Daily Whine & Shine - Friday, February 20, 2009
by Marilyn Mackenzie
Whether you agree with the concept or not, everyone needs to be able to vent from time to time. That's especially true if you're one of the many who suffere from an invisible illness. We have whines and rants about pains, medical professionals and prescriptions, just to name a few. Perhaps our families listen; perhaps they don't. Even if they do, they get tired of our complaining, even if they claim to understand our struggles. Or if they don't get tired of our "negative energy" we think they do or will.
Do you need to rant about something? Tell us about it.
Do you have somie celebration or victory you need to share? This is the place.
What's happening in your world today? Are you grumpy about somiething? Or so angry you could spit? Tell it here. Here at the Daily Whine & Shine, it's acceptable to rant, vent, complain, stomp your feet, throw a tantrum, and shout, "Oh shuckie darn!"
Wait! Don't go away! Do you have some good news to share? Great. This is the place for that as well. If you're celebrating, dancing, and yelling, "Yippee Skippy!" please share. Sometimes knowing about someone else's happiness gives us a bit of hope
for ourselves.
Whether you're shouting, "Oh shuckie darn!" or yelling, "Yippee skippy!" - this is the place to be. Pulll up a rocking chair, and let's talk about it.
Now, let's celebrate.
February Monthly Celebrations:
Adopt A Rescued Rabbit Month
American Heart Month
Bake for Family Fun Month
Canned Food Monty
Creative Romance Month
Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month
Great American Pie Month
International Boost Self-Esteem Month
Library Lovers Month
National Bird Feeding Month
National Black History Month
National Care About Your Indoor Air Month
National Cherry Month
National Children's Dental Health Month
National Grapefruit Month
National Laugh-Friendly Month
National Mend A Broken Heart Month
National Parent Leadership Month
National Pet Dental Health Month
National Senior Independence Month
National Time Management Month
National Weddings Month
Plant the Seeds of Greatness Month
Relationship Wellness Month
Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month
Spunky Old Broads Month
Sweet Potato Month
Wise Health Care Consumer Month
Worldwide Renaissance of the Heart Month
Youth Leadership Month
Some weekly celebrations in February:
Love a Mench Week: 14-20
International Friendship Week: 17-23
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: 22-28
National Pancake Week: 22-28
Read Me Week: 23-27
Telecommuter Appreciation Week: 2/24-3/1
American Crossword Puzzle Week: 27-3/1
Texas Cowboy Poetry Week: 27-31
Some daily observances in February:
February 20 - Hoodie Hoo Day.
I love this one. Northern Hemisphere Hoodie-Hoo-Day -- At high noon (local time) citizens are asked to go outdoors and yell "Hoodie-Hoo" to chase winter and make ready for spring, one month from now. Here are some suggestions for Hoodie Hoo Day. You can even send a free Hoodie Hoo E-Card.
It's also Love Your Pet Day and Cherry Pie Day.
February 21 is Card Reading Day. (Note: This might have originally been about Tarot cards, but there is no evidence of that. Today, people try to send lots of e-cards so their friends have cards to read.)
February 22 is Be Humble Day and Walking Your Dog Day, George Washington's Birthday, and International World Thinking Day
February 23 is International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day
February 24 is National Tortilla Chip Day
February 25 is Pistol Patent Day (Samuel Colt)
February 26 is National Pistachio Day
February 27 is International Polar Bear Day and No Brainer Day
February 28 is Public Sleeping Day
Food for thought:
The joy that isn't shared dies young. - Anne Sexton
The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. - Allan K. Chalmers
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. - Mark Twain
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Comments: 34
The last time I saw the dermatologist it was for my palmaplantarpustulosis. That seems to be under control now. While I was there, I asked him about a spot on the left side of my face. He told me not to worry because it was just an age spot.
That spot is now two spots, much darker than any "liver spots" I've seen on other people. And right next to it are two new raised bumps. One is close to my eye socket. I'm sure it's nothing, but I have to be sure.
So I'm off to my regular doc, then if she thinks it's something serious she can insist that the dermatologist - in the same doctor group and building - sees me before March 31.
only thing I have to say about today, is thank goodness it's friday!
Shine...Yet somehow I am still dragging my old tired tail to the gym in a few minutes.
Have a good day and weekend Marilyn!!
I just heard that gas and electric rates in MD we can expect another spike, in the near future. No word of how much this is just after they did a 150% rate increase a year or so ago.....typical kick the struggling family and make them struggle more.
My head is pounding
I didn't get but 3 to 4 hours (MAX) of sleep last night.
My kids can't seem to put DVDs away when they take them out of the DVD player......and they just pile the DVDs up by the DVD player, and the cases get thrown on the floor, is it a wonder a lot of my DVDs have irrepairable scratches in them?
And we are out of food in the house, the good thing si my husband gets paid, but iwth my headache, the last place I want to go is a store.
theres my shine and whines for the day.
Mooch
I was really counting on the fact that fibro isn't a progressive illness...
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