Slacker

 I can't believe I haven't written since July! What a slacker I am. It's not just on here: I bought a 5-year diary to capture family happenings. I write in it a little more than here, but not much. It's going to be slim pickings to read it 50 years from now.

The support group didn't work out. They talked about everything except what we were there to discuss. It was disappointing. Live and learn. A psychologist friend is starting group sessions on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). It's similar to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), with the focus being on the present and future with skills to deal with the past. Mostly about mindfulness, which I can certainly use more of. We'll see how the group goes. Time will tell.

Darrin's worked two sets north of Timmins, Ontario. I guess it's been quite the ordeal. They certainly don't follow safety like Western Bird employees. He gets to come home on the 17th and won't be going back. A week or two off and then he's going to Shell just outside of town. He'll be home every night, which will be very nice. I'm not sure how long this job is, but it should be less stress for him, which is all that matters.

We're looking at moving to a newer home. I'd like a duplex bungalow with no condo fees, but they're few and far between. Almost everything is two-storeys. While that isn't much of a problem right now, in 15 years it will be. I don't want to move again after this one, at least not until we have to go to an assisted living type of place. I've found one place that I really like. The yucky part is that the condo fees are $470/months. That's a kicker, especially when it doesn't really cover jack shit; when they do upgrades, they still ask for more money on top of what you've already contributed. There's a nice place in Lamont, but I'm really hesitant about moving out of the Fort. I'm used to all the amenities. Just being able to Sunday drive around the neighbourhoods is nice. As well, we should be having a couple of 2023 babies, and Lamont is farther west than I'd like to be. It's only 20 minutes from the Fort, but that's 20 minutes to Drey and Joanna, and about an hour from Kiershyn and Tyler (unless they get an acreage soon). That's way too far to visit my grandbabies regularly. So, I don't think we'll be going with Lamont, although Bre's really hoping we change our minds.

I haven't been watching the news lately, which is liberating. Not hearing the shit mainstream media throws out. It's so hard to find fact based news. You have to be selective about what you listen to, and be a fact finder to ensure it really is true facts. So, no news from me this time.

The picture is my self portrait.