Hump Day Randoms!

[kaneen]

Dead, this place is dead.  Let's do a randoms...

I'm now staying in my designer's rental condo since my renovation is so behind schedule.  It's beautiful here and right on the beach so I have some extra patience while I wait for my place to be done.  I currently have 10/18 as the completion date but honestly I don't have much faith it'll even complete by then.  I think part of what is bothering me right now though is everyone being all, "told you so" about the delays.  Shut up people, that's not helpful.

It's been raining here all night and now all day.  I woke up in the middle of the night and heard the rain and it felt so good to fall back to sleep to the sound of it.  I was supposed to go workout with my trainer at 10am.  I got dressed to go and was on my way when I hit a section of road that is almost flooded out.  Given the rain is not letting up at all and the fact there's only one way in and out to where I'm staying, I turned around and came back.  I was really worried the road would completely flood and I wouldn't be able to return.  I'm back in lounge clothes working on the couch and listening to the rain.  So comfy.

Turns out the young guy wasn't ghosting me after all.  He's still away for work though.  We text every few days but he still doesn't know when he'll be back.  I would like more frequent communication but don't want to say that after just 2 dates.  I want to wait until he gets back and just see how things go as we actually get a chance to spend time together and get to know each other.  Open to opinions though...thoughts?

[doglove]

Maybe he’ll be more communicative when he returns kaneen?

We go back for another ultrasound tomorrow. I’ve been feeling good, although I miss running a lot. Baby is very active a lot of the time. Just been doing dog walks and taking it easy, but I will try a cycle class tonight that is low impact to hopefully get my heart rate going. We head to the mountains in two weeks for our annual trip and baby moon. I’m excited to see how Rusty likes it!

For those of you not my fb friend, we lost our husky pup London last week. He had been declining from rupturing a disk in his back two and a half years ago. He was pretty stable over the summer, but losing a lot of muscle mass from not walking too much. He must have hurt his back overnight at home because he was unable to get up and walk in the morning. It happened pretty fast, which is a relief. Our house isn’t the same though, but we’re trying to get used to a new normal.

[kaneen]

I'm sorry to hear about London doglove. That's so hard to deal with! Happy to hear all is well with baby though.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking about the guy too. I just also feel like we've only been on 2 dates, I'm not all that invested in him yet so I shouldn't expect him to be either.

[bullygirl979]

kaneen, remind me. What are you doing to your place again? And I agree with DL. I'd wait to see how he is when he gets back. I know P is SUPER busy when he travels for work so maybe that's also the case with this guy?

doglove, sending you hugs! Glad to hear everything is still going well with the baby.

[bullygirl979]

I still feel like I got hit by a truck by this half. It's a good excuse to be kind of lazy but it's hard to be motivated to do any work!

Cabinets for the kitchen are being delivered tomorrow. I'm so excited to see them!

[tiramisu]

kaneen I'm glad he wasn't ghosting. It is tricky to figure out the balance of communication with someone new and how to ask for what you want without coming across as needy when it's still so early on. Also, good call on staying home.


I got stressed at work yesterday and am hoping that today won't be so ridiculous that I end up swamped again. We'll see. This evening after work I'm stopping by the house of one of the guys I've been dating. He was over Friday evening and accidentally left his pocket knife behind, so I'm taking it to him before he goes out of town for the weekend for his friend's wedding. I'm hoping we get some time to hang out together as well, in part because I'm realizing there are things I haven't asked yet that we should talk about. It's only two dates in, but I'm starting to like this guy.

[kaneen]

Oct 9, 2019 10:23:36 GMT -5 bullygirl979 said:

kaneen , remind me. What are you doing to your place again? And I agree with DL. I'd wait to see how he is when he gets back. I know P is SUPER busy when he travels for work so maybe that's also the case with this guy?

doglove , sending you hugs! Glad to hear everything is still going well with the baby.

The better question at this point would be what am I not doing!
 - new flooring throughout (2300 sq feet).  It's this beautiful porcelain tile that looks like white driftwood
 - kitchen gut (new cabinets, hardware, countertops, and backsplash).  I also had the breakfast bar cut down that that the peninsula is all one level.
 - master bathroom gut (new vanities, countertops, mirrors and lighting.  Took out garden tub and replace it with a freestanding clawfoot.  New floor and wall tile in the enclosed space that includes the shower and the tub.  New plumbing fixtures.  New toilet bowl.  Wallpaper in the water closet)
 - hall and guest bathrooms "refreshed" (new vanities, countertops, plumbing fixtures, mirrors, and lighting.  Tile in tub/shower area painted white)
 - paint throughout
 - wallpaper on one wall in the living area
 - New lighting throughout (hallway sconces and chandeliers in living room, master bathroom, guest room and office)
 - replace wetbar with "wine area".  Includes a wine fridge, new cabinet, new countertop, a backsplash with mosaic tile, and a rack to hang wine glasses.

As to the guy, I've always told myself that no matter how busy someone is, they can make time for a quick text if they want to.  But then I think of myself when I travel for work and I know that sometimes I want to but get busy and then the opportunity to do so gets away from me.  The fact that he always eventually reaches out (even if it's been a few days) makes me realize he's still interested so that's why I feel like I just want to wait and see what happens.

[chalupa]

kaneen wishing you remodeling patience. Delays suck. Glad the guy didn't ghost you. I am text-message awkward, especially when in a new relationship. I overthink EVERYTHING, and therefore it takes me 2 days to send a simple response. Or I get busy and forget, and again- it's been longer than acceptable to respond back. LOL.

doglove I hope cycle class tonight is a good substitute for running for you! Glad mini doglove has stayed put and is safely baking still.

I just had an interview for a position I didn't even apply for. Someone I worked with 10+ years ago reached out to me about a position. It's a solid 45 min drive from here, so I MADE UP A SALARY and sent him my resume. I made up a HIGH salary. And he goes "Oh, that's in the range" and now I'm kicking myself for not adding in another 10k. Anyhow, I worked with this guy forever ago, and he's looking for succession planning - he wants to retire in 6-8 years, so he's hiring for a brand new position under him that will eventually take over his role. But I'm also 10+ years out of this industry, so I'm going to have to do some weekend studying up on industry trends and raw material prices, because my knowledge is far from current.

There was some major barn drama last night involving an injured horse and rider (not me or my horse!) before I arrived. I basically got there in time to see a bloody horse come flying up to me. While I was taking the horse back to the barn, the barn owner came up and actually screamed at me saying how could I not have told her the missing horse had come back. I was all "I just got here, dude". And I'm still feeling pretty bent out of shape that I took the brunt of whatever stress/anger/drama had gone down. There were ambulances and policemen around and the first responders asked me if I worked there, because they couldn't believe I got yelled at as soon as they watched me walk across a parking lot. Nope, just a client (and unhappy one, suddenly). So now I'm wondering if I should move (moving barns always sucks for the horse and the horse owner).

Oh, and I started seeing a PT for my neck pain just yesterday. I'm hoping this is the missing piece to solving my issue, since it's been ongoing since April now.