Not stupid. Making your environment comfortable and pleasant seems worthwhile to me. If it turns out to be more of an expense than an investment, that is okay. You do not have a fiduciary responsibility to turn a profit on your life.
Saffron: But we've been wed. Aren't we to become one flesh? Mal: Well, no, uh... We're still two fleshes here, and I think that your flesh ought to sleep somewhere else.
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Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Aug 09, 2017 1:17:47 pm PDT #15136 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Connie Neil - Aug 09, 2017 1:19:14 pm PDT #15137 of 30002
brillig
You do not have a fiduciary responsibility to turn a profit on your life.
Oh, I like that.
-t - Aug 09, 2017 1:19:39 pm PDT #15138 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
And if paying for things like new bathroom fixtures means you will have a nicer place to live without paying more rent, that pretty much evens out, right?
Amy - Aug 09, 2017 1:23:25 pm PDT #15139 of 30002
Because books.
-t is wise. And I agree. Making your home into the environment you want isn't stupid at all.
Continued stomach~ma, Steph, but yay for a behaving gallbladder. In terms of your parents, I just want to say ... bless you, my child.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 09, 2017 1:23:55 pm PDT #15140 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Yeah, two apartments ago I got the manager's permission and painted both bedrooms a sea foam green, then moved out about 2 years later. It was still worth the effort to have walls that made me feel calm and happy.
beekaytee - Aug 09, 2017 1:25:48 pm PDT #15141 of 30002
Compassionately intolerant
Veggie tots could be life-changing. Must investigate.
I need these in my life, wherever I may find them.
And, cute sandals, Sparky. I have mad thong-style shoe envy. I've never been able to wear them for some reason, curse my short, square feet.
beekaytee - Aug 09, 2017 1:28:56 pm PDT #15142 of 30002
Compassionately intolerant
-t is wise. And I agree. Making your home into the environment you want isn't stupid at all.
Y'all know how I've struggled with my apartment for...let's face it...forever. Having the place in a condition that I can now feel good about has been a relief beyond the telling of it. Like, I never realized.
So yeah, I've replaced things, and fixed the small stuff myself, a few times. Totally worth it. Though I can also totally relate to feeling like it was kind of stupid, more than once. In the end though. Totally worth it.
Jesse - Aug 09, 2017 1:33:37 pm PDT #15143 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Normal is a relief, although my stomach is still being a jerk. It needs to get the message that everything is A-OK.
Yeah, it would have almost been better to have obvious gall stones and immediate surgery. (I will note I'm pretty sure at one point my mother was told she did NOT have gall stones, and she still did.)
Those all seem like reasonable investments in your happiness, and a hell of a lot less pain/expense than moving.
Agreed.
You do not have a fiduciary responsibility to turn a profit on your life.
Ooh, that is good.
Steph L. - Aug 09, 2017 1:38:39 pm PDT #15144 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
(I will note I'm pretty sure at one point my mother was told she did NOT have gall stones, and she still did.)
My primary care doctor did say that the gastrointestinal doctor might run more tests that could show other gallbladder stuff. Like, there's gallbladder *sludge*, which doesn't sound awesome.
Sheryl - Aug 09, 2017 1:54:04 pm PDT #15145 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Yay for normal! Boo for jerky stomach!
Why does this week feel like it's dragging? (Probably post-vacation blahs)