One Step at a Time - October 2016

[Lizann]

Pauly, maybe it's just all the stress of Kelly and stuff finally taking it's toll on you? I'm glad you didn't act on it, but boy do I get it. Hope the extraction doesn't bother you too much. Did he give you something for pain?
The therapist went ok today. He just explained how he works. Glazed over for a bit as it was technical. I don't know, I'm just a black and white kinda person and he was talking about the gray stuff. Said he wants to get my history next and I swear if he blames my mother for all this I'm done. They always blame the mother. Anyway, sorry for that little rant. I worked out and ran today, so I'm tired, just hope my knees don't give me a problem tonight,
Aihfl hope your doing ok down there. Please keep us updated. I'm glued to the weather reports,

[paulywogg]

Maybe Liz,I've dealt with it pretty well so far though, I dunno, I hope the therapist works out,another reason mine bugged me was cuz he didn't seem to remember anything about me on our last session cuz his computer was down, hmmm,kinda weird, I'm tired and I wish it was bedtime!

[Rusty]

Pauly-so sorry you are in pain! :-(. I hope you have meds to mitigate the pain! Please, please, please don't drink! It will only throw remorse and shame on top of the physical agony you are in. what is your plan for tomorrow? What are you doing on your day off? We all love you here!

[aihfl]

Happy Friday everyone! I still have power but the wind is getting nasty so who knows how long that will last. The power across town at my gf's is out. I slept pretty fitfully because the wind kept waking me up. The eye stayed about 35 miles offshore so things have not been as bad as forecast, but they're bad enough. One thing that has kept me amused though, is our local CBS station has a call-in line where people can talk to the chief meteorologist on air. It seems every caller is drunk or on something, and one even confessed to playing a drinking game where every time a particular location is mentioned on air, everyone takes a drink. How sophomoric. I bought my cases of beer before the 2004 hurricanes, but I'd like to think I wouldn't have called in and bragged about the fact I had been drinking the entire time. But who knows? I went to 7-Eleven last night to buy a quart of milk so I could have my morning double cappuccino if the power were still on, and of course everyone in line was buying beer. That's all from here for now. Hope everyone has a great day.

[Rusty]

Happy POETS' Day, Everyone!!

Aihfl-thanks for checking in! I can't believe the idiots who called into the TV station drunk. Your story about people in Japan loving typhoons cracked me up.

Mama-Hope you are OK! We all miss you here.

Liz-did you set up a second appt. with the therapist? I know, the first appt. is always so tedious..taking your history, blah, blah, blah. I hope it goes well for you. Just remember...if you aren't comfortable with him...there ARE other therapists. Not all therapists are created equal.

Nora-how are you doing?

Pauly-I hope the pain has subsided.

Ok, gotta run. I have to return some items to my favorite store and then one friend is taking me out to lunch and another friend and I are going out for dinner. Not a bad day planned. ;-)

Big hellos and Hugs to Glassy, Skendall, and anyone I missed.

[NoraC]

Another really quick check in from work. I PROMISE I'll get on here tonight and bore everyone.

Just texted Mama - they lost power a few minutes ago. They are about 45 minutes inland. Lots of wind & rain but they eye is about an hour south of them.

Glassie - I hope your back is better!!!!

aihfl - you stay safe too

:checkin: & :hug: to everyone

[paulywogg]

Thanks for the update on Mama Nora,I was worried, this tooth pull is making me so tired for some reason, dozing all morning zzzz

[NoraC]

Latest update on Mama - I have not talked to her again but I did see on Facebook that a huge tree fell. It is resting on her roof. But, as far as I know they are safe.

[Lizann]

Yes Nora, I saw that as well. Hope there wasn't too much damage to mamas roof.

Rusty, lunch and dinner out? That does sound like a good day! I will see the therapist weekly to start. To early to form an opinion yet.

Aihfl how are you holding up down there? Hope your doing ok.

Pauly, are you having pain from the tooth pull? If you're tired and you can rest, probably the best thing you can do to heal. Hope you're feeling better tomorrow. Do you have to go back to the dentist for more work?

Hubby is sick. He's got a sore throat and is coughing, poor thing. Hope we both get a good nights sleep tonight. Having our bi annual church garage sale in a few weeks, so I spent some time there this evening pricing items. It's a lot of work, but also a lot of fun.

[NoraC]

Yes - been thinking of Mama & aihfl. So sorry for everyone affected.

Pauly - hope that you are feeling better in the morning.

Liz - I do hope that this therapist is a good fit for you.

Glassie - how is your back?

Rusty - glad that you had a fun day.

SK - what's going on with you regarding your move?

Techie - you are in my thoughts

[Glass Half Empty]

Oh my goodness – that’s terrible about Mama’s house. I’m so glad nobody was hurt but how much damage was done and is there water coming in?

Our cyclone season is about to start here but where I am doesn’t usually get too much damage. We get some severe damaging wind and rain, but usually miss the major cyclone itself.

How are you feeling today Pauly? Don’t underestimate the after effects of the wisdom tooth being pulled. That’s actually a really serious procedure, and especially if you’re dealing with all the other issues you are at the moment! Make sure you do whatever after care the dentist told you to so it doesn’t get infected.

My back is better now thanks everyone and I went to visit the little grandbabe today. OMG – she just gets cuter every day. I didn’t have a cuddle today as when I arrived she’d been a little bit grumpy for a while and they managed to get her to sleep shortly after. So just after she did, I left them to have a much needed nap.

Stay safe everyone!

[aihfl]

Happy Saturday everyone. It is a beautiful morning here in Orlando - the weather is always beautiful the day after a hurricane. I was living in Tallahassee in 1998 when the city took a direct hit from Hurricane Earl. The storm made landfall on a Thursday evening and made its way over Thursday night-early Friday morning. Florida State had closed school on Friday, which turned out to be a beautiful day. We got a really nice three day weekend out of it. I was coming out of the main library shortly after the announcement had been made that school was closed until Monday and I remember students setting up a slip n slide on the main campus green in the rain. There is a lot of cleanup to be done here, but from what I've seen, the damage was nothing close to the havoc Hurricane Charley wreaked in 2004. Inland, most everyone has their power back on. I looked at the utility outage map last night and I was fortunate to be in this tiny island surrounded by outages. Hope everyone has a good weekend - I am going to enjoy the beautiful weather while it lasts and do some kayaking in Ocala in the middle of the state tomorrow.

[paulywogg]

Glad you didn't get hit too hard Aihfl 1998 man I was only 24/25 waaah! Seems like not that long ago but my son being 18 is the proof I hope Mama didn't have too much damage, I haven't seen Facebook cuz I'm avoiding one of my brothers'political posts,last night Kell and Louie went to a food festival and Louie was dancing to some music pretending to break dance, she sent me a Snapchat video and people were gathering around!! Haha,wish I would have went but this tooth is something else!I rented a Red box movie yesterday, read,put up Halloween decs and tried to relax but I decided I really don't care for being alone for too long,meh,hope everyone has a wonderful AF Saturday

[Lizann]

Good morning. Up early for a Saturday. Hubby is sick and was wrestless, coughing and wheezing most of the night not a good night. He's not a complainer but he's not a happy camper this morning and well I guess neither am I.

All you Florida people doing ok? Aihfl, glad you made out ok. Enjoy the day. It sure sounds like fun. I happen to love kayaking.

Mama, TMH, how did you guys manage? I think mama is without electricity according to her FB. Hope it isn't for too long. We got a generator after super storm Sandy! My oldest daughter knows hoe to work it, how cute is she? It's a little too technical for me.

Rusty, what did you eat yesterday? I am watching my diet as we have a cruise coming up and the engagement party. I bought a very unforgiving dress! I woke up this morning thinking about food! So please share about your delicious day yesterday!!!

Pauly, how's the tooth today? Maybe working will get your mind off of it?

Nora, whatever happened at work? Did you share anything with your boss? I had a dream that you quit that job and they were begging you to come back!

Glassy, living vicariously through you! Hug that grandbaby for me and send my daughter some fertile vibes! Is she a good sleeper? My kids never slept through the night! Don't know how I survived that! I was wondering what the difference is between a hurricane and a tornado? Will have to google that. I have a healthy respect for these storms as I have been through more than I care to remember!

AG, techie please check in and let us know how you are doing, it's been awhile.

I am off to run on the treadmill as I believe Matthew will be effecting us today. Then CJ, Erin and I will go wedding dress shopping this afternoon. I love this wedding planning stuff! CJ shared that joes parents will not be contributing financially. Can't say I'm surprised, but I am annoyed, story for another day, if anyone's interested.
Happy Saturday guys.

[NoraC]

MAE everyone.

TMH - I forgot you were in Florida. How are you???

I just can't even imagine the force of a hurricane.

Glassie - so glad that your back is better. Ahh - sorry you missed your cuddle.

Liz - I really would like to hear about Joe's family. I don't understand it at all. Casey & Jeanette paid for their own wedding. However, we gave them money and her Dad gave them money. I also helped pay for her wedding dress and her Dad helped pay for it. I don't understand how Joe's parents do not intend on helping.

Ok - my work situation. (To make things easier I'm going to call main boss K and daughter is T)
Thank you for all the advise. I have not had another talk with K yet. I will write things down. Bullet list idea is good. I have been writing down what I do all day. Time and what I'm doing. What I'm interrupted by, etc. I am probably going to put it in a spreadsheet form to make it easy to read. Then I plan on sitting down with him first and going over it. And then we will go from there. He seems to be under the impression that I don't do anything and don't finish what I start. All of that comes straight from T so this will be interesting once we go over a few of my days.
But, the fact is that my good friend at work is at the end of her rope. She was crying on Thursday. On that same day, the assembly supervisor told her that T is just out there trying to find problems. My friend moved into this position after my best friend quit and got another job. So, now she is planning on talking to K and telling him she has had enough.
Bottom line is that T is my boss now. I think that K probably sees the way things are but he's almost 70 or maybe he already is. So, she is taking over. Sad thing is that most of us have been there for years - I've been there longer than anyone. But, several people have over 20 years. So, we are talking older people that are in the same position that I am. I get the brunt of it but she is abrasive with all the supervisors.
I am going to continue trying to get something going with some at home work. Wouldn't it be great if that could turn into something?

Well - Mom & I are sitting here laughing so I'm going to run for now. She just called me a dirty dog. :rotlf: I don't know where she comes up with these things.

Thanks for letting me vent everyone. I am trying to handle this in a positive way. I am in control of my life and my happiness. My Dad was so unhappy at his job (oh & he was an alcoholic until the last 15 years of his life) and he scrimped and saved and retired at 59. They went without medical insurance for 2 years! Oh my gosh - I haven't thought about that in years. He was so unhappy at his job and they treated him terribly after he had been there for years. Demoted him from Sales Manager. Then realized they had made a mistake and Dad refused to move back into his office. He stayed out on the floor. I didn't realize all the feelings that have been stirred up with me lately. Thanks everyone - what a cheap therapy session and I feel so safe & loved.