I don't think I can use my shop right now, although I do have a request to build a small table for a friend. When we first separated, my wife made a big point of how it was HER house now because I had moved out, even though I'm the only one who has paid anything on it in the 10 years we've owned it. The separation agreement also says she gets the house. Lately I've been making sure I act as a guest when I'm there to try to keep the friction down. We've been getting along better, but I don't think I can ask to have access to my shop yet. She might say yes, but I don't want to push it.

I'm stuck in this little apartment away from my shop, my woods, and basically everything else I do. I try to go to parks and walk around the neighborhood, but that only helps a little. When I get stressed out really bad I sometimes go to a pipe shop in the nearest large city and pick out a really good quality pipe tobacco that's new to me, but I have to be really careful of the money, especially if I am getting manic. Other than that I just mess around online and try to read if I can make myself concentrate long enough.