I might have mentioned in a blog or two my views of lateness. I can’t stand it. I must have been the only bride ever to arrive early for her wedding only to make the chauffeur drive around the block again because guests were still getting out of their cars. I would blame family genetics as my father is of the same mind but both my younger brother and my son aren’t so I can’t. I also have an issue with work not being finished on time, if I start something I have to finish it even if it literally kills me. These compulsions however don’t appear to apply to my builders and it’s driving me nuts.
I came across a conversation on the support group I follow online for people like me (widows not crazy OCD dog owners) about changing habits after a partners death. One common thread was becoming obsessively tidy. I have to admit as a former clutterer, I have been a neat freak for some years but it did get me wondering if my neuroses have got worse since Tony’s passing. Perhaps it is the need to have some semblance of control over my life? I’m still waiting for my extension which was supposed to be finished at the end of June but is still ‘almost done’ in September. I can’t get my head around someone not wanting to finish something and on time, you’d think the builders would want to be rid of me by now. Even the dogs are tutting although the lack of door handles has started a whole new game involving noses, dextrous paws and a lot of shouting from mum.
For those who have been asking about developments on the dating front, there hasn’t been. I don’t think the whole online dating thing is really for me right now to be honest. Between the ‘hoo’ , the ‘almost done’ extension and my own search for a more balanced life, I find myself less than enthusiastic about profiles on an app. I have to admit the constant “you must have a big house with all those dogs” and “do you have big kennel in your garden for all those dogs?” questions were beginning to bore me. The answer to the second is no and the answer to the first is compared to what? Either way, the lack of containment devices attached to portals would probably put most suitors off….
“If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. It is the principal difference between a dog and a man.” (Mark Twain)
Widow plus woofs 