That’s So Monday

[tj]

Actual before and after footage of me today.

[tj]

Colombian kcup with almond milk creamer. I have switched to NutPods (TWSS) at home, but still have my sugar stuff at work. It’s like a vacation.

Kids were something else this morning. First P came down in long pants and long sleeve shirt. It’s 90 y’all. I told her she needed fo switch to a short sleeve or tank top. (She throws fit.) Then she comes down in a tshirt and a sequin costume mermaid tail skirt. I tell her that is also not acceptable for school. (She throws fit.) Finally puts on shorts and a tshirt. E comes down crying that none of her undies fit her bubble butt (she got it from her mama) and her shirt is too short for school. (She also throws fit.) Then the kids fought all the way to school. Good times, good times.

[sarenu]

I see we have the same children.

No school today they went to a camp ground with some family friends.

I finished my second to last training, drinking the remains of my coffee alone in my house with work.

I currently have a hair mask on cause I have no time for self care.

[rhymeswithdisco]

I had two cups of Peets french roast this morning.

I somehow stupidly forgot to refill my meds last week so I missed my effexor dose this morning. Hello brain zaps and fatigue. Hopefully the refill will be in soon.

[nikkipal]

I had drip coffee with hazelnut creamer this morning. We were at the ILs this weekend which was fun (lake house), but I didn’t get much accomplished since we didn’t get home until about 7 last night. This coming weekend we’re going to my dad’s house. We have tickets to the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit, which I’m really excited about. I need to contact M’s dentist bc she has some shark teeth and I think she’ll need a few pulled.

[Speedy]

We all got up early-ish (for us) so we could go get the rental while the van goes to the shop this week. Surprise, they gave us a Wrangler. So we're a temporary Jeep family. We've been contemplating buying one in the future (it would be helpful for our out in the middle of nowhere property) so this is a good test run I guess! So there is plenty of coffee with hazelnut creamer.
I took the convertible carseat out of the back of the van before we took it in, so I'm going to clean it and W is going to go in it when we get the van back. Made it almost a year, but she's almost 20 lbs so it's getting a bit much to lug around.

[ovenrack]

I had lovely cold brew decaf with garden stevia and whole milk.

We dog sat for my cousin’s Pitt bull mix this weekend, and my cousin just came to pick her up. She’s 9 and the sweetest, mellowest dog in her old age. It was a great experience. A still doesn’t want a dog. I’ll have to wait until the kids don’t need me anymore.

Now I’m spending the entire day catching up on cleaning that I’ve been avoiding. Blah.

[DGM]

Two cups of Walmart Donut Shop coffee with cream and sugar. My kids woke up early for them and fought so much at breakfast that I lost it on them. I then had my Zoom counseling and am now emotionally exhausted. Can I just go back to bed?

[mc13]

Columbia roast with milk and sugar. Yesterday, we spent the day at T's uncle's house in PA swimming all day. We didn't get home until 9pm...of course, they were all up before 7am.

I started my new job today! It's only a few hours these first weeks, at my own pace, so I can learn the product and her business flow. So I spent a bit getting started on that while the girls played and then spent the rest of the day looking at furniture so I can set up an office space. 😂 Then I just ran out to the bank to be added to the PTA banking account. That is it for today. I defrosted pasta sauce so we can have that for dinner.

[sarenu]

Out by out HOA lake trying out a new paddle board.

We should have ordered 2…

[rugger]

Aug 16, 2021 11:03:24 GMT -6 ovenrack said:

I had lovely cold brew decaf with garden stevia and whole milk.

We dog sat for my cousin’s Pitt bull mix this weekend, and my cousin just came to pick her up. She’s 9 and the sweetest, mellowest dog in her old age. It was a great experience. A still doesn’t want a dog. I’ll have to wait until the kids don’t need me anymore.

Now I’m spending the entire day catching up on cleaning that I’ve been avoiding. Blah.

I need a picture of an old Pittie mix. I miss my old girl...

[milano]

Today was full of commitments for me, but I started the day with 3 extra large cups of hot coffee so I powered through it all. Kid Dr appt, haircut for myself, board meeting.

J ripped a spindle from the balcony yesterday so I'm currently googling how best to fix it. He said he didn't even pull hard so that's really helping my already-existent anxiety about dogs and children and balconies (it's been a long recurring nightmare of mine that my kids or dog fall off a balcony to their death). Wtf. I don't even like the railings and have dreams of someday replacing them with metal but now is not someday so I need to fix the wood.

We have had a smattering of obnoxious, yet pricey house expenses this month and I'm very annoyed. Hot water heater, fridge issues, dryer issues, broken cabinet piece and now this. Why.

Sorry that was a lot of complaining! I'm drinking wine so that will help.

[milano]

Omg today isn't even Monday.

[Speedy]

Aug 17, 2021 18:54:40 GMT -6 milano said:

Omg today isn't even Monday.

This was me last week lol

[ovenrack]

[mapleme]

Aug 17, 2021 18:52:52 GMT -6 milano said:

Today was full of commitments for me, but I started the day with 3 extra large cups of hot coffee so I powered through it all. Kid Dr appt, haircut for myself, board meeting.

J ripped a spindle from the balcony yesterday so I'm currently googling how best to fix it. He said he didn't even pull hard so that's really helping my already-existent anxiety about dogs and children and balconies (it's been a long recurring nightmare of mine that my kids or dog fall off a balcony to their death). Wtf. I don't even like the railings and have dreams of someday replacing them with metal but now is not someday so I need to fix the wood.

We have had a smattering of obnoxious, yet pricey house expenses this month and I'm very annoyed. Hot water heater, fridge issues, dryer issues, broken cabinet piece and now this. Why.

Sorry that was a lot of complaining! I'm drinking wine so that will help.

If the balcony makes you nervous and you don't want to deal with a pricier fix right now, you can install something like this:https://www.amazon.com/Safety-Banister-Assorted-Balcony-Install/dp/B0871D2JXF/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=stairway+net&qid=1629250599&s=home-garden&sr=1-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEySDFXRFpSMk9VRjMyJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNjM0NTU4MUdTNEIySVlTVFg2MSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwODU4NjM5Q1Y3NFJBTkdRRlhQJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

We put that on our stairs when the kids were smaller because our stair railing is very widely spaced and a toddler could easily fit between the spindles. 

[ovenrack]

Omg it worked! 4x the charm.

[rugger]

Aug 17, 2021 19:40:12 GMT -6 ovenrack said:

🥰🥰🥰 thank you. That made my heart happy.

[sarenu]

Omg OR that is one gorgeous dog.


Glad you got it to post.

[ovenrack]

Her name is Ramona and she’s 9 and when she was young she jumped all the time and made H scared of dogs for years. But they’ve grown up together and now they’re fast friends.

It was such a great weekend to remind me of the benefits of (adult) pets, but A still is dead set against a dog. He held the leash for twenty two minutes on a single day out of four days. Sigh.

The kids even picked up poop!

[charlotte]

I had a work presentation that went terribly. 😞 MH had bought me a cake and champagne to celebrate tonight and now I’m just drinking my sorrows at 4pm. I will be eating the cake out of the container with a fork here shortly.

[DGM]

Hugs to you, charlotte.

[tj]

I’m so sorry charlotte. That sounds like the perfect way to console yourself. Mope all you want tonight. And when you wake up tomorrow, shake that shit off and move on like the badass rockstar that you are. Im proud of you.

[rhymeswithdisco]

I'm sorry charlotte