Couch number 33!!!!!

What does it mean to "do STD"?

I thought maybe "Short Term Disability"?

(( Lola )) - Hope everything goes ok returning to work. I understand not wanting to do short term disability....it took me a looooong time to finally decide to do it. Keeping it as an option is something to consider.

(( Nightlight ))

My T has quite often offered to dim the lights, close the blinds, etc. in his office because of how often I have migraines. It's gotten to the point where he just does it as soon as he sees me, because he knows my migraine look.

Lola

I just did Level 1 of my Biggest Loser DVD. I am proud to say I did the whole level...thought I was going to give up... but I did it even if parts were at the "modified" level. And I don't feel so grumpy anymore. I did discover my DVD player in the basement no longer works So I worked out in my living room. Guess I will have to look for a cheap DVD player somewhere.

Hope everyone had a good day and is having a good evening. I'll catch up later.

i am still so worked up i cant seem to calm down i am going to take a very hpt shower and hope that helps. i want my head to be calm i really do

My boss had an unintended moment of honesty yesterday.

He said, "I need to know the truth before I can bend it."

((Lola)) It is good to hear from you. Hope it goes well with work and glad you saw T. Sending you tons of positive thoughts.

I'm finally feeling sort of human again after 5 days of antibiotics and other meds. This may sound silly to everyone but I struggle with knowing when I am actually ill. So many of the symptoms are essentially what I often feel when I am very anxious and also depressed...so it is hard to figure out when to go to the doctor. Luckily I went this time as I was getting to the point where I could barely function.

Oh remember when snow used to get you all excited to be off from school? went to my son's cub scout meeting and came out an hour later to a covering of snow... now all I'm hearing is excitement and wishes of a snow day...

wish I could get excited all I think about is scrapping, shoveling and driving very slowly...

Granite.... I've been having a hard time concentrating too... there are somethings I should really journal about but I'm just letting they swim round and round in my head...its like if I write about them its too real or something.

RTS-I don't think they are calling for a lot but considering the temps aren't gonna get out of the 20's all week, this snow is gonna freeze

Yeah Jersey its likely to be just enough to be an inconvenience.

I need to vent: My H just said the dumbest thing I've ever heard him say.

After being unemployed he eventually got a job driving a tow truck for commission. But the pay was barely getting us by. Now the guy who owns the truck has gone broke because business is not good. He told H tonight that if he doesn't make enough money this week to put down the deposit on the insurance-that he has to park the truck. Then H will be jobless again. So I asked H if he's been looking for jobs and he said "Well, I don't look on Mondays because I don't put my contacts in on mondays and I can't really see the computer with my glasses on" WHAT???? WHAT??? Did I just hear that correctly???? Well put your F U C K I N G contacts in and look for a job!!!!! What an A S S!!!! Ugh. I think if he was standing here I would have punched him!!!!

Lola... I hope your session with T was helpful for you... I'll be thinking about you tomorrow during the day. How did your new church visit go on sunday?

I swear I'm gonna lose it. I better go have a drink.

Jersey

20 degrees sounds down right balmy to me. It was zero when I left work. Tonight it goes down to -8 F with wind chills of -20 to -30F. Coldest day since 2009 according to the weather guy.

Jersey - that comment would drive my batty as well. Maybe you can gently encourage him to make up for lost time tomorrow.

Gently???? There will be nothing gentle about it. I know I'm judging but his comment was just down right stupid!!!

I'm outta here! Bye everyone. Hugs and love.

((( Jersey )))

Wow. Sounds like something my exH would say....and it used to make me BOILING mad.

Lola, Good luck tomorrow. I'll be thinking about you.

I don't think your judging. The contact thing does not make much sense to me.

Is your husband a supermodel?? O.m.g.!! That is the best worst excuse ever.

Jersey (((hugs))) that would set me off! Worst excuse ever!!

So, I got an e-mail from my mom earlier that said "I guess you always want to be fat. Do you not care about your health? You could be so pretty." I am really trying hard not to let it get to me, but it's kind of hard not to. She also seems to always know when life is getting really difficult for me to say one of her momisims. Ugh.

When my stepson - who lives 14 hours away and we hardly ever see - was in town for one night to participate in a wedding, he stayed at my house. I contacted my exH (his dad) to see if he wanted to join us for lunch, his excuse was that his mom (who he lives with, with his dad and brother) likes to go out to lunch on Saturdays to use her credit card so she can get 5% back. THAT to me was the worst excuse EVER. I mean, who gives up the opportunity to see their son who they see maybe once or twice a year if he's lucky - just to go out to lunch with someone you live with who you go out to lunch with all the time?

Later, I found out that he was just irritated that his son chose to stay with us overnight instead of someone in his family or my stepson's moms....I tried to explain that he wanted to spend time with his little sister (my daughter) and it was convenient for him to stay here. He still chose not to see his son.

I guess my point is - one, bad excuses are infuriating. Two - sometimes there's an underlying feeling or reason that's being covered up by a bad excuse.

((( trdleblue )))

Wow, I would've been quite upset by that comment as well. I hope you can see that your mom's insensitivity is more about her than you....although I understand that it still doesn't make it any easier to hear.

Hi guys, thanks for the logic-MUE that makes a lot of sense. I think my H still is playing the victim card of his last job. He however got fired from that job in May. I called 2 lawyers, explained the story and they said that he was not wrongfully terminated. I know getting fired is hard and takes a toll on your self esteem. I'm not trying to sound bad, but it's time to Get the F over it, step up, be a man and get a damn job. I'm over it and just one minute away from kicking him out.