I've never watched The Bachelor(ette), but was intrigued by The Golden Bachelor and apparently one of H's friends watches the seasons so I told him we should watch it together so he can also talk to his friend about it haha. So we just watched the first episode last night and whew. Some of these ladies are too much. And Gary is just precious. But I feel like he's not going to be ready for this many women throwing themselves at him like this. And I thought maybe these grown ass women would be less dramatic, but it doesn't look like it's shaping up that way LOL
My son’s girlfriend’s grandma is one of the contestants
My son’s girlfriend’s grandma is one of the contestants
Really??? Wow!!! What's his girlfriend say? I'm on the fence about watching. I haven't watched for years and years but me and H were talking about how interesting this seems so we'll probably end up watching it.
The show is pretty awful, I’ve heard, I have it on my DVR. The girlfriend said the older ladies are just as bad as the younger ones on these kinds of shows.
Really??? Wow!!! What's his girlfriend say? I'm on the fence about watching. I haven't watched for years and years but me and H were talking about how interesting this seems so we'll probably end up watching it.
The show is pretty awful, I’ve heard, I have it on my DVR. The girlfriend said the older ladies are just as bad as the younger ones on these kinds of shows.
LOL fair enough! I don't know if I'd want to, either.
From not having watched other seasons, the bolded seems true. Some of the weird ass introductions these women made were...a lot. And then they're just...THROWING themselves at him. I don't know if I'll be able to watch the whole season. But Gary seems like a really nice guy, I teared up when he was talking about his late wife.
Post by lilypad1126 on Oct 2, 2023 15:58:45 GMT -5
I feel like I've been thrown in the deep end with this promotion. I'm glad to be getting a good raise that will show up on my next paycheck, and a good bonus in december, but damn. This is literally our busiest time of year, and the way the org chart changed it feels like my workload has tripled. I know that by the end of this month, things will even out a little, but right now, ugh.
I leave for a work trip tomorrow, I'm not packed, H isn't feeling great, but at least we're just ordering in dinner so neither of us has to think too hard? Haha.
I've never watched The Bachelor(ette), but was intrigued by The Golden Bachelor and apparently one of H's friends watches the seasons so I told him we should watch it together so he can also talk to his friend about it haha. So we just watched the first episode last night and whew. Some of these ladies are too much. And Gary is just precious. But I feel like he's not going to be ready for this many women throwing themselves at him like this. And I thought maybe these grown ass women would be less dramatic, but it doesn't look like it's shaping up that way LOL
My son’s girlfriend’s grandma is one of the contestants
One of them lives in my city.
Our family watches, it's a guilty pleasure that I did NOT see happening since I was able to avoid it for decades. Hooked back in. sigh. There is an unease watching it especially since he is a widow and the show is known for creating drama.
My interview went well and the job seems very cool. Or potentially very cool.
But after 5 straight hours of mostly talking about myself, asking engaging questions, and being charming, I came home and just lay on the couch in a half sleep and watched the Golden Bachelor.
My interview went well and the job seems very cool. Or potentially very cool.
But after 5 straight hours of mostly talking about myself, asking engaging questions, and being charming, I came home and just lay on the couch in a half sleep and watched the Golden Bachelor.
Our furnace went out last week, and my H ordered a part (which didn't fix it) and then he ordered a second part, and the second part did fix it, so hooray for having heat again. Except it still seems like it's starting/firing a little wonky, so keep your fingers crossed for me that it lasts the winter. Or ideally another couple of years until we're finally ready to do our remodel and we replace it with something else.
I started feeling kind of icky last night, and I still don't feel great today. Not sick really, slightly headachy and very tired; almost kind of hungover, but without actually having had anything to drink. I need to dig out the covid tests and find one that isn't expired, because if I am sick I need to start making calls to cancel a medical appointment and to get my VP to take over our volunteer group's board meeting tomorrow.
Back to work for me today. I set up a few appointments to do tasks, one with IT & one with a vendor, however I don’t remember which day or when! I have it written at work, so that mystery will be solved soon enough. I’m just annoyed. Lol
I got several Shutterfly coupon codes yesterday because I know several people here use them frequently. Pls let me know if you want one! I was thinking of ssmjlm for sure. Sorry to be a stalker?
Depending on when they expire, yes, I use it for our grandparent calendars each year!
Catching up on my scrapbooks was a potential furlough project, oh well!
I swear I am just bleeding money these days and I am so stressed about it. I set my pride aside and asked my parents for a loan. I hate that I’m in this position and it makes me hate my XH even more because he provides zero financial support.
I swear I am just bleeding money these days and I am so stressed about it. I set my pride aside and asked my parents for a loan. I hate that I’m in this position and it makes me hate my XH even more because he provides zero financial support.
I know how it feels to ask parents for help but then my father told me that it gives him a sense of pride to be able to help his children out in a way that his own father never could.
I swear I am just bleeding money these days and I am so stressed about it. I set my pride aside and asked my parents for a loan. I hate that I’m in this position and it makes me hate my XH even more because he provides zero financial support.
I know how it feels to ask parents for help but then my father told me that it gives him a sense of pride to be able to help his children out in a way that his own father never could.
Is it weird to have DH come to my gastro follow up? I have a list of questions, but I’m kind of afraid I’m going to completely break down and might need an assist. I get really emotional when I’m sick. And I feel like absolute garbage more than not right now.
Which means I have to ask my parents to not only pick E up from school, but also get her to dance. Which then makes me feel bad asking them to help. And they already offered, but I don’t want to be a burden on people and this is why women struggle.
Is it weird to have DH come to my gastro follow up? I have a list of questions, but I’m kind of afraid I’m going to completely break down and might need an assist. I get really emotional when I’m sick. And I feel like absolute garbage more than not right now.
Which means I have to ask my parents to not only pick E up from school, but also get her to dance. Which then makes me feel bad asking them to help. And they already offered, but I don’t want to be a burden on people and this is why women struggle.
No that’s not weird. People bring people to appointments all the time. You have no reason to feel bad about asking for help, especially since they offered. Maybe I don’t know the backstory with your parents, but when you’re older won’t you want to help your kid out still? Even as adults we need help and that is 100% ok.
thoughts?? I LOVED how inclusive it was but I hated this season. It was so weird, had too many new characters and relationships and I wanted the characters from previous seasons! Lily! Ola! More of the old teachers! Jakob!
It felt like all new creators came in and did season 4, trying to make it as inclusive as possible without much thought for the previous three seasons. It all just felt rushed, maybe?
But I do think in general the world would be such a better place if everyone was as open, communicative and loving as the "kids" on this show.
That is exactly how I feel!!! It’s like they had a checklist of hot topics to represent, and they did whatever they could to shoehorn them into the show.
fangoriagurkel, good luck with your disability court date. Why were you denied? The application for disability is mind boggling!
Apparently like 70% - 80% get denied the first time. I filed an appeal and that was denied as well. My lawyer thinks it might be related to my age. I’m 38 and most people under 55 get automatic denial.
The first 2 claims and appeals were overseen by an adjudicator but this is my last shot for approval and it’s overseen by some sort of judge so fingers crossed!
My phone stopped charging last night. Just doesn't recognize that there's a charger connected to it. I've tried all the suggested fixes, from restarting to fully factory resetting, and nothing (and it's not the chargers, they both work fine with FI's phone). I'm trying to find a place to take it to see if they can fix it, but if not I have to get a new phone. I'm trying to be positive that I can afford a new phone at all, plus there's a big cyber day promotion that started today, but I'm also annoyed that a 2 year old phone that worked perfectly might need to be replaced out of the blue.
Did you clean the port? This has happened to me and it’s bc the port gets dirty. I took a toothpick to it, which probably isn’t recommended 🤣 also is the IOS updated? DH was having an issue and it was fixed in a bug fix they sent out.
Yes, cleaning the port and updating were steps in between the two extremes I mentioned, but thanks for the idea! (And FWIW, gently using a toothpick was actually recommended in what I was reading online) It looks like the random place I found managed to fit it with a part that's going to run me about $30 when I pick it up tomorrow, so other than the minor inconvenience of 24 hours without a phone it seems like things are all ok.
My BFF's husband's band is playing in Pittsburgh in November (about 3 hours from us). My H has always wanted to see this band, so I was like oh lets go, I'll get my mom to watch DS and we'll have a fun night in the city. Except I can't find a damn hotel under $350! I don't really want to be outside the city; we like to be able to walk/Uber quickly to places. I swear that you used to be able to get a reasonably priced hotel anywhere for like under $200 and apparently that doesn't exist anymore. And it's a Friday night so not a Steeler game issue or anything. Ugh.
I deactivated Facebook again because it's seriously terrible for my mental health.
I've done it before, but I am always horrified by how many times I mindlessly click over to it in a given day without even realizing I'm doing it. I don't even understand why I click so much-- the only people who frequently post are, like, acquaintances from high school that I haven't seen or spoken to in 25 years. I don't even care about their posts! Why do I check for updates every 15 minutes?
Today was the first day of my job doing my small group work. After 5 weeks of testing all the k-5th graders multiple times we hit the ground running with our skills building reading groups! It was go go go all day. M-TH will be like this every week. Fridays are for helping teachers and continuing testing to assess the reading group kids' skills.
beerlover a couple weeks ago I tried to book a hotel in Gettysburg for a Friday night and it was stupid expensive. I ended up telling my H that he could stay free on credit card points at a place 45 minutes away, or he could deal with finding something for under $300. He ended up booking somewhere that we are now affectionately calling the murder hotel thanks to some suspiciously blood-like carpet stains LOL.
Anyway. Yes, hotels have gotten a lot more expensive. We usually stay using points at IHG properties (holiday inn, crown plaza) but I'm having more trouble lately with them blocking the free rewards stays too.
jinkies, we stayed at a Quality Inn in Harrisburg a couple summers ago that was also very much a murder hotel. I booked that via Hotwire since I was trying to be cheap and they "lost" our reservation and it was a mess, and why I will never book through a third party again.
I am usually a Hilton person (not the fancy ones but like Doubletree or Hampton Inns lol) - but I don't stay enough in hotels to have enough points for free stays.
Final random- I had my first "failure" at the gym. Bench press, I just couldn't make it up on the last rep. the coach came over and helped me. So at first I was embarrassed, but now am happy it shows that I'm really pushing myself. In the past I've been guilty of always holding back due to not wanting to be embarrassed by not being able to do something, or getting tired to early. So this was a big step for me, showing that its okay and to keep going. Realize its simple, but exercise has always been tough for me.
Congrats gerberdaisy! It’s an awesome feeling knowing you hit your limit! I weirdly feel stronger for failing!
Is it weird to have DH come to my gastro follow up? I have a list of questions, but I’m kind of afraid I’m going to completely break down and might need an assist. I get really emotional when I’m sick. And I feel like absolute garbage more than not right now.
Which means I have to ask my parents to not only pick E up from school, but also get her to dance. Which then makes me feel bad asking them to help. And they already offered, but I don’t want to be a burden on people and this is why women struggle.
No that’s not weird. People bring people to appointments all the time. You have no reason to feel bad about asking for help, especially since they offered. Maybe I don’t know the backstory with your parents, but when you’re older won’t you want to help your kid out still? Even as adults we need help and that is 100% ok.
Oh it's a completely me thing. My parents are wonderful and help us out so much without hesitation. So then I feel like we're asking too much of them, rinse, repeat.
Is it weird to have DH come to my gastro follow up? I have a list of questions, but I’m kind of afraid I’m going to completely break down and might need an assist. I get really emotional when I’m sick. And I feel like absolute garbage more than not right now.
Which means I have to ask my parents to not only pick E up from school, but also get her to dance. Which then makes me feel bad asking them to help. And they already offered, but I don’t want to be a burden on people and this is why women struggle.
Not weird.
I'm actually dealing with the backlash right now of having my mom take me to my endocopies last year instead of my dr. dh. I just had them for reflux, one to diagnose, and one after starting medication to make sure it was working. But apparently the dr. told me after the 2nd one that I was supposed to follow up with her office (which I had never been to, don't even know where it is located) at some point after the 2nd one, and I missed that (I was coming out of anesthesia so I'm cutting myself some slack here. My mom was in the room and wasn't paying attention to the follow up info. either. So 1 year later, I just went to try to refill my meds, and they were like, um, you never came in for your follow up, you're not established as a patient, we can't just call in a refill for meds, it's been this whole thing trying to even get them to return my calls. I KNOW if my dh had been there, he would have been taking notes on anything the dr. had said.
Post by litskispeciality on Oct 3, 2023 9:37:18 GMT -5
jinkies, there was an article about how a person could read at least 30 (maybe 50?) books a year if they stay off social media. It's gross, and so true how much most people keep scrolling and waiting for updates rather than doing just about anything else. I've been enjoying a lot of outside time when it's not raining, and I wonder what I'll do this winter. It's so much better for my mental health than social media or screen time.