Thursday

CharmedPam · September 2022

Heading to Canada later today. Woohoo! My cousin’s wedding is on Sunday. I haven’t tried my dress on in a month. Please keep your fingers crossed I didn’t gain that much since then otherwise it’s some last minute shopping for me. Lol.
Speaking of shopping, I have always wanted to try pur cosmetic’s cdb skincare line and happened to log on today. They’re running a 30% off already discounted price sale. I have a shitton of stuff coming my way. I saved 6% ontop of that using the raketen link. 3% cash back on my credit card - and they also offer the 4 payment installments with afterpay. I have a serious skincare & make up shopping problem. I have no idea where this haul is going to go!

Also, fun real estate game to check out:

https://listed.fun/

Have a good Thursday everyone!

ei34 · September 2022

That was fun @CharmedPam...I got mine in two guesses woo. (But, does @short+sassy really need another thing to distract her from her work day? lol)

Thanks everyone for the kind words and well wishes yesterday, and for being on the journey with me. It's nice to have a place to vent to strangers-who-care so I'm not constantly burdening those closest to me. It's not over, my next big hurdle is officially being divorced, but him signing all the paperwork and moving the F out were two huge wins.

PMS headache continues and two of my kids have well visits with the ped tonight, so it's unfortunately not a relax after work type of day. I do want to discuss and make appts for their Covid boosters (their shots were back in Nov and Dec and they're in a qualifying age group for a booster, so it's time).

Jen4948 · September 2022

Just trying to hang in. Been feeling depressed...bad weather, bad job situation (my dad urged me to go back to work less than a week after my mom died because he thought it would jeopardize my job if I didn't, so I did but I wasn't ready to go back to work and I lost my job anyway, now I'm working a bad contract job), it just feels like nothing is going right.

Ok, pity party over now.

banana468 · September 2022

I slept terribly Tues night and yesterday was MUCH better but i'm battling a scratchy throat. Our friends told us that their toddler has bronchitis and an ear infection so I think if I have anything it's likely something shared by a cute short child and I need it gone this weekend.

missJeanLouise · September 2022

Have fun Pam!

I bet it will feel so nice to be back in your own home without his bad energy @ei34

Today is not my day. DH is stressed out about his brother and fighting with me instead of dealing with his emotions. I am sympathetic but also hurt. He doesn't get it, and I have too much to do to explain it to him <again>.

Then I missed DS's teacher meeting because I thought it was zoom and realized too late to drive to the school. Had to reschedule for this afternoon.

Then I woke DS up on the middle of her nap to take her to get shots that she can't get till next month.

I won't be surprised if I burn dinner.

climbingsingle · September 2022

Have fun in Canada!

@Jen4948 I'm so sorry. What a shit situation. I hope you're able to find something better soon.

Also feeling depressed. I absolutely hate my job. I've been applying for so many positions and just nothing is working out. It's so hard to be positive about it.

I got to WFH the last two days so that was nice. But then I was told that I "need to come back to work" as I had somehow abandoned my job. I'm speaking to the owner today because I am pissed beyond belief. Who knows - I might end up fired by the end of the day.

climbingsingle · September 2022

Also that game is fun! I got the first one in 7 guesses..ha.

ei34 · September 2022

I'm sorry Jen, and pity party away!

charlotte989875 · September 2022

Today is not my day either. My back hurts, bad, baby M cried like meltdown cried before school and H was in a mood because baby M was having a tough morning. And now meetings.

I’m in need of a Prudie Day!

banana468 · September 2022

Yikes @climbingsingle! Are you meeting with the owner at his or your request? If I remember your feelings were that the place was a horribly managed sh!tshow so anything you say is likely to fall on deaf ears right?

VarunaTT · September 2022

I slept like a rock last night and I'm feeling so much better right now. I have made some big changes to sleeping and I'm crossing my fingers it's helping. I bought a mattress cover that added some support, a wedge pillow, and a Hug Sleep blanket. I LOVE the blanket. It's basically a swaddle cloth for adults, with a pocket at the end so you can stick your feet out. It did make me achy the first few days (I gave myself a fingerprint bruise on my arm from where I always rest my opposite hand on my upper arm and then the compression I think was just a bit much for that soft area), but I can see from my watch that I am waking up less and it seems to reduce my tossing and turning. I could never use the weighted blankets, b/c I woke up every time I turned over, so this is a much better fit for me.

One of my dear long time friends dropped by unexpectedly last night and it was truly a simple pleasure to see him and his partner. I have a list of must-do's today and I'm considering taking tomorrow off, whether I have the funds for it or not (I'm out of PTO b/c of the last few months). I think I need the rest.

Otherwise, SSDD. Big hugs to everyone have a rough patch today.

MyNameIsNot · September 2022

I'm having an ok to good day so far. MIL is riding to SIL's with us tomorrow, so she flew here late last night. H unintentionally woke me up coming in from the airport at around midnight and I couldn't get back to sleep until after 3. But this morning while walking the dog, a neighbor that I don't know rolled down her window to tell me how great I look. That's like the third time that's happened and it's pretty wild.

I missed it yesterday, but congrats @ei34! I know there's still more to go, but having your house stable is amazing.

climbingsingle · September 2022

banana468 said:

Yikes @climbingsingle! Are you meeting with the owner at his or your request? If I remember your feelings were that the place was a horribly managed sh!tshow so anything you say is likely to fall on deaf ears right?

It was at my request. It actually went better than I expected. I have a permanent work from home day and I can hire another person for my department.

short+sassy · September 2022

@CharmedPam, enjoy your Canada trip! And I hope you like the new makeup/skincare line you discovered.

@ei34, CharmedPam's link doesn't work for me. Darn it, lol! I'll have to try it from my home computer.

@Jen4948, It's been a really depressing time for you with everything going on ((hugs)). I hope you find a great job soon to at least make that part of your life better.

@climbingsingle, what a great update from your first concerning post today! I'm sure you're still not happy with your job, but at least those are some improvements.

@VarunaTT, I'm so glad you're sleeping better. I'm with you on the weighted blankets. So many people rave about them, but I don't like them either. I had restless sleep and bad dreams where I was feeling claustrophobic in them. At least the weighted blanket I have was a gift from Harrahs a few years ago, so I didn't waste any money on it.

I also got a good amount of rest last night and am feeling much better today. I went over to my neighbor's for dinner and we had the best time catching up. Apparently the show she was working on (it's a new show) had 10 more episodes ordered by Paramount! She was planning to take the rest of the year off from work, but now she's going back at the end of September. And at a higher, much better paying position. I'm excited for her, but sad my buddy is going to be gone for another few months.

VarunaTT · September 2022

Who is Prudie backup? @short+sassy?

kerbohl · September 2022

Aw, it sounds like some rough days for people!

@Jen4948 That is so hard, and I do hope that things get better soon. How long is the contract for, is there at least an end in sight?

@short+sassy I'm sorry you didn't sleep well! I've been getting bad sleep this week but it is because I am choosing to stay up late so I only have my self to blame, but it royally sucks to WANT to sleep and not be able to.

@climbingsingle Hooray, glad it went better than expected!

@missJeanLouise It sucks that DH is taking it out on you. I hope that he figures things out.

I'm having a so so day. I'm happy that a trainee has improved, since I hate it when they don't try, to that's good. On the down side, I'm possibly going to have to complain at work. A friend of mine passed away earlier this year, and the medieval community at my university is doing a memorial. I asked for four hours off (not even the whole day!) so I could go, and I basically got a "I can only approve your request the week before". And this keeps happening and it is really stressful, because for my trip next week I didn't know that I could actually have the days off until this Monday, but I needed to have everything booked months ago. So ... now this is a thing.

short+sassy · September 2022

VarunaTT said:

Who is Prudie backup? @short+sassy?

Sure, I will pick up the torch right now.

Casadena · September 2022

I attempted the "italian sub salad" that I keep seeing all over instagram for lunch and I definitely did NOT make the dressing right. I have no gum/mouthwash/toothbrush at work and I feel like i'm dragon breathing vinegar and garlic. Sorry if that's TMI, lol.

Overall good day today! G had labs done and everything looks good so no transfusion today and he is on track to start his next (much lighter!) treatment phase next week! Woohoo! H is taking him to the zoo on the way home since they're out so early. Andthey're going to pick up N from school tonight so I can go to my work fantasy draft at 4:30 and not have to rush home. Excited for a beer with some work peeps I actually like a lot.

Parents are visiting this weekend and i really really want to get some organizing and stuff dnoe around the house while they're here and H and I are going on a date!

short+sassy · September 2022

Okay, y'all. I made a Prudie mistake, lol. I clicked on the letter for "Classic Prudie" and then accidentally posted a bunch of those letters from Sept. 2020.

Husband not sending gifts/birthday congrtulations
LW who lost weight and their crush likes them now
Money given for wedding by (now) ex-friend

are the old ones.

Jen4948 · September 2022

Thanks everyone. The contract just ended today. I do have a little part time job that I got to earn a little extra money to pay bills with, and I have been job hunting but my applications are in holding patterns waiting for someone to "get back to" me. It's a rotten time of year for an accountant to be job hunting because the tax deadlines are coming up and everyone"s so busy! That's why they need help in the first place but then they don't do a good job of communicating what they want from you.

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