Good morning! Started my day with an early morning long walk with my pup. The weather was PERFECT - probably in the high 50's - and the air was so crisp. I got to wear a hoodie...in July...in the Midwest. My day cannot possibly get any better from here on out. I can't wait for fall!!
I'm meeting someone for coffee this morning. Networking all day errday.
Went to Tux's last night after a networking meeting and hung out and I stayed over. We're not dating or sleeping together but it's so nice to have the level of comfort and non-sexual intimacy that I have with him. I'm trying to get him to realize that he's the common denominator in the crazies (there's another one now) and he's admitted that I'm the only women he's dated who hasn't gone BSC on him. Sigh...in the meantime, he's a good friend to go to foodie events with and I can see him being a friend for a long time.
Ugh. My brain will not let me sleep past 7 now, apparently. Damn work stress! I don't even know why my brain thinks I'm stressed at this point, but alas, it's my day off and I've been awake for well over an hour already.
"This prick is asking for someone here to bring him to task Somebody give me some dirt on this vacuous mass so we can at last unmask him I'll pull the trigger on it, someone load the gun and cock it While we were all watching, he got Washington in his pocket."
I'm meeting someone for coffee this morning. Networking all day errday.
Can you tell me more about these coffee and networking things you are doing? I'm jobless right now too and should be doing more of this. Are you meeting old contacts or new people? What are you talking about when you meet? How are you approaching the meetings?
I am clueless about networking I am lucky I live in a small-ish area and many of my former coworkers are well connected with the larger businesses in the area so I'm hoping that helps me, but I probably should do more on my own.
My wonderful children woke up at 6am. WE'RE ON VACATION. I tried to go back to sleep and couldn't. Now they're fighting like cats and dogs (it's 7:15).
Post by riverpestie on Jul 29, 2014 9:21:27 GMT -5
Before I took my final last night, the professor handed back all of our grades and so far, I have a 97, 90, and a 98! Looks as though I will have an "A" in this class. WOOHOO!!
Now, I just need to worry about my Wednesday night class!!
I'm meeting someone for coffee this morning. Networking all day errday.
Can you tell me more about these coffee and networking things you are doing? I'm jobless right now too and should be doing more of this. Are you meeting old contacts or new people? What are you talking about when you meet? How are you approaching the meetings?
I am clueless about networking I am lucky I live in a small-ish area and many of my former coworkers are well connected with the larger businesses in the area so I'm hoping that helps me, but I probably should do more on my own.
I'm meeting new people through my program, many of whom I'm being introduced to from mutual connections in the field in which I want to work. I also go to a lot of events. Most of the coffee talks are with people who know that these things are encouraged and are often program alumni so we chat either about our experience or how they got to their job. For those unrelated to the program it's about meeting people, learning what they do, and meeting new people through them. I try to end every chat with a game plan--send resume for job, introduce to another person, etc.
Networking events make these conversations more organic than coffee so that's a good start. I would look on LinkedIn and see if any of your former coworkers can intro you to people who you want to meet.
Can you tell me more about these coffee and networking things you are doing? I'm jobless right now too and should be doing more of this. Are you meeting old contacts or new people? What are you talking about when you meet? How are you approaching the meetings?
I am clueless about networking I am lucky I live in a small-ish area and many of my former coworkers are well connected with the larger businesses in the area so I'm hoping that helps me, but I probably should do more on my own.
I'm meeting new people through my program, many of whom I'm being introduced to from mutual connections in the field in which I want to work. I also go to a lot of events. Most of the coffee talks are with people who know that these things are encouraged and are often program alumni so we chat either about our experience or how they got to their job. For those unrelated to the program it's about meeting people, learning what they do, and meeting new people through them. I try to end every chat with a game plan--send resume for job, introduce to another person, etc.
Networking events make these conversations more organic than coffee so that's a good start. I would look on LinkedIn and see if any of your former coworkers can intro you to people who you want to meet.
I was super productive at work yesterday. Got a TON done. Then went to my parents, washed my car, and had mom's home cooking.
Tonight I'm getting together with the young guy. There will be sex. The flirty texts over the past week or so, definitely have me looking forward to it. Haha
Post by jojoandleo on Jul 29, 2014 10:55:42 GMT -5
I'm over my friend's drama. I love her, I do, but girl has ISSUES! And I can't fix her. She's just so damn insecure, and she takes it out on us. ANYTHING I say gets twisted. She needs constant reassurance and I'm just tired of it.
A part of me feels bad because I know she's depressed and shit, but, do something about it! And don't make me feel shitty because you do! She went off on a mutual friend this weekend because she got drunk and felt insecure. It's just ridiculous. And every time she pulls one of these fights, she is always the victim.
I'm torn between being there when she is down and being done because this is a pattern that keeps happening. She needs to figure her shit out of herself eventually, we are I our 30s!
Post by onedayatatime on Jul 29, 2014 11:05:13 GMT -5
At the airport getting ready to end my Aruba trip. . I had an awesome time and really loved just sitting on the beach and relaxing (normally I prefer action packed trips).
The wedding itself was hard, it was my first one since the separation so it was a bit melancholy but I faked a smile, and am glad I went.
Post by WinterIsComing on Jul 29, 2014 11:10:28 GMT -5
So much for my nice working from home day. The power is out in my neighborhood which means no internet. I was going to go into the office when I realized that I have no idea how to get my car out of the garage. I know you can override it to manual but have no idea how to do it since STBXH always handled stuff like that . I should probably learn that soon.
Instead I walked to get coffee and bagels in the rain to use their free wifi.
So much for my nice working from home day. The power is out in my neighborhood which means no internet. I was going to go into the office when I realized that I have no idea how to get my car out of the garage. I know you can override it to manual but have no idea how to do it since STBXH always handled stuff like that . I should probably learn that soon.
Instead I walked to get coffee and bagels in the rain to use their free wifi.
There should be a chain or a rope or something to pull to unlock it. Or maybe garage doors have changed since I have had one back in 2009.
So much for my nice working from home day. The power is out in my neighborhood which means no internet. I was going to go into the office when I realized that I have no idea how to get my car out of the garage. I know you can override it to manual but have no idea how to do it since STBXH always handled stuff like that . I should probably learn that soon.
Instead I walked to get coffee and bagels in the rain to use their free wifi.
There should be a chain or a rope or something to pull to unlock it. Or maybe garage doors have changed since I have had one back in 2009.
I know that is how it should work but I didn't want to start grabbing random cords in the dark. I'll figure it out tonight since it's probably an important thing to know!
At the airport getting ready to end my Aruba trip. . I had an awesome time and really loved just sitting on the beach and relaxing (normally I prefer action packed trips).
The wedding itself was hard, it was my first one since the separation so it was a bit melancholy but I faked a smile, and am glad I went.
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Glad you had a nice, relaxing trip! I'm heading to Aruba mid-August (with my parents and younger sister). Woo hoo!
At the airport getting ready to end my Aruba trip. . I had an awesome time and really loved just sitting on the beach and relaxing (normally I prefer action packed trips).
The wedding itself was hard, it was my first one since the separation so it was a bit melancholy but I faked a smile, and am glad I went.
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Glad your vacation went well!! I usually prefer action pack vacations but somethings a few days relaxing is just what you need!
jojoandleo, that sounds exhausting! I wouldn't blame you for backing away from that friendship until she figures her shit out. Maybe once she realizes that friends are avoiding her because of her issues, she will work on them.
jojoandleo, that sounds exhausting! I wouldn't blame you for backing away from that friendship until she figures her shit out. Maybe once she realizes that friends are avoiding her because of her issues, she will work on them.
It is. It isn't even the occasional big freak outs I'm tired of. I can deal with that. It's the every day BS. The constant "I need to lose 10 pounds" "I look gross in this." "Guess I just suck" to get reassurance that make me want to put my head through a wall. If I talk about my other group of friends (I have two really close knit distinct groups of friends. I love them both, but they are different), she will make comments about how she isn't one of them, or not in with the cool kids. Dude, I'm allowed to have other friends! And my other group I have known since I was 19! We know a lot about each other!
jojoandleo, that sounds exhausting! I wouldn't blame you for backing away from that friendship until she figures her shit out. Maybe once she realizes that friends are avoiding her because of her issues, she will work on them.
It is. It isn't even the occasional big freak outs I'm tired of. I can deal with that. It's the every day BS. The constant "I need to lose 10 pounds" "I look gross in this." "Guess I just suck" to get reassurance that make me want to put my head through a wall. If I talk about my other group of friends (I have two really close knit distinct groups of friends. I love them both, but they are different), she will make comments about how she isn't one of them, or not in with the cool kids. Dude, I'm allowed to have other friends! And my other group I have known since I was 19! We know a lot about each other!
The everyday shit is definitely more annoying. If you put up with that on the regular, you've already been a better friend than I would. I can only say "You don't suck!" or "You don't look gross!" so many times before that eyeroll that I'm trying so hard to suppress is out in force. And it's a small leap from there to "yeah, you do pretty much suck...wtf am I doing?", it's like a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Post by prettyinpearls on Jul 29, 2014 12:35:40 GMT -5
There have been a string of break-ins in my area so now I’m paranoid about H leaving for a training all next week. I feel like we’re a good target since we have a big detached 3-car garage and a ginormous camper in our side yard. H keeps our (attached) garage open all day when he’s home tooling around, so anyone who drives by can see what’s in there. We do have an alarm system and a big ADT sign in our yard, but I just worry it’s not enough to deter a thief. The thing is that they’ve been stealing random things; the guy down the road said he went to bed at 11 PM and his above ground pool was still there, but when he got up at 6 AM it was gone. Who steals an above ground pool?!
Anyway, we have a date night on Friday at the shooting range so I can learn how to use the handgun we keep in our bedroom. It’s been a long time since I’ve shot a gun and I’m excited! Nobody messes with momma bear.
I'm looking for a place to rent with my former roommate and another guy. BF was perusing rental listings this weekend and came across one that sounded awesome EXCEPT it's 45 minutes away without traffic. I laughed and said no way, not interested. It would take me an hour-90 mins to get to work and 2+ hours for my other roommate to get to work. Well apparently, BF mentioned it to the other guy (one of his BFFs). So I woke up this morning to an IM from other guy saying I should reconsider this place. I felt totally disrespected. When I say I don't want to live in fucking Gilroy, I mean it. End of discussion.
I texted BF and told him that I didn't appreciate that, and he told me that it wasn't his intention at all to make his friend try to change my mind. And then he asks me if his friend told me that he's only looking for a place for 6 months. WHAT?! NO! He did NOT tell me that. So I'm super annoyed with this guy who was supposed to be my 2nd roommate. I'm going to concentrate more on smaller places for just me and my friend/former roommate.
Also, I started Lupron on Sunday and it's making me even more sensitive than I already am normally to blood sugar fluctuations. If I don't eat, I get shaky/nauseated, but then I eat 4 or 5 bites and I feel over full. WTF.
Post by glitzyglow on Jul 29, 2014 15:41:00 GMT -5
A guy on okc said something abt me not responding fast enough and i said that due to work it's not possible for me respond quickly. I told him that i didn't think we were a great match and wished him well. He responded with, "okay chubs."