Hope its ok I started this thread. I've never started one before and wanted to share. haha
It's Senior night for basketball! I'm going to be a complete wreck. Basketball has been a HUGE part of my sons childhood. He started beginner practices at age 6 and games at age 8! It's the ine sport that he stayyed conaistent with. Hundreds of games hes plyed over the years between rec, AAU, school, summer 3v3 leagues and open runs. It's just so bittersweet. People say time flies with kids, and they are not kidding. š
I ended up just taking a vacation day. I also have Monday off so it'll be nice to have a long 4 day weekend.
I'm heading out to do groceries, cleaning the condo and will head over to the gym later to decorate for tonight before my freshmans game.
Post by midwestmama on Feb 16, 2024 8:45:22 GMT -5
Last night, we (me, DH, DS, DD) went to the art exhibition where DD's art project was displayed. (It was a regional exhibition of pieces which were submitted by school art teachers within the region; not all submission were selected, so DD's was selected by regional judges to be included in the regional exhibition.) Each submission had a "Learning Statement" (artist's statement), and I was blown away by the thoughtful and mature statement DD wrote. Of course I am biased, but she continues to amaze me with her creativity. This was a regional exhibition, and there will be judges who select pieces to move on to a state exhibition. I am really hoping that DD's is selected for the state exhibition.
cjcouple , I also feel that time flies. I have some close coworkers who have young kids (not yet in school) or babies, or just starting a family), and I tell them that it goes so fast. It seemed like time went faster once my kids were in school. An acquaintance whose youngest (of 4) is my DS's age told me a couple of years ago about her experience with going through "lasts" (last first day of school, last practice, last game, etc.) and making the most of that memory. Even thinking about it with my kids (middle schoolers) is making me tear up! We've already been through last first day of elementary for both kids, and DS already had his last first day of middle school and last middle school football practice and game.
Post by prettypitties on Feb 16, 2024 9:07:59 GMT -5
We're seeing Stevie Nicks in Baltimore tomorrow night and I'm SO EXCITED. The tickets were my birthday gift from SO, and I just found out the other day that our seats are *incredible*. He definitely likes to splurge on concerts, so I knew they'd be good but not THIS good, lol.
cjcouple I totally understand. Weāre like that with XC and even thinking about the last meet tears me up ā¤ļø
One of DD1s friends tragically passed away yesterday while on a ski trip. She wasnāt super close with this person but two of her best friends were. Besides of the obv devastation of the death, itās so heartbreaking to see a bit of the innocence of youth crumble. The kids are just in utter disbelief and donāt understand how this could happen. A product of privilege when you think about the state of the world.
Speaking of time flying, I was on an interview panel yesterday and one of our applicants was someone who interviewed me when I joined my organization almost 19 years ago. She went to another org for a few years and then took a couple more off to care for a medically-complicated child, and is now looking to come back. I offered to be her building escort afterwards so we could catch up a little, and it's crazy how much has changed in just the last five or so years, let alone since we met!
I am so, so looking forward to the long weekend. This week has been so busy at work, I've had just a little bit of a head cold, and DH was away, and I am just drained. My most ambitious plan is an 8am live Peloton workout for my 1000th strength class tomorrow morning, and maybe tidying up my closet and dresser. If I'm feeling really motivated I might clean out the pantry. Wild!
Post by ProfessorArtNerd on Feb 16, 2024 9:26:09 GMT -5
I have to take my mom to her oncology checkup today. Pray for her health and my patience. Would it be terrible if I took half a Xanax to deal? Donāt answer that.
Also truly random, but I have confirmed that Jack Harlow does indeed name drop Lord farquad in Lovin on Me š¤£
I have a job interview I am excited for! I have been out of the work force for about 15 years and only semi/part time solo practitioner. They want a writing sample and references. I found a writing sample from 1L, but other jobs haven't been writing so much as transactional. I suppose I could totally edit it and redact the date that was last century. . . As for references, I am on a committee for a non profit- is it bad to have both references from that?
We're seeing Stevie Nicks in Baltimore tomorrow night and I'm SO EXCITED. The tickets were my birthday gift from SO, and I just found out the other day that our seats are *incredible*. He definitely likes to splurge on concerts, so I knew they'd be good but not THIS good, lol.
Have so much fun! Stevie is my mom's absolute favorite and we surprised her with tickets while back. It was an amazing show.
Iām up super early because I havenāt been sleeping well due to anxiety about school admissions for DS1 that doesnāt even happen for 3 weeks so I hope I can make it through. We have applications in for 8 schools and we toured the last school last week. After the tour (a very popular charter school) H said he was very scared for dsās future. He was being way too dramatic. The tour wasnāt great and the school wasnāt what we hoped for, but it wasnāt terrible. I wasnāt so worried about admissions until then, but nowā¦. I canāt pinpoint whether it was his statement, or whether I recently weaned myself from Lexapro after being fairly certain that I have ADHD and not anxiety (was diagnosed with ADHD in college and took meds for a little while and then just didnāt at some point).
Also, we received a letter yesterday from the IRS stating that we made an error on our child tax credit last year and we owe $1300. We use Turbo Tax and with their check system I canāt see how we would have any more qualifiers on the return so Iām worried that someone used the kidās social security number and claimed them, but I also donāt see why it would be $1300 and not $1500. I still need to examine the return and call the IRS to figure out exactly what the issue is.
ProfessorArtNerd, take the Xanax. That's exactly what it is for. I routinely take a quarter or half of a pill for stressful situations to avoid a full blown panic attack.
Post by nancybotwin on Feb 16, 2024 9:51:02 GMT -5
DD1 has been sick since Wednesday morning. Missed two days of school. Last night I decided to take her for a strep test (she had already tested negative for Covid). 2 hours later we were home without results, because she couldnāt keep her mouth open and her head forward when they were trying to swab. She was sobbing that she wanted to and just couldnāt. I was so frustrated. I know her sensory and anxiety issues are real, but I donāt always understand them. We came home and Iām hoping we can get better results at the pediatrician. Or maybe, if nothing else, they will be able to give her a Xanax beforehand š¤·š»āāļø
Happy to take any advice if anyone has navigated this one beforeā¦
Iām so concerned what her long term healthcare will look like, when Iām no longer forcing her to do the things, because she hates anything having to do with doctors or medicine.
Post by NewGirlNic on Feb 16, 2024 10:00:08 GMT -5
Today is my mom's birthday and we aren't celebrating until next weekend. A late celebration for her and very late for me, (my birthday was 2 weeks ago). We typically do a joint celebration the weekend in-between our bdays, but my SIL had surgery, so we are waiting until the end of the month so she's hopefully back on her feet.
Anyway- I just ordered a mini Nothing Bundt Cake for her and I'll drop it off at her house with some flowers while she's at work. They opened in our area a year or so ago, but I've yet to try one, so naturally I got a couple for us too. A strawberry & cream for H and I to share and chocolate one for DS. Everyone raves about them, I hope it's good!
Post by helpshareplease on Feb 16, 2024 10:00:33 GMT -5
This is truly random: I was getting ready for work this morning I put my hair up in a ridiculously high ponytail because why not? My almost 16 Y.O. daughter says, "Look at you with your Ariana Grande ponytail." I was like kid I was thinking more like I dream of Jeannie hair do. but whatever. The generational gap is real!
I am struggling with work lately - everything is fine, I just have no motivation to do anything. I think it's because I have a bunch of super boring tasks that need to be done sooner than the more interesting stuff, so I just keep putting everything off because I don't want to do it. I think today I'm going to watch some trashy TV in the background while I do the boring stuff (which is mostly in the data entry realm) to try to knock it out.
I'm just about done crocheting my first project (other than a few Woobles). It is just a scarf but I'm going to have to figure out how to finish it off. I am thinking I'll make it an infinity scarf since it's long enough. I bought stuff a couple of weeks ago to make a hat, so I'll hopefully get started on that this weekend! The scarf was really easy because I didn't need to count anything, so we'll see how the next thing goes. It's been nice having something to do with my hands while watching TV/movies.
DD1 has been sick since Wednesday morning. Missed two days of school. Last night I decided to take her for a strep test (she had already tested negative for Covid). 2 hours later we were home without results, because she couldnāt keep her mouth open and her head forward when they were trying to swab. She was sobbing that she wanted to and just couldnāt. I was so frustrated. I know her sensory and anxiety issues are real, but I donāt always understand them. We came home and Iām hoping we can get better results at the pediatrician. Or maybe, if nothing else, they will be able to give her a Xanax beforehand š¤·š»āāļø
Happy to take any advice if anyone has navigated this one beforeā¦
Iām so concerned what her long term healthcare will look like, when Iām no longer forcing her to do the things, because she hates anything having to do with doctors or medicine.
I am so sorry. Itās so hard.
We have had some success with letting L hold the swab and doing it herself.
My office is open Monday and I will never not be bitter about President's Day not being a holiday. I have 2 floating holidays so I am off anyway. Husband and son were both off yesterday and today as well. The weather looks great for skiing tomorrow so I'm taking half a day today so we can get to our house early and enjoy the snow. I'm working from home so we can get right on the road and I will also never not be thrilled about having g a flexible workplace!!
For years Iāve been a sweaty sleeper, not hot flashes or feeling hot, just wake up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat. I was ready to drop $400 on a bed jet, but read that it could be due to a drop in blood sugar. I stopped eating a 10pm sugary snack and the night sweats are vastly reduced. Iām hoping cutting the snack will also help me lose weight but Iām just happy to have dry sheets at this point!
Post by emilyinchile on Feb 16, 2024 10:21:16 GMT -5
I wanted to WFH today because I don't really have anything to do so don't need to be able to chase people down in person, but I had a meeting at 1pm and then was going to take a coworker to lunch in return for him having done me a favor. My meeting got moved to next week, and CW is WFH because he doesn't feel well. Whomp whomp to me.
Post by wanderlustmom on Feb 16, 2024 10:22:06 GMT -5
Definitely take a Xanax. I take a full one before every doctors appointment and I guess my anxiety is so high I barely feel it calm me down! It does though. I've had them for many years and any check up where my BP is being checked--I take one. I have both generalized anxiety and white coat syndrome. And it doesn't help I'm in perimenopause and they put me on the scale too. I need to consider asking not to be weighed.
I was mean to DH today and we had a little argument. Uggh. We are both stressed and tired (mostly from work and house responsibilities) and need a break but we take it out on each other with tit for tat sometimes. Next week is vacation though, can't come soon enough. I feel like I'm constantly taking care of my clients, him, this house, the dog and the kids. He does help a lot but I just get overwhelmed. I'll talk to him when he gets back from his errand. I'm also annoyed that he's always here. I need a house to myself sometimes and I rarely get it.
And its so sad to have the endings of senior year in high school. I agree. We have one in college now and it flies. I am glad he's happy but it's hard to see him less.
My botox has kicked it, I just put some self tanner drops in my lotion yesterday and my teeth are newly whitened. I have got to get out on the town and show the world how good I look. lololol
My boss texted me at 5:30 this morning with an offer to work from home due to the weather. These are very rare opportunities - like maybe once a year. I am not sad to be working from my warm bed. I also already emptied the dishwasher and switched laundry. DSs have snow days but will be headed to the local ski hill for the day shortly so will be a nice quiet day.
Only bummer is our cleaning ladies rescheduled for Monday so no clean house for the weekend.
DD1 has been sick since Wednesday morning. Missed two days of school. Last night I decided to take her for a strep test (she had already tested negative for Covid). 2 hours later we were home without results, because she couldnāt keep her mouth open and her head forward when they were trying to swab. She was sobbing that she wanted to and just couldnāt. I was so frustrated. I know her sensory and anxiety issues are real, but I donāt always understand them. We came home and Iām hoping we can get better results at the pediatrician. Or maybe, if nothing else, they will be able to give her a Xanax beforehand š¤·š»āāļø
Happy to take any advice if anyone has navigated this one beforeā¦
Iām so concerned what her long term healthcare will look like, when Iām no longer forcing her to do the things, because she hates anything having to do with doctors or medicine.
DS is/was like this too. He had his tonsils out at 3.5 due to constant tonsillitis and sickness. Every time they'd want to test him for strep and it was brutal. Nothing ever helped. The doc was always able to get a swab, but it was torture and DS definitely had some PTSD from all the poking and prodding at the doctors offices. Forget trying to take blood. Plus the forcing him to take meds. Ugh... I feel for you and DD.
I will say, now at 14, he's much better. He still gets anxious when going to the doc and dentist, but as long as he knows he won't be getting a throat culture he can keep it together. He's also better with shots and taking medicine. Again, doesn't like it, but doesn't freak out either.
Last full day in Sedona. Iām a little bummed, but also looking forward to seeing all my boys tomorrow.
Iām being lazy this morning and waiting for breakfast that should be here in a few. I really need to figure out what I want to hike today. I wonāt be able to do anything too long because I have a massage scheduled for late afternoon. Should be another gorgeous day for wherever I end up though.
If youāre a hiker and want something a little tougher, the Bear Mountain trail is the hardest thing Iāve done here. It was truly gorgeous.
We hired some like 2 years ago who has the same job title as me, and he has the same interests as well. He came on right around when I was pregnant and couldn't do as much (our job involves a lot of long days, strenuous work, travel etc. for at least half of the year), and then I was out on maternity leave and then dealing with three young kids and just couldn't take on as much. Well of course tons of projects came up during that time (that I had been hoping and waiting for since I started almost 7 years ago) and since he also had the interest and expertise + the time, he got to lead all of them. I'm still dealing with the consequences of that because now everyone views him as the sole expert and I'm getting boxed out of things. It happened again this morning and I'm getting so frustrated. Gah! This is also not his fault at all and I'm trying to not take it out on him. But I'm debating whether it's petty now to leave him out of a meeting I'm planning that's technically my job and not his, but the woman I'm meeting with clearly expects him to be there (and I have no idea why).
I took next week off to do a project around the house. Said project hinges on being able to pick something up from an acquaintance who is not being super responsive. I just need an address and a time to show up!
This is turning into the roughest Friday I can remember in quite a while. Two meetings that I don't want to deal with, one booked in the middle of when I usually take lunch. I just found a major security issue that I have to jump on ASAP. I may be ordering delivery for lunch...