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littlemissbgiff wrote: »Have you ever let yourself go? Like really let yourself go to crap for so long that you don't even notice it anymore? Until one day your laying in bed like a slob and your ankle itches so you scratch it with your other foot and cut yourself with a toenail. Has that ever happened to you? Me neither.
I think I'm there right now. I've been unemployed over 3 months and with the holidays coming up. I'm struggling to have any kind of positive attitude. No good job prospects. I'm sleeping away the time as a way to not have to deal. I'm starting to stress eat again. I do my runs and workouts, but it's a struggle and I'm only on auto pilot. I have to take over the counter sleeping pills just to fall asleep at night. I struggle to find anything I don't absolutely hate about myself. And people keep feeding me lines of bull about how everything happens for a reason, when a door closes another opens kind of *kitten* that I guess makes them feel better but makes me want to punch them.
TL:DR yeah, I've felt that way.
I get this, lived this, and know this may happen to me again.. It seems like an impending doom is happening right now.. And you know what, you are right.. Your world is turned upside down, and hard to see any light at the end of the tunnel.. Every minute of everyday there may or may not be an opportunity to fix financial woes.
So today, tomorrow and the next you concentrate on the things you can control. Most of all, do not give this situation all your power.. cause I learned a long time ago worry does not fix it any sooner.. I wish I had a dollar for every-time I worried something to death.
Getting through hard times are needed to mature and get stronger.. Unfortunately pain and discomfort in life is what makes all the good things good!! I do wish you all the best.. And you know what I think most of us are here at some point everyday... come back and chat with us!2 -
It's cold. I mean, it's not, really, it's like 45 F, but it feels cold. Sun just set and it's going to get a lot colder. I just got home and it's time to go out on a long ride. But holy crap it's cold.
Beth is getting me a pair of skis, and I'm whining about almost t-shirt weather. Holy crap.0 -
littlemissbgiff wrote: »Have you ever let yourself go? Like really let yourself go to crap for so long that you don't even notice it anymore? Until one day your laying in bed like a slob and your ankle itches so you scratch it with your other foot and cut yourself with a toenail. Has that ever happened to you? Me neither.
I think I'm there right now. I've been unemployed over 3 months and with the holidays coming up. I'm struggling to have any kind of positive attitude. No good job prospects. I'm sleeping away the time as a way to not have to deal. I'm starting to stress eat again. I do my runs and workouts, but it's a struggle and I'm only on auto pilot. I have to take over the counter sleeping pills just to fall asleep at night. I struggle to find anything I don't absolutely hate about myself. And people keep feeding me lines of bull about how everything happens for a reason, when a door closes another opens kind of *kitten* that I guess makes them feel better but makes me want to punch them.
TL:DR yeah, I've felt that way.
I get this, lived this, and know this may happen to me again.. It seems like an impending doom is happening right now.. And you know what, you are right.. Your world is turned upside down, and hard to see any light at the end of the tunnel.. Every minute of everyday there may or may not be an opportunity to fix financial woes.
So today, tomorrow and the next you concentrate on the things you can control. Most of all, do not give this situation all your power.. cause I learned a long time ago worry does not fix it any sooner.. I wish I had a dollar for every-time I worried something to death.
Getting through hard times are needed to mature and get stronger.. Unfortunately pain and discomfort in life is what makes all the good things good!! I do wish you all the best.. And you know what I think most of us are here at some point everyday... come back and chat with us!
Thank you. For real.
Much love to you
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littlemissbgiff wrote: »Have you ever let yourself go? Like really let yourself go to crap for so long that you don't even notice it anymore? Until one day your laying in bed like a slob and your ankle itches so you scratch it with your other foot and cut yourself with a toenail. Has that ever happened to you? Me neither.
I think I'm there right now. I've been unemployed over 3 months and with the holidays coming up. I'm struggling to have any kind of positive attitude. No good job prospects. I'm sleeping away the time as a way to not have to deal. I'm starting to stress eat again. I do my runs and workouts, but it's a struggle and I'm only on auto pilot. I have to take over the counter sleeping pills just to fall asleep at night. I struggle to find anything I don't absolutely hate about myself. And people keep feeding me lines of bull about how everything happens for a reason, when a door closes another opens kind of *kitten* that I guess makes them feel better but makes me want to punch them.
TL:DR yeah, I've felt that way.
I get this, lived this, and know this may happen to me again.. It seems like an impending doom is happening right now.. And you know what, you are right.. Your world is turned upside down, and hard to see any light at the end of the tunnel.. Every minute of everyday there may or may not be an opportunity to fix financial woes.
So today, tomorrow and the next you concentrate on the things you can control. Most of all, do not give this situation all your power.. cause I learned a long time ago worry does not fix it any sooner.. I wish I had a dollar for every-time I worried something to death.
Getting through hard times are needed to mature and get stronger.. Unfortunately pain and discomfort in life is what makes all the good things good!! I do wish you all the best.. And you know what I think most of us are here at some point everyday... come back and chat with us!
Thank you. For real.
Much love to you
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I never knew what a Chocodile was until I just watched an episode of "Lie to Me"..
Must be living in the dark ages..
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littlemissbgiff wrote: »
I am all about moist snack cakes.. and i have been living on this planet for a while now and heard about these for the first time last night..
Maybe where i live in the US all you get are Little Debbie Honey buns, Oatmeal Cream Pies and Fudge Rounds..0 -
Little Debbie
- Cosmic Brownie.
- Nutty Bar.
- Oatmeal Creme Pie.
- Swiss Cake Roll.
- Zebra Cake.
I know a thing or too about snack cakes and have never seen those. I have seen Ding Dongs before, which look like those. Did you know that Crocodiles aren't even listed on the Hostess website. After doing some research they seem to be limited release in the US.0 -
I think I'm there right now. I've been unemployed over 3 months and with the holidays coming up. I'm struggling to have any kind of positive attitude. No good job prospects. I'm sleeping away the time as a way to not have to deal. I'm starting to stress eat again. I do my runs and workouts, but it's a struggle and I'm only on auto pilot. I have to take over the counter sleeping pills just to fall asleep at night. I struggle to find anything I don't absolutely hate about myself. And people keep feeding me lines of bull about how everything happens for a reason, when a door closes another opens kind of *kitten* that I guess makes them feel better but makes me want to punch them.
TL:DR yeah, I've felt that way.
We've never even chatted, much less know each other, but I had to respond. A while back I went through a horrible time I didn't think I would make it through. Literally.
I learned two lessons from it. Hard times are as temporary as good times can be, and you....you aren't the enemy. Please don't hate yourself. I won't toss in a bunch of "feel good words" because it can take a while to get through, but I will say hang in there. Sometimes...the flip side is right around the corner.
Wishing and hoping the best for you.2 -
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littlemissbgiff wrote: »littlemissbgiff wrote: »
I am all about moist snack cakes.. and i have been living on this planet for a while now and heard about these for the first time last night..
Maybe where i live in the US all you get are Little Debbie Honey buns, Oatmeal Cream Pies and Fudge Rounds..
I'm all about those oatmeal cream pies tho!!
Oatmeal cream pies and bat brownies are king.0 -
littlemissbgiff wrote: »
I learn a lot from my hardest times. Easier to say than do while you're in them but they do tend to make you re prioritize and reevaluate what you thought was important. Somehow we all make it thru. Sometimes we are better and stronger for it.
well said
I just hate seeing people go through bad times. Something else I developed more of was empathy. But it's also great to see a community come together, for moral support if nothing else.1 -
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All so true - I've been moment by moment myself time to time. It does pass eventually...LiftingLady5 wrote: »
During my hardest times, and even sometimes now, I can only take life one second at a time. The whole "One Day at a Time" thing somehow can seem like too much to handle. But keep moving forward, and eventually we can get through the hard times and become stronger and wiser because of them. Sometimes the just focusing on right now in this moment can help carry you a long way, as opposed to always thinking about how things were or how you'd rather things be.
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I think I'm there right now. I've been unemployed over 3 months and with the holidays coming up. I'm struggling to have any kind of positive attitude. No good job prospects. I'm sleeping away the time as a way to not have to deal. I'm starting to stress eat again. I do my runs and workouts, but it's a struggle and I'm only on auto pilot. I have to take over the counter sleeping pills just to fall asleep at night. I struggle to find anything I don't absolutely hate about myself. And people keep feeding me lines of bull about how everything happens for a reason, when a door closes another opens kind of *kitten* that I guess makes them feel better but makes me want to punch them.
TL:DR yeah, I've felt that way.
We've never even chatted, much less know each other, but I had to respond. A while back I went through a horrible time I didn't think I would make it through. Literally.
I learned two lessons from it. Hard times are as temporary as good times can be, and you....you aren't the enemy. Please don't hate yourself. I won't toss in a bunch of "feel good words" because it can take a while to get through, but I will say hang in there. Sometimes...the flip side is right around the corner.
Wishing and hoping the best for you.
Thank you
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LiftingLady5 wrote: »I think I'm there right now. I've been unemployed over 3 months and with the holidays coming up. I'm struggling to have any kind of positive attitude. No good job prospects. I'm sleeping away the time as a way to not have to deal. I'm starting to stress eat again. I do my runs and workouts, but it's a struggle and I'm only on auto pilot. I have to take over the counter sleeping pills just to fall asleep at night. I struggle to find anything I don't absolutely hate about myself. And people keep feeding me lines of bull about how everything happens for a reason, when a door closes another opens kind of *kitten* that I guess makes them feel better but makes me want to punch them.
TL:DR yeah, I've felt that way.
We've never even chatted, much less know each other, but I had to respond. A while back I went through a horrible time I didn't think I would make it through. Literally.
I learned two lessons from it. Hard times are as temporary as good times can be, and you....you aren't the enemy. Please don't hate yourself. I won't toss in a bunch of "feel good words" because it can take a while to get through, but I will say hang in there. Sometimes...the flip side is right around the corner.
Wishing and hoping the best for you.
During my hardest times, and even sometimes now, I can only take life one second at a time. The whole "One Day at a Time" thing somehow can seem like too much to handle. But keep moving forward, and eventually we can get through the hard times and become stronger and wiser because of them. Sometimes the just focusing on right now in this moment can help carry you a long way, as opposed to always thinking about how things were or how you'd rather things be.
My daily schedule anymore is so monotonous. I don't really talk to anyone much anymore because even though well meaning, the same old questions of "How's the job search going?" and "How are things with you?" have become irritating. I just say, I'm fine. When really I'm not but have no energy to go into it all, and besides I highly doubt most people even want to hear the truth.0 -
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Girls, what would happen if we really told what was on our minds?
When asked how are you doing? And we replied.. How do you think I effing feel?
When asked hows the kids? And we replied.. I don't know, have you seen them this week?
When asked are you ready for Christmas? And we replied.... what the hell is that, people still celebrate Christmas?
Don't you think it would really throw people off.. AND What do we do if someone replied this back to us?? My first thought might be to say "well alrighty then".. and the other thought would be to high five them for honesty..
I just got back from doing this "small talk" in my home office, and I wanted to throw up when I left.. I think I am getting too old to care anymore.. i was bothered about it for about 30 seconds...LOL0 -
Girls, what would happen if we really told what was on our minds?
When asked how are you doing? And we replied.. How do you think I effing feel?
When asked hows the kids? And we replied.. I don't know, have you seen them this week?
When asked are you ready for Christmas? And we replied.... what the hell is that, people still celebrate Christmas?
Don't you think it would really throw people off.. AND What do we do if someone replied this back to us?? My first thought might be to say "well alrighty then".. and the other thought would be to high five them for honesty..
I just got back from doing this "small talk" in my home office, and I wanted to throw up when I left.. I think I am getting too old to care anymore.. i was bothered about it for about 30 seconds...LOL
People aren't ready for our level of truth.0 -
I want to say though that I just had a phone interview with a loan officer from a bank I had interviewed with a few weeks ago. Totally wasn't expecting it but I'm pretty sure I rocked it. He said I'll have one more interview with the loan operations director out of the main office so I expect that maybe next week.
So a definite positive regarding my job search! 7 -
_unsteady_ wrote: »I want to say though that I just had a phone interview with a loan officer from a bank I had interviewed with a few weeks ago. Totally wasn't expecting it but I'm pretty sure I rocked it. He said I'll have one more interview with the loan operations director out of the main office so I expect that maybe next week.
So a definite positive regarding my job search!
That's cool! Hope you get the job Let's celebrate with a happy selfie?
Even though I already selfied once today. Happy enough? See, I'm even showing teeth!
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