at times, particularly holidays. I am hosting a bunch of people during the Christmas holidays so will see everyone then.
You could not pay me enough to eat marshmallows. They are disgusting in every way!
On a personal note, I've let go of my proofreading business. It had fallen off in the last year anyway. So now I am officially retired from all money-earning activities, and not sorry for it!
For the last year, I've been writing poetry. Unbelievably, My first submission was accepted for publication last spring, and I've had several poems appearing in print and online since.
May everyone have success in their endeavors and be free from self-oppression.
JayEll Congratulations on being a published poet! I guess to keep your anonymity here you can't give us a link to any of the poems? I wish you continued success in this endeavour.
agree, don't be so hard on yourself, sweetie. Few people hit it out of the park when put on the spot like that. 
though I was sorely tempted over the 3-day weekend spent mostly alone. 
Dagmar. How did the SUP work out? (And FB is just trouble, in my view.)
