Chit chat / weather check

[mrs.jacinthe]

Weather - high today is 63. Low is 43. We're having really unseasonal weather - especially since it's not raining.

As regards the house, we're waiting to hear back on the 2nd appraisal, which apparently had to go to the county "to confirm that they would allow the house to be rebuilt residential." So now my new thing is driving around in mixed-use neighborhoods and going "OMG! Someone should tell these people that their homes are commercial! The county wants all major roads to be all-commercial all-the-time!!" I think I'm annoying R. LOL

That said, the sellers HAVE agreed to make all pest-repair changes (which isn't actually pest-related, most of it is mild-to-moderate dry rot, and mostly on the porch.)

[thewop]

Weather is cold (9 degrees) and snowy.
I f-ing LOVE having 4WD. Makes driving in this snow so much easier. My H was just saying that it sucks in his FWD car when you're at a stop because it takes you forever to get moving, especially up hill. Man, I do not miss that. I live on a cul-d-sac and we're one of the last streets to get plowed out leaving mounds of snow at the end of the street, and if I didn't have 4WD, it would probably take me 2 tries to get over the snow pile!

[TBM]

It's 69 and windy, but thankfully not as windy as it has been...my sinuses are grateful. I think it is supposed to be cloudy tomorrow and we may even get some rain later this week.


I need to keep on purging stuff. We did great last weekend, but the wind gave me a headache and I fizzled out. Our porch is filled with donations and our humongous trash bin was filled to the brim, so we did accomplish quite a bit. We ordered the biggest size trash bin for the remainder of our time here, but we used to have the smallest size, (like 1/4-1/3 the size), and rarely filled it, so filling it is an interesting challenge. It is helping us get rid of stuff that we were hanging on to until we could get a dumpster. Stuff that was too big for our old can, but not enough to warrant the expense of a dumpster until we had more to fill it. It is also helping me to quit hanging on to stuff that wasn't worth donating and couldn't be recycled, so I was hanging on to reuse 'someday'.

I am trying to figure out where to put stuff that I would love to pack and get out of the way, but since it is breakable stuff the movers need to pack it. It seems stupid to pack things, store them and have them repacked later, but I haven't come up with a better solution.

[tarheels]

Freaking freezing here! And let me tell you, it just does not get this cold here! It's 1 pm and it's only 39°. It was NINETEEN when I got up this morning. I realize that's nothing for many of you, but I think it might be a record here.

Staying up til 3 am finishing a novel was a baaaad idea. Exhausted!

[mrs.jacinthe]

I've randomly managed to get only my second UTI ever ... and I'm actually afraid to go to the Dr. office because of the flu (getting it, that is). Can I self-treat this? Lots of water and cranberry juice? Other suggestions?

(Yes, this is a weird thing for a "chit-chat" post but it just didn't seem important enough for its own post.)

[munkii]

It's currently 7F with a windchill of negative 1 trillion. 

If my parents didn't live here, I would not have purchased a house in Indiana. I have to wear sweaters outside when it's 70 because (to me) 70 is cold. Now it's 7, and I think my limbs are falling off my body one part at a time.

So, this weekend, I totally blew off the challenge. Failure. I did make time for internet shopping, homework, cleaning, and making a few freezer meals. Plus, yesterday I had time to make really good soup and cornbread. Here's what I bought:

[mrs.jacinthe]

Ooooh, love that dress, munkii !! Where? How much?

[mrs.jacinthe]

Jan 22, 2013 14:24:54 GMT -5 @callmefia said:

Can you go to your gyn for the UTI? Less likely to have flu patients.

I could but she's seriously a 45-minute drive from here.  I'm way too lazy for that.  

[mrs.jacinthe]

Jan 22, 2013 14:28:00 GMT -5 mintchocochip said:

I'm blogging and resting. My knee hurts and I can't wait for my surgeon consult on Thursday. I can't get comfortable!

Have you heard anything more specific regarding your MRI results?

[munkii]

Jan 22, 2013 14:20:10 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

Ooooh, love that dress, munkii!! Where? How much?

Eloquii: www.eloquii.com/Side-Bow-Sequin-Dress/23313533,default,pd.html?dwvar_23313533_colorCode=102&start=4&ppid=c4&cgid=sale-plus-size-womens-dresses-sundress-tall-dress-wrap

I paid $60 after tax/shipping/coupon code. It's a Plus size, though. 

[mrs.jacinthe]

@callmefia - I don't think a cleaning challenge is inappropriate at all. Scrubbing down the cabinets (especially the ones by the stove - ick grease residue) is a long-put-off chore in my house. Or even worse - scrubbing the stove-top itself. I wipe it down regularly but the yuck still manages to build up on it.

[ktzmoh]

Pretty nice outside here today.

Happy to have had 4 days off if work... My daughter had a minor eye surgery Friday, so I took that day off (obviously) and spend must of Saturday chilling with the kids letting her recover. Sunday was an all out organizing marathon for us. We cleared out the storage under the house, reorganized our attic storage, organized everything going out for our scheduled large-item trash pickup on feb 6, organized craiglslist and donation stuff, cleaned the house and organized the garage. It was awesome.

Yesterday I made a little progress on our home office, touching up paint, hanging stuff on the walls etc.

I'm fining it hard to be disciplined on our livingroom purchases. I really am tempted to just whip out a credit card and just buy everything else we want in there instead of doing it piece by piece with cash over time. Especially since I fell head over heels in love with a coffee table this weekend. {{kicks rocks}}.

[munkii]

Jan 22, 2013 14:40:46 GMT -5 @callmefia said:

Oooh I just recently heard about eloquii. Have you purchased from there before? I just bought some stuff from lane Bryant and they have killer sales. I don't think everything will hold up but lets hope I don't need it too. I finally decided to stop trying to squeeze into my too-small clothes and move up a size.

I saw the cutest skirt on eloquii but I haven't worn a skirt In forever so I'm not sure...

This is my first purchase. I had to pull the trigger; the dress was too cute to pass up (for the millionth time). I've seen many positive comments about them on MM, and I signed up for the coupon codes ages ago. I'll let you know my final verdict when it gets here.

[emjacobs]

It finally broke 30F at lunch which is pretty chilly for the area (Queue a million FB statuses about the freezing weather).

I started 30DS last night and HOLY SHIT I am sore. I will never underestimate a dvd again. Plus side because I'm sore my bum feels super firm!

We went and saw Zero Dark Thirty over the weekend, over all I recommend it. I feel like the general references were correct, like most 'event' type movies it was slow getting to the actual big story.

I got a 2% raise at work to cover the change in taxes.

I'm listening to the 90's Station on Spotify and rocking out to Ace of Bass.

[mrs.jacinthe]

Oooh, good idea mint. I'm going to go pick that up.

[tarheels]

Mrs. J, I had a bunch of UTIs at one point in my life. Uristat is just a painkiller, it does nothing for the underlying infection which can explode and get baaaaaad, even if you can't feel it anymore. But dear heavens, it is a godsend.


Go to one of those nurses at Walgreens or whatever. They see UTIs, sprained ankles, etc, all the time. I went to one for a UTI once. She had me pee on a colored strip and gave me the drugs right there. No appt. I think like it was like 20 mins, tops?

[tarheels]

Jan 22, 2013 15:23:52 GMT -5 emjacobs said:

I started 30DS last night and HOLY SHIT I am sore. I will never underestimate a dvd again. Plus side because I'm sore my bum feels super firm!

I got a 2% raise at work to cover the change in taxes.

Have you done 30DS before?  I've done it a few times and it always does great things for me!  There's a 30DS2 called Ripped in 30 which I started Sunday.  I think it's even better than 30DS.  I have a charity ball in one month - can't wait to see how much it can really accomplish.

DH got a 2% raise (just because) and the taxes completely ate it all :/

[emoflamingo]

Um, it's cold. Too cold. (Okay, it's up to 40 degrees, but it was in the 20s yesterday and I'm already over winter.) PLUS my boss has his sick kid here. Seriously?? I have an infant at home who cannot have the flu shot.

Speaking of.. Monkey is up to 42.6 inches tall (7%) and 41.6 pounds (22%). And at 4 months, Baby W is 26 inches tall (82%) and 17 pounds 11 ounces (91%). Apparently, they are going to be opposites of each other on a lot of things lol.

[tarheels]

Jan 22, 2013 15:47:01 GMT -5 emoflamingo said:

Speaking of.. Monkey is up to 42.6 inches tall (7%) and 41.6 pounds (22%). And at 4 months, Baby W is 26 inches tall (82%) and 17 pounds 11 ounces (91%). Apparently, they are going to be opposites of each other on a lot of things lol.

Wow, 7% on height?  My childless, ignorant self knows nothing, but is that caused by anything?  Do the doctors think he'll grow later?  I had a friend in school who had to get growth shots - I guess they got her like 3 inches she wouldn't have otherwise, and I think she's only 5' now.

I'm just curious trying to learn, not trying to rub in a sore spot or anything!

[emoflamingo]

I'm only 5'1" (my paternal grandmother is 4'11" lol) and his pediatrician says that he is growing on a good curve. Of course, WebMD says he'll be all of 5'6" so there's that lol.

So far, it's not been bad. We have issues with being too self-absorbed to see he is needed sometimes (like in the car) but he adores his brother. And I totally agree. It kind of sucks going back to work, even after just 6 weeks. I couldn't stay home extended either, but thankfully my SIL watches Baby W. I wish I had another baby a lot sooner (i.e. when I was still in school) but it hasn't been awful.

[emjacobs]

Jan 22, 2013 15:38:36 GMT -5 tarheels said:

Jan 22, 2013 15:23:52 GMT -5 emjacobs said:

I started 30DS last night and HOLY SHIT I am sore. I will never underestimate a dvd again. Plus side because I'm sore my bum feels super firm!

I got a 2% raise at work to cover the change in taxes.

Have you done 30DS before?  I've done it a few times and it always does great things for me!  There's a 30DS2 called Ripped in 30 which I started Sunday.  I think it's even better than 30DS.  I have a charity ball in one month - can't wait to see how much it can really accomplish.

DH got a 2% raise (just because) and the taxes completely ate it all :/

I haven't but I have high hopes for it.  I think I'm going to work through 30DS and then I might move on to P90X, my boss has it sitting around so I can steal it.

I got a 5% raise at the end of the year for COL (I'm on a 6mo review / raise and had just gotten 10% for my review in October) so I just shrugged it off that I would consider 2% of it gone. The entire company except the two highest got a 2% tax raise.

[lys]

Weather - super cold with sub zero temps with wind chill in the 20 below zero range.  Tomorrow till be single digits and snow.
Sounds like you are having fun with your projects.

[boiler717]

Love the dress!!

It is so freaking cold. I feel like I have 1000 projects in the air and I want them all done NOW. I also got a Silhoutte Cameo but I don't want to open because I don't want to start ANOTHER project!

[pitterwoo]

Really cold day here too, negative with the wind chill. Tomorrow supposed to be cold as well with snow this week.

The weekend challenge from the other week already paid off. I had cleaned out my car really really well for that. So today when a coworker and I had to go to an offsite meeting and she asked if I would drive I didn't have to panic or make excuses about dog hair and messes. That felt great!

[beanieweanie]

Munkii - is that console from Home Decorators? I got a parsons bookshelf that's very similar - love it.

I think our high was 10 today, but I ran and it really wasn't bad actually. I was overdressed, but I'd rather that than freeze my arse off. 30DS is awesome and helped me lose the baby weight (and then some) after DS, but running is working even better for me this time.

[munkii]

It is. I'm so excited for it and am glad you love it's cousin!

[emjacobs]

Jan 22, 2013 21:42:45 GMT -5 beanieweanie said:

I wish I could get into running but it always hurts my hip (damn that makes me sound old)