Couch 184: Welcome to Zanzibar!

I have never been to Ikea. Just because there isn't one in my city or any of the surrounding cities. But one of these days I'm gonna go. Kit.

Hey big spender, spend a little time with me?

I don’t mind gift cards but I appreciate the cash bonus..because then I can use it for whatever I choose. (Honestly most of the time-I just pay a bill or 2 with it)

Ditto

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I see thee as the lady of the Manor, in a nice dress surrounded by atleast an acre of land for your wild cat.

I want to buy a little cottage and decorate it like this:

Travel // Little Norfolk Cottage - Roses and Rolltops

I've never been to an Ikea...

That looks charming!

Be warned. Once you go there's no going back. You might fall in love with a Poäng.

I think there's one in Phoenix I may go someday.

IKEA - Shop for Furniture, Lighting, Home Accessories & More

I hadn't been until recently like 2-3 years ago.

Or you might get lost somewhere between kitchen and bath and spend all eternity trying to find the exit.

It's lovely to read of your progress and how far you've come!

32 hours is a lot! Congrats!



Do you also put the presents under the tree or wait until later to add them?

thank you!! And, I don't have any yet... but we wait anyway otherwise the cats tear them open haha

Yup. I've also read on another forum that for some couples the ikea can make or break your relationship.


Why Ikea Causes So Much Relationship Tension - The Atlantic

Interesting, I hadn't heard that before.

My eldest Daughter the one in uni works part time at IKEA. In the returns

I used to love IKEA you can spend hours there

Yeah, I feel the email is more of a butt-covering. Like he felt he should reply with *something*, so went this route. A day later, I feel his email was right in the middle--like not really apologizing, but not outright telling me to go away. I think it's why I feel so ambivalent about it right now. And yeah, he seems sort of fixated on me still continuing to work with my T (it's come up in a couple other emails where I was doubting him). Maybe he was looking for something positive to say about how I'm doing now? The fact that he mentioned H twice at the end suggests he's trying to be particularly boundaried.

Regardless, I don't feel I got that "fix" from the email that T was talking about in session Monday. Which I think is a good thing, as it makes me much less likely to want to email him again. Maybe this email is what I needed to get me to the "acceptance' stage of grief? Since I'm pretty sure I was in the depression stage there these past few weeks (even though as T has said, the stages of grieving are not necessarily linear). I guess this is all stuff to talk about with T tomorrow...

ETA: And no, MC didn't address any DBT stuff in sessions with us (he's psychodynamic, not sure if that makes a difference).

My baby kitty has a vet appointment today for a booster shot. I can't take her because I'm working so my Dad is taking her. I'm feeling nervous now. Her appt. is in 45 minutes. I'm sure it will be fine. She did fine after the last time she got a shot. But as a kitty mom I can't help but feel a little nervous. Kit

I was getting a migraine. So I took some Imitrex which is a prescription medication for migraines. The pain in my head isn't so bad now but I'm so hot because the medicine makes me really hot and the medicine makes my muscles hurt. So I'm sitting in my office sweating to death and I turned the lights off so my eyes wouldn't hurt. Really want to go home. No more sick time for the year. Drat. Kit.