I’m still jet lagged so I’ve been up since 4:30. It’s actually not a bad schedule to be on - I’m very productive in the early morning! But then I go to bed before the kids lol
Good vibes today! I did a Pilates workout this morning that felt pretty easy but now I'm sore as hell. Such a slow burn!
I'm currently gearing up to get the kids to my parents for a week and a half. It seems like so much work to get them out of here. I'm so excited that they will have this opportunity to spend time with family and that I'll be able to get some organization done without them in my hair.
Post by wanderlustmom on Aug 9, 2023 6:56:09 GMT -5
Jet lagged signing in also!
For the first time in my life (48) I slept both ways on our long 15 hour flight. Man, now I know how the other half lives. I remember even in college maybe sleeping an hour on a long flight tops. We did main cabin so it’s not like I had a better seat, I had my gin and tonic and a Tylenol PM and that got me eight of the 15 hours both ways.
Today is back to tennis and work. I know I’ll be rusty at both.
DS leaves for college next week and the anticipation is so hard for both my husband and I. He’s the first to leave and he won’t even be far but man oh man is this emotional. I’m glad we had the vacation to distract us. DH teared up on the plane yesterday so I’m glad it’s not only me that is struggling
I logged on to work at 5 to do server maintenance during off-peak hours. Just happened to catch a major production issue around 5:30. It could have been a disaster if I wasn't on so early. Great start to the day... once I'm done with recovery, I think I'm treating myself to a chai and a danish for the stressful morning.
We got so lucky coming home from vacation on Monday- timing was just right to be behind the huge storm system that hit the east coast, and we flew into the airport further west and just missed a second front that diverted planes from the airport closer to home. DH actually ended up needing to be in Tacoma for work this week so the kids and I flew home without him (we were flying in/out of Sea-Tac), and I was SO grateful that we didn't lose power because we were not at all prepared to come home to that.
Spent yesterday doing laundry, unpacking, getting groceries, all that back to reality crap so I'm actually feeling fairly well caught up at home despite being away for almost two weeks. Work is a different story, I weeded out email for about an hour on Monday at the airport, and after another hour I'm still only halfway through my inbox. I haven't even DONE anything yet.
I failed 75 Hard on day 72. I'm disappointed in myself, but proud of how far I've come and what I've accomplished. I do plan on trying again, but will probably wait until September once vacations and everything are over and done with. I've been "dieting" straight through since February, and I think that my body really needs a break, so I'm going to eat at maintenance for a few weeks.
Post by maudefindlay on Aug 9, 2023 7:46:16 GMT -5
I did a Target drive up after school drop offs and when I pulled up the app to sat I was on the way a pop up came on and I could have added a Starbucks order to it and they would deliver it out to my car. Never saw that before.
I put moth balls in our trash toter and a brick on top of it and so nothing got in over night, but there are muddy paw prints all over the lid. Hopefully yesterday's raccoon starts to associate our trash toter as a big no soon.
Post by arehopsveggies on Aug 9, 2023 7:55:58 GMT -5
I could not fall asleep till after midnight and then was awake with stress at 4ish. My brain is not handling the transition from summer sleep schedule to school sleep schedule well!
Dealing with a headache this morning, just hoping that is not any indication on how the day is going to go.
Bernadine , so sorry you are still without power. Good luck to your DD today with cheer tryouts!
SIL was out of power so I offered to take her two kids until it came back. Their power came back on just as they were getting ready to head out the door to our house yet they still came over. She said the earliest she'd pick them up would be Thursday with the latest being Saturday. I only offered because when they lose electricity they lose water too. Once again, I feel like she is taking advantage of us to get some kid free time.
Sitting at the car dealership while my car gets service. Turns out it needs more work than we thought, so it gonna be expensive.
The waiting area has wifi and place for my laptop, a coffee machine, free snacks, and the worst easy listening jazz you can imagine playing very loudly over the speaker system.
I failed 75 Hard on day 72. I'm disappointed in myself, but proud of how far I've come and what I've accomplished. I do plan on trying again, but will probably wait until September once vacations and everything are over and done with. I've been "dieting" straight through since February, and I think that my body really needs a break, so I'm going to eat at maintenance for a few weeks.
I think doing “72 Hard” is a pretty awesome accomplishment!!!
Feels like it should be much later in the week than Wednesday.... This week is dragging by!
I only have a couple of episodes left on my rewatch of Brothers and Sisters so I need to decide what I want to watch next. I'm considering Parenthood because I love Lauren Graham but I also can't remember if I liked it the first go round LOL
I failed 75 Hard on day 72. I'm disappointed in myself, but proud of how far I've come and what I've accomplished. I do plan on trying again, but will probably wait until September once vacations and everything are over and done with. I've been "dieting" straight through since February, and I think that my body really needs a break, so I'm going to eat at maintenance for a few weeks.
I think doing “72 Hard” is a pretty awesome accomplishment!!!
I did a Target drive up after school drop offs and when I pulled up the app to sat I was on the way a pop up came on and I could have added a Starbucks order to it and they would deliver it out to my car. Never saw that before.
oh that would be amazing. I'll have to see if my Target has that option. I did notice the other day when I was pulling up an order to do a return (in store) there was an option for a drive up return.
I'm very upset that I didn't get a presale code for Taylor Swift in Toronto. Myself, DH, DS, my parents and pretty much everyone I know all got waitlisted.
Post by ProfessorArtNerd on Aug 9, 2023 8:27:41 GMT -5
I’m hoping to get discharged today. I feel like a slug just laying here and I miss my kids so much. I’ll take the positive vibes if you’re sparing!
Hey Bernadine, do all the exchange students you take go to the same school? I hope she makes the team! I miss cheer so much. Lucy’s more the witchy, looking in the woods for mushrooms and hexing her enemies type now lol.
melissa, ugh. Yeah, that’s taking advantage. “Until the power is back” means if you have power, the kids go back. And they have power.
@sameoldstory, it’s hard for a reason. You got a 96%, which is a high A in the 75 hard class. That’s a win.
Im on call for something really stressful this week. Vaguebooking because I have to. But I’ve been told I should get 4 hours notice, and maybe yes maybe no. But I’ve had no updates. And I wish they could tell me something more… And I’m now at the part of my week were I have meetings meetings meetings.
I have this weird back pain on the right side only; it does not feel like muscle strain and feels more internal? So now I am convinced I am dying.
If you woke up in a bathtub full of ice, I have some bad news! (ETA: I hope you feel better soon. Back pain is the absolute worst.)
We have someone here for some yard work, and he seems so friendly and earnest. His quote was very reasonable, so I hope everything looks good and we can recommend him to a ton of people! And I'm so excited for my home to stop looking like a haunted house, surrounded by weeds and overgrown shrubs.
Post by emilyinchile on Aug 9, 2023 9:01:27 GMT -5
Change of plan, I am now making the cake for my nephew's baby shower. I was watching some tutorials last night on how to make fondant jungle animals, all of them titled "EASY!", and the professionals and I clearly have a very different idea of what is easy. I got cocky after making L's dinosaur cake topper, now I may be in over my head haha.