Post by Leeham Rimes on Apr 2, 2020 6:44:50 GMT -5
I have to take frank to the vet, he fucked his eye up somehow. This damn dog I swear to god. I’ve never met such a bad luck health dog in my life. He costs way too much money. Blarg.
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
DH had a breakdown last night. He's so worried about being exposed and bringing it home and one of us dying. I felt bad b/c I was complaining about trying to do work calls with E and he just lost it.
I feel so bad. His work isn't doing anything to keep them safe. They've had a couple people with spouses with fevers, so all they do is move them into another room of cubicles for further distancing. Well one of those guys he saw using the water cooler yesterday (WTF), so now he's like "I can't even go get water now b/c even if I wipe it down, what if I miss a spot, etc?"
I feel bad because he's not a doctor, nurse, etc. So it's not like he's out there risking his life to save another, it's just his company isn't setup for WFH and they don't GAF.
Post by Leeham Rimes on Apr 2, 2020 7:14:26 GMT -5
ssmjlm, this is such a stressful time for everyone. X couldn’t go to sleep bc of anxiety (Not that he knows what anxiety is, just said the he couldn’t go to sleep bc he felt worried but wasn’t sure what he was worried about). I told h we better be more careful about what we say in front of the kids. The talked to x about this is all so different than anything any of us had experienced before and that it’s ok to feel any way about it but we will make it through and it will eventually get back to normal.
The kids have had to give up a lot and while I knew it impacts them, this was the first time either of them had said anything.
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
When it rains, there’s a pinging noise in one of our gutters by our master bedroom. It’s like something is out of alignment and so the water is hitting the side of the gutter or downspout or something. The only way to figure it out is to get up there and look. I really don’t want to deal with it, but it’s so fucking annoying.
Per usual, even though I was really tired yesterday, I sabotaged myself and didn’t go to bed until 11pm. I’m so tired right now.
It’s supposed to snow here today. Cool. (That’s sarcasm.) I expect my kids will literally do nothing but watch tv and I am not even going to bother trying to redirect them since the alternative is listening to them right in the playroom.
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
Just 5 more hours and I'm done with work for the week. Obviously I wont be doing anything fun this weekend, but it will be nice not to have to worry about work stress. I actually had over a week of vacation time coming up that I had initially been looking forward to, but I'm going to cancel part of it, because what's the point? I'll take 2 of the 5 days I have previously scheduled so I'll still get a little bit of a break, but I can also help out my job and save the time for when I can (hopefully) actually do something with it. I feel bad for my husband. he's tired and burnt out and has to work all weekend.
I was just not feeling it this morning. H and I stayed in bed until 7:45am. We've been getting up at 7am since the whole WFH thing. I did get dressed in my workout clothes to try and motivate myself to do that at some point today, even if it's just a long walk.
I might need to order a headset with a microphone for work. My cheap laptop speakers are not working for speaking on WebEx meetings and I am a trainer so... I kind of need to be able to speak.
I have a training at 10 and I guess I'll use my cell phone to call into the training, but that's annoying to have to use for a whole hour+. I wonder if having it on speakerphone will sound funny or be enough?
In other news, I broke my stovetop the first Monday we were WFH (I think it was March 16th?) and the replacement part FINALLY shipped yesterday. It looks like it will be delivered Monday. I had it sent to a friend's house since we always have trouble getting deliveries here. So I should hopefully be able to pick it up Monday and install it. I had originally thought we'd have the building's handyman come over and do it, but I am not super comfortable having someone come into our house right now, especially someone who is currently working outside their home and going into other homes. I watched a Youtube video and it looks like we will probably be able to replace it ourselves. I hope so. I am so sick of using my instant pot as a stove burner for everything.
Late last week, I started noticing some tooth sensitivity when I drink ice water. It didn't magically fix itself over the last few days. I don't want to go to the dentist right now, so I'm hoping using my H's sensitive toothpaste will help. It's one of my back teeth and I'm about 90% sure it's b/c I've been grinding my teeth more than normal, but it's still annoying. Under normal circumstances, I'd literally just say "huh, that's annoying" shrug and koko. But because of everything else going on in the world, and b/c my dentist is closed and even if they were open I wouldn't want to go, I'm fixated on this. Blergh.
I am still in my pajamas since today was laundry day and I am waiting on pants to dry. my kitchen is looking much better overall. I think I am going to tackle the cabinets in my laundry room today and see if I can get things organized better and things that need to be thrown out, get tossed.
Oh and our trash service dropped from picking up trash two days a week, to one (this was all before the pandemic), but our price is only down by $8. Oh and now they will not take things not in the bin. This does not bode well for all the stuff I am try to chuck. Each day I am just going to try and go through an area that has been overlooked and get it figured out.
DD cried herself to sleep last night because she misses her friends. I laid with her until she finally knocked out, but I know she's really starting to feel it. I have her connected with kids messenger and that seemed to be helping but it's not a replacement.
I made masks for all of us yesterday and it felt good to use the sewing machine and do something productive. I made some for friends and elderly neighbors last night and will deliver them today.
I am really thankful that H and I are in a better place now because if this happened a year ago it would be a lot more stressful.
I had to go to the grocery store this morning to get a few things like milk and fresh fruit and lunch meat. Luckily, everyone seemed to be in good spirits and was maintaining social distancing. I'm just having a hard time keeping up with the food demand in my house with the added need to feed DD so many calories every day. I'm trying to only shop once a week but inevitably need to go to the store midweek to pick up a few things because we run out.
It's a nice day today, so I told the kids that we are going to do gym class today, they were actually excited, so now I need to think of some fun things to do.
Post by MixedBerryJam on Apr 2, 2020 9:42:41 GMT -5
I hope this is today’s random. Is it Thursday? Anyway on a serious note my brother sent me a linku to a no sew facemask that is just genius and I want to make sure as many people see it as possible. It’s made from a square of cloth and hair ties. And if you don’t have hair ties you can cut up a sock or pantyhose.
I'm on an all-day phonecon and it's miserable. I don't even have to be fully involved and it's still so hard to focus on. Trying to get some other work done while I listen so I don't completely zone out.
I had been doing really well working out (down 5 lbs in the last couple of weeks), but I had too many days in a row with squats and now I can barely do stairs. I should really keep moving to loosen my legs up, but see above.
I am anxious about things I never thought about before... I am scared of getting in a car accident, even though I drive like once a week max. Then my kids are on their roller blades daily and I am petrified of a fall that results in a broken arm. Really no one can get hurt and need to visit a hospital is the thought running through my head at every activity.
I am still in my pajamas since today was laundry day and I am waiting on pants to dry. my kitchen is looking much better overall. I think I am going to tackle the cabinets in my laundry room today and see if I can get things organized better and things that need to be thrown out, get tossed.
Oh and our trash service dropped from picking up trash two days a week, to one (this was all before the pandemic), but our price is only down by $8. Oh and now they will not take things not in the bin. This does not bode well for all the stuff I am try to chuck. Each day I am just going to try and go through an area that has been overlooked and get it figured out.
Our trash service did this, but they added a bulk day every two weeks for this purpose. Do they do this instead?
Post by killercupcake on Apr 2, 2020 10:37:15 GMT -5
I have a grocery pickup in half an hour, thank goodness. We are looooow on food that isn't snacks.
The governor extended our school closures through April 30. I doubt we're going back at all, but even if we were, I won't be because I'll start maternity leave May 1. I'm sad the school year just ended so abruptly.
I am still in my pajamas since today was laundry day and I am waiting on pants to dry. my kitchen is looking much better overall. I think I am going to tackle the cabinets in my laundry room today and see if I can get things organized better and things that need to be thrown out, get tossed.
Oh and our trash service dropped from picking up trash two days a week, to one (this was all before the pandemic), but our price is only down by $8. Oh and now they will not take things not in the bin. This does not bode well for all the stuff I am try to chuck. Each day I am just going to try and go through an area that has been overlooked and get it figured out.
Our trash service did this, but they added a bulk day every two weeks for this purpose. Do they do this instead?
NOt to my knowledge, but I will double check. thanks
I am anxious about things I never thought about before... I am scared of getting in a car accident, even though I drive like once a week max. Then my kids are on their roller blades daily and I am petrified of a fall that results in a broken arm. Really no one can get hurt and need to visit a hospital is the thought running through my head at every activity.
Yeah, this is a hard part for me too. We don't honestly access medical care much on a normal basis anyway, but the idea that we CAN'T is making me anxious. I have been very lucky to have had good insurance for most of my life, and the couple of periods where I had poor insurance, at least I knew that if I had a true medical emergency, I could still get treatment (even if it cost a ton of money). Right now I'm not so sure. I don't think things are overloaded in my city yet but knowing that it would be hard to get an appointment with even a regular doctor right now is kind of unsettling.
Anyway, I was already pretty empathetic toward people who didn't have insurance, but this is giving a new perspective on what it feels like to know you'd basically have to be dying to make the choice to seek medical care.
I am tired of preparing food. It is lunchtime and there is nothing I want to eat for lunch, and the couple of things I can think to prepare (other than another boring deli turkey sandwich) are a pain right now because we don't have a proper cooktop. I don't really want to make brats in the instant pot right now, lol.
It is kind of dumb because I buy lunch at work less than 10 times a year so I would be packing a lunch most likely even if I was at work today. But the weird grocery shopping patterns, lack of things in stock, and lack of a cooktop on my stove have made it more complicated.
Post by amandakisser on Apr 2, 2020 11:18:26 GMT -5
I was getting ready for a conference call this morning and my 4-year-old asked, "mommy, why are you still wearing pajama pants when you have a work shirt on?" LOL, welcome to WFH life, kid!
She's been crying at night, telling us she misses school. My 1st grader has Facebook kids' messenger and can at least interact with her friends, but my preschooler can't do that. We facetimed one of her friends last week, but that seemed to make her miss them even more. I'm impressed that she was able to verbalize and communicate what she wanted, instead of throwing a tantrum, but hearing her say she's sad broke my heart My H spent a lot of 1 on 1 time with her this morning to give her some extra love, and she's been snuggling with her sister while I finish work so I hope we can provide her comfort and stability these next few weeks.
Ok, workout done. I'm enjoying the free Peloton trial. Now I have GOT to get some work done on my paper comparing the tax systems of Norway & Sweden to the US. I don't think my uber libertarian professor is going to like my opinion, though, lol.
Post by maudefindlay on Apr 2, 2020 11:56:37 GMT -5
My FIL spends Jan thru April at his condo in Fl. This year he is staying there indefinitely until our current situation allows for him to travel and SIP orders lift. His house here is just a 5 to 10 min walk away from ours. We are going to start going over there some just for a change of scenery. He has a finished basement with toys and arcade games for the kids. I think this will be a good mental health break for us all.
I am anxious about things I never thought about before... I am scared of getting in a car accident, even though I drive like once a week max. Then my kids are on their roller blades daily and I am petrified of a fall that results in a broken arm. Really no one can get hurt and need to visit a hospital is the thought running through my head at every activity.
Same.
As soon as they closed the schools, I downloaded two apps for home doctors. My insurance doesn't appear to take them but H and DS's do, so at least they're covered. The idea of having to even go to a regular doctor is giving me heart palpitations.
Post by litskispeciality on Apr 2, 2020 12:10:41 GMT -5
sssjlm, everyone can be worried about their spouse. I've started to worry about the truck drivers and delivery people who risk exposure to make sure we get what we need. I'm mad at companies that won't WFH if they can, but I get there is some work that just can't be. It's extra hard when you or your spouse risk bringing exposure home, you feel like you can't tell them your fears, they might be playing off that they're not scared, you're jealous of them "getting out" it never ends. (((HUGS)))
I'm having a really hard time focusing today. Thankfully DH is prepping dinner, but I'm working out of the kitchen so every sound he makes is grating on me. He's complaining that a can opener doesn't work, and we can't just run to the store to buy another one. Every day this feels more real. He wants to try Instacart now too since my dad was able to get an order, but I don't think he understands the chances are really low. As much as I don't want him getting exposure, I kind of can't wait for him to go back to work tomorrow.