New month, who 'dis?

mrsconn23 · September 2020

OH wait, it's still the same hellscape that is 2020.

We are so busy this week for all the reasons. Work is definitely getting in the way of all the other crap I need to get done.

I'm so ready for fall weather Next week's weather looks like it will grant my wish, but I don't trust that it's here to stay. DefConn and I were celebrating that it's going to cool off while DH glared at us.

Other than that, SSDD.

kvruns · September 2020

I'm mostly ready for fall weather although I was hoping for one more pool day with friends.

missJeanLouise · September 2020

Fall weather is always welcome here but I feel a little bittersweet about it this year. Summer is the time to travel to escape the heat, I am a total baby about the cold so when winter comes, I don't want to go anywhere colder than here, which is everywhere, lol.

I finished DS's quilt this weekend. I am so pleased.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5020756/uploads/editor/uo/b9pyg3g8b5wr.jpg

mrsconn23 · September 2020

@missJeanLouise I love it!! That quilt is beautiful and timeless. He can definitely grow up with it.

(edited because wrong person tagged, need more coffee)

MNNEBride · September 2020

@missJeanLouise - the quilt is lovely! Do you own a quilting machine or send it out for the quilting?

MyNameIsNot · September 2020

Sign me up for fall weather. It's back up to 90 today, and while it could be much worse, I'm over it. I took the dog for a walk this morning and the humidity was already shitty by 7:30. Next week is saying highs around 78. Swoon.

Otherwise, SSDD. I'm still employed, Fedex still can't find my chair.

VarunaTT · September 2020

@missJeanLouise I love that color choice, the pattern, and I really like the pattern quilted into it as well. Great choices.

Well, today is my first training session, at 3:00, completely made on the fly. I'm still tweaking changes into what I'm doing for them today; at some point I'm going to have to just stop and let it go.

There is also a new person that is in this training class that I'm thinking about how to deal with. I'm a paralegal; it's a woman dominated field. This newbie is a man. Who keeps talking about how he wants to be an attorney. He's come in and basically at the 3 points I told him, "Hey, that's not how this thing is done, please do this" and explained why...he's still trotted off and done the thing how he thought it should be done, b/c he "didn't like the other way." Oh darling...you are not an attorney, you do not have a law degree, you did not pass the bar, and you do not have malpractice insurance. You do not get to come into a specialty firm and start recreating our wheels, simply b/c "you don't like it." ("it" being a vetted form letter in one case). I'm gritting my teeth over being mansplained...A LOT. And to know that part of my "trial" period is going to be evaluated by this person...well, I just need to have a plan. It's not the first time I've dealt with this in a leadership position, but it is the first time professionally. I do also know that the HR will have my back about, "You have to go to Varuna (that's a rule I've already been told to push out) for questions." I'm all for figuring out things to make your job easier; we still have parameters that I meet for my job, whether I like them or not.

Also, just as a pissy professional...if you're going to wear a tie to work everyday (which our attorneys do not do), maybe make sure your collar is fitted correctly over it.

So, that's the big thing on my plate today. I'm excited for a new journey at work; hopefully I can help make the changes I've wanted to help this be a great place to work. Otherwise, SSDD.

charlotte989875 · September 2020

That is beautiful @missJeanLouise! How long have you been working on it? It’s gorgeous.

charlotte989875 · September 2020

That’s infuriating @VarunaTT; hopefully one of the attorneys will knock him down a peg or two. Good luck with the rest of training! How long is it?

charlotte989875 · September 2020

Currently walking with the baby in the back yard because it’s the only way he stops crying. At least it’s cooler this morning!

I’m also here for the fall weather but it’s supposed to be 80 again today. I’m ready for pants and sweatshirt weather.

I can’t believe it’s September already, I have no idea where the time went. It’s weird, almost 6 months since everything shut down in NY (I started WFH March 9) and it simultaneously feels like yesterday and years ago that things were “normal”.

mrsconn23 · September 2020

charlotte989875 said:

I can’t believe it’s September already, I have no idea where the time went. It’s weird, almost 6 months since everything shut down in NY (I started WFH March 9) and it simultaneously feels like yesterday and years ago that things were “normal”.

March 2020 feels like it exists in a different lifetime.

missJeanLouise · September 2020

Thanks for all the love ladies. @MNNEBride I sent this one out because 1) it is bigger than I normally make and 2) I wanted it to be well done and I am not the greatest at quilting yet. Normally, I just do some straight lines on my domestic machine, nothing fancy. @charlotte989875 I think this one took about 3-4 weeks.

@VarunaTT ooohhh I just wanna shake him! What a dick.
@MyNameIsNot good luck with your chair. That is so aggravating.

charlotte989875 · September 2020

mrsconn23 said:

charlotte989875 said:

I can’t believe it’s September already, I have no idea where the time went. It’s weird, almost 6 months since everything shut down in NY (I started WFH March 9) and it simultaneously feels like yesterday and years ago that things were “normal”.

March 2020 feels like it exists in a different lifetime.

I’m pretty sure it does. People were sharing pre-Covid selfies on twitter yesterday and I felt like an entirely different world. The last precovid picture H and I have together was from a wedding; I can’t even imagine being in a restaurant yet.

mrsconn23 · September 2020

charlotte989875 said:

mrsconn23 said:

charlotte989875 said:

I can’t believe it’s September already, I have no idea where the time went. It’s weird, almost 6 months since everything shut down in NY (I started WFH March 9) and it simultaneously feels like yesterday and years ago that things were “normal”.

March 2020 feels like it exists in a different lifetime.

I’m pretty sure it does. People were sharing pre-Covid selfies on twitter yesterday and I felt like an entirely different world. The last precovid picture H and I have together was from a wedding; I can’t even imagine being in a restaurant yet.

My last pre-covid selfie with DH was at Monster Jam in February.

It literally goes from pics in Feb to 100's of saved memes (my mom group has a thread with over 1000 covid related memes that we started back in March...I also have a meme problem in general).

I barely took any pics March-June. a) there was nothing to really take pics of and b) Um, wasn't really in the mood to 'capture' those moments on the account of you know...

short+sassy · September 2020

Fall weather? I'm still a good 4 weeks out from that, lol.

I went to the French Quarter last night to meet a friend for coffee. While I was thrilled to be able to park right by the coffee shop, it was also sad. There was tons and tons of metered street parking available. Normally you have to give up your first born to find a metered spot in the FQ.

But it was a really fun evening. My H and I rarely socialize, especially nowadays. So it was nice to chit-chat with someone other than my H and coworkers, lol. I also had a pork tamale that was delicious.

Casadena · September 2020

@missJeanLouise that quilt is awesome!

I am here for the nicer weather - I hit my max temp comfort level around 75 degrees. SSDD here.

H and I are sniping at each other bc the house is a mess, we both feel like we don't have enough time to work with the babe still home with us. We both agree that keeping him home is still the best option for now but it's hard. And then we feel guilty for complaining and getting frustrated bc our jobs/salaries have been unaffected, companies have been flexible, and it's so cool that we get to spend so much unexpected extra time with our baby. Just a big loop of frustration at the moment.

levioosa · September 2020

Three more days of work. I can do this. I’m covering at another location tomorrow which I’m not super jazzed about but at least it’s closer to home. I have a ton to do before this weekend and I’m feeling a little overwhelmed with it all. It’s going to be 111 this weekend, which is disgusting. Give me some kind of fall weather please. Oh well, at least we have the pool now and that means it will be perfect for night swimming.

Work is a little stressful because I’m getting behind on stuff. They changed a policy about a week ago and it’s terrible for our patients. But it’s also out of my control. I’m frustrated. I’m glad the next two weeks are short and then I have ten days off. Thank goodness.

@missJeanLouise the quilt is beautiful!

@VarunaTT ugh. People who come in and who want to reinvent everything are the worst. Leave if you hate it all so much. Hopefully the attorneys tell him off.

Casadena · September 2020

@VarunaTT that really sucks. I dont' really have any advice but good luck dealing, i'm sure it's infuriating.

CharmedPam · September 2020

That quilt is awesome @missJeanLouise. You’ve got some talent!
i can’t even imagine NOLA’s hustle and bustle all gone @short+sassy. It’s so sad these empty streets.

So I posted about my Obsession with diy no chip manicures & paint polish, right? There was a contest going on in a group, guess the “color of the month” color (discounted for the entire month) and get that color free! I don’t know what made me chose the light grey for September, but I did. I was the only one who guessed it correctly and won!
I never win anything. This is big. BIG.

MyNameIsNot · September 2020

@levioosa I want to know more about this pool. I was thinking you just bought like a kiddie pool, but is this a whole big thing? How does it "work"?

levioosa · September 2020

MyNameIsNot said:

@levioosa I want to know more about this pool. I was thinking you just bought like a kiddie pool, but is this a whole big thing? How does it "work"?

Well, it was twice as expensive as pre-pandemic because reasons. I kept telling FI in February we should get it because I could see the writing on the wall. We’re lucky we were able to get one at all. We got the Intex inflatable pool that’s 15 feet wide and 42 inches high. It’s definitely comfortable enough for 4 to maybe 6 adults. It says it can fit 8-10 people but tbh unless they’re kids you wouldn’t want that many people in it together. It has enough room that four adults can have seated pool floaties and a floating drink station without feeling like you’re on top of each other. It’s not a “regular” pool but it’s doing the job. Our biggest concern is the fact that if we leave it up for more than a few weeks it’s going to kill a huge area of grass.

MyNameIsNot · September 2020

I love it! Now I'm going to need one next summer.

short+sassy · September 2020

Interesting! Someone came by to our showings and spoke to my H. She runs a business...I assume it is a charity...that helps place elderly residents, sometimes who have been homeless. Her business takes care of paying the rent AND any damages.

She'd possibly be interested in renting this unit, the other one that we are still renovating, plus another vacant unit we have in a different part of town.

I don't want to be too excited yet. We will DEFINITELY be vetting her company. But, if it's everything it claims to be and turns out to be a good experience, this could be pretty game changing for us.

My H told her he would talk to me and get back to her. He's going to get back in touch and see if we can all get together for a meeting over coffee.

kvruns · September 2020

that sounds interesting S+S if it comes to fruition!

cupcait927 · September 2020

@missJeanLouise That quilt is absolutely beautiful!

@CharmedPam Yay for winning! I never win anything either.

@levioosa That's the pool that H and I want for our yard as well. Our neighbors across the street got one and I'm so jealous.

Work is starting to ramp up like crazy. I'm prepared to be stressed from now until the end of January. H and I took a couple days off next week to have a nice 5 day weekend, but it'll be the last of my time off until Thanksgiving. At least the weekends are starting to get cooler so we'll be able to take the baby outdoors on adventures without all of us sweating to death.

VarunaTT · September 2020

Ugh, I loathe office gossip so impossibly much. And this is why I almost never stick my damn neck out.

Just got a message from HR chastising me for calling myself a certain position title and telling people I've been promoted and sharing details that only "someone with 1st hand knowledge would know". I emailed back and said this hadn't happened, I've spoken to X, Y, and Z about specific items concerning X, Y, and Z and I hadn't shared any specific details with anyone. Which is true. I DO know that there are people who know that I didn't tell, b/c I've been asked. To which I respond, "I'm being given an opportunity to prove myself in training."

It's also annoying that this discussion started Thurday, went through Friday, and into Monday, where I found out I was being given the chance. I still didn't tell anyone detail, but suddenly, after my managing paralegal knew...who doesn't like me....this happens. Hmmmm.

HR did mail me back and say that the truth can be distorted and there are people who like an office "buzz" and to continue to move forward using discretion. I still don't like that the first email was a reminder that "this is temporary" though. Man, the office gossip wheel here is horrific.

kerbohl · September 2020

@VarunaTT That's so annoying! Both dealing with mansplaining and the gossip side of things. I hope this fellow figures out that when you work somewhere you have to follow procedure regardless of whether you think you know a better way.

@missJeanLouise That is just gorgeous! What a beautiful pattern, and I love the colours!

@short+sassy I've been thinking of you this past week with the crazy weather! I'm going to have to read back and figure out what has been happening with you! I hope that this rental opportunity works out for you.

kerbohl · September 2020

Today is my Monday because I took yesterday off. I've been trying to take a day off work since the beginning of July, and this was the earliest I could take it. I had to bring my rabbit into the vet from a month ago - I think he has a dormant virus that, if stressed, could become active, and I need to figure this out sooner rather than later. I figured it out a while ago but I didn't have time to take him in. It's been a little stressful in that regard. But on the plus side, my dog is finally healthy again.

I'll have to share a picture when it's done, but I was also in my spare time completely redoing my front yard. I am on the second coat of redoing my concrete steps to look like stone veneer. Because I can't afford actual stone veneer .... and I wanted to experiment, so I tried something different. I made a concrete stencil and painted it to look like rock. I like how it turned out so far, but it definitely needs at least one more coat of paint.

Today is Hubby's first day back to school since Covid made him teach from home. He is really stressed out about it, and understandably. He has no idea what he is teaching, how he is teaching, what his classroom setup is, how many students he will have ... I do not know how Ontario is going to be ready for school.

ei34 · September 2020

Yay for September. I adore autumn. We actually haven't been out of the 70s for several days now so I know I have no right complaining, but I really thrive in crisp 50s.
My last pre-Covid selfie is with my kids, on an early morning trip to Trader Joe's, samples in hand, in early March. I haven't been to TJ's since then, and my kids haven't been inside any store. It's so crushing.

@missJeanLouise that's amazing!!! Truly a work of art. @Casadena I hear you on the frustrations

I returned to my school building yesterday...faculty and staff are in M-Th 8-3 (I got out a bit early today). Students begin next Tues. It's surreal. Seeing the cafeteria with classroom desks spaced at 6' felt as crushing as the aformentioned TJ's selfie. 100% necessary and the right thing, but still surreal. I feel really safe and great about how it's happening, but, wow. And omg the mask-ne (play on acne). Those of you who've been wearing masks at work for extended periods- all your skin care tips please!

OliveOilsMom · September 2020

Varuna - Good luck in training and HR can be the worst sometimes. Hope this all works out for you!

MJL - Beautiful quilt!

Lots of work today! The rain held off here long enough that I got to take DD to the playground. She loved it! There weren't too many people there, but we were the only ones wearing masks. We have really low numbers right now, but I don't know, I just think there should have been more mask wearers. Those on the walking track were good about masks though.

I made plans to have some friends over for an outdoor BBQ next week. I just hope the weather is good for us! We haven't gotten together since Christmas time!

kerbohl · September 2020

ei34 said:

Yay for September. I adore autumn. We actually haven't been out of the 70s for several days now so I know I have no right complaining, but I really thrive in crisp 50s.
My last pre-Covid selfie is with my kids, on an early morning trip to Trader Joe's, samples in hand, in early March. I haven't been to TJ's since then, and my kids haven't been inside any store. It's so crushing.

@missJeanLouise that's amazing!!! Truly a work of art. @Casadena I hear you on the frustrations

I returned to my school building yesterday...faculty and staff are in M-Th 8-3 (I got out a bit early today). Students begin next Tues. It's surreal. Seeing the cafeteria with classroom desks spaced at 6' felt as crushing as the aformentioned TJ's selfie. 100% necessary and the right thing, but still surreal. I feel really safe and great about how it's happening, but, wow. And omg the mask-ne (play on acne). Those of you who've been wearing masks at work for extended periods- all your skin care tips please!

Oh, that's a good question! Hubby will be wearing masks all day now and he has acne constantly without wearing masks. He's taken to shaving off his beard to see if that will help. I'd love to hear some advice too!

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