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Prudie Day
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Okay, Thursday has officially become my "omg this week isn't over yet?!" day. The kids have things after school mon-wed so maybe I'm just beat by today? I don't know.
How's everyone else?
How's everyone else?
Re: Prudie Day
Mostly SSDD here. Tired of work. Don't want to do anything. N is coming home today though so I'm very much looking forward to that!
Last night was a martini bar and belly dance outing. I had to fill in for the organizer because her hubby had covid. It was a LOT of fun and because of October it was spooky/halloween themed! The belly dancers were not professional dancers, just students taking lessons from a local class and doing this for charity. ALL shapes and sizes and ALL ages (even a great grandmother!). I looked for lessons near me, but the only stuido within reasonable driving distance was closing. So maybe amazon prime has some free dance lessons for me? It’s all about the skirt & glitter bras for me. Such an elegant dance. But something I should definitely start off in the privacy of my own home!
continued recovery for baby M @charlotte989875 !
edit for yummy martini pic
I don't think I have any plans for this weekend beyond gaming and regular household chores. I have the final episode of Better Call Saul left and then I plan on finishing Rings of Power. I can't think of much else to do.
I recently joined a Type 1 subreddit and whoa! I take 2-3x more insulin than most of those people. I'm heavier person, so I know that's part of needing to take more insulin and can also effect resistance. But still. I'm not sure that explains all of it.
That outing sounds like it was so much fun! The Caramel Apple and Witches Brew sound awesome. I have a friend who used to take belly dancing classes. She loved it. We did a girl's weekend trip to MS (pre-pandemic) because I had free rooms at Harrahs Biloxi and her teacher was performing at a hookah bar, in the area.
Usually I do my Costco scanning on Thursday nights, but my H and I are going to a local real estate meeting instead. I used to be a member of this group, but let the membership lapse because...with my Costco scanning...I couldn't go to their meetings anymore. But it's certainly a great place to network. They also open the meetings with people being able to stand up and talk about things like what they are looking to buy or if they have a property for sale. Ding, ding, ding. Non-members can go also, but it costs $20/person (meh). I wish they offered a monthly membership, but it's only annual memberships. We are primarily just going to make the announcement of our properties for sale and then (hope) potential buyers come talk to us.
In my fantasy, another investor comes over to talk to me. Wants all the properties at full price. And, for the cherry on top, can close with cash in 2-3 weeks! Not as impossible as it sounds. They are all a decent deals for the cash flow. But very unlikely, lol. Though I wouldn't be surprised if there are people interested in buying 1-2.
Alas, since I'm not Costco scanning tonight, I will need to make up for it tomorrow when I get off work.
Yesterday was a total stressfest. Last night was a lot as well. But by the end of the night, things were better. I talked to my boss (who's on vacation), which helped.
Today is better despite the dentist visit.
Prudie coming up.
I had a nice time getting my hair done (by one of my college roommates - so super fun to catch up) and then having lunch with one of my best friends yesterday! It was a beautiful day and nice to be in the city and not at the hospital. I forgot how much I like being a little bit blonde
G has his last chemo treatment of this phase today!!!!!! That means we've gotten through the majority of his really intense treatment, get a few weeks off, then start his maintenance phase that lasts 2.5 more years. Fewer meds and chemo every 12 weeks instead of weekly - to maintain his remission status. I'm so excited for him and am excited for us all to get in a more normal family rhythm.
We have family pics on Saturday and i'm excited, but was also planning outfits for ~55 ish degrees, now it's going to be 75 out. Yuck. So now we're rethinking sweaters.
Back at work today. I'm very over my job, i just am not excited about it anymore and feel really stuck. I'm going to talk to the director of another team to see if they still have an opening and if the lateral move would be comparable to my current salary. I'm also getting a new boss soon so hopefully that will end up being a positive if I don't move to a new team. Otherwise i might start looking hard outside the company.
Both waited awhile until having it dealt with but one had it dealt with when she got braces. Other got it dealt with when she finally had benefits for dental with her husband.
I've had so many teeth out for various reasons.
I have no eye teeth. That's my fun party fact
Aw good luck to defconn @mrsconn23
@climbingsingle H and watched "luckiest girl alive" last weekend and really liked it!! I have a couple lingering questions that are bugging me but maybe the book would answer? I'll have to read it.
If so, I had those taken out also when I was 19 or 20. But that was more a surgery a specialty dentist does. I was put under and all that.
That is a fun party fact! You're also lucky. It's really common to need your wisdom teeth taken out and it is not fun or cheap.
My fun party fact is I don't grow hair on my arms or legs. I did a little when I was younger. But it stopped in my mid-20s.
I also have a small void in my eye. It is an area that didn't develop, in-utero. But, fortunately, it is far enough to the side that it doesn't affect my vision at all.
I didn't even know about it until I was an adult. An eye doctor mentioned it to me and it was a funny conversation, because he assumed I could see it. I had no idea what he was talking about, lol.
He told me it would look like a small dot of nothing, when I looked at something. He was a little surprised I couldn't see it. But then I think about the amazing things our brains do, to help us function in the world. Maybe my brain automatically fills in the gap with what "should" be there, so my perception of what I am looking at is complete.
i hope you guys continue to be on the mend too! @charlotte989875
My hotel experience wasn't great. I was able to check-in online earlier in the day and tell them what time I'd be arriving - 9 PM. I get there and use the Kiosk to finalize. No room ready for me. They had a temporary check-in computer set up and a worker sent me there. The woman there said they had no N/S King rooms available and I could get a smoking King room or n/s king. I took the n/s. I asked about room service and she said they didn't have it (what??). So I go up to my room and when I went in, the TV was on and a light on in the bathroom. I called "hello" and no one answered so I went in and checked the closet to see if there were belongings. None there so I figure it's just something they do to welcome you. I went to bolt the door and hear a keycard in the lock. Two guys are standing there with their luggage and their key opens my room. Apparently, we were assigned the same room. They were polite and went back downstairs to get another room. There was room service and it was all over the hotel channel they had left on in the room. No housekeeping service one day so I had to call down for towels at 10 PM. It just wasn't what I'd expect for a name brand hotel.
No airline schedule changes so that was great and I arrived home after midnight. Now I'm trying to catch up at work.
@levioosa - I'm sorry to hear about your friend. We had an OG knottie who was diagnosed with that and passed shortly after. I hope your Dad continues to make progress.
@Casadena - Great news about G!
@short+sassy Eye teeth are the pointy ones third from center, aka vampire fangs. My mom had hers removed as well, but that way back in the dark ages. I didn't think they did that anymore.
I'm still dragging this week, but glad we're to Thursday. ILs will be getting in tonight; we're taking vacation tomorrow. It looks like we should get great weather this weekend, so we're doing a winery visit and apple orchard. H is in charge of meal planning. I have a feeling this weekend will be catered by pizza hut.
I also don't have wisdom teeth but that's fairly typical
Now, I'm more curious. Do you just have fewer teeth then, since you don't have the canines/eye teeth? Or do you have teeth in those spots, they just aren't the "fangy" type teeth?
But it put her in a depression and she started developing the signs about a year ago. At one point, she was lucid enough to realize she needed to go to a facility. Not because she thought she had dementia, but because her physical needs were becoming too much.
She decided on a facility and put her house up for sale, so she could afford to go there. Her REA was an idiot and had it way, way too high. But after a few months of nothing, they cut the price a good bit and the sale closed earlier this week.
TBH, I'm glad she appeared mentally acute enough to sign the paperwork. Because she isn't always.
Our mutual friend (C) and neighbor (she's my age) was over at her house a few months ago having some drinks. They'd been hanging out for a couple hours. When suddenly, S starts screaming at C to get out of her house. S didn't know who she was and thought she was an intruder.
I'm also really hurt that S didn't say good-bye to us. This is someone we have helped out a lot with chores and errands, over the years. We've had Thanksgiving dinner with her a number of times and always visit at Christmas, if we are in town. We considered her a good friend. I'd like to blame it on the dementia, but I don't think that's all of it because she's lucid a lot of the time also and it's not like the sale or her move happened overnight. I feel a bit used. Like now that she doesn't need us for help anymore, she doesn't even think to say good-bye.
And here's another important piece that sours my opinion of her. She had one dog and three cats. The cats were more her previous roommate's pets, but still. They were her pets also that she had for years.
She took her dog with her. But left those cats in the house with no food, no water, and no one in charge to take care of them. And not just her, but her two (much younger) friends/helpers that helped her move. The cats are okay. But only because my H did a double check after she was totally gone to make sure the dog and cats weren't trapped in the house. Dog was gone, but the cats were still there. WTF?!?! How can anyone be so monstrous as to let three animals die a cruel death of starvation? Because that's what would have happened to them, if my H hadn't checked.
Anyway, I'm mainly glad she's gone because she wasn't safe living in that house in her condition. I feel bad for saying this, but I'm also glad she's gone because I didn't like her anymore. As much as I tell myself the dementia is not her fault, it doesn't change the fact that it exacerbated her worst qualities and made her a mean and erratic person. Plus, even before the dementia, as her needs increased, she also started expecting more help from C and my H. It was way too much.
However, I am not looking forward to the months of construction on her former house that I assume will be starting soon.
Essentially what the orthodontist said is I had too many teeth for my mouth and needed to create space to adjust my teeth.
Canines least necessary so they went
Lol!
Tell any teen boy they're adorable .... they don't accept that until 25 lol