I have a case of the mondays

[hamster]

I'm on day 2 of a hangover

[audette]

Agree with you on the etsy thing. (which some may think is weird, as I am a knitter) But, I'm somewhat on the opposite side - I think etsy devalues handicrafts. Next to no one wants to pay an actual living wage for the labour involved in handicrafts. We are too accustomed to seeing the sale of handicrafts from places where wages are so low that labour is nominal in the cost of the hand made item.

Even when I'm dealing with folks that are, in my opinion, moderately knowledgeable on the amount of time it would take to make something, there seems to be zero acknowledgement of the hours involved when someone is thinking about how much they would want to pay for something.

This is why I don't knit for money. I knit for family, for friends, for my own pleasure. I'd be lucky to make a wage of $1-2/hour if I tried to sell my knitting...


It's Tuesday here, so no more case of the Mondays for me. At least not until next week...

[simpsongal]

Being at work after 38 weeks = a daily case of the Mondays. I just read the entire thread on MMM about when people had their kids. I reeeeaaallly want him to come next week. Not because I'm uncomfortable, but because I feel like I'll be in no-man's land at work, and I hate sitting around waiting for things to happen.

@domerjen I totally hear you on mail in rebates. Whenever Home Depot runs them on paint I just toss them. What is this - freaking 1995? Does the brooch bouquet have flowers? I've seen bouquets with a brooch at the base, but you usually just add that on the big day and pin it to the ribbon.

[Brie]

I have a headache and I'm going on day 8 of my period. WTF.

[emilyinchile]

I am overwhelmed by the size of our new TV. H has wanted a bigger one forever, so I don't regret the purchase because he's excited, but damn. 46" seemed smaller in the store.

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Jan 13, 2014 16:22:43 GMT -5 emilyinchile said:

I am overwhelmed by the size of our new TV. H has wanted a bigger one forever, so I don't regret the purchase because he's excited, but damn. 46" seemed smaller in the store.

You will get used to it. Ours is something like 52" and it seems TINY now, especially compared to the 60" in our basement. The 32" one in our bedroom may as well be a speck in comparison.

[cajunmom]

I'm bummed that we just got home from vacation Saturday evening and H had to fly out to Quebec this morning. When he's gone it's tougher for me to be able to get to the gym and much easier for me to just blow it off and not go. Especially on days like today when it's been raining all day and all I want to do this evening is curl up with my girls and a bowl of gumbo and watch movies with them.

[emilyinchile]

Jan 13, 2014 16:33:10 GMT -5 @mrsspunky said:

Jan 13, 2014 16:22:43 GMT -5 emilyinchile said:

I am overwhelmed by the size of our new TV. H has wanted a bigger one forever, so I don't regret the purchase because he's excited, but damn. 46" seemed smaller in the store.

You will get used to it. Ours is something like 52" and it seems TINY now, especially compared to the 60" in our basement. The 32" one in our bedroom may as well be a speck in comparison.

Thank you. I keep telling myself this. I also think we're going to hang it, and I think it will look less giant when it's against the big wall vs. on the (now tiny-seeming) TV stand. We'll have the old 32" in the bedroom as well now, and that one I'm excited about!

[mbcdefg]

I'm down to about $1 and change until payday on Wednesday. And most of that check (after savings) is already mentally spent, thanks to my stupidity last week when I smashed my car mirror on the side of the garage. Then there's a leftover Christmas bill to pay, and renewing my yoga class membership. And gas and groceries on top of that. I was hoping to use this check for a much-needed haircut* but it looks like I'll have to delay it yet again until the next check, when I'm sure something else will come up

*And a MM-related confession is that my sister is a beginner hairdresser and could probably cut it for free. But she's not fully certified yet and she's never cut my hair so I don't know what kind of a job she'd do. And when my dad was in the hospital the final time he complimented my hair, and I made a joke about how Sister had offered to do a perm on me, and he said, "Seriously, don't let Sister touch your hair." So now I'd feel weird about asking her to cut it. (And I'll NEVER tell my sister that our dad said that. It'd break her heart  </3 )

[dbsk8dance]

Day one of a new eating regimen.

[Deleted]

Mondays stink.

[AAM2012]

Took a muscle relaxer and had 1 beer last night. Bottle said it could make you tired and alcohol can make that worse. I fell asleep at 7, hubby woke me for dinner and I was asleep from 8pm-6:30.

I slept through my run at 4am and was groggy until about 1pm. I guess I won't be taking them any more.

[msmerymac]

A step family member's BF threatened her with a knife in front of their kids the other night. He was arrested, of course. Those kids are so sweet and it's not any of my business really, but it's just so depressing. I doubt my dad will even mention it to me (I found out via FB).

[M]

MIL is pissing me off! She's a very rude (and disgusting) house guest and I want her out!

ETA: I realize I'm probably insane with all my crazy rules like no shoes in the house, pick up your shit, and don't eat anywhere but the kitchen/living/dining room, but it's still MY house. Now I need to go find a carpet cleaner for when (if) she ever moves out.

[bunch]

Dd1 is having one of those days when she spends the entire time trying to be naughty. I considered going back to the Y a second time so that I could keep her in child watch.

[bunch]

Also I'm so fucking hungry and it takes dh forever to get home so we're all eating dry Cheerios and raw broccoli and counting the seconds. This is my life.

[protozoa]

My budget is depressing me.

[sarapocalypse]

Had an allergic reaction to antibiotics I was on for what was thought to be a skin infection (it ended up not even being an infection... Still not 100% sure what the heck it is). Luckily my reaction wasn't too bad... Just a rash and swollen hands and feet. Been in a Benadryl fog since yesterday afternoon.

[phoeny]

I am still sick. Going on 7 days now.

[wanderlustmom]

Hugs all around! I hope we are all posting happy things soon. I gained five pounds over the holidays AND now my knees are sore and I love to run so that both depresses me and takes away a great source of stress relief. I am going to start stretching more, work on my hips, take body pump classes and see a PT. I might try to run a few miles tomorrow and use a foam roller. DH has had a crazy work travel schedule, we have hardly seen him--that never gets easier.

[AAM2012]

Jan 13, 2014 18:11:46 GMT -5 bunch said:

Also I'm so fucking hungry and it takes dh forever to get home so we're all eating dry Cheerios and raw broccoli and counting the seconds. This is my life.

Lol! Do you not cook?

[bunch]

Jan 13, 2014 19:37:20 GMT -5 AAM2012 said:

Jan 13, 2014 18:11:46 GMT -5 bunch said:

Also I'm so fucking hungry and it takes dh forever to get home so we're all eating dry Cheerios and raw broccoli and counting the seconds. This is my life.

Lol! Do you not cook?

Ha. Yes. I cooked. We were just waiting for dh to eat

[grover]

My kohls order from a few days BEFORE Thanksgiving has still not been refunded. I didn't get the item, I want my money back. And now I have a late fee & interested charged that was supposed to disappear last week when my refund was supposed to show.

My Kohls charge is being canceled as soon as the refund is cleared.

[crashgizmo]

Jan 13, 2014 16:22:43 GMT -5 emilyinchile said:

I am overwhelmed by the size of our new TV. H has wanted a bigger one forever, so I don't regret the purchase because he's excited, but damn. 46" seemed smaller in the store.

I felt that way too when we went from a 32" to a 50"....now I can't imagine anything smaller, I'm totally used to it. 

[M]

Jan 13, 2014 19:04:49 GMT -5 phoeny said:

I am still sick. Going on 7 days now.

Today is day 17 since I got sick and my voice hasn't come back completely yet and I'm still coughing up stuff.  It was day 14 that I finally had energy and was acting normal again.  This is the sickest I have ever been and I hardly ever get sick.  I heard a lot of people are getting sick this year and a lot of people have told me it took them 2 weeks to get over it. So give it another week! You'll start feeling better

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Jan 13, 2014 20:43:41 GMT -5 M said:

Jan 13, 2014 19:04:49 GMT -5 phoeny said:

I am still sick. Going on 7 days now.

Today is day 17 since I got sick and my voice hasn't come back completely yet and I'm still coughing up stuff.  It was day 14 that I finally had energy and was acting normal again.  This is the sickest I have ever been and I hardly ever get sick.  I heard a lot of people are getting sick this year and a lot of people have told me it took them 2 weeks to get over it. So give it another week! You'll start feeling better

Day 17 here too. This sucks!

[audette]

Jan 13, 2014 21:17:07 GMT -5 @notquiteblushing said:

Jan 13, 2014 20:43:41 GMT -5 M said:

Today is day 17 since I got sick and my voice hasn't come back completely yet and I'm still coughing up stuff.  It was day 14 that I finally had energy and was acting normal again.  This is the sickest I have ever been and I hardly ever get sick.  I heard a lot of people are getting sick this year and a lot of people have told me it took them 2 weeks to get over it. So give it another week! You'll start feeling better

Day 17 here too. This sucks!

My cold hit on December 19, and my voice is _still_ not back to normal. I'm over the worst of the cough, but it's still clinging on. My clinic put in some basic lab tests for me back when I went to see them at the two week mark (where they gave me some codeine-laced cough syrup that did crap-all for the cough and kept me up, wired, all night), and I haven't been able to go for the blood draw because I keep having to take meds and cough drops and whatever else to get to sleep thru the cough. (they want 12 hours fasting)

This really bites.  I give it until next Thursday before I make another appointment.  That'll be five weeks with the same damn cough.  I haven't had a proper night's sleep since I got sick, and I missed out on a bunch of holiday fun because of the cold. 

[M]

Jan 13, 2014 21:24:33 GMT -5 audette said:

Jan 13, 2014 21:17:07 GMT -5 @notquiteblushing said:

Day 17 here too. This sucks!

My cold hit on December 19, and my voice is _still_ not back to normal. I'm over the worst of the cough, but it's still clinging on. My clinic put in some basic lab tests for me back when I went to see them at the two week mark (where they gave me some codeine-laced cough syrup that did crap-all for the cough and kept me up, wired, all night), and I haven't been able to go for the blood draw because I keep having to take meds and cough drops and whatever else to get to sleep thru the cough. (they want 12 hours fasting)

This really bites.  I give it until next Thursday before I make another appointment.  That'll be five weeks with the same damn cough.  I haven't had a proper night's sleep since I got sick, and I missed out on a bunch of holiday fun because of the cold. 

I was on tamiflu for the flu, then got some kind of bacterial infection from the flu that blew up my glands so doc put me on antibiotics.  He gave me codeine cough syrup too but that didn't help at all so during my last visit he asked (in so many words) if I was getting high off it...which I said no...and he said to double up on the dosage   but the cough isn't too bad so I'm not doing it.

Anyways, someone was telling me about taking a tbsp of white distilled vinegar several times a day for several days.  She said it would make all that crap go away.  She apparently had the cough for 3 months and they put her on all kinds of cough meds and none of it worked. So someone told her about this and she did it and it all went away.  I'm afraid I'm going to puke it all up but I think I'm going to try it...after my dinner digests.  She said we could dilute it with water, lemon and/or honey.

[explorer2001]

Jan 13, 2014 21:58:25 GMT -5 M said:

Jan 13, 2014 21:24:33 GMT -5 audette said:

My cold hit on December 19, and my voice is _still_ not back to normal. I'm over the worst of the cough, but it's still clinging on. My clinic put in some basic lab tests for me back when I went to see them at the two week mark (where they gave me some codeine-laced cough syrup that did crap-all for the cough and kept me up, wired, all night), and I haven't been able to go for the blood draw because I keep having to take meds and cough drops and whatever else to get to sleep thru the cough. (they want 12 hours fasting)

This really bites.  I give it until next Thursday before I make another appointment.  That'll be five weeks with the same damn cough.  I haven't had a proper night's sleep since I got sick, and I missed out on a bunch of holiday fun because of the cold. 

I was on tamiflu for the flu, then got some kind of bacterial infection from the flu that blew up my glands so doc put me on antibiotics.  He gave me codeine cough syrup too but that didn't help at all so during my last visit he asked (in so many words) if I was getting high off it...which I said no...and he said to double up on the dosage   but the cough isn't too bad so I'm not doing it.

Anyways, someone was telling me about taking a tbsp of white distilled vinegar several times a day for several days.  She said it would make all that crap go away.  She apparently had the cough for 3 months and they put her on all kinds of cough meds and none of it worked. So someone told her about this and she did it and it all went away.  I'm afraid I'm going to puke it all up but I think I'm going to try it...after my dinner digests.  She said we could dilute it with water, lemon and/or honey.

I hope you ladies feel better soon. I've apparently got the same thing. I just finished my last dose antibiotic after dinner. I'm coughing terribly. One of my bosses made some stupid joke about me having tuberculosis, which wasn't at all funny. Especially since one of the kids I volunteer with was exposed at her daycare and her mom didn't tell me until after I'd been taking care of the kid for an hour. Mom just said baby girl had a cold when she dropped her off. Thankfully baby girl is ok and tested negative, but there's still possible issues. Long story and I can't say more for confidentiality reason. Sadly as much as I love volunteering, I'm thinking I may need to take a leave of absence to figure this out. A) I have compromised lungs to being with and therefore should be more careful about my health (I got my flu shot, etc. but it's not enough). B) There's some other stuff going on that makes me think I need a change of pace.

I also had a client joke today about me catching this from all the questionable people I hang out with outside of work (he didn't know about my volunteering). I told him he might be right since I picked up the cough from the shelter where I volunteer. That shut him right up. Sometimes I have no idea what to say to people who make stupid ignorant condescending comments.

On the miserably sick side- I lost Saturday to incoherent and in bed with 100*+ fever (not crazy high but well above my 96.8* normal). I still won't stop coughing. My hands are cracking from washing them so much. My arms are breaking out in an itchy ugly rash like thing that hurts. For some unknown reason my hips hurt. Full on bone pain in my pelvis and upper femurs - I have stretched all the muscles and I'm sure they are in joint and aligned properly, but Sunday the pain got so bad I ended up adding percocet on top of the cough syrup, antibiotics, and other pills from the doc because I was just below screaming in pain and couldn't sleep. This is all in addition to the coughing, aching, nose running and being stuffed up at the same time, broken out face with worn off skin from blowing my nose too much, headache that is whatever this monster illness is. On the bright side I got my voice back from being completely unable to speak last week.

I just want to curl up and wimper and have someone take care of me. Instead my mom's being pissy because I told her I was sick and going back to bed when she called in Saturday. I really didn't want her to come over because she stresses me out and doesn't help, I didn't have the energy to entertain her and ::gasp:: I didn't want her to get sick. But that makes me a horrible daughter. Yay fun!

 

[mskitkat]

Oh hell. I try so hard to be supportive of my sister, but she caught me by surprise finally picking a date for a wedding (she's been engaged for 2+ years, no date) that is the same month as 1) our cousin's wedding and 2) me moving to another state, which will involve me being a plane ride away instead of drive and I will theoretically be buying my first house. My immediate, idiotic, unthinking reaction was "crap, how will I manage all of these things in the same month." Now my sister is crying and refusing to schedule the date.

In my defense, 2+ year engagement! I had resigned myself to her either never setting a date or eloping. I had already mentally written off having to worry about fitting in her wedding.