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Posted 12/15/2019 5:42 PM (GMT 0)
RedRain, Maybe you can take a nap today since it is Sunday and you didn't sleep well last night. I been having a hard time meditating at night to fall asleep lately. Maybe it is the moon or something. Probably just thinking too much.

Have a good day...

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 12/16/2019 12:18 PM (GMT 0)
Hi all

Bnot so sorry to hear of your dog. sad It's so hard...even when you know it's time for them to go.

Wishing peace for everyone who are going through troubles this holiday season and hoping you find a way to cope.
On a particularly hard day I tried getting an appointment with a one on one counselor who had grief counseling in her profile. Well I got voice mail at the facility which told me to leave my name, number and insurance info. I did and they didn't call back......I'm going to try again today.

Getting By- wow I hope the grief forum will make it to this site. I'm sure there are many more like me who would use it. If you hear anymore please let me know.

Well it's Monday again, not that it means much to me since I'm not working. I guess the weekends feel better for me because I don't feel bad about doing nothing.

I'm getting worried about going back to work at all. I've lost my self confidence and any job listings I see leave me feeling uneducated and lacking the skills people are looking for.

Oh well- just need to get thru my grief for now-I'll deal with this problem in the new year.
Posted 12/17/2019 5:00 PM (GMT 0)
Weary, thank you for your kind thoughts.


Psychology fact:" Psychology states, once you've accepted your flaws, no one can ever use them against you"



"Dogs recognize and identify humans first by scent. Grizzly bears can smell food from up to 18 miles away"[/blur]

To bad bears can't smell cars..

Wish everyone peace and strength
Trina
Posted 12/17/2019 10:46 PM (GMT 0)
Interesting about the dogs and the grizzly bears. We humans use either sight or sound I guess. Unless we know someone that only wears a certain scent of perfume, then we may be apt to recognize somebody by scent especially if we can't see them.

18 miles away for the grizzly. Remind me never to go to Alaska or any state with grizzly bears. What was the movie with Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin? Did you see it? They were hunting the bear and then became the prey. If you think of it, post it. Or I might just look it up. I keep thinking "the edge" or something like that. Now I have to know.

Have a good one everybody!!!

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 12/18/2019 11:36 PM (GMT 0)
Hi. HT.
Posted 12/19/2019 2:35 AM (GMT 0)
Hey Jamie, I hear it's really hot there. I hope you are OK and have someplace to go that's cool.

My older son and I are leaving tomorrow to drive to California for Christmas. The weather is supposed to be clear and we are going a different way that usual to make it more interesting. I'm thinking about replaying some of the Harry Potter audio books we used to listen to on road trips when the kids were little. They are really well done.
Posted 12/19/2019 11:54 PM (GMT 0)
Tomorrow I'll be helping my dad cut up a spruce tree in his yard which feel over due to strong winds today.

My parents were thinking of cutting the tree down next spring anyway, as the tree didn't look good anymore. Many of the limbs looked bad due to the weight from lots of snow and ice over the years.
Posted 12/20/2019 1:01 AM (GMT 0)
44 today. In some very rural will hit 49 and 50 degrees c. HT
Posted 12/20/2019 3:22 PM (GMT 0)
This morning we are in Ely, Nevada. It is a very pretty place but in the middle of absolutely nowhere. This is a much nicer drive than going through Las Vegas. Today we are off to Benton Hot Springs, which is near Mammoth.
Posted 12/20/2019 4:25 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Everybody!!! Well 5 days until Christmas. Then it will be over. Sometimes I have a love hate relationship with the holidays. I remember so many with no money. And the holiday is so commercialized. People would ask what I got for Christmas, nothing, no money. But it doesn't have to be that way. The holidays are for seeing friends and family. Peace on earth and all that. Just know it doesn't have to be about gifts and giving of material things. It can be just giving of yourself. I think that is what I am trying to say.

It is starting to warm up here. By Christmas eve it is suppose to be in the 40's. I am looking forward to that. For Jamie, that is hot. Here in the summer it is cold, but now it would be a warm up.

Kathy, enjoy your travels. I imagine you are having a real good time with your son. I am happy for you.

Mike, spruce trees are kind of picky. Blue spruce is any way. I use to make Christmas wreaths and the blue spruce was so pretty but made me itch real bad. I stuck with balsam. That was my favorite. Sometimes on the large wreaths I would stick white pine in to make it look fluffy. I sure miss that. I use to make about 300.00 worth of wreaths and donate to the animal shelter to sell on the Christmas Walk. We would even hang them on the walls for them and it made everything all Christmassy.

I hope you all have a good day and a good weekend.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 12/22/2019 8:33 PM (GMT 0)
HI HT. Stay cool Mate. Ice packs


Christmas. yes not about presents. spent 1.5 hrs with John and his Mom. They are both so irritated with each other they quarrel constantly. You would think I might find comfort in this as he cheated on me, had the woman at our house while he was trying to have me committed when I was impatient, and his mother told me he "has needs" so it is not actually cheating. Right?

But I just feel sorry for them. I had to leave, their bickering was making my head pain worse with stress. Both are just so unhappy. Here I am content with my life, on disability and l am ok with not getting a divorce right now.

And they are miserable!

You never know!

SO I say to everyone, do what is mentally and emotionally good for yourself this Holiday.

Peace, strength and Joy
Trina
Posted 12/22/2019 8:56 PM (GMT 0)
Fun Fact:

First recorded in 1038, old English provided the word Christmas from Cristes mæsse, which means “Christ Mass.”

2nd Fun fact:

The Greek-Syrians had outlawed Jewish studies, so the Jews spun dreidels to pretend they were merely playing games while they engaged with their scripture.

Psychology fact:

The Jerusalem syndrome is a group of psychological phenomena triggered by a visit to Jerusalem, Israel.
Posted 12/23/2019 12:59 AM (GMT 0)
I am sorry you had to endure the bickering Trina. It does go to show that they are both miserable. I am glad you feel contented. That is important.

Thanks for the fun facts. They are always so interesting.

Time to get ready for bed.

Have a good night all!

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 12/23/2019 8:46 PM (GMT 0)
Yes Karen, I agree.
Posted 12/24/2019 12:15 AM (GMT 0)
Hi.
Posted 12/24/2019 12:37 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Jamie,

Hi Trina,

How's things? Jamie, it is Christmas Eve for you. I hope you are enjoying the day. Trina, you are probably kicked back with a good book or tv show. I am ready for bed, but it is a bit too early.

Had a good day. Baked hubby an apple pie, which turned out good. Went outside my comfort zone today visiting friends. I had a good time. Just had some anxiety beforehand. But it was okay.

I hope you guys have a good day/night. Take care everybody...

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 12/25/2019 9:02 PM (GMT 0)
Merry Christmas to all, Happy Boxing Day to Jamie. It is sunny here in California. We had a nice morning with just my mother, oldest brother and oldest son here. We had a fun time making waffles that sort of came out OK but it didn't matter. Now my son and mother are making a pumpkin pie and later we'll go to the beach or the pier depending on how cold it is.
Posted 12/25/2019 11:20 PM (GMT 0)
Merry Cherrymas and Happy Hannuka to All
Posted 12/27/2019 8:09 PM (GMT 0)
I had an enjoyable Christmas.

This morning, we had some icy conditions here. But since then it's turned to rain, which is why I decided to go into town and get some lunch at a general store.

Not much else going on with me today. Thanks for reading this.
Posted 12/28/2019 9:51 PM (GMT 0)
Hello all.

rough day pain wise. Started new monthly shot Emgality. Side effects work well, shall have to see about preventling migraine pain . I will give it 3mos. Then I am done if no improvement. 20 years looking for a a complete answer. Is not out there. I can manage with weed and codeine fine.

peace all
Dog. is already asleep close to 5pm
dinner and we are both going up to bed
Posted 12/28/2019 10:17 PM (GMT 0)
Kathy, Trina, Mike, Jamie and all,

I hope you all had a good Christmas. I probably said it before but I am glad it is over. Just too much stress. Soon it will be 2020. An interesting year I think.

I hope you all have a good night. Jamie, I wish for you a good day. Trina, I am sorry about your pain. I hope that the weather shapes up and your pain subsides. My dog taking a nap too. 5:24 and it is dark out. Everybody gets a nap but me. Oh well.

Have a good one all.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 12/29/2019 12:35 AM (GMT 0)
Hi all
I sure felt in good company with a lot of people not enjoying the holidays and being glad they're over. We all have our own reasons but we all feel the same.
I continue to feel blue. I wasn't expecting the holidays to be joyful or good and I couldn't wait for them to be over but now I feel a big let down.
Posted 12/29/2019 9:27 AM (GMT 0)
The turtles pain went to beserk levels for nearly 2 days. Still very sore but bareable.
Posted 12/29/2019 2:18 PM (GMT 0)
Glad your pain is bearable HT. I hope it continues to lessen.

Weary, I imagine the first few holidays after your son's death will be less than joyful. Be good to yourself now. Maybe some self nurturing.

Cold rain here today. I think I will stay in my pj's again.

Have a good day all.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 12/31/2019 12:15 PM (GMT 0)
Happy Old Year everybody! I can't pin my hopes on some other time, I must stay in today.

Had a 'good' Christmas. Made a beef stew so people could just dish some up whenever they were hungry, rather than set a time that might not mesh with their eating schedules. My Mom used to buy cold cuts and rolls for Christmas so we could make our own sandwiches whenever we wanted to eat. Same principle I guess.

Lisa and her Mom will be coming down today so we can all go out to lunch. In the past, I'd go up to them and we'd go out to dinner and I'd stay over but, now that I live alone there is no-one to care for the dogs (pit bulls, so no-one else is willing and I can't blame them). Once they've gone back home, I'll be in my jammies, sipping got cocoa and waiting for the idiot neighbors to set off their fireworks, as they do every year, and giving the dogs their new knuckle bones to try to distract them from the noise. Otherwise, they'll be barking their heads off!

No 'resolutions' for me. Why set myself up for failure? ha ha! So much has changed already, and I know more changes are coming as it is!

Going for a second opinion with an oral surgeon today. I know the torus must be removed from the upper palate before I can have dentures made but...the first surgeon said he can only do local anesthesia and I cannot imagine someone using a hammer and chisel and a grinder on the roof of my mouth with me wide awake and fully aware! So, this consultation is more about knocking me out for the procedure than it is about alternatives to removal per se.

I'm also hoping this one will say the upper teeth can be removed at the same time. One molar has been getting infected and the canine on the other side is loose and constantly painful. I'd rather not leave them until the torus site is healed, at least another month!

I'll be stocking up on soft foods and liquid meal replacements ahead of having the procedures. I'll probably get some Benefiber or Fibercon, too as I don't think liquids will make me feel full and I don't want issues 'down below' either!

Being toothless will be temporary, I know. Still, I'm trying to prepare my ego for the blow. I need this dentist to understand that I want to see MY smile...not someone else's idea of what my new teeth should look like. Even after orthodontia, I never had perfectly straight teeth. I'm a coffee drinker and a smoker, so they've never been really white either. I'm having more anxiety over how I'll look, more than anything else!
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