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I am over kids throwing tantrums in public places. Yesterday at mall store, kid threw jacket on ground and screamed for an entire 3 (not exaggerating time at all) minutes while mom continued looking for items. I was SO frustrated listening to that kid scream and the mom "ignore" him. People were staring and she seemed oblivious. It is not fair to me as a shopper and the people forced to listen to your kid scream because you can't control him.
*This does not refer to parents attempting to control kids*
On a much different note, I was late to work 3 days this week due to shower sexy time--and I don't even care that I was late, it was well worth it
Oh I got another one...
M's birthday isn't for another 3 months and I have already started planning it. I already know what theme I want to do and possible present.
DH got a new job 10 weeks ago and doesn't have really any vacation time to speak of until next year. My vacation time accrues throughout the year and also rolls over into next year. I don't really keep track of it so I asked my boss how much vacation time I had yesterday... 10 DAYS. lol
All that to say... I didn't feel like working today, so I took a vacation day.
I'm going to run a few errands and get my hair done... LOVE having practically nothing on the agenda.
I had JJ's birthday theme picked out in September - and we already have his theme for next year picked out. :P
H gets to come home for Christmas this year [didn't think he would], and the only thing I can think of right now is the quality sexy time we'll get in before there's none until February. It's sad.
I'm bored to tears at work and feel like I'm doing absolutely nothing. I actually wish I had stuff to do because sitting at a computer and surfing the Net for 8 hours a day is getting really old.
I'm making a C in one of my classes. I have never had below a B in any class I've ever taken, so I'm super stressed out about this, and I need at least a C for the class to count or else I have to retake it. But the class is pretty hard, my teacher sucks, each test is worth 20% of your final grade (and I totally bombed one of those tests), and I obviously haven't been spending enough time studying. Ugh, I am not looking forward to this final next week. I'm ready for this semester to be over, I'm seriously sick to my stomach from worrying so much about this stupid class. I've never had this problem before and I totally don't know how to handle it.
I snapped at a coworker earlier this morning. He was working on an order and after he was done with it, the order cancelled. He kept making comments acting like it was my fault that he wasted his time on it. And I made a comment back in a not so nice tone. And I don't even feel bad about it. Sometimes I get tired of being all nicey-nice to everyone. I don't feel good, I have 256 gallons of snot flowing out of my nose, I have heartburn, I'm stressed about finals, and I'm stressed about Christmas.
Okay, pity party over haha.
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I deserve flames for this, actually. DH and I are seriously considering hiring a cleaning person. It's not that we don't have time to clean, it's just that we both hate doing deep cleaning.
The thing is, we're not at all picky about how clean the house is (cluttered or kitchen counter dirty, yes we care and will deal with it right away, but mopped and baseboards dusted? Not so much.) So we'd only want to have someone come in sporatically because we're also cheap. I have no idea if what we want actually exists.
Someone tell me to put on my big girl panties and go clean the damn bathroom already (which, due in large part to our hard water, really is a 30-45 minute chore.)
My H told me 'happy birthday' this morning via text message... after leaving without kissing me goodbye. We weren't fighting or anything. He just did it. And, it bugs me that it bugs me. I feel
Also, I haven't gotten a birthday OR Christmas OR anniversary gift from H in... oh, about 4 years. The last Christmas gift I did recieve from him was a cheapie WalMart picture frame that he gave to me 'wrapped' in a WalMart sack. 3 days AFTER Christmas. It makes me feel petty to even get irritated about this, but I do. I put so much thought and effort into each birthday, Christmas, and anniversary. And, I try to make them important, because to me, they ARE important. It's not so much that I want my husband to buy me things... I just want him to put a little bit of effort into the day. It makes me sad that he doesn't. And, my feelings get hurt.
Both of these things make me feel like I'm being petty and ungreatful.
Man, that would upset me too. It doesn't sound at all like you're getting upset about possessions - it sounds more like you're upset about his being inconsiderate of you. This may be an over-obvious question, please forgive - have you talked to him about how this makes you feel?
Toby: Go get yourself a new car. To heII with him. If he can't be a big boy about it, then he doesn't get a say.
Amanjay: I'm the exact same way. Exact. And I can't seem to find a good cleaning lady. The last two I've had SUCKED. One didn't even bother to dust last time she came.
TJ: That isn't being petty at ALL. I didn't get an anniversary card this year, and I was pissed. Not getting presents or anything, and being acknowledged via text? I think you need to have a serious talk with your H about how you expect to be treated. You deserve presents!!
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Toby: That's ridiculous. I agree with ginger - get your own new car. H has kinda been like that lately...he's getting antsy to get a truck or SUV, but he doesn't want to give up his car [which is paid for, but he poured in a good $7K in alterations to it since he got it]. He doesn't get a new car until 1.) we get a new family vehicle, and 2.) he's willing to part with his car. It came down to WWIII in our house over it once, and I'll go toe to toe again.
Fuzzy: You go girl.
TJ: That's not fair that you put in all the work to make special occasions special, and your H just sends you a text on your birthday. I would be livid. You need to have a chat with dear 'ol hubby - you deserve to be all sorts of spoiled on birthdays!
I am the same way. Still haven't seen A Christmas Carol. I also want to see Bodyguard. Never seen that one either. Or any of the Harry Potters after the first one!
Nope. I am sorry, but I hear you loud and clear. I clean but it is SO draining, we are thinking of getting a cleaning lady too. It is only dh/me/dogs and it is so hard to keep everything organized/neat. It is killing me too because I love a clean house but I just can't muster the energy anymore.
Okay, now that I've gone on about my awesome day, here are the not-so-nice confessions.
I'm PISSED that parents of the first performing group tried to eat the reception food before the other groups performed. I'm proud of my band parents for telling them they weren't allowed to partake until the concert was over, even pulling out a program and showing the note "reception after all groups have performed" that I purposefully included after the same damn thing happened last year. Rude rude rude.
I'm PISSED that the parents of the other two groups besides my band and jazz band brought essentially nothing to the reception but gladly ate the food my parents provided. I'm tempted to say that my parents are no longer providing anything but I hate having a concert with no reception.
I'm PISSED that my band parents got stuck cleaning everything up, AGAIN (this is our second concert this semester and third event with food). It's completely unfair.
I'm tempted to just go off on the other director about all of this, even though I know she hasn't been able to get her parents to be helpful. It's not totally her fault, but I don't know who to b!tch to. I don't know if I just got the luck of the draw or if she's just not doing her job well enough.
Toby - As far as the truck, trading it in when you are out of the money on it is NOT a good idea. Does the $200 less per month include rolling the unequity of the old truck into the loan of the new truck? Can you use savings to pay off the loan rather than rolling the unequity into the new loan?
TJ - My father is just like your husband. For 20 years of my life, every holiday, birthday, anniversary, etc was AWFUL because he would never get her anything and she would be mad. My solution was this: Make a list of the things that you want. A week or two before the big event, give it to him and say "We are going to buy my anniversary present now. Get out your credit card." Then put his @ss in the car and go to the mall. Yes, it is unromantic. But you get what you want. My parents have been doing this for twelve or so years now and now it is kind of a "thing" with them and BOTH of them really enjoy it. Its kind of a hoot.