I thought it was time I updated my Diary and let you know how things are at the moment.
I can't believe it has been so long since I last posted! I guess days turn into weeks, weeks into months and before you know it a Year has passed!
I still live in the Cotswolds with my Westie, Wesley and Cat, Tilly. Ollie now lives in another part of the Country with his Girlfriend, about an hour and a half away. He actually lives nearer to my Mum than to me!
I see him regularly when he brings my Mum to stay with me , which is about every 3 weeks, and I talk to him on the Phone most days. He continues to be a very good and close friend, helping me in any way he can and is always there for me. I am thankful for his friendship, he is actually like an older Brother to me which is nice.
My OCD is about the same really and remains manageable to me. I still wash my hands regularly and avoid certain things and places but I try to keep my symptoms stable. Of course they get worse when I am stressed so I try to stay as stress free as possible, which isn't always easy. I still take Medication, sometimes at a lower dose and sometimes at a higher dose depending on what's going on in life. I'm pretty good with my fear of the floor now, thanks in part to Wesley and Tilly, they mostly live on the floor and I can't really avoid them like the Plague!! lol. I am able to do most things and go to most places that I need to but of course my OCD is always present in everything I do, I just try really hard to control it and keep the symptoms manageable.
I am reasonably happy, but I do feel lonely sometimes, Mums visits help with this but I do sometimes miss having a partner in life. I'm not averse to meeting someone new but the questions are - where and who?
I lost touch with Friends when I married Paul and it's hard to have a Social life and go out to the places you need to go to meet anyone when you're on your own. Plus who would I meet? Most nice, attractive guys of my age are already Married. Also I am very young for my age and find that most guys my age or older are too old for me, both in looks and in personality and outlook. Maybe I need to find someone younger than me? lol
My OCD prevents me from doing the usual things in life where the chances would be increased too
So, it is difficult to see how I am likely to meet someone. I don't really know anyone around here where I live either so it's a bit of a problem.

I have received a Petition for Divorce from Paul's Solicitor but apart from this I have never heard a single thing from him in all this time. I am at a loss for words to describe how disgusted and bewildered I am by this. All those years of knowing me and he treats me so terribly cruelly. Either the person I fell in love with has changed beyond recognition or... I never really knew the "real" Paul at all. I shall NEVER understand how he can totally abandon me like he has and show no regard for me whatsoever.

But, I am past caring, I hate what he has done to me but try not to give him any thought or recognition in my life. He often comes into my Dreams at night much to my dismay and annoyance but, there is nothing I can do about this so I have to live with it.
I continue to be Creative and still like to draw Graphics and I spend a lot of time on my Computer and enjoy working on my Web Sites and taking Wesley out and about for walks.
So, that's me! hope you enjoy reading my update and I will try not to leave it so long next time