Post by donutsmakemegonuts on Feb 28, 2023 8:32:28 GMT -5
I have a coworker who has very loud personal phone conversations in her office with the door partially opened in the morning when everyone is just settling in. The office is basically quiet aside from her loud talking. Let's just say I know more than I need to about her health issues.
I know I’m way late, but I just watched What The Health over the weekend. I’m not sure I could ever go Vegan, but right now I’m having a really hard time stomaching the idea of eating meat.
Bernadine, I feel you on the appointment anxiety. I've basically been anxious about a dentist appointment that's on Monday the 6th for like 4 weeks now. I'm so fun.
H is going to read to DS's kindergarten class this morning for Read Across America week. I am so interested for him to report back and tell me what DS is like out in the wild, haha.
My dog woke me up at 4am. Not because she needed to go potty, but I guess because she wanted me to clean up the pile she already left which was pretty stinky. We took her for a long walk at 8pm, where she did not poop. And then it was raining, and she refused to go out in the rain. Like, sees rain and runs into her crate. But, this has happened 3 times in the 3.5 years we’ve had her. So, it’s not like she is a house pooper. But, yet, WTF dog?! If you are having an emergency, wake us up beforehand.
And, this just triggered a memory of when I was 10 and I told my mom I just threw up, and she told me where the cleaning supplies were. And this may be the root of my emitophobia.
So I almost took my nighttime medicine this morning instead of my morning medicine pills. I'm hoping that is not an indication of how my day is going to go today.
I bought some good 10% whole milk vanilla bean Greek yogurt over the weekend for yogurt parfaits that I served at brunch on Sunday. We had some leftover, so I had it for breakfast yesterday and today. It's so good. I feel like I'm eating a bowl of ice cream or something. I usually buy the 2% plain Greek yogurt and add my own honey to sweeten it. This has been a nice treat.
I leave for vacation NEXT Saturday and I already feel like I'm in vacation mode at work. Yesterday I did the bare minimum and today I'm so unmotivated. I have a busy rest of the week, so I should probably get some stuff done so I'm not behind next week when I really will be in vacation mode.
I have a coworker who has very loud personal phone conversations in her office with the door partially opened in the morning when everyone is just settling in. The office is basically quiet aside from her loud talking. Let's just say I know more than I need to about her health issues.
I used to have a coworker who would talk to her boyfriend like this from her cube in our very crowded office. And at the end of their conversations she would literally make kissing noises to him. 🤢 It was shocking because she was incredibly smart and hardworking-it just somehow didn’t translate to bringing her personal life to work.
I have an in-person thing at work today and it is the first day of my period. My stretchy pants are tight thanks to the bloat. I only need to look presentable from the shoulders up as it is a zoom event. I am considering putting black workout pants on with a long sweater and saying fuck it.
So I almost took my nighttime medicine this morning instead of my morning medicine pills. I'm hoping that is not an indication of how my day is going to go today.
no joke, I did this two summers ago for about a week--I took my muscle relaxer every morning thinking it was my zoloft, and I did NOT take the zoloft at night, because I was already so tired I didn't need a muscle relaxer. I literally ended up in the ER because I was so scared I was going to hurt myself--imagine insane depression, migraines from coming off the zoloft, AND exhaustion all day due to muscle relaxers? It was one of the worst, scariest weeks of my life.
I was called for Jury Duty for today. When you get a summons, there's a number to call the night before to confirm you have to go. Well, I called last night and was released. It would have been really disruptive for me to be out of the office this week due to some projects that are in progress right now. I'm so happy to be jury-duty free for at least two years!
Additional bonus: because my calendar was blocked out in case of jury duty, I have zero meetings today.
Separately, I have been SO tired lately. I've been staying up an extra hour or so for a couple of weeks (for absolutely no good reason) so for the last two nights I've gone to bed extra early (8pm!) to help catch up. It's helping, but man I still just have moments where I feel fully drained.
I am in the office today, but apparently nobody else that I work directly with is here. I wasn't planning to meet with anyone anyway, but it's nice to be able to say hello and chit chat when I'm here. Boo. Coming into the office is always such a disruption to my normal routine so I kind of hate it when I'm here just to be here. At least if anyone stops by with HR issues there is someone here?
I have to leave work early anyway for my annual dermatologist appt for a skin check. I also ran out of my acne meds like a month ago and they wouldn't send a new prescription without seeing me first (I think it's been more like 15 months since I was there last). My skin has been mostly hanging in there but I've had a couple more acne spots than usual so I'd really like to get back on the meds.
Power went out this morning just before I got up but after H had left for work. So kid and I had to get ready by lantern light. Thankfully we're on city water so we had water to shower and all that. Of course today kid was taking lunch to school so I had to get stuff out of the fridge - it was comical how I was standing there, picturing where what I needed was so I could open and close it as quick as possible. Of course my vehicle was parked in the garage and no way am I strong enough to manually open the garage door but thankfully we have an extra vehicle that is parked in the driveway so I let it run for a long time to melt most of the ice off but I forgot to turn on the rear defrost so the side mirrors were useless when trying to back out. Generally speaking I am very much a creature of habit especially in the mornings so I felt off my game. Fingers crossed the power is back on when I get home! Kid wanted to stay home until I explained no power means no heat and no internet and no charging her phone - then she decided school was a better option LOL.
I was called for Jury Duty for today. When you get a summons, there's a number to call the night before to confirm you have to go. Well, I called last night and was released. It would have been really disruptive for me to be out of the office this week due to some projects that are in progress right now. I'm so happy to be jury-duty free for at least two years!
Additional bonus: because my calendar was blocked out in case of jury duty, I have zero meetings today.
Separately, I have been SO tired lately. I've been staying up an extra hour or so for a couple of weeks (for absolutely no good reason) so for the last two nights I've gone to bed extra early (8pm!) to help catch up. It's helping, but man I still just have moments where I feel fully drained.
I just had jury duty last week but I actually had to report. I was spared from serving on a medical malpractice case that may have lasted for 12 days. Luckily they sat the jury before they got to me, but I was literally at the courthouse all day.
I have a coworker who has very loud personal phone conversations in her office with the door partially opened in the morning when everyone is just settling in. The office is basically quiet aside from her loud talking. Let's just say I know more than I need to about her health issues.
I used to have a coworker who would talk to her boyfriend like this from her cube in our very crowded office. And at the end of their conversations she would literally make kissing noises to him. 🤢 It was shocking because she was incredibly smart and hardworking-it just somehow didn’t translate to bringing her personal life to work.
Yeah, I don't know if she has no self awareness or what. Even when the office is busier I am very aware of how loud I am on the phone. I work with the elderly population so talking loudly into the phone is to be expected, but talking to your mom about your doctor's appointments at 8:30 in the morning? Come on.
DH is home after three weeks away, and maaaannnnn is it an adjustment to having him here. Working really hard to not ask "why are you doing it that way?" and not smother him in his sleep when he snores or his stupid work phone pings with texts in the middle of the night. He gets about another 12 hours to get over the jetlag and catch up on rest since he worked pretty much non-stop the whole time he was away, and then reality is kicking back in for him.
That said, it IS nice to have him home in general, lol.
I'm supposed to be going away with friends this weekend but it's a lot of socializing and I'm feeling really anxious about it. I really want to cancel but I also know objectively that I will have fun once I'm there. I just need to not think about it.
The Brooklinen down pillow I ordered based on a recommendation from someone here just arrived. I don't think I've tried a down pillow before and I think it's going back. It has a surprisingly strong smell. Unfortunately for me, strong smells tend to give me headaches. I guess I'll give it a few days to air out and see if it improves before making a decision to return.
I'm subbing this morning but it's a 2 hour delay due to snow & ice. I was supposed to work 3.5 hours. Now it will be 1.5 hours. At least I don't have to be out of the house in an hour. And with highs in the 40s the rest of the week the snow will be gone quickly, thankfully.
Post by MixedBerryJam on Feb 28, 2023 10:16:21 GMT -5
Yeesh. I sold my car in September. I just got a tax bill for my NEW car it and apparently I owe some fraction of a year excise tax on the old one (expected) but I didn’t pay it and it’s already been sent to collections, which is weird to me bc that just seems really fast for a state govt site but I can’t pay what I owe until VA prorates it. It’s 11 months out of the year and I’d be perfectly happy paying the whole year on it but I can’t bc I don’t own it. I’m kind of freaked out knowing a collection agency has this info on me and I literally can’t do anything about it (upside is neither can they because it’s in the tax office ‘s hands now.)
I'm having a lot of internal conflict over whether or not I want to go to Red Lodge over July 4 this year. I *want* to go if we could have the vacation we used to have, but it's not like that anymore since H's friend and family have started joining so maybe I'm really more mourning the loss of how it used to be and just have to work through those feelings. But I feel like no matter how much I know I don't want to go with the way it's been, I'll be sad when H leaves and is on vacation while I'm not.
Maybe once we have a few weeks of therapy under our belt we'll be able to talk it out without anyone getting their feelings hurt unnecessarily.
I'm supposed to be going away with friends this weekend but it's a lot of socializing and I'm feeling really anxious about it. I really want to cancel but I also know objectively that I will have fun once I'm there. I just need to not think about it.
Can you get a separate hotel room? I’m going away with a bunch of girlfriends and they’re all staying in a single condo. Two of us are getting separate hotel rooms nearby. There’s no way I’m spending four straight days with five other women in a 2br 2ba timeshare condo.
Post by ProfessorArtNerd on Feb 28, 2023 10:33:52 GMT -5
Dumb Disney planning question- the 60 days out for dining reservations, is that 60 from the arrival date? Or do I have to get up early every day for 8 days?
I have a pedicure with my mom tonight (she bought it as a birthday present for me, my birthday is Thursday). Counting down the minutes at work so I can leave.
If you were going to a luncheon and had a choice between chicken salad or a fancy sandwich would you want a choice of two breads/rolls (cornbread and something else) on the side or is just one choice good enough? There will be a couple cold sides (not chips, more like cold salads) and some sort of dessert—probably a slice of cake and some fruit. I would think most of the sandwich people wouldn’t want extra bread at all but am not sure.
TR that sucks! Could you guys go somewhere else? Or get separate lodging and then limit the amount of stuff you do with other people (though that may be hard, I know, if your H actually wants to be spending the time with them). Or you guys just go another time?
If you were going to a luncheon and had a choice between chicken salad or a fancy sandwich would you want a choice of two breads/rolls (cornbread and something else) one the side or is just one choice good enough? There will be a couple cold sides (not chips, more like cold salads) and some sort of dessert—probably a slice of cake and some fruit. I would think most of the sandwich people wouldn’t want extra bread at all but am not sure.
I would not want a sandwich AND a bread side. Can you do chicken salad sandwiches and eliminate a bread option altogether?
I feel like chicken salad and cornbread are a weird combo too, unless I'm missing out on something amazing that I've just never tried. I would expect that to be with a flakier bread.
I hear you both so loudly on the medical appointment anxiety. I've always had it and it's been worse since my mom died. Last year being the worst but I still managed all my appointments. This year has been better since I've been continuously in therapy and time has passed since her death. I have always been a patient who thinks I'm about to hear bad news but having my mother sick for so long and die made it so much worse. It's always better for me if I trust the doctor. This year I've seen my OB and endocrinologist. Last year I cried in all three of my check ups. Luckily, I had been seeing my endocrinologist and OBGYN for years and they are wonderful and didn't shame me at all. I thanked them each profusely for it this year when I went in and got checked. Mammograms and colonoscopies are also tough but I get through. I oddly don't mind the dentist or eye doctor. I also get nervous for my kids procedures and my husbands. Thanks for letting me type that all out.
My former PCP was a little cold to me during my tears last year so I'm trying a new one that comes personally recommended today. I am hoping I can feel like myself with her. Have never found a good primary doctor. Unfortunately, she could only squeeze me in today at 12:45 and I need to fast. I am already so hungry!