Between a salty dinner and the people above me at the hotel letting their kid play gymnastics in the room above me, I am tired and looking it.
And no, I did not call the front desk. It seemed to stop around 9:30pm, I was just dead tired from a long work day and not being at home, so the pounding above me was just not fun.
Post by emilyinchile on Mar 13, 2024 8:06:37 GMT -5
Sending you lots of water and coffee!
Today is 1 month until our wedding. WTAF. Aside from the fact that people are jerks who don't RSVP, my dress hasn't arrived, we still need to figure out where we're staying that night and how we're getting there, we haven't written our vows, and we don't have songs chosen for the big moments yet, we're right on track I'll just be the "It's fine" dog drinking my coffee amongst the flames for the next few weeks.
OMG I hate the time change so much. I went to bed at my "normal" time, but I didn't fall asleep for 2 hours. I took melatonin after the first hour and I still couldn't fall asleep. Then DD2 came in our room at 4 AM because she woke up, then the alarm went off extra early because the kids are taking forever to get ready for school because they don't want to get up on time either. THIS ALL SUCKS. Why do we do this? I think I got 4 hours of sleep last night and I feel like shit.
Godspeed, emilyinchile. I hated wedding planning, but the actual day of was worth it.
I deflected a ball playing soccer last night and it knocked my ankle back. Definitely have a minor sprain. Stupid weak ankles. It should heal quickly, but I’m annoyed that it hurts.
DH nearly always works from home, but has two on-site days this week, so it’s just me and Winnie today. Let’s hope I can manage to get some actual work done. I find her cuteness distracting.
Also, I cannot wait to do absolutely nothing this weekend. The last three weeks have been insane.
I was up for much of the night due to a knot in my back making sleep impossible. Massage gun + ibuprofen + Pilates has loosened things up, but WFH to try to keep things limber.
I have so much to get done today and it all has to be done by 5 when DD and I have to schlep downtown for a show. Originally we were supposed to go on Saturday, but then she went and qualified for science fair regionals that happen this weekend It's going to be a rough morning tomorrow after getting home late tonight, but at least it's Pi Day at work, and then I'm leaving early to take DD to the orthodontist to get her braces off.
Anyone have any good tricks on how to get a sherpa jacket/sweatshirt fluffy again? I have 2 jackets and they just seem matted now. I should know better than to think that sherpa is going to look fluffy forever!
The time change is making mornings this week rough, it’s like getting slugs out to the bus on time. I am crazy busy at work but I took Friday off as just a day for myself and Monday is one of our three company wellness days off so I am greatly looking forward to a three day weekend.
I have a couple trips coming up and going to use one of those days to get some shopping done. I won presidents club at my new job and need some things for that trip to Aruba then my sister and I are going to Paris in May and I want a few items for that trip. I splurged on my bday on a pair of Chanel flats and I am trying to get those broken in before Paris. I feel like 2024 is going so well for me and after the absolute dumpster fire I dealt with from 2020-2023 I am thrilled at what my life is looking like this year and I just feel so happy with how actually happy I am right now.
Post by mysteriouswife on Mar 13, 2024 8:49:52 GMT -5
I have a job interview for today. I’m not sold on the position. I’m going to go in without any feelings one way or another. I have another interview set up on my birthday in 1.5 weeks. I applied at both places prior to my departure from my job last week. It’s a weird feeling not having something lined up.
Tonight we are attending SEC March madness. H scored nearly free tickets. We have never attended a basketball game. The kids are excited.
Post by nancybotwin on Mar 13, 2024 8:51:41 GMT -5
I was traveling Sunday through yesterday for work - I got home last night - so today is my first day back home, in normal routine, back in the office. It’s also my first day waking up in the dark…I’m not sure if it was sleeping in a hotel or that I could start my day a little later at a conference, but this morning was a rude shock to my system. I’m looking forward to being in routine and having life be put back together.
Post by basilosaurus on Mar 13, 2024 9:03:03 GMT -5
I know it's typical dick wolf to have multiple pursuits on foot until the last few minutes, but you're really stretching credibility if the guy with terminal cancer who can't finish a sentence without coughing and wheezeing is able to outrun a bunch of fbi agents.
And yet I still watch these copaganda shows regularly.
Hilariously, our school district is retiring the word "tobacco" from our discipline policy as an outdated term (no kidding, lol). We had one- ONE- actual tobacco based cigerette incident in our pretty large district last year.
And yes, this is kind of an Abbott Elementary episode.
Also, I had the craziest dream this morning just before my alarm went off. My hairdresser highlighted my hair and styled it, but she wouldn't cut it. Even though I said I wanted a decent trim. She kept telling me it was too nice to cut shorter.
Today is going to be a very rough day at work and I don’t feel prepared. It will be dealing with a lot of other peoples emotions which I sometimes find so draining. Usually I treat myself to a coke or cookies or something but I’m trying to cut back on sugar.
Im planning an annual girls trip this summer with friends I’m not super close to but have know forever. I’m the only one who doesn’t want to share a room which is so odd to me. Two of the women are fine and close to each other so will share, of the other two one has the personality of a snail and the other never shuts up, so the thought of sharing with either of them was making me want to skip the whole thing.
I had a dream that my Australian friend and his girlfriend were in the US staying with us and planning to stay here long term, but decided to immediately fly back home after I explained how many days I get off work per year. I am guessing this a dream that only an American would have, lol.
My alarm went off this morning and I thought I hit snooze, but apparently just turned it off, so I woke up with my phone in my hand over an hour later. Thankfully I'm WFH today so it really didn't make any difference.
I was going to watch the Love is Blind reunion as background noise this morning, but it appears it's not available yet? Even though it says it's going to be available at 3am on Wednesday, March 13th. I had a moment where I thought maybe I had today's date wrong, but nope.
Im planning an annual girls trip this summer with friends I’m not super close to but have know forever. I’m the only one who doesn’t want to share a room which is so odd to me. Two of the women are fine and close to each other so will share, of the other two one has the personality of a snail and the other never shuts up, so the thought of sharing with either of them was making me want to skip the whole thing.
I am not really understanding why you would go on a trip with people you're not close to and don't seem to like (a snail!), but I think when you go on trips with people you DO like it's very normal to share a room.
I was going to watch the Love is Blind reunion as background noise this morning, but it appears it's not available yet? Even though it says it's going to be available at 3am on Wednesday, March 13th. I had a moment where I thought maybe I had today's date wrong, but nope.
I think all other episodes have dropped then, but the Reunion will drop at 9pm Eastern.
I was going to watch the Love is Blind reunion as background noise this morning, but it appears it's not available yet? Even though it says it's going to be available at 3am on Wednesday, March 13th. I had a moment where I thought maybe I had today's date wrong, but nope.
I think all other episodes have dropped then, but the Reunion will drop at 9pm Eastern.
Add me to the list of people dragging today. I had a weird ass dream that I keep trying to interpret, but every time I think back on it, I find more odd things to over-analyze.
Post by expectantsteelerfan on Mar 13, 2024 9:25:04 GMT -5
I got my hair cut short (chin length bob) over a week ago, and although I've had it this short before, it's been a while, so I feel like I'm still getting used to it. I decided to try to let it air dry with product to enhance my natural wave today for the 1st time since the cut, and it's not looking great. And then I did an extra intense workout. Normally I don't re-wash my hair after working out, I just sometimes hit it with a dryer again if I need to, maybe some dry shampoo, and then style it (usually either flat iron it straight, or add some waves with the flat iron). But my hair is like almost soaking wet again because I was sweating so much, so I feel like I should just give in and re-wash it again and start over. But I also want to see what my hair will do if I let it completely dry on its own. The only thing on my agenda today is taking my one dog to get her nails trimmed and a virtual therapy appt. for dd, so maybe I shouldn't care if my hair looks insane.
I finally remembered to buy a pack of floss picks for my (WFH) desk and it makes me so happy. I have this space between two teeth that collects food too easily. Flossing makes it feel so much better. this is likely to be the bright spot of my day.
I did something to my neck, which seems to happen frequently in my old age. I'm not sure if I slept funny or if I did something in one of my workouts. I did front squats Monday and I'm sure hoisting 25 lbs on each shoulder probably could affect the neck if I leaned forward too much or something. Either way, I'm struggling. I yelp in pain when I have to lift myself out of bed and I didn't sleep great. I've been putting one of those microwaveable heating pads on it and it feels nice at least.
I'm getting observed today at 3:30 in a student meeting, so I get to dread that all day. I'm confident I'll do fine and I know what I'm talking about, but the whole thing is just awkward. We never used to get observed and would just rate ourselves in our evaluations, which is vastly preferred, lol.
H will be home from his conference this evening. DS has his first baseball practice tonight so I'll get to scoot out the door right at 4 and go take him there. I'm glad its 4:30-6 and not the 6-7:30 slot, though. The field has a nice track around it and its supposed to be 70 degrees so I'm hoping I can just walk around and listen to podcasts.
Also, I had the craziest dream this morning just before my alarm went off. My hairdresser highlighted my hair and styled it, but she wouldn't cut it. Even though I said I wanted a decent trim. She kept telling me it was too nice to cut shorter.
I dreamed I bumped into Taylor Swift on the streets of NYC, as she was hiding from paps behind the gated off area, and she was like, hey, hi normal person who doesn't know my songs, can we hang as some sort of camoflage? And so we went to dinner where they brought us into a private room, but it had other celebrities and wasn't in any way private. Tom Brady, who I definitely would not recognize in person, was there. And then we were faced with what to order, and she deferred to me. They had multiple fixed price menus, and the only thing she insisted on was duck breast. Yes, in the dream, I did think it odd that the billionaire was being cost conscious.
A few thoughts about this. First being why do I remember in such detail (probably why I'm chronically sleep deprived).
It's obviously influenced by my recent experience being in Singapore while she was there and being front and center to an amazing level of gated off areas despite it not being concert time. And that I had no idea she would be there because that's not my world.
But, Tom Brady? WTF? And why duck breast? I'm personally not a fan, but it's not really something that I come across so frequently I had a recent confrontation.
Also, why NYC? Except for a long layover when I met up with some people from here for lunch, I haven't been there in over 20 years.
I woke up wanting some of the things on my dream's menu. Instead I ended up with some weirdass "Spanish" food. See my next post.
Im planning an annual girls trip this summer with friends I’m not super close to but have know forever. I’m the only one who doesn’t want to share a room which is so odd to me. Two of the women are fine and close to each other so will share, of the other two one has the personality of a snail and the other never shuts up, so the thought of sharing with either of them was making me want to skip the whole thing.
I am not really understanding why you would go on a trip with people you're not close to and don't seem to like (a snail!), but I think when you go on trips with people you DO like it's very normal to share a room.
I’m starting to wonder the same thing, lol. I do have fun on these trips generally, and like three of the four women. I really wouldn’t want to share a room with anyone other than my H and kids though. I need time to recharge by myself at the end of the day and my own space.
I am not really understanding why you would go on a trip with people you're not close to and don't seem to like (a snail!), but I think when you go on trips with people you DO like it's very normal to share a room.
I’m starting to wonder the same thing, lol. I do have fun on these trips generally, and like three of the four women. I really wouldn’t want to share a room with anyone other than my H and kids though. I need time to recharge by myself at the end of the day and my own space.
If I could get away with not sharing a room with anyone, including DH and DS, while on a trip I would lol.
The last girls trip I went on we shared a room and she just got on my nerves...when it's time for me to stop socializing and wind down/sleep I just want to have privacy. And quiet.
Im planning an annual girls trip this summer with friends I’m not super close to but have know forever. I’m the only one who doesn’t want to share a room which is so odd to me. Two of the women are fine and close to each other so will share, of the other two one has the personality of a snail and the other never shuts up, so the thought of sharing with either of them was making me want to skip the whole thing.
I am not really understanding why you would go on a trip with people you're not close to and don't seem to like (a snail!), but I think when you go on trips with people you DO like it's very normal to share a room.
One of the best parts of weekends away is starfishing in a bed all by myself! Fortunately I have friends who feel the same way, so there’s usually an option to save money and share rooms or pay a little more and get my own room.
My random for today is that my guitar teacher asked me to play in a recital he’s having for his students next month. I only started playing in January, so I’m pretty nervous! We picked a piece that I love and feel pretty comfortable with, but I’m still super nervous. I don’t recall being this nervous for violin recitals when I was a kid, and those were objectively terrifying (on a stage in front of probably a hundred other students and their parents a huge open auditorium), whereas this will probably be maybe a dozen other students and their family members in a small venue. Why am I so nervous?!?