Sometimes you have to meet others doing your job and see what the job can be to realize its full potential. Also get away from harmful mindsets. That happened this past 3 days. Also found out that my manager has rep for being overly controlling of employees (how do I always manage to get them?) Anyway, got some ideas, and presented one to a manager in my branch-he thought it was a good idea and told me to present it to my boss, I will do-probably Monday. Today will continue being "catch up" day.

Life at home is still up and down. Drama, Drama Drama. I do get tired of it. and it doesn't help when I fall into pattern of old = arguments that don't end and conversation that go round and round and round. No wonder I have constant headaches!! (New glasses would help too!-that is on the master shopping list)

Tonight I get "alone time". DH decided last night that I needed it. That the cause of our problems this week was that I haven't had any. Noooo the cause is I can't crochet when we are having a discussion cause he feels I am paying more attention to the crocheting than to him. I can't even pat the cat! Oh what a mess. If he is having a "serious discussion" then all my attention has to be on him. Guess how often those discussions are? Almost non-stop. Unless we are in bed and he wants to lay down as soon as we get home-to rub my feet-he has used the excuse of my new shoes and extended walking of the past 3 days, for that. Wonder what he's going to use tonight? He said he's doing laundry alone. It's 2 weeks worth. After HE makes supper. Hmmmm-needs to be done desparately.

I do need to go through my clothes-I went to grab a pair of pants yesterday and really had to look for some that were not too big and were not a pair of jeans!! Even my old standbys are getting too baggy to wear. We are going to Lane-Bryant this weekend to see what pants we can by. With Winter coming, I need to be covered and I need to up my wardrobe a bit, no more casual-no matter what others do. It has hurt me here. And maybe another pair of jeans-may try wally world for those. Teri-I am down to my weight that I was in Edwardsville. Over 20 years ago. And dropping. Though having chocolate on my table the past 3 days-I did eat it-only the good stuff, not the cheap m&m knock offs!

Crochet wise, I am making DH slippersocks to wear around. I am altering a pattern someone posted that she made for cancer patients that were moccasins. She made them without knots and without fancy trims. She used half double crochet, and with the two yarns I am using, it makes a good sturdy stitch. DH seems happy with it. I am almost done the first sock. I need to watch how long I make it-I tend to make them too long then they are big. I am hoping to make a pair now and a pair for christmas-once I have the pattern written out.