2025-07 July Frugal Thread

[HermanH]

"Where have all the [June days] gone, long time passing."

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[walkonby]

It's still June so I'm celebrating today!!

I'm celebrating the departure of my regular guest Arthur! ( Arthur-itis ) lol. The left knee is back baby!
Also at chiro today I got some welcomed sympathy from the staff and the Dr. on my lousy 3 day inflammation
party. I got a " suggestion " for relief that I jumped on right away! ( anyone who suffers know we'll try most anything )
I could not buy a large enough glass bottle of Castor oil from any of the drug stores, so amazon to the rescue.

The oil is soaked into cotton cloths, sprinkled with cayenne pepper and placed over the knee ( works on other areas that
have inflammation too! ).
Plastic wrap over the cloth to prevent the oil from staining any clothes, then a heating pad over that! They suggested to
keep the compress on from 30-45 minutes.
I am very hopeful to try! Plus I'll have this on hand the next time Arthur drops in for a visit!

[Arjon]

Happy Canada Day. May you all have the kind of day you deserve.

[SassyAshley]

Good Afternoon Everyone,
Happy Canada Day.

Yesterday I decided the best thing for me was to get and get some stuff done so I could not be too caught up in my thoughts and feelings and it worked.

I was really hoping for a better day today since everything would be off (although I do see which customers took yesterday off as they are emailing today) but no such luck.

Me and the brain really are not getting along, I am just hoping I can stop the spirail. I have that there is something wrong feeling today but I don't know what is wrong which is the worst because I do overcome, address or deal with what is bugging me when I do not know what it is. But I am trying my best to not let it get worse but when you don't know what it is, it does feel like a bit of a losing battle but I got this.

Yesterday I had to log into work twice, once there something no one else could do so I logged in, took me five minutes. Then later I got an email I made an oops, I deleted someone because their profile went corrupt (I have had 5 user go corrupt in 2 months and I am refusing to accept they are corrupt and create new profiles because where will it stop), but when I recreated their profile I put them in the wrong role and they couldn't do there work so back in for another 5 minutes.

Today I logged in as an update was happening and my phone notified me it was done at 7 am, so logged in to make sure everything was working for me. This way if chaos breaks out tomorrow morning I know I can get in. Just makes me feel better.

I wanted to do nothing today, but I know that is a bad idea when I am feeling how I am feeling because I will spin so thank you brain, I got my butt off the couch and did a few small things.

Tidied up the pantry, it wasn't bad but I bought potatoes and onions so those needed to be unpackaged and boxed. Then I just some generally tidying up. Happy to be getting things done but not really clearing my head the way I hoped it would. But we are going to keep pushing forward, I am determined to do everything in my power to not spirail. Which I am going to take as a good sign as sometimes I do let myself wallow in those feelings and let the spirail happen because I feel there is no stopping it.

Yesterday we got most of the chicken processed, today we need to bag Mom's pizza chicken, the shredded chicken and I have the Salsa chicken in the slow cooker. We still have 4 Chicken Breasts I need to figure out what to do with, might just freeze them whole.

Happy Tuesday Everyone.

[cath007]

I make the choice to close my smart canucks account.
Nothing will never change in my life,only getting worse day after day.
My posts are always depressing and you dont deserve that. @Ciel21 was a truly online friend.
And I am in pain because i deeply know she is dead.

[flemeth]

Good morning everyone. Thanks @HermanH for starting this thread

Happy Canada everyone.

[flemeth]

I make the choice to close my smart canucks account.
Nothing will never change in my life,only getting worse day after day.
My posts are always depressing ans you dont deserve that. @Ciel21 was a truly online friend.
And I am in oain because i deeply know she is dead.

@cath007 . (((HUGS)))

I did not get a response from @Ciel from my other forum.

We will miss you and your post but you have to do what’s best for your mental health.

[cath007]

It is not Smart Canucks the problem.
But you dont have to listen all the time my problems and my *?*)&)*

[flemeth]

It is not Smart Canucks the problem.
But you dont have to listen all the time my problems and my *?*)&)*

@cath007 you should not feel that way we are all here for each other in the good times and the bad times. .

[SassyAshley]

@cath007 , **HUGS** you have to do what is best for you.

But as @flemeth we are all here for each other, good and bad.

Thing happen, life happens and these are all things we cannot control. We are not in your shoes and only you can do what is best for you but we are always here.

[HermanH]

A bright sunny Canada Day in Edmonton. I decide to do something patriotic and clean up some trash off the road, during my walk. I toss it into the nearest dumpster (at a seniors home), when I hear a lady's voice, one of the residents (I think), telling me that I should not be doing that. I responded with, Would you prefer that I leave it in the middle of the road? I'm only trying to help clean the area. It's not like I'm putting a dead body or something toxic in the trash. She had no response.

I get that I am technically violating city bylaws by 'illegally dumping' into their private dumpster, but what's the big deal? I didn't fill it up and am only trying to beautify their property as well as the general public lands. I certainly don't expect any recognition or even a word of thanks (though I do receive some occasionally and grateful honks from passing vehicles). I guess some people just cannot stop themselves from criticizing the good works of others, even while contributing nothing themselves.

[SassyAshley]

Good Morning Everyone,
Was up early this morning and it felt great. I woke up just before my alarm at 5 am and as odd as it sounds, I always love waking up just before my alarm.

I feel like in some ways I have been self sabatashing myself lately, nothing serious just, I know I am in a funk and I am giving into the blah feelings. I am letting myself lay in bed even when I am wide awake or waking up and letting myself go back to sleep, little things but they are affecting my routine.

Got up and started my work day, took me just over an hour just to go over 2 days of emails. I have a to-do list I need to knock out and then I need to work on updating our training plans.

Decided today is bedding day, I have my bedding going now and will start Mom's when she wakes up.

Need to decide on dinner tonight, last night I made Feta Chicken over Rice with a Kale Salad. I am trying to use up the old Feta but there is still some left. Not sure what the plan is for tonight, I am thinking not chicken we have had chicken the last few nights plus we had Chicken Salad for lunch yesterday. I find Chicken is so easy but need to figure out something else for tonight, maybe Pork.

Forgot it was Wednesday which means new flyer day. I will look at these today and write a list.

Happy Wednesday Everyone.

[cath007]

I apologize for the lenght of this post.

Since I spin anxiety and cannot sleep...

First of all,
Thank you to all of you for your support on my situation.

I own you explanation on my 2 posts yesterday. I feel the love...

And I will do it .

It is not easy to writhe for me.

I am very truly deeply affected by @Ciel21 not beeing online anyore and possibly dead.

Because even online since all the years,she was a good online friend.

And she was poor,critical money situation I think on disability.

With the news I did have for my father yesterday....I was so discouraged and anxious and overwhelmed too....So I exploded.
With my emotionnal crisis yesterday even if he was a online friend classmates I lost a friend and he support.

He was my only friend,even online for many years. A true online relationship.

I am demanding these time with my crisis and anxiety due to my situation.

Even familly on Facebook(godmother,auntie ) are tired and have enough.

My dad health is very concerning.

He dont want to quit smoking.

He still have his drivers licence but the July 21 He will have to do a practise test to order to see if he is able to keep his drivers licence.If he fail ...He will not be

able to drive for 7 days and can retake it (how many time I dont know).

He still works 1 day as a taxi driver and we --he need that money to pay the rent ...He just have his old pension.

And he had a appointement yesterday to see how is leg is acting.The doctor wants other tests aka scan to see if the leg is getting worst at other places.

In 1 month.After she will state the next step.

**********He had to do a tons of MEMORY tests with a nurse .to see if is brain is ok.At least for now so far so good.He succeeded all the tests.***********

He also will have a head scan because his familly doctor find he is slow motion.No call yet.......

So the health of my dad scares me ....I am doing crisis of panick..a lot..During the night I am awake in my bed thinking to all those things.I spin.......

I dont live well being in a critic financial situation aka poor.That is not the way I was expecting my life to be....

I will take the steps to be on disability on the moment.Dad aunt is angry of my situation.She thinks I am not making enough to change my situation.

But for the moment.,...my anxiety and my health problems even if I dont wants too ...win

My HDAH IS worsT than ever....I cannot concentrate anymore...

Do simples tasks.Always a list for the grocery.And it take time.

I am not on pill for that HDAH so far because I have no official diagonostic and my doctor with no school or works ...This is not the first,

priorities to treat and resolve.....

I will asks next time when I will see my doctor to increase my anxiety pills.

Still pre-diabetic and not in shape.And pressure problems.

So, my dad and I healths stress me a lot;......

Eve the cat she is old and on decline....She sleeps a lot. She has difficulties to walks. Arthrisis of cat. So that stress me also a lot...

So my father still walks yes.....

But he have to always take several breaks as he as leg pain.

So doing the grocery is a real pain mentally and physically.

I have to always check the prices.....anxious about will I will find the news coupons to save....

I am anxious when I do the grocery.

I survive doing couponning and price matching.

It is not a fun game like before,

But.... I FILLED my freezer....So when I dont wants to do the grocery...We wont starve.

My father is not interested in looking the flyers and prices.So that is challenge for me.

Sure he come with me....I dont drive and I dont have a car...but that is................

Thanks for reading me.

[walkonby]

@cath007 thank you for your honesty. With many issues compounding your mental health, it's understandable that you have
many panicked thoughts. All I can say is I hope you continue to try the best you can ( like you have been doing ) to get
through each day. (((hugs always )))

[cath007]

@walkonby :

Thank you for the nice comment.

Sure I keep trying to do my best with those situations issues but it is not easy.

But I will and keep trying.

Some days are better than others tought.

Just not those past days....