Gloomy: Day 2

It's an raining, cold, and gray day in Greenville. I was eager to shower and run some errands. But, mysteriously, it's almost 2 p.m., I have not showered, and I'm still in my pajamas. I miss interacting with humans on a regular basis. Sometimes, when it's just me and the baby, I let my mind get the worst of me. Today's "worst" thoughts had me pondering the relationships I have with other people in my life. Yesterday, we spent much of the day calling people to wish them a happy new year. Yet, funny enough, not a single person called me to do the same. I should not spend too much time letting it get to me. Other people have lives to go on with and they rarely include pausing to call people. (Do people actually do that anymore or are we all texts and Facebook messages now? How depressingly inauthentic!) Anyway, one of my humble goals for 2015 is to strive to nurture the relationships in my life and, if I am lucky, tack on one or two new ones this year.

Speaking of new relationships, as a stay-at-home parent who is not involved in a church, how the hell do you make new friends? I've met someone I thought would be a friend at the gym before, but that fizzed out for some reason. Some of my spouse's colleague's wives are really nice, but they rarely reach out to me. Reaching out to others with little reciprocity makes me question the value of the relationship. I've got two female friends in Greenville. I've lived here 5 years. Why does that sting?

However, those two friends are gems. They're nice people and I would trust them with almost anything.

Is it crazy to start a mom's group in Greenville? Stay-at-home moms are people, too, right?