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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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Monday Moans-
I dont have anything really much to moan about, just this crappy weather- looking like it's gna be a sweats kinda day!
let them go girls
Re: Monday Moans-
I tried skipping my period this month by starting my BC pack right away (this has successfully worked in the past). It totally failed this past week, and it's going on day 5 and the cramps suck.
The whole point of me trying to skip it is because I didn't want to deal with it at work. Figures that this time it won't work. I'll have to convince on of the aides to cover my classes for a few minutes in the morning and afternoon so I can take a quick bathroom break or two (normally I have to decide if I would rather take a bathroom break or scarf down an uncrustable sandwich- there's not enough time for both
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oh no
I was always to afraid to try and skip mine...lol
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-- The weather is cold & rainy, booo.
-- I have to go the hospital for pre-admission testing today. Having gallbladder surgery next Monday. I know it's a simple surgery but I'm super nervous because it's my first surgery!! = I know several people who have had that surgery so it kind of makes me feel better lol.
Mine is long.... sorry I just need to get it off my chest.
I'm pissed at friends who are coming to visit today. While I was pregnant these friends (2 female college friends of DH's) were pretty much MIA; they wanted nothing to do with us and would invite everyone from our group of friends out and not us....the 2 or 3 times they DID ask us to hang out it involved really late nights (starting at like 11pm) - not exactly something I was able to do while pregnant.
Since Sam has been born, they started bugging us almost daily to come visit. We gave them an idea of what our schedule was like (we've had family here every weekend, but saw absolutely NO ONE during the week/weeknights) and they kept complaining that we were too busy. Finally about 2 weeks ago, they asked me if they could come over Monday of this week around 7pm - I explained that Monday was bad, DH had a Knights of Columbus meeting at church, and I start Sam's bedtime routine around 8, so they'd only be able to visit for about 45 minutes. So they offered Tuesday, and I said that was fine, but we still got her ready for bed around 8pm. No reply.
I didn't hear from them for like 10 days, so I assumed they weren't coming over...until I got a text (this past Saturday) to let me know they were coming Monday. So here I sit, dreading this visit. I know that if DH were to be here the whole time it might go better, but I know as soon as he leaves for his meeting @ church I'm going to hear about how stupid I was for having a baby during grad school (their mantra to me after DH & I got married was "no babies during grad school"), how I'll never graduate or finish my thesis, how I don't get to do anything "fun" (i.e. I can't go get drunk whenever I want to) and how we've been so busy and we never see them anymore, etc. etc. etc.
And of course I won't open my mouth because I am too polite. Damn manners.
Sorry for the really long moan, I can't really whine about them to DH because, well, they are his friends.
awe Steph- Im sorry....one thing when you have a baby, you really start to see who your friends are! They really dont understand your life has completely just changed (of course for the best)
keep your head up xoxo
My only moan is that I canceled my sub job today because I had a horrible migraine this morning complete with dizziness and insomnia, but now I feel better and I'm mad I couldn't make some $$.
Hugs to everyone who needs them! And a cup of hot chocolate!
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Some of y'all need some hugs, so I'm sending them to you!
My only moan is I'm exhausted....but I'm exhausted because our new kitten and I are adjusting to sleep patterns so it's OK.
I didn't even submit this quarter's grades yet, and am already planning for spring & summer quarters. Fun!
And Steph- why do they care if you take little longer to finish your master's degree?? Life shouldn't stop completely just b/c you are in school! I have a few friends who had kids while getting Ph.D.s. Sure money was tighter, but they generally had more flexible scheduels and worked harder when they were at work (ie no more leisurely lunches or random conversations).
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Adding on to my moan....My cousin and her bf....now fiance...just got engaged a week ago. She is already mandating what she wants. Uggh..everything will be in CA and I am already in a wedding in CA this coming April. So many plane tickets and events..sigh.
I have a LATE moan-
last year we did thanksgiving here well we were supposed to do it here again this year...well my mom was going to get the turkey and we were going to get everything else this week well she ended up buying everything else Saturday...so she JUST tells us today she doesnt want to bring everything here so she is cooking at her house, (NOT MY FAULT she bought everything) meanwhile his brother and dad are supposed to stop over so another reason we wanted to do it here again....so i text my brother & told him we may not see them and he asked why so i told him my mom doesnt want to lug everything here and he basically said if I plan to host a holiday to buy everything and dont expect my mom to buy it all then things like this wouldnt happen- when i NEVER told her to and he's basically saying it's BS...and throwing a guilt trip on me that it's my holiday and I should take responsibilty for all the food....
and lately she's constantly throwing digs to me that she hardly ever sees the baby and just little *** meanwhile my brother barely even talks to her or barely sees them but that's ok! IDK Im just sick of being the 'bad guy' all the time it's not that easy to go out there with the baby all the time being she is still on a nap schedule and it's not like they like 15/20 min away it's close an hour....I guess this just pretty much was the straw that broke the camels back or however that saying goes lol-
sorry this was long I jsut have no wher else to vent!
Hang in there girls!!!
I don't know why they care....probably because their opinion is that I can't do it all and/or that taking the extra time is a "waste"....and I agree with you; we actually hoped (and were lucky enough it happened) that I would get pregnant during the end of school so I could stay at home while I finished my last handful of credits (I have 12 left, not like I have 20-30 left!) so that I could stay at home for a while. I love being able to stay home with Samantha until next fall or so. I likely won't be able to stay home like that with any other kids we may be blessed with later, and I'm glad I get to spend this time with her now. It just makes me mad when they imply that getting pregnant was a "mistake" - because my sweet baby girl is NOT a mistake. Grr.