Chuckles
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I have gotten some things accomplished today and am settling into a routine...
As of this writing, I have every page in the magazine filled and will work on creating more eye-catching design on a couple of pages before sending it to my associate editors for their final review. I go to press on my fifth issue April 1, so that's exciting (it's a biannual magazine, which is good since I'm the one that does all the layout, design, copy editing, photo selection, etc). It takes that long for one person to do it. But it is fun and my boss is so great to work for/with.
I went fishing this weekend and it was the first time since high school that I fished, and the first time in a long time that I had any father-son bonding time. We are planning to make that a regular thing, hopefully at least every couple of months or more.
My friends are all such great people, as are my coworkers, and the support has been outstanding. It's really nice to know that it's not about quantity, but quality of friends, and mine are the best I could ever ask for.
As for the routine, I get home every day from work, take a couple of minutes to decompress from the drive, change into workout clothes and go walk at least 3 miles. It helps me get my mind off of the empty apartment and it also helps me lose more weight (10 pounds in a week... hopefully it will slow down, but I'll take it when I can get it, and I'm now down 35 from my wedding-day weight, so that's a plus). I come home, make myself something to eat (and make myself eat it), and watch a bit of tv. My parents call to check on me, and then one of my friends calls. I spend about 2 hours on the phone, talking with people, and then check my email, do a bit of writing, and go to bed.
One of my coworkers, a retired Marine Colonel, lost his wife to cancer last year, and he remarked one time before that the thing to do to keep sane in the lonely situations is to settle into a routine. It seems to help. I sleep through the night now (hadn't in months) and wake up feeling more or less refreshed.
All in all, its not what I want, but its a routine and a start, and things could be a lot worse.
As of this writing, I have every page in the magazine filled and will work on creating more eye-catching design on a couple of pages before sending it to my associate editors for their final review. I go to press on my fifth issue April 1, so that's exciting (it's a biannual magazine, which is good since I'm the one that does all the layout, design, copy editing, photo selection, etc). It takes that long for one person to do it. But it is fun and my boss is so great to work for/with.
I went fishing this weekend and it was the first time since high school that I fished, and the first time in a long time that I had any father-son bonding time. We are planning to make that a regular thing, hopefully at least every couple of months or more.
My friends are all such great people, as are my coworkers, and the support has been outstanding. It's really nice to know that it's not about quantity, but quality of friends, and mine are the best I could ever ask for.
As for the routine, I get home every day from work, take a couple of minutes to decompress from the drive, change into workout clothes and go walk at least 3 miles. It helps me get my mind off of the empty apartment and it also helps me lose more weight (10 pounds in a week... hopefully it will slow down, but I'll take it when I can get it, and I'm now down 35 from my wedding-day weight, so that's a plus). I come home, make myself something to eat (and make myself eat it), and watch a bit of tv. My parents call to check on me, and then one of my friends calls. I spend about 2 hours on the phone, talking with people, and then check my email, do a bit of writing, and go to bed.
One of my coworkers, a retired Marine Colonel, lost his wife to cancer last year, and he remarked one time before that the thing to do to keep sane in the lonely situations is to settle into a routine. It seems to help. I sleep through the night now (hadn't in months) and wake up feeling more or less refreshed.
All in all, its not what I want, but its a routine and a start, and things could be a lot worse.
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