pointless post of the day

JaniV123

I am feeling really sensitive and crappy today. I flipped on FI because he made fun of me and broke down crying, and now I am all sad and jealous of stupid stuff on FB from a friend's past. I realize it might just be my period hormones getting back to normal but jeez I want to slap myself for feeling like such a SS today and being insufferable and jealous of insignificant stuff. ughhhh 

Sugargirl1019

/hugs. It's hard when you realize you're being ridiculous but you just can't control it.

We are FINALLY hanging curtains. We lined and marked on the wall where exactly to drill the holes for the brackets. DH starts drilling - BAM perfect exact spot there is a screw in the dry wall there. NOOOOO my curtains are going to be off now! I'm not pleased. And now there is a huge hole in the dry wall.

levieenrose

Sending hugs! 

lyndausvi

Ah, I totally understand what you mean.   

 I went skiing with DH today for the first time.  I'm barely a green skier.  He is a double diamond and backcountry.

He took me to the top of the mountain on a blue (with a few green sections).  The views were amazing, but all I could see what this huge steep hill.   I had a panic attack.  I was trying to keep calm, while tears were being hidden behind my big ass goggles.   I've never reacted that way before.  It was so about the blue.

I made it down with no falls.  I kept saying "I can do this, I can do this".  DH was pretty decent with me.  He kept skiing ahead and then stop for a break while I slowly made my way down.  He didn't yell or anything.

I only did one run though.  I was physically exhausted from fear.  Next time he promises me I can go down smaller hills first then take me up.  I need that to get comfortable.

Afterwards I found out I started my cycle.   Great.

JaniV123

@sugargirl1019 agh that sucks!!! that happened to us on a CEMENT wall while trying to put up the tv on a bracket FI was so upset! 

@lindausvi WOW I would have never made it down, I am super scared of those things even though I want to learn some day but I'd probably just take the children's mountain haha surprise periods suck though! 

thanks @lavieenrose

NowIAmSyp

lyndausvi said:

Ah, I totally understand what you mean.   

 I went skiing with DH today for the first time.  I'm barely a green skier.  He is a double diamond and backcountry.

He took me to the top of the mountain on a blue (with a few green sections).  The views were amazing, but all I could see what this huge steep hill.   I had a panic attack.  I was trying to keep calm, while tears were being hidden behind my big ass goggles.   I've never reacted that way before.  It was so about the blue.

I made it down with no falls.  I kept saying "I can do this, I can do this".  DH was pretty decent with me.  He kept skiing ahead and then stop for a break while I slowly made my way down.  He didn't yell or anything.

I only did one run though.  I was physically exhausted from fear.  Next time he promises me I can go down smaller hills first then take me up.  I need that to get comfortable.

Afterwards I found out I started my cycle.   Great.

@lyndausvi  I hear you.... I've been skiing now for 30+ years (my dad put me on skis when I was 4, lol), and I still have fear.  In fact, I don't do black runs anymore, because I just can't handle the fear...  up until last year, I thought it was kind of ridiculous that with all those years on skis, I was only doing Greens/Blues... especially since my FI is also a super-expert/back-country guy... but you know what?  I realized I LIKED doing the easier runs because there was no fear- so I could actually enjoy the skiing.  I  have resigned myself to being a "groomer-cruiser" for the rest of my life, and you know what?  I'm excited about it, lol!   

So, hang in there- practice makes perfect- you'll be zipping around in no time  And don't push yourself- if you like the easier runs, stay there, and have fun!  

novella1186

Hugs. It's ok to have an off day once in a while. Don't be so hard on yourself. 

flutteringinfl

*Hugs* Hang in there. We all have off days. It won't belong before this is a blip on your radar :-)

My pointless thing: I decided to buy a croissant sandwich from the cafeteria at work and since I forgot to bring tea I decided to also buy a can of Starbucks Doubleshot Espresso to wash it down, forgetting that I avoid coffee because it gives me headaches. Now I have a headache.

theartistformerlyknownas

Sugargirl1019 said:

/hugs. It's hard when you realize you're being ridiculous but you just can't control it. We are FINALLY hanging curtains. We lined and marked on the wall where exactly to drill the holes for the brackets. DH starts drilling - BAM perfect exact spot there is a screw in the dry wall there. NOOOOO my curtains are going to be off now! I'm not pleased. And now there is a huge hole in the dry wall.

FYI you can check for screws easily with a magnet before you start drilling. This is also a good way to find the studs (which you should be sinking your screws into anyway, so they're more secure). 

But really if you just move all your curtains up by an inch or two, not a damn soul will notice.

lyndausvi

soontobesyp said:

lyndausvi said:

Ah, I totally understand what you mean.   

 I went skiing with DH today for the first time.  I'm barely a green skier.  He is a double diamond and backcountry.

He took me to the top of the mountain on a blue (with a few green sections).  The views were amazing, but all I could see what this huge steep hill.   I had a panic attack.  I was trying to keep calm, while tears were being hidden behind my big ass goggles.   I've never reacted that way before.  It was so about the blue.

I made it down with no falls.  I kept saying "I can do this, I can do this".  DH was pretty decent with me.  He kept skiing ahead and then stop for a break while I slowly made my way down.  He didn't yell or anything.

I only did one run though.  I was physically exhausted from fear.  Next time he promises me I can go down smaller hills first then take me up.  I need that to get comfortable.

Afterwards I found out I started my cycle.   Great.

@lyndausvi  I hear you.... I've been skiing now for 30+ years (my dad put me on skis when I was 4, lol), and I still have fear.  In fact, I don't do black runs anymore, because I just can't handle the fear...  up until last year, I thought it was kind of ridiculous that with all those years on skis, I was only doing Greens/Blues... especially since my FI is also a super-expert/back-country guy... but you know what?  I realized I LIKED doing the easier runs because there was no fear- so I could actually enjoy the skiing.  I  have resigned myself to being a "groomer-cruiser" for the rest of my life, and you know what?  I'm excited about it, lol!   

So, hang in there- practice makes perfect- you'll be zipping around in no time  And don't push yourself- if you like the easier runs, stay there, and have fun!  

When I was 14  I went skiing for the first time.  The first time EVER down a hill, not just the first day, it was actually the first run, I ended up falling and tearing a ligament.   I was on crutches for 9 months.  PT for a year.   This was a little bunny hill.  Nothing at all, but I just fell the right way to do some damage.

Every since then my first run down I  have a ridiculous amount of fear.    So I learned to go down small hill once or twice.  Most of those hills are short, so it doesn't take much time. Then I get comfortable for a bigger hill.    The first run being blue run 11,000 feet up  is NOT a good way for me to start the day.   Plus this run was 2.2 miles.  That is a long run.

I will go back this weekend.    Now that the Xgames are over the easier slopes will open up again.  I will be able to gain my confidence and then go for the blue/longer runs.

I'm not tying to get into the Senior Olympics here.  I just want to get down in one piece. 

amelisha

lyndausvi said:

soontobesyp said:

lyndausvi said:

Ah, I totally understand what you mean.   

 I went skiing with DH today for the first time.  I'm barely a green skier.  He is a double diamond and backcountry.

He took me to the top of the mountain on a blue (with a few green sections).  The views were amazing, but all I could see what this huge steep hill.   I had a panic attack.  I was trying to keep calm, while tears were being hidden behind my big ass goggles.   I've never reacted that way before.  It was so about the blue.

I made it down with no falls.  I kept saying "I can do this, I can do this".  DH was pretty decent with me.  He kept skiing ahead and then stop for a break while I slowly made my way down.  He didn't yell or anything.

I only did one run though.  I was physically exhausted from fear.  Next time he promises me I can go down smaller hills first then take me up.  I need that to get comfortable.

Afterwards I found out I started my cycle.   Great.

@lyndausvi  I hear you.... I've been skiing now for 30+ years (my dad put me on skis when I was 4, lol), and I still have fear.  In fact, I don't do black runs anymore, because I just can't handle the fear...  up until last year, I thought it was kind of ridiculous that with all those years on skis, I was only doing Greens/Blues... especially since my FI is also a super-expert/back-country guy... but you know what?  I realized I LIKED doing the easier runs because there was no fear- so I could actually enjoy the skiing.  I  have resigned myself to being a "groomer-cruiser" for the rest of my life, and you know what?  I'm excited about it, lol!   

So, hang in there- practice makes perfect- you'll be zipping around in no time  And don't push yourself- if you like the easier runs, stay there, and have fun!  

When I was 14  I went skiing for the first time.  The first time EVER down a hill, not just the first day, it was actually the first run, I ended up falling and tearing a ligament.   I was on crutches for 9 months.  PT for a year.   This was a little bunny hill.  Nothing at all, but I just fell the right way to do some damage.

Every since then my first run down I  have a ridiculous amount of fear.    So I learned to go down small hill once or twice.  Most of those hills are short, so it doesn't take much time. Then I get comfortable for a bigger hill.    The first run being blue run 11,000 feet up  is NOT a good way for me to start the day.   Plus this run was 2.2 miles.  That is a long run.

I will go back this weekend.    Now that the Xgames are over the easier slopes will open up again.  I will be able to gain my confidence and then go for the blue/longer runs.

I'm not tying to get into the Senior Olympics here.  I just want to get down in one piece. 

Skiing talk is my batsignal, never mind blank or "deleted" titles, haha.

I only learned to ski a couple years ago (this is my third season), and it took some serious time for me to get proficient. We go out to the mountains almost every weekend from January to May, and FI never let me on a bunny hill at all, just put me on skis and up the chairlift in the Rockies. The whole first season I was terrified, and blue runs looked impossible. But it's really hard to improve if you don't get a lot of practice - FI's sister has been skiing since she was a tiny kid and she is still a beginner because she only goes a couple of times a year. Meanwhile, I (and I am NOT athletic) am super comfortable on blacks and double-blacks (big mountain ones with intense vertical, too) and ski as fast and aggressively as my instructor friends just because I've put so many hours in compared to other people who don't go out as often. I'm not naturally good at it, but I've had the benefit of a ton of hours on the mountain, you know?

I think it's crazy to expect to be able to ski intermediate stuff comfortably if you don't go out much - it's hard! It takes a lot of time to build confidence! And skiing is pretty freaking dangerous, so anyone learning as an adult is at a total disadvantage because we are so much more cognizant of the danger than a little kid is when learning. 

Last season I thought I was never going to get past the blue groomers, too. I was comfortable on those, skied pretty confidently, would slowly meander down wide groomed blacks too, and really thought I was going to top out there, and then out of nowhere, I put on my skis one day and felt like everything was easy, and spent the day flying down the old men's downhill run from the Olympics we had here .

I will say, no matter how kind and patient your DH is, you might benefit from a couple hours with an instructor instead of him - there's a reason ski resorts like to run those ads that say stuff like "Save your relationship, book ski lessons!" because it's sometimes hard to learn from someone you love because switching to student/teacher can get weird.

lyndausvi

amelisha - I have taken lessons. My last one was last weekend.   My instructor told me to stick to greens to get some time in (sounds reasonable.)  The first day out without an instructor was yesterday when DH took me to a blue on the first run.    Bastard.

I have no desire to ski with him on the double blacks.  He can save those for when I'm working.  I will be happy to do a few green/blue runs, take a break, do a few more.  Have lunch.  Do one more, then have cocktails.  

That is my idea of a day of skiing.     Which is easy for me to say because I only live 20 minutes from 4 amazing ski mountains.   I don't have to spend thousands of dollars on airfare, hotels, food, etc.   I'm already here. I can hop on a bus for $4 or drive to the free parking lots.

NowIAmSyp

lyndausvi said:

amelisha - I have taken lessons. My last one was last weekend.   My instructor told me to stick to greens to get some time in (sounds reasonable.)  The first day out without an instructor was yesterday when DH took me to a blue on the first run.    Bastard.

I have no desire to ski with him on the double blacks.  He can save those for when I'm working.  I will be happy to do a few green/blue runs, take a break, do a few more.  Have lunch.  Do one more, then have cocktails.  

That is my idea of a day of skiing.     Which is easy for me to say because I only live 20 minutes from 4 amazing ski mountains.   I don't have to spend thousands of dollars on airfare, hotels, food, etc.   I'm already here. I can hop on a bus for $4 or drive to the free parking lots.

The PERFECT ski day!  

amelisha

I don't get the relaxing thing, I really don't, haha. We live in ski country too and buy spring passes so it's not an expensive hobby for us either, but we still need to be the first ones on and the last ones off the mountain, and if there's long lines for the chairs or gondolas we are headed straight for the furthest reaches of the mountain to avoid the crowds. Sometimes we don't even stop for lunch and just eat on the lifts. I guess we're kinda hardcore but when I'm out for the day I just want to ski as much as possible. 

We've got lots of friends like you guys who roll in at 10:30AM, do three runs, have lunch and three beers, do a couple more runs, and hit the lodge, and we are like "okay, text us if you have cell service, otherwise we'll see you at five!" I think we drive everyone crazy but we just want to skiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, lol. I think we might be those annoying people with perma-goggle-tan leaving the office half an hour early every Friday to beat the rush hour crowd and pestering everyone to come with us next weekend.