Monday things

[bullygirl979]

How was the weekend? What's going on today?

[doglove]

Pretty good, no complaints from me. We got a lot of things done in the yard and around the house, we're having a house warming party on the 10th so getting prepped for that. Had a nice dinner out on Saturday and dinner at a friend's house last night. They rescued a very young puppy. She's cute, but man they are so stressed out about it and it seems like a ton of work.

[tiramisu]

The weekend was really good. My mom and I made spaghetti and linguine together and we also made meatballs. She sent tons of leftovers home with me! I also got a lot of laundry done. It was a nice, relaxed weekend which is exactly what I needed.

[bullygirl979]

Saturday I met a friend for lunch. Talked with P. Our designer sent our "shopping list" to us on Thursday so P and I hashed through it, made decisions and I ordered a bunch of stuff. Watched a movie. Sunday I went for a run and man, my inconsistent trained showed. I was dying. Met a friend for lunch. Watched a movie. Lol.

I feel like I got hit by a truck the last few days. I'm not sure why I'm so tired but I am just dragging so bad. I feel like I can't sleep enough.

[bullygirl979]

Oh, I'm also mildly irritated. I found out Friday that I won't be getting a raise this year. I was talking to a peer on Friday and she slipped and mentioned a memo that went out. She got the memo as she supervises staff and I currently don't. The memo advise that anyone making over X dollars isn't getting a raise this year. Yet my out of pocket max doubled this year. I'm trying not to be too bitter as I do make good money. It's just demoralizing to be told to work harder for the same dollar amount as I was getting.

[spindle92]

Was diagnosed with influenza A so my wknd was spent in bed and I am still there. This flu is no joke.

[doglove]

Ugh that's the pits, Hope you get better soon spindle92.

[doriswe]

Weekend was good. Friday night had drinks/apps with friends, which was lovely. Saturday was an all day basketball tournament. XH brought his new gf and her son. I avoided introducing myself (this time) because she looked skittish lol! Sunday was a lazy day and was mostly spent in pjs!

Was up late talking to a new dude which is making me a little giddy. We're planning to have a phone date this week, since he's out of town for work, and then will have a real date next week. I'm hoping this banter translates to real life!

[kaneen]

Damn spindle92 I hope you feel better soon. Please take care of yourself!

I had a lazy (like really really lazy) weekend. Friday night I just caught up on stuff on my DVR. Saturday I did some laundry and ran a few errands. I took two pieces of jewelry back that I'd purchased a few weeks ago. I just decided that it was too much to spend right now. Then I went grocery shopping. Came home and hung out with my neighbor a bit and then went to bed early. Sunday I read a book. All.day.long. I literally only got off the couch to get food and then another time to shower and put on fresh pjs. It was a glorious day.

I made an appointment to have CoolSculpting done this Friday. I'm seriously considering cancelling. I just don't know if it's worth the money.

[udscoobychick]

Oooph, feel better soon, spindle92!
That would be demoralizing, bullygirl979.

It was an ok weekend. DH and I went flying on Friday and went out to dinner, so that was fun. The downside is that he left his credit card at the restaurant. Our server there is one who knows us well (we were regulars at the last restaurant she worked at). Sunday morning, there were fraudulent charges on his card. When he called the restaurant to let them know, the server *magically* found the card at the booth we had been sitting at. There are certainly other possible explanations, but the simplest one is that she was the one who tried to charge it fraudulently, and that's disappointing.

Saturday, we went to a beer festival, which was really fun, until the very end, where I tripped and fell on a gravel hill and turned my palms into mincemeat. They're still feeling pretty rough, so I'm hoping they recover ASAP, since I have dress rehearsal for my show on Thursday. It made teaching on Sunday interesting, for sure.

[bullygirl979]

spindle92, oh no!! I hope you are on the mend soon. And that you have people helping you.

kaneen, I think you are gorgeous, as is.

doriswe I hope your date goes well!

udscoobychick, OUCH! And that is disappointing. I hardly think anyone would steal the number, make charges and leave the CC in the booth.

[cuddlyevil]

Weekend was good, even though I had to work Saturday. Friday night, I hit happy hour and got some major dirt from some of the other regulars. Saturday, after work, I had my D&D group and we hung out for hours. It was really fun, I love those guys. Sunday was church, a meeting, then the kids and I went for a really long walk. We were wiped out but it was too nice to stay inside.

[udscoobychick]

kaneen, that sounds like a great weekend!

[gault]

The weekend was lovely but short. I spent time with my mom on saturday and has coffee with an old friend on sunday, which was so lovely.

I decided to audition for a choral event this spring and I'm nervous. My audition is this Friday. I worked with the conductor back in high school. I was in his choirs for two summers... so it shouldn't be a huge deal. But still, eep. I'm not as good as I once was.

[bullygirl979]

Yay! I just found out that P is coming home on Thursday, instead of Friday!

[bullygirl979]

gault, don't be nervous! I'm sure you will do great!

[udscoobychick]

You'll do great, gault! And you'll be back up to speed in no time, I'm sure.

[itsmyparty]

I got stood up on Friday night by a guy I thought I had made a pretty good connection with on Tinder. Dude just didn't show up. Nice. I went home and did some more swiping and struck up a conversation with a cute, respectful guy that has asked me out for this week. So we'll see.

Meanwhile, I reached out for support from some of the places y'all suggested a couple weeks ago. They got back to me with a counseling opening for this week, so that's good, I think. I'm feeling better, but admittedly it has me spooked on dating a bit. I don't want it to keep me from seeking out a good man, but I want to feel like I'm making good decisions on boundaries, too.

[tiramisu]

itsmyparty I'm glad you're going to be able to get in with someone soon.

I don't think there's a "right" timeline for you dating. I'm sorry you were stood up, that's shitty. Hopefully your talks with other men go better and this new one follows through and is a decent human.

[bullygirl979]

itsmyparty, I'm glad that you were able to get some good information. And ditto tiramisu. I don't think there is a "right" timeframe. Do what feels right to you.