May 05, 2006
It's a Girl!!
I am JUBILANT! I did indeed find my little sister and she called me last night. I'm still rather discombobulated, and I have no idea where this is going to go. But I can tell you that I have a niece and nephew, and she seemed happy to hear from me.I have my baby sister back!
May 04, 2006
am i spoiled?
Are you spoiled? You are if you can check of 40 of the following:
Do you have...
- your own cell phone
- a television in your bedroom
- an iPod
- a photo printer
- a television in your bedroom
- your own phone line
- TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
- high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup)
- a surround sound system in bedroom
- DVD player in bedroom
- at least a hundred DVDs
- a childfree bathroom
- your own in-house office
- a pool
- a guest house
- a game room
- a queen-size bed
- a stocked bar
- a working dishwasher
- an icemaker
- a working washer and dryer
- more than 20 pairs of shoes
- at least ten things from a designer store
- expensive sunglasses
- framed original art (not lithographs or prints)
- Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
- a multi-speed bike
- a gym membership
- large exercise equipment at home
- your own set of golf clubs
- a pool table
- a tennis court
- local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea
- your own pair of skis
- enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area
- a boat
- a jet ski
- a neighborhood committee membership
- a beach house or a vacation house/cabin
- wealthy family members
- two or more family cars
- a walk-in closet or pantry
- a yard
- a hammock
- a personal trainer
- good credit
- expensive jewelry
- a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get
- at least $100 cash in your possession right now
- more than two credit cards bearing your name
- a stock portfolio
- a passport
- a horse
- a trust fund
- private medical insurance
- a college degree, and no outstanding student loans
Do you:
- shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week
- do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores
- pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry-cleaning)
- go on weekend mini-vacations
- send dinners back with every flaw
- wear perfume or cologne (not body spray)
- regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon
- have a job but don't need the money OR
- stay at home with little financial sacrifice
- pay someone else to cook your meals
- pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs - This is not a perk, merely a necesity so I can work.
- regularly pay someone else to drive you
- expect a gift after you fight with your partner
Are you:
- an only child
- married/partnered to a wealthy person
- baffled/surprised when you don't get your way
Have you:
- been on a cruise
- traveled out of the country
- met a celebrity
- been to the Caribbean
- been to Europe
- traveled out of the country
- been to Hong Kong
- been to Hawaii
- been to New York
- eaten at the space needle in Seattle
- been to the Mall of America
- been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
- been on the Statue of Liberty in New York
- moved more than three times because you wanted to
- dined with local political figures
- been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast
Did you:
- go to another country for your honeymoon
- hire a professional photographer for your wedding or party
- take riding or swimming lessons as a child
- attend private school
- have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you
0 comments so far May 03, 2006
a better depression
So. I think I'm depressed. I go through bouts of it fairly often. It starts first with incredible stress. Check. Then it moves on to a desire to hide. Check. Then I start physically doing stuff - in other words, I'm not wearing makeup or jewelry or an attempt to match my clothng. Check.I'm grwoing closer to God, which I think in the long run will help me handle everything better as I learn to trust in Him more and more. That's a good thing. I don't have to do EVERYTHING myself.
I start the dreaded WW again this Friday. That will help. My clothes are starting to get too tight.
We going to be stricter on our budget. That will help (there's a LOT of financial stress).
I think at first, I just have to give in to it a little bit. Go home, get jammies on, get in bed, and watch dvds. Wallow a little. It only takes a couple of days to get good and sick of myself. Then I start coming back out of it. When I don't start coming back out of it, that's when I start to worry. Such as the 6 months we lived with the in-laws. 'nough said.
BUT! With this slump I'm in now... I've not been too bad with the self talk. This is a very good thing. I'm not denigrating myself in my mind. It's more of an, "Okay, I know what this is... You need to do this now." Rather than a "You're so stupid, you're a horrible mother, a horrible wife, totally selfish, and just look at that gut!" That's the usual self talk that goes with my depression. So, I actually think I'm improving.
0 comments so far - shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week