Up's & Down's
First the bad news. My palliative courses have all been cancelled. I can complete two more but then that is it. The school didn't really give a reason but they decided to close down and restructure. I am so disappointed. There must be other schools out there that offer palliative accreditation online. Hopefully I will find something. It will all work out. (Update - I found a university in Alberta that offers the courses I want! Yahoo!)
I did go back to Al Anon last night. It was a huge group. And yes, I tried to come up with an excuse for not going. (I am getting a cold.) Go I did however and it was a great meeting. It was a speaker meeting and it made me feel not only just how insane I am but that I am quite a normal child of an alcoholic. Seriously, the way I deal with life at times is pretty messed up. My coping skills are horrible when I get stressed. Suffice it to say, I never should have stopped going to Al Anon.
This afternoon I am forcing taking my husband to the eye doctor. The man has the terrible eyesight for someone his age. It has taken me years to get him to go to the optometrist but now that he is covered through my insurance it won't cost anything so he is going. Men are so exasperating! (Update - His eyes are hooped. New eye glasses and a referral to the opthamologist.)
I am glad you were able to find another source for your classes.
ReplyDeleteHey, is that Athabaska University in Alberta that you've signed up with? If so -- good choice! It's a solid and reliable institution and won't disappear in the middle of your courses.
ReplyDeleteGlad you are doing what you need to do hon...and sorry to hear about your husbands eyes!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, men are way too exasperating aren't they?
I am also the daughter of an alcoholic - so I hear you.
ReplyDeleteI am thrilled that you found the courses you want/need.
Hopefully your husband's eyes will be much improved by both the new glasses and the opthamologist.
alcohol ruins lives and it is a shame we have to make excuses for the excuses of it. I am glad Birdie you are doing this for YOU though I want you to be happy and enjoy life keep the faith friend :)
ReplyDeleteAs a fellow co-dependant I can say this...sometimes it really is us that has the problem...no matter how much we think it is the other person. They just go merrily along their way without a care in the world...that was the hardest thing for me to learn. So..each day, Birdie,,,be happy ..no worries..
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you went - it' s really worthwhile. I always come up with excuses to go to stuff I know I need to go to if there is an emotional component involved.
ReplyDeleteAthabaskan is the best for online stuff. I wish I would have gone in that direction, oh wait a minute, I still can, only I'm like the white winged dove and I can't be caged, or something like that,
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear your hubby has bad peepers.
So glad you made it to a meeting!
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