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I am usually a very tolerant person when it comes to others and their differences. BUT, when I was getting my nails done yesterday, a girl came in to the salon and sat down three people down from me. She lit into a conversation with a perfect stranger about how much she LOVED Twilight (she was probably a few years younger than me or perhaps around my age) and had read all of the books "hundreds of times" and had even found an illustrated character book that went in depth about their personalities, hobbies, etc. She had names of all of these Twihard blogs she followed, and went on and on and on about how she had done more to get involved with the storyline and characters.
She said she had a Twilight tattoo on her back, and was drawing a shoulder piece next. She had on aqua pj pants, a black twilight t-shirt, and a beanie with some sort of pokemon-esque character on it. She was getting seahorses/octopus painted on her nails. (Why? No clue) She then went on to tell the stranger sitting next to her that she had been painting her truck (an old one--her words--but still) to represent Breaking Dawn and she was so excited to drive it to the premier. The stranger asked her what exactly on the truck she painted and she said THE ENTIRE THING. Omg. She said something about a tree and a sunset and glitter, etc. She made sure to let the stranger know that it was temporary paint so that it would come off when she decided to change it up.
I was speechless. So was the girl doing my nails, the lady sitting next to me, the lady sitting next to her, and all of the nail techs. All I really wanted to do was take her to Target to get her a new set of (non-Twilight) books, a pair of jeans, and some acetone to get that awful design off her nails.
FFFC: I can't stand my co-worker. There, I said it. The flameful part is, she's perfectly likable. She's nice to me, she asks me to lunch fairly regularly, and I think she *wants* to do a good job at work. I just really, really don't like her. It could be the fact that she's not good at her job, it could be her total lack of common sense, it could be that she dresses sort of trashy (I can't say fully trashy, b/c it's not like she's coming in with patent leather mini skirts on, but frequently you can see her stomach, she wears cheap, gaudy jewelry, and ugly high heels with skinny jeans - her position is one that requires her to meet with clients). Call it a personality clash, but I can barely stand to be in the same room with her.
Anyway, equally flameful, she confessed to me the other day that she and her H are starting TTC. UGH. The company I work for is very small, and I a) don't want to be pregnant at the same time as someone else in the office; b) am a little worried about how this might affect their attitude about me getting pregnant (having two pregnant women in one small office might be a strain); c) am worried it might affect how lenient they will be with my time off. I know it's dumb to be worried about this stuff (who knows if I'll ever even get pregnant), and it's really petty and childish (ha) that I'm pissed that she's TTC at the same time as me, but there it is. I can't help it.
My baby will be way cuter.
Ooh! Ooh! I have one!
FFFC:
I don't understand people that constantly feel the need to update what they are doing WHILE they're doing it. I mean, for heaven's sake. What happened to just being present in the moment? These folks are more concerned with announcing their activities to everyone than actually doing the activity. It makes me want to say, get off your phone and pay attention to real life! It's just silly.
AW:
I really like the people I work with, a lot. They're just delightful people, and it really does make such a difference.
I am totally getting a HP tattoo. It will be small and subtle, but it's happening. I will not paint my vehicle or wear aqua PJ pants in public, EVER. Anyway. Just had to throw that out there.
http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/news/pregnant-hilary-duff-its-better-to-wear-tight-things-20111511
The headline of this article along with the picture made me LOL for hours.
Honestly, it drives me crazy when pregnant women wear tight clothes in the work place and not maternity clothes. Look at Hilary. She looks like a stuffed sausage. Not attractive AT ALL.
Small and subtle > shoulder piece. (Really, anything's better than my Britney Spears copycat fairy). You're on the right track!
And you're a librarian--you are completely justified in letting the book related freak flag fly more so than others.
Ditto me on this. I've had this planned for a while, and at some point will go get my HP tattoo. And.. it will be on my wrist.
AW: I'm so flippin' excited about the new dog I can't stand it.
my bookshelf!
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FFFC: I'm super annoyed that the results from the 11k I did last Friday are still not posted. I don't understand why it would take a week or more just to post the results online. It's even more annoying that they updated their website saying the results would be posted on Thursday 11/17 and they're still not up.
AW: I was a little hesitant when I took this math tutor hotline position. I was so worried a student in Calculus or Trig would call with questions and I wouldn't remember how to do it. The other night, a girl in AP Calc called in and needed help with 5 questions. And I was actually able to help her! And she said I was more helpful than the certified math teacher who was working the hotline the night before. That sure was a confidence boost
This hotline job is making me realize how clueless kids are about fractions. It's pretty sad. Actually it's making me realize how kids think math is just a whole bunch of stuff to memorize (like using a trick to multiply anything by 9 or just memorizing all the multiples of 7). Not that there's anything wrong with memorizing stuff or coming up with tricks to remember things, it's just sad that they don't actually know what's happening when you multiply 7 by 2, for example. They just memorize 7 x 2 is 14.
Kaylee & Cole 06.14.08
8/6/11 First 5k! OG&E Expo Run 34:47
9/3/11 Brookhaven Run 5k 34:18
9/17/11 Healthy Sooners Fun Run 5k 33:38
10/15/11 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 33:31
10/29/11 Monster Dash 5k 32:06 PR!
11/11/11 Veteran's Day Run 11k in Dallas 1:13:15 Instant PR!
1/28/12 Texas Half Marathon 2:38:03 Instant PR!
3/25/12 Earlywine Dash
I agree! A stuffed sausage in a yellow casing. GROSS!!!
ME TOO. I really love the first one (not so much the placement, though) and I love the placement of the second one - I'm considering "It's real for us..." and in white ink. May be lame, but I love them.
I agree that Hillary Duff looks ridiculous, but in my opinion she's in that awkward "looks chubby not pregnant" stage that everyone goes through.
That being said, I completely disagree that pregnant women should wear "only maternity" clothes. There are most definitely ways to wear fitted clothes that look adorable and polished. This just wasn't it. There's no need to wear a tent all the time.
I don't think pregnant women need to wear a tent either. I do think they need to wear decent clothes. Buying "normal" clothes one size larger than you normally wear does not cut it. I do not want to see ANYONE'S belly button sticking out while at work.
Well yeah, people need to buy things that are appropriate and fit, but that's not about pregnancy so much as common sense. Though at the end, there's sometimes no stopping it no matter what you buy. God I was such a whale.
I am starting to think people who say "you can't spoil a baby" are full of crap. Baby C will be laying down and screaming and as soon as I pick him up... he's magically not crying anymore. Spoiled! He also hates being in the car and he always cries (if he's not sleeping). I'm starting to resent him a little because my time with Big C is compromised. I can't talk to Big C, or listen to stories in the car or talk about things we're doing because Baby C is SCREAMING.
Ok, now something nice because I do love the little guy.
Baby C is a good little sleeper and he smiles this huge smile every time our eyes meet. The smile/giggle is so big it rocks his whole body!
One more FFFC. It drive me crazy when people say 'nursing' referring to breastfeeding. As in: "I was nursing him" or "He needs to nurse" Those are perfectly normal things to say, I'm just a freak and it gets under my skin.
ETA: Another one. I'm going to be a teeny tiny bit worried if I don't start my period tomorrow. My cycles are wonky because I'm NURSING (haha) but I'm starting to get a little concerned.
Today has sucked on campus. I hope to never, ever experience a day like today while I'm working at OSU [or while I'm alive, for that matter].
I'm moving DS to a new daycare in a couple of weeks. I'm dreading putting in the two weeks' notice at his old daycare [which probably needs to happen today].
1. I cried on my way home while listening to them talk about the OSU plane crash on the radio. Brings back a lot of memories from 2001, I was a sophomore at OSU then and will never forget that time...I'm so sad that the community is going through that pain again. And I keep thinking that the coaches' families should be planning their Thanksgiving activities, not funerals for their loved ones. Life is really really unfair sometimes.
2. I wore maternity jeans today because they are so effing comfortable. They're too big (which is a good thing lo), so I really should retire them and that bums me out because I do NOT look forward to shopping for jeans.
3. I bought the Sexiest Man Alive issue of People magazine today. Bradley Cooper? Yes, please.
4. Being a working mom is hard. I knew it wouldn't be easy, but damn. I feel like no matter what, some area of my life is getting put on the backburner. I don't like that feeling--it makes me feel like I can't handle doing what many many women do just fine.
5. For the first time ever, I wish our families were a little closer to us. They're only ~40 minutes away, but it'd be nice if they were more like ~15 minutes away. It's completely for selfish reasons, but it would be amazing if I could take G to MIL's so I could run errands or do something for myself (for example). I'm a little jealous of people who are able to have their families more available.
6. I feel extra fat this week.
I think this is true for everybody. I don't have any kids, but I've definitely been coming home and not having enough time to do everything I need to do. Then I get so stressed thinking about everything I need to do that I just sit at my computer and end up doing nothing instead. Kudos to you for doing as much as you are with a baby!
AW: We're going on vacation next week to Zion National Park and the Wave! Finally- I've been looking forward to this trip for 4 months now! I'm taking all week off work, even though we're only going to be gone for part of it. We're going hiking, and I've spent months at the gym getting in what's probably the best shape of my life in preparation.
FFFC: H has done nothing- or next to nothing- to get ready for this trip. He's done nothing to get in shape, unless you count thumb muscles from playing video games. I'm going to be so frustrated if he's not able to do the moderately strenuous hikes I want to do because he's too tired from the first day's hike.
Also, I've done all the planning. Two weeks ago I gave H his one other task for the trip- call 2 restaurants I found that will be serving Thanksgiving dinner and make reservations at one of them. He still hasn't done it. Every time I ask him about it he's completely forgotten until I say something. After an entire day hiking I need a full meal, but at this rate we'll be eating beef jerky for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Thanksgiving.
I don't think you are doing anything wrong or not cut out for it. I feel that way too though. I think more often than not, other women are struggling too and just don't show it to you (we can be really good at hiding stuff and creating a facade I think).
A girlfriend who is always so patient and soft spoken with her kids and I were talking the other night and she told me about when she just went off on her kids. I never would have thought she ever did that, but she did. I told her it made me feel better because I have done that too. None of us are pefect, and you are doing a great job, mama!