{{{{{smonster}}}}} It sounds like you have had a really crappy week. I'm sorry. I hope that you're very happy in your new place and it makes up for all this hassle eventually.

I have a HUGE pot of pasta e fagioli on the stove. It smells sooo good. I hope TCG gets home soon so that we can eat.

Well my crappy week just got crappy. I've lost my keys. In one of those - I picked up my keys to run to Rite Aide, I picked them up off the key hook. Thought "I'll take out the trash" took out the trash, then ran inside for (blanking) the phone rang, talked on the phone, walked around. Hung up and realized the keys aren't in my hand and the last time I remember having them is taking them off the hook.

So now I'm trying to find my keys and my spare key and also trying not to spiral into a situation of "you are so careless and disorganized, this always happens. How someone be so irresponsible to always being losing their keys"

I figure I've wasted about a tenth of my life looking for things that I absentmindedly put down in the wrong place. Another significant percentage has been spent looking for things I put in a logical place where they'd be safe and I'd remember where they were.

askye, don't beat yourself up. We all do these things. Did you check the trash?

In one of those - I picked up my keys to run to Rite Aide, I picked them up off the key hook. Thought "I'll take out the trash" took out the trash,

Did you check if you put the keys in the outside trash can? (I've done that. Twice. My rule for myself now is that I don't step off the front porch until my keys are in my pocket.)

I checked the trash can the best I can. All the trash is in bags and I felt around the bags and looked in with the flashlight but I may go and take everything out. It would be nice if there was an outside light.

I'm just feeling extra emotional because of Maddie and something that happened on Monday and then I had therapy today plus I think I'm PMSing.

So it's just a prefect emotional storm of emotions and triggers right now.

I'm just feeling extra emotional because of Maddie and something that happened on Monday and then I had therapy today plus I think I'm PMSing.

All completely valid reasons for being emotional. I hope you find your keys soon.

Ugh, askye. I know how you feel. Nothing gets me angrier at myself than losing something important. And it spirals horribly real fast.

smonster: bah on the whole lot of it. Boss, Entergy, Water Board. At least you got your utilities turned on. Finally. So yay?

Found them! I was on the phone with Mom and I looked down - I dropped them at the computer, and there's a newspaper under the desk (where the printer sits) and I kicked them under the desk, into the newspaper. I only saw them because I was looking at an angle.

Glad you found your keys, askye.

Yes, i am thankful that i know have water and power and gas. Hallelu.

Uh, Nora, if you get home in the next few I may be on ur stoop using ur internets briefly. Mine has supposedly been switched to the new address but I haven't tried to hook it up yet. eta nebbermind, done and gone!