My partner had to fly out of state this morning, and we're not used to being apart. In the eight years that we've been together, we've only been apart for a week (maybe) once. I miss her so much already. I can't wait for next week.

Further, we have four cats, two of which require medicine twice a day, and a bird which (for other reasons I've mentioned in a past weekly thread) also needs medicine multiple times a day. Usually we split the load of socializing with the animals and giving them their drugs, but with her gone for the week, it's all on me. I also have a 9-5 (thank God I WFH) to deal with. I'm feeling very overwhelmed and have felt like this all day.

I was able to keep it together up until my partner was out of view after going through TSA. As soon as she was out of view, I felt the tears coming on. I cried when I got to our car, and have done so a couple more times since being back home. Seeing our oldest and most attached cat notice that only I came through the door and "mom" wasn't with me about sent me into a spiral.

Luckily we plan on calling each other to fall asleep "together" which should help a bit. But damn, I didn't know it would be this hard.

Thanks for letting me vent a bit.