Well, I've posted here and there about stuff in my life, but I do want to try and collect it into one place as well.
Big stuff that happens to me recently included the divorce becoming final, grinding through
CoveredCA.com to update the insurance situation, and getting clocked and confronted on Sunday. Therapy sessions were had, and I Did Stuff in compensation.
I've posted about the divorce finalization date. Nothing Happened. I continued living my life, made a note, updated my Facebook status, and that was about it. A friend referred me to a counseling service she has used to help deal with breakups. Oh, and they also run a lesbian dating service. Maybe she was hinting I need to start doing something, but I don't think I'm ready yet.
I had posted elsewhere about my trip to the grocery store on Sunday:
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A large man, looking like an out of shape linebacker with a patchy beard, was coming the other way. He stopped, blocking the sidewalk. "Hey, you a <obscene reference to gay male>?" Thick accent. Eastern European? Uh oh. Left hand in purse, safety off on the pepper spray. Move toward street. He matches the move. "What the <heck>?", I say. He steps toward me. I pull out the canister, aim, nozzle toward his eyes, ready to fire, sweep, and run. "Hey, no pepper! I like <obscenity>!"
He steps back, and I bolt through right lane and past him. He laughs.
Someone actually raised the point in Group that perhaps he just doesn't have the right language and was being friendly. It sure didn't feel that way.
Anyway, I resolved not to spend the rest of my days in hiding, but to get out for all of the next day and interact with people. I thought I'd combine this with celebrating the divorce by doing things that my ex had said at various points that I was Forbidden from Doing.
So, on Monday, I:
1) Got my ears pierced
2) got a manicure and gel
3) went out to dinner at a new place
4) made an appointment to get my brows done Tuesday, since completed
No incidents, no crazy people, and eve though I absolutely know I was clocked (come on, those eyebrow ridges and that forehead? The brow person commented on the electrolysis work, fergoshsakes), nobody was rude or impolite, "Ma'am"ed everywhere.
Today I just need to make a Costco run and hit Sephora for a few things I am running low on. I might get lunch at Panera here in the downtown area, as I really like their spicy Thai salad and they do half-orders.
BTW, if anyone is in the area and wants to meet and talk, I usually will buy them lunch as well. Just let me know.