couch 63 the fall line

I read the second comment about being happy to pay the extra to be serious. Acknowledging that MUE has gone above and beyond, and he is happy to do this for her. If that email were from me to one of our assistants, that is how I would meant it. Obviously I don't know the guy at all though.

I agree with RTS, and I'm sorry I didn't reply to your posts, mu_e. There was nothing wrong with what you wrote but I understand not wanting it out there.

[added, after reading mkac's comment: I hope it was serious! I didn't read it that way but of course I don't know, either.]

Thanks, couch peeps.

He wasn't genuine with that last email - he was being angry and passive aggressive.

He came back to me a half hour later saying that he misunderstood me completely and that the agency manager had to actually read my email out loud to him for him to process it. We worked it out and he was much more calm....but OUCH, I am not liking how he handles his anger and conflict at all.

As an aside - the ongoing assignment that I booked each week through December that they took away from me a couple weeks ago because their staff interpreter took it over - the client asked to have me back. Unfortunately, I am already now booked for another assignment at that time each week.....so I can't accept it. It was nice to see that I was wanted, even if it meant that the staff interpreter (the owner's H) wasn't.

sorry I missed the post MUE...but glad you've worked it out.

Had an amazing swim workout today. Boy, keeping your core straight up and down in the water is HARD. Sheesh. We did this one thing where we had to stand on the long barbell in 8 feet of water and do squats. My barbell kept spurting up and out of the water...lol. I finally had to hold onto the side of the pool. My core is SO VERY WEAK from all the surgeries.

Thanks Mast for finding out I can have ptsd from cancer treatments. I remember these women at the cancer group I sometimes go to who had throat cancer. They had to wear a hard plastic mask to keep them still in radiation. They still get freaked out talking about it a decade later. So, yea, I can see it. Mine wasn't really that bad though.

Wiki... the work out sounds really hard... I'm just impressed that you can go into 8 ft of water... another phobia of mine...

I am afraid of a great many things, but water sure as heck isn't one of them. My dad used to say I had ocean water in my veins, because I would be in the ocean from May thru Oct...and I have always done the Polar Bear Plunge on New Years Day.

I can be in water as long as my feet are firmly planted on the bottom and my head and shoulders are out of the water so thats like 4.5 ft of water... LOL

I fell off my dad's back while he was swimming in the ocean and I remember being under for what seemed like an eternity... never really got over that...

I hadn't ever learned to swim, so if I am in water above my waste, I freak. lol

I went out today and bought myself 3 new pairs of jeans and 4 shirts. I made extra money this weekend babysitting for my old nanny family and instead of putting it towards bills etc, I used it on myself. Went to the movies Sunday, then bought those clothes today. I also skipped T this week so that was more extra money right there. I refuse to feel guilty about it.

OK...next week: couch swim lessons.
I promise to be gentle.

I am a too cocky swimmer. I look at Nantucket Sound and I think, I could swim forever and never tire. I think I can swim across our lake too. I honestly don't believe it would be hard, but then H talks reason into me.

Well done, Jersey. I own exactly one pair of jeans, which I wear pretty much every day. I should get a second pair but I do hate clothes shopping so.

Also well done wiki - exercising in water really is a great thing.

I am walking around in a state of dazedness. Some unpleasant stuff happened this weekend, and I have been a total mess since. T this morning helped me start dealing with it but I'm feeling a bit weird still.

I wanna learn how to swim. lol.

I hope you feel more settled soon, Mast

Oh, and the last thing T said to me today was "This is not supposed to be an easy job" - referring to his own profession, and dealing with me. Well, I have a honest T, which is good.

I actually took adult swim lessons at the local Y when I was 24... my instructor was about 16. He was really good... and I got to the place where I could float on my back if my pinky finger was touching his but if he let his hand sink I would panic ,...

I laughed and said okay obviously I'm really screwed up so I'll go to therapy first and then I'll come back to learn to swim...

who knew then... but trust me after 20 years the fear is more intense and well I'm too fat to wear a bathing suit anymore anyway...

Mast... I hope things are better for you soon...

Ready....they make swim suits to flatter every figure now...those ones with skirts and stuff attached..

They do make large bathing suits.

Seriously, I see women at the gym who are even bigger than I and I think...very cool.
They do have exercise classes in the shallow end too...zumba is in 4ft.
AND...I actually wear a flotation belt for the deep end classes, it's too hard to keep my body straight without it.

Wow, RTS, floating is a stage I've never gotten to, at all. And definitly not swimming on my back. Breast stroke is the only one I know - I can't crawl.

(Um. And sorry for melting down all over PC recently. I hope I'll be more collected soon.)

a blob is a blob no matter what you put on it...

but really fat floats rights.... so it is like having your own flotation device...

(((((((((MAST)))))))))))

Mast...asking for support is not melting down.... even if it might feel that way....
asking for support is a brave proactive step that takes a lot of power to do...

Mast... Hugs hugs and more hugs.

Books on marriage should be avoided at all costs...

The biggest Loser starts tonight. I am in love with Jillian Michaels. And in love with that show.

Also pomegranates are back in season and I already seeded 3 of them. Yum.