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Post by fosterlove on Apr 4, 2018 6:28:53 GMT -6
Today is Maya Angelou's birthday. And the day on which Hank Aaron tied Babe Ruth's home run record. She is one of my favorites. {My Favorite Poem - Spoiler}
Still I Rise You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may tread me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? 'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I'll rise.
Did you want to see me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes? Shoulders falling down like teardrops. Weakened by my soulful cries.
Does my haughtiness offend you? Don't you take it awful hard 'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines Diggin' in my own back yard.
You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I'll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you? Does it come as a surprise That I dance like I've got diamonds At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the huts of history's shame I rise Up from a past that's rooted in pain I rise I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and swelling I bear in the tide. Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear I rise Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise. Tattoo I got on my 35th birthday on my forearm.
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Post by boycebear on Apr 4, 2018 6:29:38 GMT -6
I fluffed my second interview so fucking bad this morning, I wouldn't hire me. BUT, apparently, the woman has seen something in me that she can't let go of, so I've been invited to do another half day interview/doing the job because she wants to see how I work. I have no idea who's looking out for me, but a big fucking THANK YOU! to whoever it is.
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Post by justbecause on Apr 4, 2018 6:31:28 GMT -6
The baby was up a lot screaming for reasons unknown.
My oldest got up early so I got to spend time with him but I’m so tired.
I also gave him Easter candy for being “quiet like a ninja” and not waking the baby or ds2.
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Post by misskilljoy on Apr 4, 2018 6:32:13 GMT -6
Does anyone else procrastinate? Have you found anything to help you with it? I don't procrastinate on important stuff but I do on things like the wash. I've improved but I still spend so much time avoiding it instead of just doing it. I write as I post here instead of just folding the wash. Procrastination is a huge symptom of my anxiety so I am well acquainted with it. I let things like housework pile up until I am overwhelmed and embarrassed by the state of my house. It sucks. I've figured out a few things that help me: - setting a specific "no electronics" time where phone, TV, computer are all put aside
- setting alarms in my phone
- giving myself a reward (I'm highly motivated by treats, so usually sweets or Starbucks or something) for meeting my housework goals that week
- trying to plan housework for times when I'm up and haven't started doing anything fun yet - e.g. right after kids are in bed, right when I get home, etc.
We also get the 3 year old to help with as much as she can, like sorting clothes or loading the dishwasher.
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Post by CeeBug on Apr 4, 2018 6:32:20 GMT -6
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Post by adelbert on Apr 4, 2018 6:34:29 GMT -6
Great ideas misskilljoy - Thanks! I think just putting my phone away for 30 min stretches would probably help me a lot.
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Post by CeeBug on Apr 4, 2018 6:34:46 GMT -6
Does anyone else procrastinate? Have you found anything to help you with it? I don't procrastinate on important stuff but I do on things like the wash. I've improved but I still spend so much time avoiding it instead of just doing it. I write as I post here instead of just folding the wash. I use the Pomodoro Technique to get stuff done. 25 minutes of uninterrupted work with a 5 minute break. francescocirillo.com/pages/pomodoro-technique
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Post by fosterlove on Apr 4, 2018 6:35:15 GMT -6
Procrastination is also a huge part of my anxiety. Making a plan for timelines and deadlines helps me tremendously.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2018 6:35:32 GMT -6
Today is Maya Angelou's birthday. And the day on which Hank Aaron tied Babe Ruth's home run record. She is one of my favorites. {My Favorite Poem - Spoiler}
Still I Rise You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may tread me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? 'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I'll rise.
Did you want to see me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes? Shoulders falling down like teardrops. Weakened by my soulful cries.
Does my haughtiness offend you? Don't you take it awful hard 'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines Diggin' in my own back yard.
You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I'll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you? Does it come as a surprise That I dance like I've got diamonds At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the huts of history's shame I rise Up from a past that's rooted in pain I rise I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and swelling I bear in the tide. Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear I rise Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise. This poem always makes me cry.
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Post by piratecat on Apr 4, 2018 6:38:39 GMT -6
That’s so wonderful HilarityEnsued . Still in the hospital. The drs mentioned they don’t think I’m eating enough calories. 1. I am for me as I am full and 2. Hospital food sucks so I basically have the same things every day So, every meal they put a yogurt on my tray. Every meal I return it unopened. They don’t get the hint. This morning they put 2 on there, lol, which will be sent back unopened. I think I’m being punked. I'm sorry that you're still in the hospital. If you are getting full but not getting enough calories, maybe you can eat smaller meals more frequently? Save the yogurt to snack on later? Or can you ask someone to bring you food or snacks you like from outside? Can you ask the doctors to set you up with a nutritionist?
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Post by gimmeaQ on Apr 4, 2018 6:39:41 GMT -6
Can you ask them to send something else instead? Can your H bring you something to snack on? Can you buy something different at the cafeteria? I probably could. I’ve been sticking to things they don’t cook, other than just plain chicken breast or a hard boiled egg on a salad, wraps with no meat, eat. I’m actually eating pretty healthy. My IV died this morning so I’m going to do my best to try to talk them into not putting a new one in as getting off the IV is the first step towards getting out of here. I mean... I believe that you're eating healthy, but your medical professionals don't feel that you are eating enough. There are healthy ways to add calories.
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Post by piratecat on Apr 4, 2018 6:42:13 GMT -6
wickedcandy, good luck with your appointments, I hope the doctors can come up with a good plan for you. Minerva, good luck with your daughter's appointment - I hope you get the clear that it's nothing!
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Post by misskilljoy on Apr 4, 2018 6:46:19 GMT -6
Great ideas misskilljoy - Thanks! I think just putting my phone away for 30 min stretches would probably help me a lot. It really does. I make it the same time every day and the routine aspect makes a huge difference. fosterlove, I find the same re: deadlines. If I'm looking at work things or a larger task, I break it down into steps. "By (date/time) I need to have (this) done." I give myself a bit of breathing room at the end/set my personal deadlines à bit ahead of the actual one because that way I haven't missed an actual deadline if I am a little behind.
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Post by angelashly on Apr 4, 2018 6:47:05 GMT -6
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Post by lemons on Apr 4, 2018 6:52:15 GMT -6
Help. Cleaners are coming today to do their initial deep clean before they start biweekly cleanings. Do I tip? How much?
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Post by adelbert on Apr 4, 2018 6:52:58 GMT -6
I ordered an amazing/ ridiculous sun visor and it just arrived. I'm so ready for the spring and the sun!
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Post by adelbert on Apr 4, 2018 6:53:54 GMT -6
Help. Cleaners are coming today to do their initial deep clean before they start biweekly cleanings. Do I tip? How much? I don't tip my cleaner. I just give her a Christmas bonus and birthday gift.
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Post by lemons on Apr 4, 2018 6:55:43 GMT -6
Help. Cleaners are coming today to do their initial deep clean before they start biweekly cleanings. Do I tip? How much? I don't tip my cleaner. I just give her a Christmas bonus and birthday gift. That makes sense. I’m using a service though so I’m not sure it will be the same person every time.
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Post by charlotte on Apr 4, 2018 6:57:03 GMT -6
Yay HilarityEnsued! What an awesome feeling. Nothing can stop you now that you’ve got that momentum going and see results.💪🏻 I have some friends that are really into OTF, but there isn’t one where I live. Someday I’ll move to civilization.
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Post by sterling on Apr 4, 2018 6:57:25 GMT -6
LOL yes the Peloton and Cher and sterling served me some kool-aid and now I'm part of the Orange Theory cult. Then we recruited brux. Who else wants to join the cult? I pass out orange koolaid to the cool kids.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2018 6:58:34 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2018 6:59:18 GMT -6
I'm in a mood because of constant fighting with H. Since I'm in a mood I just want to gut my house and purge everything. I don't think that will go over well.
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Post by sterling on Apr 4, 2018 6:59:34 GMT -6
I probably could. I’ve been sticking to things they don’t cook, other than just plain chicken breast or a hard boiled egg on a salad, wraps with no meat, eat. I’m actually eating pretty healthy. My IV died this morning so I’m going to do my best to try to talk them into not putting a new one in as getting off the IV is the first step towards getting out of here. I mean... I believe that you're eating healthy, but your medical professionals don't feel that you are eating enough. There are healthy ways to add calories. And, um, you’re in the hospital so maybe not as healthy as can be? I don’t say that to be insensitive but listen to the doctors so you can get out of there!
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Post by Cher on Apr 4, 2018 7:02:04 GMT -6
LOL yes the Peloton and Cher and sterling served me some kool-aid and now I'm part of the Orange Theory cult. Then we recruited brux. Who else wants to join the cult? Oh we talking cult? I just got home from OTF and now I’m on the Peloton watching RHoA. I’m basically funneling KoolAid.
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Post by sudsy on Apr 4, 2018 7:05:49 GMT -6
Today is Maya Angelou's birthday. And the day on which Hank Aaron tied Babe Ruth's home run record. She is one of my favorites. {My Favorite Poem - Spoiler}
Still I Rise You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may tread me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? 'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I'll rise.
Did you want to see me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes? Shoulders falling down like teardrops. Weakened by my soulful cries.
Does my haughtiness offend you? Don't you take it awful hard 'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines Diggin' in my own back yard.
You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I'll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you? Does it come as a surprise That I dance like I've got diamonds At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the huts of history's shame I rise Up from a past that's rooted in pain I rise I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and swelling I bear in the tide. Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear I rise Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise. I have tattoo plans for this. ETA: I see fosterlove has already covered this.
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Post by piratecat on Apr 4, 2018 7:06:21 GMT -6
Does anyone else procrastinate? Have you found anything to help you with it? I don't procrastinate on important stuff but I do on things like the wash. I've improved but I still spend so much time avoiding it instead of just doing it. I write as I post here instead of just folding the wash. I am the worst procrastinator and I really need to get better. The only thing that motivates me to get chores done is to remind myself that the sooner I get them done the sooner I can relax for the rest of the night. It also helps to set reasonable goals. There are a million things that need to be done but tonight I am going to tackle two things and call it a night. I like the idea of setting a certain amount of time aside to be phone free. I know that if I make a conscious decision to leave the phone upstairs when I go downstairs to clean or whatever I get done a lot quicker without the constant temptation to check my phone and dick around. I'm also intrigued by the Pomodoro technique. I also do procrastinate on bigger stuff and am trying to get better. I started taxes this week - one whole week before it's due!
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Post by imapenguin on Apr 4, 2018 7:06:27 GMT -6
MH is asking me to confirm insurance charges from the last 4 months. Do you know what this bill for $12.17 is? Did you pay it? Like I don’t know and don't you have actual work to do?
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Post by Cher on Apr 4, 2018 7:07:11 GMT -6
I don't tip my cleaner. I just give her a Christmas bonus and birthday gift. That makes sense. I’m using a service though so I’m not sure it will be the same person every time. I don’t tip my individual lady but when I used a service, I tipped them because they only got a cut of what I was paying.
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Post by Uncaripswife on Apr 4, 2018 7:09:51 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2018 7:16:17 GMT -6
Great job HE!
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