ADJUSTING TO LIFE AS A SINGLE PERSON

It has been an adjustment living life as a single person.  It is different when you break up and you take the time to split everything up and one of you moves out.  Things move at a certain speed.  When Tracy fell apart and stopped doing things around the house (or should I say, stopped doing constructive things around the house) and then I had to have her removed, it was so sudden.  There was no splitting up of items and talking about how and when we were going to separate.  I was just suddenly left holding the ball.

I was left with all the animals to take care of, my business (I work for myself) to sort out, the house to take care of and begin fixing things that had gone into disarray, and packing up all Tracy's stuff.  The animals needed some TLC to lower their anxiety and stress.  My business had been neglected so I needed to get back to work.

I also have been adjusting to life by myself.  I already did most of the stuff around the house but Tracy did some things: took out the garbage, picked up the dog poop, stocked the tp, tissues and paper towels, washed the sheets and towels, changed the sheets, fed the dogs sometimes when I could not get home in time, let the dogs out if I worked all day, and dealt with the water delivery.  Now those things fall to me.  It has taken a while to get in the habit of doing some of those things.

I am getting used to my new life going out with friends, having to be home to let the dogs out or feed them.  I have to plan outings around spending time with my pups.

One good thing is that I can be down my bed at night.  Tracy always went to bed really early so I had to stay upstairs to watch TV.  Now I can come downstairs whenever I want and watch TV.  Tracy never let the dogs on the bed.  I bought a throw and taught the dogs they can get on the bed as long as they are on the throw.  That way I can wash the throw and won't get the bedspread dirty.  I want my pups to come lay by me.

I am adjusting little by little.  It is a process that takes a while.

more to come...