MA-Monday Agreeables

[purple]

Feb 29, 2016 10:59:17 GMT -5 holliberry28 said:

I don't bite my nails, but pick at my cuticles. (gross)

Whereas I do bite my nails :-( I've managed to give up temporarily a few times but it never lasts :-(

[mrsmonogrammed]

Feb 29, 2016 11:30:19 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

Hot co-worker is coming in today (he mostly works from home) and I'm bummed because I am not dressed up I have LO at work with me and on days he's here I have to under-dress so my ass and titties aren't falling out while I'm trying to work, be on TCF (ha) and take care of an 8 month old.

I think you're in the wrong thread......?

[purple]

I knew having a baby would change my life, but I didn't quite realise how all-encompassing the changes would be.

[junch817]

I can't go up or down steps without counting them in my head.

[beersandweirs]

I wish lactation tea tasted like coffee, because then I could drink it all day, and it would be "healthy"

[beersandweirs]

Those of you with nail-biting tendencies, have you tried keeping them painted? I have a few friends that that has worked for.

[holliberry28]

Feb 29, 2016 12:15:38 GMT -5 @bubbs119 said:

Feb 29, 2016 11:21:01 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

H calls me Blender Fingers because on most days, my fingers looked like I stuck them in a blender. Bloody and all torn up. It's DISGUSTING. I have quit several times but I always eventually go back to doing it.

Twins! It's the worst habit. My thumbs are a hot mess.

Hey, hey. Triplets!

[erbear]

^ quads; my cuticles are a disaster. H always yells at me for biting them.

[kemdupuis]

I could eat my weight in raspberries.

[kemdupuis]

I have not seen a movie in the theater since before B was born.

[jillywilly]

I gave zero fucks about the Oscars last night

[veggiemo]

Feb 29, 2016 12:32:44 GMT -5 beersandweirs said:

Those of you with nail-biting tendencies, have you tried keeping them painted? I have a few friends that that has worked for.

That does work for me, but I haven't had painted finger nails since I was in a wedding in September.

[heartofglass]

I use my lack of sleep as excuse for being crabby and forgetful. I'm sure I wasn't this way before...

[purple]

Feb 29, 2016 14:12:35 GMT -5 kemdupuis said:

I have not seen a movie in the theater since before B was born.

Not only have I not seen a film in the cinema or on DVD since before L was born, I cannot get my head round how anyone has. My baby would never be quiet for that long and on the rare occasions I have been able to leave her, it's for a specific reason, not to watch a film.

[purple]

Feb 29, 2016 15:28:27 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

Feb 29, 2016 12:32:44 GMT -5 beersandweirs said:

Those of you with nail-biting tendencies, have you tried keeping them painted? I have a few friends that that has worked for.

That does work for me, but I haven't had painted finger nails since I was in a wedding in September.

It has worked for me in the past, but I need to stop biting for a couple of weeks first or it just looks awful. Also, painting my nails and letting them dry takes so long, I just don't have that kind of spare time any more.

[kemdupuis]

Feb 29, 2016 15:49:01 GMT -5 purple said:

Feb 29, 2016 14:12:35 GMT -5 kemdupuis said:

I have not seen a movie in the theater since before B was born.

Not only have I not seen a film in the cinema or on DVD since before L was born, I cannot get my head round how anyone has. My baby would never be quiet for that long and on the rare occasions I have been able to leave her, it's for a specific reason, not to watch a film.

We watch a lot of Netflix at my house, and we've rented a fair share of movies too. If we went out to the theater, we would definitely not bring B. It's way too loud, and if we were going to spend a bunch of money on a movie, I'd like to actually enjoy it. We're (I'm) just not really ready to leave B with a baby sitter other than our parents, or his DCP. Neither of our parents live close by, so we are pretty much SOL in terms of date nights. 

Speaking of, DH and I have not really had a "date night" since maybe a month after B was born. We've been to two weddings without him, but I was in one and DH was in the other, so we had plenty of duties to tend to and didn't really get to enjoy the evening much. It's been tough. We need to take some time for us soon, but I don't see it happening in the near future.

[beersandweirs]

Feb 29, 2016 15:50:55 GMT -5 purple said:

Feb 29, 2016 15:28:27 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

That does work for me, but I haven't had painted finger nails since I was in a wedding in September.

It has worked for me in the past, but I need to stop biting for a couple of weeks first or it just looks awful. Also, painting my nails and letting them dry takes so long, I just don't have that kind of spare time any more.

Yeah, I hear you on that, I would never be able to paint my nail while the baby is awake. Not sure if you guys have shellac or gel nail polish over there, but that could something you could do if you enjoy going to get your nails done.

[purple]

Feb 29, 2016 15:55:38 GMT -5 @hazeldublin said:

Feb 29, 2016 15:49:01 GMT -5 purple said:

Not only have I not seen a film in the cinema or on DVD since before L was born, I cannot get my head round how anyone has. My baby would never be quiet for that long and on the rare occasions I have been able to leave her, it's for a specific reason, not to watch a film.

I thought you went on date nights with your husband?

Yes, we've been on three dates altogether, but the nearest cinema is over an hour's drive away, and two and a half hours is the longest we've both been away for. The local theatre shows films every second Sunday, but they start at 7.30, right in the middle of bedtime.

I get quite a lot of help and didn't mean to sound all "poor me". I tend to forget that lots of people don't have to go so far to get to a cinema!

[holliberry28]

I find being tickled painful. Torture by tickle.

[purple]

Feb 29, 2016 16:16:04 GMT -5 @hazeldublin said:

Feb 29, 2016 16:11:49 GMT -5 purple said:

Yes, we've been on three dates altogether, but the nearest cinema is over an hour's drive away, and two and a half hours is the longest we've both been away for. The local theatre shows films every second Sunday, but they start at 7.30, right in the middle of bedtime.

I get quite a lot of help and didn't mean to sound all "poor me". I tend to forget that lots of people don't have to go so far to get to a cinema!

What county do you live in that there's no cinema? That is so strange.

I live in a small town (population of about eight and a half thousand) in southern Scotland. I don't think it's odd not to have a cinema, at least in rural areas. When I was a kid in Wales the nearest cinema was an hour and a half away, so a mere hour doesn't seem like much!

[purple]

Feb 29, 2016 16:23:26 GMT -5 @hazeldublin said:

Feb 29, 2016 16:21:13 GMT -5 purple said:

I live in a small town in southern Scotland. I don't think it's odd not to have a cinema, at least in rural areas. When I was a kid the nearest cinema was an hour and a half away, so a mere hour doesn't seem like much! That was in Wales.

With the love of shopping centres across Great Britain it seems strange to me that the cinema is so distant.

Shopping centres tend to be attached to large towns or cities, though :-) The cinema I mentioned is in the nearest shopping centre.

[purple]

Feb 29, 2016 16:26:12 GMT -5 @hazeldublin said:

Feb 29, 2016 16:25:13 GMT -5 purple said:

Shopping centres tend to be attached to large towns or cities, though :-)

I suppose coming from a not so distant capital city it's hard for me to imagine.

And not everyone likes shopping centres anyway. I've occasionally been to one to go to the cinema ;-), but never for shopping. That's what the interweb is for.

ETA: I'm pretty sure I've shared before that my nearest city is Edinburgh, also a capital city :-)

[prettymama36]

Feb 29, 2016 15:49:01 GMT -5 purple said:

Feb 29, 2016 14:12:35 GMT -5 kemdupuis said:

I have not seen a movie in the theater since before B was born.

Not only have I not seen a film in the cinema or on DVD since before L was born, I cannot get my head round how anyone has. My baby would never be quiet for that long and on the rare occasions I have been able to leave her, it's for a specific reason, not to watch a film.

There are specials screenings that are baby/toddler friendly. At Cineplex, it's called Stars and strollers. They have change tables, lowered volume and soft lighting. It probably doesn't exist in the UK though, I'm in Canada.

[purple]

Feb 29, 2016 16:29:32 GMT -5 prettymama36 said:

Feb 29, 2016 15:49:01 GMT -5 purple said:

Not only have I not seen a film in the cinema or on DVD since before L was born, I cannot get my head round how anyone has. My baby would never be quiet for that long and on the rare occasions I have been able to leave her, it's for a specific reason, not to watch a film.

There are specials screenings that are baby/toddler friendly. At Cineplex, it's called Stars and strollers. They have change tables, lowered volume and soft lighting. It probably doesn't exist in the UK though, I'm in Canada.

I think something similar does exist, but see my conversation with @hazeldublin. I tend to forget that many people are a lot closer to a cinema than I am.

[jillywilly]

Sometimes I can't help but imagine the hat on @bubbs119 's LO in her avatar is made of tinfoil.

BTW - that's the cutest pic ever, tinfoil hat or not.

[beersandweirs]

Feb 29, 2016 16:44:31 GMT -5 Kristykristyleelee said:

Feb 29, 2016 16:40:02 GMT -5 @bubbs119 said:

paging Kristykristyleelee for a photo edit?

I already left work so I'll have to do it tomorrow.

Yes, that sort of thing is best done on company time

[veggiemo]

Feb 29, 2016 15:50:55 GMT -5 purple said:

Feb 29, 2016 15:28:27 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

That does work for me, but I haven't had painted finger nails since I was in a wedding in September.

It has worked for me in the past, but I need to stop biting for a couple of weeks first or it just looks awful. Also, painting my nails and letting them dry takes so long, I just don't have that kind of spare time any more.

Exactly all of this^^^