* I had to get IT assistance today. Dude decides to angle my keyboard while he's working on it. It's so nasty underneath...and the dude says something. I'm cleaning it like RIGHT NOW. So embarassing.
DH and I are bickering a lot lately. This weekly schedule is killer. 12 hour days, non sleeping baby, dirty house, chores not getting done,etc etc
I really want to get a maid service for like once a month or every other week. I think we need help during this crazy time. DH is adamantly against this suggestion. He so stubborn. I am still working on convincing him.
I am really sick of the cold season and ready for a break. All of us have had this head cold for WEEKS now.
HoneySpider I am watching storm coverage as we speak! Love it.
I got out of work early and am hoping my school district calls the snow day tonight instead of tomorrow. Every other district in the county has already closed for tomorrow but I work for a completely ridiculous district. This morning they waited until 9:45 to announce early dismissal at 10:15, wtf?!
DH is on his way to work. We are under a state of emergency but his job won't close. The governor also plans on a travel ban on all roads after 11pm in our area. He gets off at 12:30am. Grrr!
DH and I are bickering a lot lately. This weekly schedule is killer. 12 hour days, non sleeping baby, dirty house, chores not getting done,etc etc I really want to get a maid service for like once a month or every other week. I think we need help during this crazy time. DH is adamantly against this suggestion. He so stubborn. I am still working on convincing him.
I am really sick of the cold season and ready for a break. All of us have had this head cold for WEEKS now.
I hope you can convince him. This was seriously the best thing ever for my marriage.
One of my coworkers is going to call me with some juicy gossip. I'm so excited In reality, it's probably just random corporate hullabaloo.
My phone survived its dip in the toilet! The two touch buttons on the bottom no longer work, but the home button and touch screen work fine so it's manageable for now. Best part: all of my pictures were retrievable! Now I have everything set to automatically back up so no worries going forward.
Post by luv2rn4fun on Jan 26, 2015 15:21:25 GMT -5
((mrssandro)) Hope you and your DH stop bickering soon...we are there too right now and it sucks big time Prayers that he agrees to a maid service- that would eliminate so much stress and likely lighten the mood at home.
@emtmissy- Prayers that your DH stays safe today. That's frustrating that he still has to work under those circumstances.
((mrssandro)) Hope you and your DH stop bickering soon...we are there too right now and it sucks big time Prayers that he agrees to a maid service- that would eliminate so much stress and likely lighten the mood at home.
He keeps given me reasons why it would not work. First he tried to argue it would cost too much money. He would rather take that money and put towards something else like a vacation. We will not be vacationing for a few years with a new baby and all.
Then he tried to say that they couldn't handle our dogs. Yes they are GSD's but we can probably schedule them to come during the evening hours where at least one of us would be home.
Then he added that it would cost more for off hours.
Then the argument was that would would have to add security systems to the house in case they try to steal something. I feel like I have not a whole lot of stuff of value that I could not easily replace and we could just get a small safe for the handful stuff that is not replaceable. Of course he says that just another added expense.
He is over looking that I am making 2.5 x my previous salary. Money should not be a issue really. Yes, we have some debt with having the baby and all but I am going to knock this out within 3-4 months with my income alone.
I am hoping we can re-discuss this after I get everything paid off.
I would like to add we don't even have a land line or cable so I feel that a cleaning person would be a the most ideal expense to have and it would give us some time on the weekend to focus on what really matters...our babies.
mrssandro that's frustrating that he is putting up such resistance. Tons of people have cleaning services and seem to manage all of those variables just fine! I hope he caves.
DH is on his way to work. We are under a state of emergency but his job won't close. The governor also plans on a travel ban on all roads after 11pm in our area. He gets off at 12:30am. Grrr!
Post by luv2rn4fun on Jan 26, 2015 15:45:43 GMT -5
mrssandro- Your DH sounds like my DH; however, I'm SAH so once C is more manageable I will have no issues keeping the house clean since I don't have to work (as it is, today I was able to vacuum, clean the kitchen floor, and do a load of laundry). If I were working there is no way I wouldn't have a cleaning service for at least once a month. Prayers that he reconsiders so you guys can have some down time and quality time with your babies! Life is too short and it sounds like money really isn't an issue even though he's making it one
We are going to the mechanic on Thursday... hooray for more car repairs. I wish that we didn't need to have a car! When the weather gets nicer I am going to become a bike commuter which will be great, if only my H could do the same...
I plan to keep bringing it up and given him examples of how nothing is getting done. It's not that we live in a pigsty but I can't even get to the deep cleaning. We have 12 hour days (long ASS commute) and I feel like we are spreading our self too thin. He is so weird about the money aspect. He perfectly fine with spending money on private school or all the activities in the world for the kids but not for someone to help us. He feels we should be able to manage it on our own. Strange guy he is.
DH is on his way to work. We are under a state of emergency but his job won't close. The governor also plans on a travel ban on all roads after 11pm in our area. He gets off at 12:30am. Grrr!
That is so frustrating! H's previous employer did that to him once when the roads were closing due to flooding. He called his boss in the morning to tell him that he couldn't get to work because of the closures, and his boss just told him that he would, "find a way to figure it out." He ended up driving about an hour and a half detour (to a job that normally took 15 minutes to get to) to find roads that were open. And the detour that he took was threatening to close so he had no idea if he would be able to make it home at the end of the day.
Well DH made it all the way to work to find out they closed. They never changed the recording on the phone line or call their employees. He is on his way home. I hate the company he works for. They do this every year!
Well DH made it all the way to work to find out they closed. They never changed the recording on the phone line or call their employees. He is on his way home. I hate the company he works for. They do this every year!
Argg!! I'm glad they closed but I would be so pissed!! What a mess!
Post by wanderingenough on Jan 26, 2015 18:00:12 GMT -5
mrssandro - My H and I have that same discussion. I'd like to bring someone in at least monthly for bathrooms, dusting baseboards, etc. He doesn't feel like the cost is worth it. Why would he? Dusting baseboards and cleaning toilets are not things he does. I try to tread gracefully because he does do a lot around the house, but those kinds of tasks eat up the limited spare time I have. I've tabled it for now and decided to ask for a couple month trial as my bday present. If you figure out a way to get your H on board, let me know!
Post by HoneySpider on Jan 26, 2015 18:27:42 GMT -5
I am having CD1 cramps from hell. I really want to pig out on snacks but I also don't want to completely throw the dietbet. I'm up 2 lbs today thanks to the bloat and I'm worried about making my goal
Also, after all the breaks, we're back to mostly five day work weeks and I'm just not ready for it. Ugh!
Last week was a full 5 day week and it felt like it lasted forever! I'm taking a day off this week and just realized that it means I'll have to work 2 full 5 day weeks until the next three day weekend (that's not really a day off for me, since I'll have two certification tests and a doctor appt to look forward to on President's Day.)
Last week was a full 5 day week and it felt like it lasted forever! I'm taking a day off this week and just realized that it means I'll have to work 2 full 5 day weeks until the next three day weekend (that's not really a day off for me, since I'll have two certification tests and a doctor appt to look forward to on President's Day.)
Yuck! No MLK day off? Was it a make up from snow days?
We have three full 5 day weeks in a row. I do get to take 1/2 a day off middle of next week for my son's doctor's appointment, but that's it.
Seriously, it's bad how much I rely on the days off for my mental health!
My office doesn't recognize any holidays other than Christmas day and Thanksgiving day. I didn't realize how much I used to rely on having short holiday weeks to look forward to until they were taken away. Haha.
I am having CD1 cramps from hell. I really want to pig out on snacks but I also don't want to completely throw the dietbet. I'm up 2 lbs today thanks to the bloat and I'm worried about making my goal