We are Houstonians! Temp housing is okay, sufficient to our needs. If we are here until June, I will be a sad monkey.
Today, we are celebrating my birthday with my nieces/boyfriends and sister, plus a cousin and her H here in Houston. We are normally traveling for my birthday, so this will be fun
@rennido I am suspicious of houses with few photos. Not a good sign. We saw what we thought could be a contender house yesterday and nope. Even photos can hide flaws. I feel like we are going to have to put $100-150k more towards the budget for this house and that makes me
Post by hurricanedrunk on Feb 6, 2016 13:36:25 GMT -5
It's going to be a lazy Saturday today. I finished all the misc little things I needed to do this morning and will now be moving onto finishing my book. I've started putting it on my weekend list so I don't feel so guilty if I read all day
I kind of want to buy a slightly bigger house so my son can have a bigger room and I can have a guest room. Plus I hate my neighborhood. But I had this house built so everything is just as I want it (flooring, colors of everything). To get a bigger house that's exactly as I want it I'd have to build again and that seems crazy to me.
The NICU has substitute nurses that have been coming in. Fine with me. But if one more asks me about pumping and my milk (or really lack thereof) and have I tried this or that, I will lose my shit. I already feel like a failure. Don't remind me of it.
I know they are trying to be helpful but it cuts deep.
The NICU has substitute nurses that have been coming in. Fine with me. But if one more asks me about pumping and my milk (or really lack thereof) and have I tried this or that, I will lose my shit. I already feel like a failure. Don't remind me of it.
I know they are trying to be helpful but it cuts deep.
Sorry, I had to get that out.
*Hugs*
You are not a failure. Some people just have no tact/no bedside manner.
The NICU has substitute nurses that have been coming in. Fine with me. But if one more asks me about pumping and my milk (or really lack thereof) and have I tried this or that, I will lose my shit. I already feel like a failure. Don't remind me of it.
I know they are trying to be helpful but it cuts deep.
Sorry, I had to get that out.
*Hugs*
You are not a failure. Some people just have no tact/no bedside manner.
Agree with mbcdefg. You're doing everything right. Hang in there.
Post by dreamcrisp1 on Feb 6, 2016 15:03:30 GMT -5
I don't understand why when I tell everyone my bf is coming home November 17, they ask why he isn't travelling Africa after instead. Uh, he will have been gone for 11 months by then. He wants to come home and see me and our dog. And we want to travel to those places together. Is this just me? I feel like I'm going crazy. Lol. He's also travelled so much of Africa too.
Nothing going on here. Making soft foods for MH and going through our DVR. Maybe we'll go to a diner later (he can have soup and mashed potatoes, lol) if he feels up to it.
I'm also doing a massive amount of laundry today. And trying to tidy up. Our entire coffee table is filled with unopened mail.
raangoli Hugs Pom Is today your birthday? If so, happy birthday!!
I found the perfect lounging sweater. It's the Old Navy V neck sweater tunic. So cozy! I wish they had more colors! It's on clearance for less than $10 right now.
Things are pretty amazing around here today. It's 75 degrees and sunny and DH and I planned our whole day around being outside. Farmers Market, hanging out on the patio and grilling out. We finished our patio at the end of October last year, so it got pretty cold pretty quickly (for CA, that is) so we are excited for the spring and summer to allow us to live outside!
Also, my niece has made dramatic improvements and has been moved out of ICU. There's still a long road ahead, but she's awake and there is no brain damage. She is insistent that she only wants to be sent home if she can go to a treatment center, so I'm really hoping that this was a wake up call for her and her drug use.
The NICU has substitute nurses that have been coming in. Fine with me. But if one more asks me about pumping and my milk (or really lack thereof) and have I tried this or that, I will lose my shit. I already feel like a failure. Don't remind me of it.
I know they are trying to be helpful but it cuts deep.
Sorry, I had to get that out.
Everyone is right. You are doing amazing. They are just ignorant with bad bedside manner. Remember to advocate for yourself! Really advocate for yourself (not just BB). You have every right to ask for comprehensive notes on your progress/process and ask the everyone read and respect where you are.
You do not need to feel guilty. You have every right to ask for their respect and help. That's their job. Hugs.
I hired a painter to paint 3 apartments in a shady apartment building. The guy left his expensive sunglasses in one apartment-open, and started painting in another. Sunglasses are gone.
They texted and told us what happened.
I'm feeling a little bitchy, but what the fuck do you want me to do about it? There are 25 people living in that building, leave shit locked.
Do I need to replace the guys glasses-steer me right MM!
No. If I wanted to be a bitch, I would probably spin it as "why are you leaving units unsecured and unattended?" He's not protecting your property, so why should you protect his?
Thank you ladies. I know she probably meant well but it just hit where I'm really sore/emotional.
BB is gaining weight on formula and getting what I can give her. I keep telling myself that every little bit counts. There are some amazing nurses here that we love. This one just came in at the wrong angle 30 seconds after I walked in.
Happy birthday Pom!! Sending love to your blizzard baby, raangoli!
Today we found an awesome local hole-in-the-wall bakery and DH bought a dozen packzis. I think (hope!) he's planning on taking in at least half of them to work on Monday and not eating them all himself.
I made Cornish game hens and roasted potatoes for dinner. Yum!
I also finally reorganized my closet and incorporated the Ikea cart I bought a few weeks ago.
All in all, nothing too exciting but it was a productive Saturday!
I'm sorry, raangoli. I know everyone thinks they know best, but I would expect healthcare professionals to have more tact, sheesh. You are doing your best--what a lucky and loved baby BB is .
Aaaannnnnnd, we had to leave halfway through the meal because MH got a piece of rice stuck in his gum socket and apparently the world is going to end as a result.
He's in the bathroom cursing loudly. This is going to be a fun night.
Aaaannnnnnd, we had to leave halfway through the meal because MH got a piece of rice stuck in his gum socket and apparently the world is going to end as a result.
He's in the bathroom cursing loudly. This is going to be a fun night.
Aaaannnnnnd, we had to leave halfway through the meal because MH got a piece of rice stuck in his gum socket and apparently the world is going to end as a result.
He's in the bathroom cursing loudly. This is going to be a fun night.
He should rinse it out with a milkshake
Lol! If only. He's in the worst fucking mood right now and bit my head off when I tried to help.