Post by mcppalmbeach on Mar 7, 2023 9:32:18 GMT -5
A stomach bug is making its way through my house. I had it last Thursday. I am still not feeling right…my stomach doesn’t hurt, but (sorry tmi) when I burp it is super weird smelling and tasting, I feel like a heaviness but more in my chest than my stomach like I’m having reflux, I’m able to eat and somewhat hungry but nothing really sounds or tastes good at all and I have zero energy. We are leaving on vacation Friday and I just feel so much dread. I have a dr appt today and regular kid stuff and all I want to do is lay back down.
I'm going to hear TJ Klune speak this evening so that should be fun! I will *not* be waiting for hours to get a personalized autograph this time, though, like I did with Fredrik Backman. That was too much and we got home so late. I did order a copy of Under the Whispering Door because I didn't have it and I figure they'll be pre-signed. I'll take my copy of The House in the Cerulean Sea just in case we happen to be in the first group called to get in line for the signing, but if not I'm ok with that.
@sameoldstory, I am sorry That is a crappy feeling.
I have been in a major funk with life recently. I think it is the lack of sun and warm weather. I am seeing friends thrive and my comparison is the thief of any joy I have left. I am tired of being the majority caretaker for our home since H broke his foot. I feel myself resenting him (which is coming out in all of our interactions) even though it is not his fault. I am feeling like a bad employee, a bad mom, a bad spouse. Blah.
Post by gretchenindisguise on Mar 7, 2023 9:43:51 GMT -5
I caught my kid's cold. I am displeased.
H is so weird sometimes. We were paying off his cc with tax refund - we're sitting here, eating breakfast and talking about it, and I told him to just do it now. "I'll do it later." No, just do it now. "It's xx46, I'll pay it all but that 46." No, just pay it all off, why would you leave $46?! That makes zero sense. "Ok, done."
zomg man. Why?!
And then I am really proud of myself because I kept a snarky as hell comment inside my brain. I'm going to share it with y'all but pdq - H "it's just a lot of money" my internal thought "not as much as we're sending your family"
I almost got a glimmer of spring weather and now we are forecasted for snow at the end of the week with cold temps. I hate March so much lol.
Same. We've had a relatively warm winter but I'm still ready for spring. So of course we've gotten more snow/cold in March than we did in Jan/Feb. A storm is approaching this weekend that the forecaster said could either be a "blockbuster" storm or nothing depending on how it develops. Figures! At least it is going to be warmer Thursday and Friday, so that will hopefully melt the snow we currently have on the ground.
They also said that March and April are the windiest months of the year in my area, which makes sense with why it always feels so cold even though it usually starts to warm up. I guess that's why it never really feels like spring until May around here.
I almost got a glimmer of spring weather and now we are forecasted for snow at the end of the week with cold temps. I hate March so much lol.
Trade you. It’s in the mid 80s here and the pollening has begun and there are bugs everywhere and I hate it. We have had almost zero nice weather this year and I’m over it.
I somehow missed the memo regarding after-school care application, and the submission period for current families began yesterday. There are never enough spots, so now I'm paranoid my girls won't get in next year. I'll submit my app today, but they date stamp them, and I'm sure everyone else brought theirs in yesterday. Gah! I'm trying not to panic.
Also the reason I dislike March and April is because it is spring sports season. The time of year when we act as if it is perfectly normal to be outside freezing with 40 MPH wind. At least in Jan/Feb there is nothing forcing us outside.
I really need to get some work done but my husband is at work, the dogs are sleeping, the utility workers have moved down the block and I really would rather read or watch a movie in peace. Or go back to bed. But it’s probably better to work for all the same reasons I don’t want to!
mcppalmbeach I had that happen and my burps straight up smelled like I farted Pepto took care of it though, now that I am getting older my stomach can't handle anything.
Post by lilypad1126 on Mar 7, 2023 10:06:10 GMT -5
I started the day with an email from a client who is frustrated with some things that I thought had been handled last month and now I’m feeling all anxious about it. Ugh. At least my colleague who was copied on this email texted me and was like, wow your response was amazing! So at least I can feel good that I am capable of a kind, professional response to a somewhat obnoxious email.
Now I’m at the airport and I get to listen to a woman’s phone convo bc she’s talking on speaker phone at full volume. People are strange sometimes, lol.
I am in the office today. HR lost one of our two cubicles recently, so it is such a pain when two of us are here at the same time. I spent the first 30 minutes here wandering around trying to figure out a spot to work. Finally we managed to open up another office. I don't oppose having us come in once a week, but if there is no space then I don't think it's a great idea.
Someone from our HOA stopped by yesterday to talk about our "neighbors hosting church services in their townhouse" issue. Apparently when they stopped at our neighbor's house, they tried to blame the noise on the OTHER Latino family two doors down. Wtf? One, the other neighbors are lovely. Two, we do know the difference between them. And three, it is beyond obvious that it is the house next to us. Our HOA person has observed it a bunch of times too. It sounds like she is now on a mission to shut this down. So that's good
Today on my way to work I saw a big dog walking with it's owner and carrying a huge stick in it's mouth while trotting down the sidewalk. It made me happy. Dogs are the best.
I have one of those days at work where I actually need to talk to so many people about a variety of topics, can't be an email, can't be a phone call, actual face-to-face conversations. It seems so weird, so much of our stuff is virtual or at least hybrid at this point.
I almost got a glimmer of spring weather and now we are forecasted for snow at the end of the week with cold temps. I hate March so much lol.
Trade you. It’s in the mid 80s here and the pollening has begun and there are bugs everywhere and I hate it. We have had almost zero nice weather this year and I’m over it.
It is so disgusting:( 80s in February is wrong!
Our bug guy came to spray. He sees Penny’s stroller and says “did y’all have a baby” I said no, and he says I didn’t remember you being pregnant. To which I responded I wasn’t…thanks 🤦🏼♀️ and he says, you’re welcome. So, hopefully that’s my awkward conversation for the day 😂😂😂. My H was trying to stifle his laugh.
I just dropped off Penny for a dental cleaning, a small growth popped up on her back paw, so they will take that off as well. This should be it for her for a very long time!!! She’s had a year lol.
Ok douche, go ahead and call it mud. My husband DID have halitosis. We addressed it after I talked to you girls on here and guess what? Years later, no problem. Mofongo, you're a cunt. Eat shit. ~anonnamus
Post by wanderingback on Mar 7, 2023 10:29:27 GMT -5
We’re having a nanny come today for a few hours for a trial. Our place is small so hopefully it’s not too awkward, I plan to chill in the bedroom and get some things done.
I’m so so thankful to have a long leave by US standards of 5 months. I’m tempted to take longer but I don’t want to use my PTO and I don’t want to go without a paycheck. It’s criminal that some people have to figure out childcare stuff by 6 weeks.
One of the most bothersome things I deal with at work is being pestered by bus dev/sales people for unnecessary meetings. Typically, it's NDB to decline, even if some of them are beyond persistent and irk me; but right now, I'm dealing with a guy who's close with my boss's boss (grandboss, as someone here says), and it's throwing me for a loop.
He recently emailed me and copied grandboss, asking if we have someone to do XYZ work he caught wind of. We do, and I told him that and tried to kindly put it to rest, but his response was to invite me to lunch, again with grandboss on copy. I already emailed grandboss to say, "Hey, I'll follow up with John Doe. No need to clutter your inbox with this," and now I need to response to John. I'm struggling. I'm so annoyed, mostly with myself.
I just got the new rehearsal schedule for a ballet dd is in and we have a conflict this weekend. The conflict is optional but she is adamant that she not miss the other thing. The problem is, this is the 3rd rehearsal and she has yet to attend one because she was recast after the first rehearsal then was very sick last weekend (still home from school from illness, actually). To complicate things, the rehearsal director is MY old ballet director and there is major drama surrounding the studio being sold and a bunch of other stuff right now.
I will deal with it but I’m just dreading it and I’m bummed that the best solution is for her to drop out because I was looking forward to the performance weekend which is always a lot of fun.
She isn’t in a ton of things so we don’t normally have scheduling conflicts
One of the most bothersome things I deal with at work is being pestered by bus dev/sales people for unnecessary meetings. Typically, it's NDB to decline, even if some of them are beyond persistent and irk me; but right now, I'm dealing with a guy who's close with my boss's boss (grandboss, as someone here says), and it's throwing me for a loop.
He recently emailed me and copied grandboss, asking if we have someone to do XYZ work he caught wind of. We do, and I told him that and tried to kindly put it to rest, but his response was to invite me to lunch, again with grandboss on copy. I already emailed grandboss to say, "Hey, I'll follow up with John Doe. No need to clutter your inbox with this," and now I need to response to John. I'm struggling. I'm so annoyed, mostly with myself.
I hate people who try to bully their way into something by throwing out their connections. I’m sorry.
Post by midwestmama on Mar 7, 2023 11:15:05 GMT -5
I am waiting for my new computer monitor to be delivered. It was on sale ($150) on Amazon over the weekend and I decided to use a small part of my bonus to buy it. It's a gaming monitor with a blue-light reduction setting and it's larger than my current monitor.
It is sunny here today. I'm going to take my dog out at lunch and walk around the house a few times to soak in the sun for a little while.
I desperately need new bras. I finally ordered some, but it turns out, I’m bigger than I thought and need a 38HH. WTF? I really need to start seriously considering a reduction.