Last night I applied for a customer service position at a brewery. I don't technically have everything on their wishlist, but I love the idea of being able to bring home free beer on a regular basis. Cross your fingers.
I am currently figuring out christmas gifts for the farking IL's. I'm debating playing the PG card and saying "oh just get something for the baby let's not do adult gifts" or doing gifts and seeing what shittiness BIL and SIL give us. Last year I put together this nice wine basket with a gc to our local movie theatre that does in theatre dinner and BIL and SIL gave us black friday belk pajamas sets. I was horrified when I opened the box.
I know it's October, but honestly I would rather get the damn stress out of the way now so I can enjoy the holidays. I hate this time of year.
I think I lost DS' first two u/s pictures. Looked this morning in 3 different boxes and they're not there. I want to leave work and go look for them, I need them for the book I'm making him.
I am currently figuring out christmas gifts for the farking IL's. I'm debating playing the PG card and saying "oh just get something for the baby let's not do adult gifts" or doing gifts and seeing what shittiness BIL and SIL give us. Last year I put together this nice wine basket with a gc to our local movie theatre that does in theatre dinner and BIL and SIL gave us black friday belk pajamas sets. I was horrified when I opened the box.
I know it's October, but honestly I would rather get the damn stress out of the way now so I can enjoy the holidays. I hate this time of year.
2 years ago, I had enough of trying to figure out gifts & told everyone that we were only getting gifts for those under 18. It was DD's first Christmas so I thought it was the perfect time.
I love it now, instead of trying to shop for 20 people, I'm shopping for 1. Both sides of our families are divorced & my side is remarried, so 20 people was immediate family only. It really sucked and was expensive.
I kind of want a new Kia Optima. I was driving next to a white one last night, and it looked pretty snazzy. I looked it up online, and the specs are pretty decent for a car in that price and size range.
But somehow, it feels sort of wrong to admit that.
Post by countthestars on Oct 9, 2012 12:58:31 GMT -5
I hover over every website now hoping that it will give me a glimpse of what I can expect. Damn you proboards!
Also, I ran out at lunch and picked up two solid wood end tables at Goodwill for $20 total. I know H is going to hate them. They need a paint job. But I don't care
I'm about to lose my shit on a coworker. She's been reminding me every.single.fucking.day about how she needs this information from me. I KNOW!!!! It's not like she doesn't know I'm working on it, and that I'm obviously waiting on information from other people.
My dog is so polite. She sleeps in the front room, and if DH makes a noise in his sleep, you'll hear thump (jumping down from the ottoman) ...clickclickclickclick (running to our room on the hardwood floors)...then her little head will pop up over the top of the bed to check if we're awake. If we're not, she'll head back to her sleeping spot on the ottoman and not bother us.
I didn't sleep well last night, and saw her head pop up at least 4 times. It is hilarious.
I tried that "oatmeal with an egg" thing someone posted in the healthy snacks thread last week or so, and I've now had it for breakfast at least 3 times. Win!
I also add peanut butter, cause that's how I roll.
I feel sucky because my boss (who is half of the ownership of the place I work at) is upset at my DH's new job.
DH works at my job one day a week, evenings only and races for the cycling team that is run out of the shop I work for.
My boss and DH are great friends and race together. Boss thinks DH's job (will start in a little over a week) will take up too much time and has been so negative about it.
It's getting annoying and now boss has taken to letting me know how miserable DH will be, and I will be as well. This job puts us in a great financial position for the future and is something DH has really wanted. UGH.
I tried that "oatmeal with an egg" thing someone posted in the healthy snacks thread last week or so, and I've now had it for breakfast at least 3 times. Win!
I also add peanut butter, cause that's how I roll.
My husband's cousin just got engaged and is planning her wedding for the 4th of July weekend and I just know she'll do it on Friday, as does the rest of the cheap family and that is going to cut into my vacation. On a happy note, I don't teach this Thursday night. Hooray for a night off!!
I tried that "oatmeal with an egg" thing someone posted in the healthy snacks thread last week or so, and I've now had it for breakfast at least 3 times. Win!
I also add peanut butter, cause that's how I roll.
recipe?
You just crack a raw egg into the dry oatmeal, then add your water or milk, mix it all up, and cook as usual (i microwaved for 2.5 minutes).
I made it with milk, added cinnamon and Splenda, plus a spoonful of PB. Protein makes me
I can't decide if I want to trade in my car for a brand new Kia Rio5 or not. I know I *want* to, but do I *need* to? They have such an appealing warranty and aren't that expensive.
Oooh, my SO is in the market for a newer car and really wants a hatchback. I'll add this to his list, that's a nice looking kia!
DH just emailed me this: 1. I really liked the chili you made; 2. I have been starving all day. I just ate the chili (after eating everything else in my lunchbox) and I feel like I’ve eaten nothing. Very weird (Maybe my period’s coming up).
My random is that I unexpectedly got my period this morning and was forced to jimmy open the tampon machine in the bathroom because I had no change. Another woman came into the bathroom at the precise moment my arm was awkwardly reaching into the machine to pull one out and she gave me the worst stink eye (deservedly so). Oof
One of my randoms last week was that those damn machines eat my money all the time. I'm glad someone's getting payback.
My husband is a saint. Not to be braggy, but on Saturday, by the time I dragged my ass out of bed, he'd done two loads of laundry, walked the dog, unloaded the dishwasher, gone out to buy donuts, and changed and dressed the baby. He basically woke me up with, "here's a donut and coffee and a clean, happy baby to BF." I am so spoiled.
My husband is a saint. Not to be braggy, but on Saturday, by the time I dragged my ass out of bed, he'd done two loads of laundry, walked the dog, unloaded the dishwasher, gone out to buy donuts, and changed and dressed the baby. He basically woke me up with, "here's a donut and coffee and a clean, happy baby to BF." I am so spoiled.
My husband is a saint. Not to be braggy, but on Saturday, by the time I dragged my ass out of bed, he'd done two loads of laundry, walked the dog, unloaded the dishwasher, gone out to buy donuts, and changed and dressed the baby. He basically woke me up with, "here's a donut and coffee and a clean, happy baby to BF." I am so spoiled.
I am home sick today with a cold, too. I haven't used any sick days yet this year so I feel less guilty than I normally would. I feel like I could have gone to work, but I wouldn't have been all that on top of things and no one needs my germs anyway.
DH started a new shift today - he's working 6am-2:30 Monday through Friday. For the past year, he worked 7pm-7am and had to work every Friday and every other Saturday, so this is a HUGE improvement in schedule.
However, I'm frustrated because once again the holidays are being complicated by his work. Originally this year I thought Christmas was going to be easy for once because he had off Sunday until 7pm Wednesday (Christmas is a Tuesday) but now with his new schedule, he only has Christmas day off. We have family out of state so it would be really hard to celebrate with them and be back for 6am work the next day. I am not sure what we're going to do - I'm hoping I can go home earlier that weekend and DH can drive out Christmas eve and then we can drive back after an early dinner on Christmas - but I'm irrationally pissed that this is an issue EVERY YEAR. It is never within DH's control and not his fault, but Christmas is extremely important to me and my parents/sisters and it is so frustrated how hard it is to schedule every single year since we moved to this state.
I've been playing around with a weight loss simulator tool at api.modelmydiet.com/ for the past 15 minutes. Pretty fun! It's one of many things I've "pinned" recently. I'm addicted to Pinterest.
thank you for providing me with this while I sit on a 3 hr conf call
My husband is a saint. Not to be braggy, but on Saturday, by the time I dragged my ass out of bed, he'd done two loads of laundry, walked the dog, unloaded the dishwasher, gone out to buy donuts, and changed and dressed the baby. He basically woke me up with, "here's a donut and coffee and a clean, happy baby to BF." I am so spoiled.
Husbands everywhere should know how awesome that is. :Y: