Thursday

mrsconn23

I'm tired, cranky, and sad this morning.   I'm definitely having one of those, "I haven't slept through the night in 6 years!" kind of weeks.  I feel a lunchtime nap coming on.    

At least it's Prudie day. 

kimmiinthemitten

Me too!

I haven't slept through the night in 4 weeks and it's wearing on me. 

Today I get to look forward to Prudie day and a new 'do at 2!

H is at a conference downtown so I'm home alone. Wah wah. I far prefer when I have the commitments and he's at home missing me;). 

bleve0821

I haven't slept through the night since we adopted Twiggy.  Damn dog gets me up every morning 30 minutes before my alarm goes off.  I have half a mind to adjust my schedule accordingly, but the stubborn part of me will win this battle. 

Annoyingly, he doesn't do this on the weekends.

DH got home late last night, and he walked through the door in a bit of a snit at the world.  It's hard to explain, but I could practically taste it the moment he walked in, which is what always happens when he comes home in a bad mood.  I asked him to give me five minutes before we walked the dogs, because I was in the middle of a chore that I would never have come back to if I stopped just then.  About a minute and a half later, he says huffily, "Let's go, I don't want to be getting back at 8:00" (it was 6:30).  And because his bad mood had just immediately infused the entire house and was starting to affect me, I snapped back, "I asked you to give me 5 minutes to finish what I'm doing."  And of course he got even more upset and moody because I was "yelling" at him.  Which irritated ME more, because he's known me long enough to know that I'm a loud talker, and while I may not know what an inside voice is, I don't "yell."

I understand that he had a long day and was tired and irritated at the world, and I get that people have bad days.  And that's fine, that's allowed, I have them, too.  But I try not to let my mood alter my attitude so much that it affects those around me.  It's not that he's taking it out on me (and if he is, I know it's not intentional), but he's externalizing the attitude enough that it's affecting me and my mood, and I react to that, and I don't think he understands that.  So every time it escalates into bickering and snarkiness that just URGH.

Anyway, the endorphins from the walk helped us both, but I'm just tired of his mood affecting mine and wish he'd find a way to adjust his attitude so we can fix the mood together.

I hate nuances.

bleve0821

Also, Happy Groundhog Day.  Sounds like we're in for 6 more weeks of winter.

MissKittyDanger

M got his computer working better last night. {something about Skype? Idk ...} and I talked to my mum about my dr's appointment. I asked M to take me Saturday to get blood work done since the rest of this week we don't have time.

Woke up late this morning. Alarm goes off at 6:15 {says 6:30 - but I set alarm 15mins fast on purpose} and usually I get out of bed when it's actually 6:30
Apparently we both were tired, because M usually gets out of bed at 7am and when he whacked me to wake me up it was 7:05 and he'd just got up.

Rushed morning needless to say.

Tonight is groceries and I'll likely see if M and I can bring up that trunk from the garage.

I'm probably starting tomorrow, but I need to go through all the stuff on the floor of the closet. I'm gonna get M to go through his clothes because his drawers are over filled. No one needs that many shirts lol

drid

I'm a little tired this morning, FI stayed up super late last night because he's back to work today and will be on nightshift for two weeks. I try to stay up as late as I can with him, but 6 am comes waaaaay too early the next day haha. I made it to 10:30 before I was slumped over on the couch.

I get to watch this week's bachelor tonight since he'll be gone. I let him watch his sports and manly shows while he's home because he only gets 6 days off before he's back to work for 15 days straight. Thank gawd we have a PVR haha. 

MissKittyDanger

AtomicBlonde said:

Also, Happy Groundhog Day.  Sounds like we're in for 6 more weeks of winter.

We got early spring prediction. So we'll see I guess?

Heffalump

I'm sorry you're tired, cranky, and sad.  Hugs and (Irish) coffee.

Looks like a nice day here.  Work, lunch/workout, work, horrid meeting, go home. 

Yesterday was really productive, so I'm fighting the urge to coast a little now.  Especially since I know Horrid Meeting is coming.  Sigh.  Back to work.

drid

Oh, and! We're 100 days away now! The countdown is really on, crazy how time flies!

drid

@MissKittyDanger - I feel ya on the purging spree, we've been in our house for about 5 years now and our basement still looked like we just moved in. Boxes and junk everywhere. Finally just yesterday we went through it all, threw a ton away and put the remaining cardboard boxed stuff into some big Rubbermaid containers so that they at least stacked and looked okay. I officially have enough room in my basement for a dance party lol

MissKittyDanger

drid said:

@MissKittyDanger - I feel ya on the purging spree, we've been in our house for about 5 years now and our basement still looked like we just moved in. Boxes and junk everywhere. Finally just yesterday we went through it all, threw a ton away and put the remaining cardboard boxed stuff into some big Rubbermaid containers so that they at least stacked and looked okay. I officially have enough room in my basement for a dance party lol

I always go through a purging phase lol M hates it but we have so much stuff still!! It was great when we moved but we still have so much *sigh*

sparklepants41

@MissKittyDanger I do the same thing with my alarm. I feel like no matter what time I get up in the morning or how well/poor I slept the night before, there is always a 15-minute time warp that I can't account for. Consciously I know the time on my clock is not accurate, but it's easy for me to trick myself into thinking that's actually the real time. 

Last night I had a dream that H & I were moving to Mauritania and Mauritius (in my dream they were in the same place like Trinidad and Tobago lol). And there was a giant roller coaster that was actually a commuter train and you had to order your tickets in advance because it was so popular. I was still waiting in line to go on it when my alarm clock went off this morning. And then all morning while I was getting ready I had a really hard time remembering whether or not it was Thursday. I'm losing my mind lol.

Today I have zero meetings and zero deadlines and therefore zero interest in being at work. But here I am. 

MissKittyDanger

@sparklepants41  so true! Even though it was 7:05, seeing 7:20 was definitely a jump-start! 

OliveOilsMom

Atomic - Sorry about your spat with H.  Have you tried to talk it out with him when you are both in good moods?

Drid - I felt like the last 100 days dragged by!  We were just ready to be married at that point! 

Last night, I stopped for groceries after work.  H was sick, so I was going to bring home a family sized soup, except the only soups H would eat had barely enough for a small size.  So I decided to make my own soup for him.  I cheated a bit and bought a quarter of a rotisserie for the chicken part.  I already had chicken stock and noodles at home, so I just needed the fresh veggies.  I also picked up the fixings for my SIL's birthday dinner for Saturday.  I got home later than I anticipated because it took me forever to get everything at the store because I don't shop there often and had to keep criss crossing the store!

H loved the soup though, so it was worth it.  There is also enough leftover for his lunch and dinner today.  He also was a saint and left bed last night for the couch so I got a good night sleep!  He took off from work today and was sleeping when I left, so hopefully he can start to work this cold out of his system.

Not much going on tonight.  I will probably try to do some cleaning since SIL's birthday dinner is Saturday.  We still have some clean up to do from Christmas, which everything is clean - it just need to go to its home.  Maybe that will be my focus tonight.

I'm also thinking pizza for lunch!

MissKittyDanger

@AtomicBlonde  seems to be a rough week with husbands! Hopefully he's in a better mood so you guys can talk was it better this morning?

drid

@OliveOilsMom We're definitely at that point too! Just ready for the planning and anticipation to be over so we can just be married already! Although we're both pumped for one heck of a party!

charlotte989875

I'm blaming all the bad moods on Trump. I often feel nervous coming back from a meeting or class wondering if he's burned the country down yet. 

This whole work debacle (see yesterday) is still wearing on me and really making me want the job I applied for even more. But the good news is my sister's H knows is close friends with a guy who knows the Executive Director (who is running the job search) really well and sent him my resume! Fingers crossed. 

bleve0821

@OliveOilsMom, @MissKittyDanger, he's never in a bad mood long, he's a generally pretty upbeat guy, and we both felt better after our walk.  He knows that his attitude has a tendency to affect me and usually takes himself somewhere else for a bit, and I am working hard to try to shrug it off like he does when he can't.  It's an irritation, not an issue, since after he's huffed around for about 15 minutes, he's always in a better mood, which is just as infectious.  Last night was hopefully a one-off.

MissKittyDanger

@AtomicBlonde  I don't blame you. I swear, I could be beyond pissed at someone but the second a voice is raised and I'm crying. M has a loud voice also, so it feels like he's yelling but isn't.
At least Mercury isn't in retrograde

NOLABridesmaid

Day four of my sickness. I took off on Tuesday, but trying breathe, today. I think it's working through my system, but it needs to hurry up. No homemade soup for me. I need a wife.

GBCK

I'm having a week.
ANd not all of it is justified, but today is going to suck.

So, right now, I'm getting dressed, then the vet worked us in--because the dog quit eating yesterday.  ANd is noticably weak--like trouble standing weak.  and acting odd.
I skipped her morning pill, and she FINALLY ate last night's dinner.  But they can squeeze me in at 11:30....
Which SHOULD probably work for me if I can get back here before my yearly...
If she has to wait in the car during my yearly, it'll suck, because I"m planning on going directly from the yearly to take the kiddo to her first filling withOUT sedation.
WHEEEeeee.

I work tomorrow (ice cream class)
and I need to get a few resumes out.
And I can't bury this in a bottle of wine because I'm doing a buy nothing month, which I will do a post about when I get a chance to type

GBCK

I"m sorry NOLA.  I'd perscribe warm Vernors and a massage

charlotte989875

GBCK said:

I'm having a week.
ANd not all of it is justified, but today is going to suck.

So, right now, I'm getting dressed, then the vet worked us in--because the dog quit eating yesterday.  ANd is noticably weak--like trouble standing weak.  and acting odd.
I skipped her morning pill, and she FINALLY ate last night's dinner.  But they can squeeze me in at 11:30....
Which SHOULD probably work for me if I can get back here before my yearly...
If she has to wait in the car during my yearly, it'll suck, because I"m planning on going directly from the yearly to take the kiddo to her first filling withOUT sedation.
WHEEEeeee.

I work tomorrow (ice cream class)
and I need to get a few resumes out.
And I can't bury this in a bottle of wine because I'm doing a buy nothing month, which I will do a post about when I get a chance to type

I will send you a bottle of wine. That doesn't break the rules, right?

short+sassy

MissKittyDanger said:

AtomicBlonde said:

Also, Happy Groundhog Day.  Sounds like we're in for 6 more weeks of winter.

We got early spring prediction. So we'll see I guess?

This begged the question for me, "Oh, does Canada also have a cute, furry animal that predicts weather?"  So I googled it.  And yes, they do.  They have their own groundhog named Wiarton Willie.  I am rooting for Willie this year and his early spring prediction.  Phil can suck it...but just this year...he's darling otherwise.

I'm with @MissKittyDanger and @sparklepants41 in having to trick myself on the real time in the mornings.  I am just not a morning person.

I'm trying hard to make it an extra productive day at work.  I have a lot to do for today and tomorrow.  But my motivation level is always an obstacle, lol.

I have plans to go get a brake tag today at lunch.  My current one expired in July 2016.  Whoops.  But the real reason I'm going today specifically?  I want an authentic burrito and the gas station I'm going to for the tag usually has a food truck parked there with real Mexican food.

Plus a nearby grocery store has a special on avocados (57 cents each) which I will need for my Superbowl guac.  They better not be from Florida.  That's all I'm saying.  I'd swear FL avocados are a different variety from the good Haas ones.  They look really different and taste a lot more bland. 

thefanciestbeckler

@AtomicBlonde I'm sorry about you and your H's fight. DH is the same way when he gets in a mood.

@OliveOilsMom you've got me craving soup now! That sounds delicious!

I'm on the tired and cranky train too. I don't know why. I slept like a rock last night. I think it's just all the stress at work catching up with me. Plus I'm really missing DH lately. As a whole, things have been much easier the second time around, but I still have days where I just wish he was home. I've been feeling that way all week. I think it's because he's been sick so we haven't talked much.

Not much else going on today. My wrist has been a little sore for the last 2 days, so I think I'm going to take the night off from working out tonight.

GBCK

I'd totally sneak in free wine, regardless of rules today

MissKittyDanger

@short+sassy  all hail Willie!

kimmiinthemitten

MissKittyDanger said:

AtomicBlonde said:

Also, Happy Groundhog Day.  Sounds like we're in for 6 more weeks of winter.

We got early spring prediction. So we'll see I guess?

Canadians....the glass is always half full LOL.

MissKittyDanger

kimmiinthemitten said:

MissKittyDanger said:

AtomicBlonde said:

Also, Happy Groundhog Day.  Sounds like we're in for 6 more weeks of winter.

We got early spring prediction. So we'll see I guess?

Canadians....the glass is always half full LOL.

We have to be. West coast has beautiful weather, East coast has a wicked storm and right now I'm living in a cold spell lmao {damn valley winters ...}

kimmiinthemitten

So H is at his first real professional conference and he just texted me to tell me he was invited to the afterglow.  He's so excited that I don't have the heart to tell him everyone is usually invited to the afterglow.

charlotte989875

kimmiinthemitten said:

So H is at his first real professional conference and he just texted me to tell me he was invited to the afterglow.  He's so excited that I don't have the heart to tell him everyone is usually invited to the afterglow.

Don't burst his bubble!