TOD:
The best thing that happened to me this year is that my significant other got laid off from his job as a newspaper entertainment editor. I know that doesn't sound like a good thing, but Mark was working 16 hours a day and I almost never saw him except on weekends. He had terrible eating habits, never had the time to exercise, and got very little sleep. Now we walk the dog together every evening, he eats fairly nutritious meals at home and walks on the treadmill everyday. I think he's lost about 25 pounds, but we'll never know because he refuses to weigh himself. Anyway, he washes all the dishes and has the holiday lights turned on outside when I drive up to our house after work. He makes a very nice house-husband. It's a bit disconcerting that he hasn't been able to find another job in six months (no one buys newspapers anymore), but we haven't needed the money, and I'm sure he'll find something next year.
