I don't have anything to say and I don't know how to say it ( Read more... )

It's been over 3 years since I posted anything here and it took me a little while to figure out how to do it. I still read LJ 2 or 3 times a month and very occasionally comment, but most of my online interaction these days is at tumblr (for fannish stuff, mostly) and Facebook (for family, mostly). And a little bit of InstagramMy health is a big ( Read more... )

1.What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
Learned to be okay with being fat.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Don't make new years' resolutions. Any time is fine for a resolution.
At various points in the year, I resolved to:
- eat intuitively - that has been mostly successful - I'm still ( Read more... )

Next week I'll be 43 years old.

In 2 or 3 weeks I hope to start a new job, which will be a variation on the old job but for more money and without permanence (i.e. contracting). I'm looking forward to it, and sad about leaving friends and colleagues behind, and slightly nervous and a bit excited.

I still dream of a more artistic career one day, and ( Read more... )

Are any of you familiar with The Work of Byron Katie? It's an interesting approach to mindfulness, and I can see a lot of value in it.

I am getting stuck on the idea that, supposedly, we can't hurt other people. We can only hurt ourselves.

'Q How can I learn to forgive someone who hurt me very badly?
A Judge your enemy, write it down, ask four ( Read more... )

[cross-posted from Tumblr]

Had a fun discussion today at work about favourite Fat and Happy songs, inspired by Peggy Elam’s Health at Every Size radio show, and what she calls her ‘Fat and Happy Songs’ playlist. In the interests of bringing joy to my fellow fatties, here are the highlights from my own playlist (some shamelessly stolen from Peggy ( Read more... )

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Eris is considering Footscray City College as an option for secondary school, mostly because of their film and TV facilities.

Since Eris cares deeply about whether she has to wear school uniform, I have looked at their uniform policy and discovered this weirdness.

GIRLS’ UNIFORM
FCC polo shirt
FCC long sleeved white shirt
FCC short sleeved white shirt
.. ( Read more... )

Ugh how does heroin withdrawal compare to Efexor withdrawal, I can't even. Ugh. I need an Efexor-taking junkie to enlighten me. I assume that heroin withdrawal is worse, but how much worse?

This is just an accidental withdrawal from forgetting to take it this morning, and getting 12 hours behind schedule. So it's just the leading edge, now blunted ( Read more... )

When I want to share something with the internet, I no longer know where to put it. Too many choices! Images and quotes go on Tumblr, stuff to share with family goes on Facebook, longer, introspective things go here on LiveJournal still, but what about shorter bits of randomness?

Eh, here will do.

Bought Sims Medieval a week ago. Eris and I are both ( Read more... )