Wednesday whines and wins

[bullygirl979]

Gimme your Wins and Whines for the day...

[doriswe]

Wins: I’m currently on the clock watching Christmas Vacation with one of my courts. Snacks and movie quotes galore!

Whines: I’m nervous about DD being home since bf will be around. Expectations have been clearly explained so hopefully it’s easy peasy but I’m bracing for the worst.

[bullygirl979]

doriswe, crossing my fingers for you!

[bullygirl979]

Wins:
1) we had our secret santa/work party last night and I got a copy of Chrissy Teigen's new cookbook. WOOHOO!
2) I decided to not stress myself the eff out for the holidays and I'm saying no to a bunch of stuff so I don't feel stretched thin. I'm happy about this decision.

Whines:
I was a dummy and ordered a pair of boots for P for Xmas. I didn't read the description closely and realized when I got them yesterday they are fake leather. I quickly ordered another pair. I hope they get here in time!

[SwimDeep]

Wins: ...I have no idea...I'm totally stressed right now...I feel like the moment I have a win I get a crapload more work.

Whines: Company meeting is today. That usually means that people in the area of the office come into the office. So I got my butt up early, showered and dressed, drove through crazy traffic, and got myself to the office. It's almost 10:30, and I am still the only one here. I'm going to be so annoyed with myself if I missed a memo or something that said "don't bother coming in."

[SwimDeep]

Another whine - I'm wearing a new shirt that looks really good on me. But it's a wrap shirt, and it keeps falling open in the front. So glad I grabbed a scarf this morning!

[chalupa]

Win/Whine all in one combo: Our hot water heater spewed water all over the basement. While not excited about the $$ for the heater or the now-unstuck peel and stick floor tiles, we have our new water heater installed, all the plumbing for it brought up to code (there was no water shut off valve for the old water heater - WTF), and as a special bonus, the plumbers managed to increase the water pressure to fix our whole-house low water pressure issue, so that part is a major win. I can't wait to wash shampoo out of my hair without feeling like I'm rinsing forever. And I did hate that basement floor anyway, but I'll whine about having to add something else to our to-do/to-fix list.

[neonpink]

Wins: I'm heading to Europe soon and get to drink mulled wine in Christmas markets. I made pralines for the first time last night. I wanted to make something for Christmas. They came out great and are easy. Either that or I watch way to much Great British Bake Off.

I am so excited about dinner at the end of the week with friends. we are going to a new seafood restaurant and it looks amazing.

Whines: I am still congested from being sick last week and H caught my cold. I hope he heals up soon. We have things to see.

[spindle92]

Win - I slept 10 solid hours last night and it felt glorious.

Whine - I messed up my right elbow back in the summer and have been doing physical therapy for a while now. Some days it feels fine but days like today it still hurts like hell. Part of me just wants them to go in and do surgery to fix this but the other part of me is like recovery from that would be hell.

[tiramisu]

Win: Last night I said no to going to a concert and it helped me feel a little less stressed and get more things done. I also called the pasta shop and they're setting aside spinach lasagna sheets for me so while I still have to figure out when I'll go pick it up, I know they'll have it ready for me. Phew!

Whines: There is just so much going on between now and Christmas and it's feeling really stressful. I haven't even had the capacity to think about NYE planning yet. The cliques at my work are ridiculous and I'm mostly just noticing and rolling my eyes at this point.

[bullygirl979]

neonpink, where are you going? That sounds like so much fun!

[SwimDeep]

Look at this baby! I die from the cuteness!


www.petfinder.com/cat/cinnamon-43358247/ga/buford/catrangers-at-la-maison-du-chat-ga747/





ETA: I've been having dreams about an orange tabby kitten...so now I'm lost on pet finder...looking at all the gorgeous orange tabbies.

[neonpink]

Dec 19, 2018 14:00:18 GMT -5 bullygirl979 said:

neonpink , where are you going? That sounds like so much fun!

Heading to Prague and spending a day in Frankfurt on a long layover. Should be awesome. I love that part of the world.

[neonpink]

I need to also add I got a huge deal for the tickets. Normally it's around 900-1200 per person to fly there. I bought tickets last February for $400! I'm still feeling awesome about that deal.

[spindle92]

Dec 19, 2018 17:26:21 GMT -5 neonpink said:

I need to also add I got a huge deal for the tickets. Normally it's around 900-1200 per person to fly there. I bought tickets last February for $400! I'm still feeling awesome about that deal.

Man do I feel you.

My 3 besties and I are taking what we are calling "The vacation of a lifetime" in September.

We fly to Barcelona from Chicago.  Usually tickets are about $1400 and we just scored them last week for $593 pp.

[tiramisu]

I have a new whine. The gift I got in my work White Elephant exchange was total crap. Something kinda like that stupid putty that farts when you try to put it back in the container, a drink coozie with the leg lamp on it, some type of elf ear headband, and the one semi-cool thing: knee-high socks with what appear to be astronaut kangaroos on them.

The gift I brought? A pretty, but unisex, mug and a $10 Starbucks gift card. There aren't supposed to be gag gifts.

[spindle92]

Dec 19, 2018 20:40:10 GMT -5 tiramisu said:

I have a new whine. The gift I got in my work White Elephant exchange was total crap. Something kinda like that stupid putty that farts when you try to put it back in the container, a drink coozie with the leg lamp on it, some type of elf ear headband, and the one semi-cool thing: knee-high socks with what appear to be astronaut kangaroos on them.

The gift I brought? A pretty, but unisex, mug and a $10 Starbucks gift card. There aren't supposed to be gag gifts.

I hate white elephant exchanges because there is always that one person who buys the dumbest crap ever and I always seem to be the one who gets it.

sorry tiramisu.

[tiramisu]

Dec 19, 2018 20:52:04 GMT -5 spindle92 said:

Dec 19, 2018 20:40:10 GMT -5 tiramisu said:

I have a new whine. The gift I got in my work White Elephant exchange was total crap. Something kinda like that stupid putty that farts when you try to put it back in the container, a drink coozie with the leg lamp on it, some type of elf ear headband, and the one semi-cool thing: knee-high socks with what appear to be astronaut kangaroos on them.

The gift I brought? A pretty, but unisex, mug and a $10 Starbucks gift card. There aren't supposed to be gag gifts.

I hate white elephant exchanges because there is always that one person who buys the dumbest crap ever and I always seem to be the one who gets it.

sorry tiramisu.

Thank you. I shouldn't be dramatic, last year I got an awesome travel coffee mug that I use every day. But with all the other stress, it was one more thing I didn't need.