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Jul 06, 2024 at 07:35 PM
#161
My sister made and sent me a small box of cherry chocolate chip cookies for my birthday. They are so yummy! And she also made me a soup-bowl cozy using a fabric decorated with cats. It's so cute and I can't wait to use it.
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Jul 06, 2024 at 07:56 PM
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What's interesting about the nutritionist that I had @Lemoncake is that she recommended the drink "Boost" to me which ended up making me gain weight, so not much good she did. *Sigh* I had no experience with Protein shakes so I had no idea what it would do. Then she went on vacation and just never came back. :/ Suffice to say, I am hesitant about getting another one.
This weight issue is really out of control. Gaining 50 pounds in the past three months have been very traumatic for me, and only now was I told how out of balance my thyroid is. I am glad I have answers, but the damage is done. The effect on my mental health has been severe, I am drowning in self-hate and eating even MORE out of all my pain. I have no motivation to diet or exercise either. I just want to sit and feel sorry for myself and complain. My therapist says I have a "bully" in my personality that does this, and I believe him. I have named this "bully" my younger, skinnier self that can't drink and party anymore and is just pissed with me being sober and fat. I feel like Al Pacino from "Devil's Advocate" is mocking me by saying in my ear, "Vanity is my favorite sin" because I know how vain I really am - my woes with weight have almost nothing to do with health. __________________ Tales of Love, Motivation, and An Interesting Journey - Please Subscribe to my Website on WordPress: Inspired Odyssey's Path to Wellness and Love |
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Jul 06, 2024 at 08:17 PM
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There is a Get Smart marathon on tonight - I loved this show when I was little. I like it now because I understand the more adult jokes
__________________ Please NO @ Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. Oscar Wilde Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. |
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Jul 06, 2024 at 11:09 PM
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In moments with the internal bully, practicing radical acceptance might help. It doesn’t mean you approve of or agree with what's happening, but it means recognizing the truth of your current situation without resisting it and adding extra layers of shame. Have you looked if you could get any extra governmental program or charity support ? I hope you can find some compassion for yourself. It's clear that you're going through a lot, and it's okay to feel overwhelmed and to take things one step at a time. __________________ 
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Jul 07, 2024 at 09:01 AM
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Today started at 5:45 am, courtesy of my neighbours letting their cat out.
Then I began having feelings about the support group experience last night, which has given me insight and left me with more to process. So I couldn't get back to sleep. I'd rather not talk about the specifics of my realisation, but I'm feeling wrecked by it. __________________ 'Somewhere up above the great divide Where the sky is wide, and the clouds are few A man can see his way clear to the light 'You have all the grace you need for today, and today is all that matters.' - Steve Austin |
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Jul 07, 2024 at 09:51 AM
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Hugs to you, Lost.
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Jul 07, 2024 at 11:30 AM
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Thanks, LT.
I hope today's been kinder to you. __________________ 'Somewhere up above the great divide Where the sky is wide, and the clouds are few A man can see his way clear to the light 'You have all the grace you need for today, and today is all that matters.' - Steve Austin |
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Jul 07, 2024 at 12:41 PM
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Thanks, Lost, it's been going OK. And I'm going to a concert tonight. Just wish it was less hot out, with it being outdoors--it's currently 91 F. |
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Jul 07, 2024 at 12:57 PM
#169
Yikes....
I hope you have ways to stay hydrated. Venues here won't allow you to bring your own drinks. __________________ 'Somewhere up above the great divide Where the sky is wide, and the clouds are few A man can see his way clear to the light 'You have all the grace you need for today, and today is all that matters.' - Steve Austin |
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Jul 07, 2024 at 02:15 PM
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Two showers in three days! Im a self-care maniac!
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Jul 07, 2024 at 02:29 PM
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2 showers in 3 days? That's crazy talk. Look at you - made of water and money it seems.
In the summer, I go through 2 showers a day if I am outside biking or walking a lot. It just feels so much better to wash off the sunscreen, bug spray (ticks and chiggers all over here), and sweat. __________________ Please NO @ Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. Oscar Wilde Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. |
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Jul 07, 2024 at 03:21 PM
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As a laaaady, i only glow.
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Jul 07, 2024 at 06:56 PM
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Shine little glow worm, glimmer, glimmer
Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer Lead us lest too far we wander Love's sweet voice is calling yonder __________________ Please NO @ Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. Oscar Wilde Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. |
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Jul 07, 2024 at 08:08 PM
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Well done Una. I really liked this Disney movie Encanto . Lots of generational trauma for each family member. The Spotify link still works even though it says unsupported. Unsupported browser __________________
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Jul 07, 2024 at 08:11 PM
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Jul 07, 2024 at 08:15 PM
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I always have a traditional sun hat too. You can buy mini sun blocking umbrellas for personal shade. I was looking at a 2 in 1 sun and rain umbrella yesterday for my sister. Even with the buy your own drinks venues that I’ve been to they have always handed out free water too. I will only be going back to London after more than 1.8 years of not visiting only to go to a concert with my brother in September 
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Jul 07, 2024 at 09:23 PM
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I am sitting in SeaTac airport- we’ve been here all day, as this is the first flight home since our AirFrance flight arrived this morning. I can’t sleep on planes, so I’ve been mostly awake with 2-3 hours of dozing for over 24 hours.
But here’s what I was thinking- I used to regularly sleep only 4-5 hours a night. Now I’m usually 7/8. This groggy can’t-think feeling is so familiar. I can’t believe I was walking around sleep deprived all the time, chronically, for years. Also, I’ve been gone for 2 1/2 weeks, and noticed I sleep so well when I sleep by myself. Out easy, sleep all night. Bicycle guy is a snuggler. I think it makes me sweaty and wakes me up. __________________ Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by accidents of time, or place, or circumstance, are brought into closer connection with you. (St. Augustine) |
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Jul 07, 2024 at 09:29 PM
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I need space when I sleep as well.
Movement is the one time I sleep well without pot or if I am taking opiates for some broken something or other - cars and planes both put me right to sleep. Before they legalized med marij here- I thought about hiring someone who liked to drive to just drive me around at night so I could sleep. Hope your trip was fun. __________________ Please NO @ Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. Oscar Wilde Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. |
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Jul 07, 2024 at 09:42 PM
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I was allowed to bring water, which I did--actually, I could have brought other stuff to this venue as well (including alcoholic drinks), but I just bought a beer there. It was weird--because I was in the seated area, I had to get it in a sippy-cup sort of thing with a lid that I had to buy separately (and could reuse for future shows, even years from now). I guess it keeps things from being messy? Good show--I was only there for the second of three bands (reunion sort of thing for local bands), so I left early and didn't have to deal with the parking mess I've heard tends to be there. Now to just wind myself down for sleep... |
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Jul 07, 2024 at 09:48 PM
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Hope you had a safe trip home! I struggle sleeping in bed with someone, especially if they're snuggly. It's partly that I have insomnia issues anyway and worry about waking my partner up with tossing and turning, using the bathroom, etc. H and I have slept apart for a long time, and I think it helps each of us get better sleep (though probably takes away from intimacy, including talking). Maybe you can try to have the snuggly part just in the beginning, then separate yourself for the rest of the night? Unless he's the sort that takes up most of the bed. I had trouble sleeping for a few weeks recently, where I only got 4-5 hours some nights. Similar to you, I remembered when that use to be more the norm for me (fairly recently) and wondered how I managed on that. Now, it's more like 7. |
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