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bblue 2-Sep-10 without hate how would you recognize love... without evil how impressive would good be? Apathy - I think that is a cop out too scared or lazy to feel either or accept the consequences of feeling either. Can't say even in my darkest when I said I didn't care that I was truly apathetic.

darkeyes 2-Sep-10 hi coffeehouse!! kettle on!!glad to hear all ur thoughts on love!! have been in turmoil in the last few weeks have finally come out the otherside a stronger and better person!! on love with the right person there can be no better gift to give of urself!!hugh hugs to everyone!!!

formerly 2-Sep-10 hi coffeehouse folks, I just came from a movie at the center nearby. It was called The Birth of Doctor...something or other, I didn't catch the title realy. It was the one that Heath Leger was working on when he died. Funny, I only saw him as the Joker in Dark Night, and I recognized him somehow. His part was played by three other actors, including Johnny Depp, who I thought would be good as the Joker in Dark Night. Funny how that works...lol. Then I got a free loaf of cuban bread (they often have free bread thee) and walked accross the street to the produce truck (remember those) and overpaid for a ripe tomatoe and got a green one for a quarter ( I usually get more, but I don't know when or where the next dollar is comming from, yet). At the truck I heard some guy say that he worked for the government for some decades and "just walked away from it". (Oh how I wished that i could have walked away from some of the awful jobs that i had to take keep paying or just get some desperately needed income.) Then Comes the comment from the lady next to him who said" "you were better off working for the government, I hear that they make 45% more than those doing the same work in the private sector. Now that made my stomach turn. (btw in addition, in Florida, thay can get a free education from the state, so long as the class is with a state funded institution and there is room in the class after paying students attend. I wish I had known long ago. Anyway, I am having the last of my coffee(here at home) and I will be going to class myself to see how i did on my test... Math...Ugh. Whatever the brew is here smells great, may I have some? ...And thanks for listening. :)

formerly 3-Sep-10 coffee time!

Anam Cara 3-Sep-10 Well,goodness me we have stacks of really good coffee to throw away - fewer customers mean we shall have to boil less water. To day I have been into my city of Bath in Somerset - it was sunny and full of energy. I took my camera in an attempt to capture this feeling of electricity buzzing all around me - just downloaded them - only a few have retained the energy of that moment; when I snapped the picture. The benefit of digital pictures they easy to dispose of- so snap away and hope that the moment is captured within my little box.

chelonia mydas 4-Sep-10 Hi Coffeehouse Friends, I had a lot to say this morning when I didn't have time to share. Now that I have time to share my brain is too tired to think. I wanted to post something though to bump up the thread and let yall know I'm thinking of you. Formerly, how did your test come out?

StronginHim77 5-Sep-10 In all my years on AAC, I have NEVER felt comfortable posting on Coffeehouse, despite multiple, kind-hearted invitations. I finally figured out why: my eating disorder. The focus on food descriptions, warming drinks, etc. blow me out of the water. My mind just can't go there. Weird, but true. This isn't a put-down for the thread. (I admire the fact that so many of you can post here comfortably and write so descriptively about such sensory experiences!) I'm just somewhat relieved to figure out why this thread was always so hard for me to read and possible to post on. There. I've done. I finally posted on "Coffeehouse!" - Ma Strong

Bitsy 5-Sep-10 Thanks Chelonia. Ma, it's good to see you here.

chelonia mydas 5-Sep-10 Bitsy and Ma, glad you stopped by. The coffeehouse isn't just for eating you know. We also talk about art, music, movies, books. In addition we have an extensive garden, nature trail and huge porch with lots of hammocks, comfy outdoor chairs and nice fountain. And one of my favorite features is the wardrobe, just like the one in the Chronicles of Narnia except this one takes us wherever we want to go. The coffeehouse is whatever we make it. If food is what is keeping you out, than lets go on a hike to the waterfall just down the path there in back of the garden.

Bitsy 5-Sep-10 I'd love to. Let's go swimming as well.

Anam Cara 6-Sep-10 Ma Strong - welcome! I have often noticed how much people admire you and notice how the thread many times reaches the top of the boards. Today we only serve a listening ear so do please come in and bless these halls. Love. AC

chelonia mydas 6-Sep-10 I'd love to go swimming today. Its a perfect day for it too, not too cool and not too hot the water is the perfect too. Clear and fresh and warmed by the summer's embrace. I have something to share with my friend's here... Ive continued with my Chelonia in motion cleaning plan, where I don't set goals or expectations other than to be in motion for a set amount of time working on whatever I want as long as its something that is related to getting cleaned and organized. The past 3 weeks I've kept notes about how much time I've spent doing different things. I've realized that I spent less than 2 hours a week on housecleaning, no wonder I live in a pig sty!! So each week I try to put in a little more time on cleaning. I discovered that I'm very resistant to it and have been doing a lot of reflection on why. For now I'm going to have to just work around it because its too much to face the why of it. So I've adopted the view that my pets deserve a clean place to live and realized that I simply have too much stuff. So I'm giving away anything I haven't used recently. I'm also getting rid of all old dishes. I have so many that I could go for a week or longer without washing dishes, then would be overwhelmed with the task, especially since I don't have a mechanical dishwasher, its just me, a sink of soapy water and a dish drainer. So I'm going to simplify and only have 4 place settings, thats it, no more. So I put it out to the universe that I wanted new dishes, but they had to be reasonably priced and I wanted them to be purple, blue or green and microwave safe. I went to Target and on their clearance shelf found the most beautiful set of dishes that are dark blueish purple, royal blue, green and white all together in a spiral pattern. So I bought the whole set along with new cobalt blue glasses in real glass. I was inspired to go through my kitchen and clean out all the old stuff and bring in my new dishes with the intention of keeping the kitchen clean. That will be my priority this month... just to keep the kitchen clean. So silly I know, but baby steps. Just thought I would share my realization with all my buddies here. Thanks for always being there.

Bitsy 6-Sep-10 You know Chelonia I am a big fan of the Flylady (flylady.net) She says just do 15 minutes at a time. Set a timer. Yesterday I cleaned for 15 minutes and set the timer and did what I wanted for 10 minutes then got up and repeated the cycle. Last night I slept in a cleaner house with a freshly made bed. She also says housework done improperly still blesses your "family". This week we are in the kitchen and the mission for the day is just to take a broom and knock down any dust or cobwebs that are up on the ceiling or higher cabinets. Great deal on the dishes!

chelonia mydas 7-Sep-10 Flylady is great. Its actually what lead me to come up with the concept of "Chelonia in motion"... to just set a timer and do SOMETHING, anything as long as its cleaning and eventually it will get better. This morning it was so nice to wake up and see the kitchen counters organized and cleaned. Made me feel so much better about myself and more hopeful that I can do this and I am worthy of living in a clean and organized space.

Bitsy 7-Sep-10 Well you know she says it all starts with the kitchen sink. I have got to spend some time in the "office" and throw away papers and organize files. I really need to get into my garage and get rid of stuff. I can't seem to make myself do it though.

chinadoll 7-Sep-10 Hi Coffeehouse friends! I am back home from my trip. I got home Sunday night. I started school again today. Right now I am having some hot green tea and watching a little tv. I need to go thru papers, too...and shred them. I have a box of papers that I need to shred and I can't seem to get around to it. I also need to start organizing my checkbook and stuff. I keep checking my account on-line but I need to get more organized about that. I need to know exactly how much money is in the bank, rather than "about" how much...especially after spending for the trip. I'll do it...it's just taking me some time to get back in my routine.

Anam Cara 8-Sep-10 say, chinadoll - bring your laptop into the coffeehouse and do your stuff here! I will serve you a nice special.