Post by Leeham Rimes on Mar 31, 2020 6:37:03 GMT -5
I am not looking forward to distance learning. The kids are already fighting me, so that’s a good sign it’s still a cluster, Wesley’s teacher hasn’t published today’s work so by the time he does, the system will collapse again bc 200k people are trying to log in at the same time.
I know I’m full of complaints lately. Sorry. I’m on a horrible mood and my a/c is half broken (won’t cool the house lower than 77°) but they won’t send anybody out to fix it bc of covid (yet, I’m expected to pay rent in full and on time)
I need ham like water Like breath, like rain I need ham like mercy From Heaven's gate Sometimes ham salad or casserole or ham that’s free range, all natural I need ham
I'm feeling you on the distance learning thing, and I work for the damn system. My son's teacher sends so many emails and Dojo posts and GTG notices and links and and and. I love her so much, but with my own DL work that I have to do (I support 150 people), and H is WFH full-time (IT, and he's SLAMMED), I feel like I'm drowning. Add in the fact that I literally go NOWHERE EVER...I haven't been holding it together very well these last couple days.
I wish I could drink like I did in my 20s--now that I'm 40+++, I have 2 drinks and feel off the next day, so I don't even want to do that to take the edge off.
And, now that I'm hearing MID-JUNE for these Stay At Home orders--I just want to crawl under the bed and cry.
Leeham Rimes, I feel you. This whole thing sucks. And now our state has a stay home order until June 10th! June fucking 10th! Are you kidding me with this shit? All because people couldn't manage to stay 6ft from one another. At this rate, our annual Memorial Day weekend at our beach house is a no go.
So now I don't know if I can even drive up to my parents Thursday like I was planning. Technically it falls under the "visiting family" acceptable reason, but then I also have to get myself home after dropping off my kid. So I'm not sure what the right call is.
I'm sorry for everyone struggling with distance learning! I hope it gets easier once everyone gets the hang of it.
Things are chugging along quickly with our homebuying process. It's only been about 10 days since we put in our offer but the inspection and appraisal are done, our loan is out of underwriting, and I don't know what else really needs to be done but I think that's about it? The sellers finally got back to us last night on repairs that were found on the inspection. They agreed to do everything we had asked, EXCEPT apparently the deck needs around $4500 in repairs to get it up to code and they (unsurprisingly) didn't want to spend that. They gave us half the cost as a seller credit. I am actually bummed out about that - I really don't care to spend $2250 on a deck. But short of walking away I'm not sure we had a lot of options, and we really don't want to walk away over that small of an amount of money (especially after having already paid for inspection and appraisal!).
We are set to close May 1st and I think we're going to be able to do that? I wonder how we'll get our keys. We are under stay at home order but we can close online. I think we're going to rent a Uhaul and move our stuff ourselves to avoid contact with other people. It's not urgent that we move on May 1st but we'd like to move shortly after that. Our downtown city apartment is not a great place for a quarantine - we have no outdoor space, the windows don't have screens so we never open them, and taking a walk around here isn't much fun- unless we go all the way down the the harbor, all we see on a walk is concrete, empty streets, and trash blowing around. Our new place will be much more pleasant with its outdoor space AND there are walking trails/a nice lake within a short walk from our house so it will actually be nice to take walks.
wildrice, we closed last week and our agent just left the keys in an envelope on my parents’ doorstep (we’re currently living in another state) and then watched from his car while they retrieved them.
My kids literally, and I mean literally, watched tv all damn day yesterday. They’re probably going to do much of the same today because I have actual work meetings this morning, as does H, and I don’t know how the fuck else to keep them happy and quiet.
I hope today is sunny because I really need to get outside at some point. It’s very clear that yesterday’s weather sucked by my attitude this morning.
Leeham Rimes , distance learning was the worst idea ever. I'd rather go to school in the summer.
I would 100 percent be on board for school during the summer over this. Like a PP, our problem is that the teachers just keep posting a million things in our Google Classroom with no context and a daily plan at like 9 am when I'm in meetings and can't help.
My kids literally, and I mean literally, watched tv all damn day yesterday. They’re probably going to do much of the same today because I have actual work meetings this morning, as does H, and I don’t know how the fuck else to keep them happy and quiet.
I hope today is sunny because I really need to get outside at some point. It’s very clear that yesterday’s weather sucked by my attitude this morning.
I was a lot less stressed when I didn’t GAF about screen time the past two weeks. We did some stuff other than that but, do what you have to do. I haven’t been able to do any of my work yet bc my kids have so much crap to do.
I need ham like water Like breath, like rain I need ham like mercy From Heaven's gate Sometimes ham salad or casserole or ham that’s free range, all natural I need ham
I am not looking forward to distance learning. The kids are already fighting me, so that’s a good sign it’s still a cluster, Wesley’s teacher hasn’t published today’s work so by the time he does, the system will collapse again bc 200k people are trying to log in at the same time.
I know I’m full of complaints lately. Sorry. I’m on a horrible mood and my a/c is half broken (won’t cool the house lower than 77°) but they won’t send anybody out to fix it bc of covid (yet, I’m expected to pay rent in full and on time)
I hate everyone today.
I am all of this except our AC is working. The elearning is pushing me over the edge. There are a billion emails, a billion accounts to log into. Both kids are crying, one lied yesterday about completing an assignment. I am so angry at the world.
isabel I liked that bc I echo the sentiment. I miss daycare. Right now, I'm working 5-830a, again during nap time, and then from 6-9 every week day-- and doing 90% of childcare in between. I don't know how long I can keep going this way. The first day of WFH he dropped my laptop on his toe-- popping the nail clean off. Then this week he burnt his hand on the stove. I will never complain about daycare scratches again.
My husband's job is with clients on the phone all day and he can't step away quickly the way my job allows me to. I am really resentful that the expectation falls to me. I told him to have a conversation with his boss today. While he can do his job 100% remote, this isn't normal telecommuting and they shouldn't expect that of people.
Sesame Street, The Grinch and Secret Life of Pets 2 is on here on repeat, all day long.
Post by Patsy Baloney on Mar 31, 2020 8:38:15 GMT -5
I’m finishing my masters program this semester and I, like, just kind of feel hollow about it? Before I was so excited to be getting done and graduated and now I’m just like
Man, yesterday was terrible. I really dislike trying to learn from recorded lectures. And since two of my classes have just dumped everything for the rest of the semester into Blackboard, my mind is freaking out because I'm not good at prioritizing and it feels like it has to do everything RIGHT.NOW. And, of course, I couldn't (duh) and I end up feeling like I've accomplished nothing at all. Very frustrating.
But in good news, I've gotten up and done a 20 minute HIIT workout both days so far this week. I'm going to try and make that a daily thing. That way I've got my movement done for the day and it's one less thing for me to feel bad about the rest of the day, lol.
We're finally doing the intake today for DD's therapy. It's been 16 days since she was discharged and we've been doing everything on our own. She was doing really great, but mid last week started really becoming depressed. The isolation is really taking it's toll on her, so the therapy couldn't be coming at a better time.
It's that time of year when we start to get ants. We have a spray that we use that we'll spray in the areas where we start to see them, and it works really well. That is, of course, except the basement. There aren't a ton, just some randoms. I should probably stop eating at my desk, actually, I told H that I would, but I haven't, so of course, I still see them occasionally.
My kids have been at their Dad's since Sunday, so he was doing the distance learning with them yesterday and today. They are older, and generally pretty self-sufficient, so I'm hoping that it isn't too bad when they are here the rest of the week.
Our next door neighbors (the last house on our dead end street) are having some landscaping done today.
The guy delivering the sod seemed unsure of where he was going, but you would think that the landscapers truck in the driveway and the truck parked out on the street, keeping him from driving any further might have been a clue. As he walked by our house he happened to glance in our direction, saw our disaster of a yard and double checked the address on our mailbox and his paperwork before going to the right house. lol
I guess I should be offended, but I thought it was hilarious. Also, I know that our yard needs work (and an actual driveway), but I really don't want a lawn either. I really need to find someone to help me design the space.
It was bothering me that they weren't practicing social distancing, but we live near an interstate and it can be hard to hear out there. I think I would have used my phone instead of standing so close. .
We're finally doing the intake today for DD's therapy. It's been 16 days since she was discharged and we've been doing everything on our own. She was doing really great, but mid last week started really becoming depressed. The isolation is really taking it's toll on her, so the therapy couldn't be coming at a better time.
It's that time of year when we start to get ants. We have a spray that we use that we'll spray in the areas where we start to see them, and it works really well. That is, of course, except the basement. There aren't a ton, just some randoms. I should probably stop eating at my desk, actually, I told H that I would, but I haven't, so of course, I still see them occasionally.
My kids have been at their Dad's since Sunday, so he was doing the distance learning with them yesterday and today. They are older, and generally pretty self-sufficient, so I'm hoping that it isn't too bad when they are here the rest of the week.
Have you tried Terro before? It’s ant bait that they take back to the nest and kills the whole thing. We tend to get ants in one of our bathrooms and through our screen door during the spring rains, and that stuff knocks them out year after year.
Post by lightbulbsun on Mar 31, 2020 9:21:36 GMT -5
I spent most of last night doing our taxes, and I am convinced that I'm doing something wrong. We usually have someone do it for us, but since we're home now I figured to try it myself. We always end up getting a federal refund and paying state, but last night it was showing we are getting refunds from both federal and state. I feel like I'm wrong, but I've gone through everything 3x and can't figure out what the problem is. It's frustrating.
Post by followyourarrow on Mar 31, 2020 9:24:27 GMT -5
My new boss is so ridiculous. She has zero experience in any of the departments she's supervising, but she's friends with someone, so you know...
She needs to report to the head of the organization our plan to work from home. We'd talked about it casually, had a 2 hour meeting last Friday, she called twice Saturday, FIVE times yesterday, plus I sent her a detailed email. Today she emailed me a PowerPoint presentation (WTF) with the plan. She still has it wrong! The total amount of people she oversees is only 8, which includes my team of 5!
I kind of hate daffodils and their stupid smiling heads that bloom for about 5 seconds and the lay withering on the ground for weeks. And this year they bloomed in freaking February thanks to global warming and have already died. And I was in a bad mood yesterday. So I went outside to thin them out because we have so many and they seem to multiply each year, but I ended up pulling them all out. Screw you, daffodils. I'm pretty sure my neighbors were looking at my like wtf is she doing to those poor bulbs.
I kind of hate daffodils and their stupid smiling heads that bloom for about 5 seconds and the lay withering on the ground for weeks. And this year they bloomed in freaking February thanks to global warming and have already died. And I was in a bad mood yesterday. So I went outside to thin them out because we have so many and they seem to multiply each year, but I ended up pulling them all out. Screw you, daffodils. I'm pretty sure my neighbors were looking at my like wtf is she doing to those poor bulbs.
Not sorry.
😢 I love daffodils. They remind me of our family farm, where each former homestead of a generation before who lived there is marked by the daffodils that still bloom on the now-empty plot decades later ❤️
I’d pour one out for them, but in these trying times, I will pour one out into my mouth.
I’m finishing my masters program this semester and I, like, just kind of feel hollow about it? Before I was so excited to be getting done and graduated and now I’m just like
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Huh. This is it. Hm.
Ugh, I'm sorry. This is a tough time for excitement about anything.
A couple of people have asked me if we are excited about buying a house. I was like... I guess? I am glad we are doing it and looking forward to getting into the new place, but it's also really hard to muster up any positive feelings about anything with the current state of the world, and even the normal things - like shopping for new stuff for the house for me, graduation for you - are disrupted and have to be done differently than you had imagined.
Post by amandakisser on Mar 31, 2020 10:48:38 GMT -5
I actually think we've gotten into a groove with distance learning and working. My H spends his mornings working (his job is generally more active in the morning) while I do the bulk of the schoolwork with my kids (they're 4 and 6 so nothing major). Then after lunch, he takes over with more of the arts/crafts/itinerants aspect of their school while I work. Then in the evenings we pretty much let them do what they want (tv, tablets, playing, etc.) while the two of us relax. I've kinda hit the acceptance phase of all this, and since we've still got a couple months of this to go I'm trying to get us into some sort of schedule.
I also have to commend our teachers, because, though not perfect by any means, they pulled together a pretty decent distance learning curriculum. And the days are FLYING by with all of the teaching, working, and general chaos. So I'm hoping this whole thing will pass relatively quickly.
Ask me how I feel about all of this on Friday though lol.
I know I am not a regular poster, but I just need to put this out into the world. When I asked DH for a divorce, and he needed time to think about it and accept it, I did not assume we would be stuck at home together 24/7 for, well, forever. Deep breaths.
I need ham like water Like breath, like rain I need ham like mercy From Heaven's gate Sometimes ham salad or casserole or ham that’s free range, all natural I need ham
I need ham like water Like breath, like rain I need ham like mercy From Heaven's gate Sometimes ham salad or casserole or ham that’s free range, all natural I need ham
Last Edit: Mar 31, 2020 11:50:24 GMT -5 by Leeham Rimes
I need ham like water Like breath, like rain I need ham like mercy From Heaven's gate Sometimes ham salad or casserole or ham that’s free range, all natural I need ham
Thanks internet strangers! I want to go with a mediator, but sat on Thursday before the whole shutting stuff down started with an attorney and never even got to go though it all with my friends! My head is spinning! Trying to keep things nice because otherwise this will be soooo much worse- being trapped home. Luckily, I am safe, just miserable🤦🏻♀️