The email I sent myself included the following suggestions. Here are my ‘answers’!
Get your act together.
I am not an actor.
You are doing fine.
No, I’m not.
Make a great meal.
I made chicken noodle soup from scratch last night – will that do?
Go for a walk.
I walked around the house and around the yard twice.
Forget about your NanoWriMo failed attempt – get back to your half-written novella.
I think I may have trashed that novella.
Make a list of things you need to do and put it on the frig.
The list needs several frigs.
Recharge your camera and start taking photos again!
I am still searching for the recharging thingy.
Get the paper work sorted into categories and do NOT panic.
I have found all of the paperwork and placed it neatly into a box.
Try to conjure something to look forward to.
Fame and fortune.
Stop being so hard on yourself.
I’m not!
Stop sulking.
Okay.
Practise smiling in front of the mirror.
This was a very good idea but I think I need one of my teeth capped.
Keep going.
I am, you idiot!
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Is talking to yourself the first sign of madness?
jmgoyder 
“Is talking to yourself the first sign of madness?”
Of course not. It’s a sign you’re ready for a conversation with a nice, reasonable, intelligent person!
Okay I will take your word for it!
I truly love the lighter side of Julie. It is amazing you won the argument with yourself. I haven’t been that successful. Keep going! Stp sulking! You are doing fine, cause you do have your s….. together. LOL LOL Have a great day, thanks for the smile. — Bill
Ha – thanks Bill!
you crack me up lady!!!! LOLOL
I didn’t realize I had a yellow tooth!
what? you are teasing with me right??? LOL
No, not kidding – if I grin widely, it shows – argh!
Talking to yourself is ok, it’s when you start arguing with yourself, then it may be a problem..:)
That means I have a problem – haha!
They say talking to yourself is normal but answering yourself…well….
hahahaha!
I do talk to myself all day long! This makes a lot of sense to me!! xxooo
I feel reassured!
If talking to yourself is a sign of madness, I’ll see you in the home.
See you soon!
We could have a lot of fun in there!
well done on the paperwork! that’s a nightmare I face…
and I’m laughing at your tooth – sorry 🙂
Confession: I didn’t actually ‘do’ the paperwork, I just put it in a box for tomorrow- ha!
yep I got that – still waaay ahead of me 🙂
Awwww…
My thoughts? Talking to yourself is normal if you are/have been a teacher. You got all your paperwork into a box??? Honey, you’re doing great! Chicken soup from scratch? That is gourmet eating around here…
😀
You are going to be OK, you just can’t feel it right now. xo, ~Lynda
PS: You are not an idiot.
I’ll take you word for it!
That and 10 cents won’t get you very far…
😉
No… I do it all the time… just because I’m in an institution doesn’t make me mad…. Have a laugh Julie, it helps tremendously… and I do talk to myself all the time, and I’m not in a nut house, even though everyone around me thinks I should be…
If you belong in a nuthouse I will eat my hat! (If I can find my hat).
Look behind the door… that’s what my Mom always used to say to me when I look for mine when I was young… looked behind the door but never found it… I think that’s when I started talking to myself…
Oh that is classic! Thanks for the laugh.
if so we are all “mad” lol… and that is my professional opinion!
I appreciate your professional opinion – big smile here!
The first sign that you are coping 😀
Oh!
I believe it’s actually the first sign of sanity for most of us.
Well that is comforting!
I can relate to needing several fridges for the ‘to-do’ list. Never ending to-do lists. I have tried notes on fridges, notes in diaries, electronic reminders. None of these seem to help me in getting any of the things done. So when the first ‘D’ (doing) fails, I try the other 2 Ds ie: Delegate or Ditch. Last one seems to work best.
Smiles for you today in keeping yourself in good spirits with your fantastic sense of humour.
Once I get into it (the paperwork) I can get it over with quite fast. I waste a lot of time just looking at it!
We are two of a kind 🙂
I think most of us talk to ourselves because we often need to say allowed the problem and need to hear our response…………..same goes for writing down our problem along with writing the answer it is what keeps us sane…….
True!
Hell, what’s wrong with talking to yourself? What’s wrong with arguing with yourself? HA, nothing. The real question is who really wins? Is this a left brain / right brain thing? Is it a Win / Win situation or a You Are F$cked No Matter What situation? HAHA…I take the latter, but then again, I’m your twin, so what do I know. I spend all my time arguing with myself! Missed you Jules…xoxo
And I missed you uncorrigible!
Whatever works is great! I love these notes to self… 😉
no the second, blogging is the first!
Was your novella a romance? How many pages (or words) were you aiming for? I think a novella sounds really do-able. I want to see one from you! No hurry. Just five pages a day.
It was a thriller and I had a blog for it for a short time then ran out of energy – will restart it soon!