We donated to a few new causes this year and suddenly we're getting inundated with mail requesting our donation to things. Yesterday alone we got 4 big envelopes asking us to donate to 4 separate things. Anyone know if there is a way to opt off of mailing lists for this kind of thing? I feel bad that they are spending money on marketing to us and wasting all that paper just to throw them right into the recycling bin. We'll donate when we are compelled to do so but basically 100% of the time we're not going to because they sent us address labels in the mail. Especially since we're getting them from random charities we don't intend to support (nothing against the charities, they are just not our priorities - things like specific illnesses we have no personal connection to).
It's my 12 year anniversary today and I woke up sick. I'm tempted to cancel our dinner reservations since I feel horrible but I also don't because I want beef wellington.
We donated to a few new causes this year and suddenly we're getting inundated with mail requesting our donation to things. Yesterday alone we got 4 big envelopes asking us to donate to 4 separate things. Anyone know if there is a way to opt off of mailing lists for this kind of thing? I feel bad that they are spending money on marketing to us and wasting all that paper just to throw them right into the recycling bin. We'll donate when we are compelled to do so but basically 100% of the time we're not going to because they sent us address labels in the mail. Especially since we're getting them from random charities we don't intend to support (nothing against the charities, they are just not our priorities - things like specific illnesses we have no personal connection to).
Google "how to stop unwanted postal mail" we did this last year and now the only thing we get is from places we've actually donated to.
Just got back from the pediatrician, and DS has mono. Bright side, it's apparently a lot milder in preschoolers than in older kids, and many kids get it without anyone realizing since it presents more like a typical virus, but it's still going to take a week? two weeks? to run its course. Meanwhile, DH has been OOT for nearly six weeks, there's shit going down at work that I really need to be there for, and my parents are both out of the country.
Fuckity fuck fuck. There's a chance that DH can come home on Mon or Tues next week instead of the end of the week, so that helps a little but it's not certain.
Oh, and we fly to SIL's wedding in FL in two weeks, so now we have to hope that a) DS is over it by then, and b) DD doesn't have it, since it's a 4-6 week incubation period.
I'm going to model at the local Toni & Guy academy. An instructor is doing it so I'm not worried but I have to decide on "fall color". Any suggestions ?
omg this client I was testing earlier and who is still here has had to leave our office 4 times so far this morning to throw up. I am FREAKING.OUT. She says it's just what she ate for breakfast, but I've practically bathed myself in Clorox wipes and hand sanitizer. I want to cry.
I'm fighting with my boss because he decided today he wants one of my employees to cancel his trip next week in case a last minute work request comes through. I know it's a work related trip, but it was approved months ago, would be very expensive to cancel, and would definitely be morale crushing. He has a plan set up to handle any last minute requests while he's gone, and I don't see why he should have to cancel it because of someone else's poor planning. I'm going to keep pushing back on this one until I win, but it's an annoying way to spend a Friday.
This is so frustrating. I know it’s your boss so it’s difficult but I’ve implemented a “I’m not bending over backwards because of your poor planning” philosophy this year at work and it’s saved me so much stress. I’ve even said this to people.
(Of course, I still bend over backwards for people who deserve to but not for anyone anymore)
I'm going to model at the local Toni & Guy academy. An instructor is doing it so I'm not worried but I have to decide on "fall color". Any suggestions ?
Current hair color
I'm a fan of dark caramel-ish pieces for fall.
Or if you'd like something a tad more dramatic but not crazy
H is on his way home from Quebec as we speak, so I'm glad about that. We're having a garage sale tomorrow and I've put off as much as possible of the prep work until he's here to help me.
After our sale is finished tomorrow I'd like to go to a movie but we'll probably wait until Sunday morning to do that. Sunday evening DSS's mom is coming over for dinner and we're all going to "ambush" DSS about his grades. We just found out he's failing his English class and he already dropped a physics lab. He's going to lose his scholarship and neither his mom nor H and I can afford to pay for his college.
I got hit on while at the library today and this was post gym. lol
I had passed him in one aisle and then he came over and said, "I need to ask you one thing. Are you single?" and I said no and then he said, "Well, you look good. I just wanted to tell you that." lol
omg this client I was testing earlier and who is still here has had to leave our office 4 times so far this morning to throw up. I am FREAKING.OUT. She says it's just what she ate for breakfast, but I've practically bathed myself in Clorox wipes and hand sanitizer. I want to cry.
omg this client I was testing earlier and who is still here has had to leave our office 4 times so far this morning to throw up. I am FREAKING.OUT. She says it's just what she ate for breakfast, but I've practically bathed myself in Clorox wipes and hand sanitizer. I want to cry.
Nope. Nope. I would be shooing her out. Nooooo.
I made someone else get her paperwork and handle the rest of her stuff. I'm no longer interacting with her.
We're going to a wedding tomorrow night which I'm really excited about. I tried on my fancy shoes to make sure they fit. they do, but I haven't worn heels in over a year and now I'm having a hard time walking in them. I'm going to keep practicing today and tomorrow. Ugh.
Our new sofa has arrived! It's our second choice because the one we wanted didn't fit in our elevator (arrgh, still so annoyed about that). this one fit easily which was a big relief.
DH and I are on our way home from Hawai‘i. I’m super sad and don’t want to leave. Although after 2 weeks in a shitty bed, it’ll be nice to sleep in my bed tonight. I already planned another trip with my mom for April so at least I have that to look forward to.
Post by pegasuskat on Oct 13, 2017 12:43:52 GMT -5
I've been busy lately and not really watching the news. Apparently there is going to be a white lives matter rally in my town on the 28th. There are already plans for other groups to counter protest. I'm praying it doesn't end in violence like the VA one did, every article I pull up shows pictures from that rally and it says they are the same groups coming here. I live in a small town, I hope they are going to be properly prepared to handle this.
I'm wearing a new cardigan for the first time. I stood up and went to adjust it and I somehow poked my thumb nail thru it. Now there's a huge hole. Boo.