One of my favorite memories of my grandparents is my grandma clipping my grandfather's toenails. He could probably still reach, but it was hard for him, and she pretended not to be happy to do it. Grandpa would lie on the couch watching reruns of Mama's Family while she huffed and lectured him on ingrown toenails.

I miss them a lot.

Thank you for the advice. I'm not really in a place now where asking for professional help is an option -- I'm moving from Boston to Portland, OR in less than a month. But I'm really hoping the move will help me change some habits and form a bigger support circle.

You said this sounded similar to your situation a few years ago -- may I ask what your situation is now?

Hey badger. I think a lot of my dependency has a lot to do with social anxiety and general moodiness. But exercising later in the day is good advice -- I find that after I swim laps at the gym I generally can't be bothered. I shall give this a try!

Regarding attending some sort of support group, well, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have the balls to show up to that sort of thing without having a glass of wine first, which pretty much defeats the purpose.

Thanks for the response. You're okay for a Hufflepuff. :)

My go-to read is The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. It's a beautiful story, and it seems like whenever I need to grab a book for a plane ride or a wait at the DMV, this is the book I grab first.

The books I had weren't TBR, I just can't seem to get rid of books once I've read them. And what's wrong with hoarding on a Kindle? :)

I really love that about the Kindle, too. I had to get rid of a lot of big, bulky classics which was so painful, but now I can just click on my ereader and one pops up....

I've gone over to the dark side.

Something Wicked This Way Comes looks right up my street. Thank you!

I'm open to anything! Thank you for the recommendation, I will check it out.

Starting in August, my German friend and I are doing a two-week road trip from Boston, MA to Portland, OR. I'm relocating with my girlfriend because of her job and we decided to make a trip out of it. I'm very much hoping it turns out as well as yours.