I bought Tazo passion tea this week so I could drink it iced (my normal Starbucks afternoon drink). On a whim, I decided to grab a bag to drink hot this morning. It is very tasty. I feel like it's hard to find fruity teas that aren't super sweet. This one has plenty of acid, so it's definitely a more sour fruit tea.
If you want/need some caffeine with it, it’s nice mixed with some green tea
I may give that a shot! I usually drink jasmine green tea and keep a box at my desk.
A close friend and I had a disagreement last week. We're meeting up tonight after work to talk. I'm really anxious about it. Part of me wants her to understand where I'm coming from and the other part of me wishes I had just kept my mouth shut. It seems more dramatic than it should be.
DS (8yo) just refuses to eat breakfast anymore. I hate sending him to school without breakfast but I also don’t want to force him to eat when he isn’t hungry. I rarely eat breakfast myself but he used to always want to eat as soon as his eyes popped open.
Okay, soooo, this is us too. Me and H have differing opinions. He thinks we should force him to eat something, but I also am not a morning eater and I don't force myself to eat. Why should I force him? Also, he gets a snack at 9:30, so that's his breakfast. He always eats his snack, all of his lunch, and dinner. It's not a problem for us. Even his teacher said it's common for kids to not want to eat first think in the morning and many of the kids in class have breakfast at snack time. I think for someone like my H, who wakes up ravenous can't wrap his head around not eating first think in the morning.
Same thing with DS regarding snack at school. They have one mid-morning and afternoon. Since he started this no breakfast thing, I have started packing more yogurt & granola for morning snack.
I bought Tazo passion tea this week so I could drink it iced (my normal Starbucks afternoon drink). On a whim, I decided to grab a bag to drink hot this morning. It is very tasty. I feel like it's hard to find fruity teas that aren't super sweet. This one has plenty of acid, so it's definitely a more sour fruit tea.
David drinks this tea almost every morning. His best friend drinks Gfuel every day which is packed with caffeine, so David kept saying he wanted something with caffeine in it. I said he can try iced tea and see if he likes it, so he drinks it and every day when he gets out of the car he says "I can feel the caffeine starting to kick in!" LLLLOL.
I bought Tazo passion tea this week so I could drink it iced (my normal Starbucks afternoon drink). On a whim, I decided to grab a bag to drink hot this morning. It is very tasty. I feel like it's hard to find fruity teas that aren't super sweet. This one has plenty of acid, so it's definitely a more sour fruit tea.
David drinks this tea almost every morning. His best friend drinks Gfuel every day which is packed with caffeine, so David kept saying he wanted something with caffeine in it. I said he can try iced tea and see if he likes it, so he drinks it and every day when he gets out of the car he says "I can feel the caffeine starting to kick in!" LLLLOL.
LOL! This is cracking me up. Go on with your bad self, D! Sometimes the illusion is all we really need.
We got over 20cm of frickin SNOW on the weekend. It’s not unheard of to get a bit of snow in September, but this was dumb. Some southern parts of the province got 97cm though, so we could have had it worse.
David drinks this tea almost every morning. His best friend drinks Gfuel every day which is packed with caffeine, so David kept saying he wanted something with caffeine in it. I said he can try iced tea and see if he likes it, so he drinks it and every day when he gets out of the car he says "I can feel the caffeine starting to kick in!" LLLLOL.
LOL! This is cracking me up. Go on with your bad self, D! Sometimes the illusion is all we really need.
Exactly!! I'm like, I'm not spoiling that for him! lol
I ordered a single fitted sheet from PB this weekend. It was not backordered, it was not low stock, it was just a SINGLE FREAKING SHEET that I got for my slovenly DD who sleeps on a bare mattress most of the time bc the cheap sheets I had been buying come off when she behaves like an egg beater in her sleep.
Estimated delivery is Oct.17-21
Why is PB so bad at what they do? Why must they make everything 100x more difficult and annoying than it needs to be? WHY?
I'm tired after a very busy weekend (we had a garage sale on Saturday) and staying up way too late last night watching football but I'm in a great mood because THE SAINTS BEAT THE COWBOYS!!! With our average-at-best backup qb and not scoring a single touchdown.
I'm anxiously awaiting the car insurance adjuster to call me back and tell me what the next steps are while my car is missing. I am hoping they will give me a rental car (we do have coverage so I assume yes) and I want to know how long my car has to be missing before they consider it gone and pay out for buying a new one. I also want to know if they will cover things that were in the vehicle, including and especially my phone. The adjusters don't work on the weekends (WTF) so even though it's been over 60 hours since the incident, I have no more information than I did then. I know that's not that long, but I'm highly anxious and I want to get a move on getting a new phone ASAP. I hate not having a phone. It's crazy how much I use it for everything. Even sitting here at my desk at work, I would normally have headphones in and be listening to music.
My H's friend from the UK is visiting tonight. It's not really the best timing for it, my H is sick today and we both have to be up early for work. But his friend was in the US for a wedding and wasn't able to get here any sooner, so whatever. It will be nice to see him. I hope he doesn't remember that some crazy thing always seems to happen to me right before I see him. The first time I met him was right after I got laid off from a job. The second time we were in the UK and had lost our luggage for over a week. Now this third time is right after I was carjacked. Either he is bad luck or he's going to think I'm trouble.
Blended families are so tough. I wouldn’t change it for anything, but we definitely had some rough spots. My step kids are 26 and 23 now and I wouldn’t change any of it. It will get better, but it’s rough while you’re there.
Any advice or words of wisdom? Starting the process with kids ages DD10, DS8 and future DSD6 and DSD2.
Honestly, the best advice that I can give is just to love them and focus on being a family as a whole. I “don’t do” the whole half/step relationships (especially in reference to siblings - they still called me their stepmom). We are just a family. I never tried to take the place of their biological moms (each has a different mom). I also expected them to be respectful to their moms. The 26yo’s mom and stepdad were absolutely horrible people and she went through so much until we got custody, but we did the best we could to remain civil when she was present.
I have a subscription to Rocksbox, but after a few months, I put it on hold and even now I'm not using it as much as I would think. I want to cancel, but of course you have to call to cancel that they are on PST. Well that solidifies it for me, definitely calling and cancelling when they open.
Also, my BIL's wife asked for a divorce in July. Moved out late August. DH told me last night he found out that BIL already went on a date. DUDE, everyone is telling you to be single for awhile and get your life together. Nope, apparently can't be alone for even a few weeks. I then asked DH who would date him just a few weeks out from being left by his ex, who was also wife #2. Kind of like fool me once, fool me twice... I would not be looking for anything at this point personally.
Ahhhh! My friend who won the food and wine tickets is giving them to me and DH!
Intimate dinner with a rising star chef on Friday, all day food and wine tastings on Saturday, bacon and bubbles brunch on Sunday! And it's in one of our favorite mountain towns.
MIL agreed to keep the boys for the weekend. I am stoked!
Ahhhh! My friend who won the food and wine tickets is giving them to me and DH!
Intimate dinner with a rising star chef on Friday, all day food and wine tastings on Saturday, bacon and bubbles brunch on Sunday! And it's in one of our favorite mountain towns.
MIL agreed to keep the boys for the weekend. I am stoked!
I bought Tazo passion tea this week so I could drink it iced (my normal Starbucks afternoon drink). On a whim, I decided to grab a bag to drink hot this morning. It is very tasty. I feel like it's hard to find fruity teas that aren't super sweet. This one has plenty of acid, so it's definitely a more sour fruit tea.
If you like that, also try the Tazo Wild Orange Blossom. That and the passion are my favorite fall/winter afternoon warm drinks.
I'm anxiously awaiting the car insurance adjuster to call me back and tell me what the next steps are while my car is missing. I am hoping they will give me a rental car (we do have coverage so I assume yes) and I want to know how long my car has to be missing before they consider it gone and pay out for buying a new one. I also want to know if they will cover things that were in the vehicle, including and especially my phone. The adjusters don't work on the weekends (WTF) so even though it's been over 60 hours since the incident, I have no more information than I did then. I know that's not that long, but I'm highly anxious and I want to get a move on getting a new phone ASAP. I hate not having a phone. It's crazy how much I use it for everything. Even sitting here at my desk at work, I would normally have headphones in and be listening to music.
My H's friend from the UK is visiting tonight. It's not really the best timing for it, my H is sick today and we both have to be up early for work. But his friend was in the US for a wedding and wasn't able to get here any sooner, so whatever. It will be nice to see him. I hope he doesn't remember that some crazy thing always seems to happen to me right before I see him. The first time I met him was right after I got laid off from a job. The second time we were in the UK and had lost our luggage for over a week. Now this third time is right after I was carjacked. Either he is bad luck or he's going to think I'm trouble.
I'm sorry for what you are going through, but your "WTF" comment about your adjuster is really rubbing me the wrong way. I'm sure that you didn't mean to offend, but I was a claims adjuster for many years. They are insurance professionals who are paid pretty crappy for what they do, and what they do is perform a high volume and high stress job. Just like I'm sure you don't, they don't want to have to work weekends either. I understand that all of this is inconvenient for you, but it is not the fault of your adjuster or their schedule. Most insurance companies have 24 hour staffing for new claims and I'm really surprised that they weren't able to give you more information over the weekend and get you set up with a rental, that's what they are supposed to do. While the loss of your stuff sucks, I get it, but please, have a little compassion. Being an adjuster was one of the hardest jobs that I ever had. And I did work many weekends to try and keep up with everything, and was always trying to put my clients first. I actually had to get out of the field because I would cry nearly every day at work due to the high stress level.
I just hit 12 years at my job. I've had the itch to leave for several years, but the last few months there have been changes that I just don't think I can overlook anymore. I work in the criminal justice field and my H keeps telling me to get into teaching, but I honestly have no desire to. I have emotional ties to my current job which makes the idea of leaving really difficult, but I just don't think it's meant for me anymore. I have no clue what to do if I didn't do this though. I feel so lost and conflicted, blah!
Also, my BIL's wife asked for a divorce in July. Moved out late August. DH told me last night he found out that BIL already went on a date. DUDE, everyone is telling you to be single for awhile and get your life together. Nope, apparently can't be alone for even a few weeks. I then asked DH who would date him just a few weeks out from being left by his ex, who was also wife #2. Kind of like fool me once, fool me twice... I would not be looking for anything at this point personally.
Maybe you should mind your business about your BIL's love life. This is so judgy, wtf.
I'm anxiously awaiting the car insurance adjuster to call me back and tell me what the next steps are while my car is missing. I am hoping they will give me a rental car (we do have coverage so I assume yes) and I want to know how long my car has to be missing before they consider it gone and pay out for buying a new one. I also want to know if they will cover things that were in the vehicle, including and especially my phone. The adjusters don't work on the weekends (WTF) so even though it's been over 60 hours since the incident, I have no more information than I did then. I know that's not that long, but I'm highly anxious and I want to get a move on getting a new phone ASAP. I hate not having a phone. It's crazy how much I use it for everything. Even sitting here at my desk at work, I would normally have headphones in and be listening to music.
My H's friend from the UK is visiting tonight. It's not really the best timing for it, my H is sick today and we both have to be up early for work. But his friend was in the US for a wedding and wasn't able to get here any sooner, so whatever. It will be nice to see him. I hope he doesn't remember that some crazy thing always seems to happen to me right before I see him. The first time I met him was right after I got laid off from a job. The second time we were in the UK and had lost our luggage for over a week. Now this third time is right after I was carjacked. Either he is bad luck or he's going to think I'm trouble.
I'm sorry for what you are going through, but your "WTF" comment about your adjuster is really rubbing me the wrong way. I'm sure that you didn't mean to offend, but I was a claims adjuster for many years. They are insurance professionals who are paid pretty crappy for what they do, and what they do is perform a high volume and high stress job. Just like I'm sure you don't, they don't want to have to work weekends either. I understand that all of this is inconvenient for you, but it is not the fault of your adjuster or their schedule. Most insurance companies have 24 hour staffing for new claims and I'm really surprised that they weren't able to give you more information over the weekend and get you set up with a rental, that's what they are supposed to do. While the loss of your stuff sucks, I get it, but please, have a little compassion. Being an adjuster was one of the hardest jobs that I ever had. And I did work many weekends to try and keep up with everything, and was always trying to put my clients first. I actually had to get out of the field because I would cry nearly every day at work due to the high stress level.
I think you might need to chill a little bit. She didn't say the claims adjuster was "rubbing her the wrong way." She said she was "anxiously waiting to hear back" and made a comment about how it's odd that they don't work on the weekends. Which you yourself just said is weird that she wasn't able to get more information or a rental this weekend, so she doesn't really appear to be out of line here. I sincerely doubt wildrice is blaming the claims adjuster for not working on weekends. More likely she's thinking it's odd that her insurance company can't do more to help her until days after a really shitty situation.
I am wearing a skirt today. And i am remembering why I don't really wear skirts. I hate how it rides up when I sit. Does this mean it doesn't actually fit. If it were tighter around my waist, I'd have a muffin top, lol
I'm sorry for what you are going through, but your "WTF" comment about your adjuster is really rubbing me the wrong way. I'm sure that you didn't mean to offend, but I was a claims adjuster for many years. They are insurance professionals who are paid pretty crappy for what they do, and what they do is perform a high volume and high stress job. Just like I'm sure you don't, they don't want to have to work weekends either. I understand that all of this is inconvenient for you, but it is not the fault of your adjuster or their schedule. Most insurance companies have 24 hour staffing for new claims and I'm really surprised that they weren't able to give you more information over the weekend and get you set up with a rental, that's what they are supposed to do. While the loss of your stuff sucks, I get it, but please, have a little compassion. Being an adjuster was one of the hardest jobs that I ever had. And I did work many weekends to try and keep up with everything, and was always trying to put my clients first. I actually had to get out of the field because I would cry nearly every day at work due to the high stress level.
I think you might need to chill a little bit. She didn't say the claims adjuster was "rubbing her the wrong way." She said she was "anxiously waiting to hear back" and made a comment about how it's odd that they don't work on the weekends. Which you yourself just said is weird that she wasn't able to get more information or a rental this weekend, so she doesn't really appear to be out of line here. I sincerely doubt wildrice is blaming the claims adjuster for not working on weekends. More likely she's thinking it's odd that her insurance company can't do more to help her until days after a really shitty situation.
Fair enough and maybe I do. I'm just sensitive because as an adjuster I use to get yelled at all the time by clients who expected me to be available 24/7.
I have a dumb cooking question but don't want to make a whole new post about it. If a recipe for a glaze for a ham calls for apple cider, but I don't have apple cider, can I use apple juice instead?
I think you might need to chill a little bit. She didn't say the claims adjuster was "rubbing her the wrong way." She said she was "anxiously waiting to hear back" and made a comment about how it's odd that they don't work on the weekends. Which you yourself just said is weird that she wasn't able to get more information or a rental this weekend, so she doesn't really appear to be out of line here. I sincerely doubt wildrice is blaming the claims adjuster for not working on weekends. More likely she's thinking it's odd that her insurance company can't do more to help her until days after a really shitty situation.
Fair enough and maybe I do. I'm just sensitive because as an adjuster I use to get yelled at all the time by clients who expected me to be available 24/7.
I get it. I really do. I just didn't get from her post that she was going to start yelling at her claims adjuster. Clearly, it's situational in that you've been through that before.
Post by pandora89 on Sept 30, 2019 11:16:25 GMT -5
wildrice - That is strange that you didnt hear from anyone all weekend. Here, typically, adjusters dont work on the weekends but there is always a 24/7 emergency claims person available and emergency staff working on the weekend for things like this (making sure people can get access to a rental etc). I hope you hear back soon!
I have a dumb cooking question but don't want to make a whole new post about it. If a recipe for a glaze for a ham calls for apple cider, but I don't have apple cider, can I use apple juice instead?
Yes. I'd just add a little bit of spice (cinnamon, nutmeg, clove) to compensate. Don't overdo it or go crazy with the spice. A total of teaspoon combined (heavy cinnamon, just a bit of nutmeg and clove) should be plenty.
eta: If you link to the recipe, I'll let you know how I would actually alter it. Depending on the other ingredients, you may not need to add additional spices.
I have a dumb cooking question but don't want to make a whole new post about it. If a recipe for a glaze for a ham calls for apple cider, but I don't have apple cider, can I use apple juice instead?
Yes. I'd just add a little bit of spice (cinnamon, nutmeg, clove) to compensate. Don't overdo it or go crazy with the spice. A total of teaspoon combined (heavy cinnamon, just a bit of nutmeg and clove) should be plenty.
eta: If you link to the recipe, I'll let you know how I would actually alter it. Depending on the other ingredients, you may not need to add additional spices.
Thank you! It's fairly simple with very few ingredients.
Yes. I'd just add a little bit of spice (cinnamon, nutmeg, clove) to compensate. Don't overdo it or go crazy with the spice. A total of teaspoon combined (heavy cinnamon, just a bit of nutmeg and clove) should be plenty.
eta: If you link to the recipe, I'll let you know how I would actually alter it. Depending on the other ingredients, you may not need to add additional spices.
Thank you! It's fairly simple with very few ingredients.
Ok, so I would add 1/4 tsp of cinnamon, and 1/8 tsp each of clove and nutmeg. That will help mimic the spices you would find in apple cider. (I'm knocking down my original amounts because it's only a cup of juice.)
If you don't have some/all of those spices, don't worry about it. There's plenty of flavor there from the juice, brown sugar, mustard, and other spices.
Post by mrssandro on Sept 30, 2019 11:23:50 GMT -5
I started my day super early because I was a designated driver for my DH when he had to get his upper GI test done. Now I have no motivation to work. At least the initial results appear there is nothing glaring like the C word and the meds appear to be healing him but needs to be doubled. I actually surprised the doc was there to give results like that. Dh should be napping but he is not and I want to kick him. <I am not a bad wife just need wish I was napping>
Ok, so I would add 1/4 tsp of cinnamon, and 1/8 tsp each of clove and nutmeg. That will help mimic the spices you would find in apple cider. (I'm knocking down my original amounts because it's only a cup of juice.)
If you don't have some/all of those spices, don't worry about it. There's plenty of flavor there from the juice, brown sugar, mustard, and other spices.
Post by Bernadine on Sept 30, 2019 12:29:32 GMT -5
I'm so fucking annoyed with our nanny. It's always something. Either she's lying to us or she's the unluckiest person I know.
She has car trouble all the time (the car is only five years old), broken toe, sickness, sick cat, etc. She is just not reliable, and I know the right answer is to let her go, but ugh. I don't even know how to find a new nanny without letting her know, since we found her on care.com, and that's where we'd look for a new nanny.