What Are You Feeling Today? Not Thinking, Rather Feeling! Can You Identify Yours?

[EverOnly358]

Today is Thanksgiving in the US. I'm having mixed feelings - I still harbor some resentment over my ex and his fam for putting their plans for Thx-g way above any plans that I'd like to make with my children, for years and years.

Hey @DMerish, I'm really sorry it's so complicated! When my eldest daughter still had visitation with her biological father (he's a real piece of work, lemme tell you) we used to move holidays around and just celebrate things like Thanksgiving or Christmas or Easter on a day when our daughter was sure to be home. It's was like... screw him, we're not going to let him screw up our holidays! We just pretended it was the real deal on a different day. I don't know. Maybe something to think about next year or something. I guess I just really sympathize... it bites when there's that sort of thing going on. {{{Hugs}}}

What am I feeling?

I woke up feeling full of energy and got a workout in without endless complaining and procrastinating! ;) I showered and got ready for the day with no problem. :)

I'm was really looking forward to going shopping with the girls, but now I'm kinda tired. I don't know. I hate PTSD. I hate that it's hard to make plans. I hate that it seems impossible to look forward to things, because I never know what's going to happen. So, dammit, I'm going shopping and I'm gonna have fun... but I'm so worried that it's going to be too much and I'm gonna crash later. :hungover:

I'm anxious. :arghh;

I can't tell if I'm more accepting or if it's... I'm confused. I wouldn't even make any sense, even if I tried to explain. I'm very, very confused. :confused:

 

[DMerish]

Hi D123 - Thanks for your sentiment and suggestion. My children understand that their father and his family are wacky about making their plans (i.e. big expectation/pressure for the children to be involved, but often not deciding what time they should come over until 8-9pm T-day eve, and then when they say come at 1pm on T-day, the turkey isn't ready until 5pm!). I tried doing our thing on a different date, but felt very diluted/not as fun and was a lot more complicated. My children are adults now. Two have wacky work schedules, with one being out of the country a lot (except actual holiday dates). I simply need to let go of the resentment. The fact is my grown children and I get together a lot during the year (much more than the ex and his fam do), and for that, I'm very happy and grateful.

What I'm feeling today: calm, at peace, and procrastinative (is that a word?). I've got some paperwork to do and not excited about it. Otherwise, I'm feeling good.

(((hugs))) to anyone that would like one.
Drew

 

[roaminggnome]

I am feeling down. I started a new medicine for depression and don't know how long it will take to work if it works at all. I'm hoping it works.

 

[Britt.f7]

I made it through Thanksgiving. Yippee. Very tired today. Didn't want to go anywhere but I had a couple gifts I wanted to pickup. Feeling relieved for the most part.

 

[Lionheart]

I feel relaxed, inspired, empowered, happy, festive, alive, grateful, supportive, tranquil, serene, spiritual etc. I am hopeful that there will be more days like this.

 

[ms spock]

A bit stressed. Had some okay moments.

 

[CraftyCath]

I seem to have some flu-like symptoms and digestive problems. I had milk on my cereal the past 2 days as I had no Almond milk so that might have caused it (also I had chocolate for my birthday which I shouldn't have had :rolleyes:).

I had a lie-in today because I have been feeling very tired. I had 3 days out in a row; firstly my husband took me to a nature reserve for my birthday, secondly I had a wonderful day meeting KP, laughing, chatting and shopping and thirdly I wet to Derbyshire to take my son to a leather merchants.

Yesterday I was running around shopping but I have had a good week and although tired I am pleased that I have coped so well and had such a good time with such wonderful people like @KP the nut!

 

[nomedic1]

Broken

 

[KP the nut]

I am feeling excited. Tonights the night. Kris Kringle night of course.

 

[EverOnly358]

procrastinative

If it isn't a word, it should be! Totally cracking up here. :laugh: :roflmao: :laugh: And sorry it isn't easier on the holidays, @DMerish. I'm so burned out on holidays, that I wish I could just skip December, but I realize before I know it my kids will be grown and I'll be missing this stuff, so I'm trying to do my best. (My kids are 14, 15 and 19 years old.) Only 33 days left until the holiday season is over! (Am I the only one that does the holiday countdown that way?) :wacky:

Hey, Happy Birthday @CraftyCath! :)

Content. :joyful: A little tired. :unsure: A little anxious. :confused: Grateful. :D

 

[DMerish]

I'm feeling warm hearted, excited and beginning to feel festive too. Today, my three year old grand-daughter and I will spend the day together. I'm going to teach her some Christmas songs (she's very music orientated). We're going to decorate my abode, whip up some hot cocoa, and put it in a thermos to share as we wait outside of Santa's house in the cold for our turn. Later, we're going swim in the pool. I think I'll be exhausted by the end of the day and will sleep well tonight :)

Happy B-day CC!!! :D

 

[roaminggnome]

I am feeling lost and isolated. Trying to navigate through this depression. And wishing that this holiday season would just fly by me.