I had an ad in today’s email from iRobot, telling me about the Roomba Pink Ribbon Edition. 20% of the sale price goes to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. If it weren’t for the fact that my mother…
Reminder/Invitation: Housefilk May 7
Please don’t forget the housefilk at our place on May 7!
On Therapy, Again
The most screwed-up people I’ve ever encountered have also been those with the greatest aversion to the very idea of therapy. One, in fact, has a phobia of mental health professionals—for herself and for her children. That doesn’t mean that…
Damn
I just sat through an episode of Young Hercules. The best thing I can say about it is that it only lasted 30 minutes. One of the best ways to know that I’m sick: I’m watching TV. As in, pretty…
Today’s Measure of Success
I’ve kept ginger ale and saltines down for almost an hour! Yeah, well, that may not seem like much to you. But my day began with visitation from last night’s dinner and got worse from there. I couldn’t keep plain…
Therapy – What It Is, What It Isn’t, What It Means to Do It
In another journal, someone reacted to a suggestion that he seek therapy as if that were a terrible insult. It was obvious that he didn’t and wouldn’t consider that suggestion seriously. Therapy’s for crazy/unstable people I’ve certainly heard “you need…
I’ll Try This
Comment here and I’ll tell you something I adore about you. Then post this in your LJ, and spread the love. One caveat—there are some folks who read my journal but who are total strangers to me. I’m not one…
Opinions Sought: Glucose Monitors
I’m going back on glucophage to manage polycystic ovarian syndrome. I’ve been on it in the past with good results. Now, though, possible interactions with other medications mean that I’ll have to monitor my glucose levels. Having never done that,…
Mental Literacy, Anyone?
The topic of mental literacy came up in comments on veryty‘s journal recently. Mental literacy refers to knowing how your brain works, specifically how you learn and how to learn. I’m reading The Mind Map Book: How to Use Radiant…
QOTD: G.K. Chesterton – Apologies
A stiff apology is a second insult. The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt. –G.K. Chesterton, author (1874-1936) I’ve annoyed quite a few…