Confessions

chelseamb11

Speaking of confession... does anyone know why there hasn't been any new KPSs in like a month?

LesPaul

Strength training would probably help your back, Holly.

I do better when I go to classes - schedule it like an appointment, and go.  I'm very lax about going home to do a video and will put it off or make excuses, so I need the accountability of the class (and an instructor who will ask 'where have you been?' if I miss)

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Confessions : I feel the same way about Avril Lavigne.
Posted by Celles[/QUOTE]
I have Avril's "Girlfriend" song on my running mix and it probably gets me more amped up than anything else on there. I think of it as a musical guilty pleasure.

ahhhitsshannyn

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[QUOTE]Speaking of confession... does anyone know why there hasn't been any new KPSs in like a month?
Posted by chelseamb11[/QUOTE]

I thought it was because no one had submitted any? I guess its possible though that mandy got busy and hasn't added them yet.

amys325

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[QUOTE]Yaga- You should look into an Aerogarden.  You can grow bunches of stuff indoors.  We have 3 big ones and 2 small ones.  We've got tomatoes, peppers, 9 types of herbs and flowers.  Our basement looks like a greenhouse. Confession:  I want BIL out of our house, but I know I'd miss the built in dogsitter and the cooking he does. 
Posted by Bkseller13[/QUOTE]

I have an Aerogarden and I know it's awesome, but everytime I get to a point that the herbs/tomatoes/peppers are actually growing, my cat eats them all.

sparent2010

My parents pulled funding on the wedding and house downpayment which was irritating since they told my siblings one thing and did the opposite. My siblings think that my parents are funding my life which is not the case.

However, I don't feel bad that my mom offered to pay for 6 months of personal training for me and I took her up on the offer even though it is like 400 a month. eek.

sparent2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Confessions : This is how (I think) our bamboo plant in the house ended up dying. I tried to keep it watered and noticed it was still dying. <strong>Then I caught Moose immediately running up to it after I walked off and drinking all the water! Little jerk.</strong>
Posted by rachers1017[/QUOTE]

Hahaha that's hilarious.

July2012bride

I confess that I REALLY don't get a good vibe off of FBIL's new girlfriend.  She's unappreciative and she seems to be taking advantage of how giving he is.

I'm secretly hoping they break up soon.

Amt2109

I realise the convo has moved on a bit...

When I was going to the gym regularly, I'd have days when I didn't feel like going. I'd kind of 'trick' myself. I'd promise myself that I'd take it easy at the gym, I just had to get myself there.

I'd force myself into the car and get going. By the time I got onto the first machine... I just worked as hard as I normally did, didn't take it easy at all. Because for me, sometimes the hardest part was making myself go.

saharnshard

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Confessions : Expand on this. Does he know how you feel?
Posted by ahhhitsshannyn[/QUOTE]

We've talked about it a lot over the past few days. I feel like she butts in our relationship and sometimes make situations worse when she thinks she's helping. He tells me to think of her as a guy friend, but none of his guy friends get involved in our relationship. And I feel like she's trying to be take part in his interests that I don't necessarily care for, and that pisses me off, too.

He doesn't understand that I don't feel comfortable with them spending alone time together and I hate it when he invites her to do things with us before talking to me about it. He wants us to be friends, but our personalities don't mesh well together.

I don't know if I'm overreacting, but I think that sometimes he's being naive about the situation. We can seem to come to a compromise, and I really feel like she's driving us apart.

annakb8

I have an Aerogarden too but it's not going to save me when the world ends because I won't be able to plug it in or get those handy nutrient things that look like soy sauce. 

dumdumfroggie

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Confessions : I have Avril's "Girlfriend" song on my running mix and it probably gets me more amped up than anything else on there. I think of it as a musical guilty pleasure.
Posted by daffodil_jill[/QUOTE]

<div>Me too.  And also Miley's "7 things."  It's somewhat embarassing.</div><div>
</div><div>ETA:  And Aqua's "Barbie Girl" <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-embarassed.gif" border="0" alt="Embarassed" title="Embarassed" /></div>

GeauxTigers17

I confess that I have not been loving my job lately. If I have a lot of work, I'm stressed about doing the work well. If I don't have a lot of work, I'm stressed and paranoid about the fact that I don't have any work. Even though I know it's normal, my paranoia is pretty hard to control. 

I daydream about being able to stay home and bake and fix up furniture and such all day. I also know I'd be bored by that after about a week, but I'm feeling a little crazy lately. 

specialk84

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[QUOTE]Confession:   I am still really butthurt about my friend's shower.  Her SIL threw her a bridal shower and invited everyone, so we, the BMs didn't get to host her one.  Whatever, it was fine.  But now she's KU and my other bestie and I were really excited to throw her baby shower for her.  We even started asking her questions about what she wanted the minute she told us she's preggly.  (the three of us are super close).  Well, her SIL decided she's hosting her baby shower too, told her that AND chose a girl who my friend can barely stand but her H is best friends with the girls Fl to host it with her.  So we are left not able to host a shower for her, again, and looking like terrible friends.  I just don't get why they wouldn't ask her best friends, (twice) seeing if maybe they want to host one or were planning on it.  And now this awful girl is the co-host.  We're so bummed about it. 
Posted by Habs2Hart[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>I'm just catching up, so forgive me if this has already been said, but why can't your friend just tell her SIL, "Thanks, but Habs has already offered to throw my baby shower and has already started planning."

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Habs2Hart

Special - Because she is non-confrontational and would hate to tell her SIL no when she's so kind.  I mean, her SIL is an awesome person and she's doing it because she loves my friend and wants her to have the best, I get it.  We just feel a little stepped over by it.  I have a feeling SIL just told, didn't ask.   But I have no idea how accurate that was, or how the conversation went down.  We were just told that friend knew what was happening. 

GeauxTigers17

Rach - I started in late August of last year. This is normal for very young/new associates, I just am not comfortable yet at all, like you said. One of the older associates told me to chill last week because I kept asking for work from various people (January is typically slow) and told me it was normal, but I guess I just feel pretty useless. I wish I could so some work for other sections when I'm not busy but that's not really how it works here. 

Habs, I agree with special - why doesn't your friend just tell SIL "you threw the bridal shower, my friends are doing the baby shower, but thanks"?

saharn - that makes sense that it's bugging you, if I felt like someone else was involved in my relationship it would annoy me as well. 

Habs - ignore me, you posted while I was typing. That sucks that she won't just say thanks but no thanks. 

Habs2Hart

Confession - I'm dragging my heels about ordering a dress for my sister's wedding in July because I secretly hope I'm preggers by then.  But then I've already bought a dress for my friend's wedding in September and it is not a pregly friendly dress... and we aren't trying yet, so there's that. 

baystateapple

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Confessions : We've talked about it a lot over the past few days. I<strong> feel like she butts in our relationship and sometimes make situations worse when she thinks she's helping. He tells me to think of her as a guy friend, but none of his guy friends get involved in our relationship.</strong> And I feel like she's trying to be take part in his interests that I don't necessarily care for, and that pisses me off, too. <strong>He doesn't understand that I don't feel comfortable with them spending alone time together and I hate it when he invites her to do things with us before talking to me about it</strong>. He wants us to be friends, but our personalities don't mesh well together. I don't know if I'm overreacting, but I think that sometimes he's being naive about the situation. We can seem to come to a compromise, and I really feel like she's driving us apart.
Posted by saharnshard[/QUOTE]

These are the two things that you should nip in the bud right now, before you get married.  Speaking from experience.  Of course your H should be able to have the friends he wants, but there need to be boundaries set, that everyone needs to abide by.  She should not be getting involved in your relationship, and he should not be going to her with your relationship issues.  If you are not comfortable with him spending time alone with her, speak up NOW.  These issues aren't going to go away.  The longer you let them stew, the worse they're going to be when they are addressed.  GL.

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[QUOTE]I realise the convo has moved on a bit... When I was going to the gym regularly, I'd have days when I didn't feel like going. I'd kind of 'trick' myself. I'd promise myself that I'd take it easy at the gym, I just had to get myself there. I'd force myself into the car and get going. By the time I got onto the first machine... I just worked as hard as I normally did, didn't take it easy at all. Because for me, sometimes the hardest part was making myself go.
Posted by Amt2109[/QUOTE]
nods

specialk84

I confess I really cannot stand SIL. There are two of them, and one is okay, but the other ones is one of the most pompous people I have ever met. 

She's an expert on everything--dogs (she had six and could barely take care of them), kids (she plops her two year old in front of the tv all day), relationships (terrible, terrible marriage and divorce), music and any other topic she feels like discussing.

She's also delusional. She's been swearing for the last two or three years that she's dating the lead singer from Incubus. Um, no. 

chrmun

On the embarrassing music front:
I was at the gym one day, headphones on, going all hardcore.  My tattoo guy, who also works out there, comes up to me and says, "Jesus, man, what the hell are you listening too?"  I was listening to ABBA.

GeauxTigers17

Special, your in-laws are particularly ridiculous. Do they live near y'all? 

dumdumfroggie

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[QUOTE]On the embarrassing music front: I was at the gym one day, headphones on, going all hardcore.  My tattoo guy, who also works out there, comes up to me and says, "Jesus, man, what the hell are you listening too?"  I was listening to ABBA.
Posted by chrmun[/QUOTE]

<div>Awesome.</div><div>
</div><div>I also have ABBA on my playlist.  </div>

specialk84

Geaux, both of his sisters and five of the nieces and nephews live about an hour or so away. His mom, two brothers and one of the nephews live about ten minutes away.

I really like one of the sisters and one of the brothers. The other brother and sister make me want to start slapping people.

Habs2Hart

I ABBA

specialk84

Charmin, my father absolutely adores ABBA. His ringtone used to be "Dancing Queen."

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[QUOTE]. She's also delusional. She's been swearing for the last two or three years that she's dating the lead singer from Incubus. Um, no. 
Posted by specialk84[/QUOTE]

Like, she seriously thinks this or just likes to joke around? If she's serious, what does she use as proof? Has she fabricated pictures? Because that would be awesome.

baystateapple

I had a crazy ex-roommate who kept telling everyone that he had dated Jesse Metcalf from Desperate Housewives.  Never mind that Jesse Metcalf isn't gay and has probably never been anywhere near CT, no sir, he dated him, hand to God.  That was one of his saner claims, in all honesty.

ErinG93

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[QUOTE]Charmin, my father absolutely adores ABBA. His ringtone used to be "Dancing Queen."
Posted by specialk84[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>This makes me laugh. For some reason my H and were in-depth discussing ABBA the other night and he wasn't very familiar with their music. I was trying to sing the "Money money money" song to him and apparently my rendition is highly interpretive.</div><div>
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specialk84

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Confessions : Like, she seriously thinks this or just likes to joke around? If she's serious, what does she use as proof? <strong>Has she fabricated pictures? Because that would be awesome.</strong>
Posted by Seshat411[/QUOTE]

<div>Indeed. You know how you can drag a photo to the search bar on Google and it'll show you similar ones that may have appeared elsewhere on the internet? We did that with her FB profile pic, and it was a Photoshopped copy of him with another woman. </div><div>
</div><div>She's always talking about Brandon this, Brandon that. She made a fake FB account for him, talks about going to all the concerts and meeting up with him while he's on the road. She also tells us how he swears he loves her more than life itself.</div><div>
</div><div>If he loved her so much, why isn't he doing anything to get her out of her sister's basement? Or help her find a job? Or help her with school? Or, FFS, even meet any of her relatives.</div><div>
</div><div>If, by chance, it turns out any of this is actually true, H said he'll apologize to his sister for doubting her, then punch the dude in the face for being ashamed to be seen in public with her. </div>