Couch 56...Getting Back to our roots

That's a great idea!

MKAC, I have no idea what proper waiting room etiquette would look like. I know that we are expected to be quiet because there are multiple T offices there, so sessions are going on. Other than that, I can't imagine what other "rules" there might be.

I imagine the waiting room etiquette violation is probably just common courtesy stuff like not to be on your cell phone, turn your ringer to vibrate or silent, etc... the waiting room at my xT I was told was meant to be quiet and relaxing (that was what I was told after I asked xT what was up with the funeral home music that they played)

OH... I imagine asking "what are you in for" is probably not as accepted in the therapist waiting room as it might be in a holding cell...

The downfall about summertime with a pre-teen.....staying awake past midnight and waking up late the next day. It's 12:30 AM, and she is WIDE awake. She also hates it when I fall asleep before her because she gets scared to be the only one awake in the house - and I snore, which makes it harder for her to fall asleep.

Lucky for her, I'm not sleepy at the moment....but still.

I'll be regretting staying up this late on Monday morning.... I really try to stick to my normal schedule even on the weekend... I don't recover as easily as I did in my younger days.

Well I have S packed other than his swim suits which are hanging to dry. My older son says he's done packing (I tell him I refuse to help) but I went through his stuff and noticed items missing... so I put them on top of his box... He's really roughing it at this camp so I can't let him go without all the right stuff...

Alright, couch peeps....I think it's time to force myself to turn off the computer for the night. I'm going to read a couple chapters of the book I've been trying to get back to and hopefully fall asleep soon.

It's an hour later, and I still haven't turned off the computer. Gah! OK, I'm going now.....seriously...I am. Goodnight, couch peeps! Sweet dreams!

I'm doing so very good emotionally, since there is certainty about my job abroad. I'm in the mood to see people again. I feel like my old self again. But the eating thing is still a bit of a thing. I do worry over it. I think I've always been weird with how I think about my eating, but now I've learned how to control what I eat. I never could before. I would cave in and stuff my face with enough calories to stay a normal weight. Now I have the weird view on my body and weight + the ability to do something about it. It's not good. I know this. But I am not sure how I'm gonna really stop it. I'll try to not let it get out of hand. It's worrisome a bit.

Morning all..
My bamboo soap smells a bit like patchouli and reefer. ROFL. I smell like a hippy. This ought to be fun at church. I didn't let it cure enough yet, but I had to try it just to see. When I got out of the shower H said "you smell groovy, man".

Granite...I don't think hell would freeze over or the world would end if you called your T to let her know you are doing poorly. Just saying.

lemon, have you decided whether or not to discuss your eating issues with your T?

My mother is back. We will pick her up for church this morning. I am sure I will hear all about how SUPER FANTASTIC my sister in CT is.

Wikid, yes - last week I was really doing badly so I told her. She was not happy and made me promise to eat normal. I thought I could just go back to normal, and I am doing better but I now start to see I have some messed up thinking I can't just shut off. Haha. I'll discuss this. I hope she will be a bit understanding since I do try and eat way better.

Bamboo soap sounds funky! haha. Does it have special attributes?

gaaaaaaaah. I just walked down to the only mailbox in the village that is emptied on Sundays and mailed a letter to T. I read it through again before I sent it and it's all stuff I want to say to him but I am still not sure it's ok for me to bother him during his holiday - but I wrote to his office address anyway so it can't really count as intruding on his free time. And now it would serve me right if T were to empty his work mailbox during his vacation and then call me when my H is around, just because I was so stupid as to write to him. I've made it halfway through, which means I would be able to make it through the other half as well without risking a T contact. Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

lemon - good for you, for talking about this to your T. It's good to hear you're feeling so much better in general!

Hey, Wikid, I could never get my computer to show what you suggested as my avatar yesterday, but I saw this on facebook this morning and thought it was pretty perfect for me:



Not sure if the filter will let it show up.

Wow Wiki...those two weeks went fast... I hoped you enjoyed every day of it.

Ha....it was similar! It was a Calvin & Hobbs cartoon that said "$2 for a kick in the a s s" kind of like the Lucy therapy stand.

Yea ready, it went by way to fast!

Just got an email from my brother in law. They have been trying to adopt for the last three and a half years. They have finally been chosen by a birth mom, and she is in the hospital now, in labor. I'm so excited for them. Birth mom has three days after the baby is born to change her mind, but the birth mom's really young and her mother said that she (the birth mom's mom) will not help her with child. I am sad for the girl giving birth, but happy for the baby and my bro and sis in law because they are SPECTACULAR parents. They have one child and are the best parents I have ever seen.

MKAC, that's so exciting! And, I imagine its pretty nerve wracking. I hope everything goes smoothly and that baby is home soon.

I'm heading to the farmers market this morning and then I may go look for new glasses. I hate shopping for glasses, but there are a couple good deals on now and I have to look for deals because progressive lenses are so expensive.

Then I have to clean. Blarg. I'm not fond of cleaning.

Morning couch.

Just checking in and hanging out on PC until my dad and stepmom arrive to go to the zoo with me. I cleaned the litter box this morning (since my dad freaks if there is even one turd in it). Other parts of my apartment are cluttered, but not "dirty" so, I should be good to be free from comments (though sometimes they call clutter lving in filth as well). My mom was over after I had lunch with her on Thursday and when I was talking to her on the phone last night, she said my apartment was clean by her standards. Hopefully my dad and stepmom will agree.

It'll be nice to have someone to go to the zoo with who will wait to see if we can find the animals in the cages that aren't readily visible. C didn't like waiting. He just wanted to immediately see one and move on. :-P

2 hours until they will be here. Hopefully my kitties can refrain from pooping until after we leave.

I'll pop back in later. I hope everyone has a good day.

Wiki, I hope your mother doesn't rave about your sister too much or make comments about you smelling like a hippie.

MKAC, that must be exciting news to hear about the baby.

MUE, I hope you aren't too tired after staying up so late. Is it possible to sleep in?

Mast, don't stess about writing to your T too much. I know it is hard. I often stress after emailing my T, but she is always supportive and tells me it's okay the next time I see her. I'm sure your T will understand. Plus, I doubt he will check his work mail while on vacation.

To anyone else I missed, I hope things are going well. If they aren't I hope they get better soon.

probibly not but she wont be in her office untill monday .

sorry peeps for being a bit over the top myself . better step away untill i can decide to be a bit more control

wiki just dont listen to her .or if she starts in like that why dont you say something to the affect of " i'm sorry you feel i am lacking in being able to take care of you in the manner of with you feel you are intitled to be taken care of .i am sure if you asks anyone else to take care of you they are more then willing to do as you please .don't let me stop you " dont listen to her wiki .you are amazing

What an interesting system! Forgive me for being knowledge-seeker Mastodon, but I really want to know: I take it that a woman who is pregnant and doesn't want to keep her child can give it up for adoption within the country - but how are the adoptive parents chosen? Can people adopt over state borders, or is it just within the state? Are there agencies (I assume there are, it must make the process much safer and less haphazard)? Do adoptive parents have to pay anything? Apologies if that last is a rude question.

The only way Swedish people can adopt is from abroad - it's not possible for a woman to voluntarily give her baby up for adoption as far as I know. In families where the children are obviously maltreated, they are put in foster homes, but that's not considered a permanent solution, the children are supposed to return to their parents as soon as possible. As far as I know, again. It's rather a barbaric system if you ask me. Better to let people who want children get the chance to raise a kid with love, rather than forcing it on biological parents who are unsuitable and unwilling to be real parents.

Well, there is also family adoption, where a partner adopts their partner's biological kid(s) to make questions of inheritance less complex.

Oh, and I should have said - yay for your BIL!

MKAC that is awsome news for your brother . good for them . i hope it all works out .

Adoption in the US is regulated by each state. Women who choose to surrender their baby to be adopted can go through agencies or through private adoptions. There can be interstate adoptions and international adoptions - the rules vary depending on the state.

Even private adoptions have to have an agency involved to make sure it's a proper environment for a child, but the agency doesn't match the pregnant woman and the family. In private adoptions, generally, the family advertises or goes through an attorney to find a woman who wants them to raise her biological child. There is generally a lot of choice available for the pregnant woman to interview and choose an adoptive family.

There are fees involved, whether it's private or through an agency. In private adoptions, the law does not allow for any money to go to the pregnant woman except to cover living expenses and medical costs. "Buying" a baby is against the law.

Wow, MKAC, that is way cool! I am sure they are super excited - and probably quite nervous as well. I feel sad for the young girl as well, but I'm hopeful that she is somewhat comforted by the idea that there is a loving family wanting to love and care for her child and provide for her child.

Squirrel - Thanks for checking in! I was able to sleep in a little bit, but I generally don't sleep well due to tremendous neck and back pain.

Wiki - I can imagine how yucky it feels to know that she's back and that you'll probably get an earful. I hope you're able to tune her out or address whatever feelings are brought up for you.

Mastodon - I can understand the anxiety that the letter is stirring up. Hopefully, you will feel a bit of relief too.

Morning to all my couch peeps! Hoping today will be a good day. I need to get some laundry done and am planning to take my daughter and her friend to the swim club. My mom will be picking my daughter up this evening to head to my sisters for the week.

On a good note, I was talking to my friend yesterday about unemployment and how I was struggling to get through to get my last payment for the first two weeks of July. I ended up going onto my bank account online and seeing that they deposited it automatically. Whew. And, according to my claim online, I qualified for the final tier - but it's at a significantly reduced rate. With the work that I'm doing, I may not get anything for unemployment - but I am SO glad it's still there for the next 10 weeks in case I don't get enough assignments. Whew.

On a yucky note, I just got my June EOB for T - and they denied the last session because they said I reached my cap for the year. I thought I had 3 sessions left. I need to double check with T's office - but if my insurance is correct, then all my sessions until the end of the year are out of pocket. Gulp. I need to figure out how to handle this. I can't stay in denial forever.