tootsl1

DD, I started knitting once and managed to quit smoking for six months ( this was waaaaay before I quit for good!) but doing something with your hands that also takes a little focus may be an idea? Hope the recovery from the surgery goes well.

Dee74

feel better soon DD - and congrats on throwing out the vape!

D

Babs1234

DD. Yes, it will get better.
thinking of you guys..doing ok..going to go look at a different apartment again today...my emotions are all over the place.
Babs

tootsl1

Babs moving is a stressful time for sure! Good luck with the apartment hunting

Babs1234

Hi ! We signed a 1 year lease on a 2 bed,1 den,2 bath aptartment.l haven't slept well and I'm nervous....my mind is racing.
Thars all i know for now.
hope everyone is doing ok..
Babs....

Saskia

Babs, anticipation of moving and moving are often stressful times. It’s especially important to take care of yourself. Can you find time to get in some quiet walks? Yoga? Meditation?

DD, you’ve been throwing away a number of crutches. Have you found any healthy substitutes?

Dee74

hope the move goes well Babs

D

Babs1234

Thanks...we are both awake early in the morn...it will get better....it's going to be a change for sure..
Babs

BuddinK

Sorry to be here with bad news again.
again.
Monday when i got home from work, Nature Boy wouldn't eat. He's done that before so I didn't think much about it.
Tuesday when I woke up he was very lethargic, wouldn't eat or drink, but I had to go in and work a long shift again. When I got home he still wasn't right.
I put him in bed and went to bed myself, if he wasn't better this morning I was going to get him to the vet. I just had him there Thursday and he got a clean bill of health.
I woke up this morning and he wasn't in bed, I looked on the couch he usually sleeps on in the day and he wasn't there.
I looked outside and found him on the deck, he had vomited and passed away.
This is the first dog I've ever had that simply died at home, all the others throughout my life except for Jezebel and Velvet I had to put down and at least I had the chance to say goodbye.
. Today was so much harder.
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Dee74

I'm really sorry Ken.

D

tootsl1

Ken my heart goes out to you. Our pets are our family and our friends and we grieve them as such. I am sorry for your loss my friend.

Duffster

I’m so sorry, Ken

Babs1234

So sorry Ken...they are family and will never be forgotten .
Babs

Saskia

So sorry, Ken! I still remember when you and Nature Boy teamed up. Our four-footed friends are priceless companions on our journeys and it’s so hard when we lose them

digdug

Ken - I'm so sorry about your dog. RIP Nature Boy.

Babs - congrats on the apartment. Moving always sucks but it's always a chance at a new beginning.

Sass - the only thing I've gotten rid of is vaping. I just split getting off nicotine (physical dependence) and the vaporizer (mental dependence) at different times. I'm 40 days clean from nicotine and haven't used a vaporizer in 11 days. I've actually been using my son's "popper" toys for stress relief. It's basically a fidget device to keep my hands busy.

PhoenixJ

Sorry Ken.

Saskia

DD, sounds like you are well on your way. I’ve noticed that when you put your mind to something, you generally go for the prize in a straight line. Congrats!

Duffster

Was at a family wedding last weekend. I made the sad decision not to bring my kids because of all of the drinking. Mind blowing drinking. Not a problem for me, not that it’s fun to be around, but nothing I want my kids around. My nephew’s wife confided that she left their daughter home for the same reason. Makes me sad and worried for certain family members.

tootsl1

Sad for you about the wedding, happy you were no longer one of the imbibers. It's hard to see a family member or close friend go down a road we travelled enough of to know the pitfalls and of how hard it is to change to a better path.

Saskia

(((Duff)))!