Jan. 21, 2014

Feels like I'm trying to recover from last week. Lots of good busy stuff, but also some sadness. We've known for some time that Tabitha couldn't have long to live, and we said goodbye to her on Wednesday. She was such a sweet presence and we were lucky to have her for 18 years. I held together better than I expected. I almost lost it when we received a lovely condolence note from the vet. But this week I'm sad. I think I'm tired and stressed and I just can't fight it off today. Tomorrow will be better.

Doesn't feel like I'm making a lot of progress, so it's time to look at where I am.

• Didn't do a lot of culling last week, but I did successfully tackle the box of books from M's room.
• I have spent a couple of hours at genealogy this week.
• The whole diet thing is getting easier, diet meaning changing our eating habits.

What I can't calculate is our successes in easing R out of her parenting role. C is very resistant and at the moment he swings between loving and hating me. He can hate me if it helps him learn to control his behavior. I think we are making progress, although it's slow.