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random confessions
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For some reason I get really judgey when I see people drinking iced coffee with a lot of cream in it. I cringe when I am in line and hear people order extra cream and extra sugar. I feel like it is the same as drinking a melted coffee ice cream. Meanwhile, I have no problem eating half a pint of Ben and Jerry's in one sitting. I am a hypocrite and I know it but I can't stop.
I wear a pair of "walking" flip flops to work, and change into "fancy" flip flops once I get to the office. I usually leave my walking ones under my desk and while I am working I will take my fancy ones off and on depending on how fidgety I am feeling. More than once I have managed to put on one of each when getting up quickly, and didn't notice until I was already halfway down the hall. I must look so ridiculous.
Re: random confessions
I used to drink coffee like that. LOL. Not anymore though. I finally acquired a bit of a taste for it, but I do like it on the sweet side (and prefer milk over cream anyday!)
I'm insecure...we are throwing a party in 3 weeks and I sent the evite out and I'm afraid no one will come. I have this worry about the baby shower being thrown for me too.
Oh and I'm browsing birth announcements on vistaprint and am seriously playing with names on the announcements and considering at the top having The Booster Family
DH, Punky, Doggy
as the family. Is that lame or what.
I don't think that is lame!
Now for my own confession....
We are having dinner on Sunday with one of my best friends and her husband and on Sunday and I think there is a really big chance that she is going to tell me she is pregnant. I have this suspicion that she is pregnant because she came to our house last weekend for a party and did not have a drop to drink saying that she was driving home. Normally even if she were driving she would have one or two drinks over the span of the eight hours she was here. She knows we have been trying for a while now, and I think she is hesitant to tell me because she thinks I will be upset. Now I will be very happy for her, but also a little sad for myself....so I have been practicing in my mind what to say.
Does she know you have been trying? If so, hopefully she is very sensitive to you and your feelings. I think a "Congratulations, I am so happy for you" and a hug will suffice. Ask how she is feeling, then move on.
I have a friend battling major IF- for over 3 years. It was really hard to break the news to her but she actually wrote me a letter afterward, thanking me for my sensitivity and kindness in how I broke the news. I think if you have shared your struggles with her, she will not gush and go on and on (hopefully). GL. I will be thinking of you.
FWIW, I don't think anyone noticed when I didn't drink all those weeks! LOL.
After being a barista I cringe when people order the frozen coffee drinks. Most of them have a scoop of this special powder that keeps the drink from separating, and this powder scoop is about 450+ calories on its own, before flavor or espresso, yikes.
My own confession now, I'm going to assume these are flame-free? I have a close friend who I absolutely love, but sometimes she's too happy. Like over-excited about everything, I know it makes me sound like a total jerk, but its just overwhelming at times.
Is she on medication? One of my good friends is on medication and when the shrink ups her dose too much she is like, severely giddy. I have to tell her to go back and have it taken down a notch. It's not her fault, but it is wayyy too much for my sedate personality to handle.
Good luck. It sounds like you have a good attitude about it and hopefully your friend will be sensitive.
OMG! That is ridiculous. I love that chain restaurants put nutrition info online now. I almost always look stuff up before I go. 450+ calories for a drink is crazy.
She knows. I am sure it is going to be difficult for her to tell me. I will be super excited for her because babies are so wonderful and super exciting it is just a little like "ehhh why can't that be me too" sort of feeling.
Haha, no, she's not on medication, she's just super bubbly and a wee bit non-confrontational. She actually apologized once when we disagreed on liking/disliking a particular movie. I've known her since we were freshmen or sophomores in college and that's just always been her personality, and I just have a dry sense of humor and a more mellow personality.
We're also both in people-oriented/helping professions and sometimes she'll pull the "how did that feel?" counseling stuff on me, and I have to put the kabash on it, we're not at work, friend I'm just trying to vent.