Week of 3/12

[estrellita]

grover and wineandcheese GL to your Hs!

krystee we've lived here 2.5 years and just started putting more things up in the living room recently. Our room only has a painting I did at a paint party thing. The kids room has two shelves on the walls, one with some Pooh nesting dolls we got on vacation and the other has his piggy bank my sister painted and things like lotion on it over the changing table. Oh and some random Mario wall stickers, lol. I finally put the pictures of E with my parents and sister on the bookshelf.. he was like 9 months old in them!

[estrellita]

My BFF is trying to plan a girl's weekend for her birthday this summer and it's not going well. The location is about an hour and a half from me (she lives about 4 hours away, so location is about 3 from her) so that's not an issue. But the cost was a little more than we expected at first (until I realized we would split the cost with sharing rooms) so she wasn't happy when I mentioned that was a lot. Then she mentioned another weekend, which is one of the other girl's and her husband's birthday weekend so she probably wouldn't come then. BFF got a little defensive there too. Then today I explained that it's really hard for me to be away 2 nights with having to pump and not getting enough to freeze for while I'm gone. She then said the whole thing was a bad idea and seemed pissed that I even asked if I could just do one night. I love her and want to go but she HAS to take other people's lives into consideration here. This paired with her being dramatic about turning 30 (I'm 31 and you know, not falling apart from old age or anything..) and I'm just over the whole thing right now!

ETA she just texted everyone and said she's canceling the whole thing and is basically guilting us all for not dropping our lives for her. Sigh.

[travelbug]

wineandcheese Ahh, good luck to your H!!! That’s so exciting!

[wineandcheese]

ewall I’m definitely thinking of the possibility of warm weather lol. After 3 nor’easters in 2 weeks, random inch of snow last night and the possibility of another nor’easter next week, I’ve had enough snow.

[estrellita]

Mar 15, 2018 15:04:24 GMT -5 ewall said:

estrellita, I think my friends have basically given up on planning girls weekends. Life is too complicated in your 30s, haha. For what it's worth, DH's friends have been trying to plan a guys weekend and run into the exact same issues. It's so tough to give up precious time and money at this point in our lives.

Right?! I know she's feeling lonely because she lives so far from her good friends and even her family is about an hour from her. She's married but no kids. I think she wants things to be like they were in college when we didn't all have full time jobs and families to work around. I'd love that too, but it's not realistic. I just wanted her to make it one night instead of two! She basically said it's not worth it to drive that far for just one night. Which is funny because she's driven to my house (over an hour further) and only stayed one night before. She also could go with everyone else on Fri and I'd just join up in the morning on Sat. Whatever I guess. I'm planning on all of us going out to see her this summer so at least we'll have that!

[luv2rn4fun]

Good luck to your H!! wineandcheese

Sorry about the frustrating lab results ewall. ((Hugs)).

estrellita- sorry about your friend. She is being a little dramatic and unrealistic. One night would be hard for me to swing from a time and money perspective...two nights would only happen if it were something DH and I were doing together (because we never get to go away together...again, time/money/kids/responsibilities).

awick14- hope the training goes well!

[melsamoony]

estrellita sorry your friend is being difficult

wineandcheese I hope you are feeling better

My finger hurts guys. It is still bleeding on and off but I have it dressed well. Eff you butter knife eff you very much.

[katespade]

Does anyone have a Series 1 Apple Watch? I’ve been thinking about investing in one, mostly to wear at the gym, but I’m torn on if it’s worth the price (on sale right now for $199).

[MrsMB]

ewall So sorry about the labs! I hope you continue to get better results!

katespade She did the same thing with our holidays this year. She acted all out of sorts, despite the fact that she has NEVER set up an official rotation. She played the martyr card saying, "Well, I guess I'll come in that day and take one for the team!" THEN she didn't actually come in that day. She took off and just closed the department Before my break, I'll add that she is, right this second, helping the Executive Assistant learn how to use a curling iron...while I'm up to my eyeballs in ALL of our recruiting (since we're down one staff member.) Like, I can hear them giggling in there.

[awick14]

Good luck grover and wineandcheese’s H.

[awick14]

estrellita really? Urg, she needs to learn that life is harder to manage trips like that with families now.

The training went well yesterday. I learned lots and I’m glad I went. (And the catered lunch was delicious!)

[estrellita]

Update: she agreed to do just one night. Hopefully that's the end of the drama, lol.

Anyone been to Wisconsin Dells? We're going next weekend - what should we do that isn't outdoors since a lot of the outdoor stuff won't be open? And probably not water parks.. the hotel we're staying at has a kid's pool perfect for E and the others are so expensive and not really worth it until he's bigger!

[wineandcheese]

H’s interview went really well the other day. They said he should hear something by next Friday.

Our St. Patrick’s Day party is starting soon. It’s only a few friends coming over but we have lots of food, lots of alcohol and hopefully a lot of fun!

[awick14]

Dh is sick. He was feeling fine at dinner but as soon as dinner was done he asked if it was ok if he went to bed. He has been sleeping for the most part since. When I came to bed he did wake and ask me to call in sick tomorrow so he could try and sleep to get over this cold. I really want to say no because I have had to deal with her when I’m sick, but he did just get antibiotics and puffers from the doctor for an actually infection. I have a feeling the antibiotics are not working for him as he seems to be getting sicker not better.

I will call in but I told him that he has to be better for my Monday night shift.

[katespade]

I’m thinking about going back to school. That’s totally crazy, right? Like, I’m absolutely insane. Someone talk me out of it, please.

[bk1]

katespade I support this idea. What are you wanting to study?

[estrellita]

Mar 18, 2018 10:22:25 GMT -5 katespade said:

I’m thinking about going back to school. That’s totally crazy, right? Like, I’m absolutely insane. Someone talk me out of it, please.

I think it depends on what you want to do. Is it something needed for work to advance? Is it something you could afford and/or would it be worth it in the long run (getting a higher paying job or one you enjoy more)?

[katespade]

bk1, estrellita -

I’ve been doing some research, and my local (PAC-12) university offers an online option for a postbaccalaureate BS in Computer Science, which directly relates to my current role.

In my field, almost everyone has a Masters level education, so I’m pretty far behind. I love what I do, and I’m starting to worry that if I were laid off I wouldn’t be able to find another job in my field. I also worry that my lack of education is going to stand in the way of future advancement opportunities.

I have a BS in Business Admin, but my GPA ended up just below 3.0 so I don’t meet the requirements to apply to a grad program. If I get another BS, I can improve my GPA so I can move on to grad school later.

My work offers tuition reimbursement, though there are limitations for undergraduate. If I rely entirely on tuition reimbursement I would have to go through the program a bit slower than I would prefer to, since they only provide a certain amount of money per calendar year. But free money is free money, so I don’t have much room to complain. lol.

There are no limitations on the reimbursement for grad school, so if I got that far it would be completely covered. I don’t know if I would actually get that far, but another BS with a higher GPA would at least open up the option for me.

But it’s also a lot of time and energy and stress. And do I really want to put myself through all of that again? Ugh.

[estrellita]

katespade That's a tough choice! If you're considering grad school it's probably better to do it sooner. But I totally understand why you might not want that extra stress right now!

[awick14]

katespade- I would go for it. At least start it and do the max that you are reimbursed for. This way if you do get laid off then you are at least ahead of the game and can finish it quicker. (Id also want to get up to grad school sooner then later if they will cover the whole cost of it.)

I want to go back to school to further my career but not in a position to afford it right now, so I maybe biased. Lol

[pooh8402]

katespade, go for it!


Y'all, I have the headache that won't go away. It's hormonal or sinus or tension, or some combination. I can't help the hormones. I'm maxed out on sinus drugs. Essential oils are not helping (the scent is too strong). I know I need a massage (hoping to get a neck massage from a coworker in a bit). Warmth to the back of my neck helps some.

[travelbug]

katespade I think I am also in the bandwagon of go for it!!! Would you need all 120credits? Or would some of the ones you already have cross over, for gen-eds? You can start slow and ease into your next program and then dive in after one semester if that would be easier. It sounds like in the long run this would be a great career boost! You go girl!!

pooh8402 Ugh, headaches blow. I hope it clears up soon and you get some relief.