Wedding Woes

Feral Friday

My body is so confused.  I took last Thursday off for doctor's appointments, worked Friday, off 2 days, worked Monday, off 2 days, worked 2 days, then have weekend....I keep thinking it's Friday and trying to do my laundry.  :smiley:

Went to a friends' house for dinner last night and had a wonderful time.  T is someone I've known since college.  His kids are growing like beanstalks.  He and his husband, S, have 6 adopted children total.  4 of them are 2 sets of fraternal opposite gender twins who are only a few years apart (they're biological brothers and sisters): G&C and M&G.  When all 4 of them are together, I cannot tell the girls and the boys apart easily because they all look so much alike, especially now that height differences are disappearing.  I 'fessed up about it last night and T and his husband were laughing about it. A couple of years ago, T had asked me if I'd "big sister" C, b/c she has complained about there being too much "man" in the house and I had said no at the time.  But last night she was like my little shadow and is getting to that age where you can see the young adult starting, was so sweet, and I'm in a much better space now, so I'm reconsidering.

Going to have Christmas with Mom tonight.  My new build gets here tomorrow.  It's this super cute little box.  I really wanted to build it, but I knew I wouldn't want it afterwards.  This is also the first one I want to experiment with painting while building.  So I've decided to give it to my friend K's little girl, M.  M is a young pre-teen who thinks I'm the coolest thing ever and it's definitely a "jewelry/treasured trinkets" box, so it'll be fun.  I haven't told anyone I'm doing it yet, b/c I want it to stay fun for me and not a "produce this gift".


Re: Feral Friday

  • Happy birthday J!!

    I'm working but it is quiet.   One of my gifts from DH was a lounge set from Negative Underwear and I'm taking full advantage of looking cute while wearing pants with no buttons.   

    We have no real plans at the moment and DH is sleeping so we'll see what holds for later.  
  • @charlotte989875 I laughed out loud, how adorable!
  • CharmedPamCharmedPam member
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    Lol he got INTO that cake! Love it @charlotte989875, here’s hoping going into year #2 will be a healthier year!
    Love that box @VarunaTT

    For 2025 I bought into an online psychic reading.  It wasn’t expensive and I’ll of course, take it with a grain of salt. The reviews were good but maybe they were bots? Who knows.
    i also bought a custom astrology book. The reviews were a mixed bag.  Some say the first 2 or 3 pages were custom and the rest was astrology for beginners you can get on the internet.  So we’ll see about that. Either way, c’mon 2025! 

  • Happy Birthday J!  He's so adorable.

    I'm working today and may take this afternoon off.  I'd like to craft a bit.  Today feels like a Monday since I'm back to work and earlier in the week it felt like 4 days of weekend.

    I've been using Laura Geller baked foundation and am liking it.  I've used Bare Minerals for years.  The LG baked foundation feels similar but isn't as messy.  I've purchased a couple of her kits and haven't tried them yet.

    Happy Holidays to all.
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  • @CharmedPam I bought a tarot card journal.  I pull 1/day and use it as a journaling prompt.  I found a journal that comes with stamps, so you stamp the card in a specific spot and then journal about it.  I'm looking forward to getting it.  Should be here Monday.  I'll let you know if it's any good.
  • VarunaTT said:
    @CharmedPam I bought a tarot card journal.  I pull 1/day and use it as a journaling prompt.  I found a journal that comes with stamps, so you stamp the card in a specific spot and then journal about it.  I'm looking forward to getting it.  Should be here Monday.  I'll let you know if it's any good.
    Ooooh link please! I love that!

  • MNNEBride said:

    I've been using Laura Geller baked foundation and am liking it.  I've used Bare Minerals for years.  The LG baked foundation feels similar but isn't as messy.  I've purchased a couple of her kits and haven't tried them yet.
    My esthetician swears by Laura Geller! I have some but keep forgetting to use it. I think it’ll be a nice setter. 

  • I have been trying to tell myself to calm down on makeup. I love it but the reality is I wear the same 8 products every day and maaaaybe go all out 1-2 a month. I'm feeling the itch to throw my stuff out again. I have so many different foundations. I don't feel like I really need a full coverage look every day and ever since I found the EltaMD tinted sunscreen that's pretty much exclusively what I've been wearing as a base unless there's an express reason for me to look more put together. 

    Trying to decide if we should go back to my grandparents tomorrow or not. H is feeling a little tapped out. I think there's a disconnect between his expectations of holidays and mine. He wants the holidays to be magical, and he puts a lot of effort in in many ways, but then views the ways I'm putting effort in as over the top. And yes, I did cook way too much and I'm incapable of normal prep as the eldest daughter/granddaughter, but we literally brought the party to my grandparents and I think we made the day really memorable. Everyone was saying how happy they were and how grateful they were for all of the stuff we did. Hopefully today he's able to recoup. I'm also rolling my eyes a little because he was trying to make us have even more holiday events and I was feeling very unsure health wise, but after I committed to some and went full ham on it, I think he got overwhelmed more quickly than he expected. He's also wayyyy overthinking next semester and is freaking out about taking four classes at once. That ADHD hits hard sometimes. lol. 

    I'm at work today and bitter about it lol. It's my Medical Assistant's last day and I am dreading what awaits me after the new year. They never gave me a real replacement MA, the one they are temporarily giving me didn't work out last time. They're lazy and have big attitude problems (not just with me, like every department they've been in). But I don't have the fucking time to coddle you. If we can't work as a team to get my insane schedule under control and moving, then we're both going to be in a world of hurt. I'm just really annoyed because it was the one thing I've consistently asked for. Having a good MA truly makes or breaks my days. I'm way too busy and overstretched and I can't micromanage someone else's job and do my own because they're not doing the bare minimum (and I am not a usual micromanager). 

    Otherwise, staring into the void that is the week between Christmas and New Year's. Happy to be off next week. 

    Yay Happy Birthday Baby J! 


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  • VarunaTT said:
    @CharmedPam I bought a tarot card journal.  I pull 1/day and use it as a journaling prompt.  I found a journal that comes with stamps, so you stamp the card in a specific spot and then journal about it.  I'm looking forward to getting it.  Should be here Monday.  I'll let you know if it's any good.
    Ooooh link please! I love that!
    This is what I bought, but they have loads of different things.  Also, really great customer service.  I had bought these products separately, b/c I didn't realize there was a bundle.  There's a $20 price difference.  They had it refunded and fixed on the same day I emailed.  Make sure to sign up and get the 15% coupon.

    https://writualplanner.com/collections/tarot-journals/products/2024-tarot-planner-stamps-bundle-copy?variant=45787827568895

    Oh, I found a referral code, $25 for each of us, if you spend over $50:  http://rwrd.io/kfqj3ph?c
  • That’s so sweet @VarunaTT, the box and the possible big sister-ing
    I really feel “bringing the party” as a fellow oldest sister/granddaughter @levioosa, but I’m sure your grandparents really appreciated. And I’m glad that you’ll finally have some time off!
    @charlotte989875  Happy 1st baby J hoping this next year is healthier for him and may he have many days that rival the excitement of wearing blue cake frosting! 

    Another laying low day here. Slept late (wasn’t actually late but late for me). Got in a workout. Decluttered the kids’ drawers which were really full for some reason. Going to make a pizza with the leftover veggies (broccoli rabe, blistered cherry tomatoes, asparagus) from Christmas Eve in a bit. 

    Hope everyone has a nice weekend!
  • @ei34 I did have a little existential crisis yesterday where I was thinking about the inevitable (and probably quickly approaching) eventuality that my grandparents are going to be be gone and who will bring everyone together then? The family isn't fighting or anything (yet, I should say, death brings out the ugliness in so many people), but the thought of in perpetuity being the one to plan and organize and host feels daunting. But I know if I don't do it, then no one will make the effort to keep us together and that's just so sad to me. 


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