Wednesday randoms

[Bernadine]

I'm mainly starting this so I can brag about my delicious breakfast sandwich this morning, made with my brand new, easy to both use and clean, Hamilton Beach breakfast sandwich maker. I'm in love.

[TR]

I'm still all atwitter that my hair stylist wants to hang out with me, I'm such a loser.

BF and I picked the rental house for our vacation in August, I'm so psyched.

[nahoku]

Oh, my h would love that. He's obsessed with breakfast sandwiches. If we ever move to a house with more kitchen storage space, I know what he's getting for Christmas! lol.

I stayed up way too late last night catching up on Downton Abbey.

[meowmaps]

I've lost over 10 lbs with WW so I can file for a partial refund or a free two month subscription. I'm going with the latter since I'd probably spend my refund on that anyway.

[ZoeHart]

Feb 24, 2016 10:26:01 GMT -5 TR said:

I'm still all atwitter that my hair stylist wants to hang out with me, I'm such a loser.

BF and I picked the rental house for our vacation in August, I'm so psyched.

Every time I get my brows waxed, I leave thinking the girl who does them and I would be really good friends. We have so much in common. I'm too chicken to ask her to hang out though.

[frkls]

i found a new therapist and i'm so serious about her that i accepted an appointment dead in the middle of the day. she does the EMDR therapy i want to try AND she says she has a ton of experience working with people who have been abused by someone in a position of "spiritual authority." stuff in that situation continues to go down and i'm DYING for it to be over so i can tell yall about it!

i walked over to one of the tenth graders today and fussed at him for talking while his classwork just sat there blank. he looked up at me, smiled and said, "you're beautiful!" and i chomped down on the inside of my lip to keep from bursting out laughing. you KNOW that has worked for him somewhere. that kid.

[TR]

Feb 24, 2016 10:35:26 GMT -5 ZoeHart said:

Feb 24, 2016 10:26:01 GMT -5 TR said:

I'm still all atwitter that my hair stylist wants to hang out with me, I'm such a loser.

BF and I picked the rental house for our vacation in August, I'm so psyched.

Every time I get my brows waxed, I leave thinking the girl who does them and I would be really good friends. We have so much in common. I'm too chicken to ask her to hang out though.

I always have been too! I'm so glad she did, haha.

[1confused1]

Feb 24, 2016 10:28:00 GMT -5 meowmaps said:

I've lost over 10 lbs with WW so I can file for a partial refund or a free two month subscription. I'm going with the latter since I'd probably spend my refund on that anyway.

Me too!!!! ::twirls::

Congrats! !

[medicmommy]

I'm sitting on an exit ramp in a snowstorm because I thought I could make it to work. I've been here over an hour and in the car for for almost 3. I have to pee. The tow truck that came for the semi in front of me just got stuck.

[ladystardust]

DH went to the dr yesterday for random foot pain that started when he was sitting and a random swollen, numb finger. Dr thinks maybe it's just a coincidence and some kind of foot trauma but also mentioned MS as a possibility. I'm trying my best to live in denial about that possible diagnosis. We have to wait 4 weeks to see if it goes away.

[dreamcrisp1]

I got my permanent offer letter this morning! Yayyy!

Also my senior manager said they're discussing me tomorrow at partners meeting to move me up. Ah!

[MixedBerryJam]

Fuck. My dog had a checkup yesterday and while she's acting perfectly fine, the vet didn't like the look of her blood serum (I think) so ordered some extra test. That test shows liver issues that can't wait a week for the regular ultrasound person, so I need to take her to a vet hospital that has an imaging department. When she got to the point where she said, "If they find an emergency and need to admit her..." I stopped listening. Yikes.

[themysteriouswife]

My cousin called out of the blue. He wanted to ask me about random books. In reality I think he needed to talk. His wife (37) was diagnosed with cancer in July. They told her last week she is not responding to treatments. They are going tomorrow to make funeral arrangements. She doesn't want him or the girls (12,16) to plan a funeral alone. He is devastated. I didn't know what to say to him. They've been married 18 years. His oldest daughter has a 1 year old. I didn't know what to say or do. I just listened.

Just fuck cancer.

ETA: not that it matters. He has a third daughter. She is the one with a baby.

[meowmaps]

Feb 24, 2016 10:40:28 GMT -5 1confused1 said:

Feb 24, 2016 10:28:00 GMT -5 meowmaps said:

I've lost over 10 lbs with WW so I can file for a partial refund or a free two month subscription. I'm going with the latter since I'd probably spend my refund on that anyway.

Me too!!!! ::twirls::

Congrats! !

Congrats to you too!  

[karmasabiotch]

Feb 24, 2016 10:40:32 GMT -5 puddleofgrace said:

I'm falling down the essential oil rabbit hole.

But damn, I smell so good!

What kinds of oils do you have and are you brand loyal?

I recently was given a starter kit from Young Living and it came with a diffuser and 10 oils. Other than Lavender in the diffuser to allegedly help me with anxiety I have no idea what I'm supposed to be doing.

[ginandjucie24]

Feb 24, 2016 10:18:37 GMT -5 Bernadine said:

I'm mainly starting this so I can brag about my delicious breakfast sandwich this morning, made with my brand new, easy to both use and clean, Hamilton Beach breakfast sandwich maker. I'm in love.

What did you put in the sandwich? My mil got me one for Christmas last year, I had just stared having morning sickness around that time and food aversions, mainly grossed out by eggs. I can't wait to try it out. Was it easy to use?

[panicfoot]

themysteriouswife, that's awful I'm glad you guys are close enough that he feels comfortable talking to you when he needs some support.

[Deleted]

H bought some wasabi seeds and just willy nilly started them indoors. I was doing some reading because they're starting to sprout and I guess it takes two years for the wasabi to mature in a temperate climate. So that's not going to work outdoors, lol. I'm going to try potting them and growing some indoors. I have a feeling I'm going to baby this stupid thing and protect it from the kids for two years, and it will end up being the worst wasabi I've ever tasted. That's usually what happens. It happened with my eggplant last year.

[karmasabiotch]

I'm thinking of not taking out my garbage tonight. We are getting a lot of snow and then ice and then more snow. Since I fell last week on black ice I'm so scared of falling again which I'm going to need to get over or move out of MI. I must have fallen is some freaky way that caused that much of an injury since I didn't fall on anything that would have cut me. I don't have room in my life to add in any more fears or I will need to live in a padded secured bubble room.

[TR]

Feb 24, 2016 11:13:51 GMT -5 karmasabiotch said:

I'm thinking of not taking out my garbage tonight. We are getting a lot of snow and then ice and then more snow. Since I fell last week on black ice I'm so scared of falling again which I'm going to need to get over or move out of MI. I must have fallen is some freaky way that caused that much of an injury since I didn't fall on anything that would have cut me. I don't have room in my life to add in any more fears or I will need to live in a padded secured bubble room.

What about getting some of those spiky things to strap on to some boots when you need to go outside when it's icy?

[jreeds]

Short day! I'm only working for 3 hours woohoo! It's weird that it's smack in the middle of the day but whatever, I'll take it. 

[BaliHai]

I'm so sorry, themysteriouswife. That's awful. I agree, fuck cancer.

Potty training day three update (so thrilling, I know): we're back in diapers, lol. I think H and I were maybe a little too enthusiastic with L and she got overwhelmed, and when she pooped in her underwear a little bit this morning and cried because she didn't want to finish going on the potty, I decided I am not going to push her. I put her in a diaper for her to finish up, and gave her the undies option once she had, but she asked for a diaper, so diaper it was. We'll try again when she's ready for real.

Tomorrow is my nephew's 8th birthday, so I think we're going to go there for dinner. I cannot believe he's 8 already; the time has gone too quickly.

[karmasabiotch]

Feb 24, 2016 11:23:31 GMT -5 TR said:

Feb 24, 2016 11:13:51 GMT -5 karmasabiotch said:

I'm thinking of not taking out my garbage tonight. We are getting a lot of snow and then ice and then more snow. Since I fell last week on black ice I'm so scared of falling again which I'm going to need to get over or move out of MI. I must have fallen is some freaky way that caused that much of an injury since I didn't fall on anything that would have cut me. I don't have room in my life to add in any more fears or I will need to live in a padded secured bubble room.

What about getting some of those spiky things to strap on to some boots when you need to go outside when it's icy?

I didn't know those were real unless you lived in Alaska.  I'm going to have to investigate that. Thank you for the suggestion.

[pandora89]

I am so annoyed with everyone today, no body knows how to do their jobs.

Our lawyer said they received the documents from our builders early last week and would have numbers to us "today" (this was on Friday), then "end of day" on Monday, and now they arent responding to my emails. Annoyed.

H's boss cant send him all of his 2015 holiday pay (that he is supposed to pay him in Jan) because he is "tight on money", except he just came back from a fancy vacation on Thursday, bought a new Audi sports car a few months ago, and also had a 5000 sq/ft custom built house made. But he cant afford to pay his employees. Argh.

[Deleted]

Mentally today is a good day. I feel like I am in a better groove with the arguing and pain gone (my h out of the house). It feels good to do whatever I want and get to set my own schedule and not feel like I am second guessing everything.

I have been trying to spend some good quality time with the kids and its really nice. I feel so much closer to my son lately. (oldest son 10).

[TR]

Feb 24, 2016 11:33:37 GMT -5 karmasabiotch said:

Feb 24, 2016 11:23:31 GMT -5 TR said:

What about getting some of those spiky things to strap on to some boots when you need to go outside when it's icy?

I didn't know those were real unless you lived in Alaska.  I'm going to have to investigate that. Thank you for the suggestion.

I did a quick Google and it looks like there are options on Amazon that aren't expensive: www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aice%20cleats%20for%20boots

[1confused1]

Feb 24, 2016 11:33:37 GMT -5 karmasabiotch said:

Feb 24, 2016 11:23:31 GMT -5 TR said:

What about getting some of those spiky things to strap on to some boots when you need to go outside when it's icy?

I didn't know those were real unless you lived in Alaska.  I'm going to have to investigate that. Thank you for the suggestion.

Check out Yaktrax. Hang in there!

[silva]

OMG. puppies truly help make your day better.

I just snuggled with two 6-wk old Maltese puppies! They were SOOOOO CUTE!

[franklin]

Apparently Amanda and Lauren from the bachelor are best friends. It's really cute!

[MixedBerryJam]

Feb 24, 2016 11:23:31 GMT -5 TR said:

Feb 24, 2016 11:13:51 GMT -5 karmasabiotch said:

I'm thinking of not taking out my garbage tonight. We are getting a lot of snow and then ice and then more snow. Since I fell last week on black ice I'm so scared of falling again which I'm going to need to get over or move out of MI. I must have fallen is some freaky way that caused that much of an injury since I didn't fall on anything that would have cut me. I don't have room in my life to add in any more fears or I will need to live in a padded secured bubble room.

What about getting some of those spiky things to strap on to some boots when you need to go outside when it's icy?

I have some of those. They work great! Just don't wear them in the house.