I stayed at work last night until 6pm hoping my computer would update, not done after 6 hours. I had my mom come over while E got ready and ran back up there and grabbed it. Now I have some microsoft license issue and am doing another update in the background.
I can't get anything done while both of these things are happening. I can get like one email sent ,then microsoft gets mad and shuts down.
Also, when will my puppy stop trying to eat every rug in this house? We've already pulled up 2 of them. Now she got a chunk out of a tiny rug we just have our shoes to take her out one. Come on dog! I feel you 3 meals plus treats every day. Good thing she's cute!
I don't understand how my boss functions daily. It's like we tell him something and he instantly forgets. To make it simple, I am going to use a food analogy. We told him o Monday the reason his bagels don't rise is because he doesn't use baking soda. He NEEDS to use baking soda for his bagels to rise. Ah-ah moment for him. Now he understands what he did wrong every single month. 2 days later, he tells me his bagels won't rise and I must have done something wrong. I ask him if he used baking soda and he says no. **face palm**
I feel like garbage. I have a terrible head cold but I’ve been tested for Covid every few days and it’s not that.
I decided to paint our front room to be sure I like the color I picked for the main part of the house. It looks great but I am never painting anything again. That was a terrible experience.
Thank you for having a normal title 🙌🏻 It’s been ages.
We’re iced in so I’m just enjoying feeding/watching the cold little hungry birds outside. H has to work overnight to deal with the ice so I’m trying to keep quiet, nap, eat, and hope the power doesn’t go out.
Yesterday, after I put some of my sourdough discard in a jar to use later, I decided to divide the remaining starter into two containers to feed. I'm not sure why I did that, but I put one container in the fridge and left the other one on the counter.
FF to this morning, and when I picked up the toaster to put it away, I dropped part of the cord, and it got stuck on my starter and knocked it to the floor. It's a good thing I saved that bit of starter yesterday.
It was also a good thing that it happened while DH was in the house because I was barefoot and was surrounded by broken glass. He cleared a path for me so that I could get out without injury and put on shoes. He got up most of the glass that wasn't in the big blob of starter before he went back out to the office for a conference call, and I scooped up the rest. What a mess.
Our tile has a slight shimmer/sparkle thing that makes it really hard to tell if you got the tiniest bits of glass. I keep thinking that I see glass and it turns out to be a sparkle and vice-versa. I still need to go back in and clean the dog bowls and may to make sure that we got it all, but Fiona doesn't wander around, so we at least don't have to worry about her getting into the glass before I finish in there.
I think my youngest sister is trying to live my alternate life, lol. She is in the same career field as me, and she just got hired as a director at a new company (I am not even a manager). She moved to Denver to do this, which has been top on my list of places that I have wanted to live for like 25 years. Now she's talking about getting a dog - I'm the dog person! She doesn't even like most dogs! My family is not a dog family, though if she does get a dog that will mean 2 of the 3 sisters have dogs and I'm the only one that doesn't, which is just funny if you knew us growing up or even 10 years ago.
I'm mostly being silly in saying that, but I'm having a hard time not feeling jealous! I love my life the way it is and I'm happy with where I live, but I DO really wish I had a dog... and mountains nearby. I do not want to have to work as hard as she does, though.
I had been feeling ok about my job recently and then yesterday I saw an email where they basically slammed my whole department. Now I feel like I don’t have a clue what they actually want me to be doing. It’s very frustrating.
My DS is off school tomorrow and I’m wondering why I didn’t take the day off too
Also, I’ll throw this out as a PSA - but get life insurance if you don’t have it already and have kids or a SO who needs your support. Make sure it’s for a long enough term and covers plans for that time (i.e. if you plan to have 4 kids). An acquaintance recently lost her husband to cancer and they had a smaller policy before he got sick the first time and while its at least something, they wished they had given it more thought since they wanted more kids and she SAH. Having to think about finding a job asap is not fun.
Post by blondemoment123 on Feb 3, 2022 13:02:24 GMT -5
I went to Starbucks this morning and when I got to the window the barista told me she saw me at the ordering screen and decided I needed an extra shot. Do I really look that tired? 😳
I went to Starbucks this morning and when I got to the window the barista told me she saw me at the ordering screen and decided I needed an extra shot. Do I really look that tired? 😳
I went to Starbucks this morning and when I got to the window the barista told me she saw me at the ordering screen and decided I needed an extra shot. Do I really look that tired? 😳
Yikes! I don't feel good if I have too much caffeine, so I would be pissed if someone put a shot I didn't order in my coffee, since I wouldn't be able to drink it.
Got back from my first work trip in two years yesterday. I knew I needed face time with workmates but I didn’t really realize how much it would invigorate me. We got so much done and built a great foundation for our strategy for this fiscal year.
And now, I’m so happy to be home. I love my home so much and appreciate it a lot more after having been away for a few days.
I went to Starbucks this morning and when I got to the window the barista told me she saw me at the ordering screen and decided I needed an extra shot. Do I really look that tired? 😳
Omg lol. What a weird thing for her to say! I am sure you look fine, people can just be so awkward. I hope your coffee tasted good!
Kid is on snow day number 2 and it just started snowing again (lightly but still!) I'm not sure how likely school is for tomorrow. Thank goodness my boss is understanding and remote work is an option for me - although I'm on day 2 of campus being closed and we're all working remote. Also thankful that she's pretty self sufficient and can entertain herself.
Our little cul de sac is filled with really great people, H has cleared driveways for others before this storm and yesterday he & a few others were out together clearing snow. One guy has a 4 by 4 with a big blade on it and he was clearing the street since we always have to wait FOREVER for snow plows to come through. Today H is at work and one of the neighbors was out clearing multiple driveways which will be nice when others get home.
ALSO - I posted this in the PSLF post but whatever I basically want to shout it from the rooftops that I found out this morning that my student loans were forgiven!!!!!!! It was hard to be patient because I had submitted everything and was just waiting on the dept of ed to apply the waiver and knowing there was nothing I could do but wait was difficult. But it's GONE and I'm so relieved. Technically I should also be eligible for a refund but I didn't log in quick enough to see whether or not I'll get one. I'm ok if I don't but I sure wouldn't turn it down if I get one!
Post by ProfessorArtNerd on Feb 3, 2022 14:03:35 GMT -5
I’ve told everyone else I regularly converse with, and now I’m telling you all- I’m not coming down with covid, I took my migraine medicine in the middle of the night last night and it irritates my throat. Now will you all remind me of this when the hypochondriac tendencies kick in?
Speaking of migraines- this one is from the weather, and I just feel like tomorrow is going to be a crazy disaster that our local news is not reporting on. Gotta love having a barometer in my brain 🥳
I’ve told everyone else I regularly converse with, and now I’m telling you all- I’m not coming down with covid, I took my migraine medicine in the middle of the night last night and it irritates my throat. Now will you all remind me of this when the hypochondriac tendencies kick in?
Speaking of migraines- this one is from the weather, and I just feel like tomorrow is going to be a crazy disaster that our local news is not reporting on. Gotta love having a barometer in my brain 🥳
My 12yo still struggles with some language/speech sounds. The R and TH especially the 'thr' blend. All 4 of his core teacher say he could use some speech services BUT because he is an A/B student he won't qualify. I've reached out to many private companies and none of them did articulation for therapy.
One place did do a consult and gave me exercises to do at home. He can do them ok but it doesn't translate into his every day conversations. He's 12yo! I have been trying to help him for years.
I did find one more resource through UCONN and I'm praying they can help. The only issue now is how to pay for it. After the diagnostic (no idea how much that is) its $185 a session without insurance! She didn't see my insurance listed and my provider list "might" have them listed but waiting on call back. I want to cry. I just want to help my kid.
I went to Starbucks this morning and when I got to the window the barista told me she saw me at the ordering screen and decided I needed an extra shot. Do I really look that tired? 😳
no, they made your drink wrong but wanted to play it off as being nice in case you noticed lol.
The ice and snow seem to be done falling here. We have power, but no internet which is nice because I’m warm, but can’t really work lol HOWEVER, I am going to need the internet to come back around 4ish so we can watch TV since all of our stuff is streaming.
I ordered a problematic sectional from West Elm nearly a year ago. It was first delivered in July and it didn't have the correct leg placement at all. One entire section of the thing has only 1/2 the legs and would be held up by the sectional clips alone if we did not slide a few 2x4s under it to make it level. I jumped through all the hoops immediately after it was delivered and West Elm offered to send a new couch.
I waited 6 months and the new one was delivered Monday, but I refused delivery because it has the SAME leg placement. The bottom of the couch isn't even pre-drilled at all for correct the leg placement. There is a 360 degree view of the couch on the website, that is NOT what they're sending out at all.
I have spent an ridiculous amount of time on the phone with the manufacturer and WE customer service and I've been offered 1.) new legs shipped to me, an appointment for someone to come and drill holes in the couch to attach. and 15% back off of what I paid. I feel 50% off is fair considering it's a defective couch that's been held up incorrectly for 6 months and they will not budge from offering more than 15% back.
Or 2.) Another new couch, but only in the exact fabric I ordered originally, which has an expected delivery date of July. The same couch is in stock in another color, they will not send me that couch. There are other couches in stock, they have offered to return the defective couch and give me the money I paid last year, but they've raised their prices and the same couch is now $1,500 more so I can't return the old couch and get a new one in stock for the same price. I would have to pay another $1,500.
I am so effing frustrated. I like the couch, and built the entire room around the style/color that I originally chose, but it is NOT worth what I paid at all.