Last night I went with the ex to pick out carpet for the old house. The carpets are completely fucked from the animals, the house is going on the market in approximately 2 weeks and if we want to sell it quick, new carpet is a must. Anyway, I really felt kind of sad at the house. We bought the house in 2000, I put a lot of blood, sweat and money into it. It hasn't been home to me in two years, but I'm going to miss it. Oddly, there is also a lot of stress and hurt that goes with my life there, EVEN before I owned it - the previous owner was a fuck, moved to Florida and left a bunch of work permits open on the house. We closed on the house in September, gutted large parts of the house and didn't move in to it until the week of Christmas.
So many things about my life changed in that house. I found my gift with cats and fostered dozens and dozens of kittens, nursing many of them back to health. I adopted several cats that had medical issues that would have forced them to be euthanized if I didn't. I rediscovered who I am, instead of who people thought I should be (yes,I actually shopped at J. Crew
). I made a previously thought impossible dream, almost almost come true. I had my mental and emotional state crumble to the point of hospitalization.
That house has been a part of my life for nearly 1/4 of it. I'm going to miss it.
So many things about my life changed in that house. I found my gift with cats and fostered dozens and dozens of kittens, nursing many of them back to health. I adopted several cats that had medical issues that would have forced them to be euthanized if I didn't. I rediscovered who I am, instead of who people thought I should be (yes,I actually shopped at J. Crew
). I made a previously thought impossible dream, almost almost come true. I had my mental and emotional state crumble to the point of hospitalization. That house has been a part of my life for nearly 1/4 of it. I'm going to miss it.
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bill was an afterthought for me. albeit, a great character.
Considering the setbacks that you speak of here and in the past, I believe you've made remarkable strides from those days. You have a wonderful woman and the most beautiful daughter in your life now. Sure, things still get screwed up here and there. It wouldn't be called "life" if those things didn't happen. Overall, I think you're doing great.