Looking at my blog, it's been over two weeks since I lasted posted. It's funny how time drags on, then suddenly disappears.

The girls and I have been keeping to our regular schedule. Just trying to pass the time with chores, cooking, work, etc. For the last two weeks I've had a lot brewing in my mind. Not just about Matt coming home, but things I've seen in my social media feed, in the news, etc.

Perhaps you've heard the expression, "Men are like waffles, women are like spaghetti." Men tend to think linearly, working through one thought or situation at a time - like the squares in a waffle. Women mix all their emotions, thoughts and situations together - like a plate of spaghetti.

When I'm working or dealing with business, I can be more waffle-like, but there are times when a particular problem just won't let go. It hovers in the background, growing as time passes, then seemingly inundates my life. And then my mind is a jumbled mess of spaghetti, though the feeling is more like a pressure cooker, heating up, steam building, the atmosphere becoming more intense. Depending on the problem, letting off "steam" helps - not in the traditional sense of letting out anger, but writing down some of my thoughts or talking them out with Matt.

But this time was different. I knew that I needed to let the thoughts fester and percolate. I mentioned a few things in passing to Matt, but kept working out the problem alone. My mind was so distracted, I couldn't even blog about the little day-to-day things.

Just before the weekend, the thoughts finally began to emerge as coherent sentences. I started writing them down, editing, rethinking, writing. After a few days, a sort of essay formulated into a post for our website. The website is linked to @ironmanmatt's Steemit account so here's [the article](https://steemit.com/steempress/@ironmanmatt/bettersexinmarriagethesolutiontosocietysproblems-fe9s43yvg4) in case you're interested in seeing what two weeks of brewing thoughts produced.

If you do read the article, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Drop them in the comments here or tag me in comments on the actual post.

Less than a week until Matt comes home! The girls and I can't wait!

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<center><em>After another fun afternoon of swimming - tired, but happy</em></center>