Monday is an asshole

Swazzle

Good morning. I'm a ragey crankball today (consider yourselves warned). 

We got 28" of snow this weekend. I spent Saturday on the couch with H, snacking and watching TV basically all day. Yesterday I started watching Downton Abbey (I'm 4 episodes in and I already love it) and I made a shit ton of food while H shoveled the sideways/driveway and dug the cars out. We spent the rest of the night watching football and I'm happy with the results of both games! I think the Panthers will win because good lord did you see them play yesterday? But I really hope the Broncos win because I love Peyton. 

This morning, I woke up at 4am and couldn't fall back asleep. The trains I take are suspended so I had to drive to work today. The back roads were complete shit but the highway was mostly clear. As I was merging onto the turnpike and getting up to around 50 MPH, my whole car started shaking uncontrollably. It ended up being ice in my wheels but I didn't discover that until after I had sat on the barely-there shoulder of the turnpike for a while and then I slowly made my way to the rest area where I bought a screwdriver to use as an ice pick. Of course the only gloves I had on me were fingerless. OF COURSE.

I made it to work after a little over an hour and half (a drive that usually takes 35 minutes in the morning) to find that the Keurig is broken. And there are people that live significantly closer showing up after me and complaining about their morning. Oh fucking really? I literally cannot with this day. 

speakeasy14

@swazzle ugh glad you're safe at least.  I hate pulling over when there is barely any shoulder. 

So we got around 25" of snow on Saturday.  Some areas near me got around 31+".  Callie loves the snow so all she wants to do is dig, eat, and frolic.  I spent all weekend playing with her and lounging on the couch.  Yesterday was the first day I wasn't super crampy, so I did two sessions of yoga.  

After work I'm going to the ski resort my mom works at for lessons.  I may be able to squeeze in two days before we leave for Vermont.  So at least I can attempt to ski with all of our friends.

I'm very jealous of those of you in warm climates.

Oh puppy snow pictures as promised:





The last is my favorite.  She kept burying her head in the snow and would just stand completely still. 

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@Swazzle - I agree with you.  Monday sucks, and your Monday especially sucks.  Hope it starts to look up a little bit for you.

Thursday night we spent a few hours in the ER.  Got fluids and meds, checked on the baby, more fluids and meds, then went home.  I pretty much stayed in bed all day Friday sleeping.  Saturday, I slept in and then H took me shopping and I got a few new things to wear (THANK GOD) and then more sleeping.  Saturday night I started getting sick again.

Sunday, got up, went to church, ate some food, went to bed for a few hours.  Got up, ate some more food, took a bath, went back to bed.

And this morning, the puking returned full force.  My face is so blotchy from all the broken  blood vessels.  I look AWFUL and scary.  Can't wait to get off work and go home to sleep for a while.

speakeasy14

@CocoBellaF Oh no I'll ask my best friend what she was able to keep down and hopefully it works the same for you. 

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@Swazzle Oh my gosh! What a freaking morning! You deserve lots and lots alcohol and coffee. I would be cranky too. I also want the Broncos to win because...Peyton but DH thinks the Panthers are going to take it.

Ugh....I'm struggling this morning. No one slept well last night at all. I'm praying tonight is different.

Friday we got some snow...not a lot but we got some. Callie actually didn't mind the cold at all. She was pretty ok with it when I took her outside to look at the snow. 

Saturday we went to a baby shower and just chilled for most of the day. I haven't been feeling all that well so I wasn't trying to do a whole lot.

Sunday I ran my first 15k and I am sore sore sore sore sore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't walk up the stairs without cringing. BUT! I did it so I'm proud of myself. I celebrated by eating lots of chocolate. We spent the rest of the day watching football and playing with Callie.

Today is going to be busy, Maddux needs his nails cut and I need to get the oil changed in our van. I also need to go to the grocery store and clean the house. I'm taking a break from CrossFit today because holy soreness. Thank God we are having leftovers tonight!

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@speakeasy14 OMG cutest puppy pictures ever! I love that she is sticking her head in the snow like an ostrich hahaha!!

@CocoBellaF Ugh I'm so sorry. I hope this puking stops soon!

minskat30

@swazzle - I saw all that snow you guys got...yikes!  I'm glad you got to work safe but please be careful out there.  It sounds terrible still.  And your co-workers are asshats.

@speakeasy14 - Callie looks like she is having a blast in the snow.  

@cocobellaf - Did they give you any medicine for the puking?  What is their plan?  I'm sorry you are feeling so shitty.  I was hoping this would go away by now.  

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I spent most of my weekend working on home projects.  Saturday was more bathroom work...we interviewed more plumbers (NONE of whom have given me a quote yet even though every single one of them promised me a quote by now).  I do NOT understand plumbers!  We also worked on the powder room.  Thankfully the main stuff in the powder room got done.  The flooring and electricity is up, toilet is installed (thank God...3 am bathroom runs are no longer in the basement!) as is the vanity but of course no project is without its own "What the fuck were we thinking".  The floor wasn't perfectly level, which we figured out AFTER it was tiled) which means our toilet is level but looks slanted.  I'm pissed and hope we can fix it but for now I don't care...it works. We also have to put in baseboard, touch up the wall paint and paint the bathroom door white.  Also the vanity pipes are leaking a little so we still have to work on that....sigh.  

Sunday I cleaned.all.day.  Our house was a mess of construction material for both bathrooms, boxes of stuff, etc.  I spent about 5 hours cleaning the house and was just exhausted at the end of the day.  At least it looks like a house again. 

Today I'm just hoping to hit the gym.  I had nothing healthy to eat this weekend really.  

Oh, bathroom before and afters are here even though the project isn't complete yet...

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@TwoDimes Callie rolled from tummy to back pretty early on as well. That's so awesome that you were able to witness it! It's so surprising to us to watch them figure out how to move around.

@minskat30 OMG the bathroom looks awesome!! I hope the plumbers get back in touch with you soon!

minskat30

@southernpeach89 - Who hoooo! Congrats on the 15k!!!  That is an accomplishment and a half!

@TwoDimes - Insanely jealous of your lemon drop martinis over here.  That is my favorite drink other than wine.  Great minds think alike and all that.  

Swazzle

@speakeasy14 - Callie is so cute in the snow! 

@CocoBellaF - Omg I'm so sorry you're still so sick  I really hope you get some relief ASAP. 

@southernpeach89 - You are a(n adorable) ROCKSTAR! Way to go!

@TwoDimes - I have coffee but it's the shit coffee from the gross pot. I filled it with lots and lots of caramel macchiato creamer. I felt the same way yesterday. I kept looking at the fur floating across the floor thinking "I'm adult and this is my home, I should really do something about that." And then I didn't move. 

@minskat30 - OMG the bathroom looks amazing! 

minskat30

@TwoDimes - I don't know what we can do about the slanted floor honestly.  I was hoping we could reinstall the toilet with a new wax seal and prop up the one side with a little plywood but I have to run the idea past my BIL who may very well laugh at the idea.  It is driving me nuts but I'm just so happy that (a) we have a working toilet on the main floor and (b) the bathroom is SO much prettier than before.  

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@TwoDimes - I am past the first trimester.

@minskat30 -  I am taking Diclegis and they gave me some topical Phenergan but it konks me out so I can't use it at work or if I'm going to drive, only in the evenings.  My weight is holding steady so I'm thankful for that.  Tried Zofran but it didn't do much for me.  I love the picture of your partly-updated bathroom.  SO MUCH better.

@southernpeach89 - Congrats on the 15K!!  I would have also rewarded myself with lots of chocolate.  I hope everyone at your house gets some good sleep tonight, too.

Swazzle

Obligatory blizzard weekend pics: 

speakeasy14

@minskat30 the powder room looks great, even if it is a little slanted.  My house is slanted too.  We stacked tar paper on the main floor, underneath the flooring and it helped a lot.  It's still noticeable on the stairs though, especially after a few drinks. 

@southernpeach89 congrats on the 15k that's awesome!

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This is basically me today, I can't function:

minskat30

@cocobellaf - I'm so sorry...I wish I had some advice.  I was going to suggest Zofran or Diclegis but I have no other suggestions.    Hugs.  I'm glad your weight is holding steady at least. 

@speakeasy14 - There was no evidence the room was slanted when we tore it out but there was SO much freaking tile I'm sure the builder just put a little more concrete underneath the sinking part to prop it up.  I'm happy with the bathroom even if we can't fix the slant.  It will drive my perfectionism nuts but I'll deal with it for a non-pink modern bathroom.  I can't help but laugh at your stair situation...I would be tripping after a few drinks.    

@swazzle - I LOVE the picture of you on your snow thrown.  

labro

@Swazzle Ughhhh your commute sounds hellacious. Hopefully the road situation continues to improve this week....or they get the train service back up asap! I can't believe you're just now seeing Downtown Abbey for the first time! I love that show! My Sunday  night routine is watch Downtown Abbey and now Mercy Street which a Civil War hospital drama right after.

@CocoBellaF I'm so sorry you're still so ill. As long as you and the baby are still healthy that's what's important but I wish they could do something more for your puking.

@TwoDimes Obviously your nephew is a genius like Callie. It's because they have super smart (and gorgeous) aunts.

@speakeasy14 OMG Callie (the dog) is SOOOO CUTE in the snow!! Cinders could case less about it....but I guess she's never experienced deep snow before either.

@southernpeach89 Seriously so so proud of you for running and finishing that 15k! You are a super woman!

Like @southernpeach89 said, we actually got a little snow on Friday evening finally. It kind of rained/sleeted most of the afternoon and it was a super blah day but on Saturday I got to wake up to a pretty layer of thin white stuff. I forced Cinders to take adorable pictures for me too.


We didn't do a whole ton Saturday. H re-organized my cabinet under our oven where I store all my baking sheets and other baking pans. It's pretty sizable but had a shelf running across it at an awkward height so he reduced the length of the shelf and put in spacers so I was able to organize everything a million times better! I also got some other kitchen reorganization done thanks to our new space efficiencies in that cabinet!

Sunday was the 5k/15k! It was freaking freezing outside!!!!! The temperature pretty much all morning hovered in the mid-20s and I think had risen to the low low 30s by the time we left. In spite of my layers, my toes and feet went numb really quickly and didn't really full normal again until I was 2/3 with my run. I did ok considering I did zero training and the course was incredibly hilly. I really need to find a place to train on hills around here. The place I like to run is pretty flat so whenever I have a race in Atlanta I'm just not prepared at all. I'm sore today too but not as sore as @southernpeach89!! After the race we gorged on chocolate and then H and I went home and took it easy for the rest of the day.

labro

@minskat30 Your powder room looks so great!!! Even with slanted floors it's a million times better than having a pink toilet and sink!!! Wtf is up with plumbers anyway? I wish one of them would get you a quote soon!!

labro

Oh you guys!! This weekend was my 4 year anniversary on TK!!! I love that I've been in a relationship with you amazing ladies for so long! Let's keep it going another 10 years!!

minskat30

@labro - From your mouth to God's ears.  I swear if a plumber doesn't get back to me soon I'm going to flip.  WAY TO GO on completing the course for the 5k!  I'm so proud of you and @southernpeach89 - I would be so nervous to try a formal run.  

untouchablets

@swazzle sorry about your rough morning!

Saturday i did literally nothing but watch tv and sleep. My roommate watched both seasons of The Bletchley Circle on netflix and it was a great show. We got 30 inches of snow, Coraline refuses to poop outside in it (I don't blame her!) but due to catching her and rushing her outside I slipped on my steps yesterday morning and fell. I was PISSED so I stuck her back in the crate so I could go back to sleep for an hour and get a redo since it was still dark. Later, I went to work, drove home a few hours later and got stuck in the snow two blocks from my house because my fucking town didn't bring a SINGLE plow onto any of our streets FOR THE ENTIRE DAY. It took one hour and five people to get me out. I plan on not leaving my house today because thinking about leaving in the unplowed streets terrifies me and pisses me off.

labro

@minskat30 I actually like races more than just running alone. You HAVE to finish. You basically have no choice. When I'm running solo I can crap out early if I want to. Also, running with all those people usually motivates you to run faster/further than you normally do because of the competition and the energy!

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@Swazzle - Ugh, I am so sorry you are having such a cranky day!  You deserve ALL THE WINE.

@CocoBellaF - T&P that the sickness goes away soon.  My sister was also very sick during the first part of this pregnancy...if I remember right, the only things that helped her were ginger tea and making sure to eat protein first thing in the morning.  It did pass, though, by about the middle of her second trimester, so I am hoping the same for you.

@Minskat30 - That bathroom transformation is amazing!  (Love the 50s style on the original, actually, but...nobody needs that much of a vintage bathroom!)

@southernpeach89 - You are a rockstar.  That is all.

We, actually, also got some snow this weekend.  By which I mean "there was white stuff mixed in with the rain for approximately 15 minutes," which in Savannah apparently means "IT'S SNOWING!"  Otherwise, it was cold and icky and rainy for Friday and Saturday, but cleared up nicely yesterday.

I spent most of the weekend working on house projects as well.  BF was super sweet and ordered me some curtain rods so I spent most of Friday evening hanging curtains all over my apartment:


Saturday I slept in and then went grocery shopping and errand-running.  There was a 2-hour master class at my yoga studio taught by two of my favorite instructors, so I went to that, then came home and ate ALL the carbs and drank wine.  Sunday I went to yoga and then Mass, and then brunch with a friend.  I was bad at brunch and ate bacon and eggs and grits and biscuits and gravy and mimosas, so after I took a nap I went for a run.  It was one of my best runs yet! I very rarely pace under about 11:20, but I rocked it:

So I made my happy running face for Instagram.

Today I am in my office working on a conference paper and my Annual Performance Assessment Review (which sucks, because I only get to include stuff that happened since I started working here in August, and I don't think "trying to keep my head above water" is going to cut it.)

AKA, I'll probably be on TK a lot today.

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@minskat30 What @labro said! There were so many hills but because there were tons of other people running with me, it motivated me to keep going. And...when everyone else is walking up the hills, it makes you feel better about doing the same thing lol.

minskat30

@labro @southernpeach89 - Doing a formal run is on my bucket list, honestly.  I will never be able to run/run due to exercise induced asthma.  Even with an inhaler and in the best shape of my life in college...1.5 hours at the gym 6x a week with strength and cardio...I couldn't run for more than 5 minutes at a time.  That said, I would love to do a run/walk/run/walk at least.  I'd finish with all the old people likely but like @labro said, at least I would finish.   

@futuremrshistorian - LOVE the curtains.  

labro

@minskat30 Sometimes the only thing that works for me is doing intervals. I think in the last bit of the race before the final 1/2 mile I was running/walking block by block. I bet you could totally do a 5k! Some of the other ladies we went with only ran down the hills and walked when they were going uphill.

beachyone15

Good morning. I hate Mondays. It was so hard to get out of bed this morning. Our bed is so uncomfortable (we are desperately in need of a new bed) when we lay down to go to sleep, but I swear it's so nice and warm and comfy when my damn alarm goes off at 6am. I'm also not looking forward to this week because my boss dumped one of her duties on me and I have to lead a meeting this week. I've done public speaking in college but it's been awhile and I'm nervous!!! Ugh. The introvert in me hates this, but our annual evaluations are coming up soon and I feel like maybe she's trying to challenge me.
Anyway, we had an awesome weekend. Friday H and I tried out a new bbq place that was delicious. The we walked around Target for awhile and I found like 3-4 things that we don't already have that we NEED. Including an outdoor rug to cover up the ugly concrete slab in our backyard. They have such pretty ones! Saturday we finished painting the 2nd coat on the backyard deck/stairs. It's been on our to-do list for awhile and I'm so glad it's done now. Sunday we did a lot of food prep and stayed in pj's all day. It was glorious.

@swazzle - ugh, that sounds like an awful morning. I'd be pissed too.
@speakeasy14 - aww, cute puppy pics! I wonder if she kept burying her head because it felt nice and cool on her face!
@CocoBellaF - I'm so sorry. I know you are ready for this phase to be over. I really hope it ends for you soon!
@southernpeach89 - What an accomplishment! Congrats!
@TwoDimes - Obviously he's a prodigy!
@minskat30 - It's coming together! I love the vanity.
@labro - Aww, I love snow-y cinders!
@untouchablets - I don't blame you; I wouldn't leave either!
@futuremrshistorian - Love the curtains. We need to put some up too. I want them in pretty much every room, because it adds so much!

MissKittyDanger

Glad everyone who had to deal with that snow is ok!!

@speakeasy14 snow puppy!!

@minskat30 what a difference!

@CocoBellaF feel better

@southernpeach89 congrats on 15k!

@TwoDimes your nephew is obviously brilliant!


This weekend was pretty low-key because this week is super busy.
Saturday I had people over for new catalogue preview and I got a few orders. Had a few new people come, which is good. I may be increasing my team members! Yay! Matt and his buddy went to see "The Revenant" and right after movie he texts me
"Give Leo the damn Oscar already!" Lmao

Since Matt wasn't home and people had left, I basically had no idea what to eat. 2 scrambled eggs and then some extra buttered. That did not sit in my stomach well

Sunday I was originally suppose to meet my friend for only an hour, but she ended up not having to work so we spent a few hours together lol Matt went to meet some of our friends because one of his buddies is having family issues. Not sure all the details yet, but his buddy's dad is in the hospital for a bit.

By the time we both got home, neither of us really wanted to do anything so it was movies and then late dinner.

Tonight we're meeting Gail Vaz-Oxlade, tomorrow is my dentist appointment and Wednesday we're going to McD's to try out new menu items since they're somewhat rebranding stuff. I'm excited for the bakery stuff lol

cu97tiger

Hi all. Luckily, we never lost power. Which means that this was a pretty normal weekend other than the fact that there was some shoveling. I feel like I was totally lazy. I didn't take down the Christmas decorations. I didn't do laundry. I just sat around, watched it snow, and played on my phone. ETA: We got 32"

The roads are still really bad, so I'm working from home. And now, some pics. One during the storm, our awesome snow measurement system, and the backyard post-storm.

500days

I can't believe that it's already Monday Snow and Pats losing really made the weekend not feel as happy and free as it usually does. And no free coffee this morning! It's okay though, I will manage to get through the day.

I did look into using my points/rewards for Chicago g2g and I have enough!!! I booked my return flight from ORD to BOS but I am stuck on what to do for the way there. So I will ask you all, should I fly in Thursday night or Friday morning? AND should I splurge and get first class? I'm itching to do it (never have done 1st before) but I don't know if it's worth using ALL of my miles. Decisions, decisions. WWNEYD?

labro

@500days I've only done first class once and it was because to upgrade it would have only been $50 more! IMO, it was a fun experience. The flight was short-ish....just over 2 hours in the air, but we got served a meal, we got a drink before anyone else even got on the plane. They even gave us ACTUAL silverware....including a KNIFE! I guess we didn't look like terrorists. If you don't upgrade, will you have a significant number of points left? Or will you already not have many points left over? I'd say that if you're aren't going to have a ton of leftover points, then I would upgrade. But if you'll have enough leftover that you'll be close to another flight sooner rather than later then I wouldn't.