Dear Diary Things kind of got a lot worse before they got better after my last entry..... To refresh your memory, I told Karate Kid that I'd not be going ice skating, that I'd not be meeting his cousins that Saturday evening, that we wouldn't be doing anything on Valentine's Day and that he wasn't … Continue reading Arguments From My Ivory Tower – Entry 185

Dear Diary I have been trying so, so hard. I really have. I thought that if I gave myself some space and time away from Karate Kid that my irritability would blow over.....turns out that it got worse. Maybe it's best to let a little bit of crazy out at regular intervals rather than trying … Continue reading Trying To Contain The Crazy – Entry 184

Dear Diary This week has been a testing week. When I do on-call it's for seven days straight I generally find it hard to sleep....which makes me extra precious by the second day in. On Tuesday, Karate Kid replied to my message from the previous day: "Hello wabbit, They [his cousins that I'm to meet soon] … Continue reading The Waiting Game – Entry 183

Dear Diary I'm happy to report that the first double date went well. I finished work late and Karate Kid came to my place to pick me up. I wore a pretty floral dress and the snowflake necklace that he gave me for my birthday. On the way to dinner, I told Karate Kid that … Continue reading A Double Date and Daily Dilemmas – Entry 182

Dear Diary The other evening after I wrote the last entry, Karate Kid tried calling me. This time I felt different ignoring his call. I legitimately was not interested in talking with him. This time there was little hope remaining about things working out for us and I just didn't feel it was worth the … Continue reading The Calm After the Storm – Entry 181

Dear Diary Before you read, I want to let you know that I'm okay. I've spoken with a friend about the situation and I'll be fine. Here we go: I've been having an internal argument all day with myself. I'm not sure how best to approach the situation. What I want to do is protect … Continue reading Melting Point – Entry 180

Dear Diary Great news! I'm almost back to feeling 100%. On Saturday afternoon, Karate Kid phoned to see what I'd be doing that evening. I was still resting as it was day one post procedure and wanted to look after myself. There was a combined dance and pool party on at a friend's place relatively … Continue reading We Are Scared Of, But Also Crave, Intimacy – Entry 179

Dear Diary After my last post my mild head cold rapidly morphed into the flu. I spent most of the night awake with fevers, hot and cold sweats, shivering, hips aching and a headache. I certainly wasn't going to work the next day. When I woke up I noticed that my neck was tender. This … Continue reading Make Pain Your Friend – Entry 178

Dear Diary I should not be in this situation at all. This is a product of Karate Kid's bizarre approach to courtship. I'm waiting for Shy Guy to call so that we can have 'the chat' that he suggested on new year's day. I've deducted that the conversation could go one of two ways: the … Continue reading The Chat – Entry 177

Dear Diary I need to tell you the rest of what happened after New Year's Eve. But I need you to keep in mind that Karate Kid and I only had 2 hours sleep (this disclaimer is so that I can only be held partially responsible for my actions). When we returned from the failed … Continue reading Another Almost-Milestone – Entry 176