I hope you have a great first day at school. DD, I am so excited that you are excited. Hopefully the first day of school along with volleyball practice won't wear you out too much and have a repeat of Kindergarten (we would find her fully clothed, in bed, asleep, under the covers, right after school). DS, you have the same lunch as your sister. YOU BETTER WATCH OUT FOR HER!!! OR LIFE AS YOU KNOW IT IS OVER!
Signed, nervous mom.
Dear Yesterday,
I really needed you. Sleeping, without even moving, for 9.5 hours was amazing. Cleaning the entire house: vacuumed , vacuumed couches, mop, dust, washing rugs, everyone clean sheets, bathrooms at one time has not happened all summer. Nice steak dinner with actual sides. It was a good recharge.
Signed, now back to the grindstone of school and sports.
I don’t know why we aren’t friends anymore, other than you’ve moved up the food chain and I haven’t. Remember the days when we talked about always supporting each other professionally and personally? I held up my end. You haven’t. I’m sad you aren’t the kind of person I thought you were. And that you are exactly the kind of person this company promotes.
I hoped our lunch yesterday would give me some hope both for my future here and for our friendship. In the end, it was quite the opposite.
Dear managers, I've got one employee who quit, another on the brink of something due to personal stuff, and you just added more projects to my team's plate. I appreciate that you're all checking in on my sanity lately, but maybe just give me more resources and help and less thoughts and prayers? You'd think the fact that I completely forgot about an upcoming event and now have to scramble to catch up would be a red flag. Sincerely, Losing it
Dear self, Nice job finding a yoga studio with a schedule that fits! Now keep going. Once a week is do-able for your budget and your schedule and gives you a nice break to look forward to. You need this. Love, me
Dear Neighbor's & Dog Can you please figure out how your dog keeps escaping from inside the house. I was nice and the two tween girls who found your dog and was walking it around waiting for you to get home leave it at our house. You got home close to 11pm. Came got the dog and apologized. Then put the dog outside where it cried for over an hour. The dog had oozing bite marks all over it. Concerned neighbor for the dog
WPs I'm thinking of calling our local human society and asking for advice. It is obvious that this dog isn't in a safe spot as with the multiple oozing bite marks plus the scabbed over bite marks. These are the same dogs that have barricaded me in my house with aggressive behavior and who I've called animal control on which did nothing but send me a letter stating I needed to work it out when my neighbor was home. Do I call or not call? 186momx
Dear Distance Learning Conference, It's a little silly that the wifi doesn't work at your physical location site. Also, why are the talks 45 minutes each? 15-20 is the norm in STEM. Signed, Giving up
Dear Birthday Party Tonight, No gifts are the norm in this preschool class, but the invitation didn't say so expressly. Should I bring a gift and hide it in the car? Signed, Please be a little clearer.
Post by mustardseed2007 on Aug 7, 2019 12:17:43 GMT -5
Dear School Friends, Thanks for being kind to me as I schedule playdates for the week before school starts - you know...playdates I should have scheduled during the summer but didn't?
I think it will help DS to have played with some boys from his class before the school year gets underway seeing as how the class has shrunk instead of grown. It will definitely help DD since she'll be new. But at least she won't be the only new one.
I guess I'm never happy - worried about large class sizes and worried about ones that are too small.
Signed, Never happy
Dear Stomach Pain, Go away. I do not have time for you. I have to work out and have to clean house. I can't handle these cramps. Signed, Bewildered and not feeling well
Dear Admin in my office, This temp is here to declutter and organize. But not organize all the shit you're hoarding. I'm telling her to throw the scissors away that have ink all over them. No we're not giving those to the new attorney we hire. Absolutely not. STOP BEING A HOARDER!
Signed, Stressed by the clutter
Dear staff in my office,
Do not panic just because I am giving you a review and our old boss never did reviews. I swear to God this isn't a precursor to being fired or anything bad at all. Calm down.
Dear coworkers, I can't believe you're all freaking out about a meeting I sent out for next month. I'm in charge of marketing. I'm currently running several fun contests for our company. What kind of scary, ominous meeting could I possibly be in charge of? How is the rumor mill already swirling about what kind of bad news is going to be shared? What bad news would I have? Signed, You're all crazy
Post by covergirl82 on Aug 7, 2019 14:45:36 GMT -5
Dear FIL,
Wow...I didn't realize how much you don't even know me when you didn't even seem to recognize me when you passed by me in the hall by the elevator at the office building at which we both work. Apparently I need to be with DH for you to even recognize me? I told DH when I got home, and he said apparently that's a reflection of the fact they basically have no relationship. Oh well, I guess.
Post by librarychica on Aug 7, 2019 15:33:16 GMT -5
Dear WMs,
I survived my kids plus a visiting kid at a water park with me as the lone adult. So tired. Only 4 more days of staycation left! And after tonight we’ll be back to two kids.
Dear self, Why do you have such a tough time motivating yourself to do work when your calendar is open, like this week? Stop surfing the internet and get ahead on some projects so September isn't terrible. Signed, Also stop eating crap since you'd like to lose a few pounds.
Dear DH, Not sure what motivated you to be a more awesome dad lately, but I'm loving it. Signed, Please keep up the fun kid projects and lack of TV time
Dear 2-year-old's in-home daycare provider, You totally did not have to offer to refund me a day's pay because we have to get a babysitter Friday while you go to the memorial service for your family friends killed in our small local natural disaster last week. Signed, I get bereavement days, and so should you
Dear DS1, Please be cooperative and kind when you start kindergarten in 1.5 weeks. Signed, already nervous you'll get labeled a difficult kid
Dear self, Stop trying to plan ALL the vacations. You're going on several trips this fall already, so chill with trying to go to Hawaii for the kids' fall break. That would be too much, as fun as it sounds. Signed, maybe next year