Couch 244: Great Expectations

H wanted to go out to breakfast again today to a restaurant we haven't been in a while (before my hospital bills start rolling in) so we did, I ordered the southwest bagel that had a fried egg, cheese, and roasted green chilis. It was delicious, although I could eat only half so I brought the rest home. It should heat up well in my air fryer tomorrow. So far so good, with adding back in fiber foods gradually as I was instructed to do.

I got the pattern book of mandala-style afghans, picked out the one I'm going to make for my sister, and went to JoAnn and Michael's both but neither of them carry the yarn I want to use. So I found it on Amazon and ordered it from there; it should get here tomorrow so I'll have a couple of days to get a good start on it before I go back to work on Wednesday. I did not need to nap yesterday at all, and even managed to walk 1.24 miles.

Here's the afghan I picked out for my sis, (pic taken of the pattern book), I'm really excited to get started on it. I had to change one of the colors, the gold-looking color was out of stock so I found a muted green color that looks like it will match well.

Lemon - that was a strange request. Why doesnt the person they were talking to do it? U-stores are all over the place here.

Maybe your sisters thought you already knew, and wondered why you werent bringing it up? Thats what would have happened in my family. Plus when i went no contact, instead of just leaving a voicemail that someone had passed, my mother or someone else would leave a frantic message "to call, it's very important!" When i finally went to my mother's funeral, i was like, where is cousin M? Oh - it must have been THAT phone call. I think if they had respected my no-contact, they would have left a message, but they chose to remain manipulative. I couldnt take it any more.

What is the book? That pattern is really pretty and might entice me to learn crocheting.

I've always loved your knits Art.

Hi couch, hugs and head nods all around as wanted/needed/appropriate.

Yesterday afternoon H & I went and saw the new Indiana Jones movie; it had been a long time since we last went to a theater! H's hearing aid is broken again and in for repair, so he was really excited to be able to hear it anyway since they're always so very loud (he misses a lot when watching TV without his hearing aid because it won't go loud enough). I have the opposite problem, my hearing is overly sensitive, so I have to wear noise-cancelling headphones when we go see movies. The headphones dial the loudness down just enough that I can tolerate it. We both enjoyed the movie overall.

New into meeting with the trauma T- just ended. She was 1 min late, but I can tell that I can work with her.

Didn't feel like I had to deal with my usual trust issues: Just decided to trust her and told her the main points. Mentioned the shame I felt about being attracted to Fin.

She also said I sounded like a therapist. Not sure if that's a compliment lol.

Gave her a Victor Frankl quote too.

Glad you enjoyed the movie Art.

I didn't like the trailer. He's supposed to be the hero, not a side kick character.

Which headphones do you use?

New into meeting with the trauma T- just ended. She was 1 min late, but I can tell that I can work with her.

Didn't feel like I had to deal with my usual trust issues: Just decided to trust her and told her the main points. Mentioned the shame I felt about being attracted to Fin.

She also said I sounded like a therapist. Not sure if that's a compliment lol.

Gave her a Victor Frankl quote too.

That sounds really promising, Lemon; I'm glad you met with her and hope that she is helpful for you.

While my sister was visiting with me in the hospital recently, we had several therapy-related discussions about our childhood and as she and I have collectively had about 25 years of therapy between us, I felt like at different times in the discussions we were both sounding like a therapist!

thank you! my sister sent me a pic of her fiance wearing the lastest pair of slippers I made for him, while kicking back on their vacation. He calls them "Karandles" (a mix of my first name and the word sandals haha)

Oh. Emm. GEE.
I applied for a home loan through my bank last week.

I have gotten 20+ calls from folks offering me a mortgage loan in the last hour. Ten were between 8-8:15. GAH.
My head is exploding. Three more while I was typing this post.

So. Anyway, hi Couch!
Bicycle guy and I are still bicycling. I'm pretty squooshy about him.
The ex is still ex-ish.
The barbarians are still tall and think they might not want to live with their mother forever, which is dumb most days except when they don't do their dishes or pick up their giant shoes.
That's about it.

They're "Monoprice Active Noise-Cancelling Headphones". I got them a good few years ago, and don't remember anymore what I paid for them at the time, but I do remember that they were a lot less expensive than the Bose ones are. They use a AAA battery; but I just looked them up on Amazon and now they have ones you can charge instead and they're also bluetooth compatible now, which mine aren't. Mine are super low-tech haha but they still work very well for my needs. Unfortunately, they're not comfortable enough to use for a full 8-hour workday, but for a couple hours at a movie, they're perfect.

Oh and about the movie - yeah, I get that. But, he IS old now so... I don't want to spoil it for those who plan to see it who haven't yet, so I'll hush now.

Glad you feel you want to work with the trauma T and didn't have the trust issues. I hope she turns out to be helpful!

Dr. T's backup, R, didn't say I sounded like a therapist so much, but has said multiple times that she thinks I'd make a good therapist.

I feel like this does show how I have changed, even if it's in small ways. The old me would have needed more time, and I always had more trouble trusting women as easily as I did with men.

Will you be seeing R, when Dr T goes away on holiday again?

Hi Couch,

Ridiculous day today...an incredibly important and intense work meeting.
Left me feeling incredibly drained.

Lesson planning with a colleague in the morning, but other than that, I am not doing anything tomorrow.

Oh. Emm. GEE.
I applied for a home loan through my bank last week.

I have gotten 20+ calls from folks offering me a mortgage loan in the last hour. Ten were between 8-8:15. GAH.
My head is exploding. Three more while I was typing this post.

So. Anyway, hi Couch!
Bicycle guy and I are still bicycling. I'm pretty squooshy about him.
The ex is still ex-ish.
The barbarians are still tall and think they might not want to live with their mother forever, which is dumb most days except when they don't do their dishes or pick up their giant shoes.
That's about it.