Debbie Cousins's Journal, 02 Jun 21

Nice work. Let's go!  

Have a Wonderful Wednesday Debbie!🌺 Keep up the good work!👍👏👏🌸 

My honor to Debbie: Yesterday I promised to tell you about a little trick I played on Debbie, but it didn't start out having anything to do with her. She asked me for a picture of myself, but her request just happened to come at a time when I had prepared 2 cartoon-like pictures to send to someone else. It was a dumb thing to do, but I had made a connection with another gal on FS that was highly educated, highly accomplished, with great writing ability and a sharp wit. We were private messaging and even chatted on the phone. When this other gal asked for a picture of me, I thought I might not be acceptable to her. She was a confident, practical, humorous intellectual that wore no makeup and I was an insecure, vain little frou-frou knocking myself out trying to be acceptable to the world. I had fun looking on the internet to find generic homely pictures and came up with a picture of a 100-year-old woman with no teeth, in her messy apartment with a highball in one hand and a cigarette in the other. My second picture was a much younger unfortunate gal, so didn't think anyone would believe the pictures of a 40-year-old and a 100-year-old. When Debbie asked for a picture, my warped sense of humor thought of those 2 funny ones, and Debbie is so good-natured, I sent her those joke pictures. It was a disaster with the other gal when I sent her the real picture of me. I had offended her, and she said I didn't trust her. It turned out the exact opposite of my fun time, and for this other gal, I ruined the relationship. She never private messaged me again, even though I apologized profusely. Now you can guess what Debbie's reaction was. She took it all in her own good stride, and cheerfully wrote to me. She had called me a fireball earlier, and now good-naturedly called me a little sneak. Debbie is such a wonderful person. She totally accepted me. Of course, I apologized to her too, but I never saw any negative repercussions. She has been so very supportive of me, actually more than anyone else on FS. Debbie is one of my favorite people. 

I haven’t been here in around 2 years and have regained my weight, so reading what you wrote about Debbie has brought me back to join her challenges, again as she was always so accepting and so helpful. Your situation reminded me of her kindness, acceptance and helpfulness. Thank you! ( p.s. We moved 3 times to deal with my husband’s surprise diagnosis of leukemia and between the near total isolation of Covid, I ate for comfort. He is in remission, we are now permanent Florida residents and able to start living a bit again. )So, I am happy to back with Debbie and u, too.  

213!! Wow, Debbie! Just a suggestion because I'm a senior citizen, out in the garden in hot weather, I make my own electrolites by adding a Tbsp of lemon juice and a pinch of Himalaya Pink salt to my bottle of water. (Just a pinch, not a lot). Good Going !!! 

Debbie, your progress is so admirable. PS: would kill to have a swimming pool!!!