A little get together, and a mold covered closet in 2014

Things between Chris and I are the same, I’m not going over it again, its always the same fight so you know what thats about.

I told you guys about my panic attack, since then I haven’t had an issue. However, with Karate, I feel like that helps, thats an escape. Its a coping skill. When I used to have frequent anxiety and panic attacks, I joined figure skating. Once I hit the ice, everything else dissipated and that is exactly what I needed. Same with this. It has helped me immensely with my stress. I mean yeah, I’m stressed, but karate definitely provides an outlet, which at this point in my life, is not only priceless, but necessary!

My Sensei told us that with all this Karate and working out, that everything else in life would fall into place. Whether it be time management, focus/concentration, relationships, thinking about things that matter. I know that sounds all cheesy and deep, but it does make sense. I’m much more aware of everything around me, my reaction time for things is quicker, I can stay more focused, I am way better with my time management and I don’t let tiny things get to me as much as I used to.

I was having a little get together last night, I invited two girls from Karate and our Sensei. He wanted to chat with Chris… this is something he does, he gets to know the families of the karate members so he can establish trust etc. We spend a lot of time with him. Its a small town, they do already know each other but he insisted since we spend a lot of time together, as he does with a lot of others, that he get to know Chris. Chris doesn’t care though. I assume some husbands would get all freaked out about their wives spending so much time with another man, but its strictly Karate. Its in a group setting, and as a Sensei, he has honor and integrity and a name to keep. He meets with most of the families of his students to create trust and a good relationship. Hes very invested in this and I respect that.

My mom and Chris’ cousin Kevin also showed up for some food and drinks later on.

We’ve been friends for 5 years now though (Sensei and I), I guess this is just his “protocol” when it comes to all this. Ok, you guys get it, I love Karate lol I will shut up now. Actually probably not … lol

Anyway, unrelated, I was going to take the Christmas tree out of the attic thurs. I was thinking about moving some stuff around in here so I could do that. I wanted to put the rocking chair in my room, so I moved something into my closet. There was a comforter folded up on the floor in there and when I moved it, I smelled mold. Great, so I moved everything (keep in mind our closet is huge) and there was mold everywhere on the right hand side. Even up where I had some sweaters hung near the back, stuff that I don’t move/wear often… mold!! Ahhh!

I didn’t get it!! I mean yeah, the closet is on an outside wall, anything against an outside wall could draw moisture in, especially since our room is freezing for the most part. BUT-Chris’ side, where he had all of his sweaters hung, all touching the outer wall, were ALL FINE. All of them. Not one speck of mold. I was like wtf!? I brought it up with Chris Thursday at lunch and as I was saying how weird it was that just my side had mold, it hit me.

Remember when our garage burnt down? Well our garage was literally 5 feet from the house (the back of our bedroom, which is the CLOSET), so the fire dept kept one hose on our house the whole time so it would stop catching fire. We fully expected that our room would be destroyed because of the amount of water damage or smoke but when we came home the next day, everything seemed fine. Turns out we weren’t looking in the right place. The water must have went up the eaves and leaked down the walls. Which would also explain the mold we have starting on our ceiling near the outer wall and same in the bathroom. All these places are along the side where they would have been trying to keep the house from burning down.

I mean thank God for that!! Else we wouldn’t have a house to worry about mold with lol… But shit… I guess we should have stuck a dehumidifier in there for a while. Oops.

We are hopefully dealing with all this, this weekend. Chris has so much on the go though, I’m hoping he takes some time for his own house before it gets to a un-fixable point.

Kristen <3