Topic : Depression

Quick question.

I am supposed to work Tues.-Fri. from 9-1.  My friend has to go for some female surgery and will be out for around 3 weeks.  I was 'told' (not asked) that I am going to have to do Monday also while she is out.  That doesn't thrill me but I agreed.

Now the older guy I work with emailed me my hours as usual and said that I'm on the schedule on Saturday as well from 8-3.  That's 6 days instead of for with a 7 hour shift!

I hope he is just teasing me because if he isn't, I don't know what to do.  I am afraid to speak up about this sort of thing.  I don't want them to start taking more advantage of me when I'm already being flexible enough to add the Mondays.  Do I just do it and make it clear that when she comes back, I won't do it anymore?  Or should I just put my food down (too wimpy!) and say I won't do that Saturday?

I'm stressing about this now.  I like to be agreeable and I understand that we are going to be a bit short-staffed back there but I really don't want to do it.

?? Suzanne

          I think I sweated off about five pounds tonight! When I took off the gloves my hands were soaked! It was so easy getting off the old paint from the base boards I may just do the whole room!  In fact I may be able to varnish the wood instead of painting it! The paint they used just peeled off! Unfortunately the stripper left the old finish dull and streaked, I could just leave it. Call me old fashioned but to me old beat up woodwork is better than painted wood anytime!

          My poor back and legs sure don't feel like they are having fun though.Even a hot shower didn't help to loosen my aching muscles! I think the fun will begin when I finally get my craft room done! I may just try to disguise mom's bed as a daybed! That way I can still call it a craft room.Her dresser I'm probably going to sell. Since there is no space in the bathroom I may use her chester drawers for linens and thing that would normally be stored in the bathroom. If only I were rich! I could have bought a house that was move in ready! I'd already be there!!!

I know you want to get it all done in a timely manner. But since you are the only one doing it becareful! Especially if you aren't use to doing all that work. What you plan on doing with your moms things sounds like a good plan. When you have that craft room done you wont want to finish up the rest of the house, it sounds like. LOL Use a heating pad if you need to on those muscles, especially while in bed. Might help losen them up some.

 

Have you meet any of your new neighbors? They come and welcome you? I remember  back when i was a kid, when people use to do that, now adays no one really does that anymore.

 

Even if you did by a house that was ready to move in you would still want to make changes to it. There would be something that you would want to change, then when you change that you would be like ok that room dont match that section now, LOL... Pretty much at the point im in. I bought a house all remolded, Except the master bedroom. Last year I painted that room and put new carpet now I have to change the rest of the house. LOL...

 

Just glad to hear it is something keeping your occupied, it's fun owning something and making it the way you want it to be isn't it. You will feel more comfortable then where you were before. :) Have a good night rest! T

You can say up front if someone else can do you'd prefer that since you don't want your re-injure your hands.

Sounds like from what you said a temporary thing yet if someone else is WANTING the extra hours that'd work best since you don't.

That's hard to know. You are right that if you don't maintain boundaries that bosses will encroach more and more. Not so much disrespecting as to just get what needs to be done... done.

Actually, your last sentence is a good statement to make (with a smile). You've got school coming up to get things all ready for your girls etc.

Two pluses are the extra $$$ and your husband being understanding you are especially tired helping out at work co-worker out from work for 3 weeks due to surgery. Could be a blessing in disguise. Sounds like mostly just they need you since co-worker is having surgery and not their fault or your fault and just how it is.

Just do what you feel in your heart of hearts you can handle. Usually when one person won't do another person is asked. That you were asked could be someone else said no or they just love your glowing, personable personality around more.

Hugs and prayers,
SEA

I love natural wood look. I saw a house in Tulsa I loved that all the baseboard trim and trim around doors was natural stained or varnished wood. I'm not an expert so I don't know the terminology. Looked like brown with a slight hint of red/gold natural wood. It was so pristine except some structural damage in roof likely from bad freeze in Oklahoma when so many tree limbs and trees fell.

I went to see if a photo still available and no surprise already sold as selling for only $30,000(ish) in Tusla, OK. Beautiful wooden floors with matching natural wood trim throughout the home. Even the little phone nook like my grandmother's house had was natural wood and pristine. A house that nice would sell for $100,000 or at least $85,000 in my home town (as is). A supply and demand and location, location, location economic thing. Well, you know...

I hope you and we all have a day filled with blessings. Sounds like a plan to me!!! SEA

I've been meaning to ask about our new profile picture. I hope not just hard to see for me. Even with my magnifying glass I still cannot see details well.

When you were talking about your dogs... I'd forgotten that you had dogs too then I remembered you are always talking about letting out when you get home. Itsmey62's boss is fun to hear about, too.

You'll be missed not being around so often when yo go back to work. It's been nice seeing you more often while your rotator cuff heals.

I think I'll go check out puzzle link you gave us again as I have already about ten time since so uplifting "and" fascinating.

Hugs and prayers to you and all. SEA

Yeah it's me. But my hair is so long it is covering my face. When my mom brother sister came out in Nov, he was like look it's cousin IT. So of course he wanted a pic. I'm not much of a pic person, if I can find a good one of me I will see if I can upload to board.

 

I did enjoying being around more on my recovery. It gave me something to do and talk to you guys alot more. I honestly don't think I will be going back to work when I go see the dr. tues. It still is giving me problems, somedays worse then others.

 

I am going to tell him I am affraid to go back actually now, since it still don't feel right, and with lifting atleast the coin boxes it's just going to injure it more. Especially since I don't feel it is 100% healed. Kind of sad when I went for a walk yesterday, I got to 2 houses away from mine and it started to hurt. So I did the rest of the walken with my arm held against me. I can't understand why walken really messed with it, unless it is from arms moving while walken. That isn't a good thing.

 

I keep telling myself now I am better off with being out of work to heal. Not so depressed. It helps sometimes. Also know my gaurdian angle is here. :) Seems like he always comes out more when I am planning on doing stuff. Last night I was watching tv and was thinking about the walk, I felt him come right up next to me on the couch. LOL.

 

I am so glad you liked that web link I sent. It is very uplifting.

 

Hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday. I was thinking about going to church actually, but I haven't been to one in a long time. I really don't know what church to go to even. Since I lived here I reallly never checked any of them out. I was baptized a catholic. I use to go to a catholic church with my grandma every sunday. My mom became a born again christian and she use to take me to her church too. I think that is why I really never figure out what kind of church I would attend. I been starting to read a book a friend of mine gave me couple years ago. You don't read it from front to end it tells you. You see what you want to learn about and go to that chapter. It's called "With God All Things Are Possible!" So I am going to go and read up on what I was readding yesterday and maybe look through and see what else it can answer for me. I know it's my decession when and if I go to  church, and it will come to me someday. T

Good afternnon all- I haven't wriiten in a few days. My dog was attacked by another  dog. Of course it was 3 times bigger than mine. I had to rush him to the vet. He had 2 bite marks. Which the vet flused out his wounds and put him on an antibotic with pain pills. It was my neighbors dog. Which jumped over the fence and went after my dog. You think my neighbor would do the right thing and pay the vet bill. Of course not. I should of called animal control on there dog. Instead I was waiting to see if they would do the right thing and be a good neighbor. What a kick in the shorts. Now my poor dog is in pain, all because someone else can't take care of there animal. GRRR. Now I feel better. I had to get that out. I hope everyone is having a good weekend.

 

                                                              aces24

I watch Joel Osteen on Sundays although, after mother passed away, I watched him twice on Sunday, Tuesday and Friday to ward off grief trying to rise to depression level.

My maternal grandparents began Church of Christ in my home town. My paternal grandparents were Methodist and Presbyterian. My father Baptist, yet dad use to want to be a Cardinal (and at 13 I wanted to be a nun running a home for abused young ladies). Neither happened.

My parents married in a Baptist Church in Sherman, Texas. I was baptized at Galilean Baptist Church on Starr Street in Oak Cliff (Dallas) that a young gentleman I had a crush on took me to. Then, I converted to be Catholic in 1988, and Lynn was my sponsor, although was attending periodically before then. Lynn attends Mass every Sunday since I met him except may have missed five times in the 22 years I've known him. Even if we go on vacation we attend Mass.

Lynn and I use to go together and at the time to shake hands saying "Peace Be With You" he gave me a hug and kiss on the cheek, first, then we shook everyone else's hands. I'm shy and I quit going when his parents (ushers) and other ushers wanted us to carry up the gifts every Sunday. An honor yet... When we were asked to I said, "No thank you" right when Lynn said, "Yes." Lynn blew a gasket with me after church for saying, "No thank you" then his parents told me off as well.

I got to where I had anxiety attacks every time time for communion for that reason (breaking out in a sweat) and other reasons so quit going. Lynn's middle brother studied to be a priest like Lynn (yet both didn't) and middle brother doesn't attend Mass nor does his youngest brother often times. Lynn takes his mother to Mass every Sunday for the past few years.

Remember to ask your doctor about getting a sling. I think you are right the natural movement swinging your arms walking is causing your pain.

I just got back from selling books I found yesterday to Half Price Books and received $20. Other items I gave to Half Price Books FREE for their employees since I just LOVE going there and everyone is so nice. That paid for my 20 bottles of O Organics Oolong Peach Tea I got that Flagship was holding/saving for me across from North Park Mall. I got one bottle cold so I could drink on the way home because it is like I cannot get enough to drink when this hot and I stay thirsty.

I found quite a bit of costume jewelry thrown out this a.m. and I think some piercing items. You know for belly buttons etc. Necklaces, pieced earings, pierced navel items I think (?) and some pins. I don't have anything pierced. On package of some turquoise items says $30, however, not sure if real turquoise because things can be priced anything. Now, being worth is another story entirely. I think most the pierced ear ring studs just have $3.99 on them. Supposed to be silver yet who knows. Not me.

Necklaces tossed out are choker like necklaces and not very long. Could have been hand made. Actually, look like left over items of a vendor so, perhaps, someone made handmade jewelry and stopped. Or, belonged to a relative who has passed so set out front. Boxes from Fed Ex to whoever tossed out say Silver City and lots of Fed Ex COD mailer items to Silver City tossed that I donated to Half Price FREE. Mailers had no name on them.

I started to say it looked like your hair was in your face like "Cousin It". Yet once I thought someone's cat was a pig and just a fat cat and he blew a gasket. However, I will say he went from depressed to appalled I thought pic of his cat a pig. I'd rather someone aggravated with me than so sad that depression is about to get the best of them. I really did think his cat looked like a pig so now I keep a magnifying glass next to me. So I was right you were doing "Cousin It" look. LOLz Good job!!!