UGH.  Parents, please tell me kids start sleeping sometime before the teen years.  Too tired to accomplish much towards my goals but I did get a shower today so... YAH?!

Good story, Skeen!  That's fun!

I LOVED pound puppies/purries.  Still have all my originals which is about 5-6 adults (including Cooler with his jacket) and 5-6 babies!  My story is I had a brown striped kitten that I took everywhere.  I mean, I talked to that kitten, petted it, loved it so much.  Then, when I was in second grade, it disappeared.  I cried and cried.  I even told my little brother that if he'd hidden it somewhere that I promised I wouldn't get mad at him if he would just give it back!

Months went by and I still pined for that cat.  My mom (unbeknownst to me) had been searching thrift stores, little independent toy shops, and the like because, of course, they weren't carried in the big toy shops, anymore.  One day, she brought me home another little brown kitty just like the other one!  But, there were subtle differences.  Her head sort of tilted the opposite way and her face was slimmer and higher.  I just didn't love that new kitty like the old one.

More months passed and I was helping my mom wrap a gift for some occasion.  She kept wrapping paper under her bed so I went to get it and BOOM!  Little brown kitten was way under the bed!  Oh, I sobbed like I'd never sobbed before.  It was bittersweet, though, because her eyelid paint on both eyes had come off!  So I was crying because I was happy to have found her and crying because her eyes were wrong!  My Mom (what a trooper!) found some grey paint and made new, albeit wobbly, lines and fixed my kitty. 

It was YEARS later when my brother finally admitted to me that he had taken kitty and hidden her but he had forgotten where!  He felt so badly about it that he never hid any of my toys ever again.


Not my picture but this was the one I loved so much...
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I now have about 8 of this particular cat because I have to buy it if I ever find one.

This is making me feel better with so many of you not being good at directions!  I'm TERRIBLE!  Been living in the same area for 25 years and I still can't remember the street names (although, I have got the cardinal direction down!).  Everyone knows not to ask me for directions because I can just give landmarks and not the actual intersection.  It's really kind of embarrassing to be an adult and not be able to read a map on the spot- I need time to study it beforehand- or have to have detailed instructions on how to get somewhere.  But, my brain just does not process that stuff.  I have a hard time translating an overhead view of a map to the streets I'm driving.  I HATE highways with lots of signs and exits.  I get so stressed and confused!   

I've been lurking since I mostly only get to check from my phone and I am NOT a good poster/typist from my phone... too old, I guess!  Taking a minute on the PC to check-in.

Doing okay on my weight loss.  Lost a few more pounds in the last 6-8 weeks but kind of holding steady, now.  Probably will have to try to exercise to get past the plateau.

I think the "me time" before midnight is not a doable goal for me for a few years.  *sigh.  I LOVE my kids but it's 14 hours a day straight and that really starts to wear a person down.  I'll be glad when they can play with each other!

and doing more ed learning with my toddler.  Shes so smart but she doesnt want to try very much, dh says shes spoiled...

What are you doing, Kiwiwchi?  I have a 2.5 year old.  Feeling that I need to try to have a few more structured learning things!

Yeah, new people joining!  Great to read about your goals!!


Not to bring it down but I’m kinda bummed.  Joined a book swap on Facebook (it’s a chain thing so you have to recruit your friends and they in turn recruit theirs).  I joined because I’m super introverted and was just trying to do something outside of my comfort zone.  No one joined under me.  Man, I know I shouldn’t take that personally but it’s a punch in the gut and takes me straight back to high school.  I was ignored in high school which was an improvement from middle school where I was bullied.  This stuff sticks with you, my friends. 

I really want to participate but I'm afraid I might end up letting my buddy down   even though I would still encourage them if I failed.


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I think that’s all that really matters!  I mean, even you don’t accomplish what you wanted to, you aren’t a failure.  You just succeeded at different stuff!  Like, going to work, caring for your dog, cooking a meal... whatever!   

I’ve been pregnant the last few times healthy pony came up so I didn’t join but, now that I have lots of baby weight to lose and have done like ZERO exercise in the last three years, this sounds really cool.  I have no critique to add, but would consider donating a few pony things as prizes!