couples agreements

We agree that Greg will primarily be responsible for:
grocery shopping and cooking
car maintenance and repairs
sweep kitchen
home improvement and repairs
cleaning the kitchen, downstairs bathroom
prompt for cleaning requests, i.e. dishes
folding clothes

We agree that Jane will be primarily responsible for:
shopping list making and grocery shopping
laundry
sweeping
dusting
cleaning the shower
toilets, sinks and bathroom mirrors
bill paying, budget
dishes when asked
straighten up clutter

Greg’s aunt Chris passed suddenly after a battle with Alzheimer’s and he asked me to go to the funeral with him.  It was a bit awkward as I had not met any of his family yet, and we hit our 6 month anniversary (only) this week.  I felt like I was intruding on something very personal, but I went to support Greg.  He was the only one to sob audibly when he payed respects at the viewing, tho that was the only time he really cried also.  It’s so interesting how different families categorize acceptable feelings vs. non.   Greg’s mother died when he was quite young and he spent many summers with aunt Chris and her daughters in Rumsen, NJ.  Greg has two brothers who are much older, and an older brother who died quite young.  The girl cousins also numbered four with one dying in adolescence.  Tragic family patterns.  Greg was quite closer to his younger cousins nearer his age.  As an introvert, I stayed under the wire and observed their boisterous conversations.

Them Crooked Vultures (abbreviated as TCV) is a rock music group that formed in Los Angeles, California in 2005. Comprised of drummer Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Probot, Queens of the Stone Age, Scream), vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss, Eagles of Death Metal) and bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), the band also features Alain Johannes (What Is This?, Eleven, Queens of the Stone Age) as a live rhythm guitarist.^[1] The band’s self-titled debut album was released on November 16, 2009 in the UK and November 17, 2009 in the US. It was also available to stream on the internet on November 9, 2009 via the band’s YouTube page, prior to its release, after which the album was removed.^[2]

Non Violent Communication

While on call this weekend, I dealt with a woman that fell through the cracks; she was abusing meth but also a victim of violence, so Helping Hands put her up in a hotel; but we need an NA Hospitals and Institutions helpline out here!

Monday afternoon, a New Moon occurs in Scorpio. This lunation emphasizes a new beginning in the fixed water sign of Scorpio. It’s a time when we can focus on some of the constructive traits of the sign of the Scorpion–passionate, resourceful, focused, probing, deep, and perceptive–and consider how to positively incorporate these qualities into our lives. Scorpio New Moons are generally good for working on our self-mastery skills. We may want to pinpoint the things in our lives that make us feel out of control, such as addictions and debts, and work on freeing ourselves of these emotional burdens. This New Moon cycle is also an opportune one in which to explore what is missing in our lives that leads us to engage in these self-destructive behaviors. This cycle represents an opportunity to rid ourselves of the “junk” in our lives–material and spiritual. With this potent Scorpio energy, we have the chance to make important changes in our lives.

This phase of the Moon occurs at 24 degrees and 34 minutes of Scorpio, affecting people born with personal planets and points at approximately 22 to 28 degrees of the Fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius) most significantly.

New Moon in the Houses

New Moon in the Eleventh House

The eleventh house is a sector associated with networking, making contact, group activities, and income earned from business. With the New Moon here, focus is on making contacts and reaching out to others in both a social and professional sense. It’s a time to turn inner restlessness into fruitful contact with others. Heightened awareness of your position in life within the context of the group, rather than through self-centered focus, is probable with this position of the New Moon, as well as a need for social security. Goals that involve networking, making connections with others, joining or strengthening ties in a group project/activity, and nurturing good will are the focus this month.