I’m sitting here trying not to cry as L packs up the last of her things.
We met her family yesterday, and they are amazing. They’re coming over for dinner tonight with all of our parents and siblings and I’m excited for them to all meet. But then L leaves with her parents. It’s going to be so hard.
Post by Patsy Baloney on Jun 26, 2023 9:17:06 GMT -5
I’m so sorry it’s such a sad day! I’ve really enjoyed reading about your students and their relationship with your family. It seems like such a special and life-changing experience. I hope today will be more sweet than bitter!
We painted my son’s room yesterday and have to do one more coat on the wall that gets the most natural light. I can see the roller strokes on it this morning and it’s driving me crazy. That will be coat 4. I’m letting go after this and putting a bookcase or a really big poster in front of it if I can still see it.
My ankle finally healed enough that I felt comfortable running again this morning! My mind feels so much better after just a 20 minute run!
I'm having a hard time dealing with work. My current boss is 100% out to get me and is nitpicking hard at any perceived misbehavior. I am hoping it just makes her look petty as I work towards navigating not reporting to her in the future.
How is it Monday already? At least it's a shorter week for me; I took off this coming Friday.
We're getting an irrigation system put in today, and so far 2 thunderstorms have come through. We have the garage open for the workers to duck into. And it's so stinking humid that I put a cooler in the garage with drinks and snacks. I can't imagine working outside in this.
I signed up for a meal train for one of our neighbors who had a baby last week, so I'm making a chicken taco casserole to take over later today. I also stopped at Target yesterday to get a gift and the newborn outfits were adorable; it was hard to choose! I ended up getting her one newborn outfit and 2 outfits in the 0-3 month range. I feel like she probably got a ton of newborn items already.
Whenever I read about your experiences I ask DH if he thinks we’d ever host an exchange student. He doesn’t seem too into the idea 🤷🏻♀️. Maybe once DS is older and we’re in that HS world it’ll seem more interesting to everyone.
My random is brought to you by my 5th night in a hotel in less than a week… why are hotel towels so tiny?? I know I’m plus sized, but still, the average woman in America isn’t much smaller than me and I don’t see these towels covering much of their bodies, either.
We got back from vacation yesterday. After sleeping in hotel beds and a guest room at a friend’s home, it was GLORIOUS to sleep in my own bed again. I’m pretty sure liking my own bed this much is an old people thing.
A website I’ve been working on at work for months is almost ready to go live and I’m so excited! I wrote all the content and FAQs for it. Now we’re finishing up testing and it deploys soon. So so different than what I did teaching and it’s been such a cool learning experience dipping my toes into a little bit of UI/UX design (listening to the people who actually work in that field at my company and learning from them, since my role was knowledge management).
Post by georgeharrison on Jun 26, 2023 9:33:32 GMT -5
We saw Matchbox Twenty on Friday night. We had bought tickets in 2020 and I had honestly forgotten until we got an email from the venue on Tuesday. I know we had talked about going, but I don't remember actually buying the tickets. The show was so good and the amphitheater was completely packed. This was our third show there and I've never seen it so packed. Security was walking through the grass telling people to close the gaps so more people could sit. Even after that, tons of people were standing at the top of the lawn. I wasn't really feeling interested in going, but I am so glad we did. It was an incredible show. I had forgotten how many hits they have had and they played them all.
Another boot camp week down. We are getting a letter today, so I'm anxious to see what he has to say. His first letter, he was struggling. The second letter, he seemed to be enjoying a lot of it even though he still said the physical part was rough.
It is getting HOT here this week. 100s for 3 days in a row. My husband might combust.
My boss is retiring this week. She is so nice and everyone loves her. But also, she is one of those bosses that is too nice to be effective, IMHO. I’m having a hard time coming up with words to say to her, and around people, because I’m just not a platitude type. Like, I’m not sure I’ll miss her in this position. And then o question myself for not being able to do what everyone else can do. But she is a great person, so goodbyes will focus on that.
I'm often reminded how great DS's travel baseball team is all-around (a great group of players, coaches, and families) after tournaments. His team played in a tournament over the weekend and I was appalled at the behavior of the some of the coaches on opposing teams. One team in particular had especially rude/a-hole coaches. One of our players made an amazing web-gem worthy catch of a foul ball on top of the field fence (it was probably at least 7.5 feet high, because this player is 6'3" and he had to jump to make the catch), and instead of the first base coach from the opposing team saying something like, "wow, what an amazing catch" or "wow, I've never seen that in 13U baseball," he said to the player "get this f***ing kid out of my face." Another coach on that same team accused one of our players of faking being hit by a pitch, even though it was clear that the player was hit because of the sound the ball made when grazing his arm, and the change in trajectory of the ball after hitting his arm. Shockingly, the home plate ump "didn't see" the ball hit the player and neither did the field ump, so they made the player continue his at-bat. I'm glad that DS and his team beat this team both times they had to play them.
I was able to successfully get DS's white baseball pants back to white last night. Friday night they played in the rain/mist, so his pants were saturated with the wet clay dirt from the fields. I did have some laundry pods with me at the hotel, so I did a pre-soak on Saturday in the hotel bathtub and then did the full routine (treat spots, soak for a few hours, then wash on heavy duty) as soon as we got home yesterday afternoon.
We had strong storms roll through yesterday late afternoon that knocked out our internet, so I had to come into the office today to work. So far, we only come into the office Tuesdays and Wednesdays, so it is super quiet here today.
My boss is retiring this week. She is so nice and everyone loves her. But also, she is one of those bosses that is too nice to be effective, IMHO. I’m having a hard time coming up with words to say to her, and around people, because I’m just not a platitude type. Like, I’m not sure I’ll miss her in this position. And then o question myself for not being able to do what everyone else can do. But she is a great person, so goodbyes will focus on that.
“Congratulations on a job well done. Enjoy the next part of your journey,” is usually my fall back.
They don’t need to know I thought they were bad at their job.
I am seriously tired today. I had some really weird dreams last night and woke up sweating multiple times, so I'm sure that didn't help. Plus my sleep was kind of screwed up all weekend anyway. It is hot today and my office room faces the sun in the morning, so I closed the curtains to keep it from being more hot than necessary. It is working, but it makes it dark in here and that's not helping with the sleepiness!
jackie011, I agree on the towels! I'm supposedly the average size for an American woman but so many times towels, gowns at doctors offices, etc are too small. I don't get it. There is no harm in getting something that is too large for a small person in these situations, but if it's too small for a large person you are not covered. You'd think they'd err on the larger size!
rubytue, for people like I that I usually just wish them all the best in retirement and tell them the rest of us are just here being jealous and counting the days/years until we are there are as well.
No camp this week and I love my kid, but I need her to be a tiny bit better at time management. Like, if I tell her at 10am to do X, I need her to watch the clock and do it. I don't need her on the computer the whole day.
Took today off partly to make some kind stuff easier but kind of just because, and it's so nice. I dropped DS at VBS, posted some buy nothing stuff, and got in a short workout. I still have an hour before I pick him up, so I think I'll walk the dog. It's so weird to actually be able to relax and not feel pulled in ten different directions.
Hoping to get to the pool between daytime and evening crowds, but we're also maybe getting afternoon thunderstorms so ??
mommin I'm almost always thrilled to be back in my bed after vacation and be back to my bathroom. We stayed at my parents' place last week and I almost lost my mind sharing a teeny bathroom with no counter space with my kids and husband. I am so spoiled by my home setup.
I am starting a new job today after being at my previous company for 11 years and it is so weird. I am both thrilled and excited but also freaking out cause I don't know wtf I am doing yet. Naturally well before I considered changing jobs I signed my kids up for a 1/2 day camp this week so I have to go pick them up at noon and then they have to just figure it out until DH gets home from work around 2:30.
My older daughter tried out for the gymnastics team at her gym on Saturday and we should hear today if she made it - I think she did great and will make it but she is so nervous. I hope we get the email earlier on so she can get some good news and not stress about it!
My boss is retiring this week. She is so nice and everyone loves her. But also, she is one of those bosses that is too nice to be effective, IMHO. I’m having a hard time coming up with words to say to her, and around people, because I’m just not a platitude type. Like, I’m not sure I’ll miss her in this position. And then o question myself for not being able to do what everyone else can do. But she is a great person, so goodbyes will focus on that.
“Congratulations on a job well done. Enjoy the next part of your journey,” is usually my fall back.
They don’t need to know I thought they were bad at their job.
Oh, it’s not like I would say I thought they were bad. Just I usually end up silent. Or get awkward and feel it’s obvious I’m avoid things. But, I would guess it only feels awkward, but doesn’t come across that way 😂
I went out to eat yesterday and our waiter was an actor on a streaming show that I’ve been binge watching. It was kinda wild.
We leave for a trip to Chicago on Thursday and poor H is overwhelmed by work. I hope he can get past it and have fun on this trip. My kids are staying home this week (instead of going to camp) because it’s a short one. I think this may be the first non holiday non weekend day in at least a year that I haven’t had to hustle in the morning to pack lunches, make breakfasts, and get kids out the door. I’m lounging for as long as I can.
Post by fluffycookie on Jun 26, 2023 10:03:07 GMT -5
We went to the beach yesterday and despite bathing in SPF 50 multiple times while there I still got sunburnt. I am hoping it fades before we leave for our trip. All in all it was a fine time. We sat down by the water and relaxed.
My kid is going to overnight camp and I'm terrified at the state her clothes will come home in. She is trying to insist on bringing a suitcase, but an old duffle will suit just fine. She's lucky I am not insisting on a black garbage bag.
Post by karinothing on Jun 26, 2023 10:09:47 GMT -5
Dropped DS1 off at sleep away camp this weekend. We already got some pictures back and it looks like he is having a blast.
DS2 is going a kayak day camp. I always get so nervous leaving him new places. He has some social anxiety and just looks so little and quiet. I hope he manages to make a buddy today.
I booked our airfare for our cruise in the fall. I booked through the CC portal for the 5x miles and I am just so afraid something will go wrong. I sprung for the extra insurance in case we have any issues, it was super cheap. We're going down a day early, so it's not a big deal.
Our departing flight home is early though, so I need to see about doing self check out from the boat and cancelling our transfer with the cruise line.
I got a mammogram this morning then went to IKEA and the post office. I’m not sure which stop was more exhausting but I’m ready for nap. At least it’s over and it’s still Monday morning?
I went out to eat yesterday and our waiter was an actor on a streaming show that I’ve been binge watching. It was kinda wild.
I’ve had that happen a couple times in NYC! I am always curious what these shows are paying. There is a woman on TikTok who was the star of a movie on Netflix and now has a small role in a Marvel movie coming out and she’s a nanny.
The first time (many years ago) it happened it was a guy from Gilmore Girls bartending and we had just watched an episode where they were setting him up as a potential love interest of Rory and that’s how we knew he wasn’t going to be a major character lol
I don't know what happened, but we've had a free tier for Peacock for a few years. I just watched it yesterday. I went to watch something this morning and it's forcing me to sign up for a paid account.
I am so bummed. I am not sure that I want to pay for old seasons of Top Chef. But I did legitimately watch it a lot.
I feel so old when I talk about TV. I HATE streaming and having to pay for channels individually. I hate not being able to just sit down and put on a channel and watch whatever is on. I used to veg out to HGTV or TLC or whatever. But now even if I want to just watch something for 10 minutes while I eat breakfast, I have to go through a whole decision-making process and navigate through smart menus and stuff. Idk. I'm too young to act this "old" about technology LOL.
Post by NewGirlNic on Jun 26, 2023 10:36:51 GMT -5
We had a very lazy weekend with no plans. We were supposed to go to our cottage for the weekend, but then H had to work late Friday and DS had a graduation party Sunday afternoon, so we decided to skip it since we'd really only have 1 day there.
I was mostly lazy and while it was nice to relax, I'm now feeling like I should have done something. Oh well, we have a busy few weekends coming up, which I'm sure will continue into the summer.
I hate not being able to just sit down and put on a channel and watch whatever is on. I used to veg out to HGTV or TLC or whatever. But now even if I want to just watch something for 10 minutes while I eat breakfast, I have to go through a whole decision-making process and navigate through smart menus and stuff. Idk. I'm too young to act this "old" about technology LOL.
This is 100% the reason why I haven't given in to cutting cable. Even though we grossly overpay for tons of channels we never watch, I need to be able to sit down, turn on the TV, and just watch whatever's on (and for me, that's either Food Network, HGTV or TLC).
I don't know what happened, but we've had a free tier for Peacock for a few years. I just watched it yesterday. I went to watch something this morning and it's forcing me to sign up for a paid account.
I am so bummed. I am not sure that I want to pay for old seasons of Top Chef. But I did legitimately watch it a lot.
I feel so old when I talk about TV. I HATE streaming and having to pay for channels individually. I hate not being able to just sit down and put on a channel and watch whatever is on. I used to veg out to HGTV or TLC or whatever. But now even if I want to just watch something for 10 minutes while I eat breakfast, I have to go through a whole decision-making process and navigate through smart menus and stuff. Idk. I'm too young to act this "old" about technology LOL.
Do you have Comcast/XFINITY and were watching though that? That deal ended this week if you don’t have Comcast NOW. They have a special where you can get it at a discounted rate
I don't know what happened, but we've had a free tier for Peacock for a few years. I just watched it yesterday. I went to watch something this morning and it's forcing me to sign up for a paid account.
I am so bummed. I am not sure that I want to pay for old seasons of Top Chef. But I did legitimately watch it a lot.
I feel so old when I talk about TV. I HATE streaming and having to pay for channels individually. I hate not being able to just sit down and put on a channel and watch whatever is on. I used to veg out to HGTV or TLC or whatever. But now even if I want to just watch something for 10 minutes while I eat breakfast, I have to go through a whole decision-making process and navigate through smart menus and stuff. Idk. I'm too young to act this "old" about technology LOL.
Admittedly, I'm a tech person, but I loved cutting cable and going streaming only. I turn on YouTube (not YouTubeTV) when I need something short or when I don't have the mental capacity to pay attention to a series. I can usually find something quickly that is good enough. There's definitely an adjustment to cutting cable, but you'll figure it out.
Post by litskispeciality on Jun 26, 2023 10:52:00 GMT -5
It's so cloudy and humid here. Debating running the dehumidifier for a while, although DH swears it makes it hotter, but AC is also removing so much, and we don't have central air. Supposed to be this way pretty much all week. I wish the sun would come out because I have a few days off next week and would like to swim in our temporary pool. The one year DH has it up and running in time for it to warm up. ETA: I'm a baby about cold water, and we've had so little warm and sun the pool probably won't be warm enough to swim this weekend
ETA: I'll have to check our Peacock. I started Based on a True Story this weekend and got up to episode 6 before I fell asleep. I'll be pissed if I can't finish because I had no notice. Peacock doesn't offer enough for me to pay for it.