The interstate in Baton Rouge is shut down due to a multi-semi wreck. It's supposed to be closed most of the day. It's taking people hours to go 10 miles on the surface streets. We're stuck on back roads right now. Ugggg. I'll be lucky to get to work before noon.
A 10 minute drive took me 1.5 hours to get to work! :@ I hope my commute to Hammond at 2:00 today won't be stressful! I know the wreck is in the complete opposite direction, but this whole place is conjested to the max right now!
I had a miscarriage. I took cytotec this past weekend to induce it because it wasn't happening naturally. I was in pain all weekend. My checkup was today, and the cytotec didn't work, and now I have to get a D&C, which is what I was trying to avoid in the first place.
I get the D&C done on Friday, and on Sunday I am supposed to be on a plane for our family summer vacation. This had all better work out!!!!!!!!!!
Aww, I'm sorry. Hope the D&C goes smooth and you can relax on your vacation.
The interstate in Baton Rouge is shut down due to a multi-semi wreck. It's supposed to be closed most of the day. It's taking people hours to go 10 miles on the surface streets. We're stuck on back roads right now. Ugggg. I'll be lucky to get to work before noon.
A 10 minute drive took me 1.5 hours to get to work! I hope my commute to Hammond at 2:00 today won't be stressful! I know the wreck is in the complete opposite direction, but this whole place is conjested to the max right now!
For sure, I'd live to meet! I'm about a mile away from old town, out in the even more suburbs where all the people go the have families. Lol
I suspect we are neighbors. This is a little creepy, lol
That would be kind of funny... I need to withdraw my earlier vent. I talk to landlady, and she said she is cool with me sticking around for another month, and beyond if needed. She was just feeling anxious about me always being out of the house and thought I didn't like it, so she figured she would make it easier on me...a little wackadoo, but whatever. Cheap rent, safe...I can deal for another 5-6 weeks (please let me get a job soon, lol)
I had a miscarriage. I took cytotec this past weekend to induce it because it wasn't happening naturally. I was in pain all weekend. My checkup was today, and the cytotec didn't work, and now I have to get a D&C, which is what I was trying to avoid in the first place.
I get the D&C done on Friday, and on Sunday I am supposed to be on a plane for our family summer vacation. This had all better work out!!!!!!!!!!
I'm so sorry for your loss and all you've been through. I hope it works out.
I have already started too. I bought my best friend a nightlight from cracker barrel that was on sale + earrings from cb + stuff from bath and body works semi annual sale. I haven't started on anyone else though. But, I hope that I don't go overboard and overspend simply because of all the time before Christmas.
I officially started my Christmas shopping yesterday. I told DH I'm determined not to go overboard this year, but he pointed out that starting early is not necessarily going to aid this mission Hmmm, we'll see. Last year it was like FAO Shwartz moved in.
My first cup of coffee is the highlight of my day. At dinner we go around the table and tell everyone the favorite part of our day. I have to lie since it sounds so pathetic!
H's aunt emailed me YESTERDAY stating she wants to throw a baby shower for me. Better yet, she wants to throw it shortly after the baby is here, AND she wants to host it at MY HOUSE. She's like, "oh, we'll bring everything! It'll be so easy for you! And we can all pass the baby around!" Yes, that'll be great, because I totally want to make sure my house is clean to host a crapton of people with a newborn AND pass him around a room of germy cousins we don't know well. Oh, and our registries are mostly bought out at this point, too.
It's very nice of her to think of us but the execution is a little lacking.
The interstate in Baton Rouge is shut down due to a multi-semi wreck. It's supposed to be closed most of the day. It's taking people hours to go 10 miles on the surface streets. We're stuck on back roads right now. Ugggg. I'll be lucky to get to work before noon.
I heard it's closed til tomorrow (crazy). It took me an hour to get to work at 6:30 this morning...I can't even imagine what the real rush hour is/was like this morning. All I know is that I'm avoiding Airline like the plague today!
I get oddly annoyed when people leave manufacturers' stickers/labels on products. For example, friends bought a new exterior doormat a few weeks ago and put it out with the manufacturer's tag still attached. My mom leaves all the stickers on her electronics (like all the "10x zoom!" "15mp" labels on her camera). Another friend bought a bunch of clear plastic bins to organize her closet and left all the sticker labels on.
When I see this, I have such an urge to remove all the crap. Why does this bother me? It's not my stuff.
Post by ondaflipside on Aug 22, 2012 11:58:24 GMT -5
Our new state Driver's License looks sh*tty. It's too busy.
I can't stand when, I had to do some grocery shopping, and each available parking spot has shopping carts in them. Drives me bananas. Consideration, people.
I get oddly annoyed when people leave manufacturers' stickers/labels on products. For example, friends bought a new exterior doormat a few weeks ago and put it out with the manufacturer's tag still attached. My mom leaves all the stickers on her electronics (like all the "10x zoom!" "15mp" labels on her camera). Another friend bought a bunch of clear plastic bins to organize her closet and left all the sticker labels on.
When I see this, I have such an urge to remove all the crap. Why does this bother me? It's not my stuff.
H's aunt emailed me YESTERDAY stating she wants to throw a baby shower for me. Better yet, she wants to throw it shortly after the baby is here, AND she wants to host it at MY HOUSE. She's like, "oh, we'll bring everything! It'll be so easy for you! And we can all pass the baby around!" Yes, that'll be great, because I totally want to make sure my house is clean to host a crapton of people with a newborn AND pass him around a room of germy cousins we don't know well. Oh, and our registries are mostly bought out at this point, too.
It's very nice of her to think of us but the execution is a little lacking.
Ugh. I'd be irritated by that, and then of course feel bad about being irritated.
This reminds me: I'm still annoyed at H's local family for not RSVPing at all for our co-ed shower. Especially his aunt, who asked specifically that we make sure she was invited to any shower. The shower host sent invitation 3.5 weeks ahead, and received no response from any of the local family. We're both FB friends with all of them, too, and haven't heard a word.
H's aunt emailed me YESTERDAY stating she wants to throw a baby shower for me. Better yet, she wants to throw it shortly after the baby is here, AND she wants to host it at MY HOUSE. She's like, "oh, we'll bring everything! It'll be so easy for you! And we can all pass the baby around!" Yes, that'll be great, because I totally want to make sure my house is clean to host a crapton of people with a newborn AND pass him around a room of germy cousins we don't know well. Oh, and our registries are mostly bought out at this point, too.
It's very nice of her to think of us but the execution is a little lacking.
Ugh. I'd be irritated by that, and then of course feel bad about being irritated.
This reminds me: I'm still annoyed at H's local family for not RSVPing at all for our co-ed shower. Especially his aunt, who asked specifically that we make sure she was invited to any shower. The shower host sent invitation 3.5 weeks ahead, and received no response from any of the local family. We're both FB friends with all of them, too, and haven't heard a word.
Ugh, that sucks.
Oh, and I forgot to mention--she CCed the entire guest list on her e-mail, and they're all replying all being like "how lovely! Can't wait to meet him!" so I can't exactly decline.
I get oddly annoyed when people leave manufacturers' stickers/labels on products. For example, friends bought a new exterior doormat a few weeks ago and put it out with the manufacturer's tag still attached. My mom leaves all the stickers on her electronics (like all the "10x zoom!" "15mp" labels on her camera). Another friend bought a bunch of clear plastic bins to organize her closet and left all the sticker labels on.
When I see this, I have such an urge to remove all the crap. Why does this bother me? It's not my stuff.
Oooh me too! And when some puts together ready-to-assemble furniture without removing the labels - they have this bookshelf with part of a letter "A" sticking out of a shelf because they didn't peel it off before putting it together. Drives me batty!
Ugh. I'd be irritated by that, and then of course feel bad about being irritated.
This reminds me: I'm still annoyed at H's local family for not RSVPing at all for our co-ed shower. Especially his aunt, who asked specifically that we make sure she was invited to any shower. The shower host sent invitation 3.5 weeks ahead, and received no response from any of the local family. We're both FB friends with all of them, too, and haven't heard a word.
Ugh, that sucks.
Oh, and I forgot to mention--she CCed the entire guest list on her e-mail, and they're all replying all being like "how lovely! Can't wait to meet him!" so I can't exactly decline.
Post by orangeblossom on Aug 22, 2012 12:24:39 GMT -5
Why is it the minute get to a meeting/training, you instantly feel sleepy and it's a Herculean tasks to stay awake. I mean just minutes prior to the training I was okay, and generally minutes after it's overt I'm okay.
OMG Kore I hope you turn around and go home. Being stuck in traffic like that is the pits :-(
I am realizing that I need to get up early to be able to work out even 30mins or else it just won't happen. This is so hard for me since I am a night owl. Ugh.
Ugh. I'd be irritated by that, and then of course feel bad about being irritated.
This reminds me: I'm still annoyed at H's local family for not RSVPing at all for our co-ed shower. Especially his aunt, who asked specifically that we make sure she was invited to any shower. The shower host sent invitation 3.5 weeks ahead, and received no response from any of the local family. We're both FB friends with all of them, too, and haven't heard a word.
Ugh, that sucks.
Oh, and I forgot to mention--she CCed the entire guest list on her e-mail, and they're all replying all being like "how lovely! Can't wait to meet him!" so I can't exactly decline.
Oh crap. I was gonna tell you to tell her no thanks. Yeah I'd say the doctor said he can't be around a crowd until 8 weeks. That stinks.
Oh, and I forgot to mention--she CCed the entire guest list on her e-mail, and they're all replying all being like "how lovely! Can't wait to meet him!" so I can't exactly decline.
I would still totally decline. But I am a heartless biatch when it comes to this stuff.
I agree with NQB, blame it on the doctor.
I 100% agree with this. I am fairly conservative about this type of thing, but there is no fucking way a group of people would be coming to my house to handle my baby before she was 3 months old. No way in hell. I'd say no and not feel the least bit bad about it. So what if she cc'ed everyone-- that's on her!
Oh, and I forgot to mention--she CCed the entire guest list on her e-mail, and they're all replying all being like "how lovely! Can't wait to meet him!" so I can't exactly decline.
Aw, HELL no! Someone better with words than I could probably make a neat reply that you "accidentally" reply-all to along the lines of "Oh, so sorry that date you chose at our house won't work but we'd be happy to do it on XYZ date at ABC location. So let us know when you've booked ABC!" and throw it back on her?
Oh, and I forgot to mention--she CCed the entire guest list on her e-mail, and they're all replying all being like "how lovely! Can't wait to meet him!" so I can't exactly decline.
Aw, HELL no! Someone better with words than I could probably make a neat reply that you "accidentally" reply-all to along the lines of "Oh, so sorry that date you chose at our house won't work but we'd be happy to do it on XYZ date at ABC location. So let us know when you've booked ABC!" and throw it back on her?
Brie you can still decline. Consider this your first "sticking up for my kid" parenting call.
I wrote back basically with an, "oh, that's so sweet of you! Why don't we figure something out after he's born, since you know we can't plan when that's going to happen, haha."
I am hoping that if I politely defer a few times she'll just drop it eventually.
To complicate things, she wants to schedule it NOW, but a) we don't know when I'm going to birth this baby; b) she wants to do it when MIL is in town meeting the baby; but c) we don't know when MIL will be in town to meet the baby because she's coming after my mom and sister fly down, and I have no idea when that will be or for how long.
She did also mention hosting it at her house, but she is on the complete opposite side of town, which is a 40 minute drive each way. I'm not sure which I'd prefer--people raiding my house with a newborn, or having to cart a newborn that far away and back again.
The funny part is that she is a pediatrician. You would think she would know that new moms are frazzled and that babies shouldn't be passed around like crazy.
A close friend announced that she's moving out of town and I'm pretty embarrassingly upset about it. It's not a surprise, but there has been a lot of planning involved and she never made a peep about it (her h and my h work together so I totally get that). I found out bc h called me and read me the "it's been great working with you peace out" email that he sent. I know that I'm being completely irrational, but I just want to whine "who cares about moving close to your family, stay here with meeeeee."
@ - today I packed up the pump and bottles. Very bittersweet, and probably part of the reason that I'm being so damn emotional.
That would be kind of funny... I need to withdraw my earlier vent. I talk to landlady, and she said she is cool with me sticking around for another month, and beyond if needed. She was just feeling anxious about me always being out of the house and thought I didn't like it, so she figured she would make it easier on me...a little wackadoo, but whatever. Cheap rent, safe...I can deal for another 5-6 weeks (please let me get a job soon, lol)
If you are closer to Mount Vernon/Belle Haven then maybe I am right. I've you're not, then ignore me
5 - 6 weeks won't be bad. I'd just explain that you're new to the area and checking it all out!
Pretty much, yeah...so we probably live pretty darn close, I've gotten vary familiar with the 152 and 101 busses.
Vent: I'm home sick today but am checking my work email. I was just copied on a string of messages between someone in our Europe office and coworkers here concerning the status of a document a Europe customer needs from our office. I hadn't jumped in, because honestly it didn't directly relate to my job function, so I was just reading along here and there. Except the last message was from a coworker here saying "I'm not sure of the status of that, because it's something CatBus is working on, but she's out sick today." Um, no, actually, this is something you should have been working on, coworker. I knew nothing about it before this string, and in any case it doesn't fall under my responsibilities. Of course my boss and the sales VP are copied on the message, so I got to send a reply that put the onus back on coworker as politely as possible, without looking like I'm just trying to shirk responsibilities. I was already cranky enough with not feeling well.
I wrote back basically with an, "oh, that's so sweet of you! Why don't we figure something out after he's born, since you know we can't plan when that's going to happen, haha."
I am hoping that if I politely defer a few times she'll just drop it eventually.
To complicate things, she wants to schedule it NOW, but a) we don't know when I'm going to birth this baby; b) she wants to do it when MIL is in town meeting the baby; but c) we don't know when MIL will be in town to meet the baby because she's coming after my mom and sister fly down, and I have no idea when that will be or for how long.
She did also mention hosting it at her house, but she is on the complete opposite side of town, which is a 40 minute drive each way. I'm not sure which I'd prefer--people raiding my house with a newborn, or having to cart a newborn that far away and back again.
The funny part is that she is a pediatrician. You would think she would know that new moms are frazzled and that babies shouldn't be passed around like crazy.