Am so alone..

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 21, 2018:

I'm better alone than with someone who doesn't care for me.

I have just been diagnosed with diabetes type 2 and have been advised to cut down on carbohydrates.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 21, 2018:

Sweet potato, cauliflower. You can cook cauliflower, blend it, add butter/salt/pepper and other flavors as deisred and it is delicious and much like mashed potatoes. To replace rice try any whole grain. I like quinoa. Also, most important of all for DM2, cut out as much sugar as you can. Educate yourself to all the many names of sugar and get them out of your house. Ketchup has a teaspoon of sugar per tablespoon. That is nearly 40% sugar! Best thing for you is read and educate yourself. Nuts are a great snack. And good luck!

Dear Journal, Day 1524 without sex. I think I'm losing hearing in my left eye.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 21, 2018:

LOL!! Wow, over 4 years. I'm impressed (or concerned) you keep track.

Good morning! This sure rarely happens to me :P

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 21, 2018:

LOL! Yes, I drink cold coffee. Mine is still in the fridge.

Start your day with a smile.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 21, 2018:

LOL!! The cone of shame!

Just a jealous, spoiled brat.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 21, 2018:

This is perfect. Obama is 100% the man Drumpf will ever be. And yes, many Americans were dismayed to find out that all the crap that their identity demand they believe about non whites is not true so they are in a mental crisis.

I know there have been several messages about blocking.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 21, 2018:

I think it is up to us as individuals to make that call. If someone disturbs your peace of mind so much that you need to block them, its a personal choice.

Trump.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 21, 2018:

The last one is going to stay in my heart for a long time. It is perfect. I wished I believed in hell because Don the Con is going to burn there.

Art and human frailty

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 20, 2018:

Wow!! Appropriate to be in a hospital

Is this possible? What is your opinion?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 20, 2018:

IMHO, no. I can't,and knowing that will not even try.

This is a site to which I posted a link on Fartbook about 2 months ago.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 20, 2018:

I watched Zeitgeist (all three of them) a few years ago, it was the nail in the coffin of my belief in christianity. It was dying, zeitgeist finished it off.

The lazy days of what we used to "porching". Love those times and miss them as well.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 20, 2018:

That is my idea of a porch!

Eat well for life.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 20, 2018:

Yep, I avoid big pharma and try to eat real food.

Oh yes did this a lot and the books were heavy.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 20, 2018:

I walked to elementary school, Jr high carpooled with neighbors, and in Sr High my step witch drove us. She had this idea she had to keep her thumb on us all the damn time.

Who's coming?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 20, 2018:

I'm ready!

Its Gonna Happen - Mueller to the Rescue

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 20, 2018:

Soon, please!!

FFS! Both arms, both legs.... News flash: There is a new patch of Poison Ivy in the garden.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 20, 2018:

Natural remedies for poison ivy. https://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/poison-ivy-remedies/

How accurate is this?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 20, 2018:

I had one kitty for many years, she was blind the last half of her life and I knew she should be an only cat for the rest of her life. She was very bonded to me, my heart cat. She passed in November 2016. In Febr 2017 I got Xena who was about a year old. In January this year I got Zelda who was about 6 months. They don't "like" each other yet, but there is some mutual grooming and plenty of racing up and down stairs, acrobatics, and general amusement. I'm so glad I have two kitties.

I Must Destroy You with Hugs and Kisses

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 20, 2018:

AWwwwww, makes me go mushy.

I’d rather have a partner make a clean break than be passive-aggressive. Thoughts?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 20, 2018:

I hate passive aggressive BS. I had a friend who did that which is what moved him totally to the friend zone. Then a few years later he needs help so called on old friends. I helped him out and got the passive aggressive BS again. There is no next time.

1.90 inches of rain yesterday.... this morning the first Calla lily bloom appears:

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 20, 2018:

Beautiful!!

And you can put Canada squarely in the LEGAL column! [reuters.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 20, 2018:

I love Canada, sigh.

Cooking chicken...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 20, 2018:

When I was a kid we had a Siamese cat; very sweet kitty, very unSiamese temperament. Mom worked in a restaurant, got home after midnight. Put a frozen chicken on the counter to thaw. After she got in bed she heard a loud thunk, then slide, slide, thunk, thunk, thunk, slide. Then she got up to check. The cat had pulled the chicken off the counter, across the kitchen floor, down the steps, over the landing, and was headed down to the basement with it. Mom rescued our Sunday dinner, still in the wrappings, put it back on the counter and put a heavy bowl over it. The kitty yowled at her for several minutes for taking away her midnight snack, then gave it up and came up to me in bed. Great memory.

How do you feel about the smell of a cigar in the morning.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 19, 2018:

Not in my house, ever.

It's 8:30am and I've already had my fifth cup of coffee. I can see noises.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 19, 2018:

Oh dear, and you levitating yet?

You ever pay the 10% church tithes?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 19, 2018:

When we were church going in one of our churches we tithed. I wish I had that money back now.

How humid is it outside your house? Ugh!

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 19, 2018:

We've had over 2 inches of rain today, I think that means the humidity was 100% for a while :)

Has anyone ever really gotten salmonella from eating raw cookie dough or is someone just trying to ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 19, 2018:

I've eaten way too much raw cookie dough, I used to make double batches so I'd be sure some cookies made it to the oven. Never gotten sick.

My two daughters' (both over 50) comments on Fathers Day, made my day.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 19, 2018:

You're a good dad and you raised some great kids! Well done!

I have a question regarding something I have noticed on some ads that I want to ask about out of ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 19, 2018:

I would agree with almost every poster here. I am reasonably sure that if I put sex as something I'm looking for someone is going to assume I'm cheap and easy, or available for FWB. I want sex in the context of a relationship. I'm hoping to have sex again one day, but I'm willing to wait for the whole package.

Would You Move to Another State?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 19, 2018:

If my kids all moved with me I'd love to go back to the Seattle/Tacoma/Everett area, we lived there 1994 to 1999. I'd consider Colorado as well, extended family is there and one kid makes frequent trips there anyway. I have lived in Germany as well, I'd consider going back. Or Sweden I've heard great things about.

These are REAL. Is this the USA you thought you lived in?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 19, 2018:

My anxiety has been over the top this week, I wanna go get lost in the woods until sanity is restored. He's hurting babies, OMG, what has the US come to?

Antonio Gaudi

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 19, 2018:

WOW!

We're babysitting the grandson this evening while the parents go out for awhile.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 19, 2018:

How cute, and love the small human. My cats were thoroughly under impressed first time my new grandson was heree, all he did was sleep. The granddaughter they are wary of, she's mobile!

Who here has had a root canal? Please tell me about your experience, good and bad.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 19, 2018:

I've had several root canals... What a relief when the tooth pain is gone. Getting my wisdom teeth out was far, far worse.

Ahhhhh.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 19, 2018:

I do biweekly or tri weekly nail upkeep and quarterly pedis. A few months ago, I think it was good Friday (my company made it a holiday, yay for me) I had a mud wrap, facial and massage. Then I went home and took a nap. I try to pamper me every so often, if I don't who will.

Hi @Akfishlady, I've been L7 for a while but didn't join before, likely because I've been having so ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 19, 2018:

Welcome!

Public Cannabis company initiates ad campaign: [forgetstoner.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 19, 2018:

I like that. People who use marijuana could be your next door neighbor, your boss, or your doctor. End the stigma!

Pretty much.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 19, 2018:

The brain needs to be bigger, but other than that, very good!

Stephen Miller: the nazi in the cupboard. [instagram.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

he is one sick, sick, sick bastard.

Cheeto the builder

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

Like he would ever get his hands dirty, and he's too fat to squat down like that. Hell, my knees hurt just looking at it.

Children are bargaining chips

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

This hurts my heart so bad. It is so wrong to wage war on children.

How conscious are you of your carbon foot print?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

about 12 years ago I made canvas shopping bags. I use them most shopping trips. 8 years ago I made personal wipes. I quit using toilet paper. I rarely use paper towels, napkins, or plastic bags I use glass for food storage. I make my own soap, toothpaste, deodorant, lip balm. I garden. I use Hydroflasks and almost never use plastic water bottles. I use metal straws. I make and take my own lunch, carry and reuse my own silverware, and usually cook from scratch and mostly vegetarian. I recycle paper and plastic at home, and take glass recycling to Target. I donate my unused stuff to a variety of resale or reuse places. I compost, and I have a worm box in my pantry. I make my own extracts and cleaning solvents. There are lemon peels soaking in vinegar in my pantry now. I'm not sure how long they've been there. And I'm gradually replacing all the light bulbs with LEDs.

Needs a caption!

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

We know who is pulling the strings.

This feels true to me.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

YUCK!! I see my ex often enough that I get frequent reminders of why I pulled that plug.

Leonbergers! I survived the visit but barely remained upright as they were both jumpers.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

Glad you made it through upright. They look like amazing dogs!

How do I fix a broken cat?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

S/he's not broken, s/he's comfy!

This is something every cat lover should have. LOL

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

I could make these! I'm not going to, but I could. Seriously, I have so many other projects I can't get to these until 19 years 4 months 3 days after I retire.

What are you obsessed with?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

Justice, Agnostic.com, fabric stores, yarn, kitties, grandbabies, surviving, my sleep or lack thereof.

I don't know where to put this or if it's even relevant.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

Wow, seems to me like two stray cats encountering each other. Psssst, fur flying. Seems like offence was taken pretty quickly.

My Rainey - utterly relaxed today

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

That looks like utter contentment. S/he is totally trusting, quite a compliment to you.

I've noticed through conversations that some people develope shallow reasons, based on past ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

Hobbies and music choices maybe. Names not so much. I grew up a Smith, I love unusual names. Profession, maybe. I probably wouldn't have much in common with someone who works for ICE right now. Ethnicity is not an issue. Race is a human construct and we all bleed red blood.

Oh yes, The Monkees. You are singing that song right now. lol

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

Now I'm a believer!

Good morning! After a wonderful weekend, it'll be even harder to go to work today .

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

Sometimes it is a relief to go to work, knowing I can sit for several hours. I hit record high numbers of stairs and steps this weekend, and its no wonder I ache this morning.

My oldest daughter cooked dinner for FathersDay⁠ ⁠and my son did the dishes.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Looks yummy, and yes, the baby gets to skate.

In the "Have you experienced this?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

I had a date with a gent, and I explained I did not believe in God nor go to church. And he kept calling me a good Christian woman. I asked what part of not believing was he ignoring. That was a short relationship for that and a few other reasons. Then recently I got off all dating sites, just kept encountering the same scammers or just meeting the same guys. Not worth the hassle.

The far side!

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

LOL!!

How do you access/search for new posts to comment on?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

I check out my notifications first, and post stuff I've found on other sites. Then I look at new member activity. And IF it isn't time to go to work or bed and I have nothing more pressing to do, then I will look at older posts. Yeah, I need to get a life.

What would you do if...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

I'd give up FB, I have much more fun here. However, my kids are on FB, and some good friends and my sister. So I would do so only with great reluctance.

It's hot here (okay not by some standards ).

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

It was forecast to get up to 98° today, I don't know how hot it got, we had an afternoon thundershower. Tomorrow 94° with a possibility of thundershowers Monday and Tuesday.

Boy this is really an old one, as a kid I loved playing it.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Yes, I loved clue. One of the kids still has the game. or had.

Seems most people live their lives without much thought, BUT some have purposely embraced a ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Do no harm, be kind to others (unless we're in traffic and then all bets are off), leave the world a better place than I found it, and do things that will make the kids proud, and if you must do something the kids would not be proud of make sure they will never find out.

Suck it climate change deniers. It does not get this fucking hot here.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Welcome to the heat zone. Yeah, it sucks.

I got a bit messy at work this morning.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

You look very satisfied! And hell, dirt/grease washes off so don't worry about it. Good job!

So.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

I am an encourager. I will tell you the truth always, and I will point you in what I believe to be the right direction and I will tell you you're better than you think you are. Then I will let you do that hard work but I will continue to encourage and cheer you on. I have done shit I shouldn't have, and luckily lived to tell the tale which has given me great experiences and hopefully some wisdom. I'm pretty damn smart and that has also sprung form the doing shit I shouldn't have. I'm laid back, I don't get my garters in a knot for stuff that just isn't going to matter tomorrow or next week. I am a Mama Bear. If you mess with my kids I will grind your bones to bake my bread. If you've become my friend I will Mama Bear if I think it is needed.

I really made out for Father’s Day.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Toothache plant? Is it a type of clove?

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY 'A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

I try to do things with an eye towards making my world a better place. I've planted several trees in places I've lived before. My last trip to KC I drove by my former home and my tree is now big enough that I think it will block the sun as it was hoped it would. Someone else gets that benefit now, but that's OK. I create things that last for a long time. I made an afghan for my daughter when she was 9, she still uses it. I have it for the moment, it needs to be mended. I hope when I pass the kids will have things to remind them of my existence that last beyond them.

With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil; but for good ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Well said.

Just got my job assignment for tomorrow, pet visit.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Maybe put a saddle on him? Geeze, big dog.

You’re Living in 2018 if… Thought I would add a little levity to the day.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

1. Never put my pin in the microwave, I usually use the add 30 second button. 2. True on the solitaire, but I haven't owned cards in years. 3. Nope, the kids each have one number, but I have no idea what they are without my contacts list. 4. First I IM them, if they don't respond then the IM goes to their email. 5. My reason for not staying in touch is I don't care. I'm in touch with those who matter. 6. I live alone, so no help with the groceries. However, I do call SIL (8 miles away) for really heavy stuff. He's good that way. 7. What commercials? Turned off cable. 8. YES! Cell is always in left front pants pocket. If I'm not in jeans/slacks then it is in my purse and I'm anxious all day. 9. Yes, coffee before heading out the door to work. I'm online while I eat breakfast. 10. Nope, 11. Yup 12. Nope 13. There was a number 9. Coffee, remember? 14. LOL, but no. Or maybe I cheated answering numerically.

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HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

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Depression

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Previously I have been on meds, zoloft comes to mind and something else later. The meds had some weird side effects, I started some uncharacteristic behavior. I got off all meds, I use B vitamins, exercise, yoga, healthier eating, and I resolved some of the issues that were bothering me. I still veer into depression with great regularity, but I know I will be OK, that the episode will pass. For me, I noticed a change when I stopped eating processed foods. I don't eat any food that have a commercial, except nuts. Cashews are good for depression. I eat foods as they are found in nature, not boxed, processed, or fake; and usually limit sugars.

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HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

I got an expired link notification

I went to a good friend's vegan birthday party last night.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Looks delish!

So who is watching the football?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

As an American it hugely amuses me you call it "the football" and I don't mean that in a condescending way. I love how our common language split so uncommonly. The other part of it is I'm not a sports fan so I almost never voluntarily watch sports. The last time I did watch sports was at my nail salon, seems the Thai and Vietnamese gals that work there are fans of soccer. That was all that was on TV.

My brother's tuxedo cat Millie.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Such a pretty baby! She must think she has gone to heaven now.

Anyone else love split pea soup ?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

I wouldn't say I love it, but it is the only way I will eat peas.

What shall we it?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Cheezy

Here in the Central Plains, we are sweltering in a string of consecutive 100 Deg days.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

I go outside only as needed, and ran errands early today to beat the heat. I have projects if I need distraction, I quilt, sew, I have a few books I need to finish, and there is laundry and cleaning to be done. Oy vey. I always have things to do indoors and out, the outside things will just wait til fall, or next spring.

So...What are you doing for Father's Day today?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

I'm having a normal Sunday and thinking about a nap. I have no idea if the kids are doing anything with their dad. I no longer have to be involved in that. And my dad has been gone for a long time.

Achieved Level 8 today. Woot Woot!

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Way to hang in there!! Woot!!

Gilead is here.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Breaks my heart.

I have two friends that got thier medical marijuana cards here in S.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

I'd rather deal with someone smoking pot than a drunk. Drunks can get real mean real fast, and a pot smoker just wants to chill.

Good morning and Happy Father's Day!

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

I was out and about early to get my shopping done before the heat crashed the party. Guess what! The pharmacy at Target doesn't open until 11!!!! I was torked. I ran an errand next door, then went to Starbucks in the Target to wait. So now I'm caffeinated and won't get my nap. Hopefully I will remember the hours when I need that refill in 3 months. What are the odds? (not great)

What complaint about you do you keep hearing?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

My organization skills were lacking, and when I did organize it wasn't the right way. My housekeeping standards are relaxed and since I live alone it works for me and the kitty girls.

The mother lode!!! I'll just set here with my bucket until the raspberries are ready.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Awesome!

Weirdness is just a side effect of my being awesome.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Or are you awesome due to your weirdness? Either way, we love you.

I've stopped engaging with online dating sites.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Good luck with that, you've likely got some competition.

Weekly update on progress my Nova Scotia garden.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Looks good!!

My dinner plate Hibiscus is blooming for the first time this season and it’s on father’s day.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

BeautyFULL for sure, love the color!

Empty nest

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

First, figure out what you like to do or who you want to be and go for it. I've always had projects and hobbies, I like to be busy. My empty nest coincided with divorce and reentry into the workforce, followed by unemployment. It was a rough time for me, but a time of personal growth. It is what pushed me away from religion to the understanding there is no good god looking out for us. It made me much stronger,and I'm thankful for it. The empty nest will be what you make of it. For me it was exciting to see my kids forge lives for themselves and become the wonderful young women that they are.

Every garden needs a pond. One of my favorite projects :)

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

I would love to do this someday.

Mexico Will Pay For Impeachment? Not The Friggin Wall.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Best news we've had all day! Except, what is in it for them?

This was taken in Arizona many years ago, don't remember the name of the cactus but it has beautiful...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Beautiful!

I thought I was having "Deja Vu" yesterday. Turns out I just do the same crap every day.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

SSDD syndrome

I'm scared some kid is going to break into my house and fleek me to death with a bae.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

LOL! Would you enjoy it?

I'm not superficial. I'm really just ficial.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

LOL! I agree!

I talk a lot of shit for someone who owns a daily pill organizer.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Right back atcha! What did we do before those nifty devices!

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HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

The hardest loss any parent can bear. I have shared this on FB.

Nova and I agree.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

He is adorable, as are the others. I ended up in a PetSmart this morning and took a look at the kitties. The Humane Society is full so cats over 6 months old are free. It was tempting, sooo tempting.