When you login and have 10+ notifications and wonder if you either pissed people off or made some witty comment that people liked. Just me?
Also, had another no mask dream. E and I were at the doctor's office and no one was wearing masks except us. Ugh.
My kid has her first day back of in-person on a hybrid schedule. She's so excited, I'm not sure she slept much last night. She is going to be a mess this afternoon, but at least I'm prepared to know to have no expectations after school.
Post by notoriousmeg on Oct 22, 2020 6:52:14 GMT -5
DS is back to remote learning today due to 2 positive cases in his school. He’s sad about it, and I just hate that we’re all dealing with this. I woke up at 3:30 and couldn’t get back to sleep. I got out of bed at 4:45 and worked out. I am so tired and ready for this week to be over.
We've had construction going on in our neighborhood for over a year at this point. I'm beyond done with it, but especially this morning when they seemed to just back up over and over starting at 7:15. The back up beeping is driving me insane and it's not even 8 am.
So, apparently when someone asks me a question, I often start my response with "I mean". I had no idea that I do it until H pointed it out and now I've noticed that my daughter says it as well.
I haven't been sleeping in bed with H since we got the puppy because she was getting up in the middle of the night for a while. I can fall right back to sleep, but he can't, and since he is the one that actually has to leave the house to go to work, we decided that I would just sleep elsewhere for the puppy for a while. Well, she'd had a good long stretch of not needing to go out in the middle of the night, so we thought we were past that. Last night I went to bed with H, and didn't she wake up twice in the middle of the night to go out because she had an upset stomach? Of course she did. Ugh.
Post by amandakisser on Oct 22, 2020 8:02:18 GMT -5
I had an issue to deal with at work yesterday, and it's spilling over into today. I would have dealt with it last night but I'm still a contractor and there's no room for overtime so my coworkers had to work late instead of me. I'm hosting a brainstorming session with some other coworkers at 11 and I'm oddly anxious about it. Not sure why as it's literally me just taking notes while they spill some creative ideas, but my department never does stuff like that so I'm not sure how it will go. Dumb, especially since I work in marketing so we SHOULD have these types of sessions at least once per quarter. But I've been here 15 months and have never seen one here so maybe I'll kick off a new trend?
Standing in line and waiting to vote. Line is wrapped around to the back of the building. Voting started at 8. I arrived at 7:30.
I hope to see donuts in my future.
ETA: I overheard a poll worker estimate there were 200 people waiting in line.
It took me until 8:50 to finish voting. Parking lot was pretty full, and the line was still long when I left. People were also dropping off "mail in" ballots to poll workers out front.
I just found out that my neighbors (we're in a pod with them) who just got a puppy are also going to foster three kittens!! They arrive today and they're six weeks old. I get to meet them tomorrow!!!
I've never had cats so I'm not sure how big a six week old kitten is but I assume they'll be adorable.
Post by lilypad1126 on Oct 22, 2020 8:12:34 GMT -5
ssmjlm, I have those same thoughts when I see notifications, ha!
This is the slow period in my job and I'm kinda over it. Usually, I'm traveling out of state for work events during this time, so while actual computer type work is slow, I'm still busy. With no travel this year, the slowness is slowly killing me. OTOH it's helping me see how we can switch up some processes in my office and it's making me side-eye my employees who are like "But we're soooooo busy!" No, no you aren't and now is the time to plan out some of spring stuff so we aren't drowning come february/march.
Also it's going to be 80* here this afternoon, so since I'm not swamped, I'm hopeful I'll get some good outdoor time in.
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
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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
omg I finally convinced myself to just email the talent acquisition person for the fellowship to check in on the decision and I got an out of office message that she'll return emails tomorrow. FML. I just wanted to be able to relax.
I ordered a super cute shirt that says “my favorite season is the fall of the patriarchy” and it’s finally being delivered today!
Dd started in person hybrid pre-k today. I’m so proud of her. I thought for sure she’d cry getting on the bus, but she was just the opposite- so excited!
Then I paid off 3 credit cards this month and my credit score went down 8 points. I’m super angry about this.
Every time H or I make a big purchase on our credit card and pay it off in full they ding our credit. It's such a racket and pisses me off.
It really is. We had racked up debt with a move, car repairs and such so since May I’ve been diligently trying to pay things off. I had better credit score with less available credit. Wtf.
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
My H has a work happy hour tonight, and we're both really annoyed about it. He is WFH 100%, so it means driving down to the city where he works, drinking, and driving back. He has literally not driven a car a single time since May (lol - I'm always the driver when we go places together, and he hasn't gone anywhere alone) so this sounds unsafe. I'm going to instead drive down there with him, drop him off, and go run a couple of errands before picking him up. It will be fine, but seems like a big waste of time, especially since he doesn't even ACUTALLY want to go but feels obligated. I'm also not a huge fan of him getting together with a group, and everyone is bringing some kind of snack, so it just seems very unnecessary? Thankfully multiple people on the team are medical doctors so I'm sure all the COVID protocols will be followed and it will be fine.
I watched the last episode of Schitt's Creek this morning, and I liked it but also found it kind of disappointing. I think it should have been longer, because the main issue I had with it is that I felt like it didn't cover enough of the final events.
Every time H or I make a big purchase on our credit card and pay it off in full they ding our credit. It's such a racket and pisses me off.
It really is. We had racked up debt with a move, car repairs and such so since May I’ve been diligently trying to pay things off. I had better credit score with less available credit. Wtf.
It’s because you are more of a credit risk with more available credit. Annoying, yes, but that’s the logic behind it.
My H has a work happy hour tonight, and we're both really annoyed about it. He is WFH 100%, so it means driving down to the city where he works, drinking, and driving back. He has literally not driven a car a single time since May (lol - I'm always the driver when we go places together, and he hasn't gone anywhere alone) so this sounds unsafe. I'm going to instead drive down there with him, drop him off, and go run a couple of errands before picking him up. It will be fine, but seems like a big waste of time, especially since he doesn't even ACUTALLY want to go but feels obligated. I'm also not a huge fan of him getting together with a group, and everyone is bringing some kind of snack, so it just seems very unnecessary? Thankfully multiple people on the team are medical doctors so I'm sure all the COVID protocols will be followed and it will be fine.
Hasn't his work heard of zoom happy hour? My H has been doing those 1x/week for like 6 months.
I finally got an uninterrupted block of time to work on something this morning, and can I focus and actually do it? Of course not. At this point I'm hoping I can just get it outlined before lunch, and then fill in details while I listen in on another meeting this afternoon. My ability to concentrate on anything is just shot right now.
It really is. We had racked up debt with a move, car repairs and such so since May I’ve been diligently trying to pay things off. I had better credit score with less available credit. Wtf.
It’s because you are more of a credit risk with more available credit. Annoying, yes, but that’s the logic behind it.
That is so annoying. Then why do all my credit apps tell me that my score will be better when I pay off debt. What a lie!
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
My H has a work happy hour tonight, and we're both really annoyed about it. He is WFH 100%, so it means driving down to the city where he works, drinking, and driving back. He has literally not driven a car a single time since May (lol - I'm always the driver when we go places together, and he hasn't gone anywhere alone) so this sounds unsafe. I'm going to instead drive down there with him, drop him off, and go run a couple of errands before picking him up. It will be fine, but seems like a big waste of time, especially since he doesn't even ACUTALLY want to go but feels obligated. I'm also not a huge fan of him getting together with a group, and everyone is bringing some kind of snack, so it just seems very unnecessary? Thankfully multiple people on the team are medical doctors so I'm sure all the COVID protocols will be followed and it will be fine.
Hasn't his work heard of zoom happy hour? My H has been doing those 1x/week for like 6 months.
No idea. I am really surprised they are even doing this, since there are virtual options.
I guess the upside is that H only worked there for about 1 week in person, so he really has had almost no face to face interaction with these people and it might be good to get to see each other and build that relationship. But the downside of that is that it's not like he's missed seeing these people in person, so it's not something he feels the need to do.
Not to mention he's super introverted anyway so this kind of thing is a nightmare for him under normal circumstances, lol.
It’s because you are more of a credit risk with more available credit. Annoying, yes, but that’s the logic behind it.
That is so annoying. Then why do all my credit apps tell me that my score will be better when I pay off debt. What a lie!
I actually don't think it is true that having more available credit is an issue. I have a LOT of available credit (I need to close some cards!) and it has never seemed to affect mine. I pay off our cards monthly, so we'd be losing points constantly if it worked like this.
MAYBE if you have a history of using a ton of credit, then pay it off, they'll take that into account that you're more likely to run up credit debt again? I've never heard of that though.
Post by followyourarrow on Oct 22, 2020 9:39:33 GMT -5
I always worry when I see I have a bunch of notifications too.
My day started with an hour and 20 minute call with our auditors. Ugh. It feels like they're intentionally complicating my life, but I'm sure that's not true. I had one rant at me for a solid 8 minutes earlier this week, she wouldn't even let me speak, at least today's meeting was an improvement over that.
It's going to be 85 degrees here today and we're expecting 6" of snow on Monday. Seriously Kansas weather, figure your shit out, this is ridiculous.
I just found out that my neighbors (we're in a pod with them) who just got a puppy are also going to foster three kittens!! They arrive today and they're six weeks old. I get to meet them tomorrow!!!
I've never had cats so I'm not sure how big a six week old kitten is but I assume they'll be adorable.
Omg, so tiny. And yes, so adorable.
My aunt used to foster kittens all the time and it was so fun to cuddle and play with them.
Confession - DH has not left our house for almost a month except to take Ds1 to school. He is such an introvert he is totally ok with this. He is great about giving me alone time in my room but that’s not the same as being totally alone in a space. So I have started leaving 15 minutes early when I pick the big kids up from school and even though it’s just quiet time in the carpool line it’s nice to be ALONE.
Post by icedcoffee on Oct 22, 2020 10:25:57 GMT -5
Today has been annoying.
I was supposed to have a 3 hour virtual meeting at 8. Daycare opens at 8:30. My H got neutered yesterday. I had to have the kids ready with bags in the car so he could just drive them at 8:30 even though he probably shouldn't have because he's in pain (don't get me started lol). The moderator never fucking showed.
So I ended up driving them at 8:30, but like...WTF.
It is really sad that moving out of my house and away from my marriage last weekend was easier than trying to do simultaneous teaching between my virtual and in person students.
Moving would have been more productive if I had actually gotten all the things out in the 4 days I moved. Cue no pants or shoes for today.
Post by emilyinchile on Oct 22, 2020 11:02:45 GMT -5
wildrice I think that sounds annoying for a lot of reasons (although given your H's specific situation probably not bad to spend some in-person time!), but it doesn't sound dangerous when he can just...not drink. I would also tell him he needs to remember to how to drive and be independent though, so if that part of it doesn't bother you then cool, ignore my inapplicable annoyance
On the car topic, we sold ours a few weeks ago and are kind of regretting it. Covid has meant that the used car market is crazy here, high prices and super low inventory, but several dealerships told us they expected more cars during Oct, so we figured we'd take advantage of selling quickly and at a good price and then just be car-less for a month or so waiting for better prices to buy. So far that is not happening, prices just keep going up with fewer and fewer cars for sale, so we're sick of walking everywhere but also not able to find anything we like!
It really is. We had racked up debt with a move, car repairs and such so since May I’ve been diligently trying to pay things off. I had better credit score with less available credit. Wtf.
It’s because you are more of a credit risk with more available credit. Annoying, yes, but that’s the logic behind it.
So would closing a card or two help offset this or further ding a credit score?
I just found out that my supervisor of the past 9 years, who is the best boss I've ever had, is retiring next month. I am so sad. She was both an excellent boss and an excellent program administrator. I am so sad about this.