Anyone ready to ring in the new year...and lose weight/get fit?

[elizabethbinary]

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I like this. You really can't get sad over the past, just chose to fix them now. Feeling sadness over past things doesn't do anything to change them, so it's just wasted anguish.

There's a very Aussie way of putting it (it sounds rude, but it's meant nice) of "Drink a cup of cement and harden up." Means calm down, work hard, try again and stop worrying because it won't do anything.

I do mean all this nice, if it's coming off funny... I just woke up.

**edited for language**

 

[vfem]

Ok, I'm here to stress and vent! Today seems like a good day for Chocolate cake!

I've gone through one hoop after another for our taxes, then I find out after it was 'accepted' late that it was being processed and the return to us should have been March 1st. Its still not in today, so I call the evil IRS to find out my return was moved to the 'Error Department' yesterday and they can't tell me why. Someone will let me know in 30 days if the return is fixed to go through, or they need more information from me.... or of course if we are audited or whatever! I'm so mad! Hubby and I weren't working for a year. He did some odd jobs 1099, and I did my business... but that and unemployment we barely made $17000 last year. Now they are withholding our return which we NEED desperately to fix my car, get inspections and get us caught up on bills so we can live again. I don't know what is happening now, or why. They tell me to call in a week to see if its been moved forward.

Taxes & IRS stuff FREAKS ME OUT!!! I can't stand it, and I can't handle it. We weren't getting much back and I can't think of the problem. I had issues with the program, H&R Block made me mad several times doing this, and they were no help... so here I am, with a return on hold and I am panicking!!!!!!!

 

[babymakes6]

I am sorry.

I hope things get better for you.
I am not doing well this week either. We have a family reunion on Memorial Day every year. It is usually in PA (500 miles away-where ALL of our immediate family live). This year it was to be here in OH. My aunt and uncle live here with their 5 children. My aunt and uncle have decided that they cannot host it this year, due to some conflicts between the way some of the family believes, and they haven't even given us the opportunity to host it! They sent the family a letter telling them they can have it in there if they don't agree with the decision, so now we are going to have to take off several days of work and pay travel expenses or else not go. I am just frustrated and hurt that we were not even considered in the matter.

 

[MyKidLuvsGreenEgz]

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H&R Block tries to do this to me every once in a while. Call them back and ask to speak to a manager. Tell them that you have been told you will not receive any information for another 29? 30? days and that you will not wait that long to find out if you need to find more receipts, etc. There is no reason for that long of a delay. Ask for details (calmly and nicely always helps but be firm). If they can't help you within 24 or 48 hours, tell them you want your paperwork back immediately, that you'll be filing a complaint, then take it elsewhere or get a program to do it yourself, and complete it. Then file a complaint with H&R Block and whatever agency as necessary, including the BBB.

Taxes and IRS stuff used to freak me out too. But if I'm honest and forthright, and make a mistake, it'll be caught down the line and I'll fix it. They won't send me to jail because I'm honest.

Take a deep breath and make that phone call.

 

[MyKidLuvsGreenEgz]

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How frustrating. It seems that all of MY life, I've had to travel to see any family at all. I made my last trip this past Fall and it stressed me out so bad that I started eating and haven't stopped since. Had lost 99 pounds and have since put back on 40. Unbelievable.

ETA: I've told family we're not coming back for quite a while. But in actuality, I don't ever plan to go back, except for a funeral.

So... don't go. Your family may miss you, but if they miss you enough, they will come to YOU next year when YOU host it! Start making preps and plans now so that there will be NO excuses!

Perhaps skype family during this year's reunion ... that way you won't miss seeing how much children have grown, etc.

 

[oesdog]

Having a bad day and need a hug !!!!!

My cooker is dead!!!!!!!!! - I have only lived here for 4 yrs and the girl who owned the house before me only 6 months as it is a new house. She had the cooker put in and because it was brand new and lovely I kept it. Of course no warranty as she took all that with her. Ahhhhhhhhhhh
Anyhow went to light the thing to use the other day and although the flame lit it wouldn;t come up- we thought it was blocked jets. Got an engineer out because its GAS and no one wants issues with that. He took one look at the thing and said I needed two new parts. - A burner and another thing that regulated gas flow. He said they would be £35 - £45 each and the girl would phone me to tell ,e the price and when he would be back to fit it. So I waited - Meanwhile I got charged £90 for him turning up opening the oven door and poking it! The girl phoned back and told us £133 for parts. We thought thats a lot more than the fellow told us. DH actually phoned her back to check as he was so shocked. Now today the girl phones me up and says. - " Sorry they no longer make those parts so we can;t help you yopur cooker is dead thankyou goodbye!" Ugh!!!
I was needles to say a bit stunned. Went down to stroke my beautifull STOVES - double oven top of the range model 4 yrs old? Dead cooker?????? How can this happen arnt STOVES supposed to be a good model and arn;t they supposed to have proper customer care? Instead I feel like I got mugged for £90 to be told my baby is beyond help??? Its brand new pristine condition scrubbed and shined everyday of its darn life. My old run of the mill cheap oven in my last house I got when I moved in and it was still going 10 yrs later when we moved out!!!!!!

Want to cry - what am I to do with my lovely oven?? Its very big like a range?

Oesdog

 

[babymakes6]

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How frustrating. It seems that all of MY life, I've had to travel to see any family at all. I made my last trip this past Fall and it stressed me out so bad that I started eating and haven't stopped since. Had lost 99 pounds and have since put back on 40. Unbelievable.

ETA: I've told family we're not coming back for quite a while. But in actuality, I don't ever plan to go back, except for a funeral.

So... don't go. Your family may miss you, but if they miss you enough, they will come to YOU next year when YOU host it! Start making preps and plans now so that there will be NO excuses!

Perhaps skype family during this year's reunion ... that way you won't miss seeing how much children have grown, etc.

No-it is the family who live near us that made this decision. We really don't have enough time now to host it ourselves this year, but we will probably go anyway. I am just feeling a little angry at my aunt and uncle who made this decision without even saying anything to us!

 

[3goodeggs]

One day my husband was talking to his parents on the phone and said,"last time I was on the turnpike I noticed that the roads ran in both directions -pause- ...And it's shorter for me because it's downhill? BOTH WAYS!?!"

we live in Florida, it's all flat.

I have gained all my weight back. I hope, now that I am not so exhausted from that illness, that I can get back into the walking. And once the steroids have left my body, I won't be eating ALL THE TIME!

taxes are so fun.

 

[vfem]

I have to go up to an office, and I am sick to my stomach stressed... I really really really do not do well with tax stuff, reason being a stress constantly, and I don't have my mortgage payment this month. This is NOT ok right now.

I'm so on the edge of panic, its not funny. I'm so sorry to stress here, but it's not ok.

 

[3goodeggs]

I will sent you some 'anti stress waves'. Sit down, breath deeply. hold it in, then let it go slowly. are you ready? Brace for impact, here they come.

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I am relaxed. It worked on me. Did they get to you?