Come on in, the coffee's hot

[AxionEsti]

Hello everyone! I'm fairly new here, and wandering around the place wondering what I can find. If there is any way I can help, let me know.

 

[warrrior4him007]

hi axion hows it going hun

 

[Silver-winged Flyer]

Hi AxionEsti and Warrior4Him, welcome!

April - sounds like you'll have a nice weekend.

 

[Mask]

Hi everyone!
Welcome AxionEsti and Warrior4Him !

TLB...My daughter has no clue as to what she wants to do after highschool!! She is quite upset about it all! Most of her friends have already chosen what they will be studying in Uni/College but she just feels lost...with no direction! I feel bad for her. I think she's got some anxiety problems herself. We have been trying to convince her to get a part-time job for the summer (she hasn't had one ever) but she doesn't want to. I think some is laziness but she also is afraid to work with people she doesn't know...hmmm...sounds very familiar...wonder where she got that from...certainly not her Daddy! I don't want to push her but I don't want her to let that fear control her either. She is going to have to get out there and work at some point. Any ideas??

April...I think we are going camping around the 25th of July. I hope the weather is good for us, it can be so unpredictable around here . I can't wait. It's so nice to just leave everything behind and just chill out! I love it!! If I had the choice (and the money ), I would stay there all summer. The kids might not agree with that...they want their friends (and daughter wants her bf).

gracechick...did you survive your boring day at home alone? What are you planning for Father's Day? Do you guys do anything special? How old is your baby?

Well I gotta go....hubby just pulled in the yard from fishing this morning! Have a great weekend all!! Blessings!!

 

[warrrior4him007]

hello every body good saturday to you all

 

[dnihila]

SoulWings:
I am reading Shopaholic 3rd book
I love the writer's style. It is so funny.
Mask:
We should give ourselves a break. And I found a way to write about my hard times. I write them freely on my computer microsoft word then erase them cause to be honest I don't want a reminder of my hard times that couldn't be erasable. Especially if they stuck to the readers minds and they start dealing with you according to that mad time that you spoke about yourfeelings in a hard time. It is true that I have talked about some in here but one day I was so angry that I erased them all.
TLB:
I am doing fine what about you my friend?
April and Judy :
How are you?
gracechick,warrrior4him007 ,Imarie:
How are you doing? ​

 

[dnihila]

I have a simple game for all of us to play
I brough a bag to complete an outfit for it.
But the first person after me should bring let's say a skirt the next one should match the skirt with the jacket for example and so on untill we complete the outfit???
Shall we start:

 

[Soulwings]

AHA! Here is the skirt!

I will post more later, as I'm being rushed at the mo. We still need to feed the animals, perhaps watch a movie, I need to read my segment out of John, post a photo in my journal, finish writing in my real journal, shower, and email my fiance. AAAAHHH!

But I have been thinking of you all, and missing you... and welcome, new people!!

 

[lmarie23]

hi everyone. i'm tired and about to go to bed, but i just wanted to drop in and say hi. i had a wonderful vacation in Texas, i can't wait to tell you all about it. tomorrow morning i have a job interview for the job working with mentally handicapped people in a group home. i really hope i get the job.... well i hope at least the job interview goes well. please pray for me!

i hope you all are well, i need to get to sleep!

Lynne

 

[Silver-winged Flyer]

Mask - your daughter's still got a few years to decide what to do so she shouldn't worry too much about it. What does she enjoy doing or what is she good at? That's always a good place to start when trying to decide what career she wants to study for.
I also think it would be good for her to get a part time job but you can't force her, I don't have any suggestions. If she gets an allowance you could always give her less and tell her its time she started earning her own money or if there's something she wants that you can't afford, getting a job is a good way for her to save money so she can buy it herself.

Dnihila, Warrior - hi, how are you?

April - you really do sound busy, I hope you're enjoying the summer.

Lynne - I can't wait to hear about the weekend.

I had a lovely weekend, I went away for a wedding. It was beautiful and the weather was lovely although it ws quite cold in the morning and late afternoon and at night. i'll post photos as soon as I scan some in.

 

[Soulwings]

Hello again everyone! I've actually got some time now, so I figured I'd pop in. How is everyone doing?? *snuggles*

Mask, I don't really have any ideas on getting your daughter started on a job, except perhaps seeing if she and her friends could do something together? It wouldn't necessarily have to be something like working at a fast food place etc., but... well, ideas are running low at the moment. Me, the only two jobs I've had are violin teaching, which I started advertising via word of mouth, and tutoring, which I kind of just fell into at the start of my second semester of uni (spring 2005). Are there any tutoring jobs available at her school, perhaps for summer school??

I hope that you do have a splendid time camping! I never would've guessed that the weather was unpredictable there... we were up in New Brunswick in July ('05) and it seemed to be relatively stable, at least temperature-wise! (And it was so weird to see the signs on the highway saying that 100km/h is the speed limit *random*)

Tracey, how're things going with you? have any plans for this week? And yes, do let us know more about the wedding!! I'm so glad that you had time to go and enjoy it. Was it far away? I think you mentioned about an hour and a half?

Dnihila, I've heard of the Shopaholic books, but I've never read them. Perhaps I will have to try them out sometime! How are things going with you?

Lynne, best of luck with the job interview! I'll be praying that it goes well... I hope that it does, as it sounds like it would be a job that you would muchly enjoy! And I'm definitely looking forward to hearing more about your vacation. I'm so glad that it was lovely.


I'm doing okay, I suppose. The last few days have been rough, and last night was really bad, just a lot of frustration and stress built up about weight/loss and recovery, mostly, and a little bit about my fiance and how far away he is. I ended up piercing my ear - right cartilage - again. This is the second piercing in two weeks, which really isn't good... I'm afraid that it's turning into another form of SI. But on the bright side, the piercing looks good, and it doesn't hurt too much!

I've been working really hard on that challenge thing that I started on the 7th. It's really hard to keep up with all the "deadlines" - things that I have to get done per day - but I'm on day 12 out of 30 and doing pretty well, I think. I've still got to tackle memorising Isaiah 53 though... ...at least it doesn't have to be permanently memorised! I can usually handle speed-memorising, and then I can go back and rememorise it later. And the shirt that I will (hopefully) get at the end will be extremely apropos! It says "I'm changing the world, starting with me." Such a good quote for recovery, don't you think??

I've been reading a lot lately as well, which is nice.

Anyway, time to get busy with other stuff. Take care, everyone! *more snuggles*

 

[lmarie23]

hi again everyone.

sorry, i'm not responding to everyone right now, maybe i will later. this is my story about the Texas trip.

we left last Monday, we flew down there. my uncle met us at the airport. then he drove us to their home. we spent the night talking happily and catching up with my aunt, uncle, and college-aged cousin. then the next day we all drove to Port Aransas, which is on a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico. our hotel was within walking distance of the beach! so we went to the beach and found sea shells and sand dollars and hermit crabs and regular crabs and a few jellyfish and starfish and we swam and it was great. and we went to see this big aircraft carrier ship and learned the history about it. and we went birdwatching on the island at this great park. (we also saw an alligator and a nutria there!) and we went on a dolphin-watching boat and saw a lot of dolphins and a lighthouse. and then we drove back to my uncle's house outside Houston and we spent a day going to the printing museum and the art museum and this really cool aquarium restaurant with lots of fish and eels and rays and sharks and a sea turtle and seahorses and a serval (like a leopard). so, i think that's it. we did a lot. it was so much fun. and my relatives are so nice and fun to be around. i wish they lived closer. well, here are a few pictures, hope you like them!

laughing gulls in formation


dolphins!


lots of pelicans!


i posted more pictures on the photography board if you're interested...

well i hope you all are well...

Lynne

 

[Soulwings]

Lynne, those photos are amazing, and it sounds like you had so much fun!! That's really cool. I'm glad that you managed to get away and enjoy yourself - sometimes that is needed. The dolphin-watching had to be super cool... I've never been on anything like that, although I've had opportunities up north (Maine & N.B.) to go whale-watching. Was the sea rough at all? I'd love to be on the beach as well; I've not been to many southern beaches, but it sounds like that beach was less busy than others, e.g. in North Carolina and Florida. Was it, or am I guessing wrong? And how are you doing today? tired at all from the trip?

 

[Silver-winged Flyer]

April - how are you doing? I'm doing okay, no special plans, just work and studying. The wedding was about 1 hour 15 mins away so it was closer then I thought.

Lynne - I'm so glad to hear that you had a good holiday. Your photos are lovely! I went to look at the others on the photographic forum too.

 

[Judy02]

Judy - I hope you do pass. Its horrible not knowing what your marks will be like. There's one subject that I'm battling with and I think I have to pass it this year, I've redone it too many times and I don't think I can redo it next year if I fail. Let us know how you do, when will your marks be out?

Thanks TLB. My results are coming out a week on friday, eek! Crazy, but it'd be good to just get it over with. Luckily my parents are really understanding, and know all the crap I've been through and haven't put a huge amount of pressure on me. I think they know I have tried in the circumstances. Haha, I get so stressed and put loads of pressure on myself, I'd hate to think what I'd be like if others joined in. But they have been fairly supportive throughout this, and are encouraging me to look forwards and be positive no matter what happens, rather than concentrating and dwelling on the past.

When do you have your exam?
Are you enjoying your course? It's good when you find something you enjoy isn't it, that always helps. I made a couple of poor choices when choosing my modules, which didn't help but never mind. What do you want to do do you know?

I am ok too thanks Dnihila,, how about you?

I'm ok. Have been quite anxious about results, even though I know there's nothing I can do, but I've been trying to keep myself busy with job applications. I'm just looking for admin work at the moment. No matter what I end up doing in the long term, I think those sorts of jobs are always helpful in terms of experience and skills etc...

I seem to get writers cramp really easily though haha. It's a handwritten application form I'm filling in at the moment, and I'm not very used to having to write so neatly for such a long time, scary, lol! Have to get used to it, think I'm just very used to computers. At uni, all coursework was word processed, and my lecture notes were so badly written, but it was ok, as it was just me that had to read them! But yeah, 'neat hand writing' probably isn't something I've practiced properly since primary school when I was about 9!

Thanks for sharing the photos Lynne! They're lovely, I'm glad you had a good time!

How is everyone else? xx

 

[Soulwings]

I'm doing okay, I think. Nothing much new is going on, really. I went swimming last night with my dad at a lake about 25 minutes from our house. It'd been awhile since I'd gone swimming (since December actually), and I felt naked in my bathing suit. :o It's a tankini, so it's modest, but I hate people seeing that much of me, you know? Considering I usually wear pants and a tshirt.... yeah.

I got in "trouble" with my counselor yesterday when I said that I didn't have much of a life other than recovery. So I guess I need to start looking at the other half of my life that's not recovery-oriented. And that is pretty freaking hard!! But I've been managing to do that a little bit.

I saw a friend yesterday that I hadn't seen in awhile; she's engaged as well, and is getting married next June (which is a possibility for Jarrod & me, not sure yet). We went out walking and then to ice cream, so we had about two hours to talk. That was much fun. We talked muchly about wedding plans and all; there is SO much to think about!! Even though I don't know when I'll be getting married, there's no harm at all in planning this early. I already know where I'm getting married and what pastor I am having do the ceremony (already asked him and everything, hehe), and where I'm having the reception. And I know what dress I want, but I'm not sure how I'm going to get it - it's online, and I need to figure out the sizing and find someone to do the alterations. I also need to make a guest list, figure out what I want in my bouquet (I want to do something wildflower-y as my wedding is going to be more casual than madly formal), and if I want to have a fourth bridesmaid (I know who I'd have, I just don't know if I'll ask her). And there's tons more!

Anyway, that's long enough. Don't want to be a bore.

How are you all doing?? Have any plans for the upcoming weekend? How's the weather wherever you are?

*snuggles*

 

[HannahBanana]

Hey everyone. How are you all doing?

As for me, I'm still struggling with depression, suicidal thoughts (though don't worry, I'd definitely let someone know if I was actually thinking of acting on those thoughts), and self-hatred. (Though you could probably tell that from my signature.) I do have a great group of friends who are trying their hardest to help me snap out of it. I met them all at this Christian young adults' group that I've been attending. I don't know if I had already told you about the group or not, so just in case, I will now.

It's for people in their 20s and 30s, and it meets on Thursday nights. We sing worship songs, do a little Bible study, share prayer requests, and we have a guest speaker every other week (though the guest speakers aren't high-profile or anything...right now, JT, the Pastor for Young Adults, is the guest speaker). It's great, and it always helps me to snap out of my funk for a few hours.

As for my job search, I still don't have one (a job, that is), and I'll have to tell my therapist that next Monday. I am not looking forward to that, since she's been making me feel super-guilty about not having a job each time I've seen her this month. I do want a job, I really, really do. I'm just too darned lazy and socially anxious to be able to go around filling out hundreds of job applications. But I know she'll be conveniently ignoring that fact and telling me that I should be filling out like 5 applications every day. Ugghh...

 

[Silver-winged Flyer]

Judy - that's great that your parents are so understanding. Mine are too when it comes to my results, they just expect me to do the best I can and that's it. No pressure to get straight A's or anything like that. I'm doing 6 subjects this year so I have to write six exams in October/November. I already have my exam schedule which is pretty hectic. I think I have three exams in 1/2 weeks. Its alot of hard work but I am enjoying it. I do have a job as a web developer, developing web applications which is in the same field as what I'm studying but I had to learn ew programming languages for work that I don't need to know for my course. I know all about writing cramp too, when I have to write my assignments in neat to hand them in, my hand gets so sore, that's when I wished I was ambidextrous. Is it not better to wait until you have your results, then maybe you'll bve able to apply for something other then just an admin job.

April - that's great that you could see a friend. Its so nice that you are both talking weddings. The weather must be quite warm for you to be able to go swimming in the evening. I don't think its ever too early to start planning your wedding, there's so much to think about as you said. Sounds like you have already got a lot sorted out. With regards to the number of bridesmaids, I think there should be the same number of groomsmen so they have partners. Can you not show the picture of the wedding dress you want to a dressmaker and see if she can make it from scratch? That might be easier then trying to alter one that's already made.

Hannah - hi, its good to hear from you again. I'm sorry to hear that you aren't doing so well. I really hope things get better soon. That young adults group sounds really good, I wish I could go to something like that. I hope you'll be able to find a job that you'll enjoy and that won't make you too anxious.

I'm doing well, not much to say.

 

[Silver-winged Flyer]

This is the hall where the wedding took place - its a really old house that's been renovated.

The ceremony took place outside

The table setting for the main table.

My gorgeous nephew who will be 5 months old tomorrow.

 

[Silver-winged Flyer]

Sorry the photos are so big!