Happy Wednesday AGR blog friends!
Open comments and even random rambling is welcome… in fact, encouraged! 😀 Have at it.
To follow up on a recent open thread comment I made, our lil bed pooing cat has a vetrinary appointment for Thursday. I suspect he has some health thing going on and he has a history of litterbox issues when he’s sick as well as emotionally stressed. We’ve been making sure to give him extra love and attention and play… and today I saw some sign that he may have some physical issue. I’ll spare ya’all the icky details, but he will be seeing his doctor on Thursday. 😉
I am happy to say that even if our lil Time (cat’s name) is just a habitual bed pooper that he will always have a home wiht us no matter what. Our cats are family. But, ya know… it would be nice to be able to put a stop to the litterbox issues, if possible. We shall see. Wish us luck, folks!
–AngryGrayRainbows
Angry Gray Rainbows 
Sorry to hear about your cat, hope all turns out okay! In other news, my 31st BirthDay is tomorrow…
I don’t know how to feel about it seeing as how
i don’t really wanna be alive, anyway and I am so-called nearing my expiration date! There’s prolly not even gonna be money to do anything fun, either.
😦
Poor me, boo-hoo! (some sarcasm) Alright, Ladies, hope your week goes better than mine!
God Bless!
My 31st is in two weeks. Happy Birthday!
There is no such thing as an expiration date. Period.
I personally like aging, because my teens and twenties were so emotionally tortuous. I noticed that women get happier as they age and that the 30’s seems to be the start of something great… such as the maturing past all the teens/twenties angst and emotional dramz.
You don’t have an expiration date unless you force yourself to believe in the concept so much that you create your own self-fulfilling prophecy.
You are entering the best years of your life, woman… that is something to celebrate!
I think the 30s can be really good. Things have mostly been getting better and better for me (at some point it might change) but I’m excited about turning 41 before the end of the year.
I have a hard time remembering people’s birthdays — I meant to wish Meowser a Happy Birthday, sometime earlier this week, I think.
So I will say it now, AGR, I am very happy you were born, and I am beginning now celebrating the fact of your birth and your perserverance that brings you to this point.
Happy Birthday, may it bring you a year of wonderful growth and enjoyment! Same to you, h0tm0mma!
I’m just going to vent for a moment… deep breath…
I have a cold that has only gotten worse, not better, in the past two days.
I’m hungry and dinner isn’t arriving for another hour, and my parents are bringing it as they come for a visit at a very difficult time.
That difficult time has to do with the sad, sad fact that it looks like me & Mr. Rounded are no longer going to be together after 18 years. It’s a really, really good thing overall that we are headed in this direction, for both of us, and SuperHeroPrincess, too, in the long-run, but in the short run, I can see no way around lots and lots of pain, grief and sadness. There are many unknowns ahead, and I’m at as much peace as I can be, but I’m also not doing the best imaginable job taking care of myself that I could be. I mean, I’m doing the best I can, but I’m not doing everything I can. The fact that I’m not in bed with the covers pulled up over my head is probably good sign #1. Overall, I’ve been happier and more peaceful since this decisions seemed clear than I have been in a very long time, even though my workload (as a parent) has doubled overnight. SHP is doing pretty well, all things considered. Mr. Rounded has our puppy dog, which is also very sad. I miss them both.
Work is also very tumultuous. I have a few work-related events coming up that require large amounts of energy and extroversion, which I usually enjoy, but I’ll be faking some of it right now.
I am fluxuating between not eating and eating my usual amount, and this is not making my stomach happy at all.
Did I mention I have a cold? That I’m on the verge of a separation and probably divorce? That work is hard and gives me a headache? That I’m a single parent (thankful for all of the support I have from family, friends and neighbors)?
I have a post I want to write about this morning and ableism and what I hope I’m teaching my SHP about it. But I don’t know if I’ll ever have enough time to write a post again!
Thank heaven for the Fatosphere, for this blog, for all of you, for the rain in Western Washington that is never surprising, for the amazing 18 years I had with Mr. Rounded with all it’s rollercoaster twists and turns, for family, friends, community, work, SHP’s Daycares/Schools, for apple/blueberry/pear crisp and sliced turkey sandwiches that I can eat when nothing else sounds good, for so many other good things and gifts and things that don’t seem like gifts but are anyhow. It’s the verge of the new year in Judaism, 5760, and I have many hopes for this year, and I have much forgiveness in place of bitterness, and I hope that I am also forgiven for any wrongs I have done in this year. At this time of renewal of the seasons, I hope that all who seek renewal may find it.
WRT2 – hugs, hugs, hugs, hugs, hugs, hugs, – a million hugs!
At the same time, I applaud your courage and your willingness to see the big picture (that the end of this relationship could be a very good and healthy thing). You are just amazing. I know so many people who know it would be best to end a marraige or ltr, but choose not to, because it’s what they’re used to or they’re scared…. and they end up sacrificing so much healthy change and even their own children’s understanding of what a healthy relationship looks like in the bargain. You are amazing and lovely.
If you ever feel the desire to write a post to vent and/or get support about all that’s going on in your life (even if it doesn’t tie exactly back to acceptance topics), I invite you to post away. This blog is ultimately for whatever we NEED it to be… and I’m just throwing a reminder out there, so that you can use this resource if you would like to.
I hope your cold gives you a break soon and I hope your workload lightens up very soon!!!!
My thoughts are with you.
Thank you for the thoughts!
I’m just aiming to make it through as best I can.
Your encouragement is much appreciated.
Mr. Rounded and I have had several turning points, times when we could have decided to end our marriage, but I think I was scared and also had this sense of “investment” that I don’t have any more. I suppose that it’s not as though hanging in longer is going to give either one of us any more “payoff” and for SuperHeroPrincess, us staying together will result in more long-term pain.
I know I’ve been a better mom since I made this decision. I think SHP and I have had much more peace and connection. It will all be okay in the long run.
I may not blog about it until things are settled. But I will eventually.
Just wanted to applaud your courage WRT2. I hope the transferal period is as smooth as possible for all of you.
Yeah, I was being kind of sarcastic with the whole “expiration date” thing is concerned. I am personally at a better physical state as far as energy, agility and things like that now than I was in my teens and twenties. Running after the kids sure does help! Not that I don’t enjoy it, I am currently teaching my Daughter how to skate which is one of my most favorite things to do, I am even thinking of looking into some local roller derby teams in my area.
So, no, I don’t buy into the whole expiration date thing like society would have you believe. If you’re only as old as you feel, then I feel 19 (except on a bad day) but at 19 I felt older so I don’t know how that works. Benjamin Button, much?
Thanks for the well wishes, wellrounded, I, too am glad for you guys’ birth! Also, wellrounded, you are in my thoughts and prayers, God Bless!
Phew! I’m glad you were being sarcastic. I hear so many women saying that kind of stuff seriously… PLUS, I used to believe that kinda thing myself (heh), so when someone says that I tend to err on the side of seriousness.
I love skating too! Whooo hooooo! Maybe I’ll ask hubby for a new pair of rollerblades for my birthday. I had a really nice pair, but since I moved in here (ages ago) I have no idea where my skates are!
A little video I put together, hopefully it’ll make you guys smile or call CPS. Either way, it got a reaction, right?
[video src="http://s944.photobucket.com/albums/ad285/Fluffykittenluv/?action=view¤t=KIDONBIKEWITHCRATE.flv" /]
That looks like something I could’ve easily done as a kid. Heh.
Well, I took Time (the cat that poops on my bed) to the vet to make sure there isn’t something physically wrong with him to cause this behavior. So far, so good. Tomorrow we get the results of his blood test and hopefully that will be clear.
Otherwise, the vet reminded me of a few tips that I forgot about helping cats picky in the litterbox department calm down. I’m going to buy him some Feliway, an extra litter box (the generaly rule is to have one more box than you have cats… we have one box for each cat, so I’m buying one extra) and I’m going to start fresh with all the litter boxes cleaned. I do scoop them daily, but an extra cleaning may be what Time wants. We shall see.
Fortunately for Timey, the vetrinarian was a woman. He far prefers women to men and he has come home from the vet far less stress than he normally does, cuz he got a gentle woman doc this time. I’m going to remember his preference for the future and make sure we always get him this doc! I’ve never seen him so calm after a doc appointment. 😀