I’m doing okay today. A little bit sad but out of bed being productive. My sister came over this weekend to help around the house. I was and am so grateful. The only snafu is that she can be loud (yells) and abusive when she doesn’t get her way. Very controlling. My big communication win this weekend was that I remained calm and untriggered, stood my ground, kept my boundaries and looked for a compromise. Usually, I would yell back or totally withdraw. I’m healing and growing! The bit that made me sad was that she yelled “Do you want to know why everybody in the family wants nothing to do with you?” Ouch! That hurt.

Mom and I are going to venture out today for a loaded baked potato and house salad at Outback and then to Verizon for a phone and an Apple Watch. Hopefully the rain will stop soon.

I hope everybody has a peaceful day.