Happy Columbus day!

[karebear219]

You guys, I am home all day no kid no husband. This is already amazing. I do have a to do list, but it's not too time consuming. I hope everyone else has a great day.

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super tired today. Have a follow up with the NP for my meds after work today. Dinner with my grandparents tomorrow. Therapy Wednesday. Picking up cake on Friday and family pix and our anniversary dinner on Saturday... Full week.

[madDawg228]

Have a great day karebear219!

Congrats on your Coug VICTORY mkate710 and mrslefty! I was stuck at a non-football MIL event, but when I heard about Wazzu beating the Ducks on Saturday night, I let out a loud whoop/happy noise in the large gathering I was attending, and everyone stared at me. But YAY! I really hope my Huskies beat Oregon too on Saturday. It's Homecoming and it would be oh-so-sweet.

This weekend has been rough with MIL staying with us. I had so much anxiety and stress last night, I had insomnia and maybe got 45-ish minutes of sleep. She leaves Wednesday morning, so not too much longer. I also have work to keep me busy now, so that's nice.

I'm convinced that whenever MIL is in town she is a curse on Seattle Sports, no Seattle teams can win their games when she is in Western WA. Thus the Seahawks loss yesterday. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

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Oct 12, 2015 10:37:20 GMT -5 madDawg228 said:

Have a great day karebear219!

Congrats on your Coug VICTORY mkate710 and mrslefty! I was stuck at a non-football MIL event, but when I heard about Wazzu beating the Ducks on Saturday night, I let out a loud whoop/happy noise in the large gathering I was attending, and everyone stared at me. But YAY! I really hope my Huskies beat Oregon too on Saturday. It's Homecoming and it would be oh-so-sweet.

This weekend has been rough with MIL staying with us. I had so much anxiety and stress last night, I had insomnia and maybe got 45-ish minutes of sleep. She leaves Wednesday morning, so not too much longer. I also have work to keep me busy now, so that's nice.

I'm convinced that whenever MIL is in town she is a curse on Seattle Sports, no Seattle teams can win their games when she is in Western WA. Thus the Seahawks loss yesterday. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

Its only weird if it works

[ilovebed]

I'm actually off today but Em has daycare! Whoo hoo! That is a rarity. I'm at work now for a couple hours and then I'm going for a long walk with Desmond dog and then hitting some consignment stores to see if I can possibly find a wolf costume for Em. That's what she wants to be for Halloween. Lol. I figure H and I can play that up by being little red riding hood and a woodsman or something.

I got a message from my doctor that my urine results came back positive and I need to be on antibiotics. That's unnerving b/c I feel fine and don't have any symptoms. i don't know what it could be and of course the MA is probably super busy. I hope she gets back to me today. Any medical people want to take a guess?

[larzhope]

Monday! wishing I was off but I'm headed "home" to Michigan on Friday and can't wait to see family/friends. When I went home last October my bff was on vacation out of state the entire time so I haven't seen her in nearly 2 years. She has since had a baby and I can't wait to snuggle on him!

[dana86]

Oct 12, 2015 11:01:11 GMT -5 ilovebed said:

I'm actually off today but Em has daycare! Whoo hoo! That is a rarity. I'm at work now for a couple hours and then I'm going for a long walk with Desmond dog and then hitting some consignment stores to see if I can possibly find a wolf costume for Em. That's what she wants to be for Halloween. Lol. I figure H and I can play that up by being little red riding hood and a woodsman or something.

I got a message from my doctor that my urine results came back positive and I need to be on antibiotics. That's unnerving b/c I feel fine and don't have any symptoms. i don't know what it could be and of course the MA is probably super busy. I hope she gets back to me today. Any medical people want to take a guess?

I'm going to guess its strep-b. I had it with my last two and with AJ they found it early in my urine and I took the antibiotics for it and then again during birth.

[dana86]

I have a couple errands but H is still on the couch and I want to get going.

[georgeharrison]

This is the first time in a long time that I have been at work on Columbus Day. At the least, Tman has always had it off before, so I'd stay home with him, but not this year. I love days off of school with my boy.

But, this year I will forgive the scheduling because we leave for Disneyland on Wednesday!

Tman reached/exceeded his popcorn goal on Saturday. My numbers show that his total will be $4288! For his prizes, he's getting a chromebook and a gopro camera. Crazy! He will also get over $800 in his "scout account" to use to buy stuff like gear and pay for camping trips, etc. Sweet (for us to not have to pay for that stuff)!

Tman's ortho appliance thing got knocked out of his mouth yesterday so we have an "emergency" appointment this afternoon to put it back in. Lame. He is having to miss his piano lesson. But, his teacher is really understanding, so that's good.

Not in the mood to work today, but thankfully traffic was light - I guess because of the holiday. One more day of work after today and then Disneyland. I can totally make it.

Oh, Tman chickened out about the haunted house on Saturday. He REALLY wanted to do it and we couldn't find one that would allow kids under 12. But then we happened upon one in Tacoma and there was no line or anything and I thought it was going to be perfect. The characters started roaming around and just as James was about to pay, Tman said, "Mom, can I talk to you privately over by the car"? And then he told me that he really doesn't want to do it. They spooked him. And of course I'm not going to be like, "No way, José, we are totes going - even if it means you pee your pants"! He asked me to tell dad because I think he was a little embarrassed, so I stopped him and we had a talk to him telling him there are exits if he gets too scared and that no one is going to actually touch him or anything, but he still didn't want to do it. Maybe next year. He's so mature in some ways that I sometimes forget that he is still just a little boy.

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Oct 12, 2015 11:30:09 GMT -5 georgeharrison said:

This is the first time in a long time that I have been at work on Columbus Day. At the least, Tman has always had it off before, so I'd stay home with him, but not this year. I love days off of school with my boy.

But, this year I will forgive the scheduling because we leave for Disneyland on Wednesday!

Tman reached/exceeded his popcorn goal on Saturday. My numbers show that his total will be $4288! For his prizes, he's getting a chromebook and a gopro camera. Crazy! He will also get over $800 in his "scout account" to use to buy stuff like gear and pay for camping trips, etc. Sweet (for us to not have to pay for that stuff)!

Tman's ortho appliance thing got knocked out of his mouth yesterday so we have an "emergency" appointment this afternoon to put it back in. Lame. He is having to miss his piano lesson. But, his teacher is really understanding, so that's good.

Not in the mood to work today, but thankfully traffic was light - I guess because of the holiday. One more day of work after today and then Disneyland. I can totally make it.

Oh, Tman chickened out about the haunted house on Saturday. He REALLY wanted to do it and we couldn't find one that would allow kids under 12. But then we happened upon one in Tacoma and there was no line or anything and I thought it was going to be perfect. The characters started roaming around and just as James was about to pay, Tman said, "Mom, can I talk to you privately over by the car"? And then he told me that he really doesn't want to do it. They spooked him. And of course I'm not going to be like, "No way, José, we are totes going - even if it means you pee your pants"! He asked me to tell dad because I think he was a little embarrassed, so I stopped him and we had a talk to him telling him there are exits if he gets too scared and that no one is going to actually touch him or anything, but he still didn't want to do it. Maybe next year. He's so mature in some ways that I sometimes forget that he is still just a little boy.

If it makes him feel better you can tell him a friend who is twice his age doesnt like going in them either

[ilovebed]

Oct 12, 2015 11:20:09 GMT -5 dana86 said:

Oct 12, 2015 11:01:11 GMT -5 ilovebed said:

I'm actually off today but Em has daycare! Whoo hoo! That is a rarity. I'm at work now for a couple hours and then I'm going for a long walk with Desmond dog and then hitting some consignment stores to see if I can possibly find a wolf costume for Em. That's what she wants to be for Halloween. Lol. I figure H and I can play that up by being little red riding hood and a woodsman or something.

I got a message from my doctor that my urine results came back positive and I need to be on antibiotics. That's unnerving b/c I feel fine and don't have any symptoms. i don't know what it could be and of course the MA is probably super busy. I hope she gets back to me today. Any medical people want to take a guess?

I'm going to guess its strep-b. I had it with my last two and with AJ they found it early in my urine and I took the antibiotics for it and then again during birth.

Huh. Just a bladder infection. Weird. I have no symptoms. Well at least it's nothing major!

[georgeharrison]

Oct 12, 2015 11:33:50 GMT -5 @aellasbeth said:

Oct 12, 2015 11:30:09 GMT -5 georgeharrison said:

Oh, Tman chickened out about the haunted house on Saturday. He REALLY wanted to do it and we couldn't find one that would allow kids under 12. But then we happened upon one in Tacoma and there was no line or anything and I thought it was going to be perfect. The characters started roaming around and just as James was about to pay, Tman said, "Mom, can I talk to you privately over by the car"? And then he told me that he really doesn't want to do it. They spooked him. And of course I'm not going to be like, "No way, José, we are totes going - even if it means you pee your pants"! He asked me to tell dad because I think he was a little embarrassed, so I stopped him and we had a talk to him telling him there are exits if he gets too scared and that no one is going to actually touch him or anything, but he still didn't want to do it. Maybe next year. He's so mature in some ways that I sometimes forget that he is still just a little boy.

If it makes him feel better you can tell him a friend who is twice his age doesnt like going in them either

I def tried my best to make him think that it was no big deal that he didn't want to do it.  I mean, it IS no big deal.  And life is going to bring on him so many real scary things.  If he doesn't want to be exposed right now to the fake stuff, and wants him mom to get him out of it, I'm totally on board with that. me + Tman = (heart)

[llh0211]

Good morning!

I ate crap yesterday, and woke up feeling gross. I was so tempted to call into work. But I didn't.

Weekend was good. Had a great time spending the day with T. He's super slammed at work the next couple weeks. And I'm busy in the weekends. So... There's a good chance it could fizzle due to scheduling conflicts. We'll see. Trying not to overthink things. But it's what I do best!

This week should be pretty quiet and chill. Nothing planned as of now until the weekend.

Happy Monday! Totes jealous of all of you that are off work!

[InBetweenDays]

Back to reality. We had a GREAT time in Vegas. Loved O, and had a fabulous time seeing My Morning Jacket at the Brooklyn Bowl. H's friend got us the total VIP treatment. Had balcony seats right above the band, and if I even looked over my shoulder a server was there asking if I needed a drink. Highly recommend the venue. But, I'm happy to be home. 2 days in Vegas is more than enough for me.

Very busy week both at work and at home, but that should make the week go by quickly!

[mkate710]

Yeah, Husky fans, you're welcome. And now it's your turn!

It's really an easy Monday over here. I'm leaving at noon to go be a hair model for my stylist. Hooray for a $200 color job for free! But it's been a stressful morning so far. I'm usually pretty ok with having my work torn apart but there are too many hands in the pot on this project and it's getting frustrating.

So glad I'm out of here early today!

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Oct 12, 2015 11:33:50 GMT -5 @aellasbeth said:

Oct 12, 2015 11:30:09 GMT -5 georgeharrison said:

If it makes him feel better you can tell him a friend who is twice his age doesnt like going in them either

*raises hand* Three times his age here!
The last time i went in one was over 10 years ago. FOr the most part, it wasn't actually scary for me, just made me angry as the actors's idea of "scaring" was to walk up behind you and scream loudly in your ear. I didn't need the ensuing headache or potential hearing damage

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AF is still just dancy-pantsing around and only hinting at her arrival. I'm cranky. Work is SO SLOW AND BORING. I want to be at home doing PRODUCTIVE things!! I have laundry to tackle and a project to build.

[georgeharrison]

Oct 12, 2015 13:05:10 GMT -5 @ksta said:

AF is still just dancy-pantsing around and only hinting at her arrival. I'm cranky. Work is SO SLOW AND BORING. I want to be at home doing PRODUCTIVE things!! I have laundry to tackle and a project to build.

Mine is too and DL is in a couple days. I'd really like to get day 1 and 2 in the books before we go!

[spa]

Happy Bartolome Day!
theoatmeal.com/comics/columbus_day

No it's Monday and this new project is slowly spinning out of control here. Which is fun, but stressful.

On the plus side I did retail therapy over the weekend, got a lot of bacon, and am eating Jimmy Johns

[sotally tober]

Trying to get some random small things finished up at work. I need to stop at Nordstrom on my way home and get some new shoes for my photo shoot for work that's tomorrow.

I'm feeling like crap about myself and need to get my eating in check. Also, I feel out of sync with H lately and the weekends have seemed a little rough. Fingers crossed we get over this slump soon.

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Oct 12, 2015 13:13:15 GMT -5 georgeharrison said:

Oct 12, 2015 13:05:10 GMT -5 @ksta said:

AF is still just dancy-pantsing around and only hinting at her arrival. I'm cranky. Work is SO SLOW AND BORING. I want to be at home doing PRODUCTIVE things!! I have laundry to tackle and a project to build.

Mine is too and DL is in a couple days. I'd really like to get day 1 and 2 in the books before we go!

Mine is over a week late *grumble* stupid jetlag.

ETA: Yes, I POASed twice last week with neg results so I know its just a combo of flying + teh oldz

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Oct 12, 2015 16:34:14 GMT -5 @lauralynne said:

DS had his testing this morning for K - scored very well (99th percentile!!) and the psychologist gave us the name of another school to look into as well as the 2 that we are already applying to. It's Kindergarten but you would think it was college or something, so much stress *sigh* but with kids like DS, it makes a huge difference, it's a whole difference (and not easy) ball of wax. It's like reverse special ed. Hard to explain...hard to parent, it's not an easy road.
Anyway, now we're home and I need to clean my house but I'm trying to get him down for a nap which he's resisting and then I think I'm going to take one as well. I've had major insomnia lately and I can't pinpoint why. My stress is through the roof. Our vacation starts on Friday, I'm really hoping that helps relieve it.

Sidenote - anyone here or their spouses deal with adult ADD? I think that's what I'm dealing with (No, I'm pretty sure that's what I'm dealing with) that's causing me some issues. I'm not sure where to go or what to do or how to deal with it. I've always known that I've had it - well, suspected. And joked about it. And in reading some of the online stuff just solidifies it. But I don't want to get too deep into the online stuff and skew my thinking on it (does that make sense?). I had a meeting at work last week and it boiled down to me paying better attention to detail. And it was on a project that I *swear to God* I worked really really hard on and thought that I DID pay attention to detail. But when he pulled it out, I looked at it and several glaring mistakes jumped right out at me. Stuff I should have caught the 10 - no, I'm not kidding - 10 times I went over it before we sent it to the client. So, while nobody was mad at me, I'm mad at me. I always joked that I was really just a good multi-tasker. well, Friday I cried pretty much all day long because I'm realizing that my "multi-tasking" is really getting in the way of being a good employee/wife/housekeeper/mom/anything. I don't say all of this for hair pats or anything - I just need resources. I need to figure this crap out and get a grip on this. Now.

I would recommend first seeing your GP or doing some research as to what kind of doctor you can speak with to get diagnosed and get med support for. I went through something similar recently with my anxiety. I was able to find a mental health clinic with NP that do medication regulation stuff and I am now on a script for it. I have my two week follow up today and I feel GREAT. I am glad I am on these meds and they seem to help with the anxiety but I wont REALLY know until 4-6 weeks after.

If you can self refer I would just fine a phychiatrist that does medication regulation (or if you want I can PM you the place I go to, Ill double check the do adult ADD)

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I would talk to your therapist then and your GP.

And trust me I didnt want to be medicated for a LONG time. I had no desire and it took me feeling broken to go..oh ok then. And even though its been two weeks it makes me feel like there is light on the horizon.

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Oct 12, 2015 16:49:24 GMT -5 @lauralynne said:

I have a therapist that I see regularly - but I don't think she can write scripts...I'm due for my yearly with my doc...so both are an option. My family doc has been our family doc for 12 years and would be fine with referring me somewhere as would my therapist. I'm assuming I would need to see some sort of ADD specialist though...right? The thought of taking another medication though, I cringe, I just cringe.

In the first 45 years of my life, I can probably count on 2 hand how many pills I took total, including asprin. I can't do that for a day's worth of pills now. It's frustrating. I don't like living this way.

*edit* I will take something if it helps - that didn't come out the right way I don't think, I just want my brain to feel "right" again.  I kept telling DH on Friday that I feel "broken"   The mistakes on the plans we sent out were so blatant and so basic - imagine writing an email for work and proof reading it 10 times to make sure it was right and then seeing that you misspelled 20% of the words in it.  Common everyday words.  It was like that.  It made me feel stupid.  And broken.  

Some of this is also the amount of stress you've been going through the past couple of months, the sheer amount of stuff you are always trying to get done, and the small amount of sleep. Also, really, studies show people actually DON'T multitask well...ANYONE, even those of us who feel they do.