Interrupted
My Life Thus Far
Perpetual Goosebumps
As soon as I'm done writing this, I'm taking a hot shower
and going to bed. I'm so cold. I don't know what's going
on with me (why I've been so cold lately) or my heating
system (I can't ever get the heat higher than 72 degrees).
It's aggravating. I know conservationists would be
appalled that I want my heat higher than 72 degrees in
April, but when the nights dip down into the 30's, I'm
sorry. I want some freaking heat! It's so bad, I've been
running my hands under hot water just to stop the
tingling. I've got perpetual goosebumps and even though
I'm wearing three layers of clothing I could still use a
couple more. As hard as I try to be an optimistic person,
I'm feeling really pessimistic right now.
I still haven't gotten my period yet, but today I was
reading Baby Talk magazine and almost cried over the
editor's foreword. She wanted to thank a friend for a
particularly thoughtful baby shower gift and I got all
misty-eyed about it! I feel ridiculous, but I can't help
my emotions.
Snookums forwarded me an email he got from the detailer.
Well, it was more like a string of emails between him and
his detailer. Snookums has been negotiating to no avail.
We were due to transfer in September, but due to limited
PCS funding this fiscal year it's now looking more like
November or December. Good thing I'm not a holiday person
or I'd be upset about that. Because of the size of our
family (and the cost of moving us and all of our stuff
cross-country) the odds of Snookums getting Jacksonville
like he wanted is looking slimmer and slimmer. They
offered him a billet on Bangor at the brig, but he turned
it down flat in the hopes that something will become
available in San Diego. I've given up any hope of getting
out of Washington in the foreseeable future. Even marrying
a man in the military can't get me away from this place.
It's not that I dislike Washington so strongly, it's that
so much negativity has befallen me here (mainly due to the
length of time I've been here - going on 13 years). I'm a
firm believer that we create our own destiny and if I
continue to live my life the way I am now everything will
be fine. Regardless of where Snookums is stationed.
There isn't much to say about today. I went to the gym,
cleaned up the house, the usual. I really need that shower
now. Why am I so cold?!?! Ciao.
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