Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
and thanks — i’m so glad this website exists. i learn A LOT of practical things. i learn A LOT of emotional advice.
just great.
and amaaazing, all the loving things people do for their LOs.
hug!!!!
this comment is just to point out something nice that happened :).
today my LO (91) needed to do a procedure at the hospital (it’s standard, but there’s always a small risk).
here i was worrying, silently, while my LO was with the doctor in another room.
all went well!
and i was informed that my LO was singing the whole time! :)
my LO is always in a good mood.
amazing.
But then I see others have already mentioned it.
Aw, sad, because I am running out of time at the first of every month.
See you all soon!
Finding recipes online by entering the ingredients is amazing. Dh and I are cooking cooperatively together-and he makes the rice! Last night was Turkey, rice, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, and a sesame dressing sauce cooked in.
Lots of spices to perk up what would have been bland. It was gourmet excellent, one pan. Key was not to over-stir the ingredients together.
Fun at home!
Turn the grief/guilt/regret into gratefulness.
When the thought comes on, say to yourself, miss you Mom, wish you were here. I will enjoy this for us both now.
Maybe something like that, using your own words.
I am happy for you that you get to experience those games! I loved seeing my grandchildren play soccer and basketball. And baseball when my son was growing up-All Stars! Those were happy times!
Again, sorry for your loss. 🌹
Hunting boxes. I thought I had saved them from the last moves, but gave many/all to DD1 with her last move. My son is coming to help and will pickup what I think I need at HD. Not even boxes, at a reasonable price, in this city.
I have probably packed close to 15 boxes at this point. I feel like there is still lots to go. I have taken eight boxes of books to donate. Two big bags of clothes and shoes to goodwill. So much to do. Will be in my new office in three weeks! Excited to get out of here.
Only two showings on the house so far, that is discouraging. One of them is, supposedly, working on financing.
for many of us, it’s a very stressful rollercoaster:
emergency/calm/emergency…etc.
(i’m in the lucky calm phase. my LOs are doing well!)
:)
hugs to everyone!
be careful of your own health.
by health i mean many things:
…the food you eat (stress eating)
…social health (more isolated, not spending time with kind, uplifting friends, because all your energy is going into your LOs)
…love health (for example, maybe unconsciously avoiding to fall in love, because again, all your energy is going into your LOs)
…dreams/goals health
…etc.
the side-effects of being altruistic sort of creep up on us. and time passes.
somehow one must be careful:
actively love others and ACTIVELY love yourself too.
hug!!
:)
Too sad.
Barb, I've only just caught up with this.
Arizona Gpa is as daft as a brush. Everyone realised that when he proposed that a five year old would be content, nay delighted, to spend her birthday with two old men she doesn't know from Adam, right?
Silly old sod. I don't think you or SIL need have any worries about what the Almighty will have to say about it.
Barb- he sounds unwell.
Oh, and I'm told he wrote the kids an email saying that he knows why we all hate him.
It's because he's Catholic.
His argument was a bit deflated when my SIL pointed out that my whole family is Catholic and we get along with THEM just fine.
Sad.
Thanks for updating us.
Parents had best keep a close eye on the kiddos for awhile. Has he come to New York? And now says he doesn't want to see anyone? Something is definitely off.
Such a strange, off-the-wall reaction, he should definitely see a doc for a complete exam.
You're absolutely right. I just checked with my daughter and indeed, he is coming to NY. DD has alerted the preschool that NO ONE other than the folks on the list are to be allowed to take her.
I am not going to sleep well.