He's been so much more than just my pet cat.

For over 12 years he's been my friend. Someone who knows what to do when I had a bad day. Someone who I just have to look at to make me smile. Listening to him purr can calm me even when I'm at my most upset. His soft fur is so familiar touching it is like being home. He's stuck by me through some incredible highs and lows. I have no children of my own and he's my baby.

I think I'm going to lose him soon and the thought of...

So today on a whim, I went to the matinee performance of Hairspray on Broadway.

Loved it!!!!!!

So I'm here in Manhattan in my little apartment on West 90th Street. It's Friday night, cool and rainy, and I'm enjoying a quiet night in. It's nice after working so hard this week.

Walked home 18 blocks in the rain tonight, but I didn't mind. I had my umbrella so it wasn't too bad. I do need rainprooof shoes though! Tomorrow is the first day I have to explore the city. Not sure what I'm going to do yet, but I'm close to Central Park, so I'll be checking that out.

I'm...

So my job is sending me to New York for a month.

I can't believe it's happened so fast and that I'm leaving Sunday. In many ways I don't feel ready. I have so much to do. But on the other hand, I'm very excited for the adverture that awaits.

Having worked from home for the past few years, I'm excited to spend some time in an actual office ... taking the subway to work has to be better than the 405 freeway, right?

My weekends will be free and I simply can't...

Ugh.

I'm overthinking again.

The rational side of me knows I have lots of friends and people who love me. The irrational side (which tends to take over sometimes) is not feeling that way at the moment. I feel pretty lonely.

I feel like my relationships are going nowhere.

I'm also mad at myself for not being brave enough to talk about tough subjects with someone I really care about. How do you find the words and say how you feel when there's...