Today, the 12th, is my year anniversary of moving out. Time flies, I guess. I'm really proud of myself for making changes over the last year. I don't know that I'm better off financially, but emotionally, mentally, physically? Absolutely.
XH stopped by earlier in the week to drop off some papers and stuff I had at his dad's house (his father is getting married, today, I think). He said he was buying a house, then started telling me about it, but I had to stop him. I was so upset... I begged him for years to get his shit together, fix what needed to be fixed, so we could sell and move. I guess I had it in my head that if we got away from where we were, we'd be able to fix things. He said "are you mad at me?" WTF!!!!!!!!! I am so mad at him for so many things I don't even think I can begin to verbalize it. I didn't bother asking if that slutbag he's living with now is moving in with him. I just don't understand what I did to karma that made her deal me such a shitty hand.... after all I put into trying to fix that marriage, *I* ended up being screwed over, and now HE'S living the bachelor life, buying a family friendly house and settling down??? I guess it was me. But I did the damn best I could. Screw him, he's missing out. I hope he's sorry. If he isn't, he will be.
I called MOMD and he's on his way over. I don't know if it's because i miss him, want him, love him, or because I want to get back at my ex. Hopefully more of the former than the latter.
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In which Hildie attempts to complete 101 things in 1001 days
Beauty comes as much from the mind as from the eye. ~Grey Livingston
101 friends
The List: 101 in 1001
Personal Growth
1. Present at a national conference
2. Learn all 50 state capitols
3. Memorize The Highwayman
4. Meditate once a week
5. Read 5 non-fiction books on topics I don’t know
6. Get CPR certified
7. Get a passport
8. Take a pottery class
9. Write Dissertation
10. Graduate
11. Fulltime faculty at an institute of higher learning
12. Start a 101 things blog; make weekly entries
13. Say NO and don’t feel guilty!
14. See a foreign film
Financial
15. Save 500 dollars
16. Establish a plan to GET OUT OF DEBT
17. Freeze cards with a zero balance
18. Save $$$ for mom’s 60th birthday ring (Aug 12 2010)
19. Set-up and maintain online bill pay
For Fun
20. Break 130 when bowling
21. Host a party
22. Take a date to the Zoo
23. Take Sloan and Hailey to Build-a-Bear
24. Attend a symphony
25. Complete a 1000 piece puzzle
26. Play Monopoly, from beginning to end
27. Read 10 books I haven’t read that I already own
28. Take a kickboxing class
Get Organized
29. Organize and maintain yarn stash
30. Organize recipe box
31. Compile birthdays/anniversaries/important dates into a perpetual calendar
32. Organize/purge medicine chest
33. Use up or throw away all the extra soap, shampoo, lotions, etc
34. Organize DVDs by genre and catalog
35. Organize CDs by genre/collection/historical period/alphabetical artist and catalog
36. Organize/downsize photos
37. Make photo collections/collages to hang on the walls: Mom’s side, Dad’s side, Bri & me, College, HS, 4 cousins
38. Box and store wedding paraphernalia that I can’t throw away
39. Make a “map” for the pantry and stick to it!
40. Downsize clothing; get rid of what doesn’t fit, is outdated, has been in the mending box.
41. Downsize shoes; same as above.
42. Set up a “charging station” for phone, DS, batteries, etc
43. Burn pics/video of Sloan and Hailey to DVD
Be Green
44. Switch over to low-energy lightbulbs
45. Begin using Piggly Wiggly bag for grocery shopping… ONLY!
46. Plant a tree
Take Care of ME
47. Lose 100 pounds
48. Moisturize my face daily for 2 weeks
49. Get an eye-exam and new glasses
50. Drink 6 glasses of water a day
51. Join curves/ exercise 4x every week for 6 months
52. Perfect the “smoky eye” look
53. Stop biting my fingernails for GOOD
54. Go to the Dentist
55. Stop smoking
Be a Foodie
56. Go to a Wine Tasting
57. Eat Ethiopian food
58. Pick fruit and make jam
59. Make organic salsa
60. Have escargot
61. Plant and maintain an indoor herb garden
62. Eat “vegetarian” for 1 week
Travel/Events
63. Go to a Ren Faire and wear a costume
64. Go to a professional baseball game
65. Go to a professional football game
66. Go to a professional hockey game
67. See Stephen Lynch in concert
68. Attend a knitting/fiber convention that isn’t in my area
69. Have coffee and beignets in New Orleans
70. Go to the opera
71. Visit an alpaca farm
72. See a show on Broadway
73. Save $$$ for a Contiki vacation
74. Go camping (sans cabin)
75. Go to a club downtown
76. Get up early and drive to watch the sunrise
77. Have a spa day with mom (facial, massage, cabana boy)
78. Go fishing on the Mississippi
Be Creative
79. Make a sweater
80. Attend a blacksmithing class and make something!
81. Learn kumihimo
82. Take a glass-blowing class
83. Piece a top for a quilt (no strip cutting)
84. Make 5 Christmas presents
85. Use yard sale finds for bedroom: dresser, nightstand, chair(?)
86. Recover orange flower chair for living room
87. Learn origami
88. Experiment with mixed-media art
Misc
89. Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity
90. Clip coupons and use them to shop
91. Go “off the grid” for a weekend (no phones, computer, electronic media)
92. Get my knit/purl tattoo
93. Send a post card to postsecret.com
94. Buy a wall-mount ironing board
95. Hire a maid service
96. Have a quilt professionally finished
97. Write to an e-pal in another country
98. Send a care package to Iraq
99. Fast for 1 day (water only)
100. Fix buffet/ get it fixed by someone who knows what they’re doing
101. Donate $1.00 for every item not completed to a children’s charity
Items in bold are complete
Items in italics are in progress
1. Present at a national conference
2. Learn all 50 state capitols
3. Memorize The Highwayman
4. Meditate once a week
5. Read 5 non-fiction books on topics I don’t know
6. Get CPR certified
7. Get a passport
8. Take a pottery class
9. Write Dissertation
10. Graduate
11. Fulltime faculty at an institute of higher learning
12. Start a 101 things blog; make weekly entries
13. Say NO and don’t feel guilty!
14. See a foreign film
Financial
15. Save 500 dollars
16. Establish a plan to GET OUT OF DEBT
17. Freeze cards with a zero balance
18. Save $$$ for mom’s 60th birthday ring (Aug 12 2010)
19. Set-up and maintain online bill pay
For Fun
20. Break 130 when bowling
21. Host a party
22. Take a date to the Zoo
23. Take Sloan and Hailey to Build-a-Bear
24. Attend a symphony
25. Complete a 1000 piece puzzle
26. Play Monopoly, from beginning to end
27. Read 10 books I haven’t read that I already own
28. Take a kickboxing class
Get Organized
29. Organize and maintain yarn stash
30. Organize recipe box
31. Compile birthdays/anniversaries/important dates into a perpetual calendar
32. Organize/purge medicine chest
33. Use up or throw away all the extra soap, shampoo, lotions, etc
34. Organize DVDs by genre and catalog
35. Organize CDs by genre/collection/historical period/alphabetical artist and catalog
36. Organize/downsize photos
37. Make photo collections/collages to hang on the walls: Mom’s side, Dad’s side, Bri & me, College, HS, 4 cousins
38. Box and store wedding paraphernalia that I can’t throw away
39. Make a “map” for the pantry and stick to it!
40. Downsize clothing; get rid of what doesn’t fit, is outdated, has been in the mending box.
41. Downsize shoes; same as above.
42. Set up a “charging station” for phone, DS, batteries, etc
43. Burn pics/video of Sloan and Hailey to DVD
Be Green
44. Switch over to low-energy lightbulbs
45. Begin using Piggly Wiggly bag for grocery shopping… ONLY!
46. Plant a tree
Take Care of ME
47. Lose 100 pounds
48. Moisturize my face daily for 2 weeks
49. Get an eye-exam and new glasses
50. Drink 6 glasses of water a day
51. Join curves/ exercise 4x every week for 6 months
52. Perfect the “smoky eye” look
53. Stop biting my fingernails for GOOD
54. Go to the Dentist
55. Stop smoking
Be a Foodie
56. Go to a Wine Tasting
57. Eat Ethiopian food
58. Pick fruit and make jam
59. Make organic salsa
60. Have escargot
61. Plant and maintain an indoor herb garden
62. Eat “vegetarian” for 1 week
Travel/Events
63. Go to a Ren Faire and wear a costume
64. Go to a professional baseball game
65. Go to a professional football game
66. Go to a professional hockey game
67. See Stephen Lynch in concert
68. Attend a knitting/fiber convention that isn’t in my area
69. Have coffee and beignets in New Orleans
70. Go to the opera
71. Visit an alpaca farm
72. See a show on Broadway
73. Save $$$ for a Contiki vacation
74. Go camping (sans cabin)
75. Go to a club downtown
76. Get up early and drive to watch the sunrise
77. Have a spa day with mom (facial, massage, cabana boy)
78. Go fishing on the Mississippi
Be Creative
79. Make a sweater
80. Attend a blacksmithing class and make something!
81. Learn kumihimo
82. Take a glass-blowing class
83. Piece a top for a quilt (no strip cutting)
84. Make 5 Christmas presents
85. Use yard sale finds for bedroom: dresser, nightstand, chair(?)
86. Recover orange flower chair for living room
87. Learn origami
88. Experiment with mixed-media art
Misc
89. Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity
90. Clip coupons and use them to shop
91. Go “off the grid” for a weekend (no phones, computer, electronic media)
92. Get my knit/purl tattoo
93. Send a post card to postsecret.com
94. Buy a wall-mount ironing board
95. Hire a maid service
96. Have a quilt professionally finished
97. Write to an e-pal in another country
98. Send a care package to Iraq
99. Fast for 1 day (water only)
100. Fix buffet/ get it fixed by someone who knows what they’re doing
101. Donate $1.00 for every item not completed to a children’s charity
Items in bold are complete
Items in italics are in progress
The Stats
- Hildie
- I am single, living in a small town in Northern Illinois. I am a sales representative for a global company, a slight change from my "regular" gig as a music teacher. I'm working on my doctorate in education, and I'll be done in about a year. The countdown to 30 has begun... less than 4 months to go! I have 4 cats, Stanley, Cheddar, Fred, and Ginger (yep, they're siblings!). I like to knit, read historical fiction and I have an unnatural addiction to Bejeweled 2.
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