Monday 5/18 Randoms

[isabel]

I went to Target late last night, not long before closing, and picked up some things to decorate and organize a new console table. It’s probably not magazine worthy, but I’m pretty happy with how it turned out.

It was SO nice to get out of the house for an hour and go do something normal. There were very few people there that late on a Sunday so I didn’t have to try to avoid anyone and was able to just take my time and wander the store a bit. I also really enjoyed driving at night with the windows down and radio blasting. I might start taking drives to get away.

I’m not in the mood to work, but have too much to do to slack off today, so I decided to come upstairs and eat breakfast at the table before I make myself dig in.

[Jalapeñomel]

This weekend looked like COVID 19 never happened, and I’m fighting with people on FB about not going out all willy nilly.

[steph96]

Idk what’s wrong with my nose today. Everything smells like BO. I even showered again this morning thinking that maybe it was me. Even my fancy Oribe hairspray that I use all the time smells like BO. I’m seriously considering going home and showering again at lunch.

[ssmjlm]

E and I are at the beach with my parents. It has been SO NICE to have them help with her while I work. Yesterday we took a walk down to the beach, just a few people, then spent a couple hours by the pool. Getting hammered by the tropical storm today.

My boss just left as granddaughter #2 is expected to be born today and he and his wife are watching the older one. I love how involved he is in helping with them and also helps to have a boss who understands work/life balance.

[mel]

I had an Amazon gift card that I got for Christmas that I used last week to purchase a new dress for DS1's graduation ceremony this Wednesday. I used my brother's prime membership and it shipped to his house. He brought it over yesterday, but instead of leaving it in the package like a normal human, we was WEARING it. I about died laughing.

On a side note, this was the first time I've seen my brother in person since mid-March. We see each other at least 2x a week in normal circumstances, so it was so nice to finally see him, even if at a distance in the driveway.

[followyourarrow]

The dog and I went out for a country drive yesterday. Went by a couple of my favorite spots. It was so good for my soul even though we didn't get out of the car. All the new smells and stimulation wore her out, I had to drag her out of bed this morning and now she's snoring under my desk.

[flygirl]

I’m crabby as hell today. It started with a client who made a mistake and then got annoyed when I gave him steps to fix it and basically told me I was “difficult.” Which is something he’d never say to another man-especially when I hold the cards to approve the fix. Then H did a load of laundry yesterday when he got home from his mothers and it was still in the dryer this morning so I had to fold it in order to put my load in. He knows it annoys me when he does a load and then just leaves it sit there (for days if I didn’t need to use it). H said “what did you need to wash? I washed everything in the basket (which was DS pajamas) last night.” Nope...the towels, bedding, rugs never need washing H.

ETA-I’m also laughing because we asked for bids from 4 different companies to do a small project in our front yard in late March.  We got 2 of the 4.  One of the companies just sent their bid this morning.  The project was completed 2 weeks ago...a little late on that!

[wildrice]

My weekend went by WAY too fast. There were several small house projects that I wanted to do this weekend that didn't get done, and I'm kind of bummed about it. I am so ready to be DONE moving in and putting stuff away. We're like 95%, but need to hang pictures and put away some misc crap that doesn't really have an obvious spot. We also need to assemble a couple of things and do boring things like hang towel rods and replace a leaky faucet.

The new thing I'm obsessing over is figuring out our front lawn. "Lawn" is a loose term really because it's super tiny and right now is just some ok bushes and some weeds - maybe there was grass at one point but weeds have taken over. I think we're just going to rip out the weeds and do a garden of flowering bushes, flowers, and other ground cover plants. I have no interest in mowing and it's just a tiny scrap of yard anyway. I don't even think it will be that big of a project given the size, but I always underestimate things like this so who knows. We have spent enough money already this month, but we can't just have long weeds growing all summer and I am not going to want to dig in the dirt when it's 90 degrees out, so I am thinking I might tackle it this weekend. I have a 4 day weekend so why not?

[namasteak]

I realized that I could do mockups of our front yard ideas using the markup feature on my phone. Y’all it looks so bad 😂 I’m sure there is an app better than this

[jezebel]

I have to be at school today to collect borrowed Chromebooks. It’s going to be almost 90 and I’ll be outside the whole time. I’m a big baby about being hot, but it will be nice to see my coworkers and students.

[jinkies]

My county is still officially on stay at home orders, but with the nicer weather it seems like everyone is relaxing enough to do outdoor/6 foot apart gatherings.

I have a lot of feelings about it, but in summary, this whole situation has really messed with my head. I have no idea what is and is not safe and acceptable at this point. And even though I feel like it is theoretically OK, the volume of invitations I am getting feels overwhelming and I'm not ready to go straight into multiple "distanced" hang outs in a weekend.

One invite included kids, which... HA HA that they will maintain distance. That one also included a family where the H is an EMT, so high risk, and of course they were the first to respond yes. No thank you. We accepted my parents invitation to come hang out on their porch, but they are generally not believing this is serious, and kept getting too close, asking the kids to go get things from inside their house when we had laid out ground rules with the kids that we will all stay outside, etc. They also kept talking about all the places they are continuing to go, and it's so upsetting to me that I was probably a bitch to them. The whole thing was uncomfortable and I don't know when I will ever be able to socialize normally with them again.

It all sucks.

[TR]

namasteak, that's actually not bad, haha. Better than I think I could do using Markup.

My hair dresser is going to give me a dry bang trim tomorrow and I'm so excited. She's not back at work yet, but I'm going to her house, bringing my own chair, sitting outside, both wearing masks. I can deal with my roots, I can deal with it being too long, but I really want to not have my bangs in my face when I start my virtual internship, lol.

[readyin07]

May 18, 2020 10:45:32 GMT -5 jinkies said:

My county is still officially on stay at home orders, but with the nicer weather it seems like everyone is relaxing enough to do outdoor/6 foot apart gatherings.

I have a lot of feelings about it, but in summary, this whole situation has really messed with my head. I have no idea what is and is not safe and acceptable at this point. And even though I feel like it is theoretically OK, the volume of invitations I am getting feels overwhelming and I'm not ready to go straight into multiple "distanced" hang outs in a weekend.

One invite included kids, which... HA HA that they will maintain distance. That one also included a family where the H is an EMT, so high risk, and of course they were the first to respond yes. No thank you. We accepted my parents invitation to come hang out on their porch, but they are generally not believing this is serious, and kept getting too close, asking the kids to go get things from inside their house when we had laid out ground rules with the kids that we will all stay outside, etc. They also kept talking about all the places they are continuing to go, and it's so upsetting to me that I was probably a bitch to them. The whole thing was uncomfortable and I don't know when I will ever be able to socialize normally with them again.

It all sucks.

((Hugs)) I feel all your feelings. My toddler mom group had someone issue an invitation to go to the beach. I mean...wow. we're not doing that. I don't want to be a judgy bitch, but I guess I am. The owner of the gym that I used to go to has posted multiple rants all over the place about how this is a hoax and fake numbers and yada yada. At the same time, he got to go work for daddy's business during all this so his family hasn't had to skip a beat. I want to go post his latest diatribe on the damn door to the business, but this county is so red I doubt it would have the impact I'm looking for. 

[TR]

May 18, 2020 10:45:32 GMT -5 jinkies said:

My county is still officially on stay at home orders, but with the nicer weather it seems like everyone is relaxing enough to do outdoor/6 foot apart gatherings.

I have a lot of feelings about it, but in summary, this whole situation has really messed with my head. I have no idea what is and is not safe and acceptable at this point. And even though I feel like it is theoretically OK, the volume of invitations I am getting feels overwhelming and I'm not ready to go straight into multiple "distanced" hang outs in a weekend.

One invite included kids, which... HA HA that they will maintain distance. That one also included a family where the H is an EMT, so high risk, and of course they were the first to respond yes. No thank you. We accepted my parents invitation to come hang out on their porch, but they are generally not believing this is serious, and kept getting too close, asking the kids to go get things from inside their house when we had laid out ground rules with the kids that we will all stay outside, etc. They also kept talking about all the places they are continuing to go, and it's so upsetting to me that I was probably a bitch to them. The whole thing was uncomfortable and I don't know when I will ever be able to socialize normally with them again.

It all sucks.

I found this post helpful as far as things to consider re: risks and transmission: www.erinbromage.com/post/the-risks-know-them-avoid-them

She has references for all of the data she cites and I found it very informative.

[TBM]

Our fluffy pup has had a huge cyst (like nearly golf ball sized, and she's a little dog) at/around the front of a shoulder joint. The vet ran tests and it was benign, but it got a little bigger and was interfering with walking sometimes. She couldn't have surgery, in part because she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure last year, so we kept an eye on it....or thought we we did.

Yesterday DH asked me where her lump was, and I thought he wanted to know which shoulder. What he meant was 'where did her lump go?', because it is no longer a big hard ball. Something is still there, but it almost seems like it shrunk quite a bit and broke into a couple of little pieces. So weird, but it could explain why she has been more energetic lately and has been play bowing and doing a little skippy dance for pretty much everything. So cute to see our almost 15 yr old old lady with CHF acting like she used to when she was younger and didn't have a death sentence diagnosis hanging over her head.


I am attempting to make conchas today. I have made them before, but didn't love the recipe that I used. They looked good, but something wasn't quite right about the texture/flavor. This recipe was posted by someone in Mexico and includes a little sourdough starter, so that was interesting to me. I am hoping that this recipe is "the one", so that I can quit collecting recipes. ETA: This recipe was definately a keeper! I would be fooling myself if I thought it would keep me from collecting recipes and comparing them though...it's what I do.

I enjoy baking, but I don't enjoy cleaning the mess and washing all of the dishes that I use. lol I keep trying to wash as I go, but then I just wind up using/washing the exact same pieces at every step, and thinking 'didn't I just wash this?' as I wash something for the third time.

[dochas]

The start of week 10. The last time I felt like I was losing it was after week 3. I've just had enough of never being alone, having to teach, trying to make the best of everything, not knowing when or how or if I'll go back to work. It seemed like a good sign that my husband's hospital was opening back up for surgeries but now we realize it means more contact with people and more risk. My sons school is assigning more and more "family" activities. First it was do at least 20 of these 30 activities for gym, almost all were things I designed/did for or with him. Now it's "virtual field day" with activities I have to set up and score. Two other teachers assigned field day activities to be done "as a family". Do you really think we're not already spending enough time and doing enough things together?

[Patsy Baloney]

DS has his surgery on Thursday, so he had to get a covid swab today. I was the driver, so I didn’t have to see the swab go in, but reports from dad-in-the-back-seat were, “SEVERAL INCHES.” 😂

We pulled up to the drive thru and rolled down the window. The nurse who was doing the swabbing hopefully asked, “Is it you that’s being swabbed?” I said, “Nope, little guy in the backseat.” She responded, “Ooooh no! Awwww man! In that case, my name is Hillary,” and her name tag clearly said Allison. I was rolling. She felt so bad! But, she was so great and fast, he only fussed a little bit. She kept apologizing and I was like, “No, no, that’s how he laughs...it’s ok!”

[cleo29]

It is Cherry season and I am happy. I may or may not have been so excited to see them yesterday that I sang out "Cherries".

[circa1978]

One of our stay at home projects was remodeling our half bath. Everything was going swimmingly until we realized the marble counter top we ordered that was supposed to be 48 inches was, in reality, 48.18 inches. I think I posted here about it. We found a stonecutter who was willing to come trim it up for us contactless (outside on our driveway, with H picking it up and fitting it in). He just finished and it looks fantastic. It cost $200 but that's way cheaper than getting a new vanity top. Now we just have to finish the wallpaper (we made a teeny mistake and had to order more rolls) and reinstall the toilet. Huzzah.

[Leeham Rimes]

I'm proud of myself, I got 1 work report done last night and 2 today. I have 2 more and they're not due for another 3 weeks. It's SO HARD to stay motivated, but I'm getting there.

I really wish I could find a medication that works for my anxiety but the few I've tried, I've had awful side effects (I'm prone to them, it totally sucks. I can't even smoke weed/do edibles. I get legit sick for two days) My anxiety is at unreal levels b/c of covid and all the bullshit stupidity that America has to offer in regards to that (and pretty much everything else)

[egishere]

My gym opened and I went this morning. Only 4 are allowed in a class plus the trainer. I was a little apprehensive about it but impressed with their procedures. We had to sanitize our hands in the entryway, answer health questions and have our temp taken. Then they had it laid out with squares taped off and all the equipment we were going to use was right there. Classes are only 45 min now so they have time to sanitize in between. Plus we did some stuff outside as well.

[Monica Geller]

DS2 is quickly developing a strong “mommy attachment”. He wants to be held all the time and screams bloody murder when he’s unhappy. My MIL bought us those Hello Bello diapers...he blows them out anytime he poops more than a shart. I’m sick of scrubbing baby poop out of onesies. I’ve got an order for some pampers coming later this week. I need to put him in my wrap and get some work done.

I also “went back” to work last week. This is our last week of school/virtual school and I’m already over this parenting-teaching-homeschooling my own kids thing. All of you who have been at this for months are my heroes.

Maybe I need a nap. Or a drink. Maybe both.

[litskispeciality]

Per every other day I can't get out of my own way. I don't want to go back to the office, but I can't focus.

Our main TV broke a few months ago (pretty sure DH broke it). I was trying to hold out to buy one until we re-did the living room, but that ain't happening any time soon. Anyway I'm finally toying with the idea of buying a new TV, but I'm so tin foil hat I worry about buying a Smart TV. I don't exactly what freaks me out other than maybe the TV listening like the Alexa device, but I don't think we have a choice for a dumb tv.

[expatjen]

I haven’t been able to get an amazon delivery since early March. It has made my life pretty difficult (FWP I know). But today, with the nationwide lockdown easing up, we finally can get products delivered again! Yay 😀
I just order sewing stuff and a nerf gun for DS.

[flygirl]

TBM,our dog had a cyst on his side which popped...so gross, but the vet told us to soak it with epsom salt water 3-4 times a day (pain in the ass) but it never came back. Unfortunately he had to have another one removed though.

[ssmjlm]

I was eating lunch and I looked out the back slider and realized there was a fire truck, fire chief, and a police car at one of the houses behind us. It's pouring so we can't see much, but it looked like someone had fallen. Then the ambulance shows up and they load someone from the ground onto the stretcher.

Then animal control shows up and the SPCA. We see a guy get out, get gloves, and the catching pole and heads under the house (beach house, so everything is on stilts). Then my dad's goes "OMG that guy has a gun!" So another police officer had a rifle (maybe tranquilizer gun).

Then everyone just loaded up and left. We don't know if it was something like a raccoon, one of the dogs of the owners, or what. There's not a lot of people here, so we may never find out what happened.

[isabel]

I just spent half an hour refreshing the ikea site to try to get a pickup order. When I finally processed, it told me they’ve reached their max capacity for the day and to try again tomorrow. DH is all ready to have our 4 computers (2 personal, 2 work) set up and ready to go tomorrow to see if we have any luck that way. It’s like trying to buy concert tickets. Lol

[pandora89]

May 18, 2020 12:55:12 GMT -5 isabel said:

I just spent half an hour refreshing the ikea site to try to get a pickup order. When I finally processed, it told me they’ve reached their max capacity for the day and to try again tomorrow. DH is all ready to have our 4 computers (2 personal, 2 work) set up and ready to go tomorrow to see if we have any luck that way. It’s like trying to buy concert tickets. Lol

Here at least, they add new times every night at 10 PM so at 10pm or shortly after is when it’s easiest to get spots.

[namasteak]

May 18, 2020 13:13:08 GMT -5 pandora89 said:

May 18, 2020 12:55:12 GMT -5 isabel said:

I just spent half an hour refreshing the ikea site to try to get a pickup order. When I finally processed, it told me they’ve reached their max capacity for the day and to try again tomorrow. DH is all ready to have our 4 computers (2 personal, 2 work) set up and ready to go tomorrow to see if we have any luck that way. It’s like trying to buy concert tickets. Lol

Here at least, they add new times every night at 10 PM so at 10pm or shortly after is when it’s easiest to get spots.

This is good to know! I waited until midnight the last few days with no luck.

[mags]

2nd attempt at coloring my own hair, and still no grays were covered