I got my new glasses over the weekend. I have cataracts (š) so the optometrist suggested I get the lenses that darken in sunlight. I feel like an old nana! š
I asked the optometrist when I would need cataract surgery and she said āEh, youāll know-someday it will be like your glasses canāt get clean no matter what.ā š§.
Post by starburst604 on May 8, 2024 7:08:43 GMT -5
I did an Orange Theory workout for the first time this morning. Iāve been wanting to go for a while since itās like 1/4 mile from my house but never wanted to allocate the money. I finally said fuck it, I need to get over this hump of barely working out and being depressed. Time to invest in myself. I signed up for 8 classes a month to supplement the Peloton classes I do at home. Hope to get back to feeling more like myself soon.
We signed the P&S on the sale of our house yesterday. Bittersweet but also relieving. STBX moves out in 6 days, FINALLY. I know others on here had to cohabitate while separated for a longer than I have, and my hat really goes off to you because it is torture beyond belief. At least now if we have an argument over text, I wonāt have to come home and find him sitting at my kitchen table anymore.
This weather is insane. Itās going to be 86 today and 55 on Friday. I had client events Monday and Tuesday nights which is making this week feel extraordinarily long. Looking forward to a quiet night at home tonight.
I got my new glasses over the weekend. I have cataracts (š) so the optometrist suggest I get the lenses that darken in sunlight. I feel like an old nana! š
I asked the optometrist when I would need cataract surgery and she said āEh, youāll know-someday it will be like your glasses canāt get clean no matter what.ā š§.
This is extremely frustrating. GMIL was told the same. I wished they could do a preventative treatment. I am sorry you have to wait. I guess itās a true wait and see game.
Long story short. My boss is retiring and they support me in taking their role and has even been slowly cross training me but the interview panel isnāt passing me through to the next round. Iāve been working my ass off for this for several years. I walked out of the office yesterday and said Iād be back Thursday but I canāt be there now.
Iām getting a massage and facial today, hanging with my dogs, getting lunch and custard and taking care of me! And Iām marking it all as sick days so it doesnāt reduce my vacation balance.
I was hoping Iād wake up slightly less angry today but Iām still pretty mad.
I got my new glasses over the weekend. I have cataracts (š) so the optometrist suggest I get the lenses that darken in sunlight. I feel like an old nana! š
I asked the optometrist when I would need cataract surgery and she said āEh, youāll know-someday it will be like your glasses canāt get clean no matter what.ā š§.
LOL thatās exactly what my mom said. She kept wiping her glasses with no improvement. š
Long story short. My boss is retiring and they support me in taking their role and has even been slowly cross training me but the interview panel isnāt passing me through to the next round. Iāve been working my ass off for this for several years. I walked out of the office yesterday and said Iād be back Thursday but I canāt be there now.
Iām getting a massage and facial today, hanging with my dogs, getting lunch and custard and taking care of me! And Iām marking it all as sick days so it doesnāt reduce my vacation balance.
I was hoping Iād wake up slightly less angry today but Iām still pretty mad.
I'm so sorry. Why do employers do these types of things???
Long story short. My boss is retiring and they support me in taking their role and has even been slowly cross training me but the interview panel isnāt passing me through to the next round. Iāve been working my ass off for this for several years. I walked out of the office yesterday and said Iād be back Thursday but I canāt be there now.
Iām getting a massage and facial today, hanging with my dogs, getting lunch and custard and taking care of me! And Iām marking it all as sick days so it doesnāt reduce my vacation balance.
I was hoping Iād wake up slightly less angry today but Iām still pretty mad.
I'm so sorry.Ā Why do employers do these types of things???
Theyāre looking for someone āmore strategicā. Iām an accountant. Whoās gonna balance the books while youāre strategizing? Iāve added on a lot of work that isnāt technically mine in order to earn that promotion and I will not do any of it for one day more.
I got my new glasses over the weekend. I have cataracts (š) so the optometrist suggest I get the lenses that darken in sunlight. I feel like an old nana! š
I asked the optometrist when I would need cataract surgery and she said āEh, youāll know-someday it will be like your glasses canāt get clean no matter what.ā š§.
This is extremely frustrating. GMIL was told the same. I wished they could do a preventative treatment. I am sorry you have to wait. I guess itās a true wait and see game.
I was telling my hairdresser about it and the woman in the seat next to me told me her Dr. said the same thing to her and how she wished sheād done it sooner. She said I can see so much better! I can drive at night again! I She told me the procedure wasnāt bad (āI was out for brunch afterwards!ā š¤£) so not to put it off if thatās what Iām concerned about.
I had a nightmare that my blood sugar dropped while on my trip and it was a whole embarrassing thing. That is definitely one of my fears!
This happened to me on my way to work on my first day at a new job in Manhattan. A really nice woman caught me, a man offered me his water, the NYFD paramedics were lovely and I was only 3 minutes late š.
I have a dumb WWYD. I mentioned yesterday that the woman who I had scheduled to dog sit for us via Rover when we go on vacation (leaving next Friday) did not show up for our scheduled meet and greet yesterday. I reached out to her about rescheduling, and she was kind of like "oh I guess with all our messages I got mixed up on the time". We didn't have that many messages (IMO) and it was a time SHE proposed, so I'm not sure how that happened. In the meantime I had reached out to another sitter via Rover who is available. He is a young man and will stay at our house, while the first sitter will be in and out more I think. They both have good reviews and the young man costs more, but only by $100ish so I'm ok with that.
The first sitter reached out to me last night and wanted to reschedule the meet and greet and apologized for the mix up. I honestly would rather go with the new sitter - I feel like I've lost some trust and more importantly, I wanted someone who would be here at least close to as much as we are usually. BUT I feel bad about the first sitter - I've had her scheduled for well over a month, and it's not unlikely that she's counting on the money. She may have turned down other jobs. I'm also usually pretty willing to give people the benefit of the doubt on things like forgetting an appointment because we all make mistakes, myself included. So I feel bad cancelling and like maybe I'm overreacting by essentially firing her? Am I?
If I do cancel her, what would you say? I'm thinking I might just tell her we are postponing the trip, lol.
ETA: Also in general I would prefer a woman over a man for this sort of thing but since they both have good reviews I may be unnecessarily biased here.
The new person taking over has the exact name as another person in my command and my outlook defaulted to the other guy. That's cool. At least it wasn't anything important.
icedcoffee, I'm so sorry, that's rage inducing. That happened to me about 3 years ago as well. I was named interim Director for 9 months at the same pay as my lower position while doing all the heavy lifting. Then they hired someone else and had me train that person to do the job I was already doing. I almost went Angela Bassett on the place.
Post by maudefindlay on May 8, 2024 8:12:26 GMT -5
wildrice go with the new sitter. IIRC you are going out of the country and if so you don't want to be that far and the woman flakes on you and your dog is alone needing care.
icedcoffee, I'm so sorry, that's rage inducing. That happened to me about 3 years ago as well. I was named interim Director for 9 months at the same pay as my lower position while doing all the heavy lifting. Then they hired someone else and had me train that person to do the job I was already doing. I almost went Angela Bassett on the place.
Ugh. Iām sorry that happened to you. What is wrong with people?
I will not train the new person. Iām practicing āThat falls in the role of XYZ. I am not sure.ā Godspeed to them.
My staff is so mad they were crying yesterday. Itās quite the decision they made.
I think I might be having gallbladder issues. Iāve had upper stomach pain nightly for over a week and (TMI) pale stools. I went to urgent care Monday and they said itās probably a virus and will probably get better, but see my primary care doctor if it doesnāt. It seems to be getting worse so Iām going to try to get an appt today.
icedcoffee, I'm sorry that is so frustrating. I've had a couple of similar work setbacks in the past couple year and sometimes I still get bad about them thinking back. Enjoy your day and hope tomorrow is better.
I have forgotten how long and painful minor softball can be. We do it where the coach pitches the first three innings, then kid pitch the next three. Was the first game of the season last night and oh boy, that second half of the game is long. I have to give it to the girls though, they stick in there and keep going! Both kids have games tonight in different towns and H is out of town, so lots of running back and forth tonight.
icedcoffee, that is BS. Would not do a single thing beyond my job description for these yahoos.
wildrice, I'd tell her your plans have changed. Which they have, it's just your dog sitting plans, not your travel plans. You don't need to give her ANY details.
DH is home for a few days, which is good because I am feeling completely overwhelmed by work and home stuff. There is just always one more fire to put out somewhere.
wildrice - I would go with the new guy and either just be vague and say plans have changed as a pp suggested or say, "I'm sorry, we've already re-booked with a new sitter. I know mistakes happen, but we'll be out of the country and I'm sure you understand we need to feel comfortable that the sitter will be showing up when necessary."
Post by emilyinchile on May 8, 2024 8:39:12 GMT -5
icedcoffee I am so sorry and angry for you! But I love your reaction. I hope you can enjoy today despite the reason for it. Ugh.
wildrice I would probably say something thanking her for the apology, but that yesterday when you hadn't heard back from her you were able to coordinate with a different person, so you no longer need her services. She knows your travel plans haven't magically changed between yesterday and today, and it's not at all unreasonable that if she doesn't show up you wouldn't want to work with her anymore.
This is extremely frustrating. GMIL was told the same. I wished they could do a preventative treatment. I am sorry you have to wait. I guess itās a true wait and see game.
I was telling my hairdresser about it and the woman in the seat next to me told me her Dr. said the same thing to her and how she wished sheād done it sooner. She said I can see so much better! I can drive at night again! I She told me the procedure wasnāt bad (āI was out for brunch afterwards!ā š¤£) so not to put it off if thatās what Iām concerned about.
Do you HAVE to wait? My sister had it done recently and she's so happy and said it was not bad at all.
I have a dumb WWYD. I mentioned yesterday that the woman who I had scheduled to dog sit for us via Rover when we go on vacation (leaving next Friday) did not show up for our scheduled meet and greet yesterday. I reached out to her about rescheduling, and she was kind of like "oh I guess with all our messages I got mixed up on the time". We didn't have that many messages (IMO) and it was a time SHE proposed, so I'm not sure how that happened. In the meantime I had reached out to another sitter via Rover who is available. He is a young man and will stay at our house, while the first sitter will be in and out more I think. They both have good reviews and the young man costs more, but only by $100ish so I'm ok with that.
The first sitter reached out to me last night and wanted to reschedule the meet and greet and apologized for the mix up. I honestly would rather go with the new sitter - I feel like I've lost some trust and more importantly, I wanted someone who would be here at least close to as much as we are usually. BUT I feel bad about the first sitter - I've had her scheduled for well over a month, and it's not unlikely that she's counting on the money. She may have turned down other jobs. I'm also usually pretty willing to give people the benefit of the doubt on things like forgetting an appointment because we all make mistakes, myself included. So I feel bad cancelling and like maybe I'm overreacting by essentially firing her? Am I?
If I do cancel her, what would you say? I'm thinking I might just tell her we are postponing the trip, lol.
ETA: Also in general I would prefer a woman over a man for this sort of thing but since they both have good reviews I may be unnecessarily biased here.
You haven't even had the initial meet and greet? Cancel without guilt. I doubt she has turned down other jobs and if she did it's foolish. There is no guarantee that you'll hire someone after an initial meeting - that's what it's for! You might not get on, she might not get on with the dog. You want overnights and she doesn't do that AND she no showed on the first meeting that she set up. Just go with the other person. We just got our first vacation sitter from Rover. She made us comfortable right away and that's what you need when you're leaving your home and precious pets.