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Voicelessness and Emotional Survival => Voicelessness and Emotional Survival Message Board => Topic started by: lighter on October 23, 2019, 06:32:24 PM
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Today I'm grateful that my bedroom smells like ozone after all the rain. I keep my window cracked a lot of the time in the fall. It's nice. If I open the white drapes, I see the moss and Hemlocks, and surrounding forest.
I made the most satisfying cup of coffee with MCT oil, coconut oil, and salty grass-fed butter with one package of stevia this morning. There's a new tea place here making tea with cheese foam. I have to say.... it's good. I like salty things mixed with my sweets.
I'm grateful when there's toilet paper, ANY KIND, in the bathrooms. Thank God we aren't using sticks and rocks anymore.
I'm grateful for running water in 4 rooms of the house. It seems very decadent to me.
Grateful for access to functional medicine.
Lighter: )
Lighter
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Is the medical pedicure for ingrown toenails, or something else? Oldest dd has problems with ingrown nails.... it would be wonderful to just take her for a medical pedicure every once in a while, bc she's not good with self care in that area.
Lighter
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Today I am grateful that I have you guys to talk to and that I'm sitting indoors as the rain pours down outside. I'm grateful that I can work this morning and then rest this afternoon before we go out this evening. I'm grateful that moving is a possibility again and that it means things might get better :) xx
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We're here, Tupp: )
It's raining here too.
Lighter
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Oh, CB. DD19 actually cuts her own toenails partially off.... it's terrible. And she likes for me to be with her when she does it. I'm squeamish. It makes me so weak I can't stand.
I'm going to research podiatrists in my area, and see if we can't figure something out.
Thanks: )
Light
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Today I have my office lined up for more paperwork... clean surfaces..... files ready.... files available to file INTO. Missions to get after. It feels OK.
Oldest dd turned 19, and will celebrate her birthday with two of her closest 3D friends. I wrapped her gift... a large leather embossed journal with lovely metal clasps... it looks like it's 100 years old, and replaces a similar one I gave her years ago. She lost it, and every once in a while talks about missing it, so... I feel pretty good about it. I wrapped it in the bag it came in... brown paper, which I love. Then I wrapped thin green wire around it, and inserted the card, a couple pictures of her that I love, copied, and backed with same brown paper, and money for her celebration, bc I want her to remember this always.
I also cleaned her room, which I'd been ignoring for months. I don't feel bad about it either. It's part of her gift, and she'll go into her clean room, with sunny floors, and lovely freshly laundered bedding. She love love loves that bedding, from April Cornell, found at Goodwill for 20.00 in perfect shape. Crazy timing, meant to be. I've found 2 sets of beautiful quilts there as well.... 20.00 for two. That's nuts. I have very good luck there.
DD19 getting ready to go, and I'm taking youngest shopping at Goodwill for HW items... she's going as one of the Chipmunks. Alvin I think, with her friend dressing as one of the female Chipmunks. She's a goofy, funny kid; )
Planning Thanksgiving at my brother's this year. My sister likes to nail down details, and I'm glad I don't have to this year. I'll pitch in, and enjoy what I do. Last year I made everything ahead, and traveled with it... so much bother for a huge group, but the meal was really special. This year will be easier with smaller group. We have certain items that are family tradition, and the dd17 likes to help.
Lighter
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I am so grateful that I am still surprised, that good things still happen, and that I keep learning all the time.
So grateful for reading.
For M's company, for discovery, for friends.
Oh especially for friends.
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Today I have my office lined up for more paperwork... clean surfaces..... files ready.... files available to file INTO. Missions to get after. It feels OK.
Oldest dd turned 19, and will celebrate her birthday with two of her closest 3D friends. I wrapped her gift... a large leather embossed journal with lovely metal clasps... it looks like it's 100 years old, and replaces a similar one I gave her years ago. She lost it, and every once in a while talks about missing it, so... I feel pretty good about it. I wrapped it in the bag it came in... brown paper, which I love. Then I wrapped thin green wire around it, and inserted the card, a couple pictures of her that I love, copied, and backed with same brown paper, and money for her celebration, bc I want her to remember this always.
I also cleaned her room, which I'd been ignoring for months. I don't feel bad about it either. It's part of her gift, and she'll go into her clean room, with sunny floors, and lovely freshly laundered bedding. She love love loves that bedding, from April Cornell, found at Goodwill for 20.00 in perfect shape. Crazy timing, meant to be. I've found 2 sets of beautiful quilts there as well.... 20.00 for two. That's nuts. I have very good luck there.
DD19 getting ready to go, and I'm taking youngest shopping at Goodwill for HW items... she's going as one of the Chipmunks. Alvin I think, with her friend dressing as one of the female Chipmunks. She's a goofy, funny kid; )
Planning Thanksgiving at my brother's this year. My sister likes to nail down details, and I'm glad I don't have to this year. I'll pitch in, and enjoy what I do. Last year I made everything ahead, and traveled with it... so much bother for a huge group, but the meal was really special. This year will be easier with smaller group. We have certain items that are family tradition, and the dd17 likes to help.
Lighter
The birthday gift sounds lovely, Lighter, as does the clean room. I hope she had a lovely day :) I love charity shops as well! My bedding was from a charity shop, it's lovely and was so cheap. I've got a big wall hanging opposite my bed, also a charity shop find, and a great length of sari fabric that I've used as a dressing and draped around the window - all cheap as chips and very lovely :)
Today I am grateful for a day at home, in the warm. as it rains and the wind gets up outside. Halloween last night was lovely, although quiet - I think the bad weather put some people off. The kids are so sweet and so polite. I love the little ones in their costumes with no idea what they're doing out knocking on people's doors lol. One of the older lads saw my son's drawings that are up on the wall in the sitting room and commented on how good they were - son was chuffed to bits. He's too old to go out trick or treating so I hide sweets indoors for him and we do a treasure hunt. It was a nice evening. I'm grateful I was able to stock up the bird food this morning and can watch the birds snacking, and grateful for my own trail of snacks that I've been munching on all day. I've a box set on the telly, my feet up on the sofa, a duvet on and some liquorice tea the acupuncturist gave me. I'm very grateful today for all the home comforts and being able to stay home to enjoy them.
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Your warm cozy day sounds wonderful, Tupp.
I love watching the hummingbirds at the feeder on the back porch. I always put out a tiny house for them, but they never take me up on it.
Love the idea of a Halloween Treasure Hunt.... you're such a good mom! I say that, again and again, but it's honestly what pops up again and again: ) DS feeling happy when his art was complimented was the cherry on a cake topped with little halloweeners... just love the little ones too.
Picturing you watching a favorite television box set on a cold blustery day, feeling snug in clean beloved bedding, with great snacks, and a new plan cooking for yourself is so hopeful. Finding our bliss, even when we're in circumstances that aren't ideal, is how we take back our power.
At least, it's part of it: )
Lighter
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CB:
I love certain things from Trader Joes. There are hit and misses for me.
Their cheese are very good, and reasonable, IME.
They sell these amazing fresh English peas we buy in bulk and freeze, bc they just aren't around very often. They have good frozen organic veggies, and they're easy to throw into soups, and stir frys, IME.
They have a Cauliflower Crust pizza in the frozen section that's pretty good.
Their organic produce, as you've discovered, is a pretty good deal. If you can find an Aldi's I think they have even better deals, and both companies are owned by the same family. They have big tubs of organic salad greens for the best price around. We go through those pretty quickly. Always glad to find them in my fridge! Aldi's also great for jalapeno peppers, and asparagus.... hummus yummy creamy organic well-priced products too.
TJ's cheap wines are a really great deal.... the merlot, and cabs in particular, IME.
I love their pre-packaged salads too: )
Lighter
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My buddy takes milk thistle supplements for liver issues. He has for years. Not sure what it does for him, or if you'd find it helpful, but there it is.
I know people who take coffee enemas to help the liver out, and detoxify in general, for what that's worth.
I forgot that ALDIs has a good cauliflower pizza too.
I get around wasting large tubs of greens by cooking them down with neutral coconut oil, and garlic, then storing in fridge. We throw them on pizza, in egg dishes, and pastas. I can't eat too many salads, or I get sick of them.
Lighter
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Today I am grateful that, after waking ridiculously early this morning, I have the day free to go back to bed once I've dropped my son off at college. I'm looking forward to the sleep :)
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That sounds lovely, Tupp. Just sleep, relax, and recharge.
Right now I'm grateful we have a snow day. The wind's whipping around outside in freezing temperatures. I can see ice crystals on the wood rail, and metal roof over the porch. It's nice to snuggle in.
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That sounds lovely, Tupp. Just sleep, relax, and recharge.
Right now I'm grateful we have a snow day. The wind's whipping around outside in freezing temperatures. I can see ice crystals on the wood rail, and metal roof over the porch. It's nice to snuggle in.
Snow! Oh wow, Lighter, is it like a winter wonderland? I like snow but in the UK it generally just turns to a slushy mess quite quickly, plus we don't have the infrastructure for it because we don't get enough of it often enough, so the country grinds to a halt and people panic buy in a crazy way. So it looks really pretty at first but by the end of the first day I've had enough. Lol. Snuggled up looking out at ice crystals sounds great :) xx
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No snow. My BIL has snow in Canada though; )
The school cancellation might be more about high winds, than cold weather. Trees and branches go down on roads, and power lines around here. Lots of big old lovely trees everywhere.
Lighter
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No snow. My BIL has snow in Canada though; )
The school cancellation might be more about high winds, than cold weather. Trees and branches go down on roads, and power lines around here. Lots of big old lovely trees everywhere.
Lighter
A wind day doesn't conjure up the same kind of picture :) Lol. I hope there hasn't been too much damage :) Today I am grateful that we're indoors; the weather is dreadful and I have no inclination to venture out again. We've lots of food, the house is warm, we've got plenty to do inside and we don't have to go out again until tomorrow, and even that we could put off if we want to. Very grateful for that :) xx
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Picking up my dog from the shelter was..... very sad. So many animals. So much need, and suffering, and then a cat whacked him in the face with a hiss, and things got loud and fast.
The final memory, while doing paperwork, was the old blonde shaggy lab limping over for a pet and a treat.
I could smell tears, and despair in that room.
I gave O a bath, bc his ear infection meds had soaked into his collar making it greasy waxy... which is how he got his head out of his collar.
We cleaned out his house, which is the old chicken coupe, moved his crate so the door blocked his access to the back of it. He takes everything apart if you put things together so he can reach them. We surrounded the crate with cardboard, then added fresh cedar shavings between the crate and cardboard to insulate.
I have the door hooked open, the cardboard ziptied in place, and the crate ziptied to the chicken coupe door with shavings all around.
We repaired a rotten spot, if only temporarily, and made sure it wouldn't get worse.
After leaving the shelter we drove past an amazing hardware store. I was drawn to it, and the walls were lined with old old shelving and drawers. There were old men rocking in the back, and commenting on everything...... I tapped my boot on old metal patches to the floor (will remember for chicken coupe patches next time!) and they commented on my twinkle toes, then on my Koala bag, which sits on my hip, and ties to my thigh, like a holster.... THE best purse I've ever owned, btw.
So, I ask about a collar, and the young man in charge takes me to an isle with several choices.... and there it is. This amazing, and perfect singular collar. For 20 bucks. And I bought it, and worried about putting new holes in to make it fit before using a power drill to zing through the job quickly with a drill bit. Why do we use hole punches? I ask you? Such a struggle every time.
So O dog is clean, and refitted with a collar, and bedded down with more insulation, and I'm so grateful to have him back.
My neighbor, here, not at the farm, approached me last week about bringing O dog to live in our neighborhood. I'll bring O for a visit, and see how the dogs play... how O reacts to all the people.... the trail.... being in the house again. I'd have to put him on a run again. He just can't be trusted with all the deer.... he likes to chase.
We cooked a HUGE Thanks Giving meal. Everyone went home with leftovers, and the farmhouse kitchen got a good cleaning to boot. I took measurements of the vanities that MUST be replaced. I noted things I needed to note.
We played cards, and it was SO much fun. That's not been the case for a while, but there it was.... so nice.
All in all.... the weekend was great, with much accomplished: )
Lighter