Post by notagoddess on Nov 24, 2015 9:52:37 GMT -5
I'm finished for the week! I've been working on school stuff every day for the last 2-3 weeks without any break. The past few days I seriously thought I might lose it, but apparently I made it, haha.
I'm going to take it easy today, catch up on some chores, and read The Night Circus. Has anyone read that book? It's the selection for a group I'm part of.
My dry cough (because of constant tickle in throat) is turning into a more hacking cough and it feels tight and is combining into a headache/tiredness. I'm sure lack of sleep and stress have nothing to do with it.
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Seriously...I'm not busy, too, so time is creeeeeping. We close tomorrow at 1, I have an hour and a half commute each way so seems crazy to come in. But... I think I will, mostly so I can go to my Bar class. I might just wear yoga pants and sneakers to work actually. I have shellac on my nails that I need to take off, does anyone know if it's terrible to just re-do again? I'm sure my nails are thrashed beneath the shellac but it looks so good, I want to re-do. I usually put it on then take it off for a few weeks to give my nails a break but does anyone know if it actually matters?
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Post by notagoddess on Nov 24, 2015 10:01:34 GMT -5
Also, my husband's uncle, aunt, and cousin are unexpectedly in Boston for a conference the cousin's attending. They are going to stop by our place on Wednesday on their way from Boston to New York. I can't decide what to make! Any ideas? Things to consider:
1) They are FOB from the middle east.
2) I've apparently been talked way up by my MIL, so expectations are high.
3) I would prefer something that I can prepare ahead. I'm terrible at getting dinner on the table while chatting with guests.
I'm freaking out a bit, and my mind is going blank as to what I can make.
Post by TheEleventhHour on Nov 24, 2015 10:08:48 GMT -5
Ugh. I've been awake since 4 yesterday afternoon and I can't go to sleep until around 12:30 because I have to wait until DS's nap since we couldn't get a sitter for today. I want to die a little. I haven't stayed up this long since college. I'm too old for this shit! I feel hungover but I'm just tired lol.
butlerfan Ugh, sorry your cough is getting worse! I hope you start feeling better soon.
Post by wannabmama on Nov 24, 2015 10:21:25 GMT -5
notagoddess do you have any type of food you're leaning toward? Maybe something like a pot roast or something in the slow cooker (if you have time for it). Lasagne is always a good make ahead and just heat meal?
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No attention span at work this week, ready for delicious food and a long weekend. Doesn't help that the Pats game was on until midnight so I'm pretty tired today. But at least they won!!
Post by sleepymonkey on Nov 24, 2015 10:26:31 GMT -5
wannabmama, I got bi-weekly shellac manicures for a year and it didn't damage my nails at all. I miss getting them. I never get regular manis because my nails chip so quickly and it drives me crazy. The girl who used to do my shellac manis only charged me for the polish change so it was only $18. She's no longer in the area so if I want to get a shellac mani, it will cost me $40.
Post by sleepymonkey on Nov 24, 2015 10:30:14 GMT -5
I'm trying to figure out how I can sneak a set of sheets and a blanket in to my in-laws house on Thanksgiving without them seeing. I don't want to insult them but I also don't want to sleep in dirty sheets like we usually do when we stay the night. And MH wonders why I hate spending the night there.
butlerfan, I hope you feel better! sleepymonkey, could you frame it in a way like you didn't want them to go to the trouble of having to wash the sheets after you left so you brought your own?
I need to go to the grocery store at lunch and I'm dreading it. I'm making sausage stuffing for Thanksgiving and of course I forgot to buy sausage when I went food shopping! I hope its not a zoo when I go.
Post by notagoddess on Nov 24, 2015 10:33:56 GMT -5
wannabmama, I've never made a pot roast and it doesn't seem like a good time to experiment. I'm strongly considering an eggplant lasagna. But part of me wants to make some Iranian food, except it's so much work, so maybe not...
Post by notagoddess on Nov 24, 2015 10:35:25 GMT -5
sleepymonkey , eww, dirty linens. That is tricky. At the very least bring clean pillowcases, those should be easy to sneak in.
ETA: Speaking of dirty linens, I haven't washed my sheets in 3 weeks, maybe more. We ran out of detergent and H bought fabric softener instead. And he's been gone with the car, and I don't feel like biking to the store carrying detergent. Oh well.
wannabmama, I've never made a pot roast and it doesn't seem like a good time to experiment. I'm strongly considering an eggplant lasagna. But part of me wants to make some Iranian food, except it's so much work, so maybe not...
If you ever want to try pot roast I have a super easy recipe...but I totally get not making it for the first time for guests!
Not sure if it's Iranian (MH's family is Lebanese and lots of the food is similar but I know not the same!) but the meat or spinach hand pies (they have different names) are good and easy to make ahead? We make them and do a mezze-sort of platter with hummus and tabouli, etc. and pita, olives, feta, cucumber/tomato salad and it's kind of a fun meal for a group?
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Post by sleepymonkey on Nov 24, 2015 10:42:25 GMT -5
notagoddess, I usually bring my own pillow (and always my own pack n play sheet for DD) but I still get grossed out and don't sleep well. One time I pulled back the sheets and there were dried leaves and dirt in the bed. Eww! MIL doesn't think guest room sheets need to be washed much because they're not used that often, though SIL and BIL stay at their house some weekends and use the bed. She also doesn't think comforters/quilts, bath mats or decorative towels need to be washed. Ever.
Post by wannabmama on Nov 24, 2015 10:45:24 GMT -5
sleepymonkey yeah now that I've started the shellac again I'm obsessed and don't want to go back to boring nails, but a regular mani is a huge waste bc I chop it in seconds. I'm gonna keep doing it, prob through the holidays, then I'll give 'em a break As for the sheets...can you say you've been having breakouts or itchy skin or something so you've been really careful about the detergent you use (or fabric in the sheets or whatever)? butlerfan feel better!!
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wannabmama , I've never made a pot roast and it doesn't seem like a good time to experiment. I'm strongly considering an eggplant lasagna. But part of me wants to make some Iranian food, except it's so much work, so maybe not...
If you ever want to try pot roast I have a super easy recipe...but I totally get not making it for the first time for guests!
Not sure if it's Iranian (MH's family is Lebanese and lots of the food is similar but I know not the same!) but the meat or spinach hand pies (they have different names) are good and easy to make ahead? We make them and do a mezze-sort of platter with hummus and tabouli, etc. and pita, olives, feta, cucumber/tomato salad and it's kind of a fun meal for a group?
mmm that Lebanese meal sounds so good!
I would love the recipe for pot roast. I've been meaning to make it sometime, and it sounds so good this time of year!
Post by notagoddess on Nov 24, 2015 10:50:35 GMT -5
sleepymonkey, well, that's absolutely disgusting. If you get caught sneaking in a full set of linens, can you blame getting over a cold where you don't want to pass on your germs, or allergies or something generic? Or just let your H deal with it. Yuck.
I am so bored, sucking on a cough drop and re-reading all the black Friday ads. My dh and lo slept until 10! ugh getting up before 6am by yourself when it is dark and freezing sucks! (well ok the dogs get up with me)
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sleepymonkey , well, that's absolutely disgusting. If you get caught sneaking in a full set of linens, can you blame getting over a cold where you don't want to pass on your germs, or allergies or something generic? Or just let your H deal with it. Yuck.
I'm thinking that bringing in the linens in a pillowcase might work. Then maybe they'll just think it's a pillow for MH (he usually doesn't bring his own, he is used to the grossness he grew up with). Or I'll wait until they're distracted by DD, maybe encourage them to take her outside to play and I'll sneak everything in. Then I'll just have to make sure the bedroom door stays closed so they don't see my sneaky ways.
I really got nothing today...corporate is about to send their spreadsheet which EVERY month is off and takes me hours to reconcile because they are fucking stupid. So I'm just waiting on that fun.
I really got nothing today...corporate is about to send their spreadsheet which EVERY month is off and takes me hours to reconcile because they are fucking stupid. So I'm just waiting on that fun.
You have my sympathies. I get to spend part of my day going through expense reports that corporate charges to my plant instead of the correct location.
I'm taking a vacation day tomorrow, so this is my last day of work and then I have 5 days off!!!!!!!!!!! I don't have anything I absolutely have to do at work today, and I have very little no motivation to do the things that I could/should work on. I just want this work day to be over. I'm so excited for time off and visiting H's family!
Post by TheEleventhHour on Nov 24, 2015 13:09:12 GMT -5
It is chilly but I don't feel like getting the stove going again. I'd make DH do it when he gets home from work but he apparently has a man cold (ugh) so I will probably end up doing it anyway. He texted me the most dramatic sounding crap this morning about how sick he is. He looked fine when I left him last night!
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