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Randoms/Vents/Confessions
Spill it ladies!
Re: Randoms/Vents/Confessions
Why is it that everyone with a computer things that they are a graphic designer and everyone with a camera thinks that they are a photographer. I know SOOOOOO many people who have started a side business with FB pages and their stuff is CRAP! Yes, I judge!
I hate f'ing deer. I hit one last night (car is being towed to you today Jess) and I hope that they just total it. Deep down I know that probably won't happen though.
I have been seriously considering looking for other employment lately. We hired someone to work under me in March....she still is only able to carry about 1/8th of the work-load of everyone else. She also randomly works from home whenever she wants and I never know what office she is in (she isn't located in Omaha). Her work assignments are to come from me, but she does not report to me....this isn't working for me!
I want a new house. BAD! I know that with all of my medical bills right now we cannot even talk about a new house now.
I have more....but I have to work for a bit.
I have a friend that wants nothing more than to move back home (Northern IA) w/ her parents and let them take care of her. She is 34, single, no kids, and feels like she is owed so much from her parents because she has no one else to "take care" of herself. I just want to say "Fine, move home and live with them like you are a child if that's what you want so much!"
This same friend also feels entitled to park in the "expectant and new mothers" spot at HyVee because she may never have a child. Quite a bit of eye-rolling on my part.
photos by jennied photography
Alissa Jean
9.10.2004
Holy cow, we're going to have a little sister!!
Honest to goodness, I've never been a bigger piss ant in my life than I am right now. I'm hoping it's just hormones (though I hate to blame on it on that) because I really have no reason to feel the way I do.
I will think of more.
Rick Perry's voice makes me want to jump off a cliff...but push him first, in front of me. I honestly want to drop kick the man.
I cried when I heard about the exotic animal situation in Ohio today....
I have a migraine and want a soda.. I would pay someone to go get me one and bring it to me. I'm car less and crabby.
I bought (thanks Nancy for the link) a daily deal for a pedicure. I am DYING to get out of this house before this kid is born, I hope I get to use it beforehand.
Come to Lincoln and get a pedicure, that ought to help
I put in my 2 weeks notice Monday. While I am sooo excited about the new job I got (and the big pay raise) I hate that I have to be here another 2 weeks. My coworkers aren't really talking to me and they took away a lot of the projects I was working on. I'm leaving mainly b/c of lack of work and now I literally have nothing. I wish I could just finish off the week and be done but I don't want to burn bridges.
DH had an interview last month and didn't get the job
It would have been an amazing opportunity and I'm really sad for him. Hopefully he finds something soon.
I really want to move next year and am determined to make it happen!
- I judge parents when I see any child over 2 with a paci.
- I feel like I get judged for quitting EPing at 6 months.
We decided to take our house off the market and have started Project Refresh. Repainting the trim, touching up paint, creating a laundry room drop zone, etc. I'm excited for the change.
I signed up for a month of Kosama and I could vomit thinking of how hard it's going to be. I know it's good for me and I need to rid of some excess LBs, but I'm afraid.
Today is chili cookoff day and I hope I win the $25 gift certificate for having the best, but the competition is tough. Should be fun though, I love work activities!
My mom is nutso crazy.
My sister is bi-polar.
I have major family issues that I need to learn to get over.
I feel really unattractive and gross lately.
My latte addition is not good for the above or my pocket book.
DH's ex informed him, via text message, that she was taking two of the boys to the orthodontist to get braces this month and one of them to have all his wisdom teeth pulled...after she told us at the end of last year that there would be no major medical/dental expenses this year so we could plan ahead to put that money toward our FSA, so that turned into a huge fight about why she couldn't just until after the first of year so we could put it into the FSA acct...SS had his wisdom teeth out on Friday, they both went to the orthodontist yesterday we found out last night. Don't exactly have an extra $5000 to give her, so they better not have braces on their teeth today...
I sort of regret getting my Jeep, even though I always wanted one...thinking I should have just gotten a minivan to haul all my kids and their crap around.
I have a latte addiction too! It's killing me.
Nice, does she also park in the employee of the month stalls since she may never be one of those?
I have couple of friends doing Kosama. They say its hard but a great workout! You'll be fine.
I will be going to half days starting next week. Today is my last full day of work until mid-February. I'm relieved a decision has been made and put into effect, but in some ways I feel like I'm playing hookie. On the other hand, I am looking forward to being able to walk in the evenings and not being in so much pain. I'm not going to know what to do with myself at home every afternoon by myself.
I am 5 pounds away from my top weight with E, and I have 2.5 months to go. Maybe it's time to start watching the calorie intake.
I finally found a pair of tennis shoes that meet my criteria. I've been searching for a few months, found them at Kohls, and I have a 30% off coupon! Woohoo!
I should ask. My response is that I may never be handicapped but that doesn't mean I get to park there.
photos by jennied photography
Alissa Jean
9.10.2004
-I can not sleep at night and am having a hard time napping during the day when L sleeps. Although I have come up with some brilliant ideas while laying in bed staring at the ceiling.
-I feel like I need a personal assistant. I have so many little projects started and feel like I have no time to finish anything.
-It looks like all the "after sale" paperwork has blown up in my office.
-I am trying to be one of Jamie's dreaded graphic designers by designing a brochure for my aunts business and it's a major pain as they aren't giving me much to work with and they don't want to pay $ for anything professional.
-I am completely revamping our TANKC website and I had forgotten how much work I put into this site, I just hope I can get it all done by January.
-I hate disorganization and that is what my life has become.
-I want to work out more but with being tired it has not been going that well.
-I think Dh feeds L to much food so she is not nursing enough because she is so full.
-I honestly can't remember the last time my kitchen was mopped (swept regularly), this was made clear to me when I picked up L and her socks were black from swishing her legs on the floor. I have a black floor so you cant see the dirt.
-Some how our linolieum (spelling?) got a gash cut out of it so I took a black sharpie and colored it in. We aren't ready to remodel the kitchen yet.
-I am having a new mantle installed and am wondering how long it will take to get done.
I probably have more but need to get some stuff done.
Yes, we are paying for braces now too! I wish I wouldhave known because we would have put money away as well but the start of a new year. At our ortho place, we are paying a monthly payment not all at once. It is working out nice since all our money is to a crap load of other medical bills and a new heater/ac from this summer.
Yes, we are paying for braces now too! I wish I wouldn't have known because we would have put money away as well but the start of a new year. At our ortho place, we are paying a monthly payment not all at once. It is working out nice since all our money is to a crap load of other medical bills and a new heater/ac from this summer.
I'm pretty sure I felt the baby kick Monday morning while waiting at a stop light....but have felt nothing since...BOO! I've tried orange juice (Which I was drinking at the time) cold water, etc and nothing has gotten this thing to kick.
All of our family is betting on team blue. If its team pink I really hope there is no disappointment but I have a feeling there will be.
We find out next Wed what Baby G is and I.CAN.NOT.WAIT. I really hope Baby G gives the money shot!
Work is beyond peeving me off. I am not sure I can hold out til March.....but I have no choice. I just hope its not putting stress on the baby. I'm trying not to let it stress me out.
I'm done with school is less than a month and I can not wait! That will lift a LOAD of crap off my shoulders!
My wonderful DH went and got me a new phone this last weekend as my old one was a POS. Now he's all mopey because he wants one. I told him thats why I was waiting to get one so we could both get one at the same time....oh well, he will get one soon!
I got a smokin deal on some DIY feather extensions - I cant wait for them to get here in the mail
Since I got my new haircut, I am forced to actually do it everyday - I cant pull it into a pony after a shower and look douchey for the rest of the day. I like it though - its like retraining me. I went and bought all new makeup too - makes me feel pretty!
This weight is harder to get off then I thought it would be - granted, I havent worked out or whatever - but still, since I stop bf, the weight loss has come to an abrupt halt. Lesson - keep pumping/feeding until you lose it all next time - oh wait, there will be no next time.
Brings me to my next excitement - getting the Mirena jammed in there tomorrow! Yeeee! My insurance is also paying 100% of it, holla! I know, its stupid to get bc because I have a hard time getting pg anyway - but still, I dont want any ooops's AT ALL. I like my life just fine the way it is.
Ben is having major excema - nohting is making it better.
I have had no less than 8 Fla-vor-ice deals today, and see no signs of stopping.
I bought 3 cases of Fla-vor-ice at $1.50 a box and each has a $2 mail in rebate. I'm getting paid to eat them
I set my Ipad on the heating register in its case and it fell onto the tile floor. I forgot to close the case so the ipad landed screen side down, nice...
I am starting to feel a little more comfortable with the OB dept and hospital and am no longer 100% convinced that I am going to break my coxyl (sp?) again and then bleed to death post labor.
*The plumber came to our house today and left with 350 dollars....but I am kind of excited because I will have full water pressure again when I shower. Pretty sure that I was not getting all the shampoo/conditioner out of my hair the last couple of weeks no matter how long I was in the shower LOL
*I really want to drive to Topeka to see a friend...but really cannot make the time to do so and it makes me feel extremely guilty!
*One the same type of note...I have not spoken to a very good friend who lives in NYC for 4 months b/c she had deleted her fb page for awhile and that was the main way I communicated with her! What kind of "good" friend am I?!?!
I have never done this confession vent thing before so bear with me.
I am having a hard time with my moms prognosis. I know that drs dont know everything until they go in further but my moms "breast specialist" told my mom that it would be a very treatable surgery with limited radiation but that has since changed.
My divorce was final last week and it feels like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Our relationship as parents has gotten a lot better and we appreciate eachother as parents more than we did before the divorce.
This one might be a little out there but I am missing companionship. I am not the kind of girl that needs a guy in her life at all times but I feel as if I am ready to go out and meet someone that could fit into Delainey and my life. I was dating a guy for a few months that turned out to be a complete d-bag. He is everything I NEVER want in my life again.
*Krissy, I saw the Kosama deal on livingsocial today and am seriously thinking about buying it. I need to get rid of flab and get back in shape big time. I felt so much better when I was in shape. I also told DH that he needs to workout and get in shape too since we have both let ourselves go. He likes to use the excuse that he's happy being fat. Well first of all that's a lie, and second of all even if he was happy, it's not healthy!
*I honestly hate the way DH sleeps in our bed. I like sharing a bed with him of course but it drives me nuts that 1) I can't tuck in the sheets at the end of the bed because he's so tall and his feet hang off the end, 2) the way he sleeps AGAINST the pillows, not ON the pillows so they basically are stacked vertically against the headboard and sometimes they fall between the mattress and headboard, 3) the way he rolls/snuggles/whatever you call it the pillows because they end up clumpy and sometimes he does this straight from the shower and of course gets deodorant on them. Ugh. I pretty much never make our bed anymore because i've gotten so used to DH sleeping in it at all hours of the day so why bother.
*I've been working on the kids' costumes and they are hopefully going to turn out pretty good this year. Hoping to top the Oompa Loompa costume
*I am totally dreading putting our house on the market in the spring because of the dog (constant dog hair!) and trying to keep the house clean. I've started (barely started
) to ditch/donate/store/sell things to hopefully not have so much stuff to pack up.
*DH and I constantly find ourselves looking online at houses but obviously we are in no position to buy since this one's not even for sale yet
*I bought a dresser and sanded it down to redo it as a buffet. It's pretty cool but i actually found a better one on CL that I want and can probably get it for a decent price. I want to go get it but think that DH would not be happy.
*Love my switch to Sprint
*I constantly have ideas (need a helper like E!) and just need to get time to do the things I want to do.
*i got a JuJuBe diaper bag today at B2B for a smokin' deal! I'm pretty excited since i've been getting tired of carrying a heavy big purse full of baby stuff.
*We have friends coming in town for the NE/Michigan game and have extra tickets for us so we are going. This will be my first Husker game. Sad huh?
I've never been to one.
photos by jennied photography
Alissa Jean
9.10.2004
I saw an old friend who is back in town for a few months today, and she has two children - her youngest is 9 months old. She looks amazing and I felt like a blubbery blob in comparison
I still haven't finalized Blythe's Halloween costume, and I'm just not that into it, although of course I'll do my best and try to be creative and not just put her in a generic costume (but it's tempting). Halloween isn't a favorite holiday of mine at this point.
Blythe is having another tear duct surgery tomorrow, this time more involved as they will be inserting a tube and stitching it closed. She'll need another surgery in 6 months to remove it. There was a less than 10% chance that this would have to happen following her first surgery, and I'm really disappointed that we ended up being in that 10%. The poor kid is so fun and happy and I hate to see her miserable from lack of food/liquids and with all of the strangers (medical personnel) scaring her.
Our 6-year anniversary is on Saturday and I have to do a wedding all day. I'm bummed about it.
* I have cried so much this week that I would have sworn I was pregnant. I cried in bed last night thinking about my grandparents.
* I finally got DH convinced to apply for jobs. I think he is getting excited about it, but probably not as much as I am.
* I need to lose 30lbs by next September, but I still can't force myself to work out. I hate not having a work out partner. Lame excuse, I know.
* My grandma passed away in July, and the aftermath of that is still going on. It has seriously divided our family and I don't see it getting better. Funny how people can still get back at people from the grave.
* I am already paranoid about snow and driving. I kind of wish I could just hibernate in the house with the kids, and have my groceries delivered.
-- I haven't done a lick of work today, and I'm actually at work. How does that happen? Oh, wait. My mind is just not in it.
-- I feel so utterly lazy and can't change my attitude. I need to snap the eff out of it. But I can't.
-- I am secretly angry at my 5 yr old for being afraid of everything. He is ruining my good time. I don't know what to do for him and I'm afraid it's going to rub off on the 2 yr old. No amount of reassurance is working.-- My 2.5 yr old has a paci and WE love it. Judge away
He'll be
weaned from it when he's potty trained - at 3. Sorry, that touched a
nerve. In a funny way.
thanks to jennied