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Has anybody read "mister god, this is Anna"? Can't recall the author but I loved it read it many years ago. I read a bunch of couch posts just now and my work-addled brain can remember only discussion of books lol

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I just had the oddest interaction related to the cat/dog thread. I have a 70lb. dog. She is harmless and sweet but can be intimidating and gets mistaken for a pit sometimes.

I've lived in my neighborhood most of 20 years. Had her several. First time ever, I take her out and she sees a white cat. She's normally oblivious to them (NO instincts whatsoever lol) and cats normally fear her in the typical manner.

But this cat didn't.

I let her walk toward it (on leash) and surprisingly, it walked toward us.

White, with accents of tan, quite lovely. The cat and she (dark brown brindle) looked at each other from about two feet away for quite a while. The cat was unruffled, downright friendly, seemed to wave its tail.

Afterward it just ambled off. I do believe it was the white girl version of a spirit animal en
counter lol, never had such a thing happen w/my dog out before.

I couldn't help but think of my earlier post.

I read something called Are You there god, it's me Margaret.

A group of my mother's friends all foisted it on their children

I haven't read it, but there's an interesting children's book called Go the F**k to Sleep.

That's funny SD... I was going to say that too. I remember it got banished from our school...so we ripped off a different paper back cover and put that book in it and passed it around. My mom wouldn't have known what I was reading... I rode my bike to the library and got out whatever I wanted.

I'm an Irish Setter Remember that Far Side cartoon? I'd add a link but I'm on my phone at work...

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Tonight I found out that T will be gone for 2 weeks. His dad has Cancer.

Googled it. Moods of? Too cute! Me too. Its a gift AND a curse, as Monk says

Teetering between relieved and disappointed.... No T this week. I can't come on my normal evening so she said she would call if she had a cancellation tonight but no call...

This is a bad month....this week we are going away for the weekend...next weekend I have to work late...(my quarterly busy time)... The next time my son is going to be home from college for the weekend...the next time we are going away for the weekend to visit son at college and week after that it's Halloween.....

Maybe I should just take a break from T...

I find breaks useful. But I use them to regroup. Do you see the therapist on weekends?

Oh yes, lovely book. Fynn is the name of the author if I remember correctly.

I hadn't considered the amount of housework involved in this house when become depressed. I must try not let it over whelm me.

Housework isn't about looking after the house, it's about looking after yourself.
Keep your own personal space tidy even if it means abandoning the rest.

Yes, and remember, it's the spiders homes too! They don't like it too clean

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A pic of my puppies in a flowerpot. Just because.

That picture made me smile, red. Thank you.

I am in so much mental pain, I don't know what to do. Txted T in desperation this morning, and he replied just now. That made me feel a little better. The pain is still pretty bad though.

Friday evenings.

If it were me, and I wanted to see the therapist, I would tell her about the whole month being difficult and see if she had other times that worked for me - so to not wait from week to week to see if she had a time that one week. I have taken month breaks and found them useful - but I did it deliberately so I don't know if that matters to you or not.

I was sure I replied to this... anyway... it is the logical thing to do. But I really really hate calling Ts on the phone. It makes my anxiety through the roof. All my other Ts would let me text schedule changes. I think the sheet with her policies says no texting. I'd rather ask in person but that would require me to be able to go to a session to say I can't go to sessions....

My D has been sick this week. I took her to the doctor thinking it was just strep or some infection. The quick tests did not show any infection but her liver and spleen are enlarged and painful again -- signs the mono may be re-occurring again. I feel sick with anxiety about this, but trying not to let to show to my daughter. So fearful of the whole cycle of fatigue and pain starting all over again. Just have to keep trying to settle myself and wait for the blood test results to come back.

MKAC-- hope your daughter is ok!!!!!!!!!

Hi couch--home at lunch avoiding work people. My job would be perfect if it I only had to interact with my direct team.

I'm taking Fri off cause I've had it and need to get away from those people.

MKAC - I hope your daughter is better soon.

Fingers crossed for your D, mkic.

oh i so hope she doesn't have to go through all that again.