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In a funk.
I'm at the point where it feels as if this deployment will never end. His R&R isn't to far off but the time is starting to drag and I'm running out of things to keep myself busy. I hate when he doesn't call but when he does we don't have much to talk about... my days are usually the same, as are his. The only exciting thing to happen this week was my brother had surgery on his breast (fairly minor) and I somehow caught some virus without leaving the apartment much. Other then that MIL has been a pain in my rump but thats not something he needs to hear, plus its nothing new. I did buy a new air freshener today... I liked it at the store but now I think it smells to much like pineapple. 
The past 3 phone calls we pretty much talked about air freshener.
Its getting so stinking hard to be positive when he calls when all I'm feeling is depressed. I miss my husband, and I think being sick over the weekend has made me miss him even more. Maybe it's time I find a new project, at least then we will have something to talk about.
Re: In a funk.
Here's a wild idea...leave your apartment.
Do you work?
You need to get out of your dang house. Go see a movie. Go read a book in the park. Does your apartment complex have a pool? Go for a swim or just sit by the pool and read for a while. Start a box garden on your patio. Go walk around town. Act like a tourist and take a tour. Head out to a museum. Take a class. Just get out of your house and stop feeling sorry for your self. I know deployment sucks. My H is gone, too. It's ok to have a pitty party every now and then, but it isn't healthy to stay down in the dumps.
Your H's situation is far crappier than yours. Do you really think he can't tell that you are feeling all poopy? That's why y'all can't carry on a conversation. My H doesn't care what I talk about, he just wants me to talk. I tell him about the giant hairy spider that scared the hell out of me when I lifted the lid of the trash dumpster. I tell him about the drag queen on a scooter that almost ran me over outside of Target. You can't tell him anything like that if you are hanging out in your house all day. If you are down, you'll bring him down. Him being down brings you down more. It's a vicious cycle. Plus, if he's worried about you he's not focused on his job. When he isn't focused on his job, it puts him and the people around him in danger.
If you can't pull your self up out of this hole, go talk to someone. You have to take care of your self.
I agree that you need to get yourself out of your apartment, if only to walk around the mall for an afternoon, or to go for a walk. Staying holed up alone in the house will only draw the days out, give you nothing to talk about, and make you miss your husband more.
Deployments are rough. After a while, it can seem as if you've exhausted all the interesting phone topics and it becomes, "So... what did you do today?" "Oh, nothing. Saw some sand. Slept." "Yeah... I just worked and watched Netflix..." "I really miss you." "Yeah, I really miss you too."
**cricket cricket**
It gets old, and it makes things hard, but that's just normal. You guys will get the conversation going again, and soon the deployment will be over with. In the meantime, though, you need to take care of yourself by getting involved. Go get a job, volunteer at a local animal shelter, ANYTHING to get you around other people and interested in something other than your R&R countdown! Deployments can be a wonderful time to let yourself grow, but only if you let them!
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This!
Go sign up for a cake decorating class at your local Michaels. Go volunteer at your church to fold the weekly bulletins. Seriously. Just find something productive to do and get out of your house.
All of this.
I would also suggest going to the Family Support Center on your base and maybe see a counselor. Just someone to talk to and get your thoughts out clearly. They aren't there to judge you, but it is good to have someone to unload on in a safe way.
I have an even better idea.
Register for classes. I don't care if you already have your PhD at the ripe old age of 23, you could benefit from more classes.
One of my favorite things to do while I'm in a funk (that Ojo actually suggested a looooong time ago) is go to Barnes and Nobles, get a drink from the Starbucks and a book, sit down somewhere comfy and people watch. It gets me out of the house into the land of the living, gives me interesting people to talk about and I get a delicious beverage.
win/win/win situation.
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Me too. Going for a mani/pedi makes me feel better too. It lets me talk to ppl about something else other than the fact that my husband is gone, or I read a trashy magazine while getting pampered.
If you're broke, you could even make yourself a travel mug of coffee or cocoa, then head to the library.
Do you have goals? Do you have a goal as a couple? We set financial goals as a couple before deployments and I normally set a weight loss goal for myself or a goal for how many college classes or dog training classes to accomplish before we're reunited. While I was deployed, we both read Smart Couples Finish Rich and it gave us something to talk about as well as helped us meet our financial goal.
While I was deployed, Joe and I both took online classes and we actually took one together. It was actually kind of awesome seeing my husband use his brain and be all smart and stuff.
OP - You've gotten some really good advice here! Remember that any news from home to them is exciting.
On my boyfriend's first second deployment before we were together, I remember having nothing to tell him that was even remotely interesting. All I could think of was to prattle on endlessly about how my two older sisters had dyed their hair brown that day. (The three of us had always had platinum-blonde hair until then). I felt silly and a little pathetic that that was the most exciting thing in my day, but for some reason it entertained him. It started him telling the other guys in his shop about us, etc, etc, and how shocked he was, lol about their DYED HAIR. Seriously. He still talks about the silly crap we emailed and talked about.
Hang in there
Please don't take a bartending class if you are wanting to be a bartender. I was a head bartender and bar manager for YEARS. The worst bartenders I have ever seen came from bartending school. I got to a point where I turned away anyone who went to bartending classes or school. Those classes are a joke and a waste of money.
If you want to start bartending, start with getting a job as a bar back. You will learn far more than any class can teach you.
Don't be afraid to tell him. That right there is a conversation even if it isn't ideal.
Im taking mostly to get out of the house and around other people. Ive worked in a bar so i have an idea on how they do things. Im not paying full price and i really just want them to get my foot in the door somewhere. Plus DH and i got a nice little bartending set as a wedding gift and neither of us know quite what to do with it.