Week 7/6 Randoms

[tacocat]

Jul 7, 2020 6:00:03 GMT -5 VillainV said:

Jul 6, 2020 20:50:26 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Ooh! Which ones?

Hanes Women's Cozy Seamless Wire Free Bra smile.amazon.com/dp/B00L5YL644/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_srfbFbM6JJ4XK


Women's Genie Bra (Tm) 3 Pack smile.amazon.com/dp/B016C2C8RW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_TsfbFbG3VXQSV

I couldn’t do front-clasp bras because I couldn’t do them up with one hand. Same with pants — I was in pull-on pants for the entire 8 weeks I was in the sling.

I'm going to pick your brain closer to the time I have surgery. The logistics of having my right arm in a sling for so long makes me anxious! And I was on crutches for over a year, lol. I'm terrible with my left arm

[VillainV]

Jul 7, 2020 19:24:49 GMT -5 tacocat said:

Jul 7, 2020 6:00:03 GMT -5 VillainV said:

Hanes Women's Cozy Seamless Wire Free Bra smile.amazon.com/dp/B00L5YL644/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_srfbFbM6JJ4XK


Women's Genie Bra (Tm) 3 Pack smile.amazon.com/dp/B016C2C8RW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_TsfbFbG3VXQSV

I couldn’t do front-clasp bras because I couldn’t do them up with one hand. Same with pants — I was in pull-on pants for the entire 8 weeks I was in the sling.

I'm going to pick your brain closer to the time I have surgery. The logistics of having my right arm in a sling for so long makes me anxious! And I was on crutches for over a year, lol. I'm terrible with my left arm

I’ve had three surgeries on my left shoulder (non-dominant side), but I’d be happy to answer any questions you have!

[Whitecaps]

Jul 7, 2020 11:56:45 GMT -5 erbear said:

Jul 7, 2020 8:50:56 GMT -5 jamaicam said:

Why is it that whenever I work at home, the man opposite decides to power wash his car and the community gardeners decide to use the leaf blower outside my house?!

At least I am drinking coffee from a nice mug and not a travel mug while I do my morning emails.

This is my life. A developer is building a monster house in my front yard, so for the past 9 months, every damn morning they're out there. So I go to the back. Obvs, the neighbors all have yard crews in on different days. So loud, all the time.

Ha! I relate to this all very much. We live two doors down from a fire station. Working from home is...interesting. 

[Jalapeñomel]

We have inspection for our house, and I know it’s not a gotcha it still feels like a one, and I’m terrified it’ll fail and we will have to go back to the start of finding a new buyer.

[rubytue]

It’s been 24 hours and I’m still 😳 at the whole 6 weeks paid “sabbatical.” H is a construction electrician. We weren’t expecting it to be paid, but it was needed for anxiety and bc we really need to list our other house.

On the other side of life, I feel like today was enough stress and drama for the whole week. Is it really just Wednesday? *sigh*

[bronxgirl]

Jul 8, 2020 8:18:23 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

We have inspection for our house, and I know it’s not a gotcha it still feels like a one, and I’m terrified it’ll fail and we Weill have to go back to the start of finding a new buyer.

You already have a buyer?  That was quick.  Congratulations!!

[mbcdefg]

We had a bunch of black swallowtail caterpillars in our windowbox for a while recently, chowing down on our dill and parsley. We watched them all week and I was looking forward to hopefully having some butterflies.

I went to go look at them yesterday afternoon and they were all gone. I guess a bird had itself a nice snack. One caterpillar actually dropped from our overhanging roof and scared the hell out of me just as I was looking for all of them (maybe the bird dropped it?) so I put it back on the parsley and covered the plant with some cheesecloth to try and protect him. But I checked on it a little while layer and it was nowhere to be found.

Circle of life, the birds have to eat too, and all that, I know. I’m still bummed.

[basilosaurus]

Jul 6, 2020 13:35:44 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

I bet our neighbors hate us right now. Our patio cement slab is being jackhammered out so a new one can be poured.

They do, but they'll get over it.

In a condo I rented, we had mandatory repairs which involved jackhammer of many balconies, mine included. It was utterly miserable. But it only lasted 2 days. At least the sfh means they don't feel it in their own homes. And until this thread I'd entirely forgotten about it and the shit landlord who made me be present because she couldn't be bothered.

[just]

I was so tempted to make a snarky comment about who Naya Rivera was in the thread about her death (as a call back to the shitty comment in the Cordera thread). I didn't because it's too sad, but I'm not a big enough person not to drop it here.

[erbear]

Way TMI but I noticed last night that I have what looks like a third nipple on the underside of my breast. It's not itchy or painful and it definitely recently appeared. I assume it's from it being 1000000 degrees here and my wearing a sports bra for too long after running every day, but I'm internally freaking out about whether I need to venture to a doctor, since it's not really a telehealth kind of thing - I can't even imagine the logistics of getting it close enough to the camera, and plus my only computer is my work one and I think it probably dings some school thing to show breasts :/

[jamaicam]

mrsukyankee ON A completely different note that only you and I will appreciate - are you watching the cricket?

I am rolling my eyes that the WI players had to go through all of the quarantining - they are the ones taking the risk as they are coming from countries with either no active COVID cases or very low rates to a country with high rates.

[Vespasia]

I'm in my office for a full day for the first time in almost 4 months and it's actually quite nice. Thankfully my institution is taking everything seriously and has plenty of safety protocols in place. I share my office with 2 (normally 3) other people and we are each taking one day of the week to be in here. 

I was also able to get halal cart for lunch so my stomach is very happy. 

[mrsukyankee]

jamaicam, I KNOW. I do think that the English players have been keeping within specific bubbles, but still. I'm not able to watch much due to having to work and the crappy weather here. It's meant to change as of the weekend, so hopefully will watch a bit then.

[TBM]

mbcdefg , maybe the caterpillars went somewhere higher/more protected to move on to the chrysalis stage. It is kind of amazing how far they can travel. We find them hanging from the soffits or in the potted palm trees sometimes.

We are redoing our plant shelf/butterfly enclosure, so we haven't been rescuing caterpillars lately. We have been hoping that they survive the wasps, and we do see butterflies in the yard, but I know that their numbers are much lower than when we bring them inside.

[mbcdefg]

Jul 9, 2020 13:51:39 GMT -5 TBM said:

mbcdefg , maybe the caterpillars went somewhere higher/more protected to move on to the chrysalis stage. It is kind of amazing how far they can travel. We find them hanging from the soffits or in the potted palm trees sometimes.

We are redoing our plant shelf/butterfly enclosure, so wer haven't been reaching caterpillars lately. We have been hoping that they survive the wasps, and we do see butterflies in the yard, but I know that their numbers are much lower than when we bring them inside.

Maybe? That would be neat. I went outside and looked under and around the window box but didn’t see anything. I’d love to think that they’re safe someplace else?

[gardengal]

Jul 9, 2020 10:34:19 GMT -5 erbear said:

Way TMI but I noticed last night that I have what looks like a third nipple on the underside of my breast. It's not itchy or painful and it definitely recently appeared. I assume it's from it being 1000000 degrees here and my wearing a sports bra for too long after running every day, but I'm internally freaking out about whether I need to venture to a doctor, since it's not really a telehealth kind of thing - I can't even imagine the logistics of getting it close enough to the camera, and plus my only computer is my work one and I think it probably dings some school thing to show breasts :/

So my husband had something like that & it turned out to be benign skin cancer. He had it removed & that was that.
He's not the sort of dude to not wear a shirt so it was surprising to me that he got a spot on a part of his body that is always covered outside.

[winecat]

erbear- I've had a couple of doctor appointments since lockdown began. All the offices/waiting rooms have been really empty. I'm usually the only person in there. If you have MyChart or something similar, you can upload a picture for your doc so you're not streaming your boobs via your work computer. I hope it goes away on its soon though.

[TR]

Jul 9, 2020 14:48:44 GMT -5 gardengal said:

Jul 9, 2020 10:34:19 GMT -5 erbear said:

Way TMI but I noticed last night that I have what looks like a third nipple on the underside of my breast. It's not itchy or painful and it definitely recently appeared. I assume it's from it being 1000000 degrees here and my wearing a sports bra for too long after running every day, but I'm internally freaking out about whether I need to venture to a doctor, since it's not really a telehealth kind of thing - I can't even imagine the logistics of getting it close enough to the camera, and plus my only computer is my work one and I think it probably dings some school thing to show breasts :/

So my husband had something like that & it turned out to be benign skin cancer. He had it removed & that was that.
He's not the sort of dude to not wear a shirt so it was surprising to me that he got a spot on a part of his body that is always covered outside.

Skin cancer can pop up anywhere. My mom has had things removed from places where the sun never, ever shines lol.

[wanderingback]

So I pretty much have 2 verbal job offers and I'm super torn about how to move forward.

I thought there was going to be a huge pay discrepancy between the 2, but it seems that there's just a 5k difference, making my decision harder. I was previously leaning towards job #1 before I found out pay of job #2.

Essentially job #1 5k more pay, definitely only 4 days of work a week, a lot of room for growth and leadership and me shaping patient care with my ideas. However, less stable for further than a year out as it's grant funded and covid has messed things up. I guess I don't have a super clear picture on how realistic my ideas are to happen, but they def are looking for someone to fill director role in 6-8 months.

Essentially job #2 a little less pay for more hours worked per week (sometimes 6 days a week, but then you get a day off following week), but great team environment, great manager and super duper stable, could probably work there for 10 years. Downside is no room for growth really, no leadership positions and I don't think I'd have any real direct input in shaping patient care/changes.

[penguingrrl]

Jul 9, 2020 15:27:51 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

So I pretty much have 2 verbal job offers and I'm super torn about how to move forward.

I thought there was going to be a huge pay discrepancy between the 2, but it seems that there's just a 5k difference, making my decision harder. I was previously leaning towards job #1 before I found out pay of job #2.

Essentially job #1 5k more pay, definitely only 4 days of work a week, a lot of room for growth and leadership and me shaping patient care with my ideas. However, less stable for further than a year out as it's grant funded and covid has messed things up. I guess I don't have a super clear picture on how realistic my ideas are to happen, but they def are looking for someone to fill director role in 6-8 months.

Essentially job #2 a little less pay for more hours worked per week (sometimes 6 days a week, but then you get a day off following week), but great team environment, great manager and super duper stable, could probably work there for 10 years. Downside is no room for growth really, no leadership positions and I don't think I'd have any real direct input in shaping patient care/changes.

In reading what you wrote it seems like you have a pretty strong preference for the growth opportunities that #1 offers. It seems like the one concern is long term stability, but my guess is that if the funding dried up you would still be a very attractive candidate, though that would be a pain.

However, I don’t think you could go wrong with #2. A great team environment and great management is worth a lot. I would worry about the lack of room for growth and ability to have input.

[wanderingback]

penguingrrl, thank you for this perspective!
I talked to my partner and my best friend and they both pretty much said the same thing that clearly I have a strong preference for the growth opportunities.

I'm usually a pretty big risk taker, so not sure why this seems unusual for me to take a little more of the path that's unknown.
You're totally right that it would be a pain to have to job hunt again in a year, but I'd still be a good candidate for something else. Thanks for saying that!

[penguingrrl]

Jul 9, 2020 16:39:35 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

penguingrrl, thank you for this perspective!
I talked to my partner and my best friend and they both pretty much said the same thing that clearly I have a strong preference for the growth opportunities.

I'm usually a pretty big risk taker, so not sure why this seems unusual for me to take a little more of the path that's unknown.
You're totally right that it would be a pain to have to job hunt again in a year, but I'd still be a good candidate for something else. Thanks for saying that!

You’re very welcome! I’m glad I could help you gain some clarity! Best of luck, from what I can tell your patients are incredibly lucky to have you as their doctor!

[Jalapeñomel]

Jul 8, 2020 20:14:55 GMT -5 bronxgirl said:

Jul 8, 2020 8:18:23 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

We have inspection for our house, and I know it’s not a gotcha it still feels like a one, and I’m terrified it’ll fail and we Weill have to go back to the start of finding a new buyer.

You already have a buyer?  That was quick.  Congratulations!!

We had a buyer over asking in less than 24 hours. It feels too good to be true.

[Vespasia]

MH and I have been watching rugby all week. It's in New Zealand so we have been talking about how they must have quarantined, how they can have events because they're doing so well, etc.

We just realized the tournament occured back in January.

[minzy]

wanderingback Pardon my forwardness, but I want someone like you making leadership decisions. That makes me root for job #1.

[winecat]

OMFG. CFG must be scared. I swear half of the commercials are either for him or against Hick.

[seeyalater52]

Jul 9, 2020 19:21:52 GMT -5 Vespasia said:

MH and I have been watching rugby all week. It's in New Zealand so we have been talking about how they must have quarantined, how they can have events because they're doing so well, etc.

We just realized the tournament occured back in January.

For some reason I am DYING laughing at this. LOLOLOL. Sorry, but this is awesome. 

[Vespasia]

Jul 10, 2020 8:13:45 GMT -5 seeyalater52 said:

For some reason I am DYING laughing at this. LOLOLOL. Sorry, but this is awesome. 

Oh it's fine, I had a very good laugh at myself too!

[rubytue]

My veggie box today came with carrots that are HUGE. Like the size of my dogs head. This started a conversation with H about food waste, and baby carrots being shaved from larger carrots. Apparently, he had no clue. He always buys baby carrots, and he said I blew his mind.

Although, this spawned a YouTube rabbit hold of baby carrot processing. And apparently, they are skinny carrots, not these monstrosities..

[wanderingback]

I don't know if I posted here, but about 2 months ago I found a bald spot on my head.
I was thankful I was able to get a telehealth appt with a Black dermatologist. He thought it was alopecia areata and started me on a strong topical steroid.
Today I had an in-person appt with him and he thinks it's actually scarring alopecia and found a few more spots of inflammation. So the bald spot I had likely won't ever grow back. It's not noticeable because my afro covers it, which is guess why I never noticed.
So now I'm on a whole regimen to help the other areas to hope they don't get worse.
I think I'm ok if I go bald, but I kind of just want to know which way it's going to go. I'm thankful that this has been my only medical problem my whole life, so I'm trying not to dwell on it. Wish I had a look in to the future if none of this is going to work anyway.