RETIRED: Target chit chat

Awww, you made me sad! Don't ever say you aren't a peach prize! We are all worth our weight in gold. Each of us has our own special characteristics that makes us whom we are. So what if you are model thin, or have big boobs, or maybe you aren't good at math. (okay, I'm just stating those things, I don't know if any of them are true)That doesn't matter. What matters is that you are who you are. I bet you are a wonderful mother, and any man should appreciate that.

I've always put myself on the back burner, but I've finally started doing more for myself. Even if it's taking time to go for a walk by myself, or taking a bath. The simple things in life are sometimes the best.

I think you need a

That's sweet u brought tears to my eyes, I've been overwhelmed lately and dh doesn't seem to notice or care he's off in his own world most of the time. I'm not as great a mother I am often frustrated by my kids and yell way more then I should. Honestly I don't feel like I have any good characteristics right now

That's not true! It's easy to become overwhelmed though because as mom, we put our needs last all the time.

....I would help you clean up, things go faster when theres someone to help out. I am the same way cook all the meals, most of the time from scratch (depending on how tired I am) and I have to clean up the aftermath

...Because you are glutton for punishment?

.... because you want to eat well yourself. others be damned.
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... I highly doubt 50 people will sign up...

...OK what gives?

That's sweet u brought tears to my eyes, I've been overwhelmed lately and dh doesn't seem to notice or care he's off in his own world most of the time. I'm not as great a mother I am often frustrated by my kids and yell way more then I should. Honestly I don't feel like I have any good characteristics right now

That is probably true, I've never put myself first, before my kids was dh and before him was my mom,and family, our roles were pretty much reversed and I didn't get to be a worry free kid for long. I am good at taking care of people I'm just not good at dealing with emotions or something. I've been in a rutt lately, hoping it will pass soon

oh hon. you do have good characteristics - lots and lots of them. we are our own worst critics, all the time. and I think as women we are conditioned to constantly pushing ourselves to do more, more, more even when we are tired. constantly take care of people around us, constantly fix, and arrange and organize and shop and clean and this and that - the list of todos never ends.

so you've got to hit the pause button and do something nice for yourself. even if it means sitting down for an hour and watching tv, or renting a dvd and watching a movie, or running a bath, or listening to some music. whatever it is, make it something relaxing and make it just for you. you may not be able to put yourself first because of circumstances, but you can do better than putting yourself last. know what i mean? it's a lesson i need to learn, too.



and pay attn to that feeling of being overwhelmed - we all have boundaries of how much we're willing to take/able to take and when you start feeling that way, it's your spirit saying enough, don't push me anymore. you've got to honor that and take a step back. there's one life to live and it is YOUR LIFE, so do something for you.

That is probably true, I've never put myself first, before my kids was dh and before him was my mom,and family, our roles were pretty much reversed and I didn't get to be a worry free kid for long. I am good at taking care of people I'm just not good at dealing with emotions or something. I've been in a rutt lately, hoping it will pass soon

yep, that's totally true.
cooking for just myself would be far less work - i'm a foodie, and so I love, love, love trying new foods/cooking things, but i'm very low maintenance in that if I make more of something, i'll unflinchingly eat the same few things for several days in a row until it is finished. some recipes are just really hard to make in small quantities. you know?
but when you start cooking for others, you've got to take into account tastes, and complaints, and eating behavior and deal with leftovers and make room in the fridge for the old stuff while you keep making new stuff cos folks won't eat the same thing more than once and blah blah blah. exhausting.
and then you're still doing the picking up empty boxes and bottles and mugs and washing the dishes just left on the counter and oh yeah picking every misplaced object and returning to its original location so it can be found again the next time it is wanted. as you said - gets old.

layers... your description sounds like a very bad job of layers done by someone who didn't know what they were doing. good layers are subtle, not like jagged sandstone cliffs.
to wit, look at the hair of any major female movie star - they all have layers.
i have layers. put in by a fab hairdresser. she's so good that when i moved to another part of the country, i would fly over just to see her and my esthetician. and bless her heart, hairstylist would cut my layers such that as they grew out the shape would stay cos she knew i couldn't come in often. 6 months out from a haircut, i'd still get compliments.
when i don't have layers, my hair just sits flat at the tp, curly/frizzy at the bottom. no fun.

oh hon. you do have good characteristics - lots and lots of them. we are our own worst critics, all the time. and I think as women we are conditioned to constantly pushing ourselves to do more, more, more even when we are tired. constantly take care of people around us, constantly fix, and arrange and organize and shop and clean and this and that - the list of todos never ends.

so you've got to hit the pause button and do something nice for yourself. even if it means sitting down for an hour and watching tv, or renting a dvd and watching a movie, or running a bath, or listening to some music. whatever it is, make it something relaxing and make it just for you. you may not be able to put yourself first because of circumstances, but you can do better than putting yourself last. know what i mean? it's a lesson i need to learn, too.



and pay attn to that feeling of being overwhelmed - we all have boundaries of how much we're willing to take/able to take and when you start feeling that way, it's your spirit saying enough, don't push me anymore. you've got to honor that and take a step back. there's one life to live and it is YOUR LIFE, so do something for you.

Just want to say I you guys. You all deserve nothing but the best in life. Be good to yourselves

I do MyPoints, but I pretty much just click the emails for the 5 points. On the surveys I try to DQ myself just to quickly get the 10 points for trying. I do surveys elsewhere and somehow can't motivate myself to do them for MyPoints too.

You should check out the Frogpond there, I think they still have it. You quickly review a website and give a little write up with your opinon. I think it's 25 or 50 points per review and it's fast and easy.

I always forget to print my coupons there, but that is a great way to increase your points.

Are you a Bzz Agent? We get MyPoints for every review that we submit when in a campaign, so I get some that way too. I pretty much cash out as soon as I get enough for a $10 Starbucks GC and that is every few months with not spending much time at all trying. Good luck to you!

egads... I should do the staples thing too.. Where are the hours in the day??



Take paper and do big letters for Happy Birthday on each one - divide up and let the kids go to town decorating them. Tape or string them together and hang 'em up. Make dinner and have the kids decorate papers for special placemats. Make paper flowers, light canles, etc... just do a little something out of the ordinary for dinner. Wake up a little early and give him a morning... um... well.. yeah... Do you have stuff to make a little cake? Let the kids help/decorate. Have everyone practice singing happy birthday or some other song, then get them all dressed up and ready when he walks in and break into song. Maybe they could even do a birthday puppet show or little play or something. Anything like that would probably make it special.

I hope your little one feels better!!


Egads!!! What happened??!!??

No, no iPad for me and I got fired today.

Here's River today chillin in the backseat with her auntie courtnee.

Thanks for the tips!! Will check those out.



Great ideas!! Think I'll do one or two of them for sure. Once I get rid of this headache, that is...

Thought I'd post a picture of my little one being a flower girl on Saturday.

Okay, someone needs to me.

We have this neighbor... and I should really ignore her, not think about it, not let it get under my skin, turn the other cheek, be the bigger person, blah blah blah and every other cliche you can think of... What I really want to do is

She's all to your face and then behind and it's darned annoying. Sure, everyone here knows that and doesn't really believe what she's saying, but it's ridiculous AND it's annoying. Especially when it's about my kids.

yes, m'am.
do you SB? cos if you do, the breakdown will be shorter cos it's essentially the same stuff. if you don't do swagbucks, then the explanation will be a little longer. let me know.
let's start by getting you signed up and getting the introductory 250 points you get for doing a couple of things. that might get you hooked.

I'm old, retired, and largely an insomniac. What can I say?

I read threads while I am waiting on technological jobs to finish running on other computers or to take breaks. If I sit still and do just one thing at a time I'd probably keel over dead!!

I hear ya on everything being a drive when you live in a rural area. I live in the middle of a cotton field surrounded by 9 acres of our land. At least our Target is only a 20 minute drive though!

Oh no!

If it helps any, looks like my cheapie local paper will have the Glade BOGO. Usually they don't have the Glade coupons but the smaller daily paper has it in SS so the 25 cent paper should have it. I can umm, help, make up for your lack of Sunday paper. Just have to wait until Thursday.

eta under dislikes on the elfster site, I added allergy info. This is my list to give others some ideas for what they can include.

allergic to: nuts, peanuts, stupid people, ignorant people, arts and crafts, coupon haters

No, no iPad for me and I got fired today.

Apparently it was in the packet of info they gave me at orientation but I didn't read it. I didn't realize I couldn't return ANYTHING if I used a coupon. It was something stupid too and most of what I returned wasn't even coupon things. I was pissed.

They had AP and all that in the room like I'm a criminal or some shit.

TCC Hy-Vee'ers.....someone posted in the HV thread that they saw they ad early and it has the buy 6 GM cereals, get $10 off and a $6 cat again $1/1 Cinn. Toast Crunch q's from the Better at Home books are good through 10/25

Cuz I really need more cereal......... I'm hoping to find some healthier stuff that I can live with. Cinnamon Toast Crunch is OK but it is super-non-diet-friendly and so much stinkin' sugar!

Here's River today chillin in the backseat with her auntie courtnee.

I have to hit the liquor store tomorrow....especiallly if dd's behavior at school doesn't improve

Ok guys tiny rant... I am feeling like a biotch totally tonight... stressing out.. ok how many of you have NEVER been away from your kids except to go to school or work (but I mostly work from home) so I have them at work too... and I only take classes one night a week and thats it...if I need to go somewhere I bring all 8 of them or if I need to do homework, I have to take care of all 8 of them and do it... then my dh does not understand why I am always stressed out...

we were discussing it today and he told me well we are not in the position for you to be able to have any time off...wtf!?! Mind you he does NOT work as he is in Pharmacy school.. ok no problem... but he also is in school for classes from 8-5pm comes home, eats dinner, then leaves and may not come home until 11-12ish sometimes later from studying and IF he spends anytime with us, we will go out on Saturday then he is gone all day Sunday except dinnertime... is it really that hard to comprehend what I am getting pissy about?

another night and the same big tasks await yet again (i feel like bill murray in groundhog day) - do multiple dishes, including large pots and put away all the leftovers.

remind me again: why do i cook fresh, healthy meals from scratch everyday knowing i'll be doing all the work in the lead up and all the cleanup after without any help or any offer of help?

chuckle for the day- monkey toddler has some sinus issues/ cold so I offered him 1/4 of a chewable Benadryl this morning. I told him it's medicine for his nose.

He promptly stuck it in his nostril.