Random1: We used Priceline "Name Your Own Price" for our upcoming Vegas weekend next month. Although we got a good deal ($100), I definitely wish we had a better hotel. We ended up getting TI. I don't know much about this hotel (it's an old hotel on the strip, and granted I definitely have stayed at worse hotels on the strip, but the unknown is scary), but the reviews are so far so good.
Our friends stayed at TI a few years ago and said they liked it. And they're not the types to fib about stuff like this, so we would've definitely heard about it if they didn't like their room.
I'm tempted to break down and just buy a jacket (a down puffy one) because those have cinching at the wrists and the arm length doesn't matter. I work in a formal office and would have to leave a jacket like that in the car, though, ugh.
Granted I don't work in your office, but you don't think they'd cut the pregnant lady a LITTLE bit of slack in the middle of the winter in terms of outerwear? In what kind of formal office would people see you in your jacket more than 5 minutes? Could you wear it until you got into the lobby and then take it off there and carry it? Leaving it in the car sounds like you might as well not have one.
I park in a garage, so leaving it in the car is not the end of the world.
I have never in my 7+ yrs here seen anyone in a puffy coat or parka. It's just not done, and I'm not going to be the first. I routinely ride the elevator with multi-millionaire investors and the CEO. The dress code is pretty stringent, though over the past year or two I leave my suit jacket on the back of my chair when walking the office more often than not.
Sometimes after hours you might see someone running out the bathroom door for the office exit in their gym clothes, but that's the extent of casual appearances in my office.
Granted I don't work in your office, but you don't think they'd cut the pregnant lady a LITTLE bit of slack in the middle of the winter in terms of outerwear? In what kind of formal office would people see you in your jacket more than 5 minutes? Could you wear it until you got into the lobby and then take it off there and carry it? Leaving it in the car sounds like you might as well not have one.
I park in a garage, so leaving it in the car is not the end of the world.
I have never in my 7+ yrs here seen anyone in a puffy coat or parka. It's just not done, and I'm not going to be the first. I routinely ride the elevator with multi-millionaire investors and the CEO. The dress code is pretty stringent, though over the past year or two I leave my suit jacket on the back of my chair when walking the office more often than not.
Sometimes after hours you might see someone running out the bathroom door for the office exit in their gym clothes, but that's the extent of casual appearances in my office.
Do pregnant women look okay wearing coats/jackets that won't zip or button?
Maybe for work I could wear a thick wool scarf, my regular wool coat, and leave it open.
Then get a down jacket for weekends, before/after work hrs? Even though I will be pregnant all through winter, I still see myself having to do a bit of shoveling when my husband isn't home (steps, walkway, etc.).
Maybe this is what I will do. The casual jackest are way less expensive, and the fit would be a lot easier to manage.
I am just getting over an awful cold that lasted four days. Now I feel completely overwhelmed and irritated because I wasn't able to accomplish the multitude of things I had planned to do over the weekend. My head still hurts and I just want to crawl in a dark hole somewhere and sleep, but I have to start studying soon.
It was pretty hilarious. Biscuit was so jacked up for the race! LOL. He took a victory lap after he won. I was dying.
How do you get him to race? Do you just stand at the finish line and call him? And what was his prize (besides the satisfaction of knowing that he's the fastest)? This is all pure amazingness.
LOL. You have to have two people for each dog racing. One holds the dog at the starting line, and the other stands at the finish line and calls them. My H was holding Biscuit at the starting line. (You can see him crouched down in the blue shirt.) Volunteers hold long pieces of PVC pipe as "starting gates," which they lift to start the race.
H and I were really into the race, so we decided to not let Biscuit see me for 15 minutes before the race. When H took him to the start line, I approached him with treats and started saying his name in a high-pitched, excited voice. He tried to come to me, but H held him and I backed away to the finish line. By the time the race started, he was dying to get to me!
We knew he liked to run. When we are coming inside after taking him to potty, I will look to see if anyone is in the parking lot. If the coast is clear, I'll tell Biscuit "go home!" He takes off running the 40 or so yards to our front door. It is a riot.
I was shocked that there was a prize package! He won a certificate, doggy treats, and a gift card to a pet supply store. The people portion of the prize was random donated stuff like bedsheets with Dachsunds in sweaters on them (perfect for our futon, haha) and a mug with pawprints on it.
I wore my regular coat unbuttoned with a scarf. Good for pushing out my baby bump to be able to cross the street in traffic
This is what I always did. Granted I don't live in a particularly cold climate, but even when I traveled to cold places while pregnant, I never wore a maternity coat. Just my regular coats and scarves.
Post by UnderProtest on Oct 8, 2012 14:42:02 GMT -5
I've done virtually nothing for the kid's birthday party this weekend. And here I sit playing on the computer while the kids are napping. Someone motivate me, please.
I signed a lease for an apartment on Saturday! I'm so excited to be moving because my current situation has deteriorating over the past month, it has been super uncomfortable...so I move in a week!
I also have an interview for a job on Thursday. We will see how it goes, it would be going back to the legal field, but at least it's for full time work, as opposed to the part time work I'm doing right now.
My random is that I am pissed at my friends' dog for chewing up my Diva Cup. My new one has not yet arrived and I have forgotten how much tampons suck. I feel like I am changing these fuckers every 5 minutes.
Random1: We used Priceline "Name Your Own Price" for our upcoming Vegas weekend next month. Although we got a good deal ($100), I definitely wish we had a better hotel. We ended up getting TI. I don't know much about this hotel (it's an old hotel on the strip, and granted I definitely have stayed at worse hotels on the strip, but the unknown is scary), but the reviews are so far so good.
Our friends stayed at TI a few years ago and said they liked it. And they're not the types to fib about stuff like this, so we would've definitely heard about it if they didn't like their room.
That's good to hear. I'm pretty sure it's ok. I just like to research a lot whenever I book hotels. The unknown of Priceline just makes me queasy.
How do you get him to race? Do you just stand at the finish line and call him? And what was his prize (besides the satisfaction of knowing that he's the fastest)? This is all pure amazingness.
I was shocked that there was a prize package! He won a certificate, doggy treats, and a gift card to a pet supply store. The people portion of the prize was random donated stuff like bedsheets with Dachsunds in sweaters on them (perfect for our futon, haha) and a mug with pawprints on it.
I've done virtually nothing for the kid's birthday party this weekend. And here I sit playing on the computer while the kids are napping. Someone motivate me, please.
Well, what do you need to do? I am planning a small party in a few weeks, but aside from food (day before) and a gift...
I've done virtually nothing for the kid's birthday party this weekend. And here I sit playing on the computer while the kids are napping. Someone motivate me, please.
Well, what do you need to do? I am planning a small party in a few weeks, but aside from food (day before) and a gift...
Put stuff away in the house, change sheets, order food, organize the desk so it doesn't look horrible to guests (its in our family room), do laundry, etc. We didn't get any yardwork done this weekend, so that will have to get done too. I need to go to the store for veggies and chips and such, yet I haven't even made a list.
I got this one when it was on sale:http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=73736&vid=1&pid=328985012. The quality isn't amazing, but it is plenty nice enough for a couple of seasons.
Thanks for the link! I might get that the next time they have a 30% off code up.
I agree Kathy Wakile's face looks bad. She seems like she gained weight too. Jaqueline looks awful too. She used to be so cute but she way overdid it on the fillers, gained weight & her glazed over eyes look like she took one too many Xanex. Nobody throws glamour like Melissa Gorga. She is stunning. I wanna be her when I grow up.
Jigs, I am glad things are looking up for you. You have been sounding down and out.
I am so happy to have Columbus day off! I need three day weekends every weekend.
Thanks! My living situation has been the suck lately, I'm looking forward to moving, even though I'll only have an air mattress and my laptop at first, lol. It honestly sounds great right now.
We started looking at E rings! I still don't plan to get engaged this year, but the more I date SO and live with him, the more I warm up to it.... I seriously can't imagine a life without him We shall see AWWWW.
- there was an annoying situation at work last week which is pretty much resolved, but I'm feeling some work related anxiety anyway - I am so freaking tired and I have to leave my house at 6AM to try to be the first person seen at my doctor's office so I can still get to work on time
- last night I saw a nice Pottery Barn dining room set on CL. We're supposed to go look at it tomorrow night- I hope it's in good shape b/c it would be a good deal.