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Post by tgrimes on Jun 3, 2019 7:29:20 GMT -6
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Post by guster on Jun 3, 2019 7:33:13 GMT -6
Morning!
Josie is going to stay at school for the whole day, so Charlie and I are here — cleaning his closet out, going to buy new curtain rods for the family room and I’d like to get him over the playground once it warms up some.
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Post by joelies on Jun 3, 2019 7:37:04 GMT -6
I'm oddly mesmerized by that gif...
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Post by wineallthetime on Jun 3, 2019 7:39:00 GMT -6
Morning! Day of cleaning and grocery shopping over here. Thinking we will do lunch at the park. I wish I were drinking a mimosa and binge watching some sort of trash tv.
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Post by tgrimes on Jun 3, 2019 8:00:14 GMT -6
Morning! Back to work over here. My manager is out this week, and early next week I want to talk to her about the whole going down to 80% work hours (work 4 days a week, take a pay cut) and I'm nervous. Like, am I making the right choice financially, for my family, for my career? Maybe I should just suck it up and stay full time, my job isn't high pressure and I like it. I just feel like our weekends are too hectic and things are slipping, like meal planning. And having an extra day with the kids would be awesome, especially before L starts kindergarten and I lose that chance with him. Gah brain is too overloaded for a Monday! I feel that way, too. I would love it if I were able to work 4 days a week. That way my weekends could be spent with doing fun things rather than cleaning/laundry/meal prep. |
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Post by nam2013 on Jun 3, 2019 8:04:11 GMT -6
mamabear & tgrimes I work three days, Dh works four, it does help a lot, but some how the days off get filled in sooo quickly. Especially shuttling everyone around. ETA i can recommend it to anyone if it’s a financially viable option! I loooooove my one on one time with dd!
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Post by guster on Jun 3, 2019 8:09:30 GMT -6
mamabear & tgrimes I work three days, Dh works four, it does help a lot, but some how the days off get filled in sooo quickly. Especially shuttling everyone around. Is school only 4 days a week there or is yh only 3/4 time? |
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Post by trtlcrzy on Jun 3, 2019 8:11:08 GMT -6
Morning. Both girls have dentist appts this morning. For some reason I had crazy dreams last night of showing up to the wrong place and then being late. So weird, because I have none of those worries in real life. I invited a couple of friends over this afternoon to bring their kids to play. mamabear good luck with the talk. Maybe you could proposition it as a trial period thing and if it doesn’t work out for everyone you could go back to full time. |
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Post by nam2013 on Jun 3, 2019 8:11:14 GMT -6
mamabear & tgrimes I work three days, Dh works four, it does help a lot, but some how the days off get filled in sooo quickly. Especially shuttling everyone around. Is school only 4 days a week there or is yh only 3/4 time? He has one day parental leave (no pay) so he works 80%. I work around 60-70%. ETA to answer your question, school is 5 days a week  . |
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Post by mwhip on Jun 3, 2019 8:12:53 GMT -6
I agree with weekends being too busy and feeling like I have no time. The best thing I do for myself, is a cleaning company. I have them come in once a month and do the cleaning that I hate. On weekends, we vacuum and I clean the kitchen up. I will occasionally clean the bathrooms, but not often (if we have people coming over or they're bad). But usually, once a month is good. There are also only 3 of us (plus the 2 dogs) and we are gone pretty much all week.
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Post by mwhip on Jun 3, 2019 8:14:59 GMT -6
trtlcrzy I had weird dreams last night too. In one, I was a bridesmaid in someone's wedding, but I didn't know anyone there. So I was just wandering aimlessly. The other dream, I agreed to babysit, but took my 2 kids (!!!) without mentioning that to whoever I was babysitting for, then couldn't find their house. I missed the street they lived off of, so I turned on the next street and the only way through was to go shopping through a store. Causing me to be even later. I never made it, my alarm woke me up.
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Post by jewels on Jun 3, 2019 8:31:33 GMT -6
I'm oddly mesmerized by that gif... I was just thinking the same thing. I kept watching it over and over. I think it hypnotized me. |
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Post by tgrimes on Jun 3, 2019 8:32:27 GMT -6
mamabear & tgrimes I work three days, Dh works four, it does help a lot, but some how the days off get filled in sooo quickly. Especially shuttling everyone around. ETA i can recommend it to anyone if it’s a financially viable option! I loooooove my one on one time with dd! I'd have to pay for full time daycare because our school only offers 3 days a week or 5 days. So H would still be going on the day I was off and then I could do all the laundry/cleaning/meal prep etc. |
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Post by jewels on Jun 3, 2019 8:34:41 GMT -6
mamabear , I worked P/T for about 1.5 years after B was born and it was the best. S stayed in school and I got the 1 on 1 time with B, but occasionally I would put B in school and take S out for special days. I miss it. I am hopeful that it works out for you. Edit - I See your situation doesn't necessarily offer the same flexibility mine did. But I still recommend it.
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Post by lahdeedah on Jun 3, 2019 8:46:55 GMT -6
Morning! Back to work over here. My manager is out this week, and early next week I want to talk to her about the whole going down to 80% work hours (work 4 days a week, take a pay cut) and I'm nervous. Like, am I making the right choice financially, for my family, for my career? Maybe I should just suck it up and stay full time, my job isn't high pressure and I like it. I just feel like our weekends are too hectic and things are slipping, like meal planning. And having an extra day with the kids would be awesome, especially before L starts kindergarten and I lose that chance with him. Gah brain is too overloaded for a Monday! Yeah it’s not high pressure, but you still can’t get stuff done at home while you’re at work. A day will probably lower your stress level at home and I think that will make it worth it. Good luck! |
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Post by lahdeedah on Jun 3, 2019 8:51:43 GMT -6
Morning!
Just work today. Probably add some online shopping in, too. I slept ok last night, but feel so tired. I think not having my regular coffee is affecting my energy levels. Need caffeine!
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Post by wineallthetime on Jun 3, 2019 8:53:23 GMT -6
I work 2-3 days and I love it! Typically Saturday we clean and are productive. Sundays are typically lazy on that sort of thing and then I make up for it Mondays. I love my days off because we do fun stuff and I typically use A's naps to do all the things around the house.
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Post by guster on Jun 3, 2019 8:58:00 GMT -6
Is school only 4 days a week there or is yh only 3/4 time? He has one day parental leave (no pay) so he works 80%. I work around 60-70%. ETA to answer your question, school is 5 days a week . How helpful for both of you!! |
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Post by joelies on Jun 3, 2019 9:42:46 GMT -6
Morning! I'm working from home today so I can sneak off to catch a bit of Col's field day. They seem to make a pretty big deal of it and he's super excited. I wish everyday was so easy getting him up! Other than that, I need to talk to my manager to make sure no one actually expects me to jump on another plane and head to San Fran for a damn 2 hour meeting. I'm thinking that the guys managing the account made a major miscalculation by not getting us altogether during the conference a week and a half ago. I just hate looking like the one being inflexible when the ask is ridiculous and a massive waste of $$ given that we were all under the same roof just recently.
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Post by cagoldi on Jun 3, 2019 9:47:20 GMT -6
Morning girls!
We made it to the party last night...almost two hours late.
But it was super cute and everyone had a good time. Baby E (can I still call her a baby? ðŸ˜) looked adorable.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Jun 3, 2019 10:36:58 GMT -6
Morning! I'm working from home today so I can sneak off to catch a bit of Col's field day. They seem to make a pretty big deal of it and he's super excited. I wish everyday was so easy getting him up! Other than that, I need to talk to my manager to make sure no one actually expects me to jump on another plane and head to San Fran for a damn 2 hour meeting. I'm thinking that the guys managing the account made a major miscalculation by not getting us altogether during the conference a week and a half ago. I just hate looking like the one being inflexible when the ask is ridiculous and a massive waste of $$ given that we were all under the same roof just recently. Definitely sounds like a Skype meeting would make a lot more sense. |
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Post by tgrimes on Jun 3, 2019 11:49:08 GMT -6
We have an appt tomorrow morning with the infectious disease doctor!
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Post by peachsmama on Jun 3, 2019 11:51:40 GMT -6
We have an appt tomorrow morning with the infectious disease doctor! That was fast! I hope they can provide some answers and insite. Although, infectious disease would not be my first choice..... easily treatable disease maybe. |
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Post by peachsmama on Jun 3, 2019 11:54:04 GMT -6
I dont feel good today. I keep alternating between hot and chills and feeling like I'm going to pass out. All I've done as far as work is send a few emails. Otherwise I'm camped on the couch. Faithful Zorro just follows me around. He wont leave my side.  |
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Post by jewels on Jun 3, 2019 12:00:14 GMT -6
Woo Hoo tgrimes! I hope they get you answers!!! Also, I posted in the private group looking for advice |
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Post by flamingo on Jun 3, 2019 12:04:56 GMT -6
Hi! We met some friends at the park in our 'hood this morning and the kids played for over 2 hours. It's beautiful here today--high in the mid 70s, downright chilly in the shade. B starts swim lessons tonight at the rec center; he'll be doing more stroke-work so he is super excited. Camp starts tomorrow so *I* am super excited about that  |
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Post by flamingo on Jun 3, 2019 12:05:26 GMT -6
Fingers crossed for you mamabear! Glad they can get you in so quickly tgrimes |
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Post by mwhip on Jun 3, 2019 12:08:00 GMT -6
I'm glad the doctor could see you so quickly tgrimes. Hopefully they are able to give you some answers quickly. |
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Post by tallb on Jun 3, 2019 12:08:50 GMT -6
Hi hi - class mom duty today, it's the lead teachers bday and I forgot to get a gift card yesterday, so had to go get a Visa gift card and drop off the orchid I bought yesterday. Then went to my 24 week appt and met with a different doc in the practice that is super sweet and has 3 kids 5 and under. Uneventful visit but did say no free reign on dessert, so my Costco haageb das ice cream bar purchase was not the best life decision 🤷.
Guess I should get some work done now..
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Post by kim22 on Jun 3, 2019 13:27:10 GMT -6
My big kids are off until Thursday so we should have gone down the shore but DH is giving the keynote at a conference today and I went to a funeral for my childhood best friend’s dad this morning. I’m going to take the kids for burgers and ice cream early before gymnastics.
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