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- How could I forget you?!
January 09, 2011 06:23PM - The Other
January 01, 2011 10:22PM - Well hello there my little
friend
December 18, 2010 10:35AM - Relationship physics and the
perception of value
December 11, 2010 11:29AM - It's still mine!
December 10, 2010 10:30PM
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How could I forget you?!
Over the last month, I've reintegrated several things into my life that I'd completely forgotten about during the time I was with B. Let's ennumerate:
- 90's Pop
- Justin Timberlake
- Lady Sovereign
- The Big Bang Theory
- How I Met Your Mother
- NFL Football
- Doing my own manicures
- Good makeup
- Brush … Read full post »
The Other
Work has been absolute hell, and as a consequence, I've stopped wanting to stare at glowing screens if I'm not being paid to do so. I've even stopped answering email, despite the fact that I have a smartphone that can do everything except sing and dance Dixie. I therefore decided it… Read full post »
Well hello there my little friend
This week has been great. Saturday was a little rough for me, as I'd gone shopping with my colleagues and came back all kinds of angry and contemptuous of B.
I mean, here I was with two other single women, surrounded by the rest of the world - all of whom… Read full post »
Relationship physics and the perception of value
I woke up this morning, used the loo, went back to sleep. For the first time since the end of my relationship, I dreamed about him.
In my dream, I was pleading with him to hear me. I was pleading with him to not discard what we'd cultivated. Of course, it… Read full post »
It's still mine!
I haven't cried today, and I don't think I'm going to - a huge milestone.
What is bothering me now though is something not-so-trivial: my bed.
Eighteen months ago, when B and I decided to live together, I started looking for furniture. One thing I really wanted was a
… Read full post »Still floating, but a little more buoyant
The last few days have been incredibly difficult, but I'm feeling better with each passing day.
I did call the EAP and found a lovely counselor - I started seeing her this past Wednesday (though I'm a little irked that she's not on my insurance plan yet!), and I like her… Read full post »
No ways about it, this sucks
Saturday night was a culmination of things that should have happened long before then.
He came to me and told me that he didn't envision the relationship we had being a part of his life; that he didn't see me as being part of his long term plans. He told… Read full post »

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