Settling

Life has gotten TONS better.

It’s like an odd survival instinct I have. When I feel myself falling apart, I grab onto everything I have to keep me from drowning.

I spent a lot of the last few weekends in the company of wonderful friends, doing very fun things. It’s lifted my spirits tremendously. With the lifting of my mood, my relationship has improved greatly.

I’m hesitating less with Sean. He’s taken strides to show me that he is trustworthy, and I am getting there. We’ve had a lot of fun over the past week, and things are similar to when we first got together. We laugh a lot at very stupid things.

We’ve started to talk again about getting married in the distant future. It makes me feel better knowing that we’re back on track.

Work has been much better. They’ve finally approved me for additional per diem hours (at an hourly rate that is what I’ll be making once I finally step down), so extra money and extra time to do my work is making me a lot less stressed.

Renee also called me today. Because of all of my hard work and the approval that we received, she has been petitioning the administration for a bonus for me (!! I didn’t know!), and they finally approved it today. I’ll have a $500 bonus in my next paycheck! I was speechless. She is easily the best boss I have ever had, and I make sure she knows that on a regular basis. *laughs*

It’s beautiful and sunny out. *contented grin*

My back pain has gotten much better. Dr. Bill did some additional tests last time I was there and discovered that my left SI joint is what was causing all the problems. My initial test had been misleading and pointed to a R-sided SI joint issue. Since he adjusted the left one, I am feeling so much better! I went today, and now I only have one appointment next week to make sure that my adjustment held, and if it held well enough I’ll probably be discharged from treatment. Yay!

The weeks ahead look to be busy as well. Sean’s mom is coming tomorrow on her way through to a college reunion, so I’ll be spending most of my time tonight cleaning up. She’ll also be back through on Sunday, with a friend in tow. I felt a little odd about that, because Sean just mentioned it to me in passing, but I’m sure Susan asked Sean and he said it was fine. Besides, I’m having a True Blood season 3 marathon with the girls Sunday night; I probably won’t even notice that they’re here. *laughs*

So, that’s all for my little world. Life is better. I’m being vigilant about taking my meds, even when I want to slack. I am talking to people when I need to. I am busy and earning money. Hard to ask for much more.