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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.
Re: confession session & good thoughts tuesday
Good thoughts to my aunt and her family. She's had a few OK days at home, they had a very nice "Christmas" over the weekend, and yesterday she became a grandmother again! My cousin was not due until the end of December / early January. I don't know many details, but the baby is tiny (less than 6 pounds, if the info was relayed correctly). Middle name is after her grandmother. I just hope that everyone is doing well, and am so happy that my aunt will be able to hold her newest granddaughter.
Good thoughts for all who need them.
Confession: I haven't decorated my tree yet. I haven't sent my Christmas cards. I haven't wrapped any presents. And I'm not even all that disappointed that both sides of my family have cancelled their annual holiday get togethers / parties this year. I just can't get into the Christmas spirit this year.
Confession: I HATE THE NEST RIGHT NOW! I was in the middle of purchasing a Groupon when the stupid Citi Ad came up and shut down all my tabs! Screw you!
Good thoughts to those dealing with a loss during this holiday season
Good thoughts: to Alicia, Dee, Corry, and everyone else dealing with loss during this holiday season. Hugs to you all.
Good thoughts: to all of you during this season, hoping you all get the health and job news you want!
Good thoughts: asking for a few here - I've had hives and angioedema swelling for like 4 days now and this is enough. I'm guessing it's a reaction to the cold virus that has been floating around my house but it's NOT fun. No food changes, no medicine changes, no other changes (soap, detergent, nothing). So I have no idea what's going on but having to take Benadryl means lower milk supply and grumpy baby... time for a lot of water and some fenugreek I think. Ugh.
Good thoughts: for a job for me. Applied for a few with some help from friends and family, fingers crossed for something to come along. Also supposed to meet with Jerred's new boss to talk about her connections if I can get these hives/swelling under control.
Confession: I fed Maddy last night when she woke around 12:15am. I was just wanting sleep, it was her 5th wake up (all just really fusses, not crying), I was worried b/c I've been on the Benadryl, and was worried she had pooped .... So I fed her. Back to Ferber tonight though, I can be tough ;-)
Confession: I'm secretly happy we don't have to go to MN for the holidays this year. The 2 day drive in each direction was going to be a nightmare, and I hate feeling like my daughter is second fiddle all the time. I'm happy to go to RI for Christmas and then be home for a long New Year's weekend just the 4 of us.
"It's not a sprint, it's a marathon." - Alex & Ani bracelet
My blog: Dodging Acorns
good thoughts to alicia, dee, corry, and everyone else who has to deal with more sadness than cheer this holiday season
good thoughts and job vibes to me & michele - we're both calling in favors wherever we can and i know she's as sick of job hunting/applying as i am.
good thoughts to everyone else who needs them
confession: i am glad that michele doesn't have to go see her ILs this christmas. who wants to spend that much time in transit only to spend time with people who sound like they kind of blow?
confession: i'm glad we're staying here for christmas. we are going to spend christmas eve with friends here in DC and christmas day just us and i'm looking forward to a low-key celebration that does not involve my not very considerate relatives.
Good thoughts to Alicia, her aunt, and all of the family during this tough time.
Good thoughts to Dee and Corry too. Hugs!!
Good thoughts to all those nesties looking for jobs (Michele, Joanna); I hope something comes up soon. Also sending out good thoughts that my husband finds something too. Maybe it would help improve his mood????
Confession: I'm feeling overwhelmed with the holiday shopping; birthday party planning; other birthday shopping; and just regular every day things like working and paying the bills.
Ack! I forgot an important one. Good thoughts to my awesome aunt who is battling breast & bone cancer; may she find herself the miracle that she deserves.
And good thoughts to my coworker/friend who is battling leukemia for the third time; please let him get through this, stay strong, and kick it's butt again.
good thoughts: to everyone dealing with a loss, with difficult family situations, who are looking for jobs, who are sick, who have sick kids, and anyone else that needs them.
confession: I'm totally over anything regarding the consumerist side of Christmas. I read an article on boston.com a week or so ago about Christmas trees and ordering them online, and the woman in the article said that it was so much better because picking out the perfect tree at a tree lot was a "stressful experience." If picking a tree is stressful, I'm sorry, but you are doing it wrong. People in stores are pushy and jerks. On Saturday, I witnessed someone get out of their car and scream and give the finger to someone that was blocking an intersection (granted they shouldn't have been blocking the intersection, but really?). I'm over the crowds, the 20 emails I get a day saying "BIGGEST SALE OF THE SEASON!", "stressing" over the perfect gift. I'm done. From now on, Christmas is going to be about family, spending time, giving time, giving gifts from the heart, giving to charity, celebrating faith and my son. Live simpler, live happier. That's my new motto.
confession: I can't wait to be done with work. 3 more days of commuting to Boston and I'm done. I'm so excited. Next week I will be relaxing, cleaning and baking and I absolutely cannot wait.
I could not agree more and opened this post to put this as my confession as well! I am so sick of the commercialization/consumerism/excess consumption and people getting stressed out and over spending due to the pressure to buy someone the perfect present. I argue with my husband every day that just because his family can afford to spend a lot of money at christmas does not mean we need to reciprocate with a gift of equal monetary value!!!! I try to avoid shopping at all costs this time of year because it just makes me sad and angry (and I'm not even religious so it's not even that aspect that bothers me). I love the holidays and spending time with family and giving small thoughtful, meaningful gifts. The rudeness & stress I could deal without.
Good thoughts to all who are dealing with a loss or illness in the life, looking for jobs, or just need some extra thoughts.
Confession I have yet to put up my tree and if it wasn't for Landen asking I don't think I would.
Confession: I am so happy to be done, I have to attend a dinner tonight and can only in ASL then I'm done for five weeks. I secretly don't want to go back but I want to be done with school so i have to.
Confession: Landen has been doing so good potty training we have had him in underwear while we are home. But yesterday I could not clean up one more pee spot and put him in a pull up. I would tell him it was time to go to the bathroom and he would run and hide behind something and pee! I feel bad because I let him see that I was getting frustrated by not sticking with it! My mom kept him in a pull up all day because she was running around, so hopefully tonight and tomorrow will be better.