Couch 200: The Bicentennial Couch.

Maybe subtly ask if he's seeing anyone?

I would just ask. But I'm kinda direct like that.

Thank you! I love this pattern obviously haha! I am not creative enough to make up something like this, I found it on Ravelry. I don't know if this link will work but give it a shot. You might have to create an account on there (it's free to have an account, and they have a ton of free patterns).

Ravelry: Rainbow Ripple Baby Blanket pattern by Celeste Young

I've signed my sister up for two classes this week. Tomorrow a swimming one and on Friday Pilates.

Such a good big sis!! As a former lifeguard/swimming instructor I'm always excited for somebody to take swimming lessons!

@Lemoncake, I watched that Lumineers video, and I can't really understand the words much so I googled the lyrics, while it's not my style of song, in a couple of the places the lyrics do speak to me, so now that I've read them, I'm going to go watch it again, it's good to stretch and branch out! Thanks!

Two dreams about exT last night one was a Jeeves and Wooster style one the other a Starsky and Hutch style. Serves me right I think for watching Jake and the Fatman last night I was aiming for Frasier but was an hour and a half too early and British comedies too

I would love to be able to swim but I am negatively buoyant so just sink right away

I feel really bad again. I'm so sick of this.

@BlessedCheeseMaker @chihirochild and anyone else who wants

thanks butterfly. Weird auto correct had that as "tham Nissan butterfly"

I just got back from drinks with another member of my spring writer’s workshop, where I learned two things.

One, I need to drink more to be a proper writer.

Two, aka unexpected side-effect of celiac 602, negotiating a cocktail menu can be unexpectedly difficult. I haven’t had alcohol since my diagnosis, and apparently ATF, not the FDA, is in charge of labeling alcohol as gf. I think the peppered margarita was fine, though.

And now that I googled it—I could just have had a Scotch. Or the thing that combined rye and absinthe. Boooo.

we should do a thread composed of weird auto correct responses bahaha!

@@ I was thinking about you earlier when h and I were in Costco, I saw a gluten free quinoa pasta. I think it was a brand called Living Now maybe? I didn't have anything to write it down on

Done with my last week 7 assignment! Videoing myself reading one of this week's poems. Heh, I chose the one that I have already totally scrapped and re-written for my final portfolio. I sent that newest one to L this morning after I finished writing it cuz it rather relates to what we've been talking about lately. I'm so happy that I took this class, I have really enjoyed it and in 7 short weeks I feel like I have grown quite a bit as a poet.

No more Sidney on Grantchester?!

The drama with my H continues. I really need to do something. I can't do this for the rest of my life. He's so controlling. Today he's telling me I have to play final fantasy with him. Or for dinner, he had to be the one that got to choose what we ate. I think I'm done. My dad thinks I should go back to school to work with kids. Sounds good to me except my stupid fears. But I really need to start finding a way to get out of this. And if I did have a job then I could afford my own therapy. I just want to do my own thing. If I want to eat burgers and he wants pizza, we should compromise or take turns. I'm frustrated. I got myself into this mess. I need to get out of it.

Was Sidney the preacher or the Robson greens character? I miss Grantchester

H and I had a bit of a breakthrough conversation earlier today. We were talking about how we can possibly help our son out if he decides he wants to try to buy a condo or townhome. Just preliminary discussions. Our son told us he plans to get engaged to his gf at some point so we started talking about how we might could help. Anyway through that discussion he admitted that he has been lying to me all along about a couple of different financial things. They are not big things, but still. He is huge on honesty and always being honest about everything I was stunned that he admitted to lying to me. But now I know the truth about them anyway. I told him NO MORE LIES. I came clean in February and now he has so no more lies. And he agreed. He didn't exactly apologize but I'll take what I got. At least he finally told me the truth and we are communicating clearly. There was no yelling on his part, no tears on my part, he didn't stomp off and go to bed like in the past, we were talking and it was good and refreshing and honest and I think he's relieved he's not lying anymore.

The ginger preacher

They just started a new season. Out with the old, in with the new.

Big contemplation day today. I have realised that I am standing in my own way because I don't believe that I worked hard enough in working life to enjoy being medically retired because my mother always said I was just as good as an able bodied person, guess what mum I had limitations and because of you I pushed myself harder but I still wasn't as good. I did the best I could but that little voice that said I could be better even though I hysically could not do those things. So I am going to work on convincing myself that I deserve to put my feet up and chill.
Also I was in a war with my exT I would sometimes go into sessions and pick a fight about the where the furniture was, the incense, I would prod until I got a reaction then I would spend the next month getting him to admit that he felt annoyed, angry, judgemental. More importantly I substituted him for my ex. I can't remember whether I have had these realisations before. Thanks for letting me ramble

I try but I'm not always there for her as much since I moved.

I literally found out about this new center 2 weeks ago and I'm in love. They were building it before I left but they have a lot of classes including ballet for kids. It is a little bit more expensive and marketed at the yummy mummy groups, but the main thing I just like about it is that it's actually within walking distance and she can go herself without having to rely on anyone else to take her.

I changed things a little bit. Today it's one of those Aqua HIT (xDD), the 1:1 lesson is with a female teacher on thursday, as I know she wouldn't be comfortable with a male teacher. Then the pilates stuff on friday. Maybe three times a week is a bit much but she's actually free at the moment.

I want her to get out a little and obviously not spend so much time at the house.

I'm picturing you in a red baywatch suit!

I had a T once from the college I went to. That was a mess. I spent my time trying to break her boundaries while she spent her time defending herself. When I finally ended with her, she was confused as to why I ended and said she would miss me?

You're never too old to learn something new. The most I can do is a weak breast stroke but it's the same like learning how to run.When I first started even 1.5 mins was hard but it gets easier and you just need to slowly keep practicing.

We're around if you want to talk or just need hugs.

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An excuse to go out again?