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Wedding Woes
kvruns
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THURSDAY
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Hi friends! Was super busy yesterday with a work webinar and getting my second covid vaccine. Feeling fine so far today, phew!
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It's so rainy and crappy out today. It's also work BFF's day off. Plus, we're still having system issues and this glitch they've found is a massive customer service headache. I have a lot piling up on my plate. I'm so done with this week.
I have a 1.5 hour town hall zoom this afternoon.
We have mandatory OT next week. Urgh.
Prudie coming up.
M's grampa has one dose.
SFIL's parents have theirs on the weekend.
I'm so excited.
Downside is we just got back in red zone
It's going to be beautiful this weekend, so likely during BK's nap I'll be washing windows lol Our back has NEVER been cleaned so it'll be good to do that.
Gate is being sorted while BK is gone, so I'll be cleaning floors also. I've got a bunch of other vacuuming to do so it'll just be easier now.
Even though BK is almost 3, we'll be leaving the gate up. We haven't decided future plans about moving - nothing in stone obv. We may just take the door off eventually if we need it to be dealt with. We've talked about a dog in the future, so it'd be nice to have the dog barriered into a small area of the house, especially as a puppy.
Our kitchen isn't big enough to do just there, plus the backyard door is in the living room and I want pup to know that's where you go if you need to potty.
I'm TIRED. I have determined I think I must drink water and not drink alcohol after 9 if I'm heading to bed at 10 or 10:30. I just can't. My body hates it and I don't sleep well and this is not going to work.
Our state moved up the vaccine date so I'll make an appointment on Monday April 5th!
Nothing much else going on today. We had a few Jamesons last night, so I'm all foggy and unmotivated. Book club is tonight and I actually finished the book. We read the Vanishing Half, and I recommend it.
Has anyone done something like Mabels Labels so it's bulk? Or anything similar?
Second night of anxiety insomnia. Slightly less bad than the night before. I’m sure it’s a mix of actual anxiety about the baby, work stress, general stress but damn it’s zero fun.
Yay for everyone's Vax appointments! I'm eligible but can't find appointments anywhere and H will be eligible in about 10 days. Hoping that everyone close to us will be able to get shots before baby comes!
I tried on that dress I liked for my friends wedding and it was not so flattering. I have a couple others i'm interested in so hoping they are better!!!
I use a Sharpie and often get tired halfway through the school year and stop.
Just make sure and put the actual name - my mom bought my some and put B's first name and the Initial of my maiden last name. She said she did it because she didn't want a stranger to know his last name - I laughed so hard because it was like mom these are for daycare stuff - and it is just an initial. I used them for a while and daycare got confused and didn't think it was his stuff because of the wrong initial!
This is for school. I just saw the list for the 2021 kinder kids {I'm assuming it'll be same or at least very similar due to covid} so I'm starting to at least look at stuff. Also figured maybe some stuff I'll purchase now so I have it.
Over thinking is a hobby of mine.
I'm also the mom buying school supplies the day before school starts and telling my kid last year's backpack works just fine. If I try to buy stuff early and store it, I'll forget where I put it and have to buy new anyway.
In this case if the name labels are not needed for a couple years I wouldn't worry about it. More likely to lose them anyway
BK starts kindergarten September 2022
@MissKittyDanger I use stickerkid but I’d wait til the month before BK starts school to buy them.
Rainy, dreary day here. Today is my youngest siblings’ birthday (they’re twins). Sis is still quarantining so I’m going to drive by her house with some freezer meals along with her gift and wave from the window. Boo that bday drive by’s are still a thing.
I will say I sometimes remind myself that there will always be another sale so I try not to buy things more than 12 months ahead. Can't say it always works especially with after holiday 90% off sales!
As B gets older and has more opinions on things like clothes or toys I'll likely not do it as much but for now it's a great way to save money. I already have his summer and winter wardrobes purchased and ready to go. Sure i'll probably still add things that I buy but usually I go through it all before that season and sell whatever I've decided I don't want to keep anymore.
My niece's birthday is in a few weeks and I have a box of things I've picked up for her. I'll choose several things from the box for her, save some others for Christmas and probably list a few on FB if I think it is something she would no longer be interested in.
I honestly get it from my mother. After my bday {beginning of September} my mum would officially start xmas shopping.
She always had 1 or 2 gifts already because there a lot of home made kiosk things over summer.
My first vaccine is tonight at 6:15!! I think I'm just going to stay at work a bit late, so that I don't have to drive all the way home, sit 20 minutes, and drive basically all the way back to work. Maybe I'll go out to dinner or something. I'm so excited to get this shot, I need a social life back.
I'm supposed to do something with a friend tomorrow and I don't know what to do, I'm tired of the places I've gone (okay, 1 place and I don't want to go there), but I don't think we're at a "hang and chill at my place" level...and I don't want to clean my place either. IDK, I'm still in a funk and pulling out of it is hard. I have new stuff arriving at my apartment at various times all next week and it's like Christmas only for me!!!
@MissKittyDanger I used to be a pre-planned like you but I think living in this country has mellowed me out SO MUCH, lol. It's like the more I tried to plan things the less they were to work out so I had to chill or I would have given myself a nervous break down, lol. Like real estate agents won't even show you a place unless you are supposed to move within the month. It is infuriating.
I have been feeling anxious about booking tickets home in August, the fact that I will most likely travel alone with a 2.5 y/o, jet lag, ect. But then I called a airport hotel and now it seems much more manageable. Expensive but manageable.
I woke up to a text from my mom the other day letting me know she was recovering from an appendectomy. It was just like that prudie letter a few weeks ago. She's fine and it provided an opportunity for her to remove her husband as her emergency contact and add my sister.
I totally buy shit early, but I have a stash and things get donated out of them often. Much like kvrun's givt closet--I have an entire drawer of school supplies which also means I hand over boxes of new crayons to random children frequently. Also, I have easter egg colors that I bought after easter last year because I buy the good ones at 90% off; that's who I am.
I did mable's lables, and they were great, but I also bought some cheap knockoffs on etsy last time we ran out and they hold up almost as well for like 1/2 the price.
Yay vaccines opening up! I was just reading that the 100 millionth vaccine dose is expected to happen soon in the US.