he is gone again *sigh*

[BabyRue]

My SO works at a potash mine on the other side of the country. I hate it because he works 21 days on and 7 off however with the travel to come home it works out to him being home for 5 1/2 days. This is his second rotation out there and its looking like he will be working out west for at least a year or two so we can buy our house in the fall with property to have my ponies at home.

I hate this. There is NO industrial work here for him. He is an electrician and there is no work at all in our area. And because he is Union he has to work Union jobs. The only upside to this is I don't have to stress about working full time which makes life a lot easier for me because of all my health problems. Working full time takes a serious toll on me(I have fibromyalgia with chronic migraines and depression).

I just wish there was an easier way. We have talked about moving closer to his work site but we need to be here because his Dads health isn't the best and neither is my Moms.

I need to keep myself busy. I have two horse shows to do this weekend. One is our barns show for the kids then I have to pack up my horse and a clients horse and head to another show for Sunday. I go for surgery on July 5 for my wrist. So I have lots of stuff to make this rotation easier.

Anyway i've had my cry now. Time to make myself busy. Poor Rue though. Because she was so young when Jason left she didn't remember him when he came home and it took her a few days to warm up to him. I hope she will remember him a lot better this time.

 

[MiniLopHop]

Sarah, I'm sorry to hear about your struggles. I couldn't imagine how difficult it would be to be without my husband that much. I also have fibromyalgia and depression, so if you every want to talk about it feel free to PM. I understand how challenging it is do deal with the fibro and stress.

Just a tip, when you are in the hospital for your wrist, see if they have an air pressure changing mattress. That is what I had when I had surgury and it really prevented much of the flare I was expecting. Every few minutes the air pump would change where the pressure was on my body. I had to lay on my back the whole time because it was abdominal and this kept me from being extra miserable. Good luck!

At least you have a positive focus and keeping yourself busy. Buns are great at helping you feel better, so give Rue extra snuggles.

*gentle hugs and nosebonks*
Brandy and the buns

 

[BabyRue]

Thanks Brandy. I just realized it seems almost every thread I have started on here lately has been me venting lol. I am not as negative as I come across on here lol.

I am excited about the horse shows this weekend. We have our barns mini show on Saturday where our clients can show off their skills. Then Sunday we have an off property show. We are trailering down to the off property Saturday after the mini show. So gonna be nice and busy this weekend! Though I need to get the list of clients horses and classes made up to set the schedule for Saturday eek!

 

[gmas rabbit]

Tough break Sarah. Everyone from here is headed up north to work. One of our clients at the shop is a real estate agent but is also an electician. He has over 32 listing and not one sale all year. He has been working up north all spring, came home every 3 weeks and then back. His wife and kids hate it. Thinking about going back, because of the economy. You do what you have to to survive. Hang in there, in the long run it will be all worth it. Keep telling yourself at least he is coming home every 3 weeks, and not overseas on a long stint with the services. Len keeps telling me when I am depressed to count my blessings, at least I am not dodging bullets. That actually doesn't help, but he likes to give little bits of wisdom occasionally. lol Keep yourself busy as possible. Maybe make out a schedule of each day that he is gone for the 21 days of things that you have to do. That way you can cross them off, keep busy and look forward to when he is home. Bunnies and horses make good companions, especially them fuzzies buns. Hugs from Derby and I.