R15, D5

[IslandGirl]

Took goodies to the soup kitchen this morning - quite a bit stacked up in my freezer over the week! Later, I complimented a woman on her rain jacket, and we wound up chatting a bit. She was here visiting, and she's moving here in a couple of weeks. I gave her my number and suggested we get coffee when she does move. This is really unusual for me, because I'm such a solitary person. Who knows what will come of it, but at least she'll have someone to call. (For the record, I considered the compliment a gift, but not the phone number). Shortly after that, I ran into a clerk I'd had a great conversation with a few weeks ago - she tipped me off about a local electronics store and <sigh> essentially why I'm wasting $15/month to insure my phone. I appreciated her insights and told her that.

These all seemed like small things - this seems to be a "small things" kind of round so far - so this evening, I left 50 cents on a bus bench. 

This morning, I got into an argument with a casual friend over something that, at the time, seemed relatively trivial (in retrospect, I can see where I got triggered, and it wasn't so trivial for me). But I got angry, and as I mentioned a few days ago, I don't usually get angry. I stayed angry for hours. The anger that erupted after the fact is stuff that had been simmering for a long time. I don't like people judging other people (in fact, I... well, I judge them for it <sigh>).  And this has been an ongoing issue. Most of the time, I've been able to stay present and grounded and present alternate viewpoints, or simply not react, but... not today. I reacted big-time. 

So this full-moon weekend isn't off to a great start, but hey, tomorrow is another day. Maybe I'll just hide out :)

Hope you all had good Fridays. Cheers!

 

[Deb~ Community Manager]

Ditto on what Lois said. You are a very smart Lady that makes the best of the worst situations.. xoxo

[Lois55 wwt]

Sometimes when your emotions are just below the surface it doesn't take much to bring them out. You probably needed to get them out. You stepped outside your comfort zone giving the woman your number, and that has to help her knowing she will have someone to talk to in a strange new place. That's awesome! And if you can save that much money a month on your cell phone, that will really help your finances. It seems October will be a month of increases in our household with a higher house payment coupled with a newly insured 16 year old. When we got the phone bill, they increased it 3 dollars....and I called, and they gave me a deal and lowered it! Any help in the budget is welcomed, so i say if you can save 15 dollars, go for it!! I 'm sorry to go on about it..didn't mean to!

Take care, Sweet Friend....you are a gift..hugs..xoxo