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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.
Friday Say Anythings
What's on your mind today?
Re: Friday Say Anythings
Last night I went to bed early about 7:30, and I didn't sleep very well. At 3:30 a.m. I'm up feeding the baby, so to pass the time I start reading on my phone. I belong to a private preemie group and this week in Tampa they released a story of a 23 week mirco preemie. I haven't sleep very well this week, because I keep having flashbacks of A and C's time in the NICU. Obviously their time in the NICU was minor compared to this little girl journey. I'm so grateful for doctors and nurses who cared for my girls, and I wish that no baby ever has to experience life in the NICU.
On another note we are having my department holiday luncheon today and I'm happy to report that we actually going to Baltimore instead of DC. I've been working here for 6 years and every year we have meet either in Columbia, Bethesda or points south. It must be a Christmas miracle!!! Oh and I plan to eat to my hearts content today!
What rescue are you using? I hope you hear something soon.
We're taking our cat to the vet tomorrow and I had to call our old vet to get his vax records. Uhhhhh - we are super overdue for his vax, like by 3 years. I feel like anasshole.
We still have barely any Christmas decorating done. We have a wreath up and some poinsettias. I really hope we make some progress this weekend!
My cats are super overdue for visits too. I feel like a total jerk, but they throw such a hissy fit when I take them to the vet I just put if off.
The same thing happened to me, minus the flu. I just got my cards in the mail today and I have a lot of shopping left to do!
BFP#1: 01/10, M/C 6w -- BFP#2: 06/10, M/C 5w -- BFP#3: 09/10, DS born June 1, 2011
BFP#4: 07/12, M/C 5w3d -- BFP#5: 12/12, EDD 08/18/13
Decorate This
I love wrapping gifts, especially Christmas gifts. It takes me hours and hours. I have 4 large plastic boxes that take up the entire space under our guest bed filled with wrapping supplies. My ILs make fun of me for how I wrap gifts and think I judge them for how they wrap their gifts (which I absolutely don't - it's something *I* like to do, I don't care what others do).
Our guest room will likely be converted into DS's big boy room sometime next year. I need to be realistic and drastically pare down my wrapping supplies so they can be stored somewhere else!
I have so many ideas for holiday baking that I haven't baked anything because I can't decide what to make! I want to make chocolate covered salted caramels, but I'm afraid. I've never made candy before!
BFP#1: 01/10, M/C 6w -- BFP#2: 06/10, M/C 5w -- BFP#3: 09/10, DS born June 1, 2011
BFP#4: 07/12, M/C 5w3d -- BFP#5: 12/12, EDD 08/18/13
Decorate This
I'm ordering cards today.
I have bought a bunch of stuff online, but I think I need to go to the store nows - ugh.
This is where I am. I need to hit up TRU, in person. Bracing myself.
Kathryn sometimes I think we are a lot alike. LOL I don't take my cat to the vet unless he needs to go. He stays indoors and he's happy and healthy.
The puppy was in one of his moods the other night and ran under the Christmas tree got caught in the lights ran out and the entire tree with all the ornaments and lights came crashing down. I was at work so I told dh to just put the ornaments aside and I will redecorate. Well, I still haven't!
I would post a pic of it but it's not working.
My throat is killing me. I have had no voice for 3 days now and I am continuing to strain it at work talking over a bunch of people who aren't listening to me anyway over the intercom.
I really can't stand people who are so ignorant when it comes to pitbulls. A coworker of mine last night said "what is a nice girl like you doing with pitbulls". It's people like him who are keeping these babies from having a chance at life. It's discrimination any way you look at it. It's surprising to me that most of the time I hear these comments it's coming from people who get discriminated against all the time either for their choice of lifestyle or color of their skin. I would think that they would know better and not ever want to be like the people who wrong them. OK rant over
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I'm starting to think I have PPD, and I'm scared by it.
I have to get a mammogram today and they told me "no lotions, no perfumes, no deodorant". I'm paranoid that I'm going to flucking stink when I get there.
I want Christmas to get here - I'm excited to give the presents I've gotten for people! I hate that I have to wrap them first. I like the *idea* of wrapping things all pretty, but when it comes time to do it, I'm ready to just drag duct tape around the box until it's covered and say "ta-da!"
I'm a contractor and have had very little in-person interaction with anyone at the company that employees me. I work on-site each and every day and have only set foot in my employer's office once - for my interview. The recruiter who brought me in called me today and said that he and the contract manager for my assignment want to take me to lunch next week. It's a nice gesture, but I SO don't want to go. I'm envisioning awkward small talk with two men who I barely know. I'd rather work through lunch and get out of the office earlier.
I've had a bad week. I had some fun stuff scheduled next week that I now have to miss thanks to some stupid medical issues and I'm bummed over that. I'm really looking forward to having a lot of time off over the next 3 weeks.
Switching gears, I wish that we still had a book club going. I used to look forward to the meetings, it was kind of fun to meet and hang out with some of you all in person!
I wish I could host a book club but since I can't, I'm hoping someone else will next year!
I have been feeling under the weather for a few weeks now. Every time I start to feel better, someone else at work gets sick.
DH is making super garlicky pasta tonight with garlic bread and I'm excited!
I feel bad for my nephew. I worry that he already doesn't get the attention that he needs. With baby number three on the way, I fear it's going to get worse. I love that kid so much.
After the tragic shooting today, I was slight jumpy at the grocery store. It's scary to think something like that can happen anywhere, at anytime. My heart breaks for those families.