Couch 224: 2day, 2morrow, 4evah!

thanks una! i actually have an etsy store, but i don't have anything on it right now. Back when it was still active I sold 10 items I think it was haha - a couple of hats, a scarf, and some little purses. I might make a bunch of pairs of booties and put them on there and see what happens. H is very encouraging of me doing that, surprisingly, except he wants me to charge a lot more for stuff than I think I should.

I just discovered that during the Superbowl is a great time to go to Walmart. The roads were practically empty and so was the store! I had to go get cat food, as we forgot to do it yesterday and we were down to the last 3 cans, which are a flavor they do not care for. So I went and bought a month's worth since they had a lot, must have just stocked it. And, since I was turned loose in Walmart without supervision heh heh, the first aisle I went to was the yarn. I bought only one skein though. They didn't have any marked down. I found a variegated one that's camo colors and decided I need to make my brother a pair of those slippers I've been making for his birthday which is next month. I made his wife a shawl several years ago, so it's his turn haha.

well that was the single weirdest superbowl halftime performance I've ever seen. dudes running around with jock straps on their heads. Bizarre and creepy.

My mom is knitting pairs of Bernie mittens like crazy, with new cat’s help of course.

Meanwhile I keep thinking about a shelter cat I saw today named Nicodemus. His little card said he needed extra snuggles.

I would like to learn how to knit. I think I might have been able to learn had I tried it before crocheting, but because I'm so used to having a hook, when I try to knit I drop stitches all over the place. I might try it again one of these days.

Ted Danson will always be Becker to me, but i am getting most of the Cheers references.

Omg well where else could they go after last years goat-mama and the kid-girl striptease? im glad i was watching pbs!!

Becker was my favorite. I loved each and every one of the side characters. Esp Bob, i loved Bob! And danson himself was the least obnoxious as becker.

Aw, maybe Nicodemus would be a good match for you. And he wouldn't smell like your therapist.

Booties seem like something that would sell well, especially because people might buy them as gifts for baby showers and things. For pricing, maybe see what people are charging for similar items, then charge slightly less so you're new?

For cat food, have you tried looking on Chewy.com? I get some of my guinea pigs' stuff on there, and they have a subscription program where you get a small discount and free shipping, so then you wouldn't have to worry about running out (they always let you know when the order is going to ship soon so you can change it or add one-time things to it, like toys).

I might just have to do that with etsy, thanks! booties are so little, and i have several easy patterns. Good idea.

and thanks yeah I do use chewy.com already for their treats, and we got diabetic cat's prescription food through them cheaper than from the vet as well. last time i checked on there it was slightly cheaper at walmart, but i do like the convenience of chew with the cat treats. they never run out of those. i need to keep checking their price off and on in case it gets less than walmarts. oh yeah we got one of our cat trees from chewy as well, and it's worked out great so far, penny loves it!

Those are cute baby booties Artie! Simply adorable!

My T showed up late to my appointment on Saturday but she made it up at the end. I'm disappointed she didn't wear flowers in her hair. She made me promise to I think if I hadn't agreed she would have made me go to the hospital and I wasn't up for that.

My work friend who got fired, IDK, it's weird. She was texting me a lot last week and then she has pretty much stopped even though I have kept up my end of the texting. I'm writing stuff like, "Hey, how are you? Just checking on you. Hope you're having a good morning. Hang in there. I love you, Kit." So nothing too "much" I don't think. But her lack of response the second half of last week and so far this week makes me wonder if we really are friends. She said we were, and maybe she just doesn't want to talk to a former coworker right now because it might make her sad or something but I wish she would say that because I'm doubting myself and it is making me sad. I don't deal well with sad. Maybe I should text her and ask her what she needs from me right now. Or what would be helpful. Since it was the weekend she might not have been looking at her phone. I'm trying not to freak out too much. It's just puzzling to me. I miss a lot of social cues so maybe she sent some out and I missed it. I don't know. I'm sad.

Hugs, Kit. Is there any way you could see her this coming Saturday, too?

I'll see how the week goes. She said to get in contact with her if I need her and she's always said she will find a way to fit me in, even if it is at 8 o'clock at night. Thanks for the hugs.

I am dehydrating some celery and zucchini. The celery smells so good.

Kit—your work friend just lost her job and is likely having a very hard time plus maybe job hunting. I know you’re hurt, but I would give her space right now. If I had just been fired I would shut down too.

Mark this day in history--Dr. T (who has said he's not into music) was more familiar with a current musical artist than me--The Weeknd, who played the Super Bowl. I said how I wasn't familiar with him aside from one song that's in a commercial, and he was like, "He has like 6 or 7 hits, how could I possibly know more about him than you do?" I blamed the pandemic (as I often discover music by being out someplace, thinking "Oh, what's this song?" and using Shazaam to figure out what it is). But I know he's been around longer than that. I think it's more that I'm in my little bubble of the genres I'm into and not really up on what's happening in the music world as a whole.

Which I think is sort of what's happened with music in the past 20-30 years. Where people aren't listening to what used to be "top 40 radio" or watching MTV or VH-1. We find music in different places, use streaming services that suggest music that's similar to what we already like, so aren't exposed to as much.

Or, you know, I'm just making excuses for why Dr. T is more up on current music than I am... Though he did say it was his wife who wanted to watch the halftime show, so maybe he's only informed because of her.

Loooove the botties. I also think you could easily make a side income from this, even if it was small it would still add up and could be put to the Hawaii fund! You could also make rainbow baby blankets too.

My youngest sister designed and sold some stickers on Redbubble and she was so happy.

I only know about The weekend because he did something with Lana Del Rey. I don't use Shazam, but use youtube a lot over spotify because I don't want to pay for premium, and if you keep autoplay on you get suggestions. That's how I found James Bay.

When did they also start playing music in supermarkets too?

I'm also waiting until we can go back to shows.

I also go through phases where If I'm overwhelmed I stop responding as it can be hard keeping up with it at all. Sometimes it's been as much as one or two weeks. She will get back to you and it doesn't mean you're not friend just that she needs a bit of space.

I can understand that. However, I am one of those people who if I need space, I just say, you know, I need some time alone right now and I'll get back to you when I'm ready to reengage. It's not that I don't love you or don't care about you but I'm needing to be alone. But maybe most people don't do that. I'm just finding it much easier when I am upfront about what I need. I only texted her twice yesterday (and one was about the Superbowl--just are you watching, who are you rooting for?) and twice today. I don't think it helps that I am in crisis and I could use more support. So when I am struggling and then someone shuts down without telling me why it makes me feel like it is my fault. And then I have to try to remedy it. And that is hard.

It's really not your fault Kit.

Is there anyone else you can call right now? Maytree is a UK charity that do offer email support if you want to try them.

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When do you see T next? Can you ask her for an extra session or a check in?

Thanks @Lemoncake

I have three friends who I usually text with when I am in crisis but since I've been in crisis about two weeks now I'm worried I am overwhelming them. So I've backed off of texting them anything crisis-y though I still text them good morning and stuff like that.


I see T next on the 20th. I can text her if I need to but there's not much she can do over text. If I am still feeling this bad by Thursday/Friday I will see about an appointment for Saturday. Saturday is the only time she sees clients. She works at a clinic or something the other part of the week.


I'm debating about checking into the hospital. But I don't want to lose my job so I am trying to not think of that as an option.