Just posting to say hello to everyone and wish people well. I have been doing certain activities to help curb my impatience with many things. Patience has been a virtue I've struggled with my whole life. I've improved it in recent years, but there is a limit.

The whirlwind of special occasions is soon forthcoming. It was meant to start mid next week, but I'll be making an elaborate cake for Hubby earlier than expected. Somehow an expensive perishable ingredient was delivered early, by a mistake. I asked Hubby if it was OK to make ahead of time. He said yes. He is yet to send me his wish list for another special occasion. I told him if he doesn't, he gets nothing. Despite that, it's still MIA.

The other day, my Dad called me. I had called him not too long before, so was surprised. Out of nowhere he seemed to be a little more like his old self, from years ago. It was truly a pleasant conversation. Even saying "conversation" indicates how much better it was. I emailed my sister about that afterwards and she said her last conversation with him was better, too. I confess that makes me WANT to talk to him more. Obviously everyone wants a parental figure in their life. Or those that don't like their parent(s) surely deep down wish they did. The latter often brings about transference situations. My beloved old psychiatrist was a bit of a substitute for my late mother.