My niece is headed off to college next week and my mom sent her a "transitions" card that is CLEARLY meant to be for someone undergoing a gender transition and I can't stop laughing. Its like full of rainbows and the trans flag and says "your transition is definitely worth celebrating!". I'm legit dying at the pictures my sister sent over.
The local utility company is replacing poles on my street. There are 3 along the edge of my property alone. I WFH with 2 dogs. It's going to be a long, noisy day.
I am in the office today and was setting my hopes on a vendor bringing in some bagels or something. I guess I'll just have to wait for my sushi at lunch.
Yesterday DS was helping DD with her summer math work and it just warmed my heart. At 14 and 12 they aren't exactly 'friends' at this point but he was so patient and did a great job explaining things to her. And she was so happy when she "got" it. My my mom heart happy.
Also, my H was really encouraged by the graphic design advice I got on here the other day. He's working on his portfolio and is really excited. Our money situation will be so much better when he locks something down full time.
Post by followyourarrow on Aug 22, 2023 9:21:36 GMT -5
We have outdoor engagement pics tomorrow afternoon and it's going to be 103. We're trying to decide if we suck it up because it's only 30 minutes, or if we use a less than ideal indoor location. If we reschedule it will be a couple of months because of FI's work schedule.
First day back to work after being off for 11 days for vacation. jinkies, I feel you on the crap weather, it was cold and rainy for over half our vacation too. This summer the weather has just sucked. We still had fun and managed to salvage a few days, but this was our big vacation and it feels like it was kind of "meh". It felt more like fall than summer.
Still, it was nice to be off work for an extended period. Of course last night I could not sleep at all. Too much on my mind I guess? I was awake until past 2 AM. I feel like complete shit today. So far its quiet and I have to log off early for my annual gyn appt this afternoon. Not looking forward to that. I feel like I had stuff I wanted to talk to her about but now I can't even remember what. I had tried BC to avoid periods and the crappy PMS I was having, but it gave me constant spotting and I almost felt like PMS was worse, specifically I was insatiably hungry and gained 10 lbs. I went off it recently and my appetite is back to normal, thankfully, but I'm not sure about the other symptoms. I'm ready to be done with periods I think.
My niece is headed off to college next week and my mom sent her a "transitions" card that is CLEARLY meant to be for someone undergoing a gender transition and I can't stop laughing. Its like full of rainbows and the trans flag and says "your transition is definitely worth celebrating!". I'm legit dying at the pictures my sister sent over.
This made my day! It is simultaneously hysterical and adorable!!
Guys, my big kid is turning in to such a great person. It was so hard for so long but we have such a great relationship now and she’s making me so proud my heart is bursting. I pray to God we keep on this path.
(This post brought to you by the emotions stirred up by the books I’m reading that have nothing to do with parenting but have gutted me)
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
We have outdoor engagement pics tomorrow afternoon and it's going to be 103. We're trying to decide if we suck it up because it's only 30 minutes, or if we use a less than ideal indoor location. If we reschedule it will be a couple of months because of FI's work schedule.
Bring ice packs and a towel. That’s what we did one year bc it was that time or never. It wasn’t too bad.
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
Post by expectantsteelerfan on Aug 22, 2023 9:29:59 GMT -5
I just had dd try on her dance shoes and leotards to see if she needed anything new for this year since her dance studio has stuff on sale this week. And that reminded us that she lost her favorite leotard a few weeks before the end of classes last year. Neither of us could understand HOW she possibly LOST a leotard. I mean, she has a dance drawer in her room with all her dance wear stuff. It's a mess, but it's where all her dance stuff is. She comes home, and stuff often doesn't make it directly into her hamper, but it doesn't get taken off anywhere other than in her room. We tore her room apart at one point looking for it. And we took the drawer completely OUT of the dresser to make sure it didn't get pushed behind the drawer and lost under the dresser somehow. So she had other leotards she wore for the end of dance last year, and we figured, it had to be in her room somewhere and it would turn up at some point. But here we are, months later, and it never turned up. So I just ordered her 2 new ones because girl hasn't grown enough to fit into the bigger ones I had bought her for this year.
Her feet DID grow though, so she does need all new shoes. Luckily, I had bought those ahead of time way back when the physical Payless stores went out of business in every size they had because those were her favorite brand. But these are the last of the 'size up' of those that we have, so next year when she needs new tap, ballet, and jazz shoes and we have to buy those from the studio along with new leotards and tights, it's going to be insanely expensive. I miss Payless.
So the splinter is still in her heel. We gave up. She says it hurts a little, but not a lot. I'm going to try and get her to soak in epsom salts later today.
My kid got a huge splinter in her foot a few years ago (the day before dance recital of course) and we actually ended up at Urgent Care and it took them quite a while to get it out as well and it was a WHOLE BIG THING. All that to say, don't be shy about going to Urgent Care for a splinter!
So the splinter is still in her heel. We gave up. She says it hurts a little, but not a lot. I'm going to try and get her to soak in epsom salts later today.
My kid got a huge splinter in her foot a few years ago (the day before dance recital of course) and we actually ended up at Urgent Care and it took them quite a while to get it out as well and it was a WHOLE BIG THING. All that to say, don't be shy about going to Urgent Care for a splinter!
I'm sure if nothing happens today that's what we'll do. It's not big, which makes things harder.
Post by underwaterrhymes on Aug 22, 2023 10:03:34 GMT -5
rubytue - she said family bathing was an autocorrect failure, but she was leaving it. 😂
Also, I had a failed ablation and wound up having a hysterectomy and I’m so happy I did. If you want to go that route and your doctor won’t support it, I’d keep pushing until you find someone who will.
Post by starburst604 on Aug 22, 2023 10:15:41 GMT -5
We were all sickly yesterday with some stomach thing. Me and H thought it was what we had for dinner, but DD also didn't feel well and she ate something else. I'm thankful to feel human again today. Had my mammogram first thing this morning and the squeezing felt so much worse than I ever remember. All looked clear though, so I'll take it. I'm "helping" DD's friend's mom by having her over today while she gets her own classroom ready, but it's really a help to me! It's tough WFH with DD when she's solo and bored. I'm glad she's entertained for as long as she's here. School starts for us next Wed. and I am READY. It's been such a messed up summer with camps she couldn't do bc of her wrist fracture and I feel like all we do is try to juggle care for her. It's exhausting, bring on the school year and routine!
rubytue - she said family bathing was an autocorrect failure, but she was leaving it. 😂
Also, I had a failed ablation and wound up having a hysterectomy and I’m so happy I did. If you want to go that route and your doctor won’t support it, I’d keep pushing until you find someone who will.
I also had a failed ablation with a hysterectomy. They found a lot of endometrial tissue adhering my intestines to my uterus as well as adenomyosis. I am so glad I did the hysterectomy.
DD2 made the JV cheer team! I’m so happy for her! She initially wanted to joint volleyball, but she barely practiced over the summer and she found out the team is pretty much set with just a few open spots, so her odds of making the team were slim. So, she decided to try out for cheer with a friend of hers and they both made it. Friends of DD1 who were cheerleaders helped her prepare and practice last night.
I am still waiting to hear on my results from the mass in my abdomen. I went to Roswell Cancer Institute and had an endoscopic ultrasound and biopsy done. Results were in Friday evening and I was googling and stressing myself out. If I don’t hear from them by lunchtime, I’m going to give them a call. I know for sure surgery is coming but not sure if I’ll need radiation or not. Please continue sending good vibes my way!
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
We have outdoor engagement pics tomorrow afternoon and it's going to be 103. We're trying to decide if we suck it up because it's only 30 minutes, or if we use a less than ideal indoor location. If we reschedule it will be a couple of months because of FI's work schedule.
Omg! I got a news notification that tomorrow could be the hottest day on record. Obviously not just for La! Sorry, also #helpful
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
Niche annoyance but my weaving guild is small and I’ve been working to promote the group on social media/local sites and set up activities where the public can join in and hopefully get interested in joining the group.
I emailed our co-chairs asking about the guild doing worldwide spin in public day (people bring spinning wheels/spindles to do the obvious) next month and got a response from one of them that a couple people had mentioned in passing they might be interested.
There are places online where you can promote your spinning location for the event for free so it sounded like the perfect “outreach” activity and we had discussed doing this a few times in meetings.
I suggested we send out an email to the guild asking if anyone had any definite interest and then she immediately sent out an email saying we were doing it at a specific park that IMO didn’t make any sense and wasn’t discussed. I asked her some questions about the amenities in case I was missing something and I wasn’t.
It’s 30-40 minutes from where we meet (an hour from me) and the park has no shade, no seating, no flat places to put the wheels, no parking lot and no bathrooms. Plus it’s a couple blocks from a festival that happens to be going on that day that has street closures.
Wouldn’t it make sense to discuss the location with the three people who actually want to do this before sending out a location? I’m not interested in buying and hauling a wood board to spin on (plus my chair and my wheel) to this location.
I can’t imagine anyone else would be either which sort of defeats the purpose of hosting this meet up and inviting the public. I would have been happy to research and contact locations (and put up fliers etc) and have said this several times.
It’s not the biggest deal in the world but why can’t anything be easy and make sense?
Post by sofamonkey on Aug 22, 2023 11:29:23 GMT -5
Oh my. I have a new person working. It is supposed to be a help for me, as we need 1.5 people. She is a retiree that wanted to get back into this field. Sounds great!
She is computer illiterate, and has not done any work with posting charges or payments, which is the main thing we do. Literally never. I don’t want to have her come back next week. I need to chat with my boss at lunch. :/
I don’t think I’m being too harsh, but maybe I am?
Post by sunnysally on Aug 22, 2023 11:39:22 GMT -5
The air quality is rated poor today and it gave me a migraine. I also had to use my inhaler which doesn't help the headache. I cannot imagine how terrible it must be for people who live close to the fires.
I bought a bracelet that says Fuck Off in Morse code. It makes me very happy.
A new person joined our team so I met everyone for the welcome lunch yesterday. My boss's boss announced her last day will be September 1 so I will not work with her again. She is a great leader and will be missed, but I can also see some good things that may come out of this. I am not sure if my boss will take her role. His vision for the direction our team should take is more in line with what I would like to see happen.
I just had dd try on her dance shoes and leotards to see if she needed anything new for this year since her dance studio has stuff on sale this week. And that reminded us that she lost her favorite leotard a few weeks before the end of classes last year. Neither of us could understand HOW she possibly LOST a leotard. I mean, she has a dance drawer in her room with all her dance wear stuff. It's a mess, but it's where all her dance stuff is. She comes home, and stuff often doesn't make it directly into her hamper, but it doesn't get taken off anywhere other than in her room. We tore her room apart at one point looking for it. And we took the drawer completely OUT of the dresser to make sure it didn't get pushed behind the drawer and lost under the dresser somehow. So she had other leotards she wore for the end of dance last year, and we figured, it had to be in her room somewhere and it would turn up at some point. But here we are, months later, and it never turned up. So I just ordered her 2 new ones because girl hasn't grown enough to fit into the bigger ones I had bought her for this year.
Her feet DID grow though, so she does need all new shoes. Luckily, I had bought those ahead of time way back when the physical Payless stores went out of business in every size they had because those were her favorite brand. But these are the last of the 'size up' of those that we have, so next year when she needs new tap, ballet, and jazz shoes and we have to buy those from the studio along with new leotards and tights, it's going to be insanely expensive. I miss Payless.
We had to buy all new dance shoes this year too But the store we go to did have a sale going on so we got a small discount but even still, goodbye money! I actually got her tap shoes online for WAY cheaper (I did last year too) but ballet and jazz she really prefers to get from the store so she can try on multiple sizes.
Post by InBetweenDays on Aug 22, 2023 11:42:36 GMT -5
I'm getting back in to the swing of things after vacation. We spent a week with my entire family - 18 of us. I was NOT ready for it to be over.
But yesterday my niece was flying back to college and the pilot had to abort their takeoff (as they were careening down the runway) from La Guardia because an engine blew. The pilot apparently said they wouldn't have had the power to takeoff so had it blown just a little later who knows what would have happened. So scary to think about.
Post by wanderlustmom on Aug 22, 2023 11:50:19 GMT -5
sweetchik all the good vibes!
After feeling really good last week about my son moving in for college, this week has been harder. He's found some people to talk to and he's doing things--it just is setting in and really hard for me. I worry about him and miss him. Tonight he starts night one of tryouts for their club soccer team. I have no idea if he will make it but I know that would help to keep him really busy with a social group and lots of exercise.