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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2016 17:40:30 GMT -5
I honestly hated building a house. First time I can ever say I think I was actually depressed. I gained like 30 pounds. I still feel floating, disconnected, unsure. And that's just the inner core of the year, not the external environment. I'm ready for something else. And I don't generally allow myself to verbalized things like that... is the house all finished? Did you move in? We moved in last Thursday. It's been a week. Finished? Maybe some day. We have temporary occupancy. The upper set of stairs finally come next week. I think after that I'll start to feel more settled? It's a process. This house isn't all home yet, but when I go back to work on the other one it's also not home any more. We'll get there though.
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dee27
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Post by dee27 on Dec 29, 2016 17:40:31 GMT -5
Carl,
Make an appointment with a dietitian to discuss your meal plan; it is usually covered by your insurance if your doctor writes a script for the appointment. The website American Diabetes has a wealth of information.
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Post by plugginaway22 on Dec 29, 2016 18:14:26 GMT -5
2016 was OK for us. We traveled to Florida in Feb, Utah in June, and Atlantic beaches in August. DH switched to a competitor company after 25 years and that was a very stressful decision for us with him being 56 years old. After 4 months it seems to have been the right move. I lost my kitty of only 8 years, which was so sad for me. Our DD2 got engaged and we will have a wedding in 2017.
My weight is increasing and I need to get a handle on it! So difficult the older we get to keep it in control! Only other real negative was my disappointment with the election.
Looking forward to 2017.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2016 9:32:01 GMT -5
Not sure this will work or not. I've never inserted a video before...
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Cookies Galore
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Post by Cookies Galore on Dec 30, 2016 9:42:49 GMT -5
Ha, that was fantastic!
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Dec 31, 2016 0:39:42 GMT -5
ROFL.
"We just lost Leia. This stops now."
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Dec 31, 2016 16:18:05 GMT -5
--Lost my job in 2016 - first time ever laid off or otherwise involuntarily unemployed. Lasted 4 1/2 months. --Received severance, unemployment and did some part - time gigs, so never had to dip into savings. --Found new job with good pay and benefits. -- Hate pretty much everything else about new job at this point. -- Confident that I can and will find another job, however. -- Health is good for both of us, bills are paid, savings still growing - cannot complain about most of the things that are important. 2016 ends with us having everything we need, a lot of what we want and a pretty nice life overall.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2016 16:57:19 GMT -5
We were lucky. 2016 was just another year for us. We are getting older so some major health issues for DH continue, but his attitude is very positive. We went to the ER a couple of times, but there wasn't an actual heart attack either time. This year was good compared to previous years. I still like my job although I am retiring in two or three years. I am not determining when right now since a lot depends on DH's health over the next couple of years. I'm trying to get mentally ready for the next stage in our life, but it's harder than you think. I am looking forward to 2017. Every year is a new start. It's part of why I love teaching.
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Anne_in_VA
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Dec 31, 2016 18:12:24 GMT -5
2016 was a good year for us. We have good jobs we like, make good money, saving and putting away retirement money, in pretty good health, so we can't complain. It's about time though. The last few years sucked donkey balls.
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Dec 31, 2016 18:38:26 GMT -5
let's see.... This year I put all my eggs into the engineering basket, and that did not work out at all the way I planned. I am currently considering 2-3 other options on a part-time basis only. Please save the "you can't give up/ you can do this" type of responses - the sentiment is appreciated but I really really don't want to hear/read it. It's bad enough as it is. Also, work won't let me come back full time, so I need to find a full time job and a way to make ends meet in the meantime. Thank God for savings... I got my feelings hurt some more in the dating arena and put myself on a dating hiatus as of September. NCG has been a great friend in the meantime. DS started kindergarten and is having all sorts of problems in school. Academically he is ahead for his peer group, but he can't sit still to save his life. He is a sore loser (we have been working with him on that for a long time now) and he gets overwhelmed by having larger classes/less teachers. We're trying to get him a referral for a child therapist. For 2017, I'm definitely taking the 2nd part of precalculus in spring because any of the options I'm considering will need it, and that's it for now. The rest of my time will be spent working and trying to pay down/off debt. I feel like I learned a lot about myself this year. It sucked - a lot - but I'm ready to move forward. I'm cautiously optimistic about 2017. I won't, as I really have no clue what you are capable of. But I will say this - trying to do what you did this last few months was super super brave, in my opinion. If nothing else, I think you can handle the hard shit and that's pretty impressive.
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Post by lurkyloo on Jan 1, 2017 10:50:41 GMT -5
Glad to see the end of 2016. I'm hopeful we're on an upward trend for now... midjd Every kid is different, but DS has been nearly impossible almost from birth and we saw a big improvement between 3 and 3.5. Admittedly part of that was actively working to correct some things (changed daycares, really enforcing boundaries, signed up for 6 activities per week to channel some of his energy) Still, it's soooo nice to be in a group and not always have the worst behaved child!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2017 12:05:18 GMT -5
It's amazing how, typically, tantrum years coincide with 'I have a lot I'd like to say but can't express it yet' years.
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lurkyloo
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Post by lurkyloo on Jan 1, 2017 12:11:05 GMT -5
It's amazing how, typically, tantrum years coincide with 'I have a lot I'd like to say but can't express it yet' years. Honestly I think DS' slow language has a lot to do with "Why would I want to talk when it means I'd have to obey you?"
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sesfw
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Post by sesfw on Jan 1, 2017 14:42:54 GMT -5
Our 2 yr old g-g-dtr visited us the day after Christmas and she tried the 2 yr old pout on me a couple of times. I just sat beside her and waited. After a few minutes she overtly looked at me, and finally decided I wasn't going to play her game.
She cheered up and went back to doing 2 yr old things.
I thought it was hilarious
But each child is different ....... what worked with her won't always work with another one.
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Post by zibazinski on Jan 1, 2017 15:44:35 GMT -5
Yup. Each of my kids threw one doozy of a tantrum. The first one did it with my MIL so I knew what to do fit the second. Hooray for the voice of experience!! I miss her.
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Post by dee27 on Jan 1, 2017 21:36:30 GMT -5
I loved and hated the twos and threes, but I loved them more because there were some very magical moments and some very funny ones. DD, the super achiever, was more prone to tantrums than DS was. DD became the easier child as I learned to let her blow off steam and ignore her "the sky is falling" episodes. DS was an easy baby and toddler. He was funny and very loving, and he had the ability to have everyone want to become his friend. But, he was really stubborn as he got older to the point that it became detrimental to his success. With DS proving his point of view became the more important goal.
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