September 2009 Weddings
Stand up for something you believe in.
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Dear
Building Operators,
If we could eliminate the ear piercing noises and seizure inducing strobes from the fire alarms you're testing during building hours, that would be fab. The 3 we had yesterday were more than I can handle.
Rain,
You gotta hold off til after 3pm. I promised my boss. And my beautiful shoes.
Desk,
Pack yourself for the office move. My brain is already in CA.
Stand up for something you believe in.
Re: Dear
Dear Work: Thanks for not calling to tell me that no one else was coming in today because of the heavy wet snow crap. Now here I sit with just an intern and nothing to do. A-holes, you're paying me for a few hours of nothing because I have no intention of getting back into my car to drive an hour back home in this sh!t until at least 11.
Dear Snow...
YOU SUCK! IT IS ALMOST FREAKING APRIL. GET A GRIP AND GO AWAY.
p.s. I HATE YOU.
Rough morning commute, btw.
Zuma Zoom
Scary people coming in to apply for a carrier job,
You are applying, not your wife. You need to fill out the application yourself, and you may also want to make sure you brush your teeth next time. I really don't enjoy looking at black teeth. And I wish I was exaggerating.
Layla,
I get it. You're a dog and you need to bark, but it is really getting on my last nerve when you bark non stop for an hour straight and there is nothing else I can do for you. Shut your pie hole!
Jon,
I know you work 70 hour weeks and are tired, but if you leave your underwear on the ground and the dog gets them one more time, I am not buying new ones.
I agree.
We didn't get too much, I think we're at like 10" or so and still coming, but it's the reallly heavy, wet crap that pulls you around on the road.
The visibility has improved since this morning. I can see as far as two blocks vs. just across the street earlier. It looks like a blizzard. Insanity.
Zuma Zoom
Dear unprofessional biitchy supervisor of another program at my agency:
Start entertaining the idea that it was someone on YOUR staff that dropped the ball and isn't doing their job, not me or my co-worker. And if you EVER talk to me again like you did yesterday, I will report your azz to HR, whether you out-rank me or not. Come say that shiit to my face and look me in the eye when you try to accuse me of not doing my job. My client was almost homeless due to the mistake of YOUR staff, not me. You can accuse me of being a lot of things, but bad at my job is not one of them. You best have a leg to stand on if you're going to accuse me of such. And now I'm in trouble for an email I sent back to you telling you to back off? oh hellz no. You have NO idea who you just messed with.
signed -
Your new worst nightmare
I am really glad its not snowing here- keeping fingers crossed. Its our last day in the 70's and we are back into the 40's tomorrow. Thank the Lord we did Maternity pics last weekend... this weekend would have been the pits.
Dear boss- realize that I am here eager to do a job you are overlooking me for while we have a million others get the job, start and then quit. Throw me a freaking bone here. I cannot make the baby wait to get here but I am coming back... it will be harder to actually come back if you dont make it enticing...
Dear Mark- thanks for being such a trooper while we pack and move with me being tired and a little cranky. The belly is getting much bigger and I am getting much more tired. I needed help and your doing a great job. I dont tell you enough. Please dont change that mood.
Dear body- I need energy for three more weeks... that is all I am asking. I will give up on the last two to three weeks if you just get me this far.
Dear PMS - Stop making me pissy and stop making me want food. Ugh. One of the only things I miss about being PG and Bfing was not having a period.
Dear Bosses - Do not get on my case at the luncheon today or you will endure my wrath. I don't care today.
This isn't intended to be snarky, but if you train her she won't bark for hours on end or eat underwear. Having a dog is a lot of hard work, and it requires constant vigilance when they're puppies to make sure their training is completely ingrained. You need to pick a method, stick with it, and be constant. It sounds like Jon works a lot so that mean you need to be the primary trainer and the "alpha" in the house.
Stand up for something you believe in.
Dear gas,
Please leave poor baby Alex alone. I don't like him feeling uncomfortable and I've tried all the tricks I know of to help him pass it. I'm going to have to go out and get mylicon drops if this keeps up.
Dear appetite,
I appreciate that you're healthy, however, I cannot eat everything in the fridge, freezer and cabinets every day all day or I'll gain back all the pregnancy weight which I'd really rather not do.
Dear c-section incision:
I do not appreciate that you're still puffy on one side and that the nurse said it's likely scar tissue. If that weird lump is there forever I will be very upset!
Agreed. You may remember that I posted a couple months ago about our dog, Sage ripping and tearing our personal possessions. We adopted her when she was 2 or 3 years old, so we weren't able to start her off on the right foot as a really young pup, but with a lot hard work and commitment we have broken her habit of chew up our stuff. She still tears into plastic bags and the trash by Joel's computer (which is all paper trash so it's not a huge deal, but still annoying) so we're working on this.
As far as the barking, Sage knows "get in your bed" which means stop it and calm down. She only barks when someone is at our house or she thinks someone is here but as soon as we say "get in your bed" she stops and gets in her bed.
Dear DD,
Get off your lazy a$$ and go make a bulletin board or something.
Nope not snarky at all! She has been a lot better at chewing (when there is nothing left out for her to chew) and biting, but the barking it the hard part now. Do you have any suggestions? I try to be the dominant one, but my voice is not deep like Jon's. When he says her name, she stops. I am trying but she still just sees me as a playmate and not in charge. I have tried ignoring it, leaving the room, or trying to keep her occupied with toys or a kong, but within a few minutes she is back to barking. I really don't want a bark collar at all. We will be signing her up for an actual obedience class this summer, but I know that I am the one who needs the training more!
For Sage, her issues was separation anxiety. We spent a while figuring out what trigged her anxiety. She would get crazy when Joel or I would put on our coats & shoes and hear the sound of our keys, so we started doing this all the time throughout the day/evening until she didn't care anymore.
We also moved her bed out of our bedroom and into the hallway just outside of our room because we read in several different sources that if they can make it through the night knowing you're there but not being able to see you, they're able to make it through the day better.
We also added 20 minutes a day (10 mins in the morning, 10 mins at night) to her playtime/exercise.
I'm seriously dreading what she's going to do when I go back to work again. We had her going so well and now that I'm home on maternity leave she is of course behaving perfectly because someone is home wiht her all the time, like in the beginning when we got her, so I know she's going to act out again when I go back to work because that's what she's done twice already (first when I was unemployed & went back to work two winters ago and then again when Joel was unemployed and went back to work last winter).
ETA: In regards to you being more in control, try doing a bunch of her tricks with her each night, practicing your voice of authority. Eventually she'll get the idea that you're the alpha. Also, the class will help a lot.
Niners,
I missed the board and I'm glad to be back!
Work,
It's great that I am a software "lead" but I'm only leading myself. I hope all of these spreadsheets and schedule planning is worth it - I really want a promotion. Oh and despite the plan I already made clearly showing I'll be working 100% of the time on this project, I'm not sure why I'm only allocated 84% and 25% to a different one. BTW, that's 109%, someone didn't do the addition right.
Money,
Multiply and show up in my bank account please. I know I shouldn't have decided to help my parents build a house in Philippines, but when I decided that, I was BNOTB. Also, I really need to replace my totaled car. I don't have enough money!
Thanks! I will give it a try tonight!
YAY! I'm glad you're back too!
Zuma Zoom
Dear baby,
you've been served your eviction notice. get out. thank you.
love mommy
:Blog:
Cute!
YAY! And Neuner is coming to DC! GTG time?!
Stand up for something you believe in.
That =/= better at chewing. That= you adapting to her bad behavior. I could leave every piece of clothing, shoes, bags, whatever on the floor and Grace will not chew them. They are not her toys. She chews only on her toys because we trained her that way. No one is going to be perfect and put everything away 100% of the time.
Also, my voice is not as deep as Kirk's- but it isn't about tone. It is about strength and tone of command.
My best tip for you is to waist train her. You basically tie a very short leash to yourself and walk around with her on it all day long. If she barks when you don't want her to say "No bark" if she goes for something she cannot have, say "No", remove it from her, and hand her a toy. You need to get her into a routine, just like a baby. And always use the same words- for example, "down" to Grace means lay down. If I want her to get down from the couch, I use the word "off" because that means get off (can also be used for a person, a towel, a rug, whatever). Dogs can't understand multiple meanings.
Is she getting enough exercise? Most puppies require hours of play per day. If you're watching TV, cleaning, whatever, you may need to put it on hold and exercise her. Especially if she's so wound up she barks for an hour. I've had dogs my whole life and never has one of them ever been THAT overwrought.
She's obviously upset and trying to communicate with you, so if that happens again after a few days of waist training, I'd make her keep quiet for a manageable amount of time- like 5-10 min- then take her out and play til she's tired. Don't take her out right away because then she'll associate barking with commanding you to play.
The other big thing is creating boundaries and letting her know she is the dog and you are her owner. We're the worst about this because Grace is like our baby. But, she listens to us. If she didn't follow every command we gave her, we'd have to be much stricter. Are you crate training? If so, keep her on schedule, send her to her space when she barks.
Stand up for something you believe in.
People in cars--
LEARN TO FRICKEN DRIVE! It's rain; it won't bite you. Please take your foot off the brake and drive at LEAST 40mph. 25mph in a 55mph zone is not acceptable. Also that long knobly thing to the right/left of your steering wheel is your turn signal. Please learn it's purpose in your vehicle.
Kids in school--
I want a break from this crap as well. Your attitude about "all the work" you have to do does not earn my sympathy. P.S. Easter break is still 21 school days away. You complaining about it will not make the time go faster. I've learned this from years of experience.
Storms--
Please stop waiting for me to be in my car/asleep on a school night/out in public, to start your wonderful light show. I love you and want you to entertain me when I am home and bored. I don't want to be rained on/awakened by a freaked out beagle/the only weirdo looking out the window at the restaurant when you decide to arrive.
I will get to it starting tonight. Thanks for the advice!