One Step at a Time - March 2016

[mama bear]

Hello loves. I had a work function Thursday night and have been auditing property files all week and getting ready for my wonderful boss's visit next week.
K9 - don't disappear again, ok?
Fenny - that just sucks about J. What the hell??
Sending love to Lucy and good positive vibes to Nora.
I am in a great place, just up to my ass in alligators as me beloved Rusty says.
Hey Mr V. Kisses Techie!

[mama bear]

wow it's quiet today.
Sushi and cigars for date night. And I worked half the day and have to work just a little bit tomorrow.
Happy Saturday everyone.
I love you all!

[Guitarista]

Yo Mama, Nora and y'all.

44/43.....my favourite numbers.

Good to see you Niner!

Hey Pauly. Get back up buddy. You really do rock my friend. You're real special and you are worth it.

Have safe, sober and magical weekend everyone.

[Lizann]

Quiet here for sure. Not much going on here. Vacation well under way, packing and such. Lucy is still skidish, poor baby. Erin will watch her for the few days we are gone. My mom said she would take her to the vet and take her if it's too much for Erin. Love my mommy!

[NoraC]

Happy Weekend everyone.

Got to try to get caught up here. But, it looks like it is still quiet. Guess I better start gabbing then. Aren't you sorry you asked. :rotlf:

Liz - I hope that you have the best time. I'm sorry that Lucy is still sick. I'm sure Erin will take wonderful care of Lucy while you're gone. Or your Mom can go over and spoil her.

Hello my darling Mr G - wonderful to see you as always. I see that you were doing yoga. Hubby has been doing yoga daily for almost 3 years. It has helped him immensely. He still has chronic pain but the yoga has helped him physically & mentally.

Mama - hope you had fun on date night. When we were out tonight we passed a hookah place and I thought of you. How funny is that?!? Sorry you had to work and have to work tomorrow.

[NoraC]

I seriously dislike the fact that I can't have many, many more smilies.

[NoraC]

Got to go help Mom to bed. If I don't get back here - have a great rest of the weekend.

Have a great vacation Liz.

Pauly - how are you? I've been thinking about you a lot. Kicking myself for not having your phone number and not giving you mine!

AG, Mr V, Ne - I'm sorry things have been so slow around here. We normally talk a lot more.

Fen, Rusty, SK, Red, Techie, Mr G, K9 and everyone else that I'm neglecting to mention - THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. :hug:

[red67]

Hi all. I wish I would post more. My life right now is total crap. My job is probably going to be gone this year, business sucks. And my home life is horrible. Too much to go into and no one will understand, very dysfunctional.

But, somehow I am going to make it through this and be better in the end, this I do know.

Big hello to k9, I am so happy to see you back!

Super big hugs to Pauly. I absolutely know you are an amazing woman and you are going to beat this. I am here for you and so is this whole place. Lets do this!

Rusty, Fennel and Mama, super big hugs and waves to you. I always appreciate when you mention me, even though I don't post much.

Lizzan and Nora, I am so happy for you both. You are doing so well with your quits and I am so proud of you!

So, I have to get to bed and figure out my life. I am a strong woman and I will get though this.

I hope you are all having a fantastic weekend!! I love all of yous guys (up North talk)

[NoraC]

Red (((((((RED))))))))) I am so sorry. You are right, you will get thru this. Sending you lots of positive energy.
Just so you know, you can come here and vent anytime. We are here for you. :hug:

[Rusty]

Good Morning, Friends!

Despite turning the clock forward one hour, I still woke up at my usual silly o'clock time! It will be so nice to have longer days, even though today is supposed to be rainy. However, I am awaking on this Sunday morning without a hangover, without regret, shame, sadness... and damn, that feels good! I look back at the 3 years where so many Sunday mornings I would be hungover....dreading the day....dreading the week ahead. Now I know if I'm not enthusiastic about the week ahead that at least I won't have shame and guilt piled on, too. I have a busy day today, between work tasks, cleaning, exercising. Blowing off church. I know...it's Lent and I'm not going to church. BAD. Tomorrow I leave for Minneapolis for work...only 1 day of work on Tuesday and then off the rest of the week. YIPPEE!

Nora-so glad yoga works for your husband's pain. I found it too slow moving and boring...I seem to be in the minority. I just didn't enjoy it. Hey, I thought of you last week at work. Wrote a MAJOR because this company's training process for their hourly employees was total crap and employee morale was so low! Their plant manager ought to be fired...he is a total loser!!

Red:hug:so sorry your life is crap right now. Do you know for sure that your job will be eliminated. Feel free to PM me anytime. Like Nora said, vent away here....we are VERY good listeners.

Techie-so your skiing trip in Taos was a blast and you survived without breaking anything! Good job! How is your mom doing? Is she adjusting well?

Mr.G:heartbeat:Great to see you here! I love it when you pop in!

Fenny-That place is so lucky to have such a hard worker like you!!! I would be infuriated with J's lawyer, too. UGH. I bet you'll be glad when this acrimonious mess is over with and you can concentrate on remodeling your new condo. So happy for you. Thank you, always, to reaching out to others here, even though your life is less than perfect right now. We so love you here!

K9-don't be a stranger! So happy you found a nice man.

Pauly-how is it going? How can we help you? You are such a lovable soul...we all want to see you succeed. You had four months...is that the longest you have been AF? It is fantastic! You can do it again, too!

Mama-how was date night?

Liz-have a wonderful vacation!

Mr. V-I saw Trump was in Vandalia. I go to Ohio several times per year...it's a beautiful state.

Fenny-So sorry you are having to deal with J's lawyer...I know you will be so relieved when this acrimonious divorce is over with and you can move on to your new life in your new condo. Have you seen the maintenance man lately? That care facility is lucky to have such a hard worker like you. I can't stand to be around slackers, either. They just piss me off.

Skendall-you hoo!! I sent you an email and I haven't heard from you, and I am worried. How are you doing? I miss you.

NE-Are you home with your parents, now? Please check in. :-)

Classy Glassie-how are things Down Under?

A shoutout to Treetops, Samstone, peekers from The Army Thread....happy Sunday, everyone!

[red67]

Hi all, just want to say thanks for your support. I will get thru this, I have become very strong over the past 5 years. I used to really love my job but business has been bad for us and I don't know if we will survive past this year. It sucks because I really hate change and I am not looking forward to going out in the job market.

As far as my home life, that's a long complicated story. It's been long overdue for a change and that is going to happen soon too. But I do live in a beautiful home that I love and that won't change.

So, I am going to put my big girl panties on and barge thru these changes as they happen.

Rusty, you deserve a short week, enjoy it! When are you doing your bathroom remodel? I have redone every room in my house since I bought it last year and next month I am adding a screened in deck on the back of my house. I can't wait! Last thing I need to do is landscaping but that has to wait til May.

Nora, are the newlyweds back yet? I hope everything is going well as can be with your mom.

Fen, so sorry about the problems with your STBX. But great news on the condo! You are doing so well with all this and I really admire you.

Mama, how was date night? Have you found a rental yet? That has to be so stressful for you. Hows the job? Sounds like it's going well but you work so much. When will you get a little time off?

Lizzan, I think I saw you were going on vacation. Have a great time!

Pauly, I hope you are doing OK. Please come back and post.

Hi K9!!

Well, back to watching Golden Girls and resting. Lazy Sunday here.

Have a great day!!!

[NoraC]

I'm having a lazy Sunday too. sitting in the car waiting for hubby to get out of the grocery store. I told him I would drive him but i wouldn't go in. (He can't drive) so I'm sitting here in my sweats not fit to be out in public. LOL

Red - i know what you mean about getting out in the job market. I hope home gets better too!!!

[red67]

Oohh I love the grocery store. I can literally spend 2 hours wandering around. I go for one thing and come out with $100/in groceries. We have so many new grocery stores here and each one is different. I like small ones, big ones, super stores, specialty stores. I am crazy like that

[NoraC]

Oohh I love the grocery store. I can literally spend 2 hours wandering around. I go for one thing and come out with $100/in groceries. We have so many new grocery stores here and each one is different. I like small ones, big ones, super stores, specialty stores. I am crazy like that

:rotlf: my dad was like that. I'll hook you up to go shopping with my hubby and DIL. You all will have a blast. LOL

[Rusty]

Red- I am so sorry your home life is not what you want to be right now. I thought you were single and lived alone? I wonder how I got that idea. Thanks for asking about my bathroom remodel! I am going to get another bid from a contractor first before I proceed. I still have to make up my mind on hardware, granite, etc. I love the idea of a screened-in deck! I only like to grocery shop when I can go to Whole Foods, Trader Joe's or Sendik's LOL but otherwise I am so NOT crazy about it.

Nora-can't wait to hear an update on the newlyweds. :-)

Back to cleaning. Haha