No good deed goes unpunished, right? So this week I bought Mom a new cell phone, and switched her to my plan (she was on a GoPhone, but all the talking to bf meant $30-40/mo, and me having to recharge the damn minutes). Now I'm getting tech support calls from her on how to work the phone. I swear, I got the simplest one I could. ::sigh::

ION- very productive today: load of laundry, load of dishes, took out the trash, dealt with insurance/collection agency, went to bank, got hair cut, went to post office, food shopping. Now starting to cook for mini dinner party. I think I picked a good day to play hookie! It was 82º and sunny!!

Oh, I'm cracking up. One website says "Our large selection of gorgeous tungsten carbide wedding bands is sure to instill commitment and integrity into your marriage."

Well, thank god, because we sure didn't have THOSE before your lovely jewelry.

Now, do you have anything in a women's wedding band that will instill motivation and the ability to get out of bed in the morning without hitting snooze? Because that would be swell.

Now, do you have anything in a women's wedding band that will instill motivation and the ability to get out of bed in the morning without hitting snooze?

"We call that one, Bitey."

Quick Meara before bed:

sj, fingers crossed that the therapist can give you some good, practical strategies. I am all about the practical strategies.

askye, I'm not sure what a mixed state is, but I'm thinking of you and hoping things improve.

The wedding band discussion is very interesting... I wonder what I would get. I do wear one silver ring 24/7. I had two others I wore but they kept getting gunked up with glazing putty so I took them off and not I can't find them.

Just had dinner with a friend from HS I hadn't seen in at least seventeen years. We ate All The Foods and it was awesome. We were cashiers at a grocery store together, my first real job. Good times.

I do wear one silver ring 24/7.

My ring configuration is all screwed up now. I have to move them around, and it neither looks nor feels right. Small price to pay, though.

Our rings are silver, and cheap, and readily available. Which is good because the SO is notorious about it and is on his fourth one. The last one I bought on clearance for $25.

I went and tried mine on, but it doesn't fit yet. Soon, I hope.

My rings have been stuck on my finger for a decade or so. I refuse to have them removed and re-sized. I will be able to remove them again one day. DH has lost 2 (maybe 3) really nice bands. I MIGHT get him another one this year.

So, I wrecked my car yesterday leaving the office parking lot to go home for lunch. Really unhappy with myself about it. I know better than to leave on that end of the parking lot because visibility is crap. And it was raining. So DH is driving it to the repair place today and I don't know how long it will be or how much it will be, but it won't be pretty. I'm a bit sore, but that is as likely stress and tension as it is being banged around. I'm hoping I can get away with my family not finding out because I don't want to think or talk about it. Except apparently here since I guess I have to tell someone how stupid I feel. No time for this.

I'm taking this as a sign I need to ride my bike to work more often, but it was raining, so I didn't.

Aww, Laura, that's no fun. Glad you're ok.

Oh Laura, what a horrible feeling. I'm glad you aren't badly hurt and I hope the soreness goes away quickly.

I smashed a friend's Land Rover...yeah, not a Toyota...into a pole in an underground parking lot once. My stomach was not right for a long time.

It's nice that the car is at least drivable. I hope the repairs are not too spendy.

I'm sorry Laura