Manic Monday

erollis · January 2014

How did your weekend turn out? What does the week hold for you?

This weekend was so much fun! We loved having our friends visit. The weather was perfect. We went on walks, talked, drank, ate, shopped.

Schools are going to be closed tomorrow because we are supposed to get more ice.

sdose13 · January 2014

Mine was OK. I had a friend in town who didn't stay with us, but it created a lot of drama. Basically, I'm outgrowing my single friends. Does anybody else feel that way?

erollis · January 2014

Not really. We still have good single friends and we've recently dropped married friends. Drama is drama.

quirky75 · January 2014

sdose13 said:

Mine was OK. I had a friend in town who didn't stay with us, but it created a lot of drama. Basically, I'm outgrowing my single friends. Does anybody else feel that way?

Yes, a lot. I have no idea how to make some married friends though.

I haven't really had drama, but it's clear that priorities and interests have changed.

ky29 · January 2014

@sdose13 - yeah I have felt that way. It's sad because I've kinda lost touch with my single friends. DH has one close single friend, which we dont see much because we usually do couple things. It's hard!

I had a productive weekend! We tore out the old scary entry closet. I painted it and installed a closet from the container store! I'm going to try and upload a mobile pic. Now I'm not afraid to get things out of that closet.

We just have to replace the door now.

Hm, not sure how to delete one, or turn it the correct way. Oh well you'll get the idea!

Jurbs920 · January 2014

My mom was supposed to come visit but couldn't because of the snowstorm we keep having. I swear it's just never stopping. It was so cold too we didn't do much. We just went grocery shopping and stayed at home. I can't wait for spring!

ldawngirl · January 2014

@sdose13 - Sometimes. I had a friend who I was really close to (she was married, I was single). I met DH and then shortly afterwards, she went through a bad divorce. We gradually shifted away from each other because she became a bar/party girl and even when I was single, I wasn't that kind of person. No crazy drama, but just stopped keeping in touch with each other.

But then I have some single friends who I still hang out with and who also will hang out with DH and I together.

Like @quirky75 said though - we're not sure how to make more married friends.

sdose13 · January 2014

It's just weird. My single gal pals hang out with both me and H, but I have one single friend who is 37 and seriously just acts like she's 21 and has just discovered boys. I'm sure it sounds really judgy ... I'm really not trying to be that way ... but she works at a bar, has no interest in not working there even though it's starting to hurt her life. I've tried to talk to her about it, and we do, but she just talks about being depressed. She then goes on with her life, not changing anything about it. She is a serial cheater, gets paid cash under the table and does not pay taxes or have health insurance. She has made no steps to try to improve her situation.

I know this sounds like a vent ... maybe it is. At this point I feel like there's nothing I can do -- she will have to hit a bottom. I will be there for her but it really gets exhausting listening to somebody complain about their life and then do nothing about it.

ETA: I couldn't care less about how she gets paid. She makes good money! (I know because I used to work a shift a week there 5 years ago.) But not having health insurance is scary for her with her family's health history. Also, she's 37! and it's time to think about that stuff, right?

erollis · January 2014

We do have a single friend a lot like yours sdose. Although he wants better but doesn't do much to make it better because he's so unfocused (wants to be a voice actor, model, manager, designer, on and on). He has a hard time picking one thing and working on that until he can focus on being successful in the next thing too. He's been a assistant manager yet the new job he has he's just an employee. He's almost 30 and acts like he's 21. We love him and always have lots of fun being with him. But he's truly the source of his own unhappiness a good portion of the time.

quirky75 · January 2014

I had a friend from HS who I used to chat online with regularly so we could stay updated on each other. She used to tell me about her online dating adventures and I would give her advice as she obsessed over each boy. After I got married she would flat out say "You're so lucky you found someone and got married. I'm going to be alone forever." and go on and on about it no matter what I said to cheer her up or direct her to something positive. I haven't completely cut her out, but we don't chat much anymore.

sdose - That sounds really frustrating and I think you are right that she needs to hit rock bottom. She is 37.

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