C got sick at school yesterday, so I’m staying home with him today. We used our last COVID test (it was negative) so now I need to go get more. He’s feeling better today, but has to stay home, so it’s going to be a drag trying to keep him busy while I work AND get some of his make-up work done.
The heat has FINALLY broken and I think it’s starting to be more like fall.
I don’t watch the VMAs anymore, but I know there have been rumors about a potential *NSYNC reunion tour coming in the next year or so, and they reunited (with Justin!!) for the first time in years at the VMAs last night…this cannot be a coincidence. If they go on tour, I swear to god, my elder millennial heart will explode from excitement. This will be my version of the TS Eras tour. Get out of my way, I will fight everyone for tickets.
I don’t watch the VMAs anymore, but I know there have been rumors about a potential *NSYNC reunion tour coming in the next year or so, and they reunited (with Justin!!) for the first time in years at the VMAs last night…this cannot be a coincidence. If they go on tour, I swear to god, my elder millennial heart will explode from excitement. This will be my version of the TS Eras tour. Get out of my way, I will fight everyone for tickets.
Same! I saw them in college (lol) on their Celebrity Tour and it was amazing. I saw Justin posted on his Instagram all five of them in the elevator and I got super excited. I saw this morning that they presented Taylor with an award.
They FINALLY caught the escaped murder near my house. He's been on the run for 2 weeks! I cannot understand the ineptitude of our local police that it took this long to capture him.
Monday we had a turtle in the pool skimmer. Yesterday was a snake (baby). DH is absolutely terrified of snakes and doesn't do well with other reptiles, even the dang turtles. So yesterday he's like "your turn!" and both E and I are like "dude."
Also in fun with a husband, he picked up the mattress for E's new bed and then proceeded to take apart her old daybed (Ikea hemnes) and then move the partially built new bed, finish building that, replace the doorknob on the fire door, and then get her bed all setup. My plans last night were to swim in the pool, get the kid from dance, and a shower. One guess which plans won out...
I don’t watch the VMAs anymore, but I know there have been rumors about a potential *NSYNC reunion tour coming in the next year or so, and they reunited (with Justin!!) for the first time in years at the VMAs last night…this cannot be a coincidence. If they go on tour, I swear to god, my elder millennial heart will explode from excitement. This will be my version of the TS Eras tour. Get out of my way, I will fight everyone for tickets.
Same! I saw them in college (lol) on their Celebrity Tour and it was amazing. I saw Justin posted on his Instagram all five of them in the elevator and I got super excited. I saw this morning that they presented Taylor with an award.
Did you see her reaction from the audience when they came on stage? She was every Millenial girl at that moment, then she lost her mind when they presented her the award. She was so starstruck, it was cute!
They FINALLY caught the escaped murder near my house. He's been on the run for 2 weeks! I cannot understand the ineptitude of our local police that it took this long to capture him.
So glad they caught him! That’s got to be a relief. I was reading some of the news reports yesterday and noticed he was spotted near-ish that expo center where I was Saturday. It got me wondering if that was the reason the road was closed when I left and I had to go meandering through parts unknown.
I have my first one-on-one with my new boss (as of June). And I’ve realized it’s been years since I had a boss that did one on ones like this, scheduled as opposed to open door policy drop ins. I have zero idea what it will be. There are also 2 weeks left in our rating period, so it better not be a list of things to improve. I doubt it, but that nagging, unconfident voice is ringing in my head.
H has a coworker who applied for a job in another state than their own and they were told multiple times that the position was NOT remote and even had a document signed which states this. Their report date was Monday and the person is claiming they can do the job remotely and went to the union that it would be economic hardship for them to move. Why on earth would you apply for this job then? This type of thing makes it harder for people who actually have remote jobs in my opinion.
Taking care of the olds is real. Mother had a retina specialist appointment across town Monday, a dental appointment yesterday rescheduled because she went to the ER last week, PT for her balance Thursday and a hair appointment Friday. We have a family birthday celebration Saturday for which I will be transporting. AITA if I ask her to Uber to her hair appointment? FTR, I do not agree that she needs a cut monthly?
They FINALLY caught the escaped murder near my house. He's been on the run for 2 weeks! I cannot understand the ineptitude of our local police that it took this long to capture him.
So glad they caught him! That’s got to be a relief. I was reading some of the news reports yesterday and noticed he was spotted near-ish that expo center where I was Saturday. It got me wondering if that was the reason the road was closed when I left and I had to go meandering through parts unknown.
I have my first one-on-one with my new boss (as of June). And I’ve realized it’s been years since I had a boss that did one on ones like this, scheduled as opposed to open door policy drop ins. I have zero idea what it will be. There are also 2 weeks left in our rating period, so it better not be a list of things to improve. I doubt it, but that nagging, unconfident voice is ringing in my head.
It may have been! There was so many road closures in the area, there were over 500 police searching for this guy. They were in neighborhoods carrying huge guns. It was so unnerving.
My 12 year old dog has decided that sleeping through the night is now optional. He wakes up multiples times barking, which wakes us up. He's kenneled at night (by his choice) and then barks from his kennel. When we go check on him and open his kennel, he lays there staring at us and doesn't get up! Dog! WE NEED SOME SLEEP PLEASE.
DS2 is 8 today!!! He wants sushi for his birthday dinner & “watermelon berries jello” instead of a cake You get all the flesh of a watermelon out, fill it with berries and too it off with jello.
So glad they caught him! That’s got to be a relief. I was reading some of the news reports yesterday and noticed he was spotted near-ish that expo center where I was Saturday. It got me wondering if that was the reason the road was closed when I left and I had to go meandering through parts unknown.
I have my first one-on-one with my new boss (as of June). And I’ve realized it’s been years since I had a boss that did one on ones like this, scheduled as opposed to open door policy drop ins. I have zero idea what it will be. There are also 2 weeks left in our rating period, so it better not be a list of things to improve. I doubt it, but that nagging, unconfident voice is ringing in my head.
It may have been! There was so many road closures in the area, there were over 500 police searching for this guy. They were in neighborhoods carrying huge guns. It was so unnerving.
While I am surprised it took this long to capture him, did you see the way he escaped? Holy moly is that guy limber. Looks like the schools can open up again and I know longwood opened, everyone in that area must be so relieved.
So glad they caught him! That’s got to be a relief. I was reading some of the news reports yesterday and noticed he was spotted near-ish that expo center where I was Saturday. It got me wondering if that was the reason the road was closed when I left and I had to go meandering through parts unknown.
I have my first one-on-one with my new boss (as of June). And I’ve realized it’s been years since I had a boss that did one on ones like this, scheduled as opposed to open door policy drop ins. I have zero idea what it will be. There are also 2 weeks left in our rating period, so it better not be a list of things to improve. I doubt it, but that nagging, unconfident voice is ringing in my head.
It may have been! There was so many road closures in the area, there were over 500 police searching for this guy. They were in neighborhoods carrying huge guns. It was so unnerving.
Yeah, it was a weird road closure. Either it just happened and hadn’t yet been reported to Google maps/waze, or it was reported but wasn’t being share. But, the joy of navigation apps these days, you’ll never know where you are, but you’ll never been truly lost 😂 I got home. Ending up both directions avoiding 95 and Delaware. So that route that goes due west and then drops down into Maryland just before the Susquehanna. Not that you asked.
It may have been! There was so many road closures in the area, there were over 500 police searching for this guy. They were in neighborhoods carrying huge guns. It was so unnerving.
While I am surprised it took this long to capture him, did you see the way he escaped? Holy moly is that guy limber. Looks like the schools can open up again and I know longwood opened, everyone in that area must be so relieved.
Post by litskispeciality on Sept 13, 2023 9:11:46 GMT -5
I'm so glad they caught the prisioner. I hope all effected can finally breathe. How scary!
flygirl, I'm curious the outcome, if they're able to make the job remote? I ASSume no, because the reasons you posted. Goodness that is so silly and unfair when we're all trying to be remote. I think the hardest part too is any search committee I've served on, HR says don't look at the address of the applicant, meaning don't say "they live in Connecticut, but are applying for an in person job in Florida", because they could be moving and you don't know that. Basically, don't cut them out due to geography...but I never got a clear answer if you can stress that it's an in-person job. My old boss also really pushed not to put your address on your resume at all, but most jobs require you to list all of that on the long online application when you apply.
namasteak, happy birthday to your DS2! That looks so cool!
Post by litskispeciality on Sept 13, 2023 9:14:50 GMT -5
PDQ PDQ PDQ
My not so handy handyman husband is trying to swap out the sub pump that was working yesterday (so why is he doing this?) Please pray we don't have to call a plumber when it's even harder to schedule one right now due to the recent flooding and issues in town. I've heard power tools in the basement and I'm really scared how much damage he's causing. We're scheduled to get a lot more rain today, and the new generator is delayed so we REALLY need power to stay on tonight...if he doesn't break the pump.
Also he's now fighting me if we need a company to come in and check the basement after the flood earlier this week. We used a shop vac, fans and 1 dehumifier, but the floors still look weird. My dad's house had a lot of mold due to floods, and DH knows this, so please bruh pay the money to make sure an expert says we don't have or won't get mold.
I swear I'm booking a vacation for myself next week!
litskispeciality, H travels locally at least once a week and they told the person this was a requirement for them also. Their response was they’d just fly in…at the companies expense.
Also, my H does crap like that too. Recently he “adjusted” the front door…now it doesn’t lock. I lost my sh^t when he broke something and it cost $1300 to fix. I told him he needed to ask permission the next time he felt something needed to be fixed to which he responded he didn’t need MY permission. I said fine, then whatever you break will come from your fun money to fix because it’s not my issue. I swear he has early dementia but refuses to go to the Dr. He never used to do stuff like that.
My H told our 3 year old he couldn’t have any screens today, on the one day a week I’m with him by myself all day. 😡 He has been up since 6am and I’m exhausted.
Said DS is having his first friend birthday party this weekend and so far we have 30 people coming. We rented a bouncy house for the backyard and the weather is supposed to be nice so hopefully the majority will be outside. I need to get additional party favors today and figure out how much food to order.
Something totally crazy that happened yesterday at work is that I went into an in-person meeting and thought, no, I don't need to bring my phone. In my previous 12 years in my old role, I never thought that because I was always "on." I always had my phone in my hand and was on call 24 hours at many points. It was so unhealthy in so many ways and as I'm settling in, I feel really lucky that whatever it was that motivated me to move pushed me forward.
Post by mccallister84 on Sept 13, 2023 9:36:51 GMT -5
DD1 is home sick today. There’s no way I could have sent her, she was awake 45 minutes early with sharp stomach pains and spent 2.5 hours in the bathroom this morning. Of course now she’s fine. I ran to the store while she watched a movie (H works from home). When I came back I asked how things had gone and she was said fine except I had no one to talk to. We are only on day 7 of school so I’m not over the silence during the day yet 😂
I mentioned in the randoms yesterday that my company announced a return to office 4x a week. Today I dialed in for an info session and it was infuriating. One of the execs leading the call suggested working from a cafeteria if you can't find a desk.
lol wut.
This is after they asked for us to voluntarily wfh and give up our desks pre-2020 so they could close offices to save $$$. I am designated as remote and have no desk, so they want me to drive 4 hours round trip to sit at a crappy workstation or in the cafeteria all day with my tiny ass laptop. When I have an office at home with a giant monitor.
There is such a disconnect between the people running this company and the employees. I guarantee no one who influenced this change has ever had to worry about childcare, a long commute, etc.
SS is also sick today. Cold symptoms, negative for Covid. Even though he’s 14 and can handle being home alone, I took the day. I want to make sure he takes meds and rests, oh and eats. Last time he was sick and we needed to go to work he only ate hot Cheetos all day 🤦🏻♀️
I'm regretting my pants choice today because it's freezing in my office and they're not warm enough. I need a pants person but for a not gross reason!
The local farmer that we get our pork from has now started offering chickens and they are SO good because they're very fresh. H made one last night that she had just dropped off, this bird was still clucking on Sunday night and Tuesday night it was on our plate (sorry PETA folks!) and you can really tell the difference in taste. And they're only about $4 per pound. He made it in the air fryer and it turned out really well. I'll use the leftovers in soup tomorrow. I like the fact that we know have a local source for our beef, pork and now chicken.
I got a text earlier that they're nearing completion on fixing my truck from the July hailstorm! It's been in the shop for a month and I'm so ready to have it back. I'm grateful that we have an extra vehicle that I've been driving in the meantime but I much prefer my own vehicle!
Home with DD today, she's still congested but looks better than yesterday. Seems to be just a run of the mill first month of school cold at least. I'm just as happy to be doing my day of meetings virtually.
I have a list adulty tasks to do and I don't wanna. Car emissions testing so I can then renew my registration, scheduling the kids' well checks, stuff like that. Blergh.
In non-captured murder news, I have a second date tonight. We had a great conversation on Sunday when we met for coffee and ended up being at Starbucks for 2.5hrs. Tonight we are going to dinner at my favorite Mexican place and I'm hoping that the conversation goes just as well. I did my due diligence and found his social media and we actually have mutual friends, which is weird, but I reached out to one of them and they said that he's a great guy. Plus, he's originally from Puerto Rico and has an accent and it's super sexy If nothing else, I'm going to have fun with this. It still feels weird to be dating, but it is what it is.
Post by charlatti on Sept 13, 2023 10:23:35 GMT -5
I actually slept well last night for the first time in a while. I always have trouble staying asleep in the fall, probably due to allergies plus school re-starting stress. Don’t know why last night was better, but I’m thankful.
My H told our 3 year old he couldn’t have any screens today, on the one day a week I’m with him by myself all day. 😡 He has been up since 6am and I’m exhausted.
Said DS is having his first friend birthday party this weekend and so far we have 30 people coming. We rented a bouncy house for the backyard and the weather is supposed to be nice so hopefully the majority will be outside. I need to get additional party favors today and figure out how much food to order.
A big ol’ NOPE on that punishment! He wants that, he can enforce it. Not cool dad.