I don't really want to admit it, but I needed a ML pants person at work on Tuesday. Thankfully I was wearing a loose dress and boy shorts to contain the mess, and I don't think anyone actually saw, but damn. I had to sacrifice my undies. Mortifying. So, so sick.
I haven't told DH (only you, you lucy MMers!) My grandma had a saying to "never show a man your whole ass" and this pretty much feels like the apotheosis of that mantra...
OMG @ruralrabbit1. That is ridiculous. Glad it all worked out, genet313
Not sure what H and I will do today. Probably clean since my parents are coming over tomorrow and find something good to binge on TV. Buffy is losing my interest, so we might switch to Angel. If anyone has any recs that are available on Hulu/Netflix/HBO/On Demand and don't involve babies, I am all ears!
DH got an email last night/this morning the a-hole family members are SURE they have a buyer for the house they tried to jack us on last year. It stated they feel really good about these buyers even though all previous buyers have fallen through. This buyer just needs to close on their house and then close on this one the end of next month! My knee jerk reaction was to have DH reply all and make a comment about kicking us out a year early.
I was getting my lunch together this morning and the lid to the plastic container with all the cut up fruit in it opened, and fruit everywhere. I had to change my outfit, and clean the fridge and the floor. GRRRR
I am taking a news break. I'm just so sick of candidates, shootings, flags, marriage, monuments etc. all sides, all people. I barely watched the news before other than local traffic and weather but it seems it shows up everywhere. I'm burned out.
Bragplaint. I tried on my two options for a dress for my friends wedding in Sept and they are both too big. I have one other choice but the zipper is broken. I can either get that fixed or buy new. H told me to just buy new. I love that man.
One friend just had a miscarriage at 12 weeks and is grieving. Her husband has shut down a little because of his grief. And I'm far away and can't give either of them a hug.
My BIL and SIL who I'm super close with (and has had 2 late miscarriages in the past 18 months) is putting down their 10 year old dog this weekend. I'm heartbroken for them and I'm far away and can't give any of them a hug.
“With sorrow—for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection—we dissent,”
Non work related... I need to eventually going shopping for a dress to wear to a beach wedding at the end of August. I want to spend as little as possible since I will be wearing it for such a short amount of time (we are going to the ceremony on the beach and that's less than a hour long, the reception is a month later)
If you want to try your hand at sewing, all the fabric stores right now have this summer dress fabric in, where the width is long enough for a summer dress (adult sized, they also have kid-sized) and one edge of the fabric is sorta elasticized. So there is no hemming needed, just one long seam to sew it into a tube that is milsaroo-sized, and maybe adding some shoulder straps.
It'd be super easy to make, and pretty cheap for a one-use summer event...
DS can't move into the apartment until 8/13 . We thought he could move in on the 1st, like a normal apartment, but when your apartment is really just a barely off-campus dorm, I guess the rules are different. When he told me, I was all . He said, "I KNOW, RIGHT?" I said, "No, I love you being home, it's not that--" And he said, "Come on, Mom, I know, but we all know it's time, I need to move back to school." Very true, my friend, very true lol. Where do I get my Mother of the Year award, anyone know ?
DH has decided he wants his own loom. Apparently he doesn't want to wait for me to be between projects on mine so he can weave.
Looks like we might be tossing some money in that direction shortly...
lol
My Debbie Downer random is that we've had a really crummy week and bad news all over the place. We had a couple of nice things to look forward to in the coming weeks and months, and now they're not on the table anymore.
I'm practically counting down the minutes until lunch since I'm ordering out. (I don't think I have ever done this for a job before because I'm cheap and/or haven't had the opportunity)
My office is cold. Yesterday my fingernails were turning blue.
And to stay on the topic of work... I have nothing to do. It's hard because I want to show I'm an awesome employee but whenever given a task it takes up only minutes of my time. I wish I could prove I could kick butt but alas, I must wait.
My office is always freezing (unless we have no AC, in which case it's a furnace) and I use a heating pad year round. It's great. I'm wearing a sweater, an undershirt and a heating pad today and I'm finally quite comfy. And it's 80 outside.
OMG @ruralrabbit1. That is ridiculous. Glad it all worked out, genet313
Not sure what H and I will do today. Probably clean since my parents are coming over tomorrow and find something good to binge on TV. Buffy is losing my interest, so we might switch to Angel. If anyone has any recs that are available on Hulu/Netflix/HBO/On Demand and don't involve babies, I am all ears!
One friend just had a miscarriage at 12 weeks and is grieving. Her husband has shut down a little because of his grief. And I'm far away and can't give either of them a hug.
My BIL and SIL who I'm super close with (and has had 2 late miscarriages in the past 18 months) is putting down their 10 year old dog this weekend. I'm heartbroken for them and I'm far away and can't give any of them a hug.
Poop.
It is so nice that you are thinking of them. Sending a card or even a quick text would be really nice if you haven't done it already. It really is amazing how life goes on around you despite your personal grief. Others reaching out means the world.
Post by crashgizmo on Jul 23, 2015 11:33:36 GMT -5
So DH had a fight with his sister last month while he was home for his uncle's funeral. I guess it was pretty bad (his sister is full of the dramaz) and DH is just done with her. They've always been like oil and water, he is critical of her life choices and she gets defensive because she knows she makes poor choices. He decided last night that he didn't want to spend Thanksgiving with them. He will see his mom and other sister on a different weekend, just to avoid the family drama (everyone lives in the same town except us). My confession is that I am secretly really happy about this. Holidays at my ILs are super stressful, loud, disorganized, and usually lots of complaining. DH said he wanted to stay in town, go volunteer somewhere during the day, and then go to a fancy dinner. It sounds perfect to me.
A CW from another office sat at my desk last Thurs and Fri when I was out. She totally screwed with my chair and I can't figure out how to get it back to the height/tension it was at. Its all crooked now and leans to the right. Go ahead and sit at my desk, I don't care--but don't mess with my chair!!!
One friend just had a miscarriage at 12 weeks and is grieving. Her husband has shut down a little because of his grief. And I'm far away and can't give either of them a hug.
My BIL and SIL who I'm super close with (and has had 2 late miscarriages in the past 18 months) is putting down their 10 year old dog this weekend. I'm heartbroken for them and I'm far away and can't give any of them a hug.
Poop.
It is so nice that you are thinking of them. Sending a card or even a quick text would be really nice if you haven't done it already. It really is amazing how life goes on around you despite your personal grief. Others reaching out means the world.
Talking with my SIL after her miscarriages has really helped me see that. I've been reaching out to them both a few times, sometimes with just "Hugs" or "Thinking of you". When we're chatting on IM (FB whatever - showing my age), and they seem like they want to change the subject, I go with it. Luckily, I'm in a new job, and we're buying a house - so I have lots of inanity and stories to take their mind of it for a few minutes.
Both couples love gardening, so I think we'll buy them a gift card for a greenhouse. I didn't want to do flowers, but this way, if they want to do something for the baby/dog, they can - but they can also just buy stuff if they'd prefer not to.
“With sorrow—for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection—we dissent,”
A CW from another office sat at my desk last Thurs and Fri when I was out. She totally screwed with my chair and I can't figure out how to get it back to the height/tension it was at. Its all crooked now and leans to the right. Go ahead and sit at my desk, I don't care--but don't mess with my chair!!!
OMG messing with someone's chair or driver's seat should be illegal. It makes me soooo angry! Did you seriously have to move everything while you were sitting there for a total of 2 minutes?!?!
TWO exciting kitchen updates: the insurer has come up to about 2/3s of our actual costs and 92% of the low bid that we rejected. And we should be able to get a few bucks more for the extra granite we had to buy.
The countertops are going in today, and the plumber comes on Tuesday, at which point we'll finally have a real kitchen. Six months later. sob.
RockNVoll who I think is overinvested, at least when she's not touring ultralounge apartments
TWO exciting kitchen updates: the insurer has come up to about 2/3s of our actual costs and 92% of the low bid that we rejected. And we should be able to get a few bucks more for the extra granite we had to buy.
The countertops are going in today, and the plumber comes on Tuesday, at which point we'll finally have a real kitchen. Six months later. sob.
RockNVoll who I think is overinvested, at least when she's not touring ultralounge apartments
LOL, I am totally overinvested. I also clearly have a thing about kitchens. I don't know how you guys have been surviving without one for so long. I'm happy for you that there's a light at the end of the tunnel!
Well the stove and sink were usable until they started work in June, we just didn't have a floor or cabinets. The cabinets went in last week and our contractor hooked the stove back up. So we went about 5-6 weeks without being able to cook, and it'll be about 7 weeks without being able to use the dishwasher.
ddi741 I just said the same thing to Mr. P last night about taking a break from the news. When I want to throw shit at the television, I may need a tiny break. So much stupidity.
We had a cantaloupe from Mr. P's garden for lunch. It was so good, it tasted like candy. YUM. He's got like 5 more in various ripe stages...something about the weather here makes wonderful cantaloupes. Watermelons are a fail.
I realized today that I have not cooked or otherwise prepared a meal (beyond frying an egg and toast for breakfast) in 2 weeks. OMG. I hate to see what that has cost us. We were on vacation and then the last couple of nights have had stuff going on, so we grabbed takeout.
I am going to cook something for dinner tonight but I'm kind of sad about it!
Also, I began making bone broth for my dog about a month ago to help with his arthritis. I make it with chicken feet for the cartilage. It's sooo disgusting. They look like teeny little alien hands, with nails and everything. OMG. Good thing I love my dog because it's fucking gross.
I heard chicken feet make really good chicken broth. And they're cheap. But then I heard that you have to remove the toenails first and I couldn't bring myself to buy any.
I realized today that I have not cooked or otherwise prepared a meal (beyond frying an egg and toast for breakfast) in 2 weeks. OMG. I hate to see what that has cost us. We were on vacation and then the last couple of nights have had stuff going on, so we grabbed takeout.
I am going to cook something for dinner tonight but I'm kind of sad about it!
I loved cooking for a long time. Now I almost hate it. I'm sure I've said it here at least 5,999 times, but I hate going grocery shopping even more. So jealous. I wish there was a cheap and healthy way to eat without cooking.
I realized today that I have not cooked or otherwise prepared a meal (beyond frying an egg and toast for breakfast) in 2 weeks. OMG. I hate to see what that has cost us. We were on vacation and then the last couple of nights have had stuff going on, so we grabbed takeout.
I am going to cook something for dinner tonight but I'm kind of sad about it!
I loved cooking for a long time. Now I almost hate it. I'm sure I've said it here at least 5,999 times, but I hate going grocery shopping even more. So jealous. I wish there was a cheap and healthy way to eat without cooking.
If you figure it out, let me know! I haven't missed it at all I actually don't mind shopping as much as I mind prepping and cleaning up. Even when I have help with one or both of those, it's still not something I'd prefer to be doing.
Post by orangeblossom on Jul 23, 2015 15:59:42 GMT -5
1. Do you ever go to a strip mall and start at Store A, and say, eh, I'll walk to Store B, it's not too hot outside. Then you start walking and you're like "Oh crap, Store A is farther than what I thought, and it's hot as hell. Yeah, that happened to me today.
2. I am so confused as to why there a three Mattress Firms within five minutes of each other, including one that is brand new. I don't get it. Are that many people buying mattresses.
3. I discovered that V8 makes an infused water, and it counts as one serving of veggies.
4. Why wasn't my realtor this good when she was working with me. She has been on fire selling houses. She sold two today.
ddi741 I just said the same thing to Mr. P last night about taking a break from the news. When I want to throw shit at the television, I may need a tiny break. So much stupidity.
We had a cantaloupe from Mr. P's garden for lunch. It was so good, it tasted like candy. YUM. He's got like 5 more in various ripe stages...something about the weather here makes wonderful cantaloupes. Watermelons are a fail.
I'm going to make some cantaloupe mint sorbet. At least that's the plan. I love cantaloupe.