What I Did on My Summer Vacation

Hello fellow bloggers! And by that I mean Michele, because I think she's the only one who reads this. :) As summer draws to a close, I was just reflecting on the past few months. Overall, it has been kind of a slow summer. No vacations, other than the trip to Iowa. No summer flings. Nothin'. Maybe that's ok. Maybe it's just what I needed.

There was some more baby-mama-drama from K and his soon-to-be-ex-wife, so I ended it. I told him to call me when he was done playing games. Needless to say, I haven't really heard from him since then. One interesting point about this... When I ended it with him, I told him that I deserved better, that I deserved to be with someone who was willing to fight for me and who would be there for me. Although I may have felt this many times before in my life, this is the first time I have ever said it out loud. Yeah me!!

Also on the relationship front, I never finished reading Bitches, but I will someday. After having some time to reflect on this part of my summer, I stick with my initial reaction to these types of books - they're toxic. The most tumultuous part of my summer was after I got back from Iowa when all that drama was going on, I was reading that book, and spending tons of time with one of my girlfriends who lives by those types of books. As soon as I put the book away and started listening to my gut again, the drama subsided. And recently, when it reared its ugly head again, I didn't play into it, I cut it off. Done. Those books teach women rules, and then they get so involved in what they think they should be doing or saying or feeling, that they forget to listen to themselves and how they actually feel. A more helpful relationship book would involve teaching women skills to learn how to listen to their own instincts, not the rules according to Dr. Laura. Maybe I should write that... Yeah right, in my "spare" time.

As some of you may notice, and again, by that I mean Michele, I started a separate blog for my Ethics class. Who knows, it may turn out to be more interesting than this one!

xoxo
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