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October 21st, 2009 at 06:31 pm

So, I was going to discuss hurdles and getting over them and I decided to go with the title above.

A few days ago I felt totally stressed out and unsure of how I would be food for two weeks. I was quite grumpy.

Now, with the help of friends and family and watching my budget, I am doing ok. Smile I am very, very tired, but feeling a lot better.

My bf has been contributing to our expenses, just not as much as previously discussed. We had a really good talk and he is helping me more. He even stopped that whole "We pay separately for our food mess" and is now buying food for the house. I like that, and I appreciate that, and he made a comment yesterday that let me know that he understands that while it is hard for him and what he is going through, that I need help as well.

I did give him some budgeting advice, but I have learned to back off about it. He is either going to follow that advice, or he isn't, ya know? But it isn't my responsibility.

I have also been using more brown rice in certain dishes and my lunches last A LOT longer hunger wise than when I used white rice. I still haven't been able to completely avoid pasta, but I try to add more green veggies to the dish to make it some semblance of being healthy. Smile

Thanks everybody for the links and the advice about the pantry stuff. I am going to put it on my to do list to make more room on the shelving I have for food, and to toss more and more items that I just don't need or want or are using.

I am also going to ask a relative who has been offering help, for help, which is a hard thing for me to do. Mainly because of our past issues, it is hard for me to feel like, 100% I can depend on this person, so at times I feel a bit distanced.

I am also going to take maybe $20 from my upcoming paycheck, and put some of my nicer blouses that need ironing into the dry cleaners for a fresh spiffy-up. That way, I will always have a nice shirt on hand when needed.

Thank you everybody for your support, and thank you for listening to me, even when I ramble and go up and down like a roller coaster.

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4 Responses to “Emotions”

  1. mooshocker Says:
    October 21st, 2009 at 11:20 pm 1256167250
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    Please, don't toss any food from the pantry. Donate it to your local food pantry.

    Also, spend an evening ironing those blouses yourself and put the $20.00 into savings.

    You are doing a great job maintaining your path. God bless.

  2. miz pat Says:
    October 22nd, 2009 at 12:08 am 1256170096
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    Can you drip dry the blouses? Sometimes you don't need to iron them.

    I'm really glad your BF is contributing. That's Great!

  3. baselle Says:
    October 22nd, 2009 at 04:04 am 1256184268
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    Brown rice is my secret weapon too. It really sticks with you, fulfills the whole grain aspect of a good diet. Switching from white to brown rice also helped me lose a bit of weight, too. I make up a moderate amount on Sunday and I can portion it out for lunches throughout the week.

  4. Broken Arrow Says:
    October 23rd, 2009 at 03:47 pm 1256312843
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    Wow, I had no idea that brown rice is more filling? How does that work? Anyways, thanks for the tip!

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