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Okay I am new and I am taking baby steps here. It's very intimidating for me right now to try to do otherwise. And so today I am proud of myself for something and thought maybe we should talk about what we are proud of ourselves for. It offers me encouragement anyway that I can find away to be proud of something I did.
So yesterday I called my husband on the way home from work to make sure we don't need some other groceries or whatever to make dinner like I always do. He tells me he had a bad day. I asked what and he said I would see when I got home. I called my father to chat and asked what happened at work. My father tells me he left in a good mood. ?????? I think. I get home and he tells me he broke the lcd display on the $30 mp3 player I bought him a couple of weeks ago and he is upset about it. (Here's where things were different) Instead of taking it from him, looking up the manufacturer information and trying to figure out how to fix it as I ordinarily would do, I looked at him and said, "Does it still play?" He told me that it did. And I said, "well, that's the important part of it" and walked away! GO ME!
I confess I panicked inside and wanted to take it and fix it. Hell, the thought even crossed my mind to buy him a new one (with what I'm not sure) and me keep the broken one but I didn't do it. And this morning he calls me from work and says, "Yeah the mp3 player still works great and I put some new songs on it. I love it."
I didn't buy into his moody bs that always leads to him telling me how inadequate I am for not being able to fix it right now in the first place! Yahoo!!
What did you do that you are proud of yourself for today?
So yesterday I called my husband on the way home from work to make sure we don't need some other groceries or whatever to make dinner like I always do. He tells me he had a bad day. I asked what and he said I would see when I got home. I called my father to chat and asked what happened at work. My father tells me he left in a good mood. ?????? I think. I get home and he tells me he broke the lcd display on the $30 mp3 player I bought him a couple of weeks ago and he is upset about it. (Here's where things were different) Instead of taking it from him, looking up the manufacturer information and trying to figure out how to fix it as I ordinarily would do, I looked at him and said, "Does it still play?" He told me that it did. And I said, "well, that's the important part of it" and walked away! GO ME!
I confess I panicked inside and wanted to take it and fix it. Hell, the thought even crossed my mind to buy him a new one (with what I'm not sure) and me keep the broken one but I didn't do it. And this morning he calls me from work and says, "Yeah the mp3 player still works great and I put some new songs on it. I love it."
I didn't buy into his moody bs that always leads to him telling me how inadequate I am for not being able to fix it right now in the first place! Yahoo!!
What did you do that you are proud of yourself for today?
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
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I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps. I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting...
In relationship to this my hub is on his 3rd cell phone in a 12 month period of time. It is about to 'die' due to misuse and abuse and he is whinning about it...and I just shrug my shoulders and say, not much I can do about that! He gets tiffy about it here and there and I dread the moment it stops working all together but, oh, well y'know a cell phone isn't priority and until all bills are caught up and credit bills are paid down 60% there will be no new phone planned into the budget and certainly not a 4th phone in 15 months! I really want to replace it but, y'know, c'mon! Learn how to respect and take care of items important to you!
for you, this was big! it wasn't a baby step, it was a giant step in the right direction.
just for today girl! remember your successes, they build upon one another.
huge hug and respect!
imagine that?
ha.
I am proud that I had taken a risk in interpersonal relating today.