It's funny sometimes...

I had the following conversation yesterday.

Woman customer: You've lost quite a bit of weight haven't you?
Me: (not wanting to get into the whole I gained it then lost it thing) I have lost some, yeah.
WC: Isn't it great when people acknowledge it?
Me: Well I got sick.
WC: (shocked) That's not a good way to lose weight!!

At least she did not say that she wanted to hit her head on a tiled bathroom wall so she could stop wanting to eat. I had a customer say that once to another customer (a stranger) then refuse to touch my hand lest I give her my fat.

Bless your hearts

Regarding an argument/discussion from earlier today that is still bothering me seven hours later and making me sick to my stomach, I will only say this:

God Bless

Loving single parents
Loving two parent families
Loving gay parents
Loving foster parents
Loving adoptive parents
Surrogate mothers
Loving step parents
Neglected children of all kinds
Children still looking for a home

My hope is one day every child will find a happy home.

Never let others dictate what is right for you and your family, only you and yours can make that decision.

Weight and Wedding Related (may be triggering)

I had started writing a detailed account of my weight history when I realized all the info you need is this: I got a job, I gained weight and have since lost weight but not as much as I gained which means I am still bigger than when I started the job. I will admit that I lost the weight quicker that I gained the weight. I have done this without trying which should tell you I have a medical issue.

My co-workers go on about how much weight I have lost. Well, the co-workers who concern themselves with weight at any rate. This does not bother me as I am close with these people and they see me everyday.

The thing that bothers me is the people who I do not know from Adam who come into my work and go on about how good I look and how did I lose weight. I tell them I am not trying which as was written above should tell you I HAVE A MEDICAL ISSUE. This does not stop them. "I wish I could lose weight like that" etc. etc.

I need to make a Procrastinator's New Year Resolution. The next time someone asks, I will answer the way I want to; Have you lost weight? Yes I have. You look good. Thank you (in such a tone that denotes I am purely taking the compliment from where you meant it, free of my judgment.) Are you trying? No. How did you do it? I have a common hormonal disease that causes weight gain. I am on medication now to help my body produce that proper hormone levels. Some of the weight loss is from the medication. The medication has side effects that are harmful to my heart. I am happy at my size just as it is now. My weight is pretty level now and if I gain all the weight back I will be cool with it. In all honesty I would not want to lose much more because I am vain and think it looks weird on someone like me who has small features. However it not something I spend a lot of time thinking about because I am too busy for things like that.

Hopefully, by answering this way I will either educate them or shame them into never asking me personal questions again.

I just can't help think about Terri Schiavo and what must have been said to her while she was vomiting to drop weight and her potassium level at the same time. It must be hard to give up an eating disorder when the whole time you have everyone tells you how good you are looking. Then after she went into the vegetative state one morning radio host commented on how fat she got after they started feeding her with a tube.

As a postscript: Thank You to the one woman who honestly asked me if I was sick after commenting that I had lost weight. It is still a personal question but if more people show that kind of concern the world would be a better place. Maybe.

Jessica Simpson and the Rapture

Jessica Simpson wore an unflattering pair of pants the other day and therefore, according to the television, the end days are here.

Have you ever tried to pretend to be stupid only to get a headache after a while? Entertainment reporters are immune to that feeling.

No, I am not linking to the picture because I just don't want to.

Merry (Old) Christmas

My Granny called today, January sixth, Old Christmas. I hope yours was a nice one.

Breakin Up Christmas
Telliquah Old Christmas

Happy New Year!

Just think this will be the last year for a long time that you will see those novelty eyeglasses with the round zero lenses.

http://www.shadesoffun.com/Nov-CP/2009_new_years_eve_glasses.html

I really hope my neighbors don't blow up one of the cars in the parking lot.

Also, for those of you keeping track today (January 1st) is the 8th day of Christmas.

Things that make me cry

Sometimes I cry easily. The other day, a middle aged black woman brought a print into my store. It was a portrait of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Underneath his picture was gold script lettering: "The Dreamer." In the upper right hand corner was a portrait of Barack Obama. Underneath his picture was also gold script lettering: "The Dream."

I started tearing up and when I later recounted this story, I really started tearing up again. It is such a powerful, beautiful sentiment when put that way.

I so hope his term in office will be one of the best we have ever had.

The Wedding train keeps chugging along

Don't ask me how wedding plans are going. Don't you see my profile?

P-R-O-C-R-A-S-T-I-N-A-T-O-R

My wedding is in three weeks and I have no food or music.

But we have a cake by God!!

Hey, wait a minute!

I have had two "hey, wait a minute" moments recently.

#1 Hey, wait a minute, I thought I was the only one who felt that way! Flickhead Spanking Babs Stanwyck

#2 Hey, wait a minute, I have the sweater the second guy from the right is wearing! And I wear mine unironically! Green Living Ugly Christmas Sweater parties

Franken to the left of me, Coulter to the right.

Here I am (stuck in the middle with you.)

Today is the third time I have ever voted for president. Today is the first time I have voted for president only hours after surgery.

Please note DO NOT BRUSH YOUR TEETH HARD. Brushing your teeth too hard can lead to receding gum lines receding gum lines can lead to gum grafts. Gum grafts hurt a lot after the numbing drugs wear off. My two root canals and dental bone graft did not hurt this much. It is supposed to feel like burning pizza on the roof of your mouth. It has been twelve hours since the surgery and it feels like the pizza decided to forgo burning me and just hit me in the side of the face with a two-by-four instead.

Before my surgery my Mother said I should write a letter to Obama to tell him of the difficulty I had to go through before I voted. The truth is as I went into the voting booth I was still undecided. I weighed the options in my head and went with the candidate whose positions were closest to mine. I am concerned about national security, but I felt that Obama will do the right thing if push came to shove. National security would have been the main reason to vote for McCain for me. Not that I am a Socialist. Socialism scares me. It is hard for me to write this because I do not like discussing politics with strangers at all. So why am I writing it? To point out my love for my fiancee and highlight the "interestingness" our wedding day will bring.

If you knew me and tried to pick out a man for me I don't know if Vince would be your first pick.
He is conservative, I am liberal. He is unconcerned with where his family comes from, I love family history. He loves to drive, I like to be driven.
At first we seem like opposites but we are actually quite alike. We both share the same sort of concerns and interests. We sort of mesh into each other in a magnificent give and take. Nothing is defined as "woman's work" or "men's work" we work together. It reminds me a lot of my parents in a way.

Vince and I are sort of like two undulating rough textured masses adhered to each other with a somewhat tick layer of very flexible putty. As we move the putty that hold us together bends and the masses dance back and forth in balanced harmony. That should be in the wedding vows.

Ah yes the wedding. The wedding reception will be alcohol free because I don't want to deal with drunk people on my wedding day. Also my anxiety level will be at orange (see chart below) so I don't think that alcohol will mix well into that.

hopefully no one will discuss politics with strangers.

I am serious. It stresses out my family. Vince's family thrives on it. And I don't think our two families are at the "harmonious undulating rough textured masses" stage yet.

My Anxiety Level Chart
Red -Severe
Arrested in a foreign country for something I did not do.

Orange -High
I am going to have a breakdown if these people don't stop acting the fool.

Yellow -Elevated
Dr. why can't I feel my foot?!

Blue -Guarded
Regular work related stress

Green -Low
I am at home eating chocolate and pickles watching a good movie.