I just need to have people over semi-regularly, and the place stays OK. But then when I don't for a while, it's Too Much, and I don't invite anyone over anymore. Oops.
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Wash: So, two days in a hospital? That's awful. Don't you just hate doctors? Simon: Hey. Wash: I mean, present company excluded. Jayne: Let's not be excluding people. That'd be rude.
'Ariel'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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Jesse - Oct 11, 2013 5:00:13 am PDT #8621 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Amy - Oct 11, 2013 5:05:42 am PDT #8622 of 30000
Because books.
Tom, don't beat yourself up for surviving something awful. That's an accomplishment, and something to be proud of.
Tom Scola - Oct 11, 2013 5:08:59 am PDT #8623 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I'm not beating myself up (at least not in this particular instance), I'm just struggling to grasp what actually happened to me.
Jessica - Oct 11, 2013 5:10:29 am PDT #8624 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
You guys, I need to interrupt. Because CINNAMON APPLE PIE CAKE.
§ ita § - Oct 11, 2013 5:13:37 am PDT #8625 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I wish I had more control over my inner fairy tale. I don't know how to see overcoming where I currently see overreacting, I don't know how to swap understandable in place of unreliable.
I mean, that'd be hard enough if I felt *well*, but when I have as little left over as this, that's some pretty considerable heavy lifting.
But, it's consistently clear that it isn't for lack of support and encouragement, especially on your part, and I need to take that more deeply into consideration. So, thank you.
Amy - Oct 11, 2013 5:14:50 am PDT #8626 of 30000
Because books.
That looks sort of like the apple cake they used to have at Ikea!
I'm not beating myself up (at least not in this particular instance), I'm just struggling to grasp what actually happened to me.
Sorry.
Jesse - Oct 11, 2013 5:44:02 am PDT #8627 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
FFS. I'm working with my least-favorite colleague on something that was like pulling teeth last quarter, and....apparently will be again. Read the questions and answer them! Why is that so hard??
Cashmere - Oct 11, 2013 6:17:12 am PDT #8628 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Aaaaarrrggghhhhh. We need a new well. That's going to be extremely expensive.
Laura - Oct 11, 2013 6:20:00 am PDT #8629 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Because you are still functioning at all in the face of everything. I'm fucking awed at you, and I'm not related.
This ever so much, and the same can be said for Tom.
I'm just struggling to grasp what actually happened to me.
Not a skip in the park to go through the process you are with your therapy. I wish it could be easier or that anyone could ease the painful journey.
Zenkitty - Oct 11, 2013 8:06:08 am PDT #8630 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Yeah, you know that's a thing you can actually do, right?
Yeah, it's just, I have to do some major cleaning-up before anyone can come clean! And since I have to do that, I might as well do the cleaning at the same time. The put-away-clutter part is the hard part.
I just about convinced myself to hire the cleaning service again. I was, I'm a grown-up! Darn it, I can clean my own house! I'll save the money! And then...I don't.
I hire someone to cook for me (by going to restaurants), and mow my lawn, and fix my car, and sometimes to shop for me. So why is such a big deal to me, to hire someone to clean? It really shouldn't be.