Two things Tuesday

[bullygirl979]

Hit me with two (or more) things.

[bullygirl979]

1) I just realized I'm getting even more butt f*cked by the tax changes. I live in a high tax state so already I saw a drop in my refund by over 50%. I was working on my taxes this morning and didn't realize they eliminated the deduction for working from home (I'm not self-employed). ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Thank god I never changed my exemptions from when I got married or else I would be owing right now.

2) We are hosting happy hour for the neighbors on Friday. Anyone have any awesome app ideas that don't involve cheese and can be made (or partially made) prior? I already thought of hummus, veggie tray with dip and bruschetta.

[tiramisu]

1) I've been taking a new supplement in the evenings (magnesium, potassium, and bromelain) and I think it's been making me more tired earlier. It does feel like some of my muscle tension is starting to chill out a little, which is nice. I've had some really bad knots lately.

2) This should be my last week of workers comp PT! And my PT for my foot injury definitely worked me out yesterday. I might be done with that one by the end of the month, too.

[spindle92]

1. I do almost all of my immediate family members taxes.
Part of me is looking forward to doing my brother's and watching him squirm when he finds out that he owes money this year. He is a Trump supporter.

2. Today is the second day in a row where my blood sugar has suddenly dropped and I get really shaky.
Guess I need to bring that up to the dr at my next visit.

[doriswe]

1. Snow. More mother fucking snow. And it's another snow day from school. I'm working from home, which currently means I'm drinking coffee, answering emails and watching crappy TV.

2. I'm hacking off at least 8 inches of hair today. I need a change. And they'll donate it to wigs for kids with cancer if it's at least 8 inches.

[mags]

1. Home sick with some viral or flu thing.

2. I had the best weekend in the city with Gianna, I wish we could do it all the time.

[cuddlyevil]

1. I am eating my feelings today while I wait for the river to crest. Our basement has some wet spots, but the flooding is getting closer and looks like last year.

2. I can't believe it's only Tuesday.

[tiramisu]

My third thing:

My mom texted me that my grandma (who's 94) fell this morning, called 911, scraped her leg (it was bleeding), they wanted to take her to the hospital because she wasn't fully oriented x4 (didn't know year or president). But my mom had to talk her into going to the hospital because she was refusing and saying everything was fine. I really don't think she's going to be able to stay in her house much longer, but I have no idea what the other options even look like for her at this point. I know it's minor, but I feel like I need to get on a plane to NJ. I'm scared that I'm going to hear soon that she's really badly hurt or that she's died. Which I know is catastrophizing, but that's where I am right now.

[SwimDeep]

(((tiramisu)))

[tiramisu]

Feb 12, 2019 12:31:50 GMT -5 SwimDeep said:

(((tiramisu)))

Thank you! I just found out she's already being discharged. See? Stressing myself extra without good cause.

[SwimDeep]

1) I need to make cupcakes and a double batch of icing today for an icing class I joined... I am kicking myself for taking this class. I'm not that in to cake decorating, and it's an hour away from my house which means I don't get home till 10:00. My sponsor talked me into it because I "need to do more fun things."
Stressing myself out to bake cupcakes and make icing during a work day is not fun.

2) I'm taking lead on a big project at work, and I'm interviewing 5 people this week to start gathering base knowledge. I minored in this subject in grad school (knowledge management)...I wish I felt more confident talking about it. My confidence just evaporates when it comes to my job.

3) I'm worried about our taxes this year. H was out on disability for a good portion of the year, so I don't think we'll owe...but I'm still worried. I need to just sit down and do them so we know.

[doriswe]

3. Just got an email from my supervisor that there will be moves (again) and three of us are going to be sharing one office. We see clients in our offices all the time. I'm currently sharing with one person and one of us always has to go find a place to land while the other sees a client. This is insanity. And we can't reserve conference rooms.

[neonpink]

tiramisu, hugs Tiramisu. If you have the means and think you can go to NJ do it. I flew up to Michigan a few years ago, I surprised my Dad and flew up with him. It was the last time we saw my Grandfather. It meant a lot to me that I got to see him one last time.

1. I spent a portion of my Day figuring out that I could use miles and some cash to fly to DC to see my FC team's home opener as a Valentine's day gift for my husband.

2. I hope I can keep him from looking at our account until Valentine's Day. I can't keep a secret to save my life from him. I also had to buy the game's tickets via paypal on our shared account. I had to tell him to not look at our account.

3. This will be our first away game and I am really excited about it. Especially since we won the championship last year.

[tiramisu]

4) My grandma ended up being admitted to the hospital after all. She couldn't remember talking with the doctor, what he told her, or where she had any discharge papers. They did a CT and also looked at her balance and were concerned for her safety. Apparently even just standing she was wobbly. I think PT will be seeing her today and from there the medical professionals will be determining if she goes home or to short-term rehab first. The balance and memory and apparently her only issues, her labs look fine. So I'm in this worried-but-not space that's kind of weird.