There was an old ad campaign (from the ’70s or ’80s?) which featured a person who had overindulged and was now regretting it. I thought it was Alka-Seltzer, but Delia Daniel googled around and couldn’t find it. He did find several other, borderline offensive, commercials that we both remembered.
(Although, we didn’t remember them as being quite so bad. Additionally, we had to bicker and argue about WHICH one I was referring to.)
Doesn’t matter, I’ve dropped my fizzy tablets into a glass of water and downed the lot in two big gulps. I’ll start to feel better any second now. On top of the already not-releasing issue I’ve been dealing with for far too many days (weeks?) this is just TOO MUCH. As in, I ate too much. Too much that is now sitting on top of everything else. It’s her fault though, not mine.
How cute is my mother, and how can we possibly be angry at her?! We really can’t. But I’m still tossing all of the blame in that direction. She put together a ridiculous (and only barely complimentary/marginally related) group of food for dinner. And I ate some of everything. Not because I was hungry, just because it was there. Nothing is against the “rules” of my eating regime, so there’s no guilt here. There is, however, a not good tummy.
(Any second now I’ll start to feel better. I know I will!)
She is holding up a bag of croutons that she made for me, special. And please take note of the outfit. It’s the jammy pants we gave her for Solstice, paired with a sweater she made (with ladybug buttons!) over a co-ordinating turtleneck. You can’t see them, but her socks also match. Is it really a surprise to anyone that I have NO taste? On the plus side, when I get to be over 70 I’ll probably still be considered “cute” too. Completely insane, but adorably so.
See those cookies? Yeah, had plenty of them too. (Even brought a few of the bastards home with us!) Seriously, all her fault.
I should have known there could be repercussions. Earlier I had an over-glove mishap. My gift failed me. Ripped and snapped.
My OTHER new addition, happily enough, was not a failure. I still got very wet (it’s raining again, did I mention that?) but I wore the second-hand (third? fourth?) pseudo-waterproof jacket (zipper still broken and safety-pinned across the bottom) that I discovered in a closet, keeping a great portion of my upper half (mostly) protected. With this, and the fabulous rear fender in place, there was FAR less splashing up my back. (The “real” raingear order says it will arrive by Tuesday. Which makes it NOT in time for the ride probably, but I’ll still be glad when it shows up.)
Appropriate, as always, our message today is as soggy as I was.
“Frog ~ Losgann (pronounced as Loss-can) ~ Sensitivity, Medicine, Hidden Beauty, and Power.
The card shows a common frog crawling from a pool in which lies frogspawn, traditionally considered a powerful medicine. To the right grows muilead - frogberry, now known as cranberry, and frog’s spindle or orchid. To the left beneath the hanging willow leaves grow toadstool mushrooms, which were once called frogstools.
Losgann unites the elements of water and earth, bringing joy, delight, and healing in its singing and hopping, and leading you to a sacred spring from which you may be refreshed and renewed. A cold-blooded creature living half on the land and half in the water, the frog possesses an extremely sensitive skin, considered magical by shamans. A companion of the rain spirits, the frog can help you develop your sensitivity to others, to healing, and to sound through your skin and your whole body and aura.
Nothing is what it appears to be, and life is more fun than you at first supposed. There is a hidden beauty and a hidden power in all of nature, and as you open yourself to this you will feel close to the Goddess and close to both the earth and the water. Look for the beauty and the magic behind appearances.
Drawn Reversed, this card suggests that you are learning how to embrace difficult circumstances. The frog that you must marry may well turn out to be a prince. The circumstances you have chosen to accept – whilst apparently unappealing or difficult – may well bring you rich rewards in the end. Remember that the frog brings medicine, and medicine brings healing.”
This was right-side up when I flipped it, but as I was typing along it felt as though both directions wanted to be heard, so you get both.
Who knows what you’ll be getting tomorrow, or how much. I probably won’t have a chance to check in here until we are back from the pool. (Special Occasion deck feels as though it’s called for though.)
I’m sure I’ll be completely better by then, in fact, any second now I’m going to be fine again. Any second now….
Today’s Deck:
The Druid Animal Oracle ~ Working With The Sacred Animals Of The Druid Tradition by Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm ~ Illustrated by Bill Worthington
LateNight Gratitude: thank you all SO very much for keeping Empress, Graham, and Max in your thoughts, and for sending all those healing/moving/safe home vibes and energy and prayers. (Make sure you see her Thank You in Friday’s comments.) As soon as we know more we’ll share. What she told me today was totally unrelated but amazingly great, she received the (newly conceived of and just initiated) Employee Of The Month Award!
She was so amazing they had to conceive of a new reward for her! Lovely.
And the Reverse message was, indeed, helpful.
See? I totally thought that too!
Oh good, my signals continue to be nice and strong then.
Your mom is adorable and oh, those cookies. Go Empress!
This speaks to me: Nothing is what it appears to be, and life is more fun than you at first supposed.
I just fell in love / lust with the place keeper for the hero for the new book. Found him today in all his glory. Sent you an email with pics and deets.
Can’t wait for the pool report!
I got the letter, and wow …. isn’t HE a looker?! Report and reply tomorrow. (Or maybe the next day.
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Hate that overstuffed feeling, and you know it’s your own fault but it was so good at the time!
That is such a cute picture of your Mama – impossible to get cross, but a naughty twinkle in her eyes!
So glad for your Empress that her awesomeness is being recognised.
Hoping for some soggy froggy healing – I have pain in my jaw and can’t tell if it’s tooth or neck related. Really don’t fancy a trip to the dentist.
Oh no. Jaw pain is part of what Emmy deals with too, all the way down her back on some days. I hope yours is an easy quick fix!
I think it was Alka-Seltzer, too. Don’t know which one, ’cause they were all pretty offensive. The food reaction is interesting. When we identified wheat as a problem for Mrs. Denial, and we cut it out, it became more of a problem when she’d indulge. And Sandi Green (CHS / CMS band director) went through a diagnostic battery over the summer and cut out a boatload of stuff like soy, yeast, wheat…and after about 3 months had dinner that had some of each in it and was sick for a couple of days. One of the diet plan guys that we read (plan= lean protein, fruits and vegis) says “go ahead and have a big spaghetti dinner one in a while, and listen to what your body tells you about that much carbohydrate.” Yeah, can you say “don’t like?”
I like Frog and his message. I think that all beings that are either land/water mixes or who have an extreme change from toddler to adult have a perspective shift to share, along with some unique insights.
Yay for Empress. Looking good for her; I just hope the jaw stuff can get resolved. And L.B. I completely understand about that generalized feeling of pain. Been discussing that some with my mouth lately; mine is jaw pain, which is a bit scary since now it is my other side causing all the problems.
Jaw pain is tricky, because it could be there, or below the gum line or spinal issues or ???
Such complicated bodies we have!
At first I thought you were thinking about Pepto Bismol commercials, like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htyId8xB7Cw .
But then I remembered this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFKifpMtlNs . Is that the one you meant? (This was pre-plop plop fizz fizz). Ahh, the things my brain stores up (never useful things). Magnum and I still go around saying, “Mama Mia! That’s a spicy meatball!” Did you know there are outtakes for that commercial on YouTube? Where do they find these things? Also, that poor guy had to eat a metric ass-ton of meatballs before he got it right. (I’d say “I digress,” but digression seems to be my default setting, so it’s more remarkable when I actually stay on track.)
Good luck to Empress.
Ya know, now that you say that, I wonder if it COULD have been the pink stuff? But no, not those commercials. Thanks for digressing in such an entertaining fashion!
Almost forgot, I love your mom’s outfit!
And why am I in moderation? Weird.
Thanks, I’ll tell her.
(It was the links. You have been released.)
Oooo, sorry for your tummy! (coookkieeeees…) Yay for Empress! And, boy, could I use some froggy medicine!
Thank you. And yes, cookies are one of our basic food groups.
Awwww cute Mom!!
YaY for Empress!!
Sorry for the upset tummy = (
Thanks, my life-long battle with just-up-from-dead-person digestion is getting even slower as I get ever older.
Have you ever tried using papaya enzymes to aid with digestion? I use them a lot. They are supposed to be for proteins (used to tenderize meat), but I find them useful for when I’ve had too much fat — no gall bladder = lowered fat digestion. You can get them at probably any grocery in Eugene, but other cities make you look in health food stores/sections.
Good suggestion, but yes. I have been buying them my entire adult life, before that my grandmother supplied them.
Oh, left a message on previous post. Sort of a three days catch up with comments in the middle. Your Mama is very cute and coordinated. And cheers to Empress for the newly minted award.
I’ll go back and check.
I love the frog, and his message. I’ve always liked frogs and people have given me gifts of cyrstal, ceramic, china, over the years. Never knew they signified medicine and healing. Thanks.
Hmm, drawn to Frog, have gifts of Frog images, and there you are, in the healing field wearing that RN badge…. not so mysterious, but awfully cool.
Are you thinking of this?
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(That would be your father, expressing his opinion.
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Thanks, but nope. I have no idea what the product might even be now!
Mom
Ever read Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas by Tom Robbins? Frogs feature prominently in that book. There is a reason why kissing a Frog is magical …
I have read ALL of Tom Robbins books, he is tied on my list of lifetime adoration and immense worship, along with Christopher Moore and Carl Hiaasen for LOL factor and religious education/environmental awareness awesome-osity.
(Why am I not surprised that we both have this same frame of reference?)
Our mutual awesomeness is awesome.
And sometimes even blindingly bright!
Hope the Alka-Seltzer worked.
Congrats on being ‘Employee of the Month’, Empress.
We have an insurance company here who have these ads with a guy called Jason who dubs himself ‘Employee of the Decade’…kinda random, but I thought i’d throw it in there anyway
I want to see Australian Jason now!