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Furlough Wednesday
It's Wednesday. We have a meeting at the end of the day to discuss furlough guidance. Management is feeling confident that we'll have a government shut-down, so yeah... I will find out today if I have to stay home and not get paid, work and not get paid, or work and not get paid but maybe get paid retroactively. FUN STUFF.
What's going on with everyone today?
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Re: Furlough Wednesday
@cocobellaf it seems like every couple of years there's a government shutdown it sucks that it affects your job. The last time there was one, we were in DC and didn't get to do a lot of things that H wanted to since the Smithsonian is US Government. But I got to hang out with some awesome NEYers so that made up for it X 1000000000000000000!!!!
@swazzle I can't wait to see how your hair turns out!
@caseface5 if I were you, I would turn down the shower invite. That's a lot in a weekend. And a Monday wedding? Holy crap.
Yesterday was nice. I had the day off from work so I was lazy about dinner. We bought some beef stroganoff from a Polish deli about 20 minutes from us so I defrosted that and had it with some mashed potatoes. It was SO GOOD. We watched a little Hulu and went to bed early.
Today is work, then a dentist's appointment that I'm thinking about rescheduling. I'm just not in the mood to have my mouth looked at and being judged. We also get our first Home Chef delivery and I'm SO EXCITED! H is making mushroom swiss burgers, then we have a pork tenderloin recipe and a steak recipe.
Also how is it only Wednesday, this week is dragging ass.
@cocobellaF wow that sucks I hope the government doesn't shut down.
@swazzle I love that color. I need a coloring so bad, especially before getting KU again. I want a dark brown
@casface5 go ahead and start drinking now :-)
@buddysmom80 oh no you just reminded me I have the dentist on Monday... yuck. I love mashed potatoes I could eat them for days.
I'm exhausted. It's a combo of not sleeping well (my back was hurting so I tossed and turned quite a bit & swoke up screaming from a nightmare at some point) and the weather. It's rainy but very muggy and humid. I was super productive after work. I got in my work out and did all of the tasks I needed to! Each day I'm focusing on something in the house to clean or organize. Yay tomorrow is October!!!
Today I hope to order my Molly bear, they only open their orders once a month and only accept about 125 orders.. When I get home I plan to organize one of the spare bedrooms exciting right?? It beats studying that's for sure. I also want to get in some more reading I didn't read as much as I wanted to last night.
@caseface5 I'm still shocked at a Monday wedding! I guess the bright side of it is that Mondays are the worst so it's at least something to look forward to? Maybe? I'm reaching here!
@peaseblossom55 don't judge me, but we used instant mashed potatoes last night. It was still delicious though. I'm with you on going dark brown for my next color. It's brown now with some highlights but I want it darker. My roots look like crap right now, I have a four day weekend coming up so I might go this weekend. My hairstylist doesn't work on Saturdays but on Sundays which doesn't work because Sundays are the only day off that H and I both have. Hopefully she has an appointment either Monday or Tuesday.
@buddysmom80 no judgement here. I was craving them all the time when pregnant and I was too lazy to make the real stuff so I made instant. They are pretty good. For birthday dinner we went to one of my favorite restaurants, & I ordered a side of mashed potatoes for my appetizer the waiter looked at me like I was nuts.
@peaseblossom55 I'm judging that waiter that judged you! We were just talking about how during Thanksgiving I eat one piece of turkey and then all of the sides. So last night when H gave me my plate there was a HUGE serving of mashed potatoes and a little bit of beef stroganoff and I'm like "I like mashed potatoes but not that much."
@goldenpenguin I'm really excited about the steak meal. I'm kicking myself over the pork tenderloin since I made a pork tenderloin Monday for dinner (there's none left) but pork tenderloin twice in a week is a little much. Also I'm crossing everything that you get that golden retriever!!!!!! I can help with giving her snuggles too!
@goldenpenguin thank you! yay another golden that would be so cute!!!
@cocobellaF I am reading Carved Into Darkness, it's a bit creepy and morbid but it's interesting.
@buddysmom80 I could sadly eat a whole package of mashed potatoes by myself. I would make H do runs to Wawa for mashed potatoes when I pregnant too. H doesn't like fish either it seems like it would be such an easy thing to cook too.
@swazzle I LOVE that color! I am desperately in need of a hairdresser, I haven't paid for a haircut in abut four years because I have been fortunate enough to have friends who do hair, but one of them was my old roomie and we had a HUGE falling out before I moved out, and the other has pretty much fallen off the face of the earth. And every place around here charges 60+ for a freaking haircut and I'm not all about that lol
BF and I are booking our hotel for our Boston trip today! YAY! We are probably actually gonna be staying in Billerica because it's a teensy bit cheaper than actual Boston. Also, @swazzle and @goldenpenguin inspired me to look into Salem, which is the same distance from Billerica as Boston, and so we are gonna definitely go there too cause witches and October just go so well together
I am actually super excited about fall this year. Usually I dread the change of seasons because I hate winter, but this year is different. I get to see my family for the first time in five years, I have a car now so I can do haunted houses and fun fall things.... I want to be festive and have fun! So since tomorrow is the first day of October I am commencing a big scary movie month! One horror movie for every day in October. Post your suggestions! They can vary from not that scary murder-mystery to "will give you nightmares for life!" It's gonna be great
Still here and still fabulous!
Not much to report on here. Still finishing up month end at work. No plans this weekend, looking forward to just relaxing and doing nothing and a little more new home organization. Oh I just went online and upped my 401k contribution so that makes me proud.
@swazzle that hair will look great on you
@goldenpenguin daaaaaw I love your doggie! I really want a golden but H doesn't want the long fur so we'll prob get a lab one day.
@caseface5 Jesus Christ with the shower. No, just no. If it's a couple ones and your cousin will be there, ok, but just the bride? No.
@cocobellaf that sucks about your work, hope it turns out ok
@peaseblossom55 I have gotten weird and hilarious responses and judgement from waiters whenever I order a baked potato, because I ask for it with "an absurd amount of sour cream"
@buddysmom80 My H is the same with fish! Doesn't bother me because I'll get lobster, oysters, salmon, whatever and he will always stick with fried popcorn shrimp.
@untouchablets What dates will you be here? Do you think you BF would spare you so we can have a gtg? I think you said it's your anniversary so I understand if that would be weird and he'd say no. But I was just about to ask @caseface5, @jenjen047 @lavenderfields13 when we can plan our next one. I'm free every Saturday in Oct so you ladies let me know what works for you!