Tuesday

ei34 · April 2022

All of my third quarter grades are officially submitted, so this is a good Tuesday for me. Hoping it's okay for everyone else too!

CharmedPam · April 2022

Enjoy that good feeling @ei34

SSDD over here. Upper management went to HR about the guy that smells in the office, if you remember me telling you about him (he’s in sales - he needs to know!). So there’s a meeting going on about it now with management and HR. Didn’t know a situation like this needed a special ops team.

banana468 · April 2022

CharmedPam said:

Enjoy that good feeling @ei34

SSDD over here. Upper management went to HR about the guy that smells in the office, if you remember me telling you about him (he’s in sales - he needs to know!). So there’s a meeting going on about it now with management and HR. Didn’t know a situation like this needed a special ops team.

Oh that's really sad. If it's a change you wonder if the person is going through a depression or if they are also not understanding their own scent.

The only time I can recall the experience when it wasn't someone going through personal issues was when I was in college. DH lived in a single above a classmate who washed daily but due to his own upbringing/beliefs, soap and deodorant weren't used. He wasn't dirty but on warmer summer and spring days, his natural scent carried. If the classmate left the windows open and DH left his windows open his room would smell like the classmate's BO. DH figured out how to close the windows downstairs from his room above by using a stick (they opened out and were SUPER old buildings).

It's my day filled with meetings and I'm needing to catch up on laundry.

I did have a nice talk with DH the other day when I vented over the weekend. My birthday is this week and in the past he's asked me what I want. I've said, "A cleaning service!!" In the past he's said, "That isn't a present!!"

Over the weekend I finally said, "You know - I know you think that a cleaning service isn't a gift. But if the response is to not spring for a cleaning service AND to not help me, it's kind of saying that not only are you not going to ask someone else to help with all the crap that needs to be done around here but you aren't going to do it either. And the net result is that you heard me say that I want help with the household and you think I should still do it all myself. That's not really listening to me." And last night he did his nightly duty of loading the dishwasher AND washed my casserole dish I used for the chicken. I smiled and told him he was listening and appreciate my small victory and empty sink.

charlotte989875 · April 2022

Day 2 of daycare and he cried when we left. But they just messaged through the app saying he was having a blast plying on the playground! Small wins.

MissKittyDanger · April 2022

CharmedPam said:

Enjoy that good feeling @ei34

SSDD over here. Upper management went to HR about the guy that smells in the office, if you remember me telling you about him (he’s in sales - he needs to know!). So there’s a meeting going on about it now with management and HR. Didn’t know a situation like this needed a special ops team.

Hopefully it's an easy fix. I'm guessing maybe he's going through a hard time but it's good someone's flagged to see him.

CharmedPam · April 2022

A cleaning service is a great gift! I need to find someone good. I’ve been burned in the past with homeaglow in my area.

@charlotte989875, I think that’s typical (not that I have kids) when parents leave and then the TINIEST distraction and boom. All smiles and laughter and fun.

He was hired right before covid hit @banana468, so for one year he was wfh. Then came in here and there and no one noticed it… but then he got a dog and we’re wondering if he’s just not a good pet owner? Or maybe he doesn’t wash his clothes correctly? We don’t think it’s him but we smell it on certain clothes - and if he’s a slob with clothes everywhere and the dog sleeps on them… well…. But depression I never thought of!

MissKittyDanger · April 2022

I mayyyyy have over purchased for Easter and I don't wanna give BK anything ahead of time again, but .... idk.

I already gave her sunglasses and rainboots.

She has 2 hats, sandals, bubbles, pj set {says "I love moo"}, hollow chocolate dog, bows, side walk chalk and hair clips.

I also picked up bunny foot prints that maybe I'll put some items down as she walks to the rest.
My dad would do a treasure map {draw living room, then follow my mum and dot/X where stuff was} so I kinda like that idea but M nor I can draw well enough lmao!
I think she'll like the foot prints. But I need to stop spending.

BK back at prek, M is still sick and still negative, I have evaded yet another plague and I swear I'm disinfecting my house this weekend.

climbingsingle · April 2022

I used to have a coworker years ago (In my late teens/early 20s, office setting) that smelled horribly. I remember HR having meetings with him but nothing ever changed. He would work out BEFORE work and then just not shower. My other coworker used to spray his chair w/ Lysol whenever he got up.

We went live on our new software yesterday. Not as insane as I thought it would be, so that's good.

Weekend was a mixed bag. Friday night I tripped over N's laptop cord and severely injured my foot. It hurt and was bruised so bad that I was convinced I broke a bone. I basically spent all weekend laid up on the couch. But I am teaching myself to carve, so that kept me busy. We celebrated N's daughter's 16th birthday with her favorite takeout and a cake. As much as I was looking forward to going out, it ended up being really nice just staying home w/ the kids.

N also hurt his back fixing up the chicken coop so we were two middle aged people hurting on the couch. Ah, being in your 40s.

banana468 · April 2022

CharmedPam said:

A cleaning service is a great gift! I need to find someone good. I’ve been burned in the past with homeaglow in my area.
@charlotte989875, I think that’s typical (not that I have kids) when parents leave and then the TINIEST distraction and boom. All smiles and laughter and fun.

He was hired right before covid hit @banana468, so for one year he was wfh. Then came in here and there and no one noticed it… but then he got a dog and we’re wondering if he’s just not a good pet owner? Or maybe he doesn’t wash his clothes correctly? We don’t think it’s him but we smell it on certain clothes - and if he’s a slob with clothes everywhere and the dog sleeps on them… well…. But depression I never thought of!

If the smell is bad and consistent and is combined with visible hygiene issues then that can be a sign of depression. Think of how his hair appears, skin, etc because that's not just a bad pet owner or someone who is leaving his clothes in the washing machine to start to smell moldy.

ei34 · April 2022

Feel better @climbingsingle! A cleaning service would be an incredible gift @banana468 My kids never made it to daycare but I remember their first days getting dropped off at preschool as 3-year-olds, lots of tears (theirs in the classroom, mine in the car) but the teachers and TAs always swore within 1-2 minutes they stopped. There's too much fun to be had.

mrsconn23 · April 2022

Happy Tuesday. Work is slow. Boss is out. So tempting to duck out early.

We found out yesterday that DefConn is student of the month. We are so freaking proud. I cried a bit (thanks PMS, LOL). I sent a note back to his counselor who sent the e-mail informing us of the award and blubbered a bit how we can't believe elementary is almost over and thanked her and the staff for everything they've done for DefConn.

I have to drop off all the scout accounting stuff tonight at the monthly meeting. I'm so glad to be done with it all.

Other than that, SSDD.

MyNameIsNot · April 2022

It's a dreary, rainy Tuesday here and I want a nap. Otherwise, SSDD.

Stinky coworkers are reason 657 that I prefer WFH. I used to have a desk neighbor who didn't shower often. In the winter it was fine, but summer was not. We live in Georgia; it's usually summer.

kvruns · April 2022

Add me to crying kids - DS had his first swim lesson last night. He was NOT having it, had to be pulled away from me (which happens at daycare sometimes) and cried the entire time in the water. Unlike daycare where at least I'm gone I was there and he could see me and wanted to get to me. I think I need to ask if I can leave next time even though parents are supposed to stay there. He loves water, loves "swimming" with floaties, but hates new things like this. Any changes are always a gamble on how he will react so while it wasn't a surprise it was still exhausting. There's no negotiation or logic to get through situations like that with him you just have to ride it out.

can't wait to go back again tomorrow (eyeroll)

kvruns · April 2022

re: good Friday - looks like daycare is open and I'm off!! Woohoo. I'm surprised since this is a church daycare and his old one was always closed good Friday and it was just a regular chain not church related

short+sassy · April 2022

Phew, it has been a really hectic day! I'm super busy at work, which is actually a nice change. I like being busy, instead of the day dragging.

We're also signing a lease this evening with another tenant. That makes it 7 original vacancies with 3 down and 4 more to go. But two of those aren't quite ready yet.

The previous tenant finally moved their car out of the driveway and to the street. I told them that is fine for now but (as they know), there isn't a lot of on-street parking, so they can't leave it there forever.

I don't know why that house seems to be the Land of Broken Toys, lol. But I evicted a tenant out of the small unit a few years ago. He had a broken down car he'd parked on the lawn and a broken down boat he'd had parked on the street, next to the house. Though the broken down car disappeared before I evicted him. After about 6 months, the next tenants called parking enforcement about the boat. They came out and put a big red sticker on the windshield. He still lived on that street (joy) and finally moved it the next day.

VarunaTT · April 2022

Y'all, I'm a mess today. I went out for some drinks with friends last night. I didn't really eat yesterday (accidentally, I honestly didn't think about it and my body didn't signal hungry) and I drank more than my usual moderated level. I didn't have a big tab and I was home at a decent time. However, I am just now sobering up. I was honest with my main boss (he's a good friend on top of everything and knows about my alcohol journey) and he just walked into my office, which has the lights off, and said, "oh you're THAT level of not sober" and laughed at me. I scowled at him.

I am debating asking someone on a date. I really didn't realize the level of trauma I had from the last time I attempted to date and I'm messy about all of this too. Most of my friends that I've talked to about it were like, I think this is something that you have to relearn and to relearn, you're going to have to do it. And my entire being is screaming no at me....while the another part is like, I just want someone to admire my boobs and butt again.

Also, the person is a cishet man and I'm just like...do I really want to deal with that again? I have finally been able to lean into my queer identity and while I completely understand and know that I don't lose it b/c of who I date....the world is the world and I won't been seen as a queer woman again. That's pretty heavy to think about.

Anyway, just out here existing.

CharmedPam · April 2022

@MissKittyDanger you totally reminded me about getting my neices and nephews something for Easter….$100 later…. (Got 5 of them to buy for) Plus I’m sending them postcards (love that postcard app) with the best pictures on them. ME! (j/k them!)
ooooff @climbingsingle I hear you on the broken 40ness. I stubbed my own toe this morning and wanted to just throw in the towel and go back to bed.

@mrsconn23 congrats to Defconn!

eta: smelly coworker is actually put together well. Dresses ok. Hair is done. Doesn’t look bad. Just smells bad.

btw, I saw a commercial for Pizza Hut’s big box, and focused on those wings they had in them (not a fan of their pizza). My new obsession may be the honey bbq boneless wings and the lemon pepper fries. And I have a pizzahut waking distance from me. And when I was asked to submit a review I wrote “NEVER change up your fries. Burger King did, and I bet they’re still regretting it” in the review.
Also. i ordered a slice of cheesecake for dessert for my lunch today. Ask me how my diet’s going?

ILoveBeachMusic · April 2022

We've been having a great time at the beach. Riding bikes and walking everyday and eating nothing but seafood for dinner! I could definitely get use to this. Today is the first day of predicted bad weather. After 3 this afternoon it is suppose to rain with possibility of tornadoes and hail this evening. We have reservations at a restaurant so I hope we can make it. We head home on Saturday. Today is also the first day (since we left) no one has been at our house working on the bathroom reno. I'm hoping that they get a lot done by the time we return.

MissKittyDanger · April 2022

@CharmedPam It's so easy to spend for kids on holidays ...

short+sassy · April 2022

My funny for the day.

I'm preparing the lease that is being signed this evening. In a nutshell, I include the names of all the adults who will be living at the property. A few sentences later, I then include the names of any underage children who will be living at the property.

One of the adults is pregnant and due pretty soon, in early May. I was thinking to myself, "Huh. I don't know the soon-to-be-born baby's name." So this is what I wrote for the children (made up names) who will be living there:

John Smith, Jane Smith, and (Baby) Smith.

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