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Friday Randoms
Trying to keep the board going on a rainy, dreary Friday. And I figure everyone has random thoughts...even lurkers. 
Re: Friday Randoms
The best thing that has happened to me since I started taking zumba regularly is that I don't pee my pants when I jump anymore.
I have to find some old fashioned clothes pins for a project Noah has to do for school, and I have no idea where to find them and if they even make them anymore.
I have a lot of work to do, and don't want to do it because it's boring.
This made me LOL as the last time I zumba'd i swear I spent more time running to the bathroom then zumba'ing
Apparently I should go to Zumba more to take care of that!
Also on the clothespins - try walmart or a craft store:)
My mind is mush, I have no good random thoughts other than I wish I'd win the lottery so I didn't have to work.
Oh and my kid went from using the potty regularly to giving it a giant eff you. Oh well, ordering another shipment of diapers...
I am cranky and exhausted. Mason had the stomach flu earlier in the week, and now I am sick with a sinus infection. I am annoyed with DH because now all of a sudden he claims to be sick too, which he does every.single.time that I'm sick, even though he has no symptoms whatsoever. I blame his drama queen of illness bsc mother for this behavior, which annoys me even more. It's probably irrational, but I'm tired, sick, and cranky, so I am super annoyed by it.
On the positive side, we are leaving for Florida soon, so I'm excited for that. (Also glad that we're getting our sicknesses out of the way now.)
I have a lot of work to do too...I don't feel like doing it because I have zero motivation. I wish I could find a job that I really like and enjoy doing, but I'm pretty sure that doesn't exist for me.
I'm just whiney today. I can't stand whiney people, so I'm even annoying myself!
ETA: I will add something positive to my whiney post. I am glad I had c-sections so that I don't have to worry about peeing my pants during zumba.
I am proud of your accomplishment Amber.
I also need to find some motivation to do two smallish tasks today so I can complete a specific larger task. But there is no solid deadline or need for this to be done and that makes it hard for me to want to do said boring tasks. But finishing it would take it off of my plate and that should feel good, right?
I have been bitten by the interior decorating bug hard. All I want to do is paint things, and buy decorative items. We have been in the house 9 months and while we have been chipping away on projects the whole time it is all I want to do now. Trying to hold back my crazy so K doesn't get too freaked out by the obsession.
I did 30 day shred on wednesday and I am still really sore from it. damn you Jillian. I forgot how much she hurts me. it is an abusive relationship.
Thanks to the snow in northern Ohio today my parents are coming tomorrow afternoon instead of coming tonight. I know I should be thankful that we aren't getting an enormous storm that could cancel Heather's party...but now I am feeling overwhelmed by the preparations for Heather's party that need to be done by two adults instead of four.
On the positive side, I know that Heather wants to watch some Star Wars movies for her birthday, so it looks like she'll be getting her wish!
I'n tired and have no pressing deadlines at work. I would rather be at home prepping for the party. I'll definitely be in list making mode at lunchtime!
Also, I'm really getting bogged down by the day to day routine. I sort of hate routines, and it feels like my mornings and evening during the week are the same thing over and over. Pack the lunches, feed the cats, do the dishes, fold the laundry. Nothing hard, I'n just getting annoyed by the repetition.
Is that random enough, Amber? :-)
I'm a lurker and I'm finally going to introduce myself!
I'm in the Fox Chapel area and currently have a 9 month old daughter. We are due with our second child in September! Both my DH and I work in the city. I look forward to contributing to the group.
Welcome, and please stick around!
I hate paperwork. Steve and I are both off today & spent the last two hours filing and organizing paperwork, bills, etc that have been thrown into an ever growing pile on top of our filing cabinet. Now we're ready to tackle our taxes.
I love how I feel after spinning class, but my butt is still in terrible pain following each class.
Im excited to go see Django Unchained today.
Winter storms ruin my life. I had a client with a schedule change for a flight leaving today and Delta's hold time at 8:30 was 4 hours. Luckily I circumvented their involvement and I didn't have to wait.
I have been unnaturally excited about getting dinner from a pierogi truck that will be at Northland Library tonight.
I also have SO much to do and no motivation or focus.
I'm in a funk. I'm not sure if it's due to my lack of sleep or what.
Amy, I'm feeling the same hatred for repetition. My weekends are the same as M-F.
Meghan, my DH does the same thing with illnesses. He always is "WAY SICKER" than me. It's maddening. I hope you feel better soon.
I guess it's b/c G is almost a year old and I'm remember being pregnant and giving birth, but I'm starting to feel sad again about what a horrible and different experience I went through. It makes me sad that I could not hold him for several hours after birth
I feel like the moment they put the baby on your chest is a very precious moment that 99% of other moms have and I was robbed.
Blah.
Yay for not peeing at zumba! There is one song that I really have to squeeze it in for...sorry for the tmi.
Here's my random...I hate Baby On Board signs. I have no idea why, they just make me irrationally mad. Like do you really think thats going to give your baby extra protection?
Also, as I was telling Sami while discussing first birthday parties, Pinterest makes me feel like I suck at life.
I'm usually not a "keeping up with the Joneses" kind of person - but holy shiz, I feel inadequate while perusing just about EVERY board on Pinterest.
if it helps, EJ is 5 now and the poor thing has never had a pinterest quality party. Nor do I ever expect to go that over the top with the party themes. It isn't my style. I take no joy in cutting out hundreds of paper anything and gluing them to toothpicks so the theme continues through the appetizer platter. I pull ideas from pinterest, and keep track of recipes I want to try or like. and just remember you never know what is beyond that perfectly framed photo. I like to imagine their lives are as chaotic as my own.
Ha! I remember that about Zumba! I never stayed with it long enough to cross that threshold
Some random thoughts:
Today's Wessy's birthday! I can't believe my little buddy's two! He feels very special that he's gotten two phone calls this morning (you can't understand a word he says but he loves talking on the phone).
I'm almost done with the last Hunger Games book and I'm bummed! I wish there were more. I feel like the free Kindle books I've been stock piling won't live up.
I recently was added to our neighborhood's Facebook page and I'm not sure it's such a good idea! It seems to be a platform for drama.
I read an article in the local paper about the move to privatize liquor sales and I'm so hopeful. I would love to be able to grab a bottle of wine from the grocery store like everyone else in the nation.
Not sure where you live, but we found some at the Trader Horn store in the McCandless/Wexford area. We made "reindeer" ornaments at Christmas time!
We are doing a new song now that we have to jump. Not just like a jumping jack or bouncing around, but literally jump as high as you can (and like bend your legs up if you can). Last night I realized after I did it, that I didn't pee once...and it's a LOT of jumping. But, a sneeze - all bets are off.
haha. so true. my neighborhood's FB page is the source of much of my entertainment throughout the workday. people really amaze me! every once in awhile there is a helpful nugget of info.
my random is that i made a pot of chicken noodle soup on Sunday we've had the same thing for dinner every night this week b/c i was too lazy to cook. H just left for a ski weekend so I will probably have cereal for dinner tonight
ps- i just bought clothespins at Family Dollar
no - they are the squeezy kind
Yes - just the wooden pin with no spring.
Thank you! I don't live out that way...but at least I know they still make them and hopefully a store near me carries them.
Well said, soul sister.
I had all these grand plans for his 1st birthday and it has turned into "sh!t, what can I get really quickly at Paper Mart before they go out of business!?!" His party is loosely going to be baby Mickey themed. And by loosely I mean his invites, banner and cake candle. Ha ha! I'm sure we'll manage to have a great party anyway.
Ryan, it took me a long time (I'd guess at least a year) to let go of that little part of my mind that was upset by the delivery and post-partum experience I had. I don't know exactly what changed but I know that I've let go of it now and come to peace with it. Give it time and don't beat yoursefl up for feeling that way!
This is exactly why I don't do and probably never will do Pinterest. I don't need something to make me feel like I'm not doing enough; I can generate adaquate guilt on my own thank.you.very.much! And my daughter will be 5 in May and hasn't had that quality of a bday party ever either!
I'm procrastinating because I've been swamped at work with a big project and am going cross-eyed. I also think I just nodded off a few times in a meeting with my boss where he was leading a conference call. I am exhausted!!
Happy 2nd birthday Wes!
I'm also considering eating chocolate exclusively for lunch today, and wash it down with a few diet cokes. I need sugar and caffeine bad.
On a happy note - I am going shopping at Nordstroms tomorrow for new work clothes since I now have to dress up. I already got a bunch of bright tops and some skirts at Loft this week. I can't wait!
I went to Piloxing last night and my hips are killing me. I also learned that I really need to increase my cardio, I hate cardio. I love strength/weight based classes, hate cardio.
I have a crap ton of stuff to do for my sister's shower next month and I feel very unmotivated.
I am totally unmotivated to do anything at work today. We had our monthly sales meeting then had to listen to the a webinar about HVAC equipment. It was like listening to the teacher in Charlie Brown for an hour.
I need to make collection calls and I have been putting it off for a week. Seriously is the worse part of my job.
On a plus note, Nordstrom is amazing. I got a purse for Christmas 2 years ago and it did not hold up at all. It stained and cracked and it was $500. They replaced it and I got a gift card for the $50 difference. Maybe new shoes are in my weekend?
DH is the same way. We all went through the flu this week. Me-Moday, Nolan-Tuesday, DH and Brinley-Yesterday. DH insisted on going to the hospital for an IV. He does that every time he gets sick, he thinks he's dying. This time he was convincing--so we went to the ER, where they basically said that yes he was slightly dehydrated, but would have lived to tell the tale. So after getting home at 4:30 and getting the kids back to sleep I had to get up and go to work today because I had 2 important meetings.