The BetterMost Daily Diary

[Ellemeno]

Maybe we could complain, whine AND express some positive.  

I am so loving all the music I am finding on You Tube, I've been revelling in watching 40 years of Summer of Love musicians.  

After reading about them for years, I have finally tried freezing individual grapes, and my daughter and I are loving how refreshing they are in the heat.  I went out and bought a bag of ice, so that we can heap our glasses with ice to keep cool (we don't have air conditioning, and normally use no ice).  That feels so luxurious.

[Kelda]

I have finally tried freezing individual grapes, and my daughter and I are loving how refreshing they are in the heat.  

Oooohh.. must try that!

I finally got my PayPal refund from the Denver BBQ fiasco so now I can pay for my Calgary plane ticket.

i was wondeing how that went - how did it end up getting refunded by the actual person (who eventually felt guilty) or did paypal refund it?

I am totally debt free for the first time in 20 years. 

OMG! That must feel amazing 

I hate having to worry about money! - this month I'm paricularly skint.. and I hate having to be like - should I really buy that ankle support - do I REALLY need it for this walk or can it wait?

I've had T in the Park - expensive, I'm going to Holland on Monday - expensive but at least my accomodation and flights were paid months ago - only spending money to worry about but thats bad enough!

I had to pay the remainder of my balance for my upcoming Sep holiday, My car needs to be taxed and serviced/MOT'd by the end of the month, I had to buy a wedding present - and awaiting money back from friends for their contribution to it (£75/US$150).

My camera flash broke at T in the Park so I've had to buy a new camera for Holland - a good bloody deal & a great camera but still and expense I could have done without... and I'm still waiting for my cheque for my extra work I did 9 weeks ago because vodaphone haven't paid the extra agency yet!

Okay so to counteract the moaning...  on the brightside I loved T in the Park, looking so foward to Holland and meeting Mel and have a friends birthday party at the weekend which I'm looking forward to (even though I will be skimping on buying celebratory rounds of drinks for her!!) I did buy her a cool present though that I know she will love..

I have this tshirt that she totally loved and she asked if I would mind if she also got it - i said nah thats fine and when she went to look there was none and the shop said they weren't getting them back in. She mentioned at the weekend at T in the Park that she was gutted. So I went into another branch on Wednesday and hey presto found a random one lying on a shelf in her size! I've also ordered the most amazing gadegt ever for going to festivals (she is into her festivals like me!) for her and got one for myself for future use - I only wish we had it last week...

http://shop.packyourbags.com/acatalog/Shewee.html

Eric.. breath/relax.. have you heard of cluster headaches? It could be that? Caused by all your blood pressure stress?

[injest]

Blueberries are great frozen too.

Been having nightmares the past few nights...not sleeping well but not being able to wake up in the morning. I have slept THRU the alarm clock three times this week. 

[Jeff Wrangler]

I have a feeling this will turn into the complaint of the day thread.     

That's what the "Bitch, bitch, bitch" thread is for!     

[Kelda]

Blueberries are great frozen too.

must try that too!

[Kelda]

I have a sore stomach. grr. go away sore tummy!

[injest]

uh oh!! Not from frozen grapes and blueberries I hope!! 

[Cameron]

Hope your feeling better, Kelda!

A good thing from today. I had my teeth cleaned today, and it didn't hurt much, and I didn't have any new cavities. That is a very good thing for me.

The bad thing, the summer is going by so fast!!!  I hate that, I wish there was a way to slow it down a little.

[Shasta542]

Did anyone else read "Dear Abby" today? A 74 yr old lady had raised 2 daughters and 2 sons. One son was gay -- the others straight. The lady and her husband didn't want to get to know their son's partner (who has now been with him for 15 years) because they didn't approve of their lifestyle. Well, the dad died, and the mom was left penniless. She asked each of her 3 married children if she could just stay with each one of them 4 months a year. All 3 refused. The gay son who lived across the country---and his partner---heard about the mom's predicament and invited her to live full time with them. They remodeled part of their home to accommodate her. They include her in their travels and they never mention that she had not been very accepting in the past. She's so grateful and she loves them so much. A sad story with a happy ending.

I went and picked up my friend's dogs today. She and her family are going on vacation. Well--she had found 2 orphaned mice and she was taking care of them. ICK!!! I said she'd have to find someone else to take care of them. I'd take home an orphan puppy or kitten---but a mouse!!!! She called 5 different people while I was there--no luck. SO---sucker that I am--I am dropper feeding 2 little no hair -- no opened eyes -- mice.

I called my friend who lives on a ranch. She has raised all kinds of babies without mommas--birds, rabbits, kittens, calves, etc. She gave me some advice, but she doesn't hold out much hope for them to live. They are really active right now.

Anyway---I'll let ya'll know how it goes. I'm a little squeamish about it, but I'll get over it.

[Meryl]

Aw, I think mice are cute.  Too bad half the animal world considers them dinner. 

I had a unique experience for me.  I went clothes shopping, and almost everything fit and looked good on me!  I've lost 26 pounds since January, and I've put off getting any new clothes til now.  Man, it made all those small portions worth it. 

I also got a haircut, and almost all my old hair coloring is gone now.  I decided to let my gray come in, and I'm loving the simplicity of it and looking my age.  Can this be the BetterMost effect?  I hope so.