First of all ALL OF THESE RULES ARE IN PLACE.
Secondly, I shut down comments recently BECAUSE MY FRIENDS were saying thing that wounded me. And kept on saying things I did not want on my site. It would have been so much easier they were not my friends. I’ve added a whole wing to the WLS for first time commenters. The problem is I love all the people that I wanted to send there. I am not really great with people…..shocker.
I also tend to tell my most horrifying events in a funny way. Especially now. Going to that grocery store was awful. It was awful. And I apologize for making it funny. It is literally the scariest thing I have ever done.
I am older than most of you. I smoke cigarretes and can’t even watch The View without knowing twelve ways I am going to die if I GET. I do not need your judgement I get it very time the TV is on. DO YOU THINK IF WE QUIT NOW THAT WOULD HELP? Shut up.
IS IT POSSIBLE YOU COULD STOP JUDGING EVERYONE That would be great.
Please stop telling us all what to do. DO YOU WATCH DAYTIME TV? They are sure to tell us we are all going to die.
I work in a grocery store. While I am very thankful to be employed, it is scary. Fortunately, for the most part people are good. But, those rotten apples can sour my day. I work 10 hours a day, 6 days a week, doing my darkness to make sure shelves are stocked, and that customers can get checked out quickly.
Oh, the stories I could tell
Thank you for you service Jill.
Seriously thank you. You should all
Be paid hazard pay with a free vacation when this is all over. Please be safe
Thank you for working and sacrificing your health to allow people to get groceries.
Thank you! I know you’re on high alert to stay safe but the uniformed, ignorant and rude behavior must be frightening! God bless you and again I salute your working under these circumstances.
I Appreciate your being there. I think you should all receive bonus pay. I don’t mind paying extra for deliveries so why not for those in the store
Blessings to you, Jill. Many thanks.
Thank you.
Thanks Jill for being there even when you don’t want to be, unfortunately it’s times like these that people realize how essential the grocery store employees are. you rock
I went to the grocery store on Friday and was lucky enough to get my favorite cashier… She was a different person …she wasn’t smiling, she wasn’t chipper ,she was unhappy and she looked exhausted.. I asked her if she was OK and she said no, she was exhausted, full of anxiety because ppl were threatened her.. And she did not know if she could take anymore.. of the mandatory overtime and the abuse… Because they implemented 2 items per person, people were wigging out and threatened to to beat her up after work and to find out her address and follow her home.. She is the head of her household and a single mom of 3 kids so she doesn’t have the choice to quit.. I put my groceries away in my car and went back in and bought of the vase and a bouquet of flowers.. We couldn’t hug or even Hi fives but she literally had tears in her eyes. I did too.. My heart broke 💔.. For all essential people on the front line..we love you.. we appreciate you and thank you for your service❤
Sending love your way! ❤️
I never comment but I read all your posts. You’re
amazing. People find it difficult to not make everything about them. Even in penning this message I went through though multiple edits introducing who I “am.”
No one cares. At the end of the day. I’m here for all of you. I support you. I send positive vibes.
And Tamara… I’m sorry you feel on the receiving end of tobacco-shame. It’s so sad that our culture can’t separate the habit from the human. I blame the culture I grew up in with DARE and MADD. I literally cried when my dad had a beer with dinner on vacation when we took a cab as a child. Talk about growing up with an unhealthy relationship with a substance.
Stay strong, smoke when you want, we’re here for you. Even the ones who never comment.
Thanks!
Same here Tamara! I’m a smoker and also older than dirt. Now is NOT the time to try quitting. Talk about stress! Stay in as much as you can and stay safe. We need you.
I’m so sorry, TT, and I’ll try my best not to add to your burden. I don’t even step inside any of the grocery stores any more, so I’m in no position to judge you or anyone else here.
We’re gonna ride the river together, lady, and we’re gonna make it.
please call me.
Love you TT. I hate that the virus has taken over daytime TV..even Kelly and Ryan last time I watched it! We need a break from all of it and reality tv is a good escape. I appreciate your blog and that you are still posting about shows. It helps a lot.
Tamara, I wish I lived near you so I could shop for you. I have MAJOR anxiety but for some odd reason, I have none about catching coronavirus. It’s just weird. I usually am the person who — to paraphrase Matt Dillon’s character Bob from Drugstore Cowboy, needs “something to relieve the pressures of their everyday lives — like having to tie their shoes.” I have too many animals who depend on me. I AM CAREFUL. I’m just not worried. But I do worry that I am not worried. It makes no sense.
I need some of that CBD you’re smoking woman! I am usually cool as a cucumber in all kinds of crisis’ but I am struggling right now. Outside I am keeping up appearances and doing my job to the very best standards of care but on the inside I am freaking out and now off work for a few hours I spiral with all worse case scenarios!
I should have said first we are still without Covid19 in our building but we have staff that have had close contact who are now home isolating but…
I’m so sorry. I don’t understand people who lecture to others, especially at a time like this. What do they think it will help? This is an unbearably hard time for so many of us right now. TT you are so beloved to so many of us. Know that we have wrapped our arms around you and want to comfort you. Do whatever you need to for self-care.
Right? I don’t understand either! Go somewhere where that is the norm but it isn’t here unless we’re doing what used to be the norm lecturing reality show participants.
My mother-in-law and I used to have a “Secret society” comprised of family and friends who would sneak cigarettes together. We’d either hide behind my garage or up in the Catskills’ house next to a huge propane tank. Most of us thought one tic tac would hide the smell.
Not sure I actually have a point in posting this other than to say I’d love a cigarette right now. Mother in law died in 2008 and our society disbanded. It’s been 12 years and I’d love one.
That’s a great family story! I love it, what a great memory for you.
I have two aunts who were really fun when they were young, they used to say, “if you don’t have anything nice to say then come sit by me!”.
I just smoked a cigarette and it was fucking delicious. I need to after all day inside with two young children. Try being inside for three weeks with young kids. And I will smoke at least two more before I go to bed.
And I’m not sorry about it. Too bad I can’t sneak one to some of you other TT followers.
You just made me smile. I stayed at home 9 months with both my daughters (born 14 years apart). I am amazed at the sanity young moms of multiple children staying at home are able to sustain! I salute you LA in KY!
I too am terrified. I have not left my house in 2 weeks. Prior to that, I was actually hospitalized with (relatively minor) complications from a liver transplant I had several years ago. I was hospitalized for a week. Even though I was quite sick and on the Transplant wing (safest place in the hospital-all immunosuppressed patients) they wanted to send me home out of fear they couldn’t keep people safe. I haven’t left my house since I got home and I have been told not to leave at all. So, I truly understand the fear. I am still scared my husband could bring it home. Or that my packages are contaminated. Or really anything could happen. I can barely watch tv. I have been keeping my tv on Amazon tv and streaming shows because everything on real tv scares me.
Oh, I cannot imagine what you are going through. Thank you for sharing your personal health history with us, and it will reinforce me to stay at home. The best thing all of us can do is stay at home. I will say a prayer for you tonight. I hope you can stay isolated and safe during this time.
For an uplifting show on Prime, check out Making the Cut, Tim and Heidi’s “new and improved Project Runway.” I can’t believe that they fixed/changed JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING many of us wanted on PR. (The only thing left on my wish list is that I wish no one would go home after the first challenge. TINY, compared to what is RIGHT.) Tim and Heidi had wanted to make these changes but were not allowed to. Amazon threw A SHITETON of money into this show. Every week, the winning design is sold on Amazon — AND THE DESIGNER GETS THE PROFITS! The first four episodes are in PARIS. Out and about in PARIS, not just in a hotel room in Paris. NO YELLING! NONE! It will raise your spirits. Really.
I agree! I’m loving Making the Cut! Highly recommend it.
Aimee, I have no real words of wisdom but I do know you made it safely out of the hospital.
I just typed and deleted a whole bunch of stuff you already know. Do exactly what you’ve been doing. You already know how to do this.
We all want to hear from you, what you’re watching, about your day and your fears which seem pretty healthy to me. Take care of you and your liver girl (congratulations btw), we all need you!
Thinking about you! <3
Thinking of you too Cho. Please don’t take any risks.
We
Meant to say we are all scared and all hurting for people who have passed, funerals that can’t be held, weddings and graduations. Etc. But let’s stay afloat guys. Yes we have to go our every couple weeks for supplies, meds etc. But the best thing we can do is be grateful for what we have and where we are. It. Is certainly tougher for those who live alone. It’s more isolating. Let’s face it . so let’s reach out to those loved ones more. Ok? But we are all going to make it through. Lots of love and prayers to all of YOU!
Yes, I realized today how freaking lucky I am to have a washer and dryer in my old ass town house. Another poster spoke about having those in one’s house, and I am glad to have that. Not everyone can just wash their clothes in hot water in their house. Right now, I am super grateful for that. I hope everyone in large cities is doing alright. It is so hard right now. For everyone. I hope you guys are surviving and doing alright out right.
I have a washer and dryer. Not hooked up. Landlords are scared to fix the connections. And replace the bathroom floor and sink. The only thing that pisses me off is that the bathroom leaked water for TWO YEARS and they tore up the floor BEFORE this happened. Wanted us to wait until after tax day to buy new vanity sink and floor. Now it could be months… We walk on cardboard brush our teeth and wash our hands in the tub. And it is OK. I have CLEAN running water, a flushing toilet, and a wee bit of TP. When it’s gone, I have a detachable shower head. I am grateful.
People, including Tamara, have been hurt by things people posted. Sometimes things are lost in “translation” … or in our headspace? I cannot remember if it were on a repeat of an RHNY reunion yesterday or a flashback on last night’s season opener. It was Dorinda yelling “yeah, Jovani.” I really thought it was heckling when it first aired. Last night, SERIOUSLY, I heard it differently. It sounded to me like Dorinda was just promoting Jovani, not ripping Lu. Was it because they only replayed it once and the first time it sounded softer and as she kept repeating it as she drank more it seemed like heckling? Or did it only SEEM different to me this time? I really don’t know. Maybe a combo?
Not sure what’s going on? Your trip to the store was “funny” but also captured perfectly what many of us feel during anxiety. It’s freeing to read someone else having the same feelings. For me that is. Fuck everybody else.
Just finished Ozark. Loved! Moving on to Tiger King but also watching Making The Cut. Miss TT and Cho on that one.
I am a reformed smoker who used to tell people that even though I could get upset over small things in life, when there was a real crisis I was cool as a cucumber. Then I set my house on fire c. 1968. While waiting for the fire truck I decided that if I lost the entire house I was REALLY going to need a cigarette, so I ran out to the mailbox & put my cigarette case & lighter there for safekeeping. It was still taking a long time for the firetruck & the flames were getting higher, so I decided I’d better do something about the fire, so instead of bringing in the garden hose I grabbed Rocket Man’s Christmas beer mug with the mermaid for the handle & filled it from the kitchen sink & threw water on the flames over & over. When the firemen got to the door I realized I’d just waxed the floors, so refused to let them in the house until I got towels for them to walk on so they would not muck up my shiny floors with their boots. It took me until January 1993 to finally quit smoking, & I think I am a little better now handling crises in the decades since, but it probably has nothing to do with the lack of nicotine.
😂😂 A MizGrandma story is good for what ails ya. Thank you!
In times like this, I just try to give others, and myself, a little grace. There’s no blueprint, manual or framework to help steer this. While you’ll see “we’re all in this together” everywhere, most of us are navigating a good portion of this on our own. I’m sure I’m fucking so much up everyday, but I’m trying my best and that’s all I can control (so says my therapist…)
Take care you guys!!! Being home and my food is running out is No joke!! Hopefully we can all get back to work soon
In my country, cigs were put up to over $20 USD per pack, so I had to change to an ecig, but by God, do I miss it. Vaping supplies are getting scarce due to the stores closing here, so I may be tempted again. I will not go without nicotine. I couldn’t give a fuck what anyone thinks. I have no other vices, always do the right thing and was still struck down with MS. I. Don’t. Care.
I’ve smoked for 40 years, no apologies. I work because some genius decided Staples is essential, even tho you can order online every damn thing in the store with free delivery. So far I am healthy and I work out in a chair, I am disabled, to keep my anxiety down. I’ve also been watching a lot of stand up comedy on youtube, losing yourself in laughter is goooooood! hang in there everyone, we got this!
I’m old & I smoke. At this point I don’t think covid or smoking is going to do me in, its the INACTIVITY. I move from the couch to the bed or bed to couch. Each night around 8 ish I change from my daytime pajama’s into my nighttime pajamas. I feel like I’ve accomplished something major if I just take the trash out, its pathetic.
Tried organizing the medicine cabinet but found 1/2 of an old expired xanax, swallowed it and called it a day.
Just counting down the days til Killing Eve is back.
Golden!
Ohh I like you! <3
Daytime pajama’s into Nighttime pajama’s is the best advice I’ve been given all year.
I am fully signed up for that.
What the hell did I miss?
Thank you for posting this. I have felt really alone lately because I have had to stop participating in a lot of groups I was in online because of judgmental people.
I am considered essential but work from home right now to lower the amount of people entering nursing homes. I still send my child to daycare because I can’t work with a toddler around. I am also pregnant and have very bad morning sickness (all day and night). Just because I send my kid to daycare and do go to the store to grab essentials I get a lot of crap in groups and even my own family. It is hard
I read your posts because you aren’t judgmental and you let people live their lives the way they have to. Thank you for being a safe space and I am sorry you went through all that.
I am a smoker also. The more I stay home the more I smoke. I use it for my anxiety to self-medicate and my doctors know it and will not prescribe me anti-anxiety meds. I am having a screwdriver with breakfast. I have not had a drink in 2 weeks. I am one of those who enjoys being alone and for some reason am not stressing the virus for myself because I am pretty sure I have already had it. I wish I could test for antibodies so I could donate plasma. I am an O neg. I do donate blood regularly. Having said all that, I am so worried about other people dealing with this. Please keep us posted, especially Ingrid and any others who have loved ones hospitalized. I am thinking and praying for all of you and the world. Stay vigilant in protecting yourselves. God help us all.
Nanette, I’m watching Making the Cut too but need CJ and TT to break it down for me, lol! Amazon has thrown a shit ton of money at this show. Heidi is coming across as sort of over the top desperate at times but overall it’s a good escape.
OMG, I miss all the fun. I love judgey people on the internets. lol
I’m living with two high risk people. Just doing the best we can.
No food delivery options out here so I am the designated shopper since I’m least likely to die – theoretically. Somehow being the theoretical least likely to die isn’t all that comforting. lol. I try to only go once a week.
This last time (Friday AM) was scary. I wore a mask and latex gloves for the first time and the mood in the store was decidedly more tense than it has been in previous weeks. I’m in MA so we have been shelter-in-place for quite some time and I think our wave of cases is on its way. When I got home I pretty much lysol’d everything and left it out to dry. Did I meet busybody know-it-all internet standards for groceries and washing my hands until they were raw? Nope. Did the best I could.
I dunno, there are so many people screaming “YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG” online these days and yet the guidance from government is also constantly changing – wear a mask, don’t wear a mask, etc. It lives on surfaces for 1 hour, 1 day, 3 million years. And the people screaming the loudest seem to be the most privileged. It’s worth remembering that some people still have to go to work. Some people can’t afford to have groceries delivered. Some people are at way more risk than the screechy preachy. Some people don’t have health insurance. Imma just count my blessings right now.
Please don’t beat yourselves up – any of you! If you happen to get the virus it’s not going to be because of some personal failing that some cow on the internet warned you about. It’s going to be because it’s a highly contagious virus. And in the end, about 60% of us are eventually going to get it. We just need to stay vigilant so that those of us who need a hospital bed when we get it will have one. Everything else is just noise.
If you feel the need to give people advice right now on literally anything (except your favorite quarantine recipes), you should probably stick your head in the oven until that feeling passes, one way or another.
A quarantine recipes thread actually sounds pretty good btw. Just saying….
Best response yet👍
Naa, love your response.
Yes! A recipe thread would be great right now! It’s only been 2 1/2 weeks for me and I’m getting sick of the food I already know how to make lol
I’ll start. Here’s the Greek version of a bean stew. Total peasant food! Lasts forever in the refrigerator and it’s its own meal. It’s a type of lathera, which means “of the oil” in Greek. So DO NOT skimp on the oil. It will come out a watery gross mess if you do. It’s plenty low calorie even with the oil. And if you double it or triple it, increase the olive oil by that much! It creates an oily tomato-y goodness that you can sop up with bread. Like even wonder bread. I mean, it’s peasant food so whatever you have lying around is good.
1/3 cup olive oil
1 medium onion chopped
1 can (14 oz or whatever the size is) diced tomatoes with the juice. Whole or crushed are also good but I like the brightness of the diced.
Oregano (I like fresh, but dried is just fine)
My dad liked a pinch of cinnamon. Not my cuppa but it’s a nice warm spice.
1 tsp sugar
1 medium potato, peeled, 1/4 inch slices and then sliced in half.
You can throw in carrot too if you like.
Figure out a pan that will hold it all. I usually triple it and break out the le Creuset for it.
Put the oil in the pan and cook the onions on medium until translucent. You don’t want them to burn or even brown but you do wan them cooked.
Add the potato and carrots and cook until they start to soften a bit.
Add the beans and mix it up until the beans are completely coated with oil.
Then add everything else and stir it up.
Add enough water or chicken stock (I always use chicken stock but it’s vegan without it if you care about that sort of thing) to come up about half way. Bring to a simmer and cook covered at a simmer for as long as it takes. It’s going to be about an hour for the batch as described above. Longer if you increase the recipe. It’s almost impossible to overcook. Just don’t bring it to a real boil. One option (especially if you make a big batch) is to put it in an oven at 250-300 and let it stew in there.
Enjoy and if you make it let me know how it turns out.
Good one. Easy, and I have everything I need. Got bone broth in the slow cooker now. Thanks!
That sounds really good! I’ll have to try it next week when I’m able to get my hands on a potato!
LOL same here. Last time I had a potato in house was for a crock pot roast.
*2 thumbs up*
Wow, I missed a few weeks and missed the drama.
I have been obsessed with Auntie Fee cooking videos on YouTube. They bring me joy during this stressful time AND her recipes are easy to modify for dietary restrictions. You can air fry or oven fry a lot of the recipes. I use meat substitutes, chicken, and turkey for a lot of the recipes. Many of her videos focus on feeding your family on a budget. Please look past the cursing because the videos are humerous and she really was a sweetie pie, loved by her fans and her family.
I just learned that HBO is offering free content on hbo.comnow and hbo.comgo for those who don’t have it already.
WTF did I miss ?
Me too missed it. I don’t care except the NEW rules. I always try to be aware but have found myself still getting reprimanded.
So tired of being concerned about everything when basically Im a don’t give a shit person.
Possibly all these years Zi wasn’t who I thought I was.
OMG shoot me now self reflection at my age is ridiculous
Wishing you all health and peace during this time. it is difficult to be home with no human contact. Funny, I used to love being alone. I am sending virtual hugs to anyone who needs one.
TT- thanks so much for covering Family Karma! It is the show I did not know I needed in my life.
A personal favour please: I live in Alberta, Canada. It is freezing here with tons of snow. Would someone please tell me about their gardens? I have a feeling i won’t see mine for another month or more! lol
Stay safe everyone. Thank you to all the service workers. 🙂
I smoke! There I said it. I drink, when I have it! There I said it. If I had some other smokeables I would be smoking that too. Today my anxiety is at an all-time high. My facility got it’s first case of Covid 19. I’m officially terrified. I want to leave and go live in a bomb shelter with my cat and enough supplies to last for a year. I don’t give a monkey’s nuts what anyone on the internet is saying, preaching, admonishing or telling me what to do. I now am at ground zero. I don’t even want the cna’s in my room. I’m panicking. Sorry TT, if you feel I need to be sent to time out, I completely understand. I just scared. Before, I was nervous and vigilant, but now my PTSD has kicked in and I’m a boiling got mess. Please say a little prayer for me and my fur baby.
I just can’t!
Praying for you and your kitty. ❤️
Hang in there. Nadia. I’ve been in meltdown mode for days. I hope you have a window, the sun is shining today!
My DIL has a meltdown tonight and I was her escape goat. Since she is never wrong I have no choice but to let it go.
The real words I have for her self- righteous indignation would burn us both and be irreparable. Family as we know it would cease to be. I can do it except Im old my boys will need each.
Power of words, amazing
I wish I wasn’t able to turn off all feelings toward some people so quickly and permanently.
Wishing you working people good vibes, be safe. You can do this.
Can celebrities stop posting a play-by-play of their symptoms? UGG I don’t wanna hear anymore about how they were sick. If they want to donate $1 million like Dolly Parton and Kelly Ripa
That’s OK.
Yes, TT!! you tell um! I’m so sick of being “lectured”
The recipe thread sounds like a fine idea!
Love you, TT! I hope realize how much we care about you!
You guys are weird, and I’m living for it. 😂
I’m going to make dog cookies. Is anyone interested in the recipe? Cats also love them. They have to be used quickly or put in the freezer.
Please post, I think that’s a fabulous idea! Many animal lovers on this site including me, would love some natural pet treat ideas.
I’m stuck in a rural town in MO (10k people.) Our stay at home order takes effect on Monday. Ive been self quarantining for 3 weeks now. Stocked up on everything I might need 6 weeks ago. I’m high risk in all categories. The few times I have gone out, I’m the only one with gloves and face covering. People in my little town dont seem to take this seriously. If they are taking their cue from the prez*, we are all fucked. I may have to go out in 4 weeks for cigs. I only have 6 cartons at the moment. The beer is a little harder to keep stocked cuz I’m drinking way too much. My beloved brother is a hospice nurse and I’m worried beyond belief for him. I know nurses are sorely needed rightnow, but for pe,
Personal reasons, I wish he would quit. I dont think he will, though.
Hang tight, everyone.
I love this site. For the last couple years, it’s been the first place I come in the morning. I also learned my favorite word here, cunt satchel. I’ve only commented a couple time because I’m scared to go to the WLS. THAT would kill me and set off a chain smoking frenzy. I quit in August, but have been smoking the last week or so. I love reading about your experiences in the middle of a recap or as a story on its own. Your purple pen gives me life.
The only people going to WLS right now are first time commenters whose first comment is annoying. 🙂 I didn’t send anyone who drove me over the edge the past few weeks. I know it is really me, not them. I just have a lot of anxiety. and am easily triggered.
Me and my cousins go out for all the oldsters in my family. Me and my cousins split up the task for our parents. And if one person is going to the store, we have a chat where everyone can chime in what they need, and it gets delivered.
I have a whole regimen. All the stores here have sanitizing wipes to wipe down your cart. (Some even wipe for you before you enter.) I don’t touch anything except what I’m absolutely going to get when in the stores. I also try to go to self check out and I keep a wipe on hand to clean the card-reader/screen before I use it. (I know I could wear latex gloves, but I have very large hands and even the biggest gloves tend to just rip.)
I also sanitize the car handles, steering wheel, gearshift, etc before I go back into my house, and I change clothes immediately. We’ve been sheltering here in DC for about a month (rules became more strict a week or so ago). My boyfriend has two kids — toddler and baby — who’ve been out of daycare since the beginning of March. We went 2.5 weeks with no in-person contact, but have sense given up on that.
Me and my cousins still go to each other’s homes but we continue to social distance even when hanging out. Usually our gatherings are outside and everyone’s sitting six feet from each other. Often around a fire pit or picnic table.
Always remember: social distancing not emotional distancing.
Instead of ragging on Tamara, you all can rag on me instead. For real..I am an RN and I smoke. Also, my best friend is also an RN and she also smokes so you all can lay off Tamara now.
You and your RN friend sound like good people to me! Thank you for taking care of us!
Thank You. You sound like a good friend to me!
I’m a faithful visitor of your site, but have only commented a couple of times. I enjoy your recaps so much. As I’m watching the shows, I’ll catch myself thinking sometimes, “oh I can’t wait to hear what Tamara has to say about that!” The anxiety is real for so many of us. In moments like these, I enjoy your sense of humor. It gives us all a much needed break to visit your site, to hear what you have to say, and to hear from others. I have found a lot of support from you and from people who comment on your site. It helps to know that others are feeling the way I do also. So thank you!
TT, I don’t normally comment on things, but I wanted to let you know, I appreciate you for all you do. I’ve been coming to your site for years now. I’m sorry people are treating you and others in mean ways. It’s unnecessary. I visit your site to catch up on the shows I don’t have time to catch up on but also to read your funny as hell stories. You’re real, living a real life who shares that life with all of us. I thank you very much for keeping us all updated and taking time out of your life. You ROCK GF!!!! Have a great weekend. Much Love from Jersey.
Thanks, Chris.
Hang in there, Tamara. We’ll get through this eventually but in the meantime, it’s damn stressful. I stopped watching the news more than three weeks ago and haven’t watched daytime tv in several years, and I believe that both decisions are a net positive for my mental health. I’m doing my best to stay at home and am all full up with the ill-informed advice from the Facebook “experts” and gloomspreaders. We all know that this is bad and don’t need to be reminded of that fact every minute of every day. Nor does anyone need to be lecturing anyone else on their lifestyle choices. We all need to do whatever we need to do to get through each day.
Thanks for providing this site and this forum as a place to come for comradery (sorry, I don’t know how to spell that word) and fellowship. It’s very much needed in times like this and is much appreciated. Take care.
Smoke of all kinds is deadly to me along with anything scented. It’s a curse for me because some of my favorite people smoke and I am so allergic that their clothing is dangerous for me if we are inside. I hate it and I fucking hate having to stay away from people I love or meeting new people. My allergies have made me a hermit who has to stay away from people a lot. This has been going on for 30 years…long before smoking bans were instated. Before those my life was even more reclusive. I have been going through “quarantine” for 30 years and I remember when it was new and hard and scary and it sent me into rages and depressed me to no end. I am so very sorry to see the whole world go through this. I don’t wish this kind of life on anyone. And we should be kind to each other as much as we can.
TT, I am so sorry that I found your Publix story so funny when it was actually so fucking terrible for you! My heart broke a bit reading that. I adore what you do here and if I ever write something that offends or bothers you I want you to know that is not my intention. Fuck! I just wanna hug everyone and we can’t do that now!
<3
No worries. I totally TRIED to make if funny. Otherwise it would have been a sob story. You were supposed to laugh. It is sort of what “comedians” do. We make it funny.. So I am glad you got the humor. And there is a lot of humor to be found in tragedy I think. So I will continue to make light of my situation and I hope you will laugh. I want everyone to laugh. Not AT me but with me because I see the humor in these dark times.
<3
Criminal courts are still open in Los Angeles. Zero social distancing and a mad house of lawyers, cops, and probation officers. We are deemed essential. Although alot of people have been released the virus is running through the jails. Crazy and scary.
I’m also in LA and I was shocked to find out from my friend who is also working with the courts that they are not being supplied with gloves and masks. It is crazy to me that they are not being supplied these items. Hopefully you were given some.
Hang tough, y’all. This is yet another reason I am glad to just have an “Internet law degree.” That said, I do not understand the courts shutting down where they are. Criminals still need to go to jail. There needs to be some sort of masks and gloves involved though and I guess they are still in short supply. But the alternative is …. mayhem? Which I already fear is going to happen. Thanks from all of us.
Much love Tamara. I’m am in the high risk category for several health issues that have popped up in the last few years, I also smoke. If I didn’t smoke I would shoot people as I have little party for somethings. My industry is shut down by our governor, I’m a hairstylist, and I’m on unemployment for the very first time in my life. I am used to lots of conversation and creativity and money if I’m being honest. This is so stressful, my son is out of work as well and he’s going and is also a student working on his AA cash and still Lives at home and we also have a sophomore in high school. I am slowly going crazy. I keep going for drives to just get out of the house, I’m not used to being home so much. I wear a mask and gloves if I have to come into contact with people getting anything from a store, we are all scared. This is all so different from any life most of us have known and we are all trying to do this without going nuts. I truly hope we all stay healthy and sane. Even though I haven’t met any of y’all I am sending hugs out to all.
I am ashamed to say I drove through Taco Bell today. Nachos bell grande. Fucking delicious. Hope it doesn’t end up killing me.
I was really craving some Taco Bell today. I hope it was fucking delicious! I am seriously jealous.
I find it amazing the people that will, in all circumstances, see fit to insult and shame other people for various reasons. My father always said if you don’t have anything nice to say then don’t say anything at all. Lord I miss him. Live your best life and keep your nastiness to yourself!
Tamara, you are the salt of the fucking earth, and I’m pissed because you give us allllll of you, and mutherfuckers want to attack you??!! Bullshit. Fuck them, babe. Those who love you unconditionally are still right her standing alongside of you. You are my #SisterFromAnotherMister ❤️🙏🏼❤️
Aw thanks for the love. I could use some xo ~tt
I just realized that sometime this week I have to go into the world and buy stuff for my kids’ Easter baskets. I have had to re-assure my 6 year old multiple times that the Easter Bunny is not cancelled, and that the bunny will bring all the Easter goodies. Now, this is a lot. I will not be able to take my time and find thoughtful, random treats and treasures for my boys. I just might have to, unfortunately, grab some prepackaged Easter basket wrapped in plastic wrap. And I really really want to buy a ham. It’s not Easter for me if we don’t have a ham!!
Also, I have been doing my best with oldest who has trouble saying specific speech sounds. And this week, y’all, we have mastered the word “ham”. It is amazing to have a new word with a strong “m” sound at the end. So I need to buy a dang ham for Easter.
I’m over 60 but in pretty good health and TV has me scared to freaking death. The hubby and i both got furloughed so we’re gonna enjoy the time together and not think about our 401K’s. I stopped watching the news & Ive been listening to music and cooking everything I want. I cranked up my Instant Pot last week and it’s been going strong. Last week it was beef/broccoli, crack chicken, BBQ ribs and today it’s a pot roast with caramelized carrots ,garlic roasted potatoes & candied yam for the hubby. (he loves my yams ) This week we’re gonna paint the kitchen and our home office. I’m thinking about starting a business …maybe I’ll tackle that in week three. LOL Stay positive and Happy Sunday everybody!
and Happy Sunday to you all of you at @tamaratattles I appreciate you.
“(he loves my yams ) ” First thing that has made me smile all day. 🙂 Thanks.