Thanks for asking, I'm doing ok, my coworkers and my parents tell me that I seem to be dealing with all this better/more positively/quickly than they expected, which I suppose is some positive reinforcement that the mental work I'm putting in to let go of what I was told in the past and working on being happy with myself/doing what I want to is paying off. I've also been doing pretty well at work and just facilitated a great workshop today so I'm riding the high from that success/recognition at the moment. On the flip side, admittedly I am currently in a multi-week lull of not doing as much physical activity as I had been and not being as healthy as I want to but I can change that (and need to so it doesn't bite me in the arse come September, as those mountains aren't getting any smaller). I had some major breakthroughs lately with getting separation paperwork finalized/almost fully signed and notarized so should be able to go to court to start making things legally official as well soon, which is starting to ease some of the stress/ I'm looking forward to not feeling somewhat stuck legally/financially. It'll still be at minimum another few months before everything is done, but making good progress. I'm spoiling myself with two trips to Alaska this year, going fishing in July in addition to the September hunt, so it's also nice to have that to count down to. The only real thing that's bothering me lately is just getting bored/lonely without as much adult interaction-like I've said before most of "our" friends went with her for one reason or another. I've moved past the feeling sorry for myself/angry at them for that shift stage to more of an "it is what it is, it's not worth more negative energy" stage but it's still a bit lonely with less people to do things with or just have a conversation with someone that's older than single digits. On the docket is: more exercise, getting back into my hobbies (starting with woodworking), unplugging to decrease the doom scrolling/ wasting evenings watching YouTube videos, and working on making new friends/strengthening friendships with some acquaintances/some of my kids friends parents. That last one, (kids friends parents connections) seems to be going well so far and I'm looking forward to doing the rest instead of getting down/angry at myself for not doing it all already.
It's my birthday on Monday, which is the first "special" day for me solo, though it's not really a milestone # just late 30s, so I'm not sure if that'll be weird or not. It doesn't feel too odd today with it looming, but I've been very busy with work lately. I'll have my kids with me and I think we're going to go microfishing in the local stream in the afternoon so that'll be good hopefully.
Well that was a bit of a ramble, but I suppose that captures the pendulum swing nature of how I'm doing and happiness/mental health in general, I'd say all in all I'm definitely on an upswing at the moment all things considered, so thanks again for asking, and for reading if ya made it through all that.