I need to beat myself up less in general. But the only thing standing in my way from getting out and walking (my plan was comfortably placed walks of 2-3 miles a day about 4 times a week all summer. totally doable!) is that I just didn’t do it. I could. I can. I just didn’t. You know?

I totally intended to take the kids and the dogs out to walk every day this summer in the morning and get us all off to a good start and then just...didn’t. I *know* this is a huge part of what I need to do! I’m glad to hear you are feeling it. It is encouraging! My kids are going to be at camp all next week. Except…

Yeah. You are right. The thing that got me was that he said something about “They” get “free medical care.”

My first trip to Las Vegas I discovered penny machines and had so much fun playing. A couple of dollars entertained me for an hour. My companions laughed at me but - ask me if I cared.

I have to post my l’il kitty. We’re nearing his one-monthiversary at our place, and he’s just so sweet and crazy I can barely stand it. I lost my 18yo Blue Point Siamese boy last October, and this guy was a rescue from 3 hours south of me.

Thanks for the kind words. :)

Late to the party, and I’m back in the greys but throwing this out there anyway.

Politics thread - is anyone else running for local office? I’m excited and super-anxious at the same time. As an introvert, I don’t want to have to go door-knocking, but that’s a major part of campaigning, so I have to deal with it. Any advice, or commiseration will be welcome.

I’m in my 40s, and have a crush on a guy in my same line of work (but he works in a different office). I’d love to reach out to him, but I don’t know where the hell my confidence went.

“People have been saying” that the media have transcripts and tapes of the whole Trump klan ‘treasoning’ with Russia. I’m making the choice to believe it’s true because it makes me happy.

My mom died suddenly this week before she could meet my newborn son. We’ve been living in a hotel for a week preparing for the services and everything has been a blur. Heading back home tomorrow and I’m so heartbroken I don’t know how I’m going to take care of my two week old when my husband is back at work Monday. I…

Ugh. Hate that shit. Is this a new thing for him? He stressing about work or something? Ask him what’s up, tell him how you feel about the attitude, and if he tries to blow it off, try this approach (old gf did this with me and it was effective): You don’t want to talk now? Ok. Then I choose (pick a time and place…

The buffet passes are definitely good if you wanna eat 3 meals a day on a budget. There’s a ton online about free stuff/kid friendly cheapies on the strip, but you probably wanna check out things like the mermaid show at the silverton (south of the strip), the aquarium at Mandalay Bay (20 bucks on the south side of…

Sometimes you just need a vacation. I have a tendency to travel when my life gets tough. It grounds me and lets me let loose and forget whats on my mind. I hope you have a great time!

This sounds legitimately weird. Is something different in his life? New boss? Stressful family stuff? My husband and I have a bad habit of snapping at the other when under pressure, but it is also usually accompanied by an “ugh, I’m sorry. I’m an asshole” relatively quickly. Blaming you for him dropping the ticket is…

There really is something to be said for turning some “life raft” money into “fuck it” money and taking a trip after life has kicked you in the balls. If I look back at the last ten years, there have been three seriously crappy times. I closed the book on each one of them with a trip. It wasn’t intentional. It’s just…

Hey everyone! I’m out of the grays! To celebrate, I’ll be ungraying it forward this evening. :)

I just picked SO MANY wild blackberries...like a couple quarts, maybe more. I want to make some into puree for flavoring vodka drinks and yogurt and such. Do I do it to the raw blackberries with my mixer stick or cook ‘em down a wee bit with a some sugar or honey then blend em up?

Passive aggressive blaming? Is that a thing? It’s now the second time I’ve gotten it from my husband. A couple nights ago we went out to dinner and had to speed walk to catch a movie I bought us tickets to. Restaurant and theater were 3 blocks away from each other, but still. After we left the restaurant, I handed him…

I’m going on vacation! Kidlet and I got some cheapie air tickets to Vegas, and we’re heading out in late August after his summer school session wraps. I feel at once elated and horribly, horribly guilty about taking some of our precious ‘life raft’ savings and spending it on something so frivolous, but this past year…