Jesse I always get frustrated at the women who are super picky but have such a short time frame they have to take whatever is available. "I don't think I'm going to find my dream dress!!!" well it's 6 weeks before your wedding so probably not.

Car ~ma that your Jeep keeps working and happy, Connie!

After my epic meltdown last year I've decided to not really give a shit.

This is where I'm at. Nobody at work "saw" me melting down, but it did affect my work performance, and I learned, among other things, that doing my job well enough is good enough, perfection is not in fact required, and I need to fucking relax and start some fucking hobbies or some shit, or I'm gonna lose my mind again. Getting my life and my sanity back is way more important to me than getting the biggest raise and bonus possible.

In other related Me news, the Effexor is working. I'm not nearly so depressed and anxious anymore. It's frightening to look back on how I felt most of last year; I can't believe it took me so long to go get help.

One of Rick Bayless' cookbooks is on sale for $.99 on Kindle.

That house: the kitchen and bathrooms are too much and that one wall in the basement is a total fail. Otherwise, like the house, love the porch. (Porchswings - yes!)

In other related Me news, the Effexor is working. I'm not nearly so depressed and anxious anymore.

Hooray! It really is better, and it's so hard to remember that when you are depressed. It seems obvious in retrospect, but it never is.

Love the porch! And thanks for the link, similar, I'll read that for a dollar

Sounds like somebgood decisions of late, Zen.

I don't know why, but I seem to be very tired today. So maybe I will just rest.

In other related Me news, the Effexor is working. I'm not nearly so depressed and anxious anymore. It's frightening to look back on how I felt most of last year

That's great. I was worried about you last year.

Thanks, y'all.

Hooray, Zen.

Jesse I always get frustrated at the women who are super picky but have such a short time frame they have to take whatever is available. "I don't think I'm going to find my dream dress!!!" well it's 6 weeks before your wedding so probably not.

Oh yeah, them too.

I kinda like that house! The geisha dishwasher would definitely have to go, but otherwise I could dig it. Browsing $1million+ houses on the Internet is one of my go-to time wasters when I am bored or stressed.

msbelle, I'm sorry your son is being difficult. I remember being really horrible to my parents when I was about 14-15 and I feel awful about it now. We have a great relationship and it's all behind us now, so hopefully the same will work out for you.

Chris and I are thinking about getting a cat. We've both been at sea and petless for years, and while a small apartment and the real possibility of having to move frequently are compelling reasons not to, we figure that what we've got to offer a cat is a much better life than it has at a shelter? I thought for years that I was allergic, but I spent a ~lot~ of time at cat cafes in South Korea, and turns out - I don't think I am!

Cats can be perfectly happy living in small apartments and can adjust to moving frequently. I hope you truly are not allergic, what a nice surprise!