Hump Day

ei34 · April 2022

Here's today's meme (text post?) that randomly made me cry. Sharing in case anyone else finds meaning in it too. Hope it's not huge.
@levioosa and @charlotte989875 - how are you feeling?

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climbingsingle · April 2022

Hugs to you @ei34. I need to be reminded of this as well. And because of that, my anxiety is at an all time high which causes me to severely procrastinate on things I need to get done. And even stupid, relatively easy things too. Like returning my Fios equipment to Verizon. I canceled my service on 3/18. Went last month to the Verizon store up by me only to be told they don't accept back Fios equipment. But oh wait, there's one near my job. All I had to do was go inside and drop it off. I put it off until yesterday. And of course I feel a small weight lifted. But it's like I'm in this endless cycle of dread and procrastination that I can't pull myself out of.

Had a mostly relaxing night. Went food shopping, grabbed myself some sushi for dinner. Fed the chickens (not as bad as I thought it was going to be). Watched TV. Doom scrolled until 10pm. Was offended when my dog left the bed to go lay by herself. Blah blah. Another day.

CharmedPam · April 2022

I love that @ei34, sometimes we all need that reminder. No matter what we’re going through

me? Just got marked up for surgery and waiting on them to bring me to the surgical room. I hope the lipo to the arms work - because he said if it doesn’t (I may have to much hanging skin) there’s the arm tuck. Um. No. I fon’t have the time for recovery and/or money. This is it.

MissKittyDanger · April 2022

@ei34 fact *sigh*

So we don't know who's in BK's class, but every so often she'll say a new name and we're like "uh ... ok, are they new"
BK: Nope.

I just want a class list lmao

We were picking clothes last night and BK opted for a unicorn top because of another little girl who likes unicorns lmao
Idk if it's BK's voice, or just pronouncing some of these names, but I swear I have to ask 3x to understand the name.

mrsconn23 · April 2022

That is a good meme and reminder. ((hugs)) @ei34.

I can feel the pressure of this stormfront moving toward my area in my head. We may be getting severe weather...so fun times.

I have to make some training videos for work where you talk and share your screen while you walk through processes. I am not excited about having to listen to my recorded voice over and over. LOL

SSDD otherwise.

climbingsingle · April 2022

Good luck @CharmedPam!

MyNameIsNot · April 2022

That's a great meme @ei34! I read something the other day that lazy is an ablest concept. I do think pure laziness exists, but so much of what we label as lazy is really just our bodies and our brains telling us that we need a break.

Nothing much interesting here today. I'm working on a kind of tedious project and distracting myself looking at recipes. I want to take some kind of quinoa or other grain salad to a thing this weekend, but I can't find the recipe that I used to make.

mrsconn23 · April 2022

Take care and good luck @CharmedPam.

charlotte989875 · April 2022

Feeling marginally better. Thankfully so many people are on vacation this week that it’s pretty quiet around here so I can rest when I need to.

I feel that a lot @ei34. My therapist reminds me (often weekly) that we were never, historically speaking, supposed to parent and care for young children alone- even in a 2 parent house- that it was always communal. Add on a pandemic, a stressful job, childhood trauma, and no wonder we’re exhausted. Society is set up to make us feel unproductive and guilty for not doing throngs when there’s absolutely no way we can do all the things we’re expected to do.

VarunaTT · April 2022

@ei34 It was a really big realization for me when I realized that I had been living on a survival edge for so long and that I didn't need to anymore. Now, I feel a bit stuck in, okay, I've done the work, I recognize my triggers, I feel stronger and more empowered, I'm aware of patterns to recognize and push back against, etc. Now what? Which I kind of laugh at, but at the same time, you have all these new tools and thoughts and wants and no where to direct them. I told a friend that I'm working with on a project, I was glad to have this project b/c I was kind of floundering.

Last night, I let myself get talked into going out. I drank ginger beer all night, which was fine with me, I love that stuff. It was okay, I left after about an hour, wishing I had stayed in my comfy soft pajamas with no bra. I also feel like poo today; there is a massive thunderstorm and I think between that, my regular allergies, and the allergy shots that are AAALLL the allergies, including off season, my body is about to throw in the towel. But hopefully it'll simmer down. I took a picture of myself today, just so in a year I can see it and think about how much better I feel.

Otherwise, SSDD.

banana468 · April 2022

I think we're due for a big weather change tomorrow night. Hopefully it's after my cousin is home since she's due to visit and get her cookies.

I'm seeing more signs of aging - last night as I looked in the mirror I spied one unruly curly gray sticking out of the top of my head. At 42 I know I've managed this pretty well so far (my brother is nearly white at 39) but I'm not ready for it!

ILoveBeachMusic · April 2022

I'm waiting for the storms too @mrsconn23! We had planned to go out tonight for H's birthday since the weekend is all about the grandson's birthday but now we are just keeping an eye on things. I'm making H's birthday cake now (his and GS3's birthdays are tomorrow). I'm making a cannoli cheesecake that I've done before and it is so good. It's a Giada DiLaurentis recipe. She's never failed me. so while it's baking I'm doing laundry. Bathroom is progressing.

Good luck @CharmedPam! Hope you get the results you want.

missJeanLouise · April 2022

@ei34 I took a 20minute nap today because I physically couldn't keep my eyes open. I was trying to push through but then just said fuck it and closed my eyes.

I had a good day today. The baby cooperated, aka slept, so I was able to have a quiet morning. The front of our dishwasher has been catching on the ...idk what you call it, the edge of the piece that goes under the cabinets. I have asked our useless maintenance company to fix it multiple times but it keeps coming loose. So I took it off myself to see what the issue is. First of all, it is held on with Velcro. Second there is only one screw holding on the panel on each side. Third, the hole in the panel is stripped out. So I filled the hole with wood filler and it is drying now. FX it is better once I reattach it. I wish there were spots to add more screws but since there aren't, and because we don't own it, I am not going to mess with it too much.

Tomorrow gym, DS has swimming on Friday, and Sunday we are going to an Easter brunch.

short+sassy · April 2022

I have been feeling terrible since I woke up this morning. I didn't get enough sleep. I woke up with a headache. Ugh.

I'm thinking about going home early but I also have a lot to do at work. I have two things I want to finish and it will probably take me 2ish hours. I'm trying to stay motivated to get those things done and then go home.

My mystery shop dinner last night went well. My H and I both liked the restaurant, though I found it overpriced for the portion sizes. At least I'm being reimbursed for the meal. They do have a good rewards program in their app. From the check we had last night plus the 100 bonus points I got for a first time sign up, I already earned enough points for a free appetizer.

Though now I need to complete the report part of the shop this afternoon. Which I'm especially not in the mood for, lol. But, oh well.

They had a Lychee Mojito, which was so unique! It was also delicious.

levioosa · April 2022

Good vibes for a safe surgery and quick recovery! @CharmedPam

Thanks for the words of encouragement @ei34.

I applied for unemployment and am working on applying to other jobs as well. I won't lie, I feel pretty defeated. I'm trying to keep a positive mindset and be productive, but all I feel like doing is vegging on the couch. I'm upset I can't even get good workouts in because it's still hard to walk and I don't want to injure myself even further. Poor H is having a rough time of it at work and it really does feel like we went from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows within a week. The kitties love having me home though. I think I need to set some small manageable goals and make myself a schedule today. I can't keep floating day by day aimless. I am definitely a person who needs some structure. I wish I had (health insurance) and more money saved up. I'd travel for sure. The truck is so expensive to run (gas is over $6) that I don't even like taking it down the street right now. Normally I would walk, but that's out too. Ugh. At least I got my library card sorted out and I've downloaded some terrible smutty books because why not. lol

kvruns · April 2022

I too feel that meme strongly. On Saturday I did basically nothing all day until about 3pm which is very unlike me but I was straight up exhausted. Work has been super busy, plus also having IT issues makes it all worse, so it's been survival mode for a while and I just gave up. My normal weekend chores didn't get done - and they're still not done - but oh well.

Taking B to kindergarten registration tonight. They have online registration, which I did, but there's also in person. I'm not sure if this will just be the assessment since I did the paperwork already or more involved.

mrsconn23 · April 2022

I'm in a townhall and zoom chat makes me want to set my computer on fire. No one cares if you leave your computer for any reason, and dear god don't tell us you're going to the bathroom.

So much secondhand embarrassment.

CharmedPam · April 2022

I felt like, being married to my H, I couldn’t be lazy. I had 2 houses to keep up! We had two houses. So I’d be working, cooking, cleaning (for his house, the only thing I cleaned was my iwn bathroom - his was disgusting but that’s how he wanted it…) and trying to save the marriage. Lol. Now that I’m divorced, I don’t feel lazy, but I do feel bored.

aww BK’s trying to impress her unicorn friend! Lol so cute!

Thanks for the well wishes everyone. I came out just fine but napped like I never napped before. My fear happened and I still had high blood pressure. I always have. I have for years now. But I got meds and they ended up doing it anyway and this is my fourth surgery in 5 years. No more surgeries (cosmetic). It’s to draining.

@leviossa (((hugs))) i hope it’s just a bad day, week, whatever and things get better for the two of you. You don’t deserve this. At all.

Chicago is having bad rain storms too, and where I’m from (Winnipeg) is having white out snow storms that is pre closing highways. They’re telling people to stay in. You may not get help if you need it, rcmp (police) is short staffed and they don’t want even THEM out. It’s April 13th. What is this shit?!?

charlotte989875 · April 2022

Hope your recovery goes well @CharmedPam and that you’re really happy with the results!!

short+sassy · April 2022

@CharmedPam, I'm glad your surgery went well!

My vent about writing mystery shopping reports. Especially for this particular company.

They have a lot of questions that are pretty much asking the same thing. It's annoying because these are already long reports. And how many ways can you say "my server was friendly and polite", lol?

The other type of question that I always have a hard time knowing what to say is things like "was there a high degree of hospitality" or anything where they phrase it with "above and beyond" kind of words.

I always feel torn when the service was just fine and I don't have anything to complain about. But, at the same time, it wasn't remarkable either.

I'm finally almost done with it. I just had to take a quick vent break. Because I thought I was already on the last or second to last section and was then sucker-punched with a "Teamwork" section (eyeroll). I've already answered questions, ad nauseum, about the staff in the other sections. Argh!

kvruns · April 2022

how are you feeling today @CharmedPam

CharmedPam · April 2022

kvruns said:

how are you feeling today @CharmedPam

A little pain this morning, thanks for asking! Otherwise, doing well. I took some pain meds. They gave me a script for more this time around, but I had 1/2 a jar from surgery #1… i tend to take them ONLY if needed and I didnt need that much. I have a fear of getting hooked. But now I’m wondering if I should fill it JIC? It’s not a money issue (I think it was $17) but a I don’t want to overtake them. Clearly I didn’t last time!

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