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I'm currently painting my apartment. Riding sounds like a really good thing to do! Good to meet new people OffRoad!

 I've also had some nice people wanting me to try their skin care product for free! It's really makes my skin look nice.

Can't wait to get a garden started and I love naps with my cat.

H.H.H. if you have ever been depressed? I wouldn't suggest using Chantix. Some people use it with no side effects. It took me down a big time rabblt hole. Just stay aware. ((HUGS))
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There are two ways of spreading light:
Be the candle; or the mirror that reflects it

Don't ask why someone is still hurting you; ask why you keep letting them.What you allow continues.

At some point you have to get sick of going through the same sh!t.

Women are NOT rehabilitation centers for badly raised men. It is not your job to fix ,parent, raise or change him.
You want a partner not a project.

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A few weeks ago I splurged on a massage (wish I could do this more often). I have been painting some canvas frames to create artwork to put on the walls of the rental home I moved into at the beginning of December. I crochet, and this helps me to relax and feel creative.
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OW2- briefly dated-she said he was not a happy enough person
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I've ordered my bike for the summer.

One like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjKW6SDHwUI

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After hit-and-miss attempts over the last few years to start playing music again, I'm sitting down in the evenings with my acoustic guitar and just playing through some songs. I've been looking up old things I loved on some of the tab sites, and familiarizing myself with them again. This was such a big part of my life with Hoss, but also my life before Hoss. That's the part I'm focusing on, and it's really nice!

Also trying new recipes from Pinterest. Baking is something that's really a new passion. Made the best lemon sugar cookies in the world last week. Take a lemon cake mix, 1/3 cup oil, and two eggs to make the dough, then bake them at 375 F for around 8-10 minutes (until the tops crack and the bottoms are golden brown. Bliss!
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I bought myself some new denim shorts that fit really well and a couple cute sleeveless tops. I never buy clothes for myself so that was a big thing for me.

We also go for a two mile walk on the highway just about every night. We've been using our walks as trip planning discussion time so that has been fun.
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After hit-and-miss attempts over the last few years to start playing music again, I'm sitting down in the evenings with my acoustic guitar and just playing through some songs. I've been looking up old things I loved on some of the tab sites, and familiarizing myself with them again. This was such a big part of my life with Hoss, but also my life before Hoss. That's the part I'm focusing on, and it's really nice!

I do this too! I'm not that good but I'm getting better. Self taught and trying! I read too which is enlightening and fulfilling. I'm often very tired so don't get a lot of time to myself in the evenings but I try and do some nice things. Still not watching much television but I occasionally watch movies on netflix. Maybe we should have a film discussion thread or book discussion thread?

Love the poems btw, beautiful and very healing.
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One of my friends was telling me about attending meetings organized on meetup.com. Various groups meeting to pursue all kinds of interests, church activities, hobbies, play dates, or just holding social get togethers for conversation, friendship, and food. Could be a lot of fun, depending on where you live.

http://www.meetup.com/
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One of my friends was telling me about attending meetings organized on meetup.com. Various groups meeting to pursue all kinds of interests, church activities, hobbies, play dates, or just holding social get togethers for conversation, friendship, and food. Could be a lot of fun, depending on where you live.

http://www.meetup.com/

Meetup's are a good option. There are several people on the forum that go them regularly. I recently went to one where we played charades all night - it was a lot if fun!
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We all do damage. Character is determined by how we repair it.


BD - December 2012
OW1 confirmed - December 2012 on-and-off for 34 months and counting (still refers to her as just a 'friend')
Wants to live like roommates - November 2013
I moved out - April 2015
H is still checking the anchor

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One of my friends was telling me about attending meetings organized on meetup.com. Various groups meeting to pursue all kinds of interests, church activities, hobbies, play dates, or just holding social get togethers for conversation, friendship, and food. Could be a lot of fun, depending on where you live.

http://www.meetup.com/
+1 Best thing EVER!!! Where else would I find a bunch of people to drive off road with me that don't want to just rock crawl?
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When life gives you lemons, make SALSA!

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I cleaned the mud out of my engine compartment (after getting mud in my engine compartment), watched Pretty Little Liars with my D, walk three times a week on a trail that makes me serene, and I learned how to query a nonSQL database. Really, it's pretty cool!
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