Today is a good curly hair day. Found some good products that are working well, hair is nicely moisturised. And the greys are behaving. Love to start the day with that!
Talking to DD about laundry the other day and I asked her if she had anything that "needs washed" and I was suddenly very aware that I completely dropped "to be" out of that sentence. And now I'm wondering if I talk like that all the time. She knew exactly what I meant, so I must, but ugh, that is not proper English LOL
We are coming up on 1 month of me working full time. We are all finding out how much easier our lives were when I worked 18 hours a week with no commute. We need a better plan for sure.
H and I are heading to Pittsburgh for the evening after we work half days. We're going up to Mt. Washington first to walk around for old times sake, because that's where I lived senior year of college. Then we'll check into our hotel. We have dinner reservations at a restaurant downtown, and then we're going to see my BFF's husband's hip-hop cover band play in Station Square. I have brunch planned tomorrow and then we'll head home. So excited for a night that's not in my small town. I am going to drink all the fun cocktails, lol.
Post by blondemoment123 on Nov 3, 2023 7:04:23 GMT -5
Its been a long week! There was a woman with a bird on her shoulder in front of me at the Starbucks drive through. I know nothing about pet birds, but was surprised it didn't try to fly off.
As I'm typing this, the landscapers at work just took a leaf blower and blew off my car 😂
Post by mcppalmbeach on Nov 3, 2023 7:21:53 GMT -5
This has been such a crap week coming off homecoming last weekend and Halloween. My oldest had a 24 hour stomach bug last week and is coming home now because he isn’t feeling well. He had a huge project due today and his partner has been out with the flu si he has done the whole thing. It was a board game he had to create and this morning the whole thing fell apart. Mt son was at his morning baseball workout and my husband was planning to meet him with it before school. So we were frantically trying to emergency repair it in the dark garage this morning making our other child late for school. I am hoping we put it back together the way he had it. He has a few other tests today so when he texted to say he just wasn’t feeling great I told him to just bail on the day and we’d start fresh Monday.
Today is a good curly hair day. Found some good products that are working well, hair is nicely moisturised. And the greys are behaving. Love to start the day with that!
OMG, please share! I have curly hair and lately it's been looking so flat and ugh. I definitely need a cut and color, which I have scheduled in a couple weeks, but I am always looking for new products!
Post by emilyinchile on Nov 3, 2023 7:45:05 GMT -5
I busted my ass to finish multiple projects that were all urgent for yesterday, and instead of saying thank you my boss blamed me for something that was the computer guys' error (extra fun because he broke it into two bullet points even though the cause was the same single error). So not only do I have zero guilt about WFH today in order to greet my family when they arrive, I think it's probably for the best that I am not at the office where I might try to break things or start a rebellion.
We are coming up on 1 month of me working full time. We are all finding out how much easier our lives were when I worked 18 hours a week with no commute. We need a better plan for sure.
We are 2.5 months in to me working FT after very PT work/SAHM for 7 years.
H WFH. We had at least two discussions about the division of labor at home needing to change. I will say it's been a bumpy adjustment. It's getting better slowly. H has started doing loads of laundry and general house chores more often without me having to mention it.
We are going to the hockey game tonight and H just told me that his friend also has tickets near our section. He wants to meet up for a drink before the game (he'll be with his girlfriend) A- I don't really like this friend. He annoys me and he's just not my favorite B- I don't know the girlfriend (H says I've met her, but I don't recall). I am not in the mood to make small talk with this person.
Blah. Maybe I'll be in a better mood/headspace later tonight.
I’ve been wanting to bake cookies all week. But, I haven’t gotten around to it. I think because I want to make gingerbread, but to do my favorite recipe is a lot of work. And I can’t decide if Nov 1 is too early for gingerbread. Then again, people are already decorating for Christmas, so I could make a cookie I associate with December.
-An internal audit for someone else at work. -Have my annual GYN appointment. -Go to a wake for a colleague's wife that I've known for years. She was a wonderful woman. It's going to be horribly sad.
My 3 year old is home sick from school today, after getting sent home from preschool yesterday with a fever. My 6 year old was out sick on Monday and Tuesday. 2 out of 5's not bad, right??
Post by donutsmakemegonuts on Nov 3, 2023 8:11:31 GMT -5
DH and I are going out to dinner with friends tonight. We have been going out to dinner with them about once a week for months. It's nice to socialize and they get a break because they have two middle school boys. It felt like for a long time we didn't hang out with our friends like this because they all had young kids and we didn't. Now most of the kids are older and can stay home by themselves so we get to go out more often. It's nice.
Talking to DD about laundry the other day and I asked her if she had anything that "needs washed" and I was suddenly very aware that I completely dropped "to be" out of that sentence. And now I'm wondering if I talk like that all the time. She knew exactly what I meant, so I must, but ugh, that is not proper English LOL
It's not your fault. You're in PA. But yeah...I can't stand that shit. LOL
DH and I are going out to dinner with friends tonight. We have been going out to dinner with them about once a week for months. It's nice to socialize and they get a break because they have two middle school boys. It felt like for a long time we didn't hang out with our friends like this because they all had young kids and we didn't. Now most of the kids are older and can stay home by themselves so we get to go out more often. It's nice.
Oh man, I feel this so much. I have a few friends I have recently rediscovered. I mean, we’re kept in some contact over the years, but in reality, it was 10 or 12 years between real hanging out. And it’s been wonderful.
I still have an irritation hangover from last night. It was just one of those no good, everything was off nights. Kicked off by H trying to sign up for his open season, and somehow making an account on the state health care exchange and applying for coverage there instead of his county benefits site. And he was irritated because the site didn’t work, and I ended up having to make the account and then we got to the end and I was like - this isn’t right. These aren’t the options you should have. Oh look… you are on the wrong site. And the damn learned helplessness because I’ve always just done this… I am so over it. And then, I had to teach a 30 year old man how to check his tire pressure. And, you know, I’m not a mom for a reason.
But it’s funny how irritation like this just rubs off on everything. I kept knocking shit over, and tripped up the stair, and stuff while I was at the gym.
Post by followyourarrow on Nov 3, 2023 8:30:53 GMT -5
We were supposed to move yesterday, but no movers were available. Today, no trucks are available. We're booked for Monday. Please let this happen. I'm so tried of this. I'm trying to be chill, but I feel myself running out of patience.
I’m really dragging today after a week of little sleep. I’m so glad it’s Friday. Except I have a lot of things I need to do today that will take emotional energy, and then we are having our family over for dinner to celebrate DS’ birthday. Falling into bed tonight will feel so good, though there is a lot to get through first.
Yay Friday! I'm inordinately excited for the extra hour of sleep starting Sunday, despite the fact that I wake up at 5:30 no matter what so instead I'll be waking up at 4:30 and laying in bed until 6. Still, extra hour!!
DD is in a play this weekend and they still haven't even had a full run-through, she's nervous to put it mildly.
DH's and my bday is on Monday (same day but he's 1 year older) but neither of us have had the mental energy to plan anything. Maybe we'll wait and celebrate next weekend.
Oh, an update re- Egypt. We decided to cancel our Thanksgiving trip there, it would probably have been perfectly fine/safe, but I was just too nervous about the what ifs.
I took PTO today and I made it clear in my OOO message that I will not be checking emails (I always end up checking messages on my days off, but my brain needs a fucking break right now). I’ve already had someone call and text me AFTER getting my OOO. Dude, it’s not important. I will talk to you on Monday. I was not very nice in my response. I should have just ignored him.
I was so dumb this morning, lol. I was on the phone with my mom, who lives in TX, and she mentioned that she has to vote by Tuesday. I suddenly got worried that there was an election here and I had just somehow missed that, so I googled it and said "oh no, it's today!" But - it's not. It said voting day was on Tuesday, November 5th 2024. Today is a) not Tuesday b) not the 5th and c) it's 2023. WTF wildrice, lol. We had a good laugh about the fact that at least I got the November part right.
My poor sister with all the health problems apparently found out yesterday that the company she works for is CLOSING DOWN this weekend. So on top of all the health stuff and mounting medical bills, she's going to be unemployed. And in this stupid country not only do you have medical bills when you have insurance, but when you don't have a job you don't have insurance. I'm sure she'll do COBRA or buy something on the exchange, but it likely will be more expensive than what she currently has. I don't know what she's going to do. I think she should temporarily move in with my parents and claim unemployment (and maybe also sign up for disability in the meantime) but apparently she is going to look for a new job. But she needs a lot of flexibility for medical stuff and that's hard with a brand new job. I just feel really bad for her. I think some time off work will probably be good for her health, but without a safety net it's difficult to do that as a single person.
Today is a good curly hair day. Found some good products that are working well, hair is nicely moisturised. And the greys are behaving. Love to start the day with that!
Today is a good curly hair day for me too! I’ve been messing around with brush styling and changing how I diffuse and it’s resulting in really nice definition. I was actually able to refresh my curls nicely yesterday for good second-day definition, which was awesome. I think I need a different silk sleep bonnet….the one I have has to be pretty tight to not fall off, and whenever I use it I wake up with a lot of tension in my neck. Maybe a silk scarf would work better?
Post by maudefindlay on Nov 3, 2023 9:09:31 GMT -5
wildrice maybe the job loss is good, wasn't she in a situation where there was a lot of outside work involvement from the owners? I know many on here had posted thinking that was a red flag for issues. I hope above all that her health starts to improve.
I bought a tube of unscented Lume deodorant for my stinky toddler’s feet and it literally smells like butt. As soon as I put it on him my H was like wtf is that horrible smell!? It was sealed up so I couldn’t smell it at the store but maybe I should try one with a scent.
I have had a terrible cold all week and I've just been a complete wreck. Last night I was the first night in a while without taking Nyquil and I struggled with falling asleep, but I still feel more rested than I did the rest of the week.
Tomorrow I'm getting the recall on my car fixed so I can park it in the garage again (without lighting my house on fire)! I'm getting a car wash to celebrate, for sure!
wildrice maybe the job loss is good, wasn't she in a situation where there was a lot of outside work involvement from the owners? I know many on here had posted thinking that was a red flag for issues. I hope above all that her health starts to improve.
Yes, good memory! I agree it's probably best to move on from that place - the relationship with the owners was weird and had no boundaries, which was a huge red flag. The upside of it, though, was that since they were close they were very understanding of all flexibility she needed to deal with health stuff. But, hopefully she will eventually find that in a new employer. I think working for a larger company will be better for her.
I bought a tube of unscented Lume deodorant for my stinky toddler’s feet and it literally smells like butt. As soon as I put it on him my H was like wtf is that horrible smell!? It was sealed up so I couldn’t smell it at the store but maybe I should try one with a scent.
I use the clean tangerine on my stinky feet, and it most definitely doesn’t smell like butt. Works like a charm, and the scent is not overpowering.
DD asked for something she said she need for school about 2 minutes before walking out the door. It is beyond irritating when the kids wait until the literal last minute, when they had an entire evening to ask for whatever it is they will need.