We finished buying our Christmas ornaments today. DD had some ideas on new colors this year, so I made an effort to buy new ornaments and stuff a few weeks ago and finished with the sales today. Wow, the in-store stock really gets wiped out fast. Now, on to decorate !
I have everything I need for my cube decorating contest at work. My husband made a fireplace and chimney out of cardboard and brick paper and it looks so good. The idea is for the desk area to look like the Who's house and the top of my cabinet to be the Grinch pulling the Christmas lights and presents out of the chimney. People have gone all out and done a beautiful job. I can't wait to put mine together!
I have a literature review due tomorrow and am still struggling with COVID recovery. I just want to lay in bed and watch Great British Bake Off. Hoping my ADHD ability to work well under pressure comes through.
Post by mcppalmbeach on Dec 2, 2023 17:00:56 GMT -5
I’m trying not to behave like a toddler. We had plans with my parents to go to the local boat parade on their boat tonight. I was really looking forward to a super relaxing night with just my family. My dad invited friends of his. My mom had specifically asked him not to and he did anyway. He told her they asked to come, but she said she isn’t buying it.. He wasn’t planning to tell me until we showed up and she had to call and tell me. It changes the whole dynamic of the night and we have a super hectic season this year and we don’t get a ton of time with them. The friends aren’t bad people, but they are big drinkers, aren’t kid people and ugh I’m trying not to let it ruin my whole night. My mom is also mad so she’ll probably throw the tantrum I would like to have.
starburst604 I waited to see how long the liquid soap dispenser would stay empty in the half bath H and I both use. After a few days I filled it. I realized he stopped using the half bath instead of filling the soap dispenser. Dude you freaking wfh and it takes a minute at most! It's yet another discovery of a thing he just expects me to take care of because I SAH for so long.
I know H's job is super supremely shitty right now. That doesn't mean he's gets an indefinite pass on doing household stuff.
I have waged many petty battles like this. For instance, he’s really the only person who uses the basement family room and that bathroom. We had some crappy 1 ply TP that I panic bought during quarantine and avoided using forever. When we moved, it came with us and I stored it in that bathroom so he’d eventually have to use it or go upstairs to get better stuff. One morning I was down there to work out and my stomach suddenly rebelled so I ran in there. The TP roll was empty and you can guess what happened next. The only thing left was that unopened pack of awful TP. Talk about something almost literally biting me in the ass.
My kids do this with putting the new toilet paper roll onto the holder when it runs out in their bathroom. So the roll literally just sits on the floor. I refuse to put it on too when they do this. The old rolls get saved for dd's gerbils or I'm sure those would be left on the holder too.
Ironically, I do almost all of the refilling of things in our house, but dh is fanatical about refilling the napkins in the napkin holder on our kitchen table. He does it before it's even empty. If it was actually empty, I'd do it, but he does it when it's close to empty without fail, every time. It's the only thing like that he does. I mean, it's also his job to change the light bulbs because I refuse to learn how to use the light bulb changer stick thing we have to use to reach them, but he does leave them burnt out for a few days before he gets to them.
Post by expectantsteelerfan on Dec 2, 2023 17:05:03 GMT -5
We took our family Christmas photo today, I already used to order cards, and we decorated our tree. I feel like it was a decently productive day. Now I'm tired so it's going to be an early night.
We took our family Christmas photo today, I already used to order cards, and we decorated our tree. I feel like it was a decently productive day. Now I'm tired so it's going to be an early night.
Same! We haven't decorated, but did the rest, including waiting an hour in line for photos with Santa at the tree shop. My DD, champion complainer, managed to wait without one whiney comment which was a Christmas miracle for the ages.
I had plans to do Christmas decorating today. I needed a few more things, because I’m changing it up this year and doing a white tree with bright colored ornament. So, I went to Joanna to pick some stuff up with my coupon expiring today. Got a coup,e cuts if fabric. Then found the line was literally to the back of the store. It took me 35 minutes at 9 seconds (yes, I set a stopwatch) to get to the cashier.
And I got an emergency call for work. So it’s 5:45 and between fencing this morning, the damn line, and his work… we are spent. Oh well, tomorrow is still this weekend lol
I feel like I am just constantly shitting on people (ahem my husbands) plans. But, they're always terrible! For example, he wants to go get new Christmas ornaments (like for the whole tree, not just a single special one) and his plan is to go to the mall as a family and "see what we find". We have a 2 and 5 yr old and neither one are particularly fun to shop with or last for very long. The mall has one department store, it's a weekend in December, and I already looked online and it doesn't seem like the stores there will have sets of Christmas ornaments. I said we should go to target because it's closer and they show having sets of ornaments in stock.
This single incident might not seem crazy, but I feel like these situations happen multiple times a week. Idk if I'm just the world biggest wet blanket and need to chill out more, or if it's a him problem. But I also feel this way often when making plans with friends I just try and keep it to myself more then.
I'm home watching old episodes of Holiday Bake-Off. I have some head cold/sore throat thing I'm really hoping isn't strep. I feel like total shit. H is getting me pho and other supplies. I just realized I haven't been sick in forever, since I caught Covid a year and a half ago, so I guess my time was coming. So glad it's this weekend since next weekend is packed with plans that I wouldn've been pissed if we had to cancel!
Two days on antibiotics and I'm definitely feeling better. I was actually able to sleep last night and managed to make it through a busy day with just one nap haha We went to get our christmas tree today. Kind of annoyed because for the second year in a row we got a precut tree from a local nursery. I really wanted to go back to cutting our own, but it's supposed to rain all day tomorrow and we had a short window to get it today. And we let DD pick our tree and so we got the smallest tree we've ever had! At least she was excited and already made a bunch of paper chains to decorate it with.
We also had our third annual Santa party - we hire a local Santa who comes over for 1+ hour to hang with the kids and take pics. He's so amazing and I hope he never retires! And this year my super shy DD was actually excited and wanted to take a picture and asked him questions and stuff. Huge turn around from last year!
I picked up a cold or something, probably from the concert on Sunday. (Covid test is negative.)
I felt like hot garbage yesterday, and today my throat is slightly more sore but I only feel like mildly warmed over garbage. I'm also absolutely freezing, but I'm not running a fever. I drank a couple of mugs of peppermint tea, which helped my throat a bit only didn't warm me up.
H decorated the outside of the house today (no inflatables this year, just lots of lights), and we’ll do the inside tomorrow.
H said “my mom asked if we were gonna do Christmas cards this year, and I told her you probably would.” I told him I had no intention of doing it, because it’s too much work and doesn’t bring me any joy, but he was welcome to do it himself if it was important to him. So he did it! I am officially done doing Christmas cards. I also asked him to figure out what to get his sister and her husband, because I’m stumped this year. So we’ll see what he comes up with.
I feel like I am just constantly shitting on people (ahem my husbands) plans. But, they're always terrible! For example, he wants to go get new Christmas ornaments (like for the whole tree, not just a single special one) and his plan is to go to the mall as a family and "see what we find". We have a 2 and 5 yr old and neither one are particularly fun to shop with or last for very long. The mall has one department store, it's a weekend in December, and I already looked online and it doesn't seem like the stores there will have sets of Christmas ornaments. I said we should go to target because it's closer and they show having sets of ornaments in stock.
This single incident might not seem crazy, but I feel like these situations happen multiple times a week. Idk if I'm just the world biggest wet blanket and need to chill out more, or if it's a him problem. But I also feel this way often when making plans with friends I just try and keep it to myself more then.
well joke is on me, target was an absolute mad house. Not a single cart to be found, the line was wrapped around the store, parking was impossible. I have never seen a store so busy even for black Friday! So maybe I should keep my plans to myself from now on because apparently I don't have good judgement either lol
Post by starburst604 on Dec 2, 2023 21:52:09 GMT -5
I would like to just put out in the universe to our local social circle (our kids are friends) that if you decide to have a holiday party that is adults only, we can’t attend. It just isn’t important enough for us to get a sitter, sorry.
I am at the airport in Bogota waiting to fly home. Guys, Colombia was amazing! I highly recommend visiting if you get the chance. People here were so welcoming, the country is absolutely beautiful, and the culture here is really vibrant and fun. I expected to like this trip but I think it exceeded expectations. I wouldn't say it was a cheap trip, but it wasn't terribly expensive either and lots of things were inexpensive.
I am ready to get home now. I am learning Spanish, but I am not even remotely fluent and while the majority of people I interacted with know at least some common English phrases, communication is constantly challenging. I know that's how you learn the language, but it is tiring, especially since my H doesn't know any Spanish so it was all me. I have always had a lot of admiration for people who know 2 or more languages - it's not easy to learn!
Post by basilosaurus on Dec 3, 2023 7:00:19 GMT -5
I can't get over how many people comment on how it's now cold. Whether it's to ask where to get blankets or advertising hot soups and stews or asking how many layers to pack.
The lowest I have ever seen it is 75. I do understand we acclimate to hotter temps since it's hot all year, and we often don't have ac, so 75 might feel deliciously cool, even worthy or a light (t shirt light) long sleeve layer, it's not cold in the least. I literally just saw a restaurant advertising boulliabaise now that it's cold. Current temp, post sunset, is 84 with heat index 93. This is my 6th "winter" in the region, so I'm well acclimated, but, no, it's not cold. It's merely cool enough to wear light jeans and still be comfortable
We picked black cat up from the vet at 4pm yesterday. He's doing okay, I think. The vet had to put in a trachea tube while he was under and it irritated his throat pretty badly. His voice sounds completely different, and he's barely talking at all 😕 he also didn't eat yesterday, not even his wet food. But he slept in his usual spot on our bed last night, so I'm hoping he feels better today.
basilosaurus, the one time we went to India during Christmas, we were wearing long sleeve shirts and jeans in Delhi because it was in the upper teens C. Everyone else was in puffer jackets and scarves. Then they come to London in the summer and think it's blessedly cool at 25C and I'm dying from heat.
Uh oh. There's more than one mention of RANCH in this thread
Beetlejuice!
WTH is up with these tales of retail?! Lines out the door? What on earth is happening?
Well, the guy at the cutting table at Joann’s said it was a staffing issue. They didn’t have enough staff to run the registers and the cutting table. 🤷♀️
WTH is up with these tales of retail?! Lines out the door? What on earth is happening?
Well, the guy at the cutting table at Joann’s said it was a staffing issue. They didn’t have enough staff to run the registers and the cutting table. 🤷♀️
basilosaurus, mrsukyankee, - acclimation always fascinates me, too. We go to the Caribbean ever December. Short, t shirts, swimsuits, and beach. Locals are in hoodies and sometimes puffer coats. But oooo, 10 days!
And, we can see it a bit ourselves. October 65 degrees is a jacket, but March 65 is a tshirt.
My husband really doesn't want the dog on the couch. I really want her up here to cuddle with. I'm seriously considering getting a tall ottoman and letting the dog chill on it so we can cuddle without me being on the floor.
WTH is up with these tales of retail?! Lines out the door? What on earth is happening?
Well, the guy at the cutting table at Joann’s said it was a staffing issue. They didn’t have enough staff to run the registers and the cutting table. 🤷♀️
Joann is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy right now so it makes sense. I used to work with some people who went there in buying and they had a massive layoff in September I think.
My Griswoldian neighbor had her landscapers install her outdoor Christmas decorations. They were at it by 8am and were going strong when I left to meet friends at 5. It's become one of my favorite things about Christmas as I can see it from my seat in the dining room during dinner.
Meanwhile, I still have a pumpkin on the front step and corn on the front door. I was so lazy this year I didn't even bother to swap the Halloween bow for a Thanksgiving themed one. I need to do better. It's raining, so it won't be today. Maybe I'll put up one of my little trees rather than trying to power through 3 of them in a day-- I'm old.
My husband really doesn't want the dog on the couch. I really want her up here to cuddle with. I'm seriously considering getting a tall ottoman and letting the dog chill on it so we can cuddle without me being on the floor.
Who is crazy in this situation?
As a dog lover, the answer to you question is to DTMF.
I kid. Why doesn't he want her on the couch? They make nice looking waterproof covers if that's the concern. I'd skip the ottoman and go straight to my own big chair for me and the dog.