Sunday

 The christening today was lovely.  The lunch afterwards was also lovely.  Liana is such a wonderful mother and hostess and person.  I just adore having her in my life.

Anxiety levels are quite good today.  This is a good day for me, in that respect, where I am only feeling uncomfortable knowing that my awful neighbours are just one wall away from me.  I start every time I hear their door open (which is at a right angle to ours), but as I was saying to M last night, we haven’t had any "incidents" with them lately, so  I shouldn’t be fearing them so much.  They are, of course, still beating each other and their animals. 

It’s chilly in the apartment tonight, so I am heating the place up using the oven.  Since we had such a big lunch, we just picked up a roasted chicken from the supermarket to have sandwiches for dinner.  

Did I mention that I took Tuesday off for a doctor’s appointment?  M and I are going to use the balance of the day to get a few things taken care of.  I have to call and get his mobile phone unlocked so he can get a sim for it when he gets to the US.  He needs to contact his bank and ask them to re-set his internet banking details.  We need to locate some more larger cardboard boxes.  

My thought for today:  I seem to be unable to avoid conflict and difference of opinions (as in, mine is always right and everyone else is wrong).  I wonder what conflict I will run into in New Mexico.  It is unrealistic to think that I will never have a problem with neighbours, or work colleagues, or a friend – because I ALWAYS end up finding that conflict.  The common denominator is me.  I am examining my behaviour each time I identify a conflict, and have accepted that I am the problem in some situations, have identified other people as the problem from time to time, and even situations where it’s just a coincidence or bad luck.  I suppose that life is just a learning experience, though, and that I will be growing and learning from all of this, even if it doesn’t feel like it right now.