…feeling very detached right now…
…needing lots of dot, dot, dots in front of and after my words…
…wishing I felt more grounded…
…just moved 10 days ago…had issues with heat and water at my last place…
…then 8 months before…
…moved because I left my husband…
…started seeing someone new and wonderful, who I’m still seeing, thank god for some consistency…
…then 2 and a half months before that…
…moved again…was in a temporary lodging until my (now ex-)husband joined me in Toronto from Ottawa…
…then 6 weeks before that moved from Ottawa to Toronto on my own to a new job in the private sector after being in the public sector for about 6 years…
…there’s been a bit of change in my life over the last year…
…no wonder I’m feeling detached…
…all of my girlfriends and all of my family are either in Ottawa or in Newfoundland…
…I have a few friends here in Toronto but am still building the relationships…
…takes time to build this links…
…found a writing group in the fall…spinoff from a UofT continuing ed course…
…found group of gals who are into knitting as much as I am…yes…knitting…
…only just found a group of girls to sing with a few weeks ago…that helps with the grounding…
…but feeling attached takes time…especially the bigger the city…
…time…and energy…and initiative…won’t be long before I feel the grounding again…
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March 26, 2007 at 8:58 pm
Jay Moonah
You know, if I read this from a lot of people I’d be worried about them, but I’m actually not worried about you Bobbie. I don’t mean that in a bad way, I just know you’ve got way too much spirit to go on feeling detached for long. You’re too likable, and give off too much positive energy. I simply have no doubt in my mind that you’ll be fine.
March 26, 2007 at 10:36 pm
bobbie
thank, J. you’re right about the fact that it won’t feel like this for long. but it’s also nice to verbalize it and get feedback on it. you’re gonna make a great dad.
March 31, 2007 at 5:33 pm
commonplacer
I think lots of us have been there…(funnily, I moved from Ottawa to T.O. when I separated too - though in my case my family is here). I like how you described the feeling as needing a lot of dots before and after your words. And hey, as for knitting…there’s some awesome knitting blogs on wordpress - I happened to come across some of them and there’s even one combining knitting and writing! I’m a wanna-be-knitter whose creations always end up curled up even though I’ve consulted many an expert. Take care bobbie and feel better (and I added you to my blogroll - hope that’s ok).
April 2, 2007 at 11:57 pm
Hajera
…needing lots of dot, dot, dots in front of and after my words… That’s a very apt description about the feeling of detachment that you describe, and even detachment in the more emotional sense.
Ok, I don’t think that made very much sense, but tis a very cool description