04 Jul 2014

Post that's not in the monthly archive yet

Posted by Jeff in linkfood, memories, site updates, Travel

I noticed tonight that I had an unpublished entry from 2010 where I talked about our trip to San Francisco that year. It probably wasn't done yet (thus why it wasn't published), but I can't finish it now, and I wanted to make it visible. I haven't figured out yet how to make it show up in the archive list yet, but here's a link to it.

06 Jun 2014

A new beginning?

Posted by Jeff in deep thoughts, recovery

*sigh* I've sensed a potential breakthrough (and been wrong about it) enough times, that I can't be sure any more. I've come to the point where I've mostly stopped making predictions about how I'm going to feel and which things I'm going to finish when. However, my optimistic side is very hopeful, and the fact that it's peeking out is good news in and of itself. Smile

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12 May 2014

The guy who doesn't want to be a "typical" guy (but in some ways IS)

Posted by Jeff in Amy, deep thoughts, recovery

For anyone who knows me well, it will probably come as no surprise that I was quite relieved when I came up with a reason why this whole situation is (mostly) my fault. For those of you who don't know me well and, yet, are still interested, I hope by the time you finish reading this "book", you'll have a general idea.

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04 May 2014

Serious relief

Posted by Jeff in life events/news

Well, I took a look at the online account stuff, and I can see that the US Treasury has deposited the check that I sent to pay my federal taxes. That confirms a few different relief-inducing things:

  • I put the returns in the correct envelopes (I thought I did, but you know how you always obsess about these things).
  • The federal return actually arrived (I already got notification about the Alabama return through Registered Mail tracking).
  • The return I actually owed money on has been received.
30 Apr 2014

Confidence later in the day

Posted by Jeff in deep thoughts, recovery

So, this evening (actually, I guess yesterday evening now) I had a rather new experience in my recovery. I actually felt fairly positive and optimistic close to the end of the work day. This is a completely new thing for me! Smile

Earlier in the day (around lunch), I felt my normal daytime mood slump. There was a specific reason why my mood was down (one which I may decide to share at some point, depending on how the situation ends up).

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