Honey Do - Honey Done

My beau is bi-polar. While most people would consider this a negative thing, especially when first two husbands were bipolar as well (yet, they were also very physically and emotionally abusive). One of the first things we discussed early on in our relationship was that, if he wished to continue to see me, he must focus upon taking medication for the bipolar diagnosis. To this date, he has been very focused upon doing so, although he wasn't during the first part of our relationship. It makes so much of a difference if a bipolar person is taking their medications.

Even though he takes his medications and is improving on his stability ten fold since the beginning of our relationship almost two years ago, he still has extra energy when he comes to my home. Additionally, he wants to take care of me and says he's super strong (and he is -- one time he lifted a really heavy couch that I could barely move with the ease of superman) so he asks that I leave things for him to do around here. So, with the discovery of my yellow sticky notes on my Windows 7 OS, I leave notes for him on a HONEY DO note that are some things I would love to get done around here, especially ones that I cannot do with ease because I don't have the strength in my arms and/or I am so much shorter than him.

It has been wonderful to utilize his high energy moments to the benefit of things that need to be done around here. It isn't every day that you have a man around that offers to follow a HONEY DO LIST. :) I remember. in past relationships and from talking to others, that most people would love to find a person that could be a team member in their relationship. I feel so fortunate to have found such a person. :D