BS: I am fried, how 'bout you?

Subject: RE: BS: I am fried, how 'bout you?
From: SINSULL
Date: 17 Dec 11 - 10:41 PM

One day at a time; one foot in front of the other.
My office looks out on Preble Street in Portland. The main homeless shelter and kitchen is half a block away. Some are responsible for their own problems; most are the victims of circumstance. But their everyday trials put my own in perspective.
Not belittling yours, Janie. Just hoping you can focus on what is right in your life. Sometimes that can drag us out of a depression.
If depression is taking over, find someone to speak with about it, Take the drugs needed to defeat it.
And know that you always have friends here to listen.
Mary

Subject: RE: BS: I am fried, how 'bout you?
From: Janie
Date: 17 Dec 11 - 11:16 PM

Actually, I regret mentioning depression - simply because that is not why I started the thread.

Subject: RE: BS: I am fried, how 'bout you?
From: katlaughing
Date: 18 Dec 11 - 12:44 AM

CH, you are most welcome. My sister sent me a copy of it, from years ago when she was in therapy. Rather than trying to scan it and make it readable, I googled and there were several copies available.

Janie:-)

luvyakat

Subject: RE: BS: I am fried, how 'bout you?
From: Janie
Date: 18 Dec 11 - 08:22 PM

Somewhat less fried this weekend.

Thanks, ya'll.

Subject: RE: BS: I am fried, how 'bout you?
From: GUEST,Dani
Date: 19 Dec 11 - 06:16 AM

Hey, neighbor.... thanks for starting this thread.

One of the things we do to ourselves when we get in a bad place is make it worse by convincing ourselves that 'everyone else' has figured this shit out. It's nice to know that others haven't. But, others HAVE figured out tools we don't know about yet. And we have some THEY haven't figured out yet.

It feels unmanageable, because it IS unmanageable.

Dick and Jane's calls, friend. we need 2 sessions: 1 to whine, the other to strategize. Write it in sharpie on your hand : )

Leeneia, thanks for the important lesson about giving ourselves permission to be ourselves. Should we start a new thread, or just glean from here?

I will tell you that I NEVER, EVER, EVER iron a piece of clothing. Decided years ago that nothing I hate so bad, and put off so much, could be good for me. The very few things I've bought that actually REQUIRE ironing go into a very small pile to wait until a daughter in my house runs out of money. On my family coat of arms: Fold It Hot, Iron It Not.

Dani

Subject: RE: BS: I am fried, how 'bout you?
From: ranger1
Date: 19 Dec 11 - 07:01 AM

Dani, about the ironing: those are my thoughts exactly! Although I trade yard work for ironing.

Subject: RE: BS: I am fried, how 'bout you?
From: Maryrrf
Date: 19 Dec 11 - 12:14 PM

I don't really mind ironing but I just don't have time, or at least it's not high enough up on my list to take priority. But there's no need to iron when DOWNY WRINKLE RELEASE is available. It works like a charm,just spray, shake out the garment, and the wrinkles are gone. Unless you want starched creases, you needn't bother about ironing ever again.

Subject: RE: BS: I am fried, how 'bout you?
From: Crowhugger
Date: 19 Dec 11 - 07:13 PM

I only iron cloth I've had to pre-shrink before cutting to make things, usually quilts but occasionally clothes. I don't dislike ironing but it takes much too long. If I had the time to iron I'd probably rather use it to teach one of the dogs something new, or I'd read or write or sing, or pull out my guitar or banjo and start re-building the calluses I lost when I took up a cappella singing and handbells.

Dani that's the best coat-of-arms saying I've ever heard.