Something I have a bad habit of doing (but am working on changing that and have been successful) is ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 7, 2019:

I am an encourager. I will go out of my way to tell people when I see them doing something good, or when I see something to be encouraged. I am not guaranteed tomorrow, and if I don't say it now the opportunity will be gone, possibly forever. I have lost about 40 pounds since last September, mostly be exercising and giving up sugar. I just started a new job, I am reinventing myself (well jobwise) at 61. I work for a Not For Profit hospital system.

Here is something fun to do, my oldest will be 52 and I'll be 73?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 7, 2019:

I will be 71 (oh that seems old) and my oldest will be 44, which also seems absurdly old.

Just on news Joe Biden could start campaign against trump next month.what do you think

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 7, 2019:

Go home Joe, I love you but your time is gone.

WHAT'S YOUR POSITION ON ABORTION ?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 7, 2019:

Woman's body, woman's choice. No one else's business beside her doctor's.

This made me smile! I love me some Notorious RBG

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 7, 2019:

I adore RBG. My daughters admire her as well.

Throwback Thursday! Just for fun, post a childhood photo. Here's me

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 7, 2019:

High School senior year 1976

I turned 50 in October 2018.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 7, 2019:

If you haven't read it yet, the book Toxic Parents by Susan Forward will be a world of help. Check with your local hospitals to see if they have a free or sliding scale counseling program. In my area our Methodist Health System (not for profit hospital system) offers that. Or call a pastor at any United Methodist church and ask if they are aware of any programs like that. I found out about the program in my area from a United Methodist pastor, and you don't have to be a church member or religious in any way to take advantage of that program. And please realize it sounds like your mother is mentally ill. You need to make your health and safety a priority. Stay away from her.

Here you go..... Comrades:

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 7, 2019:

That is actually scary.

Just on news Joe Biden could start campaign against trump next month.what do you think

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 7, 2019:

I don't want Biden to run, I like him but I don't trust him.

Does age matter in a relationship?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 7, 2019:

If it makes you happy, if he treats you well, if your needs are met and it is a healthy relationship, please don't second guess yourself. Does age matter, IMHO NO. If you are both legal consenting adults what anyone else thinks does not matter. Now if you were 17 and he was much older, I'd be happy to stomp his ass. But you're a mature, seasoned woman. If you're happy then no one else's opinion matters.

I did something yesterday that I didn't want to do.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 7, 2019:

Good for you. It is hard, but you got through. Always do what is best for you.

Many relationships just don't work out. What's a reason you've ended a relationship?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 7, 2019:

A relationship ended because his mama liked to mess with his mind. She encouraged him to move to out here, and then she hinted her health wasn't so good. She jerked him around this way most of his life, he just wasn't strong enough to stand up to her BS. So it ended because he didn't want me to move to CA, and I really didn't want to, and he couldn't move to NE.

OMG IT'S ME.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 7, 2019:

I could so do this, IF I didn't have cats and I had better natural daylight.

If you get a lot of unsolicited sales, fundraising, and/or scam calls, I have a suggestion.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 7, 2019:

I had a caller tell me that my credit card interest rate could be lower, I asked which card. They said Visa or Mastercard. I said yes, but which company authorized you to call me. They hung up. Generally, I don't answer calls for numbers I don't recognize. If they don't leave a message, I block that number.

How could they do this to me...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 7, 2019:

FFFFFFFFff, back to work 3 days, and kitty girls have discovered "new" toys. I have a bowl of quarters, and I mean big bowl, that has been on the kitchen island for months. Last night quarters became an attractive toy. I have a baggie with broken sticks of chalk for granddaughter to use on the chalk board, it has been there for 8 months, I have pictures. That also became a toy last night. Oh the incredible inscrutable mind of kitties.

I am about to lose my most dear niece to the evils of Ewings Sarcoma.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 6, 2019:

I am so sorry for you loss, I know this is incredibly hard. Children should not have terminal diseases, nor should they suffer.

I haven’t been very active in this group but I’m really struggling tonight.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 6, 2019:

I believe in you. I have never met you nor do I remember any interactions, but I know all humans have potential for great things and are worthy. Just because YOU ARE. And I promise you this, it will get better. Maybe not today, or tomorrow, but it will get better. You are stronger than you think you are. And always, always, always remember you are worthy, you are loved, you are needed, and you will get through this. (((((@Marcie1974)))))

Question. Do you avoid dating people with the same name as your ex or exes?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 6, 2019:

My dad was a Richard, my mean brother is Richard, my first ex was Dennis Richard, the father of my children and 2nd ex husband is Richard, and the long term long distance that broke my heart is a Richard. So, I ask you, should I avoid Richards?

Two things no one likes in this group.... In one link! Bibles and trump. [cbsnews.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Jeebus Christopher, NO!

Growing up did you ever take piano lessons or other instruments and how good were you?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 6, 2019:

I took piano lesssons as an adult when my kids did. I did learn how to play a clarinet in elementary and junior high. I am not musically inclined.

Today is going to be a long day.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 6, 2019:

I learned the hard way that lack of sleep doesn't kill you, it just makes you wish you were dead. I wear a FitBit, so my sleep is tracked, and my heart rate. It is kinda depressing how little sleep I get sometimes. My kitties often contribute to the lack of sleep. They find it amusing to play with their toys on top of me. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, but not in this case.

Nothing about this or anything tRump/pence are doing overseas is Good! NOTHING! [npr.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Good morning Dozer Dog, so happy to see you this morning! You are 100% correct as usual. You are such a good boy!!

Since I am back on here.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Very good, I like that one.

So, I turned 25 recently and it just hit me that I'm 5 years away from being 30.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 5, 2019:

Puhleeeezzzzzeeee, you're barely started. Is the misspelling of crysis deliberate? Anyway, I digress, you're still young, the body should still be in working order. Don't waste your time fretting over hitting 30 or any other number before you get there. You're on the greatest adventure of your life, and if you're not then get it started. When you hit my age you can have your existential crisis; and blown out knees, hips, rotator cuffs and all that other delightful stuff. But make it worthwhile.

Improvement Suggestion - Can we split the Grrr/Dislike into two emojies for a post Like vote?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 5, 2019:

I am still waiting on the SMH icon.

Oh, my, the cuteness.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 5, 2019:

OMG, I'm in love!!!

I wasn’t sure where to post this but it this seems a good place to start

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 5, 2019:

Works for me!!

I figure most in this group will get a kick out of this

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 4, 2019:

He'd probably die to avoid finishing it.

Would this be too much in a bathroom? Because I can draw and I'm seriously considering it.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 4, 2019:

I think it is great!!

Let me pose a question to you.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 4, 2019:

That would not be a deal breaker for me, but... to be a long term relationship I'd have to redo most of my recipes. I love onions and garlic. Lots and lots and lots of onions and garlic.

vsppvic [agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 4, 2019:

Joined today, and definitely NNES. I don't see much good coming from him.

A Cherokee Parable: The Tale of Two Wolves.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 4, 2019:

Love this.

Be humble in all that you do and be kind to everyone you meet.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 4, 2019:

What you do and how you act says more about who you are than all the degrees and bank accounts that you have.

45 is 72.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 4, 2019:

My 2 year old granddaughter is far more mature than he is.

50 Ways to Wake Your Owner

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 4, 2019:

LOL!!

So im looking for some thoughts and opinions and please feel be as honest as you like (feel be ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 4, 2019:

I would LOVE it to live walking distance from a grocery store. I don't drink beer, and cars are transportation only, they really don't excite me. I'm a nerd, and I enjoy it. If being a nerd is why I am still single, then I'm going to die alone. You're young, please don't give up on finding someone. My ex was 29 when we met. And yes, he's a nerd too. We raised several nerdy/geeky kids.

I finished reading a book today.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 4, 2019:

Good for you for getting back to reading. I love to read, it is usually so relaxing. I keep track of my books on Goodreads, are you familiar with it? Goodreads.com

Just sayin'

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 4, 2019:

He is a piece of work.

We have nothing to lose but our chains.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2019:

And damn proud of it!!

Living in a hotel TV fare-WEATHER CHANNEL.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Climate change is a real thing.

The Hard Part- talking to so many great prospecitve dates at once!

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Yeah, I don't know what that is like.

Your shitty childhood isn't an excuse to be a shitty person.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2019:

I grew up in an abusive home, and as some children do I believed it was my fault, or at least much of it was my fault. When I became a parent and my oldest daughter reached the age I was when the serious abuse started, I realized how little control she had, and I had over anything. And that flash of insight that NONE of it was my fault just amazed and freed me. I have all girls and my ex was active duty military, we never lived close to any family until the youngest was almost 12. My kids were never left alone with any member of my birth family. My kids don't know all the details and never will. In discussing this with my younger sister, we're pretty sure our grandparents and great grandparents were abusive for who knows how many generations. But we stopped it for our kids, we are free from that cycle, and I have grown from it. One of my brothers tried some emotional manipulation a couple of years ago, I pushed it right back on him. He hasn't talked to me since. It feels good to be strong, it is freeing to be strong.

The vet clinic where I work is using some of my photos for their wall art! I'm really excited ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2019:

That black lab is amazing, and I love love love goldens.

"We naively believed it couldn't happen here; because we assumed all the politicians would do ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Precisely!!

PSA for those who have painful periods (and those who care about them).

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Makes me so happy to be past allllll that.

Trump Say's He'll Issue Order Protecting Campus Free Speech WTF is the First Amendment for?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Shaking my head.

Finally the fourth ape! ?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Is that a sign of the times or what!! Wow!

Leave Nothing but Footprints Kill Nothing but Time! I love this sign -how about you?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2019:

And take nothing except photographs.

I remember trying to break these in half, didn't always work out , sometimes I got three pieces.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2019:

yes, I used to love those!

'nuff said!

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2019:

That would do it!!

[alternet.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2019:

I think the Republican party is dying, not fast enough but dying. It will reinvent itself, it always does.

How many delivered newspaper this way back in the day?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2019:

My brothers all did. I remember the discussions about folks that would not pay the delivery boy, or trying to pay them less. A good intro to small business, and a sad lesson in shitty people.

Possibly the best trump meme? The last 3rd part of the pic just kills it!

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Perfect!!

Show me the money!❤?? My friend Keisha found this gem. She texted it to me and I had to share!?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2019:

I want one of those!!

Stolen from FB

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2019:

That sounds soooo good!!

What do you find attractive at first sight? I find tattoos and piercings very attractive.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Good grooming.

Cat breaks into zoo and befriends lynx! [facebook.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2019:

That is too cool!! I love to see my girls groom each other, but they're domesticated.

Fuck. Here I go again off the deep end. I hate this so much.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Hang in there, and remember the mantra: This too shall pass. Yes it is hell while you are there, but it will pass.

Who photoshopped a newspaper in his hands?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Do you wonder if he moves his lips when he pretends to read?

They're getting meowied.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

My grandmother's neighbor had a cat that liked to sleep in baskets of wet laundry. He went through a cycle in a gas dryer. He got out alive, and was the meanest, toughest SOB cat in the neighborhood. Dogs were afraid of him. There were no other intact male cats in a half mile of where he lived. His ears and tail got broken in that cycle, and from what I remember pads were burned as well. He is lucky to have survived.

Seven days days no power.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Thanks for letting us know!! Stay safe and warm. Spring is bound get here one of these days.

A trump primer

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Very apt and succinct.

Along with outdoors gardening, I have also enjoyed house plants.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I loved having house plants. Then I moved into a house with only north or south facing windows, and the south windows are coated to deflect the sun. Then I got young cats. I now have 7 houseplants. 3 Sanseveria, one Swedish Ivy, and two Spider plant. It is a challenge to keep the kitties out of the dirt, the ivy and spider are up where they can't reach them.

Who photoshopped a newspaper in his hands?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I'm not sure he can read the print.

Please folks be a member for longer than 5 minutes before you go and shitpost about us somewhere on ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Did I miss something. NM, I usually do. It might be a good thing.

Death by Charity: the Dark Side of Decluttering [truthout.org]

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

This is tragic, but sadly it isn't shocking. The haves are sucking us all dry, those of us with resources to talk about it could be the next victims.

They're getting meowied.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Thanks for the reminder that I need to go move laundry!

I'm not a fan of MSM but am glad that ABC mentions our man that should be and hopefully will become ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Excellent!!

Not drumpf related but, Oh, the irony! Black man becomes head of neo-Nazi group he intends to ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

It does look very good, can't wait to see how it plays out.

interesting article [news.microsoft.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Wow!! That is awesome!

Better to be lucky than good:

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

That works for me, I have never met a cat that I didn't try to make friends with.

Lovely this way too!

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

wow!

Update... ...The Accidental Cannibal...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Did you forget a link?

Noam, i think, hits the sweet spot on this one. last September. [youtu.be]

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Fascinating

The well-being of our nation depends , not on the accumulation of wealth, but on the human capital-...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

They are just greedy fucks, caring only for their pockets today, not for the future.

I got the best news today, I am getting three more grandchildren, So now I'll have a total of eight.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Yay Papa!!! Grandkids are the best, no matter who birthed em. How exciting for you and for your daughter!

I gave up on online dating.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

While you're waiting for Mr. Right.... or Ms Right, or that special person, and I realize I may be in faux pas territory, so whomever or whatever floats your boat.

Has Porn Become the Ultimate Passion Killer?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

The thing with BDSM, there has to be a great deal of trust before you can move in that direction. I like to get adventurous, but if that trust isn't there already, it isn't going to happen, and it can't be rushed. And yes, porn is so readily available it has warped the expectations of the younger generations.

[alternet.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I love it when he embarrasses himself on the world stage. I just wish more Americans opened their damn eyes.

The charter school movement that Republicans keep pushing has been a disaster for public schools, ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

This is not a surprise. It is a shame, a disaster, and a foregone conclusion, but sadly not a surprise.

So yesterday I woke late scrambled to get ready for work and grabbed my agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I wear mine to my gym, and I've had two questions about it. I decided that I can't tell if my shirt is getting frowns, or if people are just deeply concentrating on their workout. I prefer to think they're concentrating on their workout. I usually go to the gym mid morning when it is not busy. That will change next week when I rejoin the working world, M-F 8:30 to 5. My gym hours will likely be after work, or peak time for the gym. Yes, I will still wear the shirts, and yes, it is time to think about getting a smaller size.

[dailykos.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Ohhhh jeebus. We're relegated to walking incubator status.

[dailykos.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Jeebus Criminey, that moron is doing such a damn lot of damage to lives.

Congrats to my Me Too Group.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

And stay strong!!

kate40407 [agnostic.com] believer in "now mode". eyeballs.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

She is posting today... https://agnostic.com/group/Intimacy/post/299951/is-anything-else-really-acceptable?aid=1573478 Definitely getting her number out there.

So where is the money?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Perfect!!

Learn from your past mistakes then pack your bags and get out of there! Or if its your home send ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Don't wallow in your failures. Move on to fresh horizons.

Scientists Say That Starting Work Before 10am Is Similar To Torture - Healthy Food House

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I start a new job on Monday. Maybe I should reconsider.....

FACEBOOK THREAD Occassionally Mods and Members get questions or complaints about what's ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Good info, thank you!!

Three sisters garden

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I read about companion planting years ago, I find it fascinating. My primary reason for growing vegetables is tomatoes. There is nothing so tasty as a tomato still warm from the sun right off the vine.

For some reason I thought of this song this morning...thought I'd share it with you. [youtu.be]

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Sunshine has decided to abandon us in the middle of the US. I'm rather dismayed that winter is hanging on so hard this year.

Which one is which?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I love ginger kitties.

Anyone else put "must be 420 friendly " in their dating profile?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I live in a state where 420 is not legal, I would not have included that in my profile, just too many weirdos out there. I usually would mention it if/when we ever met in person. I haven't been imbibing for that long, but I really don't remember when I did start.

Which three would you keep?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I got rid of Cable TV in 2015. I've gotten rid of most of my jewelry because I just wasn't wearing it. Tacos just aren't that yummy. Wines are a huge maybe. I haven't worn sweat pants in years. I did find a pair when I was cleaning out closets, they went to the donation bin. Cheese is a sometimes thing, Netflix about 4 times a month maybe, unless SamSam comes over. I gave up sugar which eliminated most chocolate. I'd love to have a dog but my yard would need to be fenced and I can no longer open my sliding door to the deck/backyard. That would be awkward. Coffee is once a day for caffeine only, I'd be just as good with taking caffeine pills. Oh, I add some supplements to my coffee, or vice versa. I've got Books and Cats. Substitute Sushi for Tacos and I can find 3.

I gave up on online dating.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 1, 2019:

The god thing, I did laugh out loud. Meeting someone when you stop looking... After I became single I was on several dating sites, had a LTLDR (long term long distance relationship). That ended and after a while I tried online dating again. Then I dropped off all dating sites for a couple years, then went back on them, nothing changed. Dropped off again, and on again. After finding Ag.com I dropped off all online dating sites. I'm still single. I don't know if that will ever change. But I have this theory that you should begin as you mean to go on. We make resolutions all the time, so when you decide a change is needed, figure out how you want to be and do it. So I am living like I will always be single. I do what I wanna do when I wanna do it. I do things that make me happy, and I answer only to me. I have taken vacations alone. I eat out alone. I have gotten active with groups in my area with similar interests to mine. I have decided I am the right person for me. I'm going to be happy because I deserve to be happy, and truly I don't mind my own company. It ain't perfect, but even if I had a partner there is no guarantee it would be perfect. It will be what you make it. I'm not waiting for someone else to come along to either complete me or make me happy. I am complete, and I am happy. And more importantly, I am content.

A bee butt.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 1, 2019:

Wow, nice angle!

Did you ever have one? I did not but my cousin did, it was very smelly.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 1, 2019:

I remember seeing them, but never had one.

kate40407 [agnostic.com] believer in "now mode". eyeballs.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 1, 2019:

I have not seen a photo with a phone number on it before, sneaky. No way is she a grad student, based on the language of her bio. She just reeks of scammer.

If you're single, are you lonely?

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 1, 2019:

I was never so lonely as when I was married. My ex spent his free time on his other woman, AKA his website The Cyber Hymnal. She came first, always. When I finally understood that I took steps to be able to live without him. I used to know the exact date. I know the exact location and approximate date.

Guys, this is getting under my skin and I need input.

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 1, 2019:

I gotta know!! What was the book???!!!