Welcome to Tuesday. What's new with you?

Things are not going well with the family at this time.  But I will pray about it and continue to try to move things in the right direction. 

Trying to overcome this by posting on the board tonight.  I have read more threads on OFF tonight than I have in a while. 

I hope it doesn't sound bad for me to say, but reading about everyone's problems makes me realize how fortunate I am.  So everyone venting has helped someone tonight.  But I still am not happy.

Hello George and all OFF Friends,

George, I a sorry things are not going well for your family. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.

I made it through Thanksgiving. I did not pig out like I thought I would. After eating so little for so long I filled up fast on turkey and sweet potatoes.
On Sunday I watched the Vikings win---yeah. It's fun to be in first place for a change. I also caught myself one heckava cold. I can barely breathe. Went to the doctor today and I have bronchitous and a sinus infection. Got a surprise---my insurance hadn't updated so i had to pay for the medicine. I sure hope it will be updated before Thursday---that's the day I have to have my insulin---877 dollars for the month. I can't afford that! I know they are busy at the insurance office but this is life and death to me and it is really scarey. Just being without insurance for a short time makes me realize what is must be like without insurance.

My son and my Ex bought be a new treadmill for Christmas. I feel so blessed to have such good people in my life. I can't wait to feel better so I can use it. I am having lapband surgery in Jan or Feb and didn't have any place to walk. I do now--Yeah! It sure is big. It fills up my bedroom, but that's okay. I am really happy and I will be putting it to good use.

Well, I hope everybody has a great day. It's time to go to bed.

Nancy

Hi George,

So sorry things aren't going well at home for you now, especially during the Holiday Season. We all have times in our lives when it's just hard to put one foot in front of the other, but we have to. Just the process of going on sometimes helps the situation by not dwelling on it. Yes, we all have problems, some much more serious than others, but at least we HAVE each other to help us through the rough times. I can't imagine life without my OFF friends. They're a powerful bunch who have helped me through some very serious situations. We're here for you, in prayer and support.

I have one client on the books today.....a $20 shampoo blow dry at 3:00. Three tomorrow. If it weren't for a co-worker's birthday celebration at lunch I wouldn't even go in until 2:30.  The upside is that the salon owner has ordered Saint Bella and put up a shelf for it so I get to go do the set up. Ok....one client isn't so bad when I have that to look forward to!

Hope your day gets better, George. 

i understand your comment, george..cuz every time i think that the poo in my life can't get any worse, i read of someone else's troubles and i feel that i can get thru....your family remains in my prayers to get thru this troubled time.

susan--a whole shelf!! whoooooooooooo hoooooooooooooo-sorry- that is excitement not sarcasm!!!!! on your way gf!!!!! still waiting for details on how to order!

nothing really new in my life...well- roxie is constipated and that has us worried- michael more so than me--

today is plasma day and freecycling-dropping off/picking up...and maybe a lil bit of shopping.....

will be a long one i know that!!

hugs and prayers

Actually, it's a shelf unit----5 shelves!!!!  Only problem?  She only order 2 of everything so they'll look a little bare. It will get there, hopefully, please, maybe?

gotta go empty the dishwasher.

hugs

Do you get to do the display? Decorate it richly with golds and reds for the holiday to fill the spaces. Make people think OHHH AHHHH, I gotta have some of that !! I am so excited for your new venture.

take a case load of stuff and put it along the bottom shelf and drape some fabulous red or gold fabric to go along with jeanb's theme for the upper shelves--that way ou have product there for immmediate sales-- but hidden


use any packaging-boxes or bags or whatever as fluff next to the product-filler---don't just stand the bottles up side by side like soldiers- i hate that in shops when i see that! i know- clean--maybe it's a sanitation thing from state board?
or make up gift baskets?


or? or ? or? sorry- marketing/window draping is a passion.....

and a shelf uni!!! t hat's a bigger whooooooooo hoooooooooooo

A BIG old hug to you and yours George! Sometimes it DOES help to see how bad others have it and realize our own problems are not quite so bad.

I am getting through the days ... miserably. Our furnace is broken, the well is pumping rock particles, the fridge is making ugly noises, the stove is cranky, the vacuum cleaner died, and one of the cats is sick. It feels like the house is falling apart around us.

The only reason I'm not in a huggy jacket is that Tom takes it all in stride. He stays calm and logical while I fall apart.

On the bright side - let me think about that for a while?

Kisses
Annette

Huggy jacket?     Took me a second to figure that one out, but right on!  Well, a huggy jacket might help keep you warm with the furnace out???  Just a thought.

Yeah, these men of ours can be a pain, but they don't seem to be worriers like us girls. I fret over everything, Gary just keeps telling me everything will be ok. Usually is, too. If I had a dollar for every time he told me not to worry I'd have enough money to not worry about anything!



Hope things in your life get better. I'd offer for you to come visit here where the furnace is pumping away, we're on city water, stove working fine, and other than being arthritic, the dogs are good. One problem.....you can't hardly get into the spare bedroom for the boxes of Bella-ness. We'd find a way though!

Love ya!

Thanks for the good thoughts Susan. The nice thing about huggy jackets is that One Size Fits All.

Everything breaks down at once because we have to replace it all at once.

I think back to seeing this house for the first time as a new bride, oh so many years ago. It wasn't completed yet and looked so shiney and new - ha, so was I.

43 years later, we both have wrinkles, broken parts, and need a bit of fixing up.

If I had a dollar for each time Tom told me things will work out, I'd have enough $$$ to keep the entire OFF family living in Hawaii, worry free. Guess we will keep these men.

Thanks again. You made me feel better.