01 September 2010

wednesday go to meeting

...the blog within a blog...

"Oh, Anne!" my neighbors queried -

 
"Come to our dinner. And church afterwards."
"You need to get out more, Sad Sack!"

  
"Oh, but no! I am on a diet!" I retorted.
Standard answer. Requires no thought.
"I'd rather kiss a dead mooses butt" comes to mind...

   
However - since I am basically a recluse, 
(except for work and blogging) 
perhaps I should say "Yes! OK. Why not?"
"Well......maybe.... we'll see......"

Maybe leave the comfort zone.
Maybe try something safe, maybe fun, who knows?
What could it hurt to be nice? 
To graciously accept a friendly offer.
I'm not so powerless that a new experience will kill me.
Bah humbug!

A lovely salad, my dear?
Pork Chop and Broccoli.
Best $4 you can spend.
Re-re-relearning how/what to eat whilst out and about.
Hey - this isn't so bad!

Not just the food - but how to behave.
"What is what" in my brave new world of Fat/Not Fat.
How to be comfortable in my own skin...
Sitting there for 30 minutes 
without having to have my way... 
which doesn't always prove to be right, anyways!
I probably don't know what's always best  for me.

 
For your dining enjoyment - Lovely contemporary music.
Then church with the little group.
30 minutes of "Can I get an Amen?"
Amen!

More stained glass
It's very pretty, actually

 
Right on the front row!
And no one was struck by lightening or asked to leave!
Same time, next week? If I'm not working, that is...
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Patsy Cline
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a moment of silence

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out and about

Flags - American style

Buildings - Dallas style
Ah - back in the big city!

CityPlace 


The last blooms o' summer?

The hard-core  (steel-cut) oat meal people meet here 
for their morning "fix"

The Cop Box / Eye in the Sky
They have more and more of these around

What are they hauling?

Think pink!
For all your propane needs.

Mmmm. Tepid coffee!
Haven't had anything but iced coffee
since the heat wave began!

 
Office sweet - suites ... people in offices eat all the time!
I think it's all they do. In this case, Popeye's chicken w/red beans and rice.
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The Old Apartment
Bare Naked Ladies
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And then, there's this:
Yesterday's hit and run comment-
I already took it down.
But it can mess with a blogger's mind.

*I know he's just a hater...
It's even worse when you get 
hit-up in the comment section
by an accusatory friend!*


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Turns out I'm a celebrity...of sorts.
Yesterday, it didn't phase me at all.
Late, late last night - not so much!

I went through a little episode of self-doubt...
Even "nose tweaking" -  sorta like this:
"OK...
Does anyone think I'm hideous? And fat?"
The old self-doubting thing.
Bad timing, too. Pretty soon, projection.

So I took my own best advice. 
Broke the cycle. Re-learned the triggers.
Reviewed the situation. Got some good sleep. 
And woke up - all better! Smile