BOTT 911 - Friday Ramblings of a botter LOL

Hey BOTTs 

There is something sick and twisted about waking up to blue skies, sun shine so bright you need a pair of shades and then when you open the door to let the furbabies out the blast of cold air is so bad your tear ducts freeze.  4 degrees and that is not the wind chill.  If I wanted to live in Alaska I would move there  HELLO 

Happy Friday everyone    I love having a place to come to and unload, but I also want to go further.  So if I am stuck, why?  If I am not losing, why?  If I am frustrated why?  Then I need to change my thinking to why not?  We are getting ready to go into March.  2 months into the new year and getting closer to the "s" word  SPRING    With that and my son going to ask his girl friend to marry him this year, what more incentive do I need?  I want those wedding photos to be me looking the best I ever have in my life.  Oops, it's about the bride, it's about the bride..    oops my bad

I am really going to take the weekend and have a long talk with myself, you do the same and let's come back Monday and share some thoughts, suggestions, tips, anything so together we can get it GOING 

Take care,
Kathy

Kathy, while you're having that talk with yourself DON'T YOU DARE leave out what a really cool and wonderful person you are

So your son deserves the best looking bride in the world and if she knows "Mama" is one fine looker, it will be her incentive to be the best she can be (How's that for twisting prideful thinking??? )

Kind of a heavy day - received my first patient "official" compaint in my 30 years as a professional yesterday.  Then last night learned that one of the psychologists who used to work for me committed suicide.  will be going to the funeral tomorrow.  One of the last people I would ever guess that would do that - she was so strong.  Pretty good example of why strong isn't good at all if you won't allow yourself to be human and to reach out for help.

Am happy to say that, so far, this has not driven me to food.  Now that's a GIANT change for me.

Thanks for listening.

I am so sorry about your co-worker.  It is so hard to understand their thinking.  It is never better for someone to take ones own life, they don't realize what happens to their loved ones that are left to deal with it.

Good job on not reaching out for the "make me feel better" food ! !  It won't change a thing !  

Thanks Sally.  Knowing her, she had to be so very very troubled to even consider doing such a thing.  I feel so sorry for her husband.  They had both recently retired at a young retirement age and were so close. 

I am soooo sorry to hear about the lost of your co-worker.  Sometimes the ones that put up a I am strong front are the ones that are in the most pain.  And what is scary is we don't know until it's too late.
My thoughts are with you.

My friend, I am sorry but people are just not playing on the same level these days as in the old ones.  If you have only had 1 complaint in 30 years that says it ALL!  Try not to let it get you down.

Thank you for the kind words.  My son is sensative that he has a "young" looking Mom.  When ever we go out everyone thinks I am his GF, so before anyone can say anything he will introduce me as his MOM.  When we went ring shopping, he was so funny.  This is my MOM not my GF.

Kudos for how far you have come with learning to not turn to food 

Take care,
Kathy

Thanks, Kathy.  Just don't know how the company who has my contract will see it. 

Kathy,
What an honor, that your son took you with to pick out the ring.  It's so nice that you have such a great relationship with your son.  I'm close to all my kids, but when my son got married, I wanted to pull him back from the alter and say NOOOO!  I cried at his wedding more than at my daughter's!  Boys have a special bond with their moms.  I'm sure that you will pull it together and look beautiful for the big day.  And it's not only about the bride, it's about the mom too! 
Deb

Hey Happy,
This is the first complaint that you received in 30 years?  That's fantastic!  I'm sure that there was a miscommunication with the patient.  Don't let it get you down.  I'm sorry to hear about your co-worker.  It's so difficult to explain how or what makes a person reach that level.  It's hard and it happens so fast, I've been on that side of that fence.  It's not easy.  Take a little time for yourself. Treat yourself to something nice today, you deserve it.
Deb

Thanks for your kind words, Deb.  I'm concentrating on the wonderful change of not heading for food and kind of not thinking too much about the negaive.  so far so good.

Hey Happy,

I am so sorry to hear about your colleague.  You are right, you never know what is going on for someone else.  So often we assume that peoples' outsides are congruent with their insides and, unfortunately with your psychologist colleague, it wasn't true.  A very sad situation.  My condolences to you.  Being strong is also being able to ask for help and not doing it alone.

30 years with your first complaint - that is impressive!  I have worked for lawyers and surgeons for years and even the best of the best have multiple complaints in less time.  That being said, knowing you as I do, I know it bothers you.  My thoughts and confidence in you remain strong and constant.

Take care.

I'm thinking of you, Cathy