Vent post?

[ilovecandy]

Anyone need one cause I do

FUCK MY H'S WORK RIGHT NOW

They aren't giving him any time off for our moving shit meaning monday I have to accept our shit from the movers, Wednesday I have to deal with Internet install, and now friday they have a mandatory event thay I need to go to as a spouse (cause it looks good and my husband and I haven't been here long enough for him to be able to easily explain my not being there despite the fact I work full time). So I am essentially taking 3 full days off from nlmy new full time job to deal with this shit. Then then they are now mandating he is working every Saturday for the next two months. We are signing our lease this Saturday he gets like an hour off to sign it. So now I am moving all the shit we brought with us in on Saturday (at least the essentials we can maybe do the rest sunday). FUCK HIS FUCKING WORK.

Okay I am.done I will deal and will pull some half day saturdays so that my work doesn't get to far behind. But it just sucks this all fell on the same week next week. Anyone else want to vent?

[wineandcheese]

That would beyond piss me off ilovecandy!

I'm pissed at myself right now. My eating has been going so well. I'm pmsing and ate a Hershey bar earlier and just had an ice cream sandwich. I have no self control when I have pms!

[bostonmichelle]

That absolutely sucks ilovecandy. I'm sorry you're dealing with all that by yourself.

Venting about people that just stand in the lap swim lanes in the pool. And the kids that play in them. Family swim is occurring in the next lane, move over.

[sunnysally]

My QL hates me so I can't exercise and my stress is high. I hate my body sometimes.

[ilovecandy]

Jul 26, 2017 19:07:51 GMT -5 wineandcheese said:

That would beyond piss me off ilovecandy!

I'm pissed at myself right now. My eating has been going so well. I'm pmsing and ate a Hershey bar earlier and just had an ice cream sandwich. I have no self control when I have pms!

One chocolate bar won't kill you says the person eating their I lost count of how many frozen pizzas I have eaten in the last month. But really I always crave chocolate on my.period too so I don't blame you.

[ilovecandy]

Jul 26, 2017 19:09:30 GMT -5 bostonmichelle said:

That absolutely sucks ilovecandy. I'm sorry you're dealing with all that by yourself.

Venting about people that just stand in the lap swim lanes in the pool. And the kids that play in them. Family swim is occurring in the next lane, move over.

That is beyond annoying

[ilovecandy]

Jul 26, 2017 19:12:11 GMT -5 sunnysally said:

My QL hates me so I can't exercise and my stress is high. I hate my body sometimes.

I am sorry. I feel you qhen I am getting in my regular exercise I ten to be a easier person to be around since it helps with my.anxiety and stress and just overall mood. I hope it gets better quickly

[luckystar2]

I wanted to take dd to the pool tonight and actually swim some laps. And the lap pool was closed...again! The last time I wanted to swim laps it was closed. Ugh!!! The other pool is way too cold for me and too difficult to actually try to swim laps in. So I was a lazy bum and did nothing tonight. Nothing yesterday either. In such a funk right now trying to do low impact stuff!

[taratru]

Switching over to clipless has been a pain, literally, in my knee. So I'm going back to flat pedals for my race until I can get my cleat position figured out. Goddamnit.

[awick14]

ilovecandy- that would drive me crazy too.

wineandcheese- my eating has been horrible lately too. I did plan a healthy eating menu for my camping trip next week.

luckystar2- that's weird that they close the lap pool. Did they give a reason?

I hate that I can't get back into running. After I run I am so relaxed and in such a great mood, so why can't I just start the run. I can always put in the mikes once I start, starting is the hard part.

[sweetptater]

ilovecandy , that sucks. Sounds like something my DH's work would do. They're also partial to requiring him to work all weekend at a conference, then not allowing any time off to make up for it. 

wineandcheese , care to share your camping menu? I'm always looking for new ideas (and maybe someone to do the planning work for me.  )

[mrshandy]

My run this morning was so awful. Every mile was a struggle. The weather was fine. I think I was underfueled and also I had a tough day yesterday 8 mile tempo run + strength. 

It's supposed to rain the whole weekend which is messing up a lot of plans.

[wambam]

I had the slowest run of my life last night. Granted, I had stood for 3.5 hours for a concert the night before and got 4 hours of sleep but damn, it was slow.

[scm1011]

I also struggled this morning. I had a 5 mile tempo on the plan and I could barely keep the pace I needed to hit. It was nice and cool, so not sure what the issue was. It was humbling, but it's done.

[CallingAllAngels]

I've had insomnia, which is very unusual for me, for the past four nights. I've slept 3-5 hours each night. I'm not getting up early to work out because I'm not sleeping. My stomach has been a mess. I'm stressed because my husband isn't working right now. I've got to get back on track. I brought clothes to go for a run after work. Even if I end up walking, I'm going to get something in.

[chw57]

We are allllmost at the end of a bathroom remodel but shit just keeps going wrong. Like the wall of the shower needs to be redone and we just caught that yesterday. The drywall guy has to come back and patch because he left too much space around where the light fixture is going to go.

I am SO DONE with home improvement.

[mrs.jacinthe]

I'm exhausted and even though I sleep really well, I look it. The bags under my eyes are going to need their own zip code soon. No idea what's going on, but man, I'm done with feeling like this.

Also, it's going to be over 100 for 10 days. Eff that. I have to freaking get up at 5am to take the dog for a walk before it gets too hot.

[Deleted]

ilovecandy, I would say it's a hard NO on attending his company event. If they can't give him time off to move, you can't be expected to attend a function for a company you don't even work at. Eff that.
Do you guys only get like 10 days vacation a year? I know you get way more public holiday than us in the UK, but damn, if I didn't get 5 weeks off minimum a year in a permanent role, I'd kick off about it.

[Deleted]

Jul 26, 2017 19:09:30 GMT -5 bostonmichelle said:

Venting about people that just stand in the lap swim lanes in the pool. And the kids that play in them. Family swim is occurring in the next lane, move over.

Ugh - that is mega annoying. People are oblivious. Or worse...

I had a call from a gym that I was trying out for their pool. I said no, I would not be joining. They wanted to know why.
I then told them about the creepy guys in the pool which (despite the pool being a weird shape and 15 metres wide and having only one section that was actually 20 metres) they deciding to stand and mess about in the line I was taking for laps. That is annoying enough having creepy guys in the way, but when they stared at me constantly and tried to touch me under the water and play 'chicken' with me... NO. I managed to get my session done and left as quickly as I could. I felt intimidated and angry. 

[ilovecandy]

Jul 27, 2017 10:46:05 GMT -5 @cheshire said:

ilovecandy, I would say it's a hard NO on attending his company event. If they can't give him time off to move, you can't be expected to attend a function for a company you don't even work at. Eff that.
Do you guys only get like 10 days vacation a year? I know you get way more public holiday than us in the UK, but damn, if I didn't get 5 weeks off minimum a year in a permanent role, I'd kick off about it.

His situation is unique because it is a special military assignment. He gets 30 days a year but he has to book them quarterly at this new place so we have to wait for the next quarter to come up to book leave for. This is unique to his situation normally he can book as needed when needed. But with this assignment they book by quarters so when they book for next quarter he can do his time off.

He actually called me today since his assignment bring us back closer to home. He has a friend who can't find a job and he was all how would feel if we had him come live with us he can take care of the dogs during the day and do some errands for us and so on. So I told him to call him.and find out if he would want obviously there would be ground rules and stuff but it would actually be beneficial to us. We haven't talked fully dollar amount but we would give him room and board if he found a job nearby then he could work there and still stay with us.

Eta in terms of me.going to his work event it just looks good for.him to his superiors if.I am there. Next year after he has been there some time I can easily get out of.it because they will know him/us better but because we just got here he needs to make a good impression on command and unforutantly that includes me.coming to events because it looks good on him for promotions and good evals. The military is a special kind of weird world sometimes.

[sunnysally]

Jul 27, 2017 7:06:34 GMT -5 sweetptater said:

ilovecandy , that sucks. Sounds like something my DH's work would do. They're also partial to requiring him to work all weekend at a conference, then not allowing any time off to make up for it. 

wineandcheese , care to share your camping menu? I'm always looking for new ideas (and maybe someone to do the planning work for me.  )

I'm not wineandcheese, but I made this vegetarian chili www.trailtosummit.com/three-bean-chili-and-quinoa-recipe/ for our last trip and it was really good. I didn't dehydrate it, I portioned it out and froze it and used it in our cooler as additional ice. I dumped it in a foil lined dutch oven to reheat. I also made this Inca Stew www.backpackingchef.com/Trail_Bytes-trail-bytes-2014-07.html
which I did dehydrate. It was really good. I followed the directions for rehydrating. It was a quick, easy, and filling meal. We also made chicken quesadillas using canned chicken. Of course we also had a few meals of brats and s'mores as well. I figure it is part of camping and after hiking 10+ miles a day, I earned it. 

[Deleted]

ilovecandy, I think I will never understand the military. My partner is ex-military and he would undoubtedly agree with you. Many people get married in the military because it looks good and so forth (according to him) so it's a mindset/environment that is foreign to me.

Sounds like a decent opportunity for you and the friend who needs a job. Definitely have an open chat about expectations / rules etc. But yeah, if you guys all get along and could live together, it sounds win-win!

[ilovecandy]

Jul 28, 2017 4:05:15 GMT -5 @cheshire said:

ilovecandy, I think I will never understand the military. My partner is ex-military and he would undoubtedly agree with you. Many people get married in the military because it looks good and so forth (according to him) so it's a mindset/environment that is foreign to me.

Sounds like a decent opportunity for you and the friend who needs a job. Definitely have an open chat about expectations / rules etc. But yeah, if you guys all get along and could live together, it sounds win-win!

Yeh a lot.of.it depends on command and rank. H is mid rank right now which means he is just high enough where family being present matters. If he was lower ranked it wouldn't be as bad because it isn't as looked down upon but once you get higher in certain ranks it is expected. His command is also trying to recruit me to help.out with the family group lololololol NO. I can easily say no to that fourtantly.

[sweetptater]

Jul 27, 2017 20:46:42 GMT -5 sunnysally said:

Jul 27, 2017 7:06:34 GMT -5 sweetptater said:

ilovecandy , that sucks. Sounds like something my DH's work would do. They're also partial to requiring him to work all weekend at a conference, then not allowing any time off to make up for it. 

wineandcheese , care to share your camping menu? I'm always looking for new ideas (and maybe someone to do the planning work for me.  )

I'm not wineandcheese , but I made this vegetarian chili www.trailtosummit.com/three-bean-chili-and-quinoa-recipe/ for our last trip and it was really good. I didn't dehydrate it, I portioned it out and froze it and used it in our cooler as additional ice. I dumped it in a foil lined dutch oven to reheat. I also made this Inca Stew www.backpackingchef.com/Trail_Bytes-trail-bytes-2014-07.html
which I did dehydrate. It was really good. I followed the directions for rehydrating. It was a quick, easy, and filling meal. We also made chicken quesadillas using canned chicken. Of course we also had a few meals of brats and s'mores as well. I figure it is part of camping and after hiking 10+ miles a day, I earned it. 

Those both look awesome! Thank you for sharing! 

[osulori]

I got my mojo back last week while I was on staycation and now I've lost it again. I blame my Achilles flaring up again, which I blame on running long on Sunday then going to Cleveland for a baseball game. But still, it hurts. I found some kinesiotape samples at home last night and thanks to Dr. Google and a night with the tape on my leg my Achilles feels a lot better...so we'll see. I'm going to go buy some tape today.

In a mostly NH&FR vent, my SIL and FIL are trying to plan a long weekend family vacation for this fall (Thursday through Sunday or Monday for SIL, FIL, J, AJ, and I). They keep throwing out weekends that I either have clinic that Thursday (which is not impossible to get coverage for but I've already done that twice this summer) or I have a race I've already paid for. What it comes down to is that I really just don't want to deal with the hassle of making that trip when we're only going to be there for two full days. Whether we drive (to a golf resort in BFE Tennessee) or fly (to Hilton Head or Myrtle Beach)...I just really don't want to do it. So I'm about to be that wife and suggest to J that he put a bug in his dad's and sister's ears about a longer family trip in the spring or early summer once AJ's out of school.

[eponinepontmercy]

So the other day, my doctor's office called to tell me my xray indicated something, and I needed an MRI. The woman said it was a possible impingement. Okay - google tells me that can be treated with rest/ PT/ anti-inflammatories, with surgery as a possibility if it doesn't improve.

I got the MRI prescription in the mail, and the diagnosis code he used is congenital hip dysplasia. That is much more likely to need surgery and lead to a future of arthritis and a hip replacement. I'm getting the MRI this afternoon so I'll know more next week, but I'm freaking out a little. Hip dysplasia makes more sense with my symptoms of hip/ groin pain over the past 20ish years, but I'm going to hold out hope that the final diagnosis is the easier thing to deal with.

[luckystar2]

Jul 28, 2017 8:49:37 GMT -5 eponinepontmercy said:

So the other day, my doctor's office called to tell me my xray indicated something, and I needed an MRI. The woman said it was a possible impingement. Okay - google tells me that can be treated with rest/ PT/ anti-inflammatories, with surgery as a possibility if it doesn't improve.

I got the MRI prescription in the mail, and the diagnosis code he used is congenital hip dysplasia. That is much more likely to need surgery and lead to a future of arthritis and a hip replacement. I'm getting the MRI this afternoon so I'll know more next week, but I'm freaking out a little. Hip dysplasia makes more sense with my symptoms of hip/ groin pain over the past 20ish years, but I'm going to hold out hope that the final diagnosis is the easier thing to deal with.

Good luck! Post after your MRI and when you hear back. I've got impingement, tear but not dysplasia. I've had hip pain most of my life (at least 30 years) so long term pain could still be from the impingement (possibly tear). Unfortunately surgery is still the ultimate fix too. Although I've had some success with cortisone injections.

[luckystar2]

I fell off my bike again last night. Ugh I am biking more while recovering from injury and I feel like I'm going to injure myself more!! I didn't learn to ride a bike until my 20s 😳 so It's never been easy/second nature for me.

[wawa]

I miss the pool. I hate mh's current workload. He hates it more though.
I STILL HAVE A SORE THROAT. wtf. 4 weeks of sore throat is too many weeks. (I've been to the doctor. twice.)

[melmel48]

I can't find my dry erase marker to cross off my last two workouts for my training. I don't want to just erase them from the dry erase calendar... I want the satisfaction of crossing them off. I just cleaned my living room and I can't find the stupid marker anywhere. GRRRR.