giddykitty, I have always found that setting interim goals worked best for me, rather than looking at a much larger total goal. The fact is, smaller amounts are bigger than many think. For example, when you lose 5 lbs, you're basically removing the weight of a brand new bag of flour. That's a lot!


whatever2013, I sometimes wash my hair and not my body and vice versa. It's not so much for saving water, in my case, but it makes the task seem less intimidating. Like Christina, I don't think my hair should be washed daily, or even every other day, unless I sweat a lot. My hair doesn't look greasy very easily. Of course there does come the time when it truly looks like it needs it, then I have good motivation to rectify that.


yellow_fleurs, it is nice to see you back. Like the others wrote, there is never a requirement to read and respond to a lot of people, if you can't. Sometimes I respond much more often than other times. Sometimes I just pick one post to respond to. When I'm in those states, I try to vary who I respond to.


Blue_Bird, my husband is in a position where he's not getting two teeth fixed. One of his molars is just 1/2 (the other half fell out), and another is cracked. They stopped hurting, so he's going to leave them as is, for now. He's thinking about traveling to Europe to get them done. His friend in his native country is a dentist. They don't charge even close to what dentists charge in the US.


Jester's Rags, I hope you have a good psychiatrist appointment this afternoon. As for therapists, there are ones out there that you would probably like. It is tough finding them, sometimes. I had to try a number before I found a good fit. Then I sort of figured out how to find other good ones, more easily.


Christina, I'm sorry you're still having issues with your sleep. I don't see you as nonsensical. You seem sensible and rational to me, with oodles of substance!