Thursday?

[jessila]

Being out of school on Tuesday has thrown me off all week. 

I also only drank half my coffee this morning and my coworker accused me of being in a bad mood. Apparently I really need coffee to be myself. 

My mom takes O to Kindermusik each week. She asked some of the other moms (without mentioning it to me) if I could have a play date with them. I'm almost 30 and my mom still plans play dates for me. Thanks Mom. 

[mrsmonogrammed]

I'm spiraling on planning a trip to Nashville this summer and then Disney next spring. Mostly I'm pinteresting cute outfits right now, lol.

[Widget123]

Mar 2, 2017 10:15:06 GMT -5 mrsmonogrammed said:

I'm spiraling on planning a trip to Nashville this summer and then Disney next spring. Mostly I'm pinteresting cute outfits right now, lol.

You can spiral on planning a Disney trip forever. I've read a book and joined a Fbook group and still feel like I don't know very much about it.

[Widget123]

I'm trying to wrap up some stuff at work today and tomorrow because I'm going on a work trip next week. I'm a little sad for LO because he is such a Momma's boy but I know he will survive and I am looking forward to having some me, just me, time.

[billyhorrible]

Mar 2, 2017 9:43:36 GMT -5 jessila said:

I also only drank half my coffee this morning and my coworker accused me of being in a bad mood. Apparently I really need coffee to be myself.  

It seems weird she'd say this to you. Doesn't she know that's the kind of thing you talk about behind someone's back? Not to their face?


I have a super mellow day for a change. Maybe. It's early yet and I'm sure some crisis will pop up. But for right now, I'm enjoying my tea and not having any insane deadline.

[mrsmonogrammed]

Mar 2, 2017 10:38:15 GMT -5 Widget123 said:

Mar 2, 2017 10:15:06 GMT -5 mrsmonogrammed said:

I'm spiraling on planning a trip to Nashville this summer and then Disney next spring. Mostly I'm pinteresting cute outfits right now, lol.

You can spiral on planning a Disney trip forever. I've read a book and joined a Fbook group and still feel like I don't know very much about it.

Ha, I thought outfits seemed like the easiest place to start;) when are you planning on going?

[tiffbot]

Cold and snowy day here. Made some get well cards for FIL's Dad (he fell and broke his nose). Probably try to wrangle the troops to get a quick grocery trip in, but I'm getting to the point of the year I really need to pump myself up to get them all dressed in winter gear for short trips lol. DS has gymnastics tonight. Nothing too exciting for thoughts today! Just happy it's Thursday and looking forward to the weekend!

[mrsmonogrammed]

jessila I haaate when people ask me if I'm cranky. It's almost always guaranteed to put me in a bad mood if I wasn't in one already. Maybe she thought she was being funny? I would never say that to someone!

[holliberry28]

Good Morning,

Not working and spiraling out on Airbnb looking for houses to rent for a long weekend for M's second birthday in update NY/NJ/Conn area. Tough to find a place that sleeps 10 with a pool.

Interviewing two potential babysitters - one tomorrow after work and one Saturday morning. Fingers crossed Matthew likes one of the them and doesn't cry. The one I just spoke to said she was a child psychologist in Moscow, so that would be awesome if that worked out.

[jessila]

The coworker is a man so maybe that changes things? He walked in my classroom and said "Bad mood today? You're not your normal perky self." Then I mentioned my coffee being in my car and not wanting to get it because it's cold. I did get it but I'm still not quite as perky as normal. I believe I'll be making myself more during planning.

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Mar 2, 2017 12:00:35 GMT -5 jessila said:

The coworker is a man so maybe that changes things? He walked in my classroom and said "Bad mood today? You're not your normal perky self." Then I mentioned my coffee being in my car and not wanting to get it because it's cold. I did get it but I'm still not quite as perky as normal. I believe I'll be making myself more during planning.

Yea that would annoy me. It's on par with a coworker asking you if you are tired when you arent at all tired you just forgot to wear all your makeup that day.

[jillywilly]

Mar 2, 2017 12:00:35 GMT -5 jessila said:

The coworker is a man so maybe that changes things? He walked in my classroom and said "Bad mood today? You're not your normal perky self." Then I mentioned my coffee being in my car and not wanting to get it because it's cold. I did get it but I'm still not quite as perky as normal. I believe I'll be making myself more during planning.

I work in a very mostly-male office - after a production meeting a few weeks ago (where all other attendees were men), one of the guys was like, "wow! you're in a great mood today," and someone else agreed. Ummm, thanks? Am I normally a super bitch at work? Maybe I had extra coffee that morning?

[jillywilly]

I'm really excited because we just booked an AirBNB right on Lake Huron for August. We'll go for a super-extended weekend, and SIL and our niece are going to join us for just the actual weekend. It looks amazing, AND it was a great deal. This is my first time actually booking one, so fingers crossed it doesn't backfire!

Also, I'm planning on taking DS to Toys R Us tomorrow to go shopping for a first birthday, and ironically have no clue what to buy. I'm thinking some Little People, since you can never have enough of those? It's a girl, and she has a big sister, so I'm sure they already have EVERYTHING.

[Widget123]

Mar 2, 2017 11:08:21 GMT -5 mrsmonogrammed said:

Mar 2, 2017 10:38:15 GMT -5 Widget123 said:

You can spiral on planning a Disney trip forever. I've read a book and joined a Fbook group and still feel like I don't know very much about it.

Ha, I thought outfits seemed like the easiest place to start;) when are you planning on going?

We're not going until 2018 either. I was originally planning half Disney World half Disney Cruise but decided on doing mostly Disney Cruise and only one day Disney World to start.  I'm going to save the bigger Disney World trip for when they are a little older.

[Widget123]

Mar 2, 2017 12:21:22 GMT -5 jillywilly said:

Also, I'm planning on taking DS to Toys R Us tomorrow to go shopping for a first birthday, and ironically have no clue what to buy. I'm thinking some Little People, since you can never have enough of those? It's a girl, and she has a big sister, so I'm sure they already have EVERYTHING.

Think of toys that are "newer" to come out.  For example, this may be a little on the pricer side, Beatbo. Stuff like that probably wasn't around for the big sister.

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How I'm feeling today

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+1 to anything little people for a one year old. Those toys have such longevity

jillywilly just keep a gift receipt in case they already have it

Also both my kids love any pull toy. Like those wood animal ones with a thick string attached.

[billyhorrible]

I have had the Moana song stuck in my head since the Oscars. But I only know one verse. So really I just have that verse on repeat.

[mrsmonogrammed]

Mar 2, 2017 11:52:41 GMT -5 @jemomma said:

I ask people all the time if they are having a rough day. I don't understand why that's rude. Much better to ask than talk behind their back about it IMO. But perhaps that's an UO...

To me asking if I've had a rough day is somehow more caring(?) than saying "you seem cranky". I would not be mad if someone seemed to actually care about my day/what was making me cranky as opposed to noticing I'm cranky and acting like I should fix it with some coffee.

[musicfrk2002]

I took J to daycare because he was a super duper crank today and I did not sleep enough to deal with it. Now I'm scrubbing the tub in the main bathroom because H is apparently completely useless. Pretty sure nothing has been cleaned in here since December.

[veggiemo]

Ok guys, settle an argument between me and my co worker.

When using the w/ instead of the word "with", do you put a space between the next word?
Example: when saying "with enclosure" on the bottom of a letter, do you say: w/ encl. OR w/encl.

[Widget123]

Mar 2, 2017 14:33:28 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

Ok guys, settle an argument between me and my co worker.

When using the w/ instead of the word "with", do you put a space between the next word?
Example: when saying "with enclosure" on the bottom of a letter, do you say: w/ encl. OR w/encl.

I would probably use a space but I rarely abbreviate w/. I am more likely to abbreviate w/o and if you were doing that there would definitely be a space because w/oenclosure with no space looks weird.

[billyhorrible]

Mar 2, 2017 14:33:28 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

Ok guys, settle an argument between me and my co worker.

When using the w/ instead of the word "with", do you put a space between the next word?
Example: when saying "with enclosure" on the bottom of a letter, do you say: w/ encl. OR w/encl.

Team Nospace

[veggiemo]

So I think it should be no space. Co worker has actually had me re-do letters I've drafted to include the space. And Widget123, I agree with a space after w/o. Because otherwise you've got two letters together, where as in the w/ the / acts as a divider. I'm bringing out the heavy topics today, I realize.

[billyhorrible]

Mar 2, 2017 16:37:13 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

So I think it should be no space. Co worker has actually had me re-do letters I've drafted to include the space. And Widget123, I agree with a space after w/o. Because otherwise you've got two letters together, where as in the w/ the / acts as a divider. I'm bringing out the heavy topics today, I realize.

I'd email my amazing paralegal, but I know she'd tell me to write out the word "with." She doesn't even like when I abbreviate NDA.

[veggiemo]

Mar 2, 2017 16:47:06 GMT -5 billyhorrible said:

Mar 2, 2017 16:37:13 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

So I think it should be no space. Co worker has actually had me re-do letters I've drafted to include the space. And Widget123 , I agree with a space after w/o. Because otherwise you've got two letters together, where as in the w/ the / acts as a divider. I'm bringing out the heavy topics today, I realize.

I'd email my amazing paralegal, but I know she'd tell me to write out the word "with." She doesn't even like when I abbreviate NDA.

Even at the bottom of a letter? I mean, in the body I don't abbreviate. But at the bottom I'm all about abbreviations at that point. I mean otherwise the line after the signature would look like:

carbon copy with enclosures: John B. Smith, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
as opposed to
cc w/encl.: John B. Smith, APA

[Bluedaisy]

Lo slept like shut last night and I have a wicked headache.

@jemomma for me it depends how it's asked. Like if you say "Rough day? " it's not rude to me but if someone said "wow how come you're in such a bad mood? " I'd find that rude. I can't read even explain why, maybe I feel like the first is more out of care and concern and the second is more accusing me of being bitchy.

It's kind of like when you think you look OK and someone says "wow you look exhausted"