My H is currently talking to his supervisor about quitting his job - so why do I have so much anxiety about this conversation? Lol. I am not worried for how it will go for him, it will be fine, but this is like a top 3 type of conversation I don't want to have with someone. When I quit my last job I cried, which might be one of the last times I cried - I am not a crier, at all.
Ugh, I am so annoyed. I got a client meeting request for Halloween day and accepted it because I was reading too fast and didn't notice the proposed time was Pacific time rather than Eastern time. Now I have a dumb meeting going until 430, which is also when I am supposed to have a group of neighbors and their children arriving for a pre-TOT party. When am I going to set up and get my small kids ready for TOTing?? Ugh, so unnecessarily stressful.
Can you reschedule? I would think most people would understand!
I don't even have kids and I wouldn't want to meet at that time - I need to be available to answer to the door and hand out candy!
I want to but I don't think I can...the meeting also involves a partner at my firm and multiple execs at the client, so it would be a big to-do. This is a new client we are pitching to, and probably wouldn't be a great reflection on us to reschedule.
DD has a school Halloween party tonight. She doesn't want to go and I can't tell if it's anxiety or legitimately thinking that she won't enjoy it. She seems to get along with most people but doesn't have close friends. I can understand why she isn't super excited about forced socializing with, essentially, acquaintances. I'm trying to support her either way but am also a little sad that she doesn't feel integrated enough into her friend groups to want to go.
Post by basilosaurus on Oct 27, 2023 8:47:44 GMT -5
At the grocery store today there was a woman in satin minnie mouse pj set. Or maybe it was high fashion. Hard to tell around here.
Not that I ever cared about fashion or my look (I once wore the exact same shirt 5 days in a row in high school to see if anyone, best friends or worst enemies, would notice and comment. But even for me I'm often surprised at the mixes of colors and patterns people wear. And I love every bit of it. Sure, pair your shirt with large bananas with a plaid skirt.
I went to the pharmacy to get my lexapro refilled yesterday after work as I was completely out. I always refill DS' med at the same time. They told me they could only give me my med because of stupid insurance. I get it out of my purse at 9:30 last night. They gave me DS' med and put mine back on the shelf. So I had to skip my dose yesterday. And I get to go to the pharmacy again today.
I got new insurance on Oct 1st. It covers DS and me. Apparently something is messed up and the info the pharmacy got from my card is that DS isn't covered for meds, which of course makes 0 sense. So now I get to call insurance today to see why DS isn't covered.
katfco , That sounds like a nightmare ER visit. I'm sorry for additional concerns for your DD. The folks I know with POTS always seem to have other medical stuff related and most of them were dismissed with "it's in your head" for some time before they were able to out the pieces together.
@sameoldstory , when I had an iPhone stolen, I was able to shut it down over the phone with Verizon. I can't wait for this to be over for you.
My niece took delivery of a MINI Cooper and got a BFP on the same day. She's referring to it as her mom mobile. She's in her early 40s and this will be a first for her and her DH. I'm anxious for her and hope everything goes well for them but it's going to be a long 9 months for me. It's early days but she'll see her ob/gyn on the 8th. Stories of happy endings appreciated if you care to share. Also, do people still do a pregnancy book? If so, what's a good one?
XH's mom used to make meatballs in the crockpot with grape jelly (and something else?) at the holidays. I never tried them because I don't love the texture of ground meat. I'm constantly surprised how popular they seem to be, though. I'd be much more interested in trying it with kielbasa as someone else suggested...
Today is my last day of work until Nov 13th. I am so excited for the break, but I'm super annoyed with how hot the weather is for the next couple of days. At least it will be crisp and fall-like next week.
I went to the doctor on Wednesday because I was afraid my cold was turning into a sinus infection. She was not convinced and wanted me to give it a few more days of self care, which is fine. But she said she would send over a script for antibiotics, but I got a good talking to about waiting til the weekend to pick them up, and only if needed. Fine. So Iβm waiting. But dude, the frigging pharmacy hasnβt even filled it yet. Last time I needed a refill, it took over a week and three trips to the pharmacy (because they wonβt answer the phone). And Iβm just sitting here thinking what if I actually needed something now. WTH?!
And with that, Iβm officially looking for a new pharmacy. Iβve heard good things about the Costco pharmacy. I liked I could walk to this one, but I just canβt deal with it. And yes, I knows itβs not the pharmacistβs fault. Itβs corporate killing them.
XH's mom used to make meatballs in the crockpot with grape jelly (and something else?) at the holidays. I never tried them because I don't love the texture of ground meat. I'm constantly surprised how popular they seem to be, though. I'd be much more interested in trying it with kielbasa as someone else suggested...
I feel like Iβve shared this before but I think of it every time someone posts about those meatballs.
When we were in college my friend and I went to a family party at a third friendβs house. One of their family members brought these tiny meatballs that were so good. We ate so many and kept complimenting them. They looked at us a little funny but we thought it was because we were eating A LOT. Off and on over the years weβd talk about those meatballs lol
Then like 10 years later my friend said she had meatballs that tasted like the dream meatballs at a baby shower. She was so excited and asked about them and they were chili sauce-grape jelly meatballs. We laughed so hard! We had both grown up in from scratch/ingredients households and ever had anything like that before. We were like kids in a no sugar house eating candy at the sleepover for the first time. I have not had them since so I donβt know if they hold up.
It really is! The "i" in the middle is killing me. I've gotten about half the words and 4/5 pangrams using the grid of remaining words, but I'm stuck now and may break down and use the hints today.
We're hosting like three times as many people as usual for Thanksgiving this year, and I'm of course looking around the house at all the things that I want to get done before then. I don't why, all of them have been here before so it's not like we're trying to impress anyone.
If the new boss gives us one more day of telework I would only need before care for my kid 1x a week. That seems like a waste, so I'm 99% sure that if it happens, I'm going to see if my parents can do the 1 day a week.
We're also getting maxiflex, so I could flex if they were out of town too.
The grape jelly meatballs with chili was one of 4-5 of my dad's signature recipes. He made his meatballs from scratch and people really did love them but they were never my favorite. (His carrot cake OTOH, legendary).
Today's our 16th anniversary and this is the second year where we aren't really celebrating. I had plans of us taking a cruise or at least a vacation but I'm not sure where the time went. Probably into grad school, as I'm now working on my thesis and very panicked that I don't understand t tests.
I forgot to change my sneakers after I walked the dog this morning (from my Hokas to ones better for lifting). NBD usually, itβs more of a preference thing but the township did the mowing and itβs that time of year where everything is super dewy in the AM bc the frost melts so I had so many grass clippings and tiny pieces of forest debris stuck to my shoes. It all started coming off during class and I was pretty much surrounded by an ever-growing circle of dirt and I was so embarrassed. I felt like Pig Pen. π€£ I did an extra-goid job of wiping down everything after.
I went to the doctor on Wednesday because I was afraid my cold was turning into a sinus infection. She was not convinced and wanted me to give it a few more days of self care, which is fine. But she said she would send over a script for antibiotics, but I got a good talking to about waiting til the weekend to pick them up, and only if needed. Fine. So Iβm waiting. But dude, the frigging pharmacy hasnβt even filled it yet. Last time I needed a refill, it took over a week and three trips to the pharmacy (because they wonβt answer the phone). And Iβm just sitting here thinking what if I actually needed something now. WTH?!
And with that, Iβm officially looking for a new pharmacy. Iβve heard good things about the Costco pharmacy. I liked I could walk to this one, but I just canβt deal with it. And yes, I knows itβs not the pharmacistβs fault. Itβs corporate killing them.
Iβm required by my insurance to use a mail order pharmacy and they routinely take 3+ weeks to fill prescriptions. Last time I called to try to figure out where my meds were after weeks had gone by and they hadnβt shown up, the rep told me it was my fault for not refilling them sooner. I hate them with a passion, and unfortunately I canβt go elsewhere or my insurance wonβt cover anything.
Random - do people really wear those matching sets for travel? I feel like I am seeing them all over SM. My plans are leggings and layers. I mean, I have even worn "gasp" jeans on the plane.
Post by litskispeciality on Oct 27, 2023 10:03:38 GMT -5
gerberdaisy, the grape jelly sounded weird to me at first, but it's really good. I've even heard of recipe that has ketchup and jelly and chili sauce.
rubytue, the "self care" thing made me cringe a bit. I don't know your work's sick/PTO policy, but there's a good chance a full time working adult with or without kids won't be able to "self care" themselves back to health these days. I hope everything gets filled and you feel better soon!
rubytue, the last time I had a sinus infection I was told that I have to suffer for 10 days before the doc will prescribe antibiotics. They didn't say that, of course, they said something like "self care for 10 days." But it basically felt like they were telling me to suffer for 10 days.
OMFG. So big tree, split, has to come down, they started yesterday, they're finishing today. H is out of town, I took off work to RELAX and instead chainsaws all day. Whatever. But then. THEN. I went to take a shower and the water pressure was really low and I was like, that's weird. So I go out front and the yard is flooding and they're like "I don't know what happened" so I call H to find out where our water key thing is and go turn the water off. So now I have no water. The guy in charge said he called someone to come look at it. Communication is spotty at best because he doesn't speak a lot of English and my Duolingo Spanish didn't cover this kind of situation.
It's always ALWAYS something when H is out of town. WTF.
I started my day by stepping in dog poo that was in the road on my run. I made the decision that the day can only improve from there.
I started reading a book that is almost 900 pages an eternity ago and I still have about 150 pages left. I feel like I'm going to miss out on my book goals because of this damn book. I am legit irritated with the author for writing such a long book!