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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.
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Randoms.
1. T woke up giggling today. It was adorable. I heard him talking to his baby this morning while he was laying in bed. I think I'll keep him.
2. My DH is nearly dead this morning. He cleaned up the kitchen last night, and I came downstairs to realize that he loaded the dishwasher (and ran it half full) and didn't put the leftovers away. So all the broccoli and cauliflower that I roasted last night to last several days was left out all night. Why, oh why would he shut all the lights off, lock the doors and start the dishwasher if he had no intention of finishing the entire job? He also compared me to my mom, so he's on thin, thin ice.
3. I have an appointment today. I'm worried crazy.
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Re: Randoms.
Good luck with your appointment.
My kickball coach just sent out text asking if anyone is playing in a cornhole league. I'm excited, because I was trying to find something else to do once kickball is over.
1. Ever since we got back from vacation, my dogs have been waking up really early wanting to go out. Before we left they would wait until our alarms go off (around 6:30) but since we've been back they've been waking up around 5:30 and whining/licking us/walking all over us until we let them out. It's really freaking annoying.
2. I am very excited to start re-doing the downstairs. After this weekend we should be finished the upstairs!
3. I haven't really done anything at work today, and I'm not really planning to do much for the rest of the day. I wish that I was more motivated, but I'm just tired.
71 workouts completed in 2012
My kid pointed to the ceiling light and spontaneously said "light". I think he's a friggin' genius.
On the other hand, I'm pretty sure at this point he knows more Spanish words than English so now I'm worried he'll be confused when he gets to school. In 4 years.
Yup. I need to find a hobby.
Yesterday on F&B someone posted about what to wear with "corral pants" and I seriously wanted to go in and offer her advice on where to find western wear just because I was feeling b!tchy.
(((hugs))) to you.
This is sort of like a stream of consciousness with a few loosely related items.
1. I am terribly excited to be in NYC with Thor this weekend, but I am totally overwhelmed by the amount of things I need to accomplish before leaving the office at noon tomorrow.
2. My nose is stuffed, and I am anxious because I CANNOT be sick this weekend.
3. I'm also anxious about hotel pooping. This is our first mini-trip, and I am not looking forward to bathroom logisitcs. Yes, I know, everyone poops. I know that when he and I move in together, this will be a daily occurrence. But I'm not used to it yet, and I'm fretting.
4. And about moving in together? At first, I was all "omgz, squee!!" and I was ponies and daisies and rainbows about it. And I do want to cohabitate. But, man. I really love my apartment, and it's a damn shame it's not large enough for the both of is. Also? There's a chance it won't work out, or go well, and that sucks. I wish I had more $$, so I could move in someplace with him, but also keep my old place for a while, just until I was comfortable.
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
My boss keeps saying my name and it's annoying me. Not the normal way, but he says it like he's in a panic and screams from the other side of the office. I'm about to change my name from Chela to ummmmm...I haven't figured it out yet.
Or, even better, send him out for coffee in the morning, poop and then shower. Hotel pooping with a new-ish love interest can be very stressful!
Use the lobby bathroom-- you can totally say you are going out for a walk and walla! No crazy pooping problems.
This is probably unrelated to your vacation, it's getting light out now around 5:30 am. They'll readjust.
Yeah that's right my name's Yauch!
These are good ideas!
Thor is pretty much nocturnal, due to his job, so I will almost definitely be up first. I can make the coffee run! Or, in all honestly, I can just drop a deuce while he snores away in the bed, oblivious.
BUT WHAT IF HE WAKES UP?
I will make that coffee run. Yes, I will.
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
GOZF - be happy you're not going to Germany, lol.
(every modern German hotel room that I've been in has windows between the bedroom and the bathroom - they have shades, but it's still completely unsettling)
I like the idea of sending him out for coffee to do your pooping, and lots of hotel bathrooms luckily have loud exhaust fans.
Yeah that's right my name's Yauch!
I would die.
Look. I am not a dainty pooper. This, along with the fact that I could grow a bitchin' goatee in roughly 3 days, are things he needn't know about me quite yet.
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
Ok you should have! That is TOO FUNNY. It was me and I NEVER noticed and no one even said a thing about it but.... I am LOL at my desk now.
Thanks for the laugh.
HA
ETA: Forgot to mention I'm just a creepy lurker here, can't keep up with this board.
A builder we had talked to in the past just emailed us about a lot that's going into estate sale soon that he wants to talk to us about doing a tear-down and building a new house. OMG, the lot is so awesome. Walking distance to everything - Whole Foods, regular grocery store, running trail, elementary school, lots of other shops and restaurants. Even our church. I want to jump out of my skin I'm so excited. Fingers crossed we can afford it.
Yesterday I wore a pencil skirt that has a really small back opening. So I was forced to walk with my legs close together and I got chaffing on my inner thighs. And I was all sweaty all day because I am 31 weeks pregnant, which made the situation worse. That skirt has been retired.
#pregnancyproblems
My 3 yr. old is driving me nuts, he is in that really whinny phase where everything is a whine. I found myself arguing with him this a.m. before I had my coffee and realized I need to calm down.
I have been busting my a$$ in the gym since late February and eating clean and the scale is finally moving. I've been trying to get the last 10lbs off for two years and 5 are finally gone. Now I just need to get the other 5 gone. /twirls
I lost my temper with Caroline this morning. I mean really,really lost it.I may have slammed some things aound. It made her cry. I feel horribly guilty for losing my temper with her. I've been super impatient with her lately and doing a lot of yelling. I know it's 100% from how stressed I am and the fact that DH gives me no help at all in the morning or at night because of his schedule. I feel like the biggest, rankest, most rotted piece of crap ever for losing my temper like that. Seriously, how bad of an example am I?
Aw, thanks wbl. The stress is 95% in the morning and there's nothing that DH can do to help. He leaves the house before the kids are up. He can't change what time school starts. The stress is mostly caused by me letting the kids sleep too late in the morning. (Because they go to bed too late but by the time we get home and eat dinner and play and get baths, it's late...what can I do?) And the fact that I let Caroline watch cartoons and it takes her for-damn-EVER to eat her breakfast. I told her this morning that for the sake of everyone's sanity she can't watch TV in the AM until she's dressed and eaten her breakfast. Mornings just suck because I have 45 minutes to get 2 kids up, dressed, fed and out the door and I'm always losing sh*t. It's just stressful and I'm always late for work. Every single day.
Crazy timing. A good friend of mine just posted on her FB this morning encouraging more people to do this...her mom is gravely ill and the platelet transfusions are really hopeful for her. I'm impressed that you did this!
Also---don't feel bad about what happened with your little girl. Everyone goes through stressful times and it doesnt make you a bad mom. xo