Post by WittyLittle on Aug 20, 2015 6:56:21 GMT -5
gooood morning! pitdigger, hope your day makes up for your rough night! mumomma13, bet DH $10 that you get to bed on time. That tends to work for me lilyelayne, my morning did look like that... in the way that birds woke me up at 4.30am (gggrrr) and there is actually a patch on my bed quilt. I still use my comforter from when I was a kid :-P
Have kick ass days everyone! I'm on fire at work. I'm calling out our catering partner for transparency issues in their pricing changes for this academic year. Fun times ahead!
Morning. A huge storm is rolling in so DD and I are watching it on the porch and then off to the mall and arcade for some fun. DS is gone to his nana and papa's house for the day. Yesterday I wrote our elf on the shelf welcome back letter. I get so Christmasy in August for some reason.
Dh is traveling for work to dc today through Saturday. I kept saying last night,"You get a hotel room to yourself to sleep. To sleep all night. I'm so jealous." He thought it was weird that I want that. Guess he needs to be getting up more during the night if he's not overly excited about a silent night!
We all need a day of sleep! I don't know what is going on but my right nip is killing me when DS nurses. Even after I correct his latch there is a searing pain. Hope my coworkers don't mind me rubbing my boob all day.
I missed the word 'me' in that last sentence. That would be a fun day...
osumegs, you need to wake your H up more at night if he doesn't get why you'd be excited to sleep in a quiet room all alone. I think we'd all like that, at his point!
Post by hollydfromtn on Aug 20, 2015 7:36:46 GMT -5
Today is the baby shower MIL and I are throwing for our friend. She was the one that her DD came a month early. I'm just ready to get it over with. I feel bad because I have totally dropped the ball on decorations and I don't really care. I made some cute centerpieces and bought table clothes, that's about it. This is her second kid, but they're 5 years apart so I felt like we should have her a little something. I also didn't take into account S' bedtime and we scheduled the party to end at 8:30, when we normally start our bedtime routine at 8. FX he'll snuggle up in my wrap and fall asleep.
Post by michelle142 on Aug 20, 2015 7:39:01 GMT -5
DD slept better last night. So did I, but I woke up in a puddle of milk. I can't win over here.
miniwheat I love storm watching! There's one moving through right now. I'm watching out my office window more than I'm working.. lol
badw0lf you pump right? I had a few days were the flange was rubbing weird on my nipple and caused a bit of a raw spot. Hurt like hell when DD nursed. A few days of Earth Mama nipple butter and it was good as new.
Post by toadandbuggie on Aug 20, 2015 7:43:34 GMT -5
Tried to go for an early morning walk with DS and ran right into a bear. Shit. So I turned around, and he started following me! I nearly collapsed in fear he was going to start chasing me! This isn't the first time I've run into a bear on my walk (just last week I ran into a momma bear and her cub) but it's the first time I was legitimately concerned that he was going to start chasing me. Especially since last year a bear killed a hiker a town over from me. I'm debating on whether or not going back out or just treadmilling today.
Question: Would you be mad? Scenario: My casual friend used to do my hair out of her house. I asked her to do my wedding hair and bridesmaids. I wanted a trial hair do to make sure I liked what I want and asked her if she could do it before I go for a dress fitting so I could have a good visual. I texted her, "I'm thinking August 20, but we could always do the final fitting too." She said ok. That was that. That was like a month ago.
We didn't speak about it again, but I decided to wait until the final fitting 1) because the dress doesn't fit right now anyway and 2) they couldn't take me until really late and I have a shit ton of stuff to do before vaca. I probably should have told her, but I thought it was still up in the air since we never set a time and place.
When I told her she seemed mad and said she gave up other appointments for me. But we didn't even have a time set so how could she have given up other appointments? I texted her I was sorry and I can make it work today so that she doesn't have to take another day for me. She has yet to respond.
Am I being inconsiderate here? I feel like a jerk for letting it slip my mind to tell her I wanted to wait until the final fitting but since we didn't talk about it I was just assuming we were on the same page of now or later and it wouldn't be a big deal.
Post by jensoprano82 on Aug 20, 2015 7:56:24 GMT -5
Sleeeeep. There just isn't enough to go around. Mattress commercials with their happy young people luxuriously flopping on cozy beds are making me unreasonably mad. They have nowhere to be in the morning!! I can tell!!! This is crap! Haha.
toadandbuggie that is crazy about the bear! I would have probably screamed and ran away, causing it to spook and chase me. (Maybe?) Or I'd totally freeze and just stand there shocked.
Regarding your friend, I can see both sides. The way it's worded with the actual date of "Aug 20 or maybe later" makes me think that it's likely going to be that day. But at the same time, it sounds like it wasn't confirmed or she didn't say, "ok 8/20 works for me". Ugh, that's tough. But no, I don't think you're being inconsiderate. I think it just slipped to tell her your final decision on when to do it. She should have checked with you before turning down appts, I think.
Post by mrsclark731 on Aug 20, 2015 8:04:44 GMT -5
toadandbuggie holy shit woman, where do you walk!? That is beyond scary. Get bear spray and take it with you from now on!
Also, your friend is being unprofessional and not cool. I have a girl that comes to my house and does my hair. We set up a date and time and she always texts me the day before to confirm and that morning when she is on her way. You aren't over reacting...she has something up her butt. You think she'll text you back?
Post by hollydfromtn on Aug 20, 2015 8:28:41 GMT -5
toadandbuggie I would have freaked out with the bear following me. I've come across them before too but never had one follow me. That's some scary sh**!
Post by toadandbuggie on Aug 20, 2015 8:29:17 GMT -5
cougarette, I can see her side of the story too. It definitely just slipped my mind because I'm just thinking "oh we can wait until the final fitting I have too much to do" and she's thinking that it's definitely today. A couple days ago I sent her a picture of what I wanted after browsing Pinterest but again, we never discussed the actual day. She said that confused her. Which I can understand. But I wasn't trying to be malicious or intentionally absentminded (my wedding is in 5 weeks... I'm got a lot on my plate), which as a 'friend' I would hope you would understand.
I'm just the type of person that unless you tell me we are doing X at Y time then it is NOT set in stone and it's open for verification. Loose plans open to change. Like "let's hang out this Saturday" doesn't mean that it will 100% happen.
mrsclark731, Maybe there is something up her butt? The last time she did my hair for me she came to my house with her son who is close to DS's age, about 2 months older. It was fun, but he did have a pooplosion in my jumparoo, which IDGAF about. What I was annoyed about was that she cleaned him off in my kitchen sink and I had to wash my own hair out after and then she still charged me salon prices. Why would I want you to do my hair at home and get charged the same I would at a salon which would do everything for me? So I went to a salon to get my hair dyed the last time I got my hair done because I wanted to experience the salon treatment. Which she probably knew about because I saw her after I got it done.
Post by toadandbuggie on Aug 20, 2015 8:30:36 GMT -5
I walk in my neighborhood and yes I am from NJ! These bears roam the streets and get our garbage all the time as well. It's pretty common to see one. But that doesn't mean it doesn't scare the shit out of me when I'm with my baby and I turn around and he fucking follows me!
I walk in my neighborhood and yes I am from NJ! These bears roam the streets and get our garbage all the time as well. It's pretty common to see one. But that doesn't mean it doesn't scare the shit out of me when I'm with my baby and I turn around and he fucking follows me!
I'd get bear spray...God forbid you accidentally walk between a momma and her cubs!
Yeah, I still don't think you did anything wrong to your hair friend. This is her business...she should've acted professionally and followed up with you. Especially because she charges you full price. I've been friends with the girl that does my hair since she was in high school working at the Starbux next to the boutique I managed. She comes over with her foiling comb and the pull-thru product and I provide the bleach and foils. She spends over an hour foiling me, smokes a cig, checks them and tells me how much longer they need, hugs me and leaves. She has never asked for a dollar amount. I pay her what I think is worth her while to continue coming, usually $80. She has a chair at a super high end salon now and I know putting over 100 foils in my head would cost over $150.
What kind of style are you thinking? Are you wearing a veil? Post a pic of what you want, I want to see!
I too have FOMO, mumomma13. Ugh. Now it's not even 7am, I just want to roll back to sleep. I don't think sleep is in my future, with MIL around and I still have to go to work.
toadandbuggie, that's scary about the bears. I would prob shit my pants!
Post by WittyLittle on Aug 20, 2015 8:54:16 GMT -5
toadandbuggie, wow that's an eventful way to start your morning! I didn't realise running into bears was so common! On the one hand I can kind of understand why your friend would be a bit pissy, though I also see that nothing was set in stone. It sounds like a frustrating miscommunication. DH can get the same way sometimes. In his opinion, if an appointment is suggested, he should block that time off in case it does go ahead. So sometimes he forgets if a student has really confirmed or not, and stuff like this happens. It annoys him for a day or so, especially when it's a friend. It's part of the service industry, but it is annoying to deal with when it happens. I'd be surprised if your friend held a grudge over it though, because like you said, nothing was set in stone.
Post by toadandbuggie on Aug 20, 2015 9:05:29 GMT -5
mrsclark731, I think if you are in the business to do people's hair in your own home or at someone else's, you really shouldn't charge even close to what a salon charges. Your friend sounds pretty awesome.
She just texted me back. I think she realizes it was just a miscommunication. In the future I am definitely going to remember the differences between her and I when it comes to trying to plan something and communicate more!
badw0lf yikes that progressed. Is it just pain or does your nip feel like glass shooting through it? If just pain, try expressing some BM on it, letting it dry, and following up with nipple cream of your choice. For clog, nursing will work better than pumping. Are you still using the shield? You may already know all this... But since first clog since back to nursing... Dangle feed: lay baby down, get above baby and dangle breast into mouth. If not dangle feeding, try to get LO's chin pointed toward the clog. Hot showers and breast massage. Back of an electric toothbrush or something else that vibrates on the spot to help break the clog. Good luck!!
We all need a day of sleep! I don't know what is going on but my right nip is killing me when DS nurses. Even after I correct his latch there is a searing pain. Hope my coworkers don't mind me rubbing my boob all day.
pitdigger sorry for your rough night miniwheat love storm watching on a porch! hollydfromtn hope the shower goes well! Centerpieces look great! toadandbuggie only acceptable bear reaction is this
toadandbuggie re: your friend / hair dresser. I see why she's mad but at the same time y'all didn't make actual plans & she didn't confirm, so she's to blame, too. As others have said, just an unfortunate misunderstanding. But she should absolutely text you back about today, not leave you hanging.
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