Say hello to my two little jerks. Because of them, I have to send away another foster cat because they’re terrified of him even though he’s a sweet cuddlebug who just wants to play.

Hi there. Congrats on being willing to seek help. It’s not easy to take that first step.

If you have a GP/PCP, start there; a good general physician ought to have this info (& you may need the referral for insurance). Don’t be ashamed to ask your friends for advice (they’ll know the therapists in the area & will want to be sure you get good help).
When you get to the therapist, unless there’s something…

Take time with people I love? Indulge myself a bit with steak and chocolate and bath bombs? Call my mother and rant at her? Plan a foreign holiday? Have a duvet day? And drink, obviously.

I hate that! One time I was walking, looking down at the sidewalk, because it was very uneven in places, and there were tiles, and some of them were loose, and some guy decides to tell me to smile, it can’t be that bad! Fortunately I have the Ice Queen Glare down. 

Blergh. This week was a mixed bag, my new job I am still loving and I feel like I’m fitting in better but I got lost in the weeds on something and missed a soft deadline. I’m frustrated, my boss man is frustrated and when he said he wanted me to struggle I said - yes I was! I think for now, I’m ok but definitely got…

Take a hot bath with Epsom salt, some lavender oil and bubble bath - or something like that.

I also will go for long scenic walks.

I found out my 8 year old boxer has cancer. He had emergency surgery to remove the ruptured tumor and his spleen. I’m waiting for the results. There was no indication anything was wrong, he had just been to the Vet for a check up. I’m stuck in this limbo waiting for the test results and freaking out.

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has any tips for finding the right therapist. I think I've been dealing with depression for a long time and I need help. 

Hopefully it’ll work out better than you feared and it’ll be a really nice experience for the two of you to share! But I think it’s worth being upfront about expectations and letting him know you’ve already made plans to be up early most days to do x, y, z and that you’re cool with doing things separately and meeting…

Maya, that’s brilliant! I understand homeless people are often under-counted in censuses, so it’s really important to be helping to include them properly. Fair play to you!

Sooooo I’ve gained a somewhat unwanted tagalong for my upcoming trip to Japan and I have no one to be be annoyed with about it but myself! When my brother expressed mild interest in my trip earlier this summer, I nonchalantly suggested he’d be welcome to join me because I felt a little guilty about being gone over…

I made it to SNS!

IDK I’m so worried tonight! Here is a picture of a suspicious Blanchie.

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To the old guy who told me to smile as I walked to pick up my dinner yesterday, I say "fuck you" I don't have to smile if I don't want to.

What do you do to recover from awful weeks? In the last week I had to work 12 hour days, lost a potential dream job offer because the person offering it changed companies, had a project I worked on for three years ruined, had my boss lie about why he hasn’t passed off a design to me for 5+ months (that I have asked…

Last week I shared about the loss of my friend. Thanks so much, everyone for all the kind condolences.

What a fricking nightmare of a week. A week ago Wednesday, my kids and I were vacationing at a cabin on a lake about 5 hours from home. Our doggie got away from the dogsitter (a piece of wood in the fence had gotten loose and I hadn’t noticed). We drove back home, abandoning the vacation, and spent the ENTIRE NEXT…

Happy Saturday everyone! We are enjoying some unusually nice (so I’m told) late summer weather over here in Scotland and I bought some new houseplants and a cheap bottle of white wine to set the mood in the living room this evening.