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Selfish prayer request

As you ladies know, H recently changed positions within his company.  He's now working nights, 4 pm to 12:30 am, 5 days a week.  Basically, he gets up around 2pm, leaves for work at 3:30, gets home around 1am and goes to bed between 4 and 5.  

What this means is that I'm alone pretty much all the time.  I'm still on a "normal" schedule, so right now I get up between 8 and 9, spend all day alone until H gets up at 2, then I'm alone again when he leaves for work until midnightish when I just can't stay awake anymore.  I try to stay awake until he gets home but it just isn't working.  Next week I'll be going back to work and I won't see H at all except on Saturday for a couple of hours before he goes to work and then on his two days off.

So, I'm feeling sorry for myself because I'm alone all the time AND that's translating into a sit on my butt, eat all kinds of junk food, watch bad reality tv pity party.  Blech.

Prayers that I won't feel so lonely and that I'll find some motivation to do the things I need to do as well as a hobby to fill my time would be awesome.  I've got a ton of sewing projects I could have fun with and I found some sewing classes, so I'm thinking I may jump into that.

Re: Selfish prayer request

  • edited December 2011
    I will be praying for you - AND your FI.  Guys don't share their feelings that often, but they get just as lonely as we do sometimes! 
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  • GJones27GJones27 member
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    edited December 2011
    That's not selfish.  It's important to see your husband.  Hope things work out!
  • ochemjennochemjenn member
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    edited December 2011
    Praying for you.  We're going through the same thing this weekend, but I don't have any junk food to eat. :/  Not looking forward to his month of working 6PM-7AM five days a week.

    What sort of sewing projects are you working on?  I need to finishing pinning pattern pieces and cut them, then I'll be ready to sew my coffee date dress together!  It's a free pattern (just google it) if you make dresses for yorself.
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  • iamjoesgurliamjoesgurl member
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    edited December 2011
    I don't think this is selfish.  I would very much want to spend time with my husband if he worked 2nd shift and had that schedule.  DH has always said he didn't want a 2nd shift job and I am glad he doesn't.  I'll be praying for you.
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  • DramaGeekDramaGeek member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_christian-weddings_selfish-prayer-request?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:464687ae-7bc1-4360-9aea-999e11f1e1adDiscussion:f91998df-aebc-40b8-a61c-5c6cac9d9f82Post:c0ecf1e7-e28b-4628-bff5-bdf61ef051af">Re: Selfish prayer request</a>:
    [QUOTE]Praying for you.  We're going through the same thing this weekend, but I don't have any junk food to eat. :/  Not looking forward to his month of working 6PM-7AM five days a week. What sort of sewing projects are you working on?  I need to finishing pinning pattern pieces and cut them, then I'll be ready to sew my coffee date dress together!  It's a free pattern (just google it) if you make dresses for yorself.
    Posted by ochemjenn[/QUOTE]

    <div>I haven't ventured into the realm of clothes yet, but I'd like to.  Right now I've got a handful of things I want to work on - some stuff for the kitchen, a couple of bags, a couple of aprons.</div>
  • edited December 2011
    I will be praying for you. I can only imagine how hard that would be. Have fun working on the sewing projects. Be sure and share pics when you are done!

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  • mrandmrsbristmrandmrsbrist member
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    edited December 2011
    I'll be praying.

    Sewing projects rock. :)
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