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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.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Re: 10 Things Tuesday
1) My house is a mess and needs to be cleaned so bad. I think I will do it today since I have people coming over Sunday.
2) DH is going to take me to see Puss and Boots today. I am a little embarrassed to admit how excited I am to see it.
3) I think I am going to start some Christmas shopping today I am feeling like I am in the spirit.
4) I don't think DH and I are going to put up a tree this year because of us moving. I I may change my mind though.
5) I love weather and wanted to be a weather person when I was a kid.
6) My math skills are sub par and this is why I got my degree in Journalism instead.
7) I love to wrap presents, its my favorite part of the holiday. As a result of this my grandma would have me wrap all her Christmas gifts every year for her.
8) My loser ex-boyfriend is suggested as a friend to me on Facebook all the time. I want to just block him but part of me is so curious about what is going on with him.
9) Starbucks has this new hot chocolate with salted caramel. I think I may need to get some today as a reward for making it through Monday.
10) I made homemade mini pumpkin doughnuts on Sunday and they were incredibly good.
DH really wants to see this too so don't worry about being embarassed
1. I am in a really crabby mood so I feel really bad for anyone who has to interact with me today.
2. Because of #1, I have my door shut and I'm hoping people take the hint to leave me alone.
3. How I Met Your Mother used to be one of my favorite shows. Now I'm getting kind of over it and I think they should end it while it is still pretty good. It just has really gone downhill over the past few years.
4. I'm only 7 books away from reaching my 50 books in 2011 goal I set for myself on goodreads. I was waaay behind at the beginning of October but all my work trips have helped me catch up. There's something to be said for being bored in airports and in hotel rooms.
5. I'm actually really proud of myself for #4!
6. I am extremely excited to be going home next week for Thanksgiving. I haven't been home since Christmas and I just need to see my family.
7. Although I am dreading the drive and I feel bad because Bella has to go to the PetHotel.
8. I'm in the mood for Mexican but I've been extremely good about not buying food for lunch so I hope this craving passes quickly.
9. I love 10 Things Tuesday but it always takes forever for me to come up with my list so I am always intrigued by how many people post between when I start my list and when I finish.
10. Could someone explain to me why "Pumped Up Kicks" just came on my Best of the 80s station on Pandora? Fail.
1. My boss is gone this week so I do not have anything to do ALL week. (Which is fine but I feel like it's a waste of my time/his $$)
2. I did 7 loads of laundry on Sat and 3 onSun and I still have a minimum of 2 more to go. How did the clothes pile up that fast?
3. I am super hungry and the only thing I want is Panera for lunch, but it's too far away to go get it so Subway will have to suffice
4. I want to start training for a half-marathon for next October but I have NO clue where to begin.
5. I am super excited that Thanksgiving is next week because it is my first Thanksgiving with my husband
6. I am constantly trying to come up with fun & creative ways to fill my time since I am only working part-time and am no longer planning a weddin
7. I want to start Christmas shopping for everyone, but I have NO idea where to begin
8. My husband wants a $2000 TV for Christmas, but I am having a really hard time justifying spending that kind of money when we already have 2 working TVs in our house
9. We don't have TV at our house to save $$ and it's driving me insane! I want to be able to watch my shows when they come out on a TV NOT on a 10" computer screen
10. I am not looking forward to writing over 150 thank you cards in the next month
When I wrote mine I wrote a template and had DH help me. It helped cut down on the time. GL getting them done!
1. I gave myself a manicure last night and it's already chipping. So I'm irritated with that
2. I get to go "home" next week and let my mom cook yummy southern food for me for 4 whole days...I'm PUMPED
3. My honey is coming with me to meet my mom for the first time!
4. I get to spend Thanksgiving with the man I love and almost all of my family (Dad and stepmom won't be there, but I'll get to see everyone else). I feel so blessed!
5. I haven't been to the grocery store (except to pick up ice cream
) in about 3 weeks. I'm just about out of food. I have 1 pack of oatmeal and 3 cans of soup left.
6. I still don't have time to go to the store today, unless I skip the gym (which I really shouldn't)
7. This will be my first gym trip in months
8. I have to take Bella to get a shot tonight. I hope they don't charge me for an exam too. It's just a Bordatella since I have to board her next week
9. I found a place to donate old textoboks from college this week, so I'm super excited. I didn't want to move those. Again.
10. I'm tired of craigslist scams. I keep getting emails even though the listings all say cash only, local pick-up. I'm about to get nasty with one guy who emails me on the same listings every.single.day.
Ditto this. I knocked my TYs out in about 2 nights while watching TV. I'll be damned if people were going to talk about how long it took me to get my TYs out (SIL I'm looking at you...). I think I had about 70 to do so it didn't take that long at all.
It was funny because ILs went to a wedding the Saturday after the wedding and people had commented how they already had their TYs from us. MIL was very happy with me
1) I made a real effort to clean my apartment this weekend, but then the vacuum broke. So I quit.
2) We actually have a second vacuum (DH's old one) but it's buried in our storage locker. Who knows when DH will get around to digging it out.
3) I supposed I could dig out the vacuum myself, but let's be honest - I'm not going to.
4) I'm already feeling stressed about spending holiday time with my family. There is drama every year and I can't stand it!
5) I'm really looking forward to the first big snow. Go ahead and hate me but I looooooove winter!
6) I need to get DH a birthday gift, graduation gift, and a few Christmas gifts in the span of one month. I don't know what I'm going to do - I don't have that many good ideas!
7) I was sure I had a cold when I woke up this morning feeling like crap. But I'm much better now so hopefully it was just a fluke.
8) The license plates on our car expire in 2 weeks and DH still hasn't mailed in the renewal form even though I remind him every.single.day. Grrrrr!!!
9) I made a roast in the crock pot yesterday. It's so amazing to come home and have dinner hot, ready and waiting for me!
10) I need to find more good crock pot recipes so I can repeat #9 more often.
#4 I feel your pain on this one. Christmas has become so much less enjoyable to me because of the family drama.
#6 Could you possibly get him one really big gift?
Is it scary that 4 out of your 10 apply to me as well!?!?
2) We had to go into the ped's office today. They weighed DS and he is 10 lbs 5.5 oz.
3) The nurse said they like for babies to gain about an oz a day and over the last 18 days, DS has gained over 26! He's my chunky monkey.
4) My neighbors on both sides put up xmas decorations already. I really just think it is too early for xmas decorations.
5) The only exception to #4 is if you put up lights but don't turn them on until thanksgiving.
6) I really need to go grocery shopping today. Hopefully DS will wake up soon, eat, and go right back to sleep again.
7) My cat is laying on my lap. I just moved a little which prompted her to dig her claws into my leg to stay on. Ow.
8) I'm halfway through my maternity leave. I can't believe how fast its gone.
9) I have had dessert after dinner almost every day since DS was born. It's a good thing BF helps you lose weight. Otherwise I would be doomed.
10) DS has finally started smiling at us. I love it when he smiles!
1. DH has to work on Saturday and can't come to my grandma's party....I'm bummed.
2. I need to find a gift for her, or a least a card -- any ideas? (it is her 90th birthday)
3. This past weekend DH and I got motivated to clean up the house, and finally cleared the living room. I also sanded the drawers on the dresser that I'll be painting.
4. The bad news is that I don't want the woodgrain on the dresser to show through the paint, which means that I'm probably going to have to spackle the WHOLE dresser. It is over 5' long and has 12 drawers. Ugh.
5. I got some rose gold hoop earrings as a gift yesterday, and I LOVE them.
6. I had Qdoba for lunch and it was delicious.
7. I lost the first rhinestone out of my watch. Not surprising, but still annoying. I wonder how much it would cost to have it replaced...?
8. I have had this window open for several hours (!) trying to come up with 10 things. I'm seriously lacking in ideas today.
9. I'm excited to decorate for Xmas this year. We haven't really done anything the past few years because of travel and renovations, so I want to go all-out!
10. At last, #10! My favorite crayon is Cerulean, it is a bright aqua blue color.
That is a little scary, lol!!
1. We went to Indianapolis over the weekend for my nephew's 2nd birthday.
2. I was pretty nervous about making a 5+ hour drive with a 6 week old, but Lily did pretty well overall.
3. I think nephew was sick, even though BIL/SIL kept saying that he was just teething and that's why he was drooling and his nose was running.
4. Now Emma is sick, Lily is sick, and I'm not feeling the best either.
5. I'm currently at my parents' house making sugar cookies for Thanksgiving.
6. I'm done with my Christmas shopping for Emma, yet I guarantee I'll still be buying random things here and there in the next month when I see them.
7. Christmas time with kids is so much fun.
8. I think I'm going to ask for a cakepop maker for Christmas.
9. I'm craving some bread and butter right now.
10. I hate that I always seem to "post and run" on the board nowadays.
1. I feel like I have been abused after an entire day testing a 7 year old with severe ADHD.
2. Im finally feeling better from the cold I had all last week.
3. My birthday is less than a week away and I have no idea what I want.
4. Though I think DH is going to get my an iphone for my B-Day.
5. I hate having my birthday so close to Christmas. It sucks.
6. I am so excited for Black Friday shopping, even though I havent found anything I really want.
7. Because I dont have anything I really want, I think I might get a bunch of Christmas shopping done.
8. I have no idea what I want Im going to make for dinner tonight.
9. Im jealous of everyone who is pregnant.
10. Ive been so busy at work I havent had much time to get on here lately.
You can do this online now. Its really quite easy.
1. I've been so busy today I haven't had a chance to nest!
2. I started eating chocolate today at 8:30 am. Mmmm!
3. We had a meeting during our lunch hour (normally half hour for me) and it was catered.
4. I love long lunch meetings because I can count it as work, since it's a meeting, and I don't really have to do anything.
5. I am SO tired today.
6. I'm doing my first doggy play-date at the shelter tonight. I'm a little nervous!
7. I'm so glad I made tonight's dinner yesterday. I'm too tired to cook.
8. Ummmmmmmmmmm...
9. I want to go on a LONG vacation.
10. I love kittens.
1. Since we're talking about TY's, we still haven't rec'd 1 from the wedding in FL that DD was in.
2. I'm beginning to think we probably won't get one.
3. I'm sad to hear the Salem Twnsp ppl are trying to shut down Three Cedars Farm for some reason.
4. I love the color of the trees today w/the sun hitting them (what's left on the trees).
5. I wish it was light out later so we could take a walk after dinner.
6. Glad we have leftover pizza in the fridge, I have no desire to cook tonight.
7. Dinner Wed. is at church, so that buys me time before Thurs. dinner.
8. I just have been unmotivated lately to want to cook anything.
9. I love when I say something to DD & she replies "yeah, you're right!" Hmm, I doubt she'll say that in 10 years, LOL!
10. DS will be 18 months on Thurs. Wait, didn't he just turn 1?!?!?
1. Yesterday was my birthday!
2. I still have a few years left before I 'stop counting'.
3. My mom made a birthday cake for me, but I don't really like cake. I'm not even sure I finished a whole piece.
4. I'd like to shake hands with whoever invented 2nd floor laundry.
5. I thought we'd decided on having chicken for dinner but DH just said we're having leftovers. OK, whatever!
6. I installed a baby gate at the bottom of our stairs today and didn't measure correctly so now I have 4 extra holes drilled into the wall.
7. I'm hoping DH doesn't notice. Not likely.
8. I had a Caramel Mocha from McDonald's today - it was surprisingly good. Any other coffee drink I've ever gotten from there was terrible.
9. The fans in our bathrooms automatically turn on if they sense extra moisture in the air. It doesn't happen often, but it happened today and scared the crap out of me.
10. I need to find a different place to store sippy cups because they're within reach of J&J. Their favorite thing to do is take them out of the drawers - and I'm constantly putting them back. It's a never-ending cycle.
2. I'm going to try to tackle my living room during naptimes this week. We have company coming Saturday and I'd like it to be done for them.
3. I'm super excited to see my parents in 7 days. Not that crazy about spending the weekend before with dh's friends.
4. I'm also overwhelmed with the departure time/arrival time of the guests. Friends leave Tues morning (I have to get T to school early in the morning) and then my parents arrive Wed for a week. Not much time to prepare for Thanksgiving!
5. I did my nails today- T asked for his nails to be done too. I did one nail and one toe. dh wasn't pleased.
6. My nails are already chipped- from taping my living room.
7. B fell and smashed his face on the corner of the stairs- bloody chin and lip. He's ok but I feel terrible.
8. I'm determined to join a gym and go a few nights a week.
9. I'm determined to do a "happiness project" of my own.
10. My child is currently driving me crazy with his whining about going to bed.
Getting back to it- my diet and exercise blog
Losing it...Without Losing it
Our renewal form says we have to mail in proof of insurance. Not sure why - maybe because it's the first year we've had this car? Otherwise I totally would just do it online myself and be done with it.