Thanks for the kind words, all. I'm feeling a little better this evening. I spent nearly an hour this afternoon in a conversation with a young person who'd spent some time in juvie and never finished high school and was now trying to "turn his life around". He kept asking me about what I did, and what jobs I'd had and how did I get to where I am, and what books and magazines I read, and what I thought was the most important thing he could do to succeed. He asked me if my education had really helped me, and how hard it was to run a business, and if I thought he should learn another language. I did my best to be encouraging, and answer his questions focusing on him and not me. After that conversation, I felt like maybe I'm not such a loss as a human after all. I've done a lot of stuff, I know a lot of actually useful stuff, and despite that I haven't done everything I wanted to do, I have done pretty well. At the end of the day I'm still fat, but maybe being fat is the least important thing about me, and maybe I should focus on the things that really are important.
Then I ate pizza.
Good for you, Zen. That sounds great.
Zen, glad you're feeling better. Good perspective, there.
Liese, good on the SO and good on you for taking the time to figure out what was going on and how to deal with it. It's hard to take down time, but the right down time can make one much more productive and happy in the long run.
So I have a self-care plan!
That's impressive!
And it includes social support. You guys are my social support, right?
That's what we're here for! Also to make porny jokes, discuss food, and smite those who piss you off. We've pretty much got you covered.
bonny, at least you know what was causing Bboy's tummy upset! So that's good. What's with animals eating things that aren't food? Mike and I had a Samoyed who would eat lollipop sticks, the paper ones. We walked him in a park near a school, so there were a lot of them. And the one thing Sam would not let anyone do was take food (or "food") away from him. We tried really hard to find them before he did, but it never hurt him - I guess he just chewed them up. My cat Percy will chew on plastic until he gets bits off he can swallow. Leo will eat rubber bands. I don't get it. Never mind taste, that doesn't even *feel* like food!
That's what we're here for! Also to make porny jokes, discuss food, and smite those who piss you off. We've pretty much got you covered.
The best kind of social support, imho.
It certainly is a mystery to me, Zen. The worst of it is that Bartleby will eat food-adjacent stuff. The jelly and the cupcakes may make him queasy...or jumpy...but the paper and the plastic? I don't get it.
So I have a self-care plan!
That's impressive!
What Zen said, Liese. Good for you for pursuing an answer and working the one you found.
I have sleep for most of two days . I never sleep that much and yet I am not miraculously better.
good for you Liese and Zen
I'm still looking into summer stuff. I just realized that Gallaudet requires anyone who's staying in a dorm on campus while taking a course to also sign up for a meal plan at $33 a day. This is more than a little ridiculous, right?
I just ordered red velvet chocolate tea! how much am i looking forward to that shipment.
