1. My (double?) ear infection is finally clearing up, thank goodness.
2. Owl was bit between the eyes by a spider last week and is having an allergic reaction to it, her right eyelid goes through cycles of swelling and deflating throughout the day. Yesterday morning her eyelid was a nice shade of just-beginning-to-bruise-red, by bedtime it had turned purple, good thing the doctor warned me that it may bruise because it looks bad.
3. J went to the doctor yesterday because her ankle/knee/hip have been hurting, turns out she has a stress fracture, heel spur, and severe tendonitis.
4. I have a big pet peeve: people drinking out of a cup or bottle that I'm using. SIL lets her almost 2 year old drink out of any cup/sippy cup/water bottle laying around our house without asking if it's ok that she has it. Yesterday she took my water bottle and drank half of it (mind you I've been sick for about 4 weeks), then SIL handed her Apple's sippy cup to drink, I was so grossed out! J kept commenting to her to get the poor kid some water and that we had clean cups in the cupboard but she couldn't be bothered to get up so she kept giving her our currently-in-use cups and bottles, needless to say, I immediately put all the cups in the sink when they left so no germs were shared with my kids. Ewww.
5. I made a weighted blanket for Owl, she really, really likes it.
6. I'm in a sewing groove lately.
7. J goes back to work in 11 days.
8. I need to do some deep cleaning around the house, inside and out.
9. I want a new tattoo.
10. I want the girls adoption to be done, I am over the system.
1. I am having one of those..."I don't want to work here days." I really do love it here - but sometimes....Grrrr.
2. I am going to look for shoes/clothes and get a pedi after work. Of course L is home sick and I am going to feel guilty the entire time that she is sick and having to do the whole routine alone. But I have no time to do those things before I leave next week and I've been home alone every night this week.
3. Why can't I just pull the plug on the clothes/shoes that I need.
4. I am stressed about what I am wearing to this out of town work meeting next week.
5. Just more e-mails about something I can't do anything about. I want to tattoo on my forehead, "I am a social worker. Not a miracle worker."
6. They were all out of the smaller bags of chips at lunch. I bought the bigger bag thinking I'd eat half today and half tomorrow. HAHAHAHAHA.
7. Now I am eating trail mix with M&Ms. Honest to G_d. I just need to get my period and be over this munchies.
8. I have Indigo Girls on Pandora. It reminds me of college.
9. Who knew that the Indigo Girls were good for Muzak? I have heard them at the grocery store, CVS, Cheesecake Factory, Walgreens, and the mall. Strange.
1. I have an interview with a staffing agency like actually working for them as a business manager of a team of recruiters. This is totally new to me although I have done HR/Direct hiring for companies. Anyone in a role like this that wants to chime in much appreciated.
2. My boss is on vacation like off the grid vacation. This doesn't help my lack of motivation. I keep telling myself I need to work just as hard as always even with job interviews over the next few days.
3. I took the boys to school today in their big boy stroller (maclaren twin techno) and now M is upset as she needs to pick them up and the car seats are at home. Oooops. I should probably check the forecast next time and check for rain. My bad but honestly our house is less than a minute from the daycare. The boys can get wet they won't melt trust me.
4. I kinda feel bad I am so tied up over the next few work days. This means M will have to handle more of the evening stuff with the boys alone. At the same time, I really want to tell her to get over it as I handle all mornings alone and our kids are not morning people and neither am I, which can lead to a very stressed momma!
5. #4 kinda makes it seem like M isn't involved with the boys when she is so involved it puts my involvement to shame. She just gets really upset if she can't sooth both or if she is bathing, dressing or feeding one and the other gets upset. I feel bad when that happens but logically know there is nothing I can do.
6. We are on day 4 of our challenge and we haven't cheated. M has lost 8lbs and we are both not as exhausted at night. It might be all in our head but hey whatever works. It really motivates us to keep going.
7. I am working on our grocery list and looking at the sales ads debating running to three different stores to get the best deals or just find the store that will save us the most and go there.
8. We are doing mother's day and my sisters b'day this Saturday at my parents house. M is thinking we can do Sunday with her family but we just spent time with them last weekend so is it selfish to want the day to our self seeing it is our first mother's day?
9. Selling things on craigslist is frustrating. I am tired of getting text/emails asking if something is still available. I then respond and hear nothing back. Or they ask 8 million questions and just never respond instead of letting me know hey thanks so much but I was looking for something different. It seems the higher the ticket item the more that happens. Stop getting my hopes up people!
10. I am so sad that we are selling our road bikes. We used to ride all the time but with the boys they aren't the best option so I am going to take the money and get a couple of mountain bikes or cruisers that will work better pulling the trailer and put the rest in savings! Yay savings!
Post by seattlekari on May 9, 2013 17:21:23 GMT -5
1. I posted on some other things and had to run away...for a massage. First one I've had in YEARS. This is part of taking care of myself, I keep telling myself that because I always feel like there is more I should be doing.
2. The therapist I saw is family and she has quite the story. She lost a partner to cancer a few years back and had been in massage previously and came back to it as it was something that was more fulfilling.
3. Tonight is E's first grade music concert. I'm sure it will be super cute.
4. This month is BUSY. Between stuff for E's birthday, end of the school year things, and just the regular stuff, there's something almost every day.
5. Yesterday was my mom and her twin's birthday. My aunt text me a pic of my mom on a saddle seat at some Texas roadhouse place they went to for dinner. Hmm...
6. I want a new watch but I can't find one that says, I'm the one!
7. E told me that since Sunday is Mother's Day, she's going to do everything for me that day! I (heart)my sweet little girl, can she stay that way forever?
8. So glad it's almost the weekend. At least then there won't be a work hour wakeup.
9. E's dad got some potentially good employment-related news. Crossing everything that it happens as it means so much to his state of mind/self/attitude towards the rest of the world.
1. I really can't believe the marriage equality news out of Minnesota. I'm just waiting for my parents to start pestering me with questions about moving back. For years one of our main talking points about why we don't live there has been marriage equality.
2. My supervisor asked me yesterday if I was planning to look for a new job outside the agency. Awkward. Truth is the answer would probably be "yes" if it weren't for endless TTC.
3. Trying to pretend Mother's Day doesn't exist.
4. Apparently the higher ups are at least looking in to whether there's any possibility of the agency refunding my stolen money. My anger and disillusionment has faded.
5. One of the mothers we work with had a child removed (technically not foster care, but paroled to the father) today. It doesn't happen that often and always makes me sad even when it's the right thing. Funny how I can be so happy (with a deep appreciation for the complexity) when people here get placement or TPR news, and yet so sad for clients.
6. Still doing cheater Whole 30. We ended up only doing it partially for 4 days (day of the theft, plus our long weekend away) but worked really hard to still keep most of the day diet-approved. And we're adding the 4 days on at the end. Bagels at work meetings are the hardest part.
7. Started playing Candy Crush.
8. Inventoried IVF medication in preparation to order more.
I've been staring for a while and took a break to make dinner and still don't have two more, so I guess it's eight for today.
Post by tattooedmeegs on May 10, 2013 9:01:31 GMT -5
I'm a day late, but I'll play:
1. Today is gorgeous. Sunny and in the 70s right now.
2. We are also supposed to get thunderstorms tonight. I love a good thunderstorm.
3. Gwen has been having a rough time going down for bed the past few nights. Its exhausting and I hate ending the night on a cranky note. ::yawn::
4. She's also been having a bit of a rough go in the mornings, only wanting me to get her ready, which doesn't work out well.
5. I'm really glad its Friday. I think we can all use a weekend of snuggles and fun.
6. I can't wait to see what Trav has up his sleeve for Mother's Day. There is a box from hip cycle teasing me from the corner of the living room.
7. Feliz dia de madres!
8. I'm really excited about all the marriage equality news circulating lately. Looking at a map of the northeast makes me happy. Now come on PA and NJ... fill in the gaps!
Post by bluedaisyus on May 10, 2013 13:59:45 GMT -5
1. I'm late to the party, too.
2. It's supposed to thunderstorm. I wish it would start already, instead everything is just grey and oppressive.
3. I have a 3 day weekend. This kind of weather makes me want to get a head start and go take a nap on my couch with all the windows open.
4. Our 6th wedding anniversary is Sunday, and I still need to get a gift for my wife.
5. Maybe I'll stop by the liquor store on the way home and get her a nice whiskey.
6. I can't open that other post. I'm sorry, ladies, I'm sure you look beautiful.
7. I had to leave work for a little while to go rescue my dad. He had eye surgery a few weeks ago and drove himself to get it checked, but there was something wrong so they had to do something to it and he couldn't drive himself home.
8. I stopped for lunch while I was out. Not that I needed to do that.
9. OMG this day is going so slowly!
10. That unneccessarily long meeting I just got out of did not make the time go any faster. But only an hour left for me today!