Posted by baseball55 on April 30, 2014, at 19:26:39
In reply to Re: update, posted by alexandra_k on April 29, 2014, at 20:54:59
thanks for the ideas, Alex. I'm leaving behind two cats. They have lived here since they were 8 weeks old and I don't feel it's fair to move them. But I am looking a trying to find another pair of kittens. A friend is helping me look.
I have been taking drawing classes and hope to continue this. The class I take now is six women, plus the teacher, and is very social and relaxing. It's a good break from my normal quantitative, analytical work. The adult ed place only has beginning drawing classes, but I figure I can take beginning drawing over and over again and get better and better at it. So there's that.
Friends, meetings, dinner with friends. Once a week, I will probably get together for dinner with my ex. We've gone out once a week regularly for years and years.
Fitness classes would be cool, except I have arthritis in both knees and can't do a lot of stuff. Also, the classes at my gym tend to be all young women and I am old....But something to look into. Maybe a yoga class or two.
I'm trying to remain positive. For a while, I'll have lots of practical stuff to occupy me - moving, getting furniture (he is keeping the furniture and I am keeping the car). After that's all settled down, I will need to take care.
I know you can be a loner and I can too. But being alone can wear on me. I only like it in small doses.
Where I live, there are a lot of bars/restaurants where it's easy for a single person to hang out. But hanging around bars is a danger for me. Plus, I can't afford eating out much.
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