Weekday Randoms 2/26 - 3/2

galactickates

What's up ladies? 

meri-mac

This is how my day is. How about you?

catlady2015

holly321

So, today is a horribly busy day (actually, this week is going to suck). But I had a rep buy me lunch, and it was delicious and a nice break for a bit.  It is sad how happy food makes me.

lurvleybunchococonuts

Thought I'd share my latest in-progress cross stitch project  

galactickates

Omg @lurvleybunchococonuts this is the best thing ever!  You're so talented and funny! 

lurvleybunchococonuts

@galactickates aw thanks

rosebud332

I'm sitting here watching The Bachelor "Tell All" which I didn't know existed until this very moment. And as the "tell all" as everyone knows is clearly the best part of reality tv, I am absurdly happy about it.

galactickates

You guys.... I found the holy grail of SS websites.. we're on our way back from my IL's which is a 4 hour drive when I stumbled upon this. This might totally be old news but it was new to me. 625 pages!!!! These ladies posted all of their symptoms from O day on and the green are bfps and anything in red are bfns. Ahmazing 

Except this website literally proves there is no way to know without taking an hpt 

Link In the spoiler for anyone who is bored. Also disclaimer I only made it to to page 3 so I have no idea what all 625 pages are like. Happy lurking xo

https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/two-week-wait/1736255-symptoms-dpo-af-bfp-please-read-first-post.html

nmbrcrnchr1

@galactickates maybe this should be a FFFC but I actually found that thread (and read way more than 3 pages!!) a few cycles ago! lol I was extremely bored and obviously not using my time to be productive. It was a rabbit hole that took me a long time to find my way out of  

lurvleybunchococonuts

@galactickates ooo fun find to drive ourselves crazy.  Although some of the idgets posting on there just make me wanna face/palm... 26DPO? Really... SMDH... idiot.

galactickates

I scanned for all the posts in green.... I need a life. Lol what's crazy is that thread started in 2013 and it's STILL being used! 

lurvleybunchococonuts

@galactickates That's alright.  We all need lives some days I'm still waiting on CHs, but looks like yesterday was O for me... I should go search that thread and see if there's any left nipple soreness 1 DPO that result in BFP (not the right one... just the left)

ChloandCoco

@galactickates That site is solid gold! **Jumps down the rabbit hole**

catlady2015

omg. @galactickates - thank you! Please pull me away from the crazy if I start citing it. 

hlb8179

@galactickates OMG!  Thanks for sharing.  It's funny to laugh at the insanity but at the same time know we're all right there with it some of the time.  Also, what are these twinges everyone is talking about on the thread?

meri-mac

@galactickates Thanks! I had to skim to keep myself from falling too far down the hole. It is interesting to be able to compare the different symptoms for sure.

@hlb8179 I have been getting twinges the last few months. It isn't quite a cramp, but just a prickling for me. I thought it was a symptom last month until it started to switch sides

emmasemm

@galactickates omg, that is pure gold!

AFM, we saw one of the last Rock Of Ages live shows in Vegas and it was awesomely.
Tonight I found the movie on Netflix, the movie I never knew existed until tonight, and I just had the best Wednesday evening in a long long time! I got soooo much side eye from DH because I put the subtitles on so I could sing along through the whole two hours. But boy singing to some great 80s rock music was just the best therapy ever.

If you’re in need of a pick me up, thoroughly recommended.

coco2787

These made me cry, but in a good way, in case anyone wants a little faith in humanity restored 
https://www.boredpanda.com/faith-in-humanity-restored-wholesome-happy-random-acts-of-kindness/?page_numb=1&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=thinkinghumanity

galactickates

November is up!  Muahaha let the bmb drama commence!

How I picture offtoneverland leaving us after reading the board organization thread

Come on ladies we need some more TTGP BFPs!! 

lurvleybunchococonuts

Hey guys, let me preface this by saying I am NOT promoting anything or spamming whatever, yadda yadda, I am simply curious if any of you sell on Etsy.  If so would you mind PMing me?  I'm contemplating putting up an Etsy shop with some the cross stitching's that I do that aren't necessarily intended for anyone in particular and just wanted to ask a few questions to a real person vs the bajillion blog posts/google advise.  

meggyme

@lurvleybunchococonuts YGPM

galactickates

I have a new kitchen obsession - the copper chef pans... not red copper. .. but copper chef.  These pans are seriously amazing. We're staying at my mom's until move in day and she cooks everything with hers. I used it one day making steak and I thought I  burned her pan from the rub.  Was legit freaking out. I went to clean it.... voila!  NOTHING stuck. Does anyone else use copper chef?? I want to replace every pan in my house with it.  I even have a la crusset pan... it's getting retired. 

eleven_

@galactickates I have one too and I like it. I was planning on buying more, but I read terrible Amazon reviews about how everything starts to stick after prolonged use. It hasn't happened yet.

galactickates

@eleven_ Honestly I don't even care at this point.  I'm sold.  They aren't that expensive to replace and if I had used any other pan... life would have been rough.  I'm always burning stuff. Whoopsies    the clean up time H saves alone is worth it.  We have a strict I cook you clean rule in our house.  Its great!  

galactickates

Sorry to Double post but it really irritates me when I see bmbs assign people to start weekly threads.  I was on the back end of June 18 previously and you already feel so behind and then all the people with early DD's have assigned themselves a post or they flat out disappear. It's a huge waste of time to try to do that.  I always cringe at the beginning of new bmbs. Mostly because I'm always hoping to be on it. I just want to yell "YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG" 

Eta they didn't assign posts in June,  it was really nice because I would have felt even more left out which is what I meant to say.  I know what I wrote made it sound like that so I wanted to clarify. 

lurvleybunchococonuts

@galactickates I 110% agree with you!  I think it is so silly to "assign" threads.  Who wants the SAME person coming up with GTKY's every week?  I know they put the caveat that if it isn't started by a certain time than anyone can start it, but like... seriously TTGP runs really well fine without having anyone assigned to posting threads.  It's not that difficult a concept... 1) look for a thread, 2) if you find said thread, post in it 3) if you don't find it start sid thread 4) if it turns out to be a duplicate, oops turn it into a new thread.  It's not rocket science people! Also I feel like it'd encourage more participation by not assigning people.  Plus I feel like it's really weird to just be like oh I'll always start blah blah blah... and also good god do you HAVE to have "Monday BF, Tuesday TW, Wednesday WTF, etc"  I know we do dailies but if anyone wanted to switch it up they are more than welcome to, it seems wayyyy regimented and weird to me, but all that being said I've never been in a BMB so maybe my non-pregnant brain/hormones just don't understand.  #endrant #gettingoffsoapbox

galactickates

And I 100%! agree with you!!! I didn't even think about that - you would have to answer the gtky from the same person every week... no way,  how boring.  I think the by 10 am thing is also stupid because... hello time zones and daylight savings and whatever..... 
#judgingnov #IDGAF

nmbrcrnchr1

@galactickates @lurvleybunchococonuts oh my gosh I’m glad I’m not the only one!!! This drove me nuts during my short stay on Oct18, then since I’m basically confined to my couch this week I’ve been lurking the Nov board and saw they were doing the same. I’ve also been working on my gif game, helps with recovery  

offtoneverland

*lurking-I hope it's okay for me to post this one time*
@nmbrcrnchr1 @galactickates @lurvleybunchococonuts So glad you guys are on my side in this. It's so frustrating! I think I'm going to be a rebel and post whatever I want, whenever I want. Hope tons of you guys join me soon for some back up!
 
Insert Will Ferrel "I feel like I'm taking crazy pills" gif here. My phone won't let me post it. 

*Back to lurking. Please tell me if it's not okay for me to post and I won't anymore.*

holly321

@offtoneverland, I think lurking is generally welcome, with a *lurker* note more just so people know who you are, if they don't know who you are.  I mean, I did read probably the entirety of the Nov board.  And am trying not to be super creepy, but wondering where in Maryland you are, since I to am in central Maryland...

offtoneverland

@holly321 I love super creepy people, because I'm creepy too. YGPM. 

jrm_14

So, I realize this post may very well put me over the line of “that cat lady.”    

It has has been a rough week & beta #1 tomorrow, #2 Monday. I’ve been looking forward to today, though.This kitty has improved our home in ways we would not have imagined. This little kitten has done wonders for my depression. 

So, that being said- I bring you Charlie’s birthday pictures.....(*possible TW* for personifying a cat & having a 1st birthday of a human). 

Her tuna smash cake mostly destroyed!






Who said there are not moments of humor in IF?!  

::::runs off to the cat cave::::

lurvleybunchococonuts

@jrm_14 happiest birthday Charlie kitten

@offtoneverland I don't mind grads lurking and commentong every so often especially if it goes towards the convo... It annoys me when it's every little thing or every thread lol...if that makes sense. I dunno maybe that's super vague.  

nmbrcrnchr1

@galactickates Happy Moving Day!!



@jrm_14 happy belated to Charlie! Love the pictures 

galactickates

@lurvleybunchococonuts - I was thinking about what you said about grads participating last night and the difference IMHO is when they participate like they never graduated is what stings, not the occasional relevant lurker comment.  I actually like those when done correctly because I miss our grads and I think about them and lurk to see how they're doing.  

Also I needed some cute birthday Charlie pics @jrm_14 !  I just didn't know it until you posted them.  Happiest birthday Charlie kitty!

Eta @nmbrcrnchr1 thank you!!!! Luckily H is taking care of the hard stuff while I'm at work today.  I just get to bring the doggies over and start unpacking! FTW!

lurvleybunchococonuts

@galactickates YES! That's a perfect explanation of it! I couldn't pin point or put it into words... We're totes on the same wave length