Confessions/Vents

emarston1

Let's hear them!

MrsBarstool2011

I have ate like crap for over a week.  Fast food, cookies, milk shakes, just all around junk.  I feel terribly guilty about this since I have worked so hard to eat better.  But the other part of me says who cares it tastes good!

I confess that I hate stupid people.  Ok, that's very general.  At work we have some very educated dumb clients.  How can you be so smart and then not understand the simplest thing or make such BIG mistakes.  It baffles me.  Most days I find myself getting annoyed at explaining the same thing 100 different ways just so you can understand a simple request!  This is why I sometimes screen my phone calls.

sammichele

Vent: I am so miserable at school right now.  I had to walk super far in the freezing cold to my class and I'm just feeling all around terrible and wishing I was at home.  I should have taken some kind of pain killer today I guess

Confession: I have zero motivation to finish planning this wedding.  I'm just kind of going through the motions STILL, it feels like I'll never get excited again.  We officially booked our honeymoon last night though and I feel like I'm more excited for that than for the actual wedding!

courtney1188

I'm just going to XP my vent from the September 2011 boards, I can't bring myself to type it all out again...

We found out a few days ago that my dad has type 2 diabetes. Apparantely he suspected it, but I didn't and it's hitting me really hard that he's going to have this for the rest of his life. I'm very close to my dad. I was particularly upset by how my mom decided to tell me about this, which was on the phone as I was driving to work. And when I got to work I found out that although I was a top candidate, the full time spot I interviewed for went to someone else - again.

So I'm stressed and upset and I just want to sit on the couch cuddling with FI and feeling sorry for myself with some chick flicks and junk food. So what does FI do? Decides this is a great time to lecture me about how I eat too much junk food and drink too much pop and he's worried I'll end up with diabetes too.

I know it's just because he cares, but I really just need a few days to process all this and stop feeling so upset about my dad and like such a loser for not getting the job. Plus if I cut myself off cold turkey I get crazy bad caffeine headaches. And now every time I go into the kitchen I feel like I'm being judged.

emarston1

Courtney -

My dad has diabetes (although I think it's type 1) and it's really not that bad.  Granted he's had it all my life so I don't know anything different but people live fully healthy lives with diabetes.  My great aunt had it and she lived into her 90s!  So while I can understand it can be really scary to think about at first, he'll be fine   Especially once he gets it in control with medical help.  If you need someone to talk to, PM me.

And since I'm at a much higher risk for diabetes since multiple people in my family have/had it, I still don't eat nearly as well as I should.  No reason you can't drink pop and eat junk food. 

My New Year's Resolution was to stop drinking pop at lunch (I used to have a can a day) and only have it occasionally or on the weekends.  This was a HUGE step I took and I'm pretty proud of myself.  Plus I'm not nearly as tired as I thought I would be.  I think it's really helped that I've replaced water with the daily pop.  It's much easier to start making small changes than cut something out entirely.  Plus then you don't feel like a failure if you have a pop because the goal was never to stop drinking it, just decrease the frequency.

And I'm sorry to hear about your job.  That stinks!

courtney1188

Thanks emarston - logically I know he'll be okay as long as he continues to make the necessary diet changes, which so far he's been very good about (he's lost 25 pounds this last year, wish I could do that haha). It's just new and scary when you just find out.

And for me it's a struggle to just have a daily pop. I'm very bad about it, I have like three a day. So I'm starting off replacing my middle of the day pop with water. Next to go will be the nighttime one. My morning pop will take the longest to kick, I'm not a coffee drinker so that's what wakes me up.

rcj2rcd

Vent: We've had an increase in trouble in our neighborhood recently. FI purchased the house in a specific city so that we would hopefully avoid these types of problems. What's the point of paying a premium for your location and super high taxes if it does nothing???

lcsnowflake

Vent:  
I called the salon where I booked my hair appointment back in December.  We had 6 stylist for the 7 of us girls and we would have the whole salon to ourselves.  It would have worked perfectly because two BMs have shorter hair so they would share a stylist.  Well today I was informed that we only had 4 stylist because one was quiting because she was pregnant and the another scheduled an appointment for a bridal hair do.  I was furious!  They re-scheduled two of my bridesmaids for an hour later.  They tried to tell me that they weren't picking the other bride over me, just that brides are a priority.  I was just so mad that I was never told!  Why didn't someone call me and let me know?  It would have been fine and I would have been understanding, but I'm not going to get my hair done at a place that keeps changing my appointments without telling me.  I'm kinda sad because I was really looking forward to going to that salon.  As soon as I hung up with them, I called and booked us all at another salon.  The first salon then called to "appologize"  but it was less of an appology and more of just arguing with me about why they were right, then she wants to know when I can come in and do a trial...

Confession:  I'm working on my master's degree and I'm done with classes, I just have to finish a research thesis.  Well finishing my thesis requires getting edits from my advisor.  She has taken 4 weeks with my paper and I still don't have any edits.  I really want to graduate this semester and when I pester her about getting me my paper back, she sends me really mean emails.  Whenever I think about graduating, I get severe anxiety.  I don't even know what to do anymore.

Sorry this was so long...

Allycat11

Confession:  I have been eating like crap lately and I like to blame it on the fact we are moving.  Today we are actually moving though so I'm eating worse than normal, Tim Horton's donuts for breakfast, FI is meeting me at the new house any minute with something fast foodish I'm sure, and knowing us it will be pizza for dinner.  The ironic part is, I am moving up here due to a job offer from lifetime fitness. 

Vent:  The movers took way longer than we expected to load our stuff.  Right before they finished loading, I packed my car and headed to the new house.  Apparently they had some kind of emergency and needed to stop at their shop...lovely. And FI is taking longer to get here than I would like.  So right now I am sitting on the hardwood floor of my new empty living room while tapping into my neighbor's internet, which is actually faster than mine usually is. 


On the plus side FI knows me well enough that he got chocolate for me specifically for moving day because he knows how grouchy I get

dddenita

Vent: Finding a job after being laid off was really hard. I finally started working again but my boss thinks I'm an idiot. I don't want to talk back because I'm so happy to have some kind of income but he keeps training me on the things that I spent my college career training OTHER people to do. I casually let him know that I have experience but I don't want to be that person that's brand new and constantly saying "yeah I already know how to do that." I know I'm over qualified for the job but have no problem working my way to the top again so I'm attempting to not be a brat and complain anymore after this.

Luckily I received a call from a university and they're interested in hiring me so  I can finally start my career!

zulamay

@emarston & courtney - Pick up a Camelback water bottle.  Take it to work, leave it there, and wash in the kitchen/cafeteria.  I've been pop-free at work for over four months because I always have water at my desk.  It's hard at first, but eventually you get over the longing.  I switched b/c my heart can't handle caffeine anymore, and I'm at risk for diabetes.  If the taste of water isn't good enough, try some of the lemonade mix-ins they sell in the juice isle.

@dddenlta  - I feel your pain, I went through a similar situation last year.  Hang in there, new jobs are always tough and I think they are ESPECIALLY tough after being unemployed for so long,  Good luck with your next interview!

emarston1

@Laura - Yeah, I have a Nalgene bottle that I keep at my desk and it really does help.  I get at least 32 oz's in everyday because of it!  I'm always really proud of myself when I have to refill it before the end of the day.

larzhope

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_michigan-detroit_confessionsvents-30?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:88Discussion:cbe012b6-5972-43e8-b5be-8d2e243d9eaePost:c2d9bd60-e83b-432f-8c2c-beaf9920e467">Re: Confessions/Vents</a>:
[QUOTE]@Laura - Yeah, I have a Nalgene bottle that I keep at my desk and it really does help.  I get at least 32 oz's in everyday because of it!  I'm always really proud of myself when I have to refill it before the end of the day.
Posted by emarston1[/QUOTE]

yep Liz, that totally helps.  Try to drink as much as you can earlier in the day... I was drinking 80+ oz when I was training for my marathon and it ended up with me waking up a TON during the night to pee.  no fun.

zulamay

hehehe...We're all water junkies  

courtney1188

I don't have a desk, I work retail. Wish I has a desk job though!

dddenita

@zulamay Thanks My second day was a lot better and the phone interview went well also!