I was not chosen for the Banana Ball lottery. I really thought that since you had to register a year before the game, and because it's at the MLB stadium this year, that I'd almost definitely at least have a chance to buy tickets. Bummer.
DD (12) has no camps scheduled this summer, she's just piece-mealing stuff together each week. I work from home and it is making me absolutely crazy. I asked her over the weekend to at least plan out the coming week on Sundays, so that I know when she needs rides, when I need to wake her up, etc. Both she and H seemed to think that was unreasonable.
So today I've spent half my morning trying to figure out what time she's getting picked up, then trying to wake her up, make sure she's actually out of bed and getting ready, make sure that she's wearing the right clothes and has packed a change of clothes.
It's not the end of the world, but it's super annoying and taking up too much of my time.
I am away for basically the whole second half of July and the best part about it, for me, will be that her schedule will not be my problem.
This morning I take DS(8) for his ADHD evaluation. An hour and half of making sure he's entertained while I answer questions. Yay. /s
I accepted an invite for dinner at a friends' house tonight (for our whole family). Then H invited a friend from oot to spend the night tonigt AND invited different oot friends to stop by at some point this weekend as they are going to be in our city for different reasons anyway. I'll be following up with those friends about a specific date and time because my nieces & nephew are in town so my priority has been hanging out with them. I have plans at specific times with them this weekend so other friends stopping by whenever it's going to work for me.
I hate when people take conference/teams call in public or open areas without headphones on.
The guy sitting next to me is on his 3rd the call off the day.
This makes me laugh-my director (my boss’s boss) is ALWAYS in Teams calls (with his headphones on) and he still feels bad being on these calls around us, even though we’re taking inbound calls. He’s always walking to a conference room with his headset plugged into his laptop to “give us peace”. 😂
I am stupendously tired this morning. I stayed up late last night to attend a webinar. Then I woke up around 1:30 and couldn't fall back asleep for a solid 2 hours just spinning over a work project. I'm going to a friend's house for dinner tonight and I'm just going to drag. It's a gorgeous day out and I wish I wasn't stuck inside working.
Post by lavenderblue on Jun 28, 2024 8:45:51 GMT -5
I was supposed to be in the office today and normally my Friday commute is easy peasy. Not today. There was a really bad accident on the highway I need to take and so it took me almost an hour and a half to go one exit. By the time I got off, instead of trying to make my way in to the office which would have easily been another hour+ because there was literally traffic everywhere, I gave up and came home. I'm not unhappy about that decision.
The Sarah McLaughlin concert last night was good! It was very mellow music for past 10pm on a Thursday though, lol. By the end I was definitely yawning but I am glad I went.
This weekend is going to be kind of bonkers with plans. Tomorrow I have to take my dog to training class, then I am ushering the play Beetlejuice. Then I drive home to get my H and back to the city to see the Orioles play (assuming the weather cooperates, we don't have tickets yet so we'll skip if it's rainy). Sunday England is playing in the Euro cup so we'll probably go to a British themed restaurant in town to watch, then in the evening I'm going to see Alanis Morissette. Do you think I will be entertained this weekend? Lol. I will definitely be tired. But next week is a short week and we really don't have any plans for 4 day weekend, so I am fine with packing things in this weekend.
Post by georgeharrison on Jun 28, 2024 9:06:15 GMT -5
I saw a facebook reel today or some other video showing a lady in a drive thru line and the caption was something about what remote employees do during the day. I am probably late to the game, but it occurred to me that this is probably why during Covid employers were so accepting of remote work, but now they are so much less so. During Covid, we didn't have much choice but to stay home. Now that we are able to go to Starbz or whatever, is that what employers are thinking that remote workers spend their days doing? This bothered me a lot. I am a remote worker and I sometimes don't leave my house at all for days. I am definitely not regularly taking time out of the work day to do non-essential errands.
We are finally on summer holiday. School ended yesterday. I simultaneously want to tackle all the projects I’ve let go over the last month and sleep for a week.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the concert, wildrice! My feeds are showing that a lot of my friends were there last night which surprised me a bit. I only know her from the sad dog commercials lol.
I was not chosen for the Banana Ball lottery. I really thought that since you had to register a year before the game, and because it's at the MLB stadium this year, that I'd almost definitely at least have a chance to buy tickets. Bummer.
DD (12) has no camps scheduled this summer, she's just piece-mealing stuff together each week. I work from home and it is making me absolutely crazy. I asked her over the weekend to at least plan out the coming week on Sundays, so that I know when she needs rides, when I need to wake her up, etc. Both she and H seemed to think that was unreasonable.
So today I've spent half my morning trying to figure out what time she's getting picked up, then trying to wake her up, make sure she's actually out of bed and getting ready, make sure that she's wearing the right clothes and has packed a change of clothes.
It's not the end of the world, but it's super annoying and taking up too much of my time.
I am away for basically the whole second half of July and the best part about it, for me, will be that her schedule will not be my problem.
At 12, I’d have her set an alarm, and she can wake herself and get dressed.
Mindy Kaling had another baby (#3) without revealing her pregnancy beforehand.
Thoughts: 1. Her friends and colleagues must love her a lot or fear her a lot to accomplish this 3 times.
2. I like the names she picks.
3. Her body, her choice. I am not entitled to this information. The answer would have 0 impact on my views of her (unless the answer is Nick Cannon), but I'm DYING TO KNOW who the father is. Why? I am nosy. I like knowing shit that isn't any of my business.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the concert, wildrice ! My feeds are showing that a lot of my friends were there last night which surprised me a bit. I only know her from the sad dog commercials lol.
Thank you! I know I loved her in the 90s but prior to last night was struggling to even remember what she sang. I think she played most of her true hits near the beginning, but the rest of her music is really enjoyable to listen to and she has a beautiful voice. Definitely made me want to put her in my rotation again!
I was not chosen for the Banana Ball lottery. I really thought that since you had to register a year before the game, and because it's at the MLB stadium this year, that I'd almost definitely at least have a chance to buy tickets. Bummer.
DD (12) has no camps scheduled this summer, she's just piece-mealing stuff together each week. I work from home and it is making me absolutely crazy. I asked her over the weekend to at least plan out the coming week on Sundays, so that I know when she needs rides, when I need to wake her up, etc. Both she and H seemed to think that was unreasonable.
So today I've spent half my morning trying to figure out what time she's getting picked up, then trying to wake her up, make sure she's actually out of bed and getting ready, make sure that she's wearing the right clothes and has packed a change of clothes.
It's not the end of the world, but it's super annoying and taking up too much of my time.
I am away for basically the whole second half of July and the best part about it, for me, will be that her schedule will not be my problem.
Too bad you're not in the Savannah area. My neighbor has tickets for tonights game she's selling.
I love my husband, but after 15 years of marriage and a 11yo why he thinks cleaning up means moving something from one horizontal surface to another baffles me. He was moving some of E’s stuff, didn’t even look at it. I’m like dude, one of those is a checklist from this week, can you like, look at the shit in your hand before plopping it in the playroom? SMH
DD (12) has no camps scheduled this summer, she's just piece-mealing stuff together each week. I work from home and it is making me absolutely crazy. I asked her over the weekend to at least plan out the coming week on Sundays, so that I know when she needs rides, when I need to wake her up, etc. Both she and H seemed to think that was unreasonable.
So today I've spent half my morning trying to figure out what time she's getting picked up, then trying to wake her up, make sure she's actually out of bed and getting ready, make sure that she's wearing the right clothes and has packed a change of clothes.
She can't set an alarm and get herself up & dressed at 12?
Natural consequences of not being prepared for her outings aren't an option?
I'm assuming she's neurotical, of course.
ETA: maybe your H can run home on his lunch break to ferry her around to activities since he doesn't think she needs to plan things out in advance.
I saw a facebook reel today or some other video showing a lady in a drive thru line and the caption was something about what remote employees do during the day. I am probably late to the game, but it occurred to me that this is probably why during Covid employers were so accepting of remote work, but now they are so much less so. During Covid, we didn't have much choice but to stay home. Now that we are able to go to Starbz or whatever, is that what employers are thinking that remote workers spend their days doing? This bothered me a lot. I am a remote worker and I sometimes don't leave my house at all for days. I am definitely not regularly taking time out of the work day to do non-essential errands.
I think that's the view of some people who have very traditional in-person 8hr/day working lives and can't imagine it another way. I think a lot of people don't understand the differences between remote work and flexible work schedules, either. Like, I work from home 100% of the time. But my work is also asynchronous/unscheduled, meaning it matters not at all if I work from 5am to 11am and then again from 7pm to 9pm, as long as my work gets done. I don't often split my day like that, but if I want to take a few hours in the middle of the day to do whatever, my manager is totally fine with that. Other fully-remote jobs require you to be actively working for a traditional 8-hour day, just swapping an office location for a home location. I agree it's really frustrating to hear the "remote workers aren't working" line still being repeated.
I’m having my gallbladder removed next week and am so excited this is my last weekend with the horrible fat free diet. Last night for dinner while my family had fish tacos I had fat free tuna salad and a fat free yogurt. I hate yogurt and hope to never eat it again after next week. I miss butter! Any recovery tips are welcome!
Post by midwestmama on Jun 28, 2024 9:18:38 GMT -5
Working today, but then we finally have a weekend with no plans. I am going to go to the farmer's market tomorrow, catch up on cleaning around the house, and read/relax. I'm also going to apply for some jobs, I am burnt out at my current job, and I'm not longer confident that being a manager/people leader is the right fit me.
Mindy Kaling had another baby (#3) without revealing her pregnancy beforehand.
Thoughts: 1. Her friends and colleagues must love her a lot or fear her a lot to accomplish this 3 times.
2. I like the names she picks.
3. Her body, her choice. I am not entitled to this information. The answer would have 0 impact on my views of her (unless the answer is Nick Cannon), but I'm DYING TO KNOW who the father is. Why? I am nosy. I like knowing shit that isn't any of my business.
I am with you-I actually love that she is able to do this under the radar, her way, and we have no right to her lyfe-BUT I AM ALSO NOSY NANCY AND I LIKE THE GOSSIP.
DD (12) has no camps scheduled this summer, she's just piece-mealing stuff together each week. I work from home and it is making me absolutely crazy. I asked her over the weekend to at least plan out the coming week on Sundays, so that I know when she needs rides, when I need to wake her up, etc. Both she and H seemed to think that was unreasonable.
So today I've spent half my morning trying to figure out what time she's getting picked up, then trying to wake her up, make sure she's actually out of bed and getting ready, make sure that she's wearing the right clothes and has packed a change of clothes.
She can't set an alarm and get herself up & dressed at 12?
Natural consequences of not being prepared for her outings aren't an option?
I'm assuming she's neurotical, of course.
Well, for today, she didn't. I knew that she was having my mom pick her up, but no one had told me what time they had coordinated, and when she went to bed last night, H didn't remind her to set an alarm (I wasn't home).
So this morning, I had to track down my parents for details, make sure she was up, make sure she got the message from my mom about what to wear/bring.
She definitely has ADHD tendencies and needs prompting for routines. So I really need to know what routine she should be on so I can know if she missed something.
I was not chosen for the Banana Ball lottery. I really thought that since you had to register a year before the game, and because it's at the MLB stadium this year, that I'd almost definitely at least have a chance to buy tickets. Bummer.
DD (12) has no camps scheduled this summer, she's just piece-mealing stuff together each week. I work from home and it is making me absolutely crazy. I asked her over the weekend to at least plan out the coming week on Sundays, so that I know when she needs rides, when I need to wake her up, etc. Both she and H seemed to think that was unreasonable.
So today I've spent half my morning trying to figure out what time she's getting picked up, then trying to wake her up, make sure she's actually out of bed and getting ready, make sure that she's wearing the right clothes and has packed a change of clothes.
It's not the end of the world, but it's super annoying and taking up too much of my time.
I am away for basically the whole second half of July and the best part about it, for me, will be that her schedule will not be my problem.
This is a level of chaos that I could not tolerate. Hell no. Plan in advance, or rot at home because I have shit to do.
Mindy Kaling had another baby (#3) without revealing her pregnancy beforehand.
Thoughts: 1. Her friends and colleagues must love her a lot or fear her a lot to accomplish this 3 times.
2. I like the names she picks.
3. Her body, her choice. I am not entitled to this information. The answer would have 0 impact on my views of her (unless the answer is Nick Cannon), but I'm DYING TO KNOW who the father is. Why? I am nosy. I like knowing shit that isn't any of my business.
I saw a facebook reel today or some other video showing a lady in a drive thru line and the caption was something about what remote employees do during the day. I am probably late to the game, but it occurred to me that this is probably why during Covid employers were so accepting of remote work, but now they are so much less so. During Covid, we didn't have much choice but to stay home. Now that we are able to go to Starbz or whatever, is that what employers are thinking that remote workers spend their days doing? This bothered me a lot. I am a remote worker and I sometimes don't leave my house at all for days. I am definitely not regularly taking time out of the work day to do non-essential errands.
I sometimes run errands at an off-set lunch hour when I'm working remote. I also throw in a load of laundry or something. But when I'm in the office, I also go to the break room to get coffee, chat with coworkers, etc. People can waste time in offices just like they can waste time at home.
Well, for today, she didn't. I knew that she was having my mom pick her up, but no one had told me what time they had coordinated, and when she went to bed last night, H didn't remind her to set an alarm (I wasn't home).
So this morning, I had to track down my parents for details, make sure she was up, make sure she got the message from my mom about what to wear/bring.
She definitely has ADHD tendencies and needs prompting for routines. So I really need to know what routine she should be on so I can know if she missed something.
Okay. I get that. Natural consequences won't work for my autistic (and most likely adhd too) DS. It seems you may need a chat with your H so you two are on the same page.
I gotta say, this additional context only strengthens my opinion that the H, the daughter, and jinkies need a come to Jesus this is how the world works. I have an ADHD daughter. She NEEDS a routine. She was also hella hormonal at 12, which made her feel things like omg if I do/don't do this particular thing RIGHT NOW I will DIE. She needed routine to help keep perspective.
Also, jinkies is working! I am not interrupting my mortgage paying activities to take you to Jamba Juice on a whim midday Tuesday. F that. Even if she weren't working from home, she shouldn't be treated like a free Uber. No.
I was not chosen for the Banana Ball lottery. I really thought that since you had to register a year before the game, and because it's at the MLB stadium this year, that I'd almost definitely at least have a chance to buy tickets. Bummer.
DD (12) has no camps scheduled this summer, she's just piece-mealing stuff together each week. I work from home and it is making me absolutely crazy. I asked her over the weekend to at least plan out the coming week on Sundays, so that I know when she needs rides, when I need to wake her up, etc. Both she and H seemed to think that was unreasonable.
So today I've spent half my morning trying to figure out what time she's getting picked up, then trying to wake her up, make sure she's actually out of bed and getting ready, make sure that she's wearing the right clothes and has packed a change of clothes.
It's not the end of the world, but it's super annoying and taking up too much of my time.
I am away for basically the whole second half of July and the best part about it, for me, will be that her schedule will not be my problem.
This is a level of chaos that I could not tolerate. Hell no. Plan in advance, or rot at home because I have shit to do.
This is where I sit and my almost 13yo is neurodivergent. Her executive functioning skills are behind age level, but natural consequences are the best teacher.
We accommodate plenty. My nagging only makes us both miserable. Regardless, I am not a taxi. She knows she’s on her own while H and I work. Plans require her own transportation via bike or legs or they don’t happen.