I don’t like spring forward. And I don’t like summer.
It all makes me feel like I’m burning to death and the sun is shining 24/7.
It's so nice not to feel alone! The heat is horrible, I melt once it's over 75 out and have no desire to be outside. Then add the stress that summer is "supposed to be fun" and my neurodivergent kids are a fucking mess from it because they're out of routine. And add paying a gazillion dollars for camp only to have my kids miserable and hating every minute of it.
Between dance and gymnastics it’s an episode of parking wars around here. Moms with too big SUVs that can’t fit into a parking spot. Or park and leave their lights on the entire time their preshus is in class.
I’m watching a mom in a new sequoia go back and forth to get into a spot.
I received a Peace Lilly from my group of besties when my brother passed away in July 2021. Surprisngly I have been able to keep it alive. I do not have a green thumb.
Whenever a bloom appears, I always feel like that is my brother's way of saying he is here. This week it has 5 blooms on it and a 6th one started this AM. It has NEVER had this many.
I just got off the pone with my SIL (his widow) and she said the same thing, hers is blooming like crazy too.
Things have been pretty rough for me lately with my other brother and dealing with his addiction and just seeing this sign from L brings me so much joy.
I’m not looking forward to the time change. I’ll be drag-ass and off schedule for the next two weeks.
I wish they’d just declare and end to the time changes BUT only if they keep it Standard Time all the time. Switching to permeant DST would screw soooo many regions with late sunrises. And I’d be okay with sunset around 8-8:30. I don’t need it to be sunny at 9pm.
I received a Peace Lilly from my group of besties when my brother passed away in July 2021. Surprisngly I have been able to keep it alive. I do not have a green thumb.
Whenever a bloom appears, I always feel like that is my brother's way of saying he is here. This week it has 5 blooms on it and a 6th one started this AM. It has NEVER had this many.
I just got off the pone with my SIL (his widow) and she said the same thing, hers is blooming like crazy too.
Things have been pretty rough for me lately with my other brother and dealing with his addiction and just seeing this sign from L brings me so much joy.
Post by midwestmama on Mar 5, 2024 20:09:18 GMT -5
This week at work has been crazy, and it's only Tuesday.
On a good note, I received a check in the mail for $198 today. My cut of a class-action lawsuit against my former employer for retirement plan investments/fees. (When I completed the paperwork I opted to just receive cash (with taxes & early-withdrawal penalty already withheld) instead of a deposit to my current 401k account, since I figured it wasn't going to be 5 figures or anything significant that would have an impact on my retirement account.)
Also not that serious here- I don’t care about extra sunlight or sunlight at a different time just stop freaking going back and forth. This is madness. We are trying to live in a society here!
I think there are studies that show how bad it is to lose or gain the hour. More car accidents, physically taking the body up to a week to adjust (even "just" one hour), it's not worth the trouble. I love summer, love the "extra" light, but I don't think we still need to do this.
If we must do it however then we need to build a national holiday in to the day after DST both in March and the fall to allow (just about) everyone a day to catch up on sleep ::gavel::
That backfired on us last year though. We traveled when DST ended because it was the only time that worked. We had to get up at 3 AM to catch a flight, and it really made me extra tired on vacation, like more tired than just a normal 3 AM wake up would.
DST is awful, and I'm sorry but I really don't care about how much some people like having more daylight in the evenings. Driving to work every morning in the dark and seeing my students have to cross insanely busy intersections in the dark AGAIN after just a few weeks of dawn breaking right as everyone is heading to school is horrible. Two years ago I saw a teenager get hit in the middle of a crosswalk right in front of my school, and that's not the sort of thing you easily forget. It shocks me that more parents of school-aged kids don't speak up about how DST is actively dangerous for kids.
DST is awful, and I'm sorry but I really don't care about how much some people like having more daylight in the evenings. Driving to work every morning in the dark and seeing my students have to cross insanely busy intersections in the dark AGAIN after just a few weeks of dawn breaking right as everyone is heading to school is horrible. Two years ago I saw a teenager get hit in the middle of a crosswalk right in front of my school, and that's not the sort of thing you easily forget. It shocks me that more parents of school-aged kids don't speak up about how DST is actively dangerous for kids.
YES. And they tried year round DST in the 70s and went back exactly for those reasons!
Ok douche, go ahead and call it mud. My husband DID have halitosis. We addressed it after I talked to you girls on here and guess what? Years later, no problem. Mofongo, you're a cunt. Eat shit. ~anonnamus
I had planned to run a spring half marathon and a fall half marathon in 2024, before targeting fall 2025 for my first full marathon.
I am feeling a little frustrated with my life (mostly professionally) and haven't signed up for the fall 2024 half yet. The thought has entered my mind... what if I accelerated the timeline for a fall 2024 full marathon?
I'm itching to feel excited about something, and I'm not sure another half is it, as excited as I was in fall 2023 to do my first half since pre-kids. If anyone wants to weigh in on where I should be, before considering starting training for a first full, I welcome the input and insight. I have a little time, while I train for my April half.
I can weigh in having done both. I say go for it for the fall marathon if you can prioritize the extra time the training takes. Have you done one before? It was so much harder (for me exponentially) than a half but the feeling of achievement was amazing for me. I trained six months for mine, loved it and never did another one. I’m still so proud I completed such a hard challenge but it was too hard on my body so I went back to half marathons, got my goal of 20 and now I play tennis. I did a Hal Higdon training plan, had only been a runner for a few years when I caught my “bug”.
Also I do love our time changes especially since I’ve only lived in places with lots of sun at night. My husband is from Nashville and there I don’t like how it gets dark so early since they are on the eastern part of the western time zone.
I don’t like spring forward. And I don’t like summer.
It all makes me feel like I’m burning to death and the sun is shining 24/7.
while I do not love the heat as much anymore, I do love the sun shining. I feel like I have not seen the sun shine for more than a day here or there since 2022.
I received a Peace Lilly from my group of besties when my brother passed away in July 2021. Surprisngly I have been able to keep it alive. I do not have a green thumb.
Whenever a bloom appears, I always feel like that is my brother's way of saying he is here. This week it has 5 blooms on it and a 6th one started this AM. It has NEVER had this many.
I just got off the pone with my SIL (his widow) and she said the same thing, hers is blooming like crazy too.
Things have been pretty rough for me lately with my other brother and dealing with his addiction and just seeing this sign from L brings me so much joy.
this mad me tear up. When my dad died, someone gifted me an orchid. I have a terrible green thumb but I kept it and on the first anniversary of his death it bloomed beautifully. It really made me feel like I was getting a hug from my dad.
I am glad you and your sister in law felt some love through that together. I am sorry you have been struggling.
Between dance and gymnastics it’s an episode of parking wars around here. Moms with too big SUVs that can’t fit into a parking spot. Or park and leave their lights on the entire time their preshus is in class.
I’m watching a mom in a new sequoia go back and forth to get into a spot.
As someone who isn't a great parker but wants to be courteous and not take up 2 spots and does some readjustments to achieve that I beg you to do the right thing - just avert your eyes until I'm done LOL
Post by litskispeciality on Mar 6, 2024 9:33:21 GMT -5
((( mysteriouswife,))) I hope this is a new fresh start for you and your family. On to better things.
spindle92, that's amazing! I hope things start to turn around for you too...and you finally get a day off
shauni27, I think I'm within a couple of hours of you, and I agree I feel like I live in Seattle more than an area that should get sun. We had basically no summer, then floods, then mostly rain this winter, the rain just never ends. If I have to go through the time change give me some damn sun.
((( mysteriouswife ,))) I hope this is a new fresh start for you and your family. On to better things.
spindle92 , that's amazing! I hope things start to turn around for you too...and you finally get a day off
shauni27 , I think I'm within a couple of hours of you, and I agree I feel like I live in Seattle more than an area that should get sun. We had basically no summer, then floods, then mostly rain this winter, the rain just never ends. If I have to go through the time change give me some damn sun.
yup. I can count on my fingers the number of times we swam last year...we normally swim daily in the summer :/ I hate how gray and wet the last 365 days have been.
Susie I agree you should try for the full this fall. You don’t know what the future holds, and if you want to make a “run” for it and will already have a decent base, go for it. As long as you can stomach long runs in the heat and your family is on board, it will be good to claim the time for yourself, and take control of something you can (mostly) control amidst other uncertainties.
(My second in particular of four fulls was really great at pulling me through a funk/somewhat stressful time. I can’t imagine doing a full now for a whole host of reasons, but I’m so glad I’ve done the ones I did.)
I had planned to run a spring half marathon and a fall half marathon in 2024, before targeting fall 2025 for my first full marathon.
I am feeling a little frustrated with my life (mostly professionally) and haven't signed up for the fall 2024 half yet. The thought has entered my mind... what if I accelerated the timeline for a fall 2024 full marathon?
I'm itching to feel excited about something, and I'm not sure another half is it, as excited as I was in fall 2023 to do my first half since pre-kids. If anyone wants to weigh in on where I should be, before considering starting training for a first full, I welcome the input and insight. I have a little time, while I train for my April half.
I can weigh in having done both. I say go for it for the fall marathon if you can prioritize the extra time the training takes. Have you done one before? It was so much harder (for me exponentially) than a half but the feeling of achievement was amazing for me. I trained six months for mine, loved it and never did another one. I’m still so proud I completed such a hard challenge but it was too hard on my body so I went back to half marathons, got my goal of 20 and now I play tennis. I did a Hal Higdon training plan, had only been a runner for a few years when I caught my “bug”.
This would be my first 26.2. It's something I've always held out there as something I wanted to accomplish, but was afraid I couldn't. I might only do it once, but I want to prove to myself that I can. It might also provide some perspective on the 13.1 distance that makes future halfs seem shorter and therefore give me confidence I can do faster.
I came to running via triathlon, which I came to via swimming, so I've always had a little imposter syndrome when it comes to running. That said, I've done three 70.3s before kids, and am currently training for my 5th stand alone 13.1 in April (2nd HM since kids). At some point in there I think it's fair to say I became a runner, and that 26.2 became something I could conceivably finish. I've read a recommendation (I think on HH) that you should be doing 15-25 miles/week before starting a full plan. This week I'm scheduled to run 18, and obviously I'll be going up from there into the 20s by April.
I remember during 70.3 training, friends who were runners-first said that 70.3 training was harder and more time consuming than 26.2 training, but that marathon race day was harder than 70.3 race day. That makes sense based on my experiences with 10k open water swim vs. 70.3 triathlon.
I haven't signed up for anything yet beyond my April HM, so I'm open to a few different races. If I did my local race, it would be on 10/13 (I did the half this past fall). That would mean a 6/9 start for an 18 week HH training plan. Coming off a spring half that seems do-able, at least in theory.
I can weigh in having done both. I say go for it for the fall marathon if you can prioritize the extra time the training takes. Have you done one before? It was so much harder (for me exponentially) than a half but the feeling of achievement was amazing for me. I trained six months for mine, loved it and never did another one. I’m still so proud I completed such a hard challenge but it was too hard on my body so I went back to half marathons, got my goal of 20 and now I play tennis. I did a Hal Higdon training plan, had only been a runner for a few years when I caught my “bug”.
This would be my first 26.2. It's something I've always held out there as something I wanted to accomplish, but was afraid I couldn't. I might only do it once, but I want to prove to myself that I can. It might also provide some perspective on the 13.1 distance that makes future halfs seem shorter and therefore give me confidence I can do faster.
I came to running via triathlon, which I came to via swimming, so I've always had a little imposter syndrome when it comes to running. That said, I've done three 70.3s before kids, and am currently training for my 5th stand alone 13.1 in April (2nd HM since kids). At some point in there I think it's fair to say I became a runner, and that 26.2 became something I could conceivably finish. I've read a recommendation (I think on HH) that you should be doing 15-25 miles/week before starting a full plan. This week I'm scheduled to run 18, and obviously I'll be going up from there into the 20s by April.
I remember during 70.3 training, friends who were runners-first said that 70.3 training was harder and more time consuming than 26.2 training, but that marathon race day was harder than 70.3 race day. That makes sense based on my experiences with 10k open water swim vs. 70.3 triathlon.
I haven't signed up for anything yet beyond my April HM, so I'm open to a few different races. If I did my local race, it would be on 10/13 (I did the half this past fall). That would mean a 6/9 start for an 18 week HH training plan. Coming off a spring half that seems do-able, at least in theory.
You definitely sound like a runner and that you could do a full in the fall!
I was 100% not a runner and gradually started running using C25K. I spent a couple years just doing some 5Ks. Then I decided to try a half. I did my first half fall 2015. I signed up for a spring one right after that. Then I decided to try for a full for fall 2016. I ended up doing a couple more halfs in spring/summer as part of my training. I feel like if I can do a marathon, then anyone can. I had literally never run at all a few years prior. And I went from a half to a full in just a year. I’ve only ever done one since I ended up having some injury issues. But it was definitely amazing and I’m glad I did it when I had the desire/motivation.
Ugh mysteriouswife, sorry you were denied your resignation period and walked out. I hope this is the start of good things for you now.
There was a reason I was leaving. I don’t have anything lined up. I could not take the emotional and mental stress. It was a hasty decision and I do not regret it. I was afraid H was going to be upset since we didn’t discuss it and it just sort of happened. He was actually relieved I left. We have some savings and a can cut some things out of our budget. I will continue to look for a job and hope for the best.
Ugh mysteriouswife , sorry you were denied your resignation period and walked out. I hope this is the start of good things for you now.
There was a reason I was leaving. I don’t have anything lined up. I could not take the emotional and mental stress. It was a hasty decision and I do not regret it. I was afraid H was going to be upset since we didn’t discuss it and it just sort of happened. He was actually relieved I left. We have some savings and a can cut some things out of our budget. I will continue to look for a job and hope for the best.
I'm sorry, mysteriouswife , I know you've been struggling for a while. I had a similar experience years ago. I took a job that was awful, the workload and expectations were insane and the entire culture was dysfunctional and toxic. I cried on the commute home often. One day I was talking my dad and he was not helpful. The advice to "just work harder" when I was already killing myself put me over the edge and I just started crying uncontrollably. He handed the phone to my mom who said "you should just quit!". So I did. I almost wish they had walked me out because I was so done.
It was the best thing I ever did. I needed to get out of there to see how unhappy I was and how it was affecting my mental and physical health. I took a month off to just recover and then started job searching. It took a few months (about 6 I think), but I ended up in a much better place. I hope the same is true for you. I do not think you will regret leaving even if it takes a while to land on your feet. Life is too short to be miserable. Good luck, better things are around the bend I'm sure!
Post by chilerellanos on Mar 6, 2024 13:07:02 GMT -5
I have a job interview tomorrow.
It’s at a hospital about 30 miles away, and the pay is not as good from what I hear. I’m pretty confident in it because I have a lot of experience. But cannot accept if they won’t come close to meeting what I make now (especially since I’ll have to commute).
I also reached out to an acquaintance at the other hospital in town. They have full time nights position but it’s not posted yet, so I just emailed the director. 🤞🏻🤞🏻
I really don’t think my relationship with my current director can be repaired.
There was a reason I was leaving. I don’t have anything lined up. I could not take the emotional and mental stress. It was a hasty decision and I do not regret it. I was afraid H was going to be upset since we didn’t discuss it and it just sort of happened. He was actually relieved I left. We have some savings and a can cut some things out of our budget. I will continue to look for a job and hope for the best.
I'm sorry, mysteriouswife , I know you've been struggling for a while. I had a similar experience years ago. I took a job that was awful, the workload and expectations were insane and the entire culture was dysfunctional and toxic. I cried on the commute home often. One day I was talking my dad and he was not helpful. The advice to "just work harder" when I was already killing myself put me over the edge and I just started crying uncontrollably. He handed the phone to my mom who said "you should just quit!". So I did. I almost wish they had walked me out because I was so done.
It was the best thing I ever did. I needed to get out of there to see how unhappy I was and how it was affecting my mental and physical health. I took a month off to just recover and then started job searching. It took a few months (about 6 I think), but I ended up in a much better place. I hope the same is true for you. I do not think you will regret leaving even if it takes a while to land on your feet. Life is too short to be miserable. Good luck, better things are around the bend I'm sure!
The timing of how everything went down yesterday was very odd. I called my direct boss out on something. Two hours later a meeting was put on my calendar. He had a written notice for me. I just put in my notice right then. I didn’t care. I wasn’t signing shit.