Manic Monday

VarunaTT

The weekend was good.  Mostly lazy.  I probably need to start making myself leave the apartment rather than just lazing about.  We watched the Umbrella Academy Season 2.  I liked it even more than Season 1 and the music this season is excellent.  Also, I bought 1 liter bottles of my shampoo and conditioner, which felt weird, b/c I dropped $100 for it.  But it should last me over a year and save me about $8/month minimum if my regular order is any indication, so I'm pleased with that. I also bought their kinky/coily hair cream just to try it out and holy curls! Batman!!!  I love it.  I'm overdue for a hair cut to get my layers back in and I can't wait to see it when I do that.  

Otherwise, SSDD.  Not too much else going on.  Cooked a lot this weekend, so we have so many leftover right now to take for lunches.  I'm also back on track with weight loss.  I might have to buy more time with my Healthy Wage, but it'll still be a really good return when I hit my goal.  I didn't go too far backwards in these last months of depression and hopefully I can get it all under control.  The rower has been kicking my butt and adding strength training has really made me happy.  I've always enjoyed lifting weights, so it's nice to do that again.

kvruns

Decent weekend here, went by pretty fast but sometimes that's OK. Baby B has been a monster lately but I've actually had 3 decent bedtimes with him the past 3 days and it makes such a world of difference for my mental health. I know I'm jinxing myself by saying that!!

Going to take August easy-ish with work. Just finished my busy season 7/31 so now it is trying to clean up all of the stuff I let slide during that time. Planning to take a week off later this week since my attempt to do so in June didn't quite work out. Keep thinking I need to start working out again. We walk about 3.5 miles a day so it isn't like I'm doing nothing but I know I should be doing more I just don't feel like it. 

climbingsingle

I have returned! 

I was in the hospital for a week with a kidney infection. I was just released last Tuesday. I have a PICC line and have to do IV antibiotics for another 2 weeks still. 

It was hell, honestly. I've never been in that much pain in my life. I've also never even been in the hospital before. I was on really strong pain meds too, so a lot of that week is a blur. 

So yeah, 2020 has not been kind to me..haha. And next month I turn 40. 

MyNameIsNot

My weekend went way too fast. Friday dinner at my parents ended up lasting until 11. Saturday was supposed to be lazy day, but we decided to run up to a furniture store which turned into a whole day event. But we got a new table for the kitchen, so I'm happy. Then tubing yesterday and wound up getting Mexican after, with margaritas. I'm feeling the margarita today, as well as my sunburn. So I'm just counting down to 5:00. 

banana468

This weekend was awful. 

I got out of the shower to see a FB messenger message from my aunt and uncle's DIL asking me to call my uncle as soon as I got that message.   The phrasing made my stomach sink and when I spoke to my uncle he informed me my aunt and Godmother had died suddenly that morning.   I rushed to their house and met my heartbroken uncle who lost the love of his life.   The cop was there and the undertaker arrived shortly after I did.   I spent the morning making phone calls including to my mom to tell her that her sister had died.   The family is in shock. 

A dear family friend is having a cardiac catherization this morning.

Edited to remove vulgarity.   This year has been terrible. 

cupcait927

@climbingwife oh my gosh! So glad to hear that you're okay but damn. Any idea what might've caused the infection? 

@kvruns congrats on getting through the busy season! Mine is just about to start ramping up.

Weekend was good. Friday night we stopped by my in-laws for a bit. Saturday my dad came over to see DD and bring her presents. Sunday we went to my mom's house for a belated birthday party for my grandma. My sister ended up showing up (I haven't spoken to her since December). I was incredibly polite and let her meet DD. Well my kid instantly fell in love with her and snuggled on her the whole time. DD even fell asleep in my sister's arms and she doesn't do that with anyone. So now I'm torn between wanting to maintain my distance for my own mental health but also wanting my sister to keep seeing the baby because DD was just so comfortable with her. 

MNNEBride

@VarunaTT - Glad you are feeling back on track and more in control.  
@kvruns - decent bedtimes make all the difference!  Even for non-babies.
@climbingwife - Holy Cow - you have had a rough 2020.  Glad you are out of the hospital and on the mend.  Take care of yourself!
@MyNameIsNot - weekends seem to go soo fast!

Weekend was OK here.  Nothing on the housing market that fits what we're looking for and that's frustrating.  Saturday we hung at home and relaxed.  Yesterday we did recliner church and then went out to my brother's in the afternoon.  17 yr old nephew also stopped by and it was good to see them both.  

I'll have a busier than usual couple weeks at work as the training I facilitate will be done virtually this week and next.  I'm finding out a couple of things my partner hasn't done and it's stressing me out.  He's such a last minute type person.

cupcait927

@banana468 I'm so sorry for your loss

kvruns

@climbingwife how scary, how are you feeling now?

so sorry for your loss @banana468

yes @cupcait927 next busy season ramping up for sure. Our account teams usually start getting super busy in September I think and then Oct-early Dec is just a blur. I assume the same is for you too

MNNEBride

@banana468 - I'm so sorry for your loss.  I'm glad you could be there for your uncle so quickly after it happened.

Casadena

oh @banana468 I'm so sorry for you and your family.  

ei34

@banana468 I'm so sorry to hear that, how terribly sad
Ugh @climbingwife that's awful!  I hope you're on the mend and feeling more comfortable now.  Last week I actually almost checked in on you and @OliveOilsMom since i hadn't heard from either of you, to see if you were alright.
Speaking of check ins, @charlotte989875 how are you doing?
Rough bedtimes stink @kvruns by the end of the day you're just done.  Glad busy season is behind you.

Weekend here was mixed.  I made strawberry peach sangria ice pops, and they were as tasty as they sound.  Also got to wave at my new nephew again.  I attended an outdoor, spaced out memorial service for the father of a good friend who passed from Covid in April.  It was almost a mantra, the amount of times immediate family just wished they could've been with him in the end. 
Preparing the house and the garden for tomorrow, we're supposed to have a tropical storm bordering on hurricane.  A bit early in the year for it by us but what the hell, it's 2020, why wait til late August for it?

short+sassy

@climbingwife, that's awful!  I'm so sorry to hear you were in the hospital for so long and in such pain.  I hope you are feeling better now and get back to 100% soon.

@banana468, I'm so sorry to hear about your aunt!  My thoughts and prayers to you and your family.  I hope your friend's cardiac catherization goes as well as can be expected.

My weekend was pretty good.  Friday was too busy, but no emergencies came up on Sat.-Sun., so I was able to fully relax which I sorely needed.

I was surprised but also really excited that COVID has not stopped Coolinary Month in New Orleans.  Usually August is an entire month of restaurant prix-fixe specials and then there is Restaurant Week in September.  But it looks like this year they are skipping Restaurant Week and just running Coolinary for six weeks (Aug. 1st-Sept. 13th).  Another change for the better is usually the special prices are only good for dine-in.  But, this year, most of the restaurants are allowing take-out orders for the specials.  Nom-nom-nom.

Speaking of relaxing.  I recalculated how many hours of vacation I need to take before Sept. 30th so I don't have any paid out to me.  My plan of attack is to take two full vacation days in August (different weeks)...I'm already tentatively planning for one of them to be this Wed...and then two vacation days in Sept.  One of them being the Fri. before Labor Day weekend.

Jstump2

@climbingwife Glad you are out, but so sorry you went through that! I had a kidney stone when I was 7 months pregnant and it was the worst pain of my life, worse than childbirth. Luckily it passed without issue but kidney pain is no joke!

My weekend ended up nice. Me and H both took Friday off and had a “day date” we dropped the kids off at grandma’s and went to a zip-line/rope-course near us followed by lunch on a patio. It was nice but felt way to short! We had a little bonfire that night so the kids could have s’mores. Otherwise the weekend was pretty uneventful. My H made homemade bread and cinnamon rolls, took the kids for a walk did some crafts, cleaning, and otherwise just hung around the house.

MyNameIsNot

@climbingwife That's terrible! I'm glad you're on the mend now. 

@banana468 I'm so sorry for your loss. 

2020 sucks. 

climbingsingle

@banana468 Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry for your loss! 

This year has really been awful to many of us. 

Thanks everyone! It started as a UTI, which I called my doctor immediately and got a prescription. I took all the drugs exactly as I was supposed to, and my symptoms. So I'm still mystified as to how it turned into such a severe kidney infection. 

levioosa

@climbingwife sepsis from pyelo is no joke. I’m glad you’re okay. Do you have home health coming out to help you with the PICC?

@banana468 I’m so sorry for your loss. 2020 is the worst. 

@ei34 recipe for the pops please

My weekend was good. FI and I were able to spend time together and reconnect a little which we really needed. I’m bummed the weekend went by so fast. I don’t hate my job but it really sucks to feel like I spent most of my life just working and trying to get to the weekend. I have to figure out how to get some better work life balance in. 

short+sassy

@ei34, good luck to you and the other Knotties in the storm path!  Batten down the hatches.

Hurricane season stresses me out every year (sigh).

CharmedPam

@VarunaTT, glad your back on the rower.  I restarted mine A few weeks ago.  I do 15 min before my 50 min walk.  I feel like it really gives me some good arm definition. I had some back fat near my bra line and the fat roll has dropped to lower back now and I’m sure its because of that.  Lol.  My goal is for it to go away completely. 

@climbingwife welcome back! So sorry about the kidney infection.  It’s probably the last thing you need right now.
@banana468, how awful.  So sorry for your loss.  You’re a strong woman to take charge and take care of all of that on the day of.  😢 
@charlotte989875 due date is today right?  Eeeek.  New Knottie baby coming!

Weekend is still going for me.  Happy Civic day to my fellow Canadians.  In your honor, I also took the day off. Went to the lake house but the weather was crap.  Maybe got 2 hours on the boat.  Trying in for another 2 today before the rain hits. On Saturday I spent $72 at the Chocolate Factory in Golconda IL. Sugar free line and best chocolate around.  It was also on veggie dip packets, candy molds and sugar free jams.  Not $72 in just chocolate and fudge (but don’t put it past me).

ei34

@levioosa here they are - sorry if it's huge.
I didn't have grape juice so used an extra 1/2 cup of sauv blanc

Casadena

We hardly sat down this weekend but I couldn't tell you anything concrete that got done. 

I'm exhausted and H and I need to start sleeping through the night again.  Any tips to get baby to sleep all night long?  He goes down around 7 and sleeps til about 6, but gets up 1-2 times to eat.  He gets breastmilk (but doesn't nurse).  We're not opposed to cry-it-out but not sure if he really needs to eat or if he's just using it as a way to fall back to sleep.  

I woke up crabby this morning. 

@VarunaTT what is the cream you're using?  I'm trying hard to get my hair back to it's real curls.  Also, how are you liking your Farmacy products?

VarunaTT

Casadena said:

@VarunaTT what is the cream you're using?  I'm trying hard to get my hair back to it's real curls.  Also, how are you liking your Farmacy products?

The one and only time I fell for a FB ad.  Lus Brand products.  I use their entire 3 step program, shampoo, conditioner (they're luxurious and they smell wonderful, like clean linen), and then they have 3 types of cream depending on your curl:  wavy, curly, kinky/coily.  I've used the wavy cream and it was alright, more like beachy curls, but I wanted more.  I tried curly and really liked it.  The full bottle of hair cream usually lasts about a year (just checked, bought in May originally, repurchased in April of next year) because I only use 4-5 pumps/day and I can get 3 day curls easy.  The shampoo/conditioner I had on the 3 months subscription  (saves a bit of money) and was stockpiling it, so went to just ordering as needed and I probably only order every 4-5 months?

I just tried the kinky/coily cream for fun, just to see what would happen and i'm really happy with it.  There's going to be a bit more of a learning curve, b/c the kinky/coily is definitely a heavier cream and I have thick fine hair so I have to be careful with amount and not weigh it down.  I love the curl it gave me, just from air drying, so I'm eager to diffuse it and see how it looks.

Basically, I put it on in the shower b/c it's water activated.  3-4 pumps, run through my hair w/fingers and comb and then do "praying hands" method and start scrunching.  Throw into microfiber towel and finish getting ready. Then, when I take my hair down, I get my hands really wet and do 1/2 a pump into my hands, rub it all over, and then scrunch my hair again and use my fingers to style in my part or anything else.  I have to left the water off of my curls to get them to respond, but the microfiber soaks up a lot of product too, so this last step as been a game changer for me.  Lus has loads of videos up for examples and there was a woman who did this and I tried it and love it.

ETA:  I'm not sure on the Farmacy.  I do like the brightness the serum gives, but the smell is not great for me and it does feel somewhat drying.  I do like the warming mask thing, that's nice.  But I seem to have to be careful with the serum, there was a small breakout, but it's only happened once, so I'm not entirely sure what was to blame.

ETA2:  For 2nd/3rd day curls, I just spray my hair with a mixture of water and maybe 2-3 pumps of product in the water (they have an awesome infinity spray bottle) until my hair is pretty saturated again and scrunch.  And the curls refresh.

kvruns

@casadena remind me again how old? Are you around the 4 more sleep regression? Although I also remember one around 6 months

Casadena

kvruns said:

@casadena remind me again how old? Are you around the 4 more sleep regression? Although I also remember one around 6 months

He's 7.5 months.  We definitely had issues around 4 months for a couple weeks.  Seems like it started again around 6 and we just never got out of it.  

ILoveBeachMusic

@climbingwife wow so sorry you are going through that. Hope you continue to recover fully. @banana468 so sorry for your loss - you have had a rough year. Prayers for your family.

kvruns

Casadena said:

kvruns said:

@casadena remind me again how old? Are you around the 4 more sleep regression? Although I also remember one around 6 months

He's 7.5 months.  We definitely had issues around 4 months for a couple weeks.  Seems like it started again around 6 and we just never got out of it.  

that's kind of what happened with mine, started a regression and never stopped bc it turned into habit. At a minimum I'd try to go to 1 time vs 2 and then work to get it to 0. I bet it is habit and if you're OK with some crying then I'd go for it

banana468

ILoveBeachMusic said:

@climbingwife wow so sorry you are going through that. Hope you continue to recover fully. @banana468 so sorry for your loss - you have had a rough year. Prayers for your family.

Thank you!  

mrsconn23

@climbingwife, you were on my mind last week and I was wondering how you were doing since I hadn't seen you post.  I am so sorry you are going through all this.  What a nightmare.  I hope you continue to improve.  

@banana468, I am so, so sorry for your loss.  What a terrible time for your family.  Much love to your family and sending prayers of peace and comfort. 

Friday, we went to dinner and ran to get DefConn's school supplies. When we got home, DH and DefConn messed around outside while I talked to one of my best friends for over an hour to catch up with her on life and whatnot. 

Saturday, we cleaned house and then I ran to the store and brought my dad retirement presents.  Our friends came over for dinner.  

Sunday, the.laziest.day.  I stitched and binged all sorts of stuff. I ended up watching hours of Friends, which I hadn't done in awhile.  DefConn had a buddy over for the afternoon.  They played together, masked up, and we the happiest.  I think his friend's going to join our Cub Scout pack and den.  

I am having the hardest time settling back into DefConn's school routine. He's taken to it just fine and I am the one dragging ass in the morning and not wanting to do any of it. 

missJeanLouise

@banana468 I am so sorry for your loss. 
@climbingwife that sounds awful! Hope you are feeling better.
@Jstump2 that sounds like an Amazing weekend!
@Casadena I read somewhere that if baby falls back asleep withing a minute of feeding, they woke up from habit. If they eat longer, they were hungry. Idk how true it is but when my DS was about 8-9 months I stopped night feedings. I would still cuddle him when he woke up but he was asleep within seconds. He was sleeping through the night within a week or two. But I also think this was one of the reasons he weaned himself sooner than I had planned, so be aware of that.

My weekend was good. DH had a 4 day weekend because of a national/religious holiday. My new sewing machine came and, damn it is good. The comparison to my old machine isn't fair. It's like going from a 2001 Honda Civic (that was solid and never gave you any problems) to a brand new BMW. It is just amazing. 

My MIL retired from work last week, 47 years at the same hospital in the Emergency Dept. Apparently, there is a little bridge over a tideway that she always called "her bridge" so they put a plaque on it with her name and a quote "May you never be thrown from this spot" because she threatened to throw so many doctors off her bridge, lol. 

banana468

mrsconn23 said:

 

@banana468, I am so, so sorry for your loss.  What a terrible time for your family.  Much love to your family and sending prayers of peace and comfort. 

Thank you.   My aunt's passing is on my side and my niece is the child of DH's brother and his wife.   It's an odd intersection.

My son sweetly said, "So Auntie died today?  She's in heaven with (niece) and soon with (other niece)?"  And it was heartbreaking and sweet. 

banana468

Oh - I also forgot to mention the cherry on the shitcake of Saturday. 

DH and I spent the afternoon with my uncle.   I got there at 11 AM and DH arrived in his car later after he'd offloaded the kids onto my ILs.   DH was both a wonderful asset for conversation and also technological help.   We needed to actually look up the #s of relatives to call because my uncle assumed my aunt had all stored by her in her head. 

We hung out, I called those that needed to be called and put lunch on the table becasue he hasn't eaten all day.   By about 4 he said, "I think you can leave" and I think he needed time.  So we went home, changed to one car and then headed to the marina and agreed we'd order a pizza for dinner.   The place we order from is within walking distance and I asked DH to walk with me.   It was hot but I just needed to air out and have some quietness.

We picked up the pizza and on the walk back, an SUV swerved towards us with the door open and nearly hit me.  We were taken aback and then STUNNED when we saw that car swerve into a driveway, watched the driver come out walk around to the open door, smack his female passenger and then throw alcohol bottles out of the car.   I called 911 as did another person on the sidewalk and then the driver walked down the street and confronted DH who at the time was with the other two callers.   

The guy ultimately drive away and I hope the local cops were able to pull him over and if not, that passenger got away.    My ILs then looked at us as we walked back wanting to know WTF happened and why our pizza run that was supposed to be air clearing turned into THAT.