Thursday Randoms

[Bernadine]

I seriously underestimated how bad it sucks to have to feed a kid everyday.  Why is it so hard?  What am I supposed to feed her?

I'm off today to get ready for my sister's bridal shower, which I'm hosting on Saturday.  I have SO much to do.  I should probably get started.

[cereal K]

We get into major ruts in feeding the kids - just the same thing over and over. But hey - they're fed, right? I feel like one of the holy grails of parenting is when you no longer have to cut all of their food up into smaller pieces.

I'm battling a spring cold right now. Coughing, congestion, etc. My dumb-ass accidentally took NyQuil instead of DayQuil this morning. At least I don't have meetings until 10:30!

[ssmjlm]

I do not understand the inability of people to properly block conference rooms in Outlook. Someone just asked to bump me because they needed the room. I asked them if they knew they were going to need the room for the week why it wasn't blocked out (given people are traveling here, not like a last minute thing) and she just looked at me like I was speaking a different language.

[candreco]

Mar 23, 2017 8:22:05 GMT -5 cereal K said:

I'm battling a spring cold right now. Coughing, congestion, etc. My dumb-ass accidentally took NyQuil instead of DayQuil this morning. At least I don't have meetings until 10:30!

Me too... I am so glad I was already scheduled to WFH today, no one wants to be near this.  I managed to stay on mute for most of a conference call this morning, but I sounded horrible when I did speak.

[noodle]

Yes, ssmjlm! Or yesterday I got "I know you have the room reserved for 1. I'm probably not going to be done with the room at one."

Bernadine I'm having the same struggle. And I'm still just doing purees, so it should be easy.

DS was a bit out of sorts yesterday, and fussy this morning. I know he has 4 teeth coming in, so hope its just that. But I am so worried he is getting sick again. Every day I worry that daycare is going to call and say he is having trouble breathing again. No fever, no sniffles or cough, but he didn't sleep well last night and hasn't been his usual happy self. I hate not knowing what is causing the fussiness.

[kitkat1502]

We found out the gender last night, it's a girl!

I took off of work tomorrow and treating myself to a 3-day weekend.

[nahoku]

Mar 23, 2017 8:19:37 GMT -5 Bernadine said:

I seriously underestimated how bad it sucks to have to feed a kid everyday.  Why is it so hard?  What am I supposed to feed her?

Ha, my kids are 7 and 10 and I still feel this way. But at least we are at a point now where they are happy having cereal for dinner when we're too busy or too lazy to make a real meal.

[themysteriouswife]

I'm venting about H's company.

They are sinking faster than the Titantic. They let go over 60% of their employees since Dec. he was told last week he would be let go. In the 11th hour (literally) company B swooped in to save the day. He was told he would stay on a little longer. This week he was told company B isn't planning to keep most of company A employees. They will retain just enough to transition the merger. Rumor has it B will offer positions in another state with lower salaries to avoid offering the mandatory 60 day WARN pay.

He's applied for several jobs and has had multiple interviews. The rejections are starting to come in and it's defeating his confidence.

This really sucks.

[themysteriouswife]

Mar 23, 2017 9:17:04 GMT -5 nahoku said:

Mar 23, 2017 8:19:37 GMT -5 Bernadine said:

I seriously underestimated how bad it sucks to have to feed a kid everyday.  Why is it so hard?  What am I supposed to feed her?

Ha, my kids are 7 and 10 and I still feel this way. But at least we are at a point now where they are happy having cereal for dinner when we're too busy or too lazy to make a real meal.

Being in charge of someone's eating sucks. I swear I'm constantly feeding someone or preparing food. Allie wonders why I don't want pets or plants. One more damn thing to keep alive, kid.

[kitkat1502]

themysteriouswife, gah that really sucks, I hope something turns up for him. Those "We've gone with a more qualified candidate" emails are a real blow to the confidence.

[styme46]

Ds has been up for all of 30 minutes and I already want to throw him in the river. (I'm not really going to throw him in the river.) I cannot believe how many times I've heard "Mom" in the last 30 minutes. Omg, kid, put a lid on it at least until I finish my coffee!

[thebreakfastclub]

Mar 23, 2017 9:18:36 GMT -5 freedom said:

I clicked on mm board accidently. Lofl, they budget gifts too. Like gift cards and money they receive at xmas and bday.

I saw that as well.  It was confusing and sad, lol.   When my mom gets me a $50 Red Robin gift card for my birthday, we go out to eat at Red Robin.  It's pretty simple.

[nicanmatt]

Tomorrow is my birthday and I have the day off work. But I have to go to a funeral instead of volunteering in DS's K class and then eating lunch with him. A friend said we'd go to lunch this week, but I haven't heard from her. So, I guess I'll go pick up something alone then? I'm disappointed. Coworkers will be getting a cake later today, so that's nice, but I'm still having a pity party.

Doesn't help that we have no plans for the weekend and I wanted to do something fun with friends, who are all busy.

[AHappierHour]

I noticed a have a new nodule on one of my fingers. I have RA that has been in remission for years and I think it's not anymore. I don't want to go back on all the meds. I'm so so upset that I'm going to have to go through all this again.

[W.T.Faulkner]

Why does anyone buy a house?

[tigress]

I am pretty sure I'm pregnant. Its too early to test (though I have tried). I just want to know.

I really want a 4th but I'm feeling apprehensive about judgment from others.

[cabbagecabbage]

Mar 23, 2017 9:59:37 GMT -5 W.T.Faulkner said:

Why does anyone buy a house?

So we never ever have free time again? Not sure any more.

[mel]

I'm working remotely at a jobsite today and my computer is having issues connecting to our network. I really, really need a file, but I can't access it. I've emailed 3 different people asking them to email it to me, but no one is responding. I'm getting so irritated.

[bex1973]

Mar 23, 2017 10:01:53 GMT -5 cabbagecabbage said:

Mar 23, 2017 9:59:37 GMT -5 W.T.Faulkner said:

Why does anyone buy a house?

So we never ever have free time again? Not sure any more.

Or extra money?

[cleo29]

We have a "check in" appointment with our marriage counselor today. I am not sure how I am feeling about this mainly because so much of my own shit is at the surface and I am PMSing, so extra emotional. Maybe this is in part a mid-life crisis, fuck if I know, but I do not like it.

H has been great about everything, so no complaints in that department, but I have not done the suggested reading so I fear being "in trouble" for that, which I know is ridiculous. I am not good at reading self-help books. At all.

The weather is looking up for this weekend which is nice since we are taking the girls to Williamsburg and Busch Gardens, yay!

[pantsparty]

Mar 23, 2017 9:59:37 GMT -5 W.T.Faulkner said:

Why does anyone buy a house?

The joy of home ownership! The joy of something always breaking and having to fix it! The joy of trying to agree on decor! The joy of buying furniture! The joy of paying property taxes!

STOP WHILE YOU CAN.

[BaliHai]

Mar 23, 2017 9:59:37 GMT -5 W.T.Faulkner said:

Why does anyone buy a house?

It's so fulfilling to own!, they said. It feels better to pay for a mortgage than it does to pay for rent!, they said. It's so nice to be able to do whatever you want to it when you want!, they said...

[pantsparty]

Mar 23, 2017 9:18:36 GMT -5 freedom said:

I clicked on mm board accidently. Lofl, they budget gifts too. Like gift cards and money they receive at xmas and bday.

At first I thought this was budgeting FOR gifts, and I was like, "Well that's not crazy. We do that too," but then I realized it was tracking to see how EFFECTIVELY they used the gifts. OMG. That's sad! Any time I get a cash gift it's like

[BaliHai]

Today is my Friday! I almost forgot I changed my schedule to 9:30-6 today, kind of wish I had, though with my luck I would have come in at 8:30 and they would have asked me to stay until 6 anyway, ha.

I am such a sucker. I am assembling a "big sister" gift for L (I know; I'm judging me too) and I was looking around for a box to fit it all in, and somehow I ended up on the PBK website, which got me thinking that since she'll be moving to the preschool class in June she is going to need an actual backpack, so I should probably get her one while money is not tight for the foreseeable future... annnnd now there is a personalized dogs-wearing-glasses backpack order being processed for her because she is obsessed with dogs, and I, as previously mentioned, am a sucker. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Tomorrow night H, L, and I are going to finally meet my cousin's baby. So excited! And then Saturday is my Dad's birthday party, and Sunday my in-laws are coming over to see L/help H finish painting the upstairs. Busy weekend, but it should be really nice.

[pantsparty]

I made the mistake of looking at the back of my head this morning. I haven't had a trim since The Haircut That Shall Not Be Mentioned. The back looks HORRIBLE. The "underlayers" if you can call them that, just look terrible. Yet I don't want to trim because that's a good 2+ inches that will have to go and I DO NOT want to cut my hair ANY shorter at this point.

I know that's stupid because for real, it looks like Helen Keller cut the back of my hair. I'm scarred. I don't think I can get myself to cut it for another 4 months or so, when I'll feel better about cutting it shorter so it doesn't look like garbage.

[litskispeciality]

More of a vent. Internal work politics. I'm on a search committee and we met today to discuss the first round of candidates. We went through the HR training with all the rules, including treat everyone the same. Turns out a person in my office, who's my back up, applied for this position. Just frustrated that it's a stretch to add this person to the search (based on their experience and the job qualifications), but I get shot down recommending other external candidates with similiar backgrounds. Also worried if this person is hired and changes positions that the original job won't be refilled since we're in a hiring freeze. Don't get me wrong this person works their tail off, but gets some special treatment and is now a frontrunner before we even did first round calls. Why not just offer them the position and save the time on interviews? *sigh*

Also I wish people would use outlook for meetings, and just update their calendar in general. Nothing more frustrating than scheduling a meeting to have someone write back "oh I don't use outlook, I won't be here at that time/day, please reschedule".

[styme46]

Also, I changed the sheets on our bed yesterday. When I took the pillowcases off h's pillow, I put them on his laundry basket. When I picked one of his pillows up to put the clean pillowcase on it, I found a tick on it. I am silently freaking out and never want to send my kids outside again. We ordered tick repellant for the dogs, and I checked both kids really closely, but I'm still creeped out.

[litebright]

It is 10 a.m. and I am eating non-dairy ice cream with Magic Shell for breakfast.

I have a conference call in 2 minutes so I'd better finish fast.

[Deleted]

Mar 23, 2017 9:18:36 GMT -5 freedom said:

I clicked on mm board accidently. Lofl, they budget gifts too. Like gift cards and money they receive at xmas and bday.

 "they" don't. One poster (who I don't think is a regular) posted that question.

This kind of post always annoys me. They are nice people over there. Most are pretty normal. Most post on other boards if they aren't discussing a money related topic. It's not like everyone who posts there only thinking about how they can save money all the time.

[Deleted]

Mar 23, 2017 11:27:08 GMT -5 freedom said:

Mar 23, 2017 11:05:44 GMT -5 @buckybells said:

 "they" don't. One poster (who I don't think is a regular) posted that question.

This kind of post always annoys me. They are nice people over there. Most are pretty normal. Most post on other boards if they aren't discussing a money related topic. It's not like everyone who posts there only thinking about how they can save money all the time.

I think more than one said they did it. I do not doubt they are nice people. Budgeting gifts is not the same as kicking puppies or tripping old ladies

I think the others said they only did it if it was something very large, like in the thousands range. Not like a $25 gift card to Panera

It just seems like there often posts about how crazy/weird/money obsessed/whatever the people on MM are. I guess they could be nice AND those things, but I don't think most are those things either. Maybe I'm a little cranky today lol. But the board has died a slow death and I think it is partly because of misconceptions.