I guess I'm installing a new garbage disposal this weekend. Mine gurgled and died a couple of weeks ago and I was going to live without one, but that half of the sink stopped draining... Can't wait for the smells that are going to emanate from disconnecting the plumbing.
I guess I'm installing a new garbage disposal this weekend. Mine gurgled and died a couple of weeks ago and I was going to live without one, but that half of the sink stopped draining... Can't wait for the smells that are going to emanate from disconnecting the plumbing.
We once replaced ours and put the old one in the garage. When I walked in there the next morning, it smelled like something had DIED and it took me a minute to figure out wtf was causing that! So gross.
My new bedroom set is currently being delivered, yay! Sucks that it's going to get moved again in 6 weeks but oh well. I didn't want to sleep on an air mattress for that long.
Today’s an in-office day, and I had an important 8am call with some org leaders in India. I woke DD up early explained what time we had to leave and why it was important, and then she stalled so much. Every 5 minutes I yelled her name to MOVE. She was not happy, I was not happy.
I arrive at work at 7:56, log on, and….nothing. At 8:05 I got a message that we need to reschedule.
So I’m just sitting her feeling like a pretty crappy Mom. My DD didn’t follow directions or respect my time, so it was all warranted, but I still feel like shit for yelling at her—and it turns out, none of it even mattered.
Post by donutsmakemegonuts on May 15, 2024 7:40:52 GMT -5
I am triaging calls today at work because the person who normally does it is on vacation. I expect to be on the phone allll day answering calls. We had a new garage door installed yesterday and it looks so much better now. Our old one was the original from 1990 and was made from heavy wood so it was pretty noisy. Now you can't even hear it going up or down, it's crazy. The installers noted a slight dent in one of the panels so they will be back to replace it once it comes in and they forgot the hardware to make it look fancy. So not all the way done, but almost.
Our fridge is also making noises so DH bought the replacement part and will attempt to repair it himself when it arrives. We have a Samsung and it sucks. We don't want to buy a new one just yet, since we just spent money on the new garage door, so we're hoping the part fixes the issue. Thank goodness for Youtube videos and cheap Amazon replacement parts.
I guess I'm installing a new garbage disposal this weekend. Mine gurgled and died a couple of weeks ago and I was going to live without one, but that half of the sink stopped draining... Can't wait for the smells that are going to emanate from disconnecting the plumbing.
We once replaced ours and put the old one in the garage. When I walked in there the next morning, it smelled like something had DIED and it took me a minute to figure out wtf was causing that! So gross.
My new bedroom set is currently being delivered, yay! Sucks that it's going to get moved again in 6 weeks but oh well. I didn't want to sleep on an air mattress for that long.
I have a core memory of being home sick from school when I was maybe 10 years old and my Dad making me hold the bucket to catch the clog from our garbage disposal while he pushed it out. I could have happily lived the rest of my life with never dealing with garbage disposal plumbing again. But, I am perfectly capable of handling the install so here I am. Ugh.
What might be the worst part of this is my outside trash bin has been reeking because I wasn't home on trash day last week, so there was 2 weeks of stink in there. It just got picked up this morning and it's going be reeking again on Saturday until next Wednesday.
Sleeping on an air mattress for more than a day or two is for the young.
Post by mcppalmbeach on May 15, 2024 7:51:46 GMT -5
Woke up at 3:30am as is my regular habit. Couldn’t fall back asleep as is my regularly habit. Finally drifted off around 5 only to be awoken by a crying vomiting child in the doorway 20 minutes later. Got up to help child to the bathroom, put sheets that had been puked on in the wash and went back to bed about 6. Slept for another 30 minutes then woke up to more puking and just got up for the day and to get everyone else out the door. Thankfully h was able to get both other kids to their respective schools because my sick one just got up again to get sick on what would have been our ride to middle school. Happy hump day 🤮
I forgot to silence my phone when I went to bed last night and the National Weather Service did a tornado warning at like 4am. Could have lived without that jarring me awake. The thunder and lightning were amazing though so at least there was that silver lining.
Post by Patsy Baloney on May 15, 2024 8:07:21 GMT -5
Well, the letter I had been dreading came in the mail yesterday - our homeowner’s insurance is dropping us after 2 back-to-back claims due to catastrophic weather events (record-setting hail and a tornado within 1 month of each other).
Guess they stopped making money on us this year. What a racket.
Fingers crossed we can find a good rate elsewhere. My H has penciled in on his calendar, “Call insurance company and yell,” after we find a new one 😂 whatever makes you feel better, boo.
Just a reminder to always pay for insurance but never use it if you want to stay covered. Such a scam!
We are getting family photos on Sunday. It is our 20th anniversary this month so I wanted capture where we are as a couple/family 20 years later.
I have no joke bought 10 different cute sundresses trying to find the right one to wear. As a short person without much curves I HATE how all dresses have a high waistline these days. It is so unflattering on me. It makes me look so much thicker in my waist than I really am.
I have lost 15 pounds this spring thanks to compound semaglutide. I would really like to feel like I look nice in these photos. It has become a bit of an obsession and I am ready for it all to be over.
Yet I am going to the mall today to see if there is something I can pick out that will work. This is also why I hate how most shopping is online these days. I miss having tons of stores to just try a whole bunch of crap on. I am afraid my credit card is going to flag me for fraudulence for the amount of purchasing and returning I have done this month. :-)
We are getting family photos on Sunday. It is our 20th anniversary this month so I wanted capture where we are as a couple/family 20 years later.
I have no joke bought 10 different cute sundresses trying to find the right one to wear. As a short person without much curves I HATE how all dresses have a high waistline these days. It is so unflattering on me. It makes me look so much thicker in my waist than I really am.
I have lost 15 pounds this spring thanks to compound semaglutide. I would really like to feel like I look nice in these photos. It has become a bit of an obsession and I am ready for it all to be over.
Yet I am going to the mall today to see if there is something I can pick out that will work. This is also why I hate how most shopping is online these days. I miss having tons of stores to just try a whole bunch of crap on. I am afraid my credit card is going to flag me for fraudulence for the amount of purchasing and returning I have done this month. :-)
rant over
I had the same experience trying to find a dress for a wedding recently and a bathing suit. There is so little in store and those types of items I really want to try on first! I ordered so many dresses and then didn't even need to try them on to realize I didn't like them when they shipped to my house. What a waste.
Post by lilypad1126 on May 15, 2024 8:20:58 GMT -5
I have an all day virtual conference today that I'm helping put on. One of my panelists just canceled b/c they are sick. Makes sense, but ugh I'm not looking forward to filling the time. I hope the audience participates, lol.
In better news, I'm getting my hair straightened tonight. It's so long overdue and I can't wait to be frizz free for the summer!
I forgot to silence my phone when I went to bed last night and the National Weather Service did a tornado warning at like 4am. Could have lived without that jarring me awake. The thunder and lightning were amazing though so at least there was that silver lining.
I feel like these alerts override silencing anyway. I keep my phone on silent always and I've been jarred awake by those National alerts. There might be a way to opt out of some of them.
I'm at another agency this week for a special project, so it's kind of like a break from my real job. This is also the agency I would LOVE an opportunity to work at full time, so I'm really trying to be on my game.
But also I'm already tired of being in a conference room with people all day and I still have today through Friday. And I'm chauffering a coworker who is in from out of town for this since I drive right past his hotel on the way, so there's bonus drive time chit chat. Whomp whomp.
Post by lavenderblue on May 15, 2024 8:47:08 GMT -5
Wednesday is my normal wfh day, but I'm in the office today because I had to wfh on Monday for a doctors appointment. I don't like it here LOL I have a million things to do and I just can't seem to get myself motivated to start anything.
Here's a fun story. Ex-H had left all kinds of wood in the garage when he moved out. I knew it was for woodworking, but didn't know more than that. I posted it for free on FB Marketplace and get dozens of responses, some even offering to pay. I ended up giving it to the first person that responded, and she told me that she is going to donate some to her Woodturners Club for the upcoming auction. Turns out, it is the same club that ex-H is a member of. I got the church giggles thinking about him re-buying some of the wood that he had already bought. I hope he realizes it was his. Jerk.
The dog was freaking me out last night. I couldn't sleep (thanks to H's snoring) and I could hear the dog pacing around, going up and down the basement stairs a few times (he sometimes sleeps on the couch in the finished basement). I got up to see if he wanted to go out and he was camped out in front of DS's bedroom door. He wouldn't go outside, just stood by the door and then walked back to sit in front of DS's room. I went in the bathroom and he followed me and then was back in front of his room whining. He never sleeps in there or anything so I was freaked out thinking something was wrong and he was trying to tell me something. So I went in to check on DS and he was sound asleep (and breathing, LOL). The dog sat in front of the closet and was staring/fixated on something (the door was open). I turned my phone flashlight on and didn't see anything, so I don't know what he was up to. It was all unsettling. I think I finally fell asleep around 1:30-2am.
I skipped the gym because I am sore, and not the good kind but the if I do one more thing I will injure myself kind. My house is a mess anyways and I need to pick it up before the cleaners come tomorrow....so I did the dishes and logged on to work early instead because apparently, I would much rather run around tomorrow in a panic stuffing crap in closets.
I turned in my grades last night, so I'm officially done teaching this semester! It makes me kind of wish my day job had an end point like that - it's nice to be actually finished with work rather than the usual where I finish one thing and there are 10 others on my list that I should start next.
One of my students requested an incomplete. His grandfather died 3 weeks before the class began, and then he traveled to another country for 1 week during the class to attend the funeral. But that's it - he was supposedly around the rest of the time but he only turned in less than 1/4 of the work for the session. I recommended denying it, but why do I feel guilty about that? Lol. He will be academically removed from the program if he fails this class, but he will be able to appeal. He only got a C+ in my other class that I taught so I think maybe graduate school isn't for him - I'm actually a really easy grader (IMO) and most of my students get an A if they do all the work and follow the requirements of the assignments. He either doesn't do things, turns them in late, or puts what looks like minimal effort into them.
Ugh. Someone got ahold of my credit card number again (3rd time this year!) When I called on it last time, the bank was able to see that the number was stored in someones digital wallet, so they were able to remove it and hoped it wouldn't happen again. 2-3 weeks later, here we are again. Another cancelled card with a new one issued. Where TF are these people getting my card # from? It's all been food delivery places (grubhub, doordash and uber eats) so I'm hoping that they can trace the person based on where the food is being sent!
Posing at the atelier was weird, lol. For the first hour it was just me and 9 dudes and I KNOW one of them. Omg. That took a little getting over, lol. Then after a few poses the guy running it says “Can you turn around for the next one?”
If someone told me a year ago I’d be turning around so that 9 strange (well, 8 strange and one acquaintance) men could stare at my naked, saggy, cellulite ass ….
It is an interesting experience. It’s like they’re not really looking at me, even though they are all looking intently at me. It’s hard to explain. I’m sure @professorartnerd can explain it better.
I forgot to silence my phone when I went to bed last night and the National Weather Service did a tornado warning at like 4am. Could have lived without that jarring me awake. The thunder and lightning were amazing though so at least there was that silver lining.
I feel like these alerts override silencing anyway. I keep my phone on silent always and I've been jarred awake by those National alerts. There might be a way to opt out of some of them.
I hope people can't override them. Getting a tornado warning in the middle of the night can be the difference between life and death.
I hired someone so in a few weeks I will no longer be doing two full time jobs.
If we're not counting field trips, days off, and half days, there are only 12 real days of school left! Exciting - though I still don't have summer care completely solved.
Post by maudefindlay on May 15, 2024 9:08:25 GMT -5
5 school days left counting today. The good news is that all tests will be finished by Friday, so the kids can relax and we really shouldn't have homework this weekend. Need kids to RSVP to DS2's party which is this Saturday. Might be a rainy day, but all party plans are indoors luckily.
I feel like these alerts override silencing anyway. I keep my phone on silent always and I've been jarred awake by those National alerts. There might be a way to opt out of some of them.
I hope people can't override them. Getting a tornado warning in the middle of the night can be the difference between life and death.
I was curious so I found the place in my settings and the categories are AMBER Alerts, Emergency Alerts, Public Safety Alerts, and Test Alerts. I only have Emergency Alerts turned on. Because I've twice been woken up by an alert of a cop being shot somewhere and no thank you to that. And even within Emergency Alerts you can toggle on and off whether it will play a sound even when your phone is silenced.
It is an interesting experience. It’s like they’re not really looking at me, even though they are all looking intently at me. It’s hard to explain. I’m sure @professorartnerd can explain it better.
I posed for art classes many years ago, and I know exactly what you mean! They aren't really looking at you as a person, but rather as parts of a whole.