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Re: Tell me about your day.
When does the school year end? Sorry you're going to miss your kids.
You sound so sweet as a mom.
Well only because she refused to take a bath and has been fighting them for a few days. So she took a shower with H and screamed the whole time.
Wine = Woop Woop brand Shiraz. A friend bought it for us and I like it.
Sorry your day was so shitay. That is awesome that you're starting a photography class!! I hope it's a good class.
Oh, that kind of sucks. D hasn't been big on bathing for a while. He bathes a couple times week usually. I guess that's a gross mom confession. Oh wells. The girls love baths and take them usually daily.
What a bizsnatch! Hope she works part-time and won't be working tomorrow.
Wow moe. It sucks so bad having a back injury. I loved lying flat. I wonder if you could get something prescribed for the heartburn? Who cares about the house. I hope you start to feel a little better soon.
You sound like you're already feeling so much better, I love it.
You should post some photos you take.
I really enjoyed learning to shoot in manual. I need to get back to focusing on photography at some point. I think it's an awesome hobby/interest.
Sounds nice! Enjoy your easy day!
Don't I wish. No, she works full time, same hours as me, so I have to put up with her bttch ass all the time. I almost quit my job today, but H is convinced that we won't survive if I take a pay cut to work somewhere else. Even though I'm currently in school full time to change my career, which he can't seem to understand will mean starting over and probably taking a pay cut to begin with, even with a degree. We are mid argument about him being ridiculously unhelpful in my employment decision making right now, actually. I think I'm just going to go to bed. I'm sick of this day.
Sounds like you got a lot done. Hope your throat is feeling better tomorrow.
Yeah bed sounds like a good idea. Hopefully your H will come around because you sound pretty unhappy in your current job and if there's another option it'd be great if you were free to pursue it with the possibility of feeling better about going to work.
I don't know. I don't know much about the train system.
Morning: Ran 2 miles. There were a TON of snails out since it rained last night. Snail dodge obstacle course.
Mid-morning: Left for sales appointments. A couple sales I thought I had in the bag have backed out. Boo.
Afternoon: Back home, emails, blah blah.
Evening: Home with H. Watched Veep, Modern Family. Had drinks and TJ's Barbeque chicken pizza (so good!).
Now: Facebooking, Nesting.
I've been thinking a lot about my anxiety issues this week. I only took one Xanax pill and have backed off the caffeine (very difficult for me, since I don't sleep well and am tired a lot). I had one "spell" where I was feeling a lot of anxiety but I turned on the radio to distract myself. So, I dunno. Maybe this whole thing is in my head.
Awe thanks!!
Me too!
That's really interesting about your anxiety. So you're feeling like you can manage it with distraction? Is caffeine related to anxiety/anxiety inducing? I only get anxious talking to people. Sometimes I get hyper aware of myself and feel insecure/inadequate, lolz.
Honestly, I'm not sure. I guess I really need to "track" it and see when I am feeling it. When I was anxious this morning, it was related to a specific event, so I don't know that I can tie it to caffeine, but overall I guess you should try to reduce stimulants?
I originally went into the doctor because there were several situations where I was anxious that made no sense. Like logically I should have been fine. I think my doctor thinks it's situational but I can't say I'm comfortable with his suggestion I just take Xanax every day. Especially when it turns me into a zombie. And when everyone I've talked to has pretty much reacted with horror that I would take Xanax on a regular basis.
If it's situational then talk therapy and self-talk might work.
I use self-talk (also, breathing) for stress with the kids, usually when I am on a deadline (trying to get them out the door for a scheduled event).
I don't know why sometimes I feel anxious around people and sometimes not. I can be anxious around a person one day and next I am fine with them. I am so weird, lol.
I think it's good if a person can avoid meds. It depends on how debilitating your anxiety is.
Made H take a half day so we could take both kids to the pedi for well visits. Both are huge and perfect.
Then we went to our storage space and got clothes (Freddie is going to be stuck wearing some pink jammies LOL) and the Boppy, Bumbo and the Snap & Go stroller, which I'm going to sell on CL.
Then we got home and fed both kids, Edith played outside and Freddie napped. I washed clothes and sorted out the girl stuff to sell on CL
What was for dinner?
And in case you're already asleep, good night.
Coffee pot malfunction. Fed baby every 2 hours. Pumped 3 times with a baby on my lap, dripping breast milk everywhere. Feeling subhuman. Got excited when the UPS man came to the door and disappointed when he dropped the package and hurried off before I was able to answer. Gave baby a bath. Did some laundry and dishes (yay!). Talked to my mom on the phone for a little while. Had near meltdown at the end of the day. H came home and took baby; I went for a walk and felt better. Got short-term disability check already! After dinner, passed out on the couch for a couple of hours. Debating whether to even bother trying to get Joanna down long enough for me to catch a couple more hours of sleep before 4 am. Midnight until 2 am is usually so stressful, but we are doing good here in front of the tv.
Annoyed by what I have to offer here in this post.
Tamb, when I was on maternity leave, I found it helped to go somewhere every day. Getting the crap together, getting out, doing something, coming back, killed a lot of time and made me feel human. Remember the only thing you can't do when the baby is awake is sleep. Take a shower with her in her bouncer, etc.
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bathed and fed the baby
took the baby to the exploratorium where she had a blast
back home cleaning the house while baby plays
DH took baby for a run while I went to the grocery store
cried in the produce section because I suddenly had a vivid memory of making my father an apple pie last fall. his last.
fed, bathed and put the baby down
made dinner
All in all, a good day.
We went to the Astros game with my whole office. Best part is we all got to take off for it at 11:30am. And the Astros WON! YAY!
Then went home and relaxed.
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