Monday BitchFest 3/26

ecwk

derbysquirrel

After just one day at Disney my feet are starting to blister. This is going to be a really long week! I'm tempted to rent a wheelchair   I also have this new thing where my tailbone screams at me loudly whenever I stand up. My body sucks right now.

hoodwink89

I feel you @derbysquirrel. I think I will be sleeping in the recliner for the rest of my pregnancy. The last 3 nights all I do is toss and turn from side to side because my hips hurt so bad. Also it is spring break here and my kid was up at 7am! Don't you know you should sleep in little one!

windywoman

@hoodwink89 I am the exact same way! I flip from one side to the other all night long because my hips hurt too. I have been going back and forth between sleeping on the couch and the recliner. The couch seem better than the bed because it gives me less room to move and I wedge myself between the back and my snoogly. 

nll0803

My doctor wanted to do a repeat cell free dna test. Blood was taken on 3/19. Results this morning: Specimen insufficient due to quality. It's just a major frustration.meh 

scottishlass1213

I'm mad at myself for not wearing my pregnancy belt all weekend while I was moving more than I have probably moved in weeks running errands, gym and IKEA.  I am paying for it today

mrsbubbles-2

+1 to couch sleeping - I need the back support and my pregnancy pillow isn't cutting it.

@nll0803 - I'm so sorry, that's is incredibly frustrating! Do you have a re-draw scheduled?

My MBF is minor but my hands and wrists are so stiff and sore lately, I'm going to talk to my OB at my next appointment and see what she recommends. I don't think it's a matter of a pain reliever, the stiffness is the bigger issue since I work in IT and type all day long.

hfooter

DH didn’t wear his nose things so he snores off and on last night. Super annoying.

carrotsandpeas3

I am a nightmare today.

Back at work after vacation and things are totally in shambles.  Really behind in my paperwork, but the people that I have to turn them all in to are also behind and not exactly pressuring me which is a double edged sword.  I feel like I'm going to get the hammer when I least expect it if I don't push myself to get caught up.  There just seems to be a road block to anything I need to complete (someone I can't find for a signature, a question about a case that I can't get answered because no one seems to be in their offices this morning, etc).

I also slept like total poop.  Adjusting back from pacific to eastern time was harder than I thought it would be and my husband woke me up 5 times as I was just falling asleep between 10pm and 11pm last night to tell me that I was snoring.  Eventually I just moved to the guest room but didn't actually fall asleep until close to midnight.  The 5:30 alarm was not welcome.

Oh and did I mention that I have a big yearly exam tomorrow that I just started studying for on Saturday?  I'm a mess.  At least half my own fault but that doesn't mean I'm not a grump about it all.

jsnakehole

I have to call Navient to renegotiate my payment plan on my lunch. I feel like I should have schedule a Pap Smear and root canal for the same time with how pleasant that experience typically is. 

ecwk

Random strangers who post in the EDD thread asking us to put their info in like um no who even are you? 

melprop

I told DH I would grout the new tile we laid. Today I realized our grouting tools are missing. I just used them in December, and I know they’re somewhere in the house, but I can’t find them. Called DH who was no help. I can search the mess that is our house with remodeling underway, or I can make DS & myself look presentable to the public, drive to Home Depot, and buy new. Both options will be equally frustrating as I just logged DS into Minecraft on the Xbox to keep him busy while I grouted. 

mapleandbacon

For the hip hurters: It helps me to put one pillow between my knees and a little under my stomach, and another fluffy pillow behind/underneath my back.  If you put it a little underneath your back it's less likely to slide away.  That's why the couch is comfortable to sleep I think.  Is because you can lay kind of tilted back on your back.  The pillow behind your back gig will be useful in sidelying nursing later too.

My mbf, my husband and I got into a big argument this weekend and the emotional hangover is rough.  

scottishlass1213

@ecwk I stopped reading that thread and introductions LOL

ecwk

scottishlass1213 said:

@ecwk I stopped reading that thread and introductions LOL

I do for the most part but sometimes I want to clear those damn notifications! 

scottishlass1213

I have one now.  There's always that one person that emails you back on how to do something when you've literally given them step by step instructions, including screenshots, on how to do said action.

laurad75

DH and I share a car.  This morning he dropped me off at work, went to his meeting, came back to my office to drop off the car and took an uber to his office in the city...but didn't leave the keys.  Awesome. 

hoodwink89

Thanks @mapleandbacon. I am going to try this tonight!

homequiltingmama

I went out of town this weekend and while H took great care of the kids, he totally let the house go. There's toys and trash and dishes everywhere  I'm so annoyed. On top of that, spring has sprung here so cue the ants. They invaded our kitchen and I threw away my girls' candy bucket this morning bc they (the ants) found it...across the kitchen and on top of the fridge! So today I'm cleaning and calling pest control...

scottishlass1213

@homequiltingmama  UGH we get really bad ants too so I am dreading it.  No matter what we do they seem to get in despite the pest control and traps.  Good luck!!

neeraja_k

Since we have pets and I don't like chemical residues in my home anyway, 2tsp borax mixed with 1tsp peanut butter. I just put it in a metal bottle cap scooted under or hidden behind something heavy that kids or pets can't get to. You can also poke holes that ants can fit through near the bottom of a cheap plastic deli container to put the bait in and put the lid on as well. They eat the peanut butter and take it back to the nest to feed to the queen and young, so within a week or so you've eliminated the entire nest. It's worked for me so well I haven't had those annoying little butt wagglers in my kitchen for about 3 years now.

scottishlass1213

@neeraja_k  Thanks! I may have to try that!

calimom2524

Ugh my bitchfest is about thieves. Someone stole one of our work vans this weekend so I now have to drive to Sacramento (2 hours away) and deal with California Highway Patrol to get it out of impound and drive back. SO annoying!!! Unfortunately this is now the third time I've had to recover a stolen vehicle for work so I'm getting to be quite the pro at this. 

windywoman

@neeraja_k Thank You so much for that! I have a cat and I am so weary about cleaning products and ant traps. I will definitely try your way as soon as the ants start!

mrsbubbles-2

MBF part 2 - why oh why do they upload the measurements and all that from the ultrasound to the patient portal? I'm not qualified to interpret this info at all, so I see that something something is at 83% and something something else is at 6%. The doctor that came in after the appointment said everything was normal, growth was normal, etc, and I should trust that but my crazy brain is obsessively googling now.

legallykate

doctormom33 said:

I also slept like total poop.  Adjusting back from pacific to eastern time was harder than I thought it would be and my husband woke me up 5 times as I was just falling asleep between 10pm and 11pm last night to tell me that I was snoring.  Eventually I just moved to the guest room but didn't actually fall asleep until close to midnight.  The 5:30 alarm was not welcome.

Noooo bad husband! Why didn't he just go to sleep in the guest room if your snoring was bugging him? DH knows better than to wake me when I have just fallen asleep, that is bad news for everyone involved 

I am in a terrible pattern lately where I am totally unproductive on Monday and then spend the whole week playing catch up including having to work on the weekends but then being tired and unproductive again on Monday. I really need to break this cycle. 

carrotsandpeas3

@legallykate we sort of have an agreement that I will move because he wears a CPAP machine that takes more work to move in the middle of the night. I had been sleeping in the same room as him for the last 2 weeks though without a problem! (the week before that was another story...)  So of course it had to be the night before we both went back to work that he wouldn't let me stay asleep.  I should have just moved the very first time he woke me up, but I thought moving positions might help. Plus I was so warm and comfortable!

neeraja_k

I finally have a bitch for the day. I worked on my Target registry over the weekend. Today, I go to look at it, to make sure I didn't forget anything or to think of something new to add, and I find that like 1/4 of the items I've added are suddenly discontinued. Thanks for not telling me a few days ago when I was wasting my time. 

brzvice

My BF is  there is an unpleasant odor wafting around my home from an unidentifiable source so now the rest of my day is going to be spent looking in crevices, cleaning trash containers, the fridge (heaven help me) and the dishwasher. 

homequiltingmama

neeraja_k said:

I finally have a bitch for the day. I worked on my Target registry over the weekend. Today, I go to look at it, to make sure I didn't forget anything or to think of something new to add, and I find that like 1/4 of the items I've added are suddenly discontinued. Thanks for not telling me a few days ago when I was wasting my time. 

Unfortunately, this is super common with target registries or at least it has happened to me with both my registries and I've seen it happen to my friends as well. I think it's more stable if you register for stuff marked 'in store', which you can select when you're searching for items.

nll0803

@mrsbubbles-2 draw rescheduled for thursday, but now my mfm appointment is pushed back, and had to reschedule. Do you notice your hands/wrists going numb or just painful? I've had some carpal tunnel issues flare back up recently, and sitting at a computer all day isn't helping. Hopefully you get some relief soon! 

Firemanswife11

I'm totally MIA because we're on vacation but my bitch fest is that part of a billboard fell on my MFing car today. Yes. You read that right. 

livinthesunnylife

@Firemanswife11 woah, you win (or really lose) cause that's awful!  Does the Billboard company pay for that?  I hope the rest of your vacation is better!

mrsbubbles-2

@nll0803 thanks! They’re more stiff than anything. No numbness though. Sorry your appointment got pushed back, that is so frustrating!

ecwk

When people on FB groups/pages post something and say “delete if not allowed”. Gee, thanks for that, Captain Obvious! However would the mods do their job without you? 

melissaf22

@Firemanswife11 wow that’s terrible!! Is your car totaled??

ecwk

melissaf22 said:

@Firemanswife11 wow that’s terrible!! Is your car totaled??

Oh jeez I mised that! So sorry to hear that!! 

mrsbubbles-2

@Firemanswife11 - I am so sorry! You all weren't in the car, right? Ugh, I hope it gets worked out with the company / insurance soon!

lalala2004

Firemanswife11 said:

I'm totally MIA because we're on vacation but my bitch fest is that part of a billboard fell on my MFing car today. Yes. You read that right. 

WTF? Is the damage bad?

Firemanswife11

I'm mobile so can't reply to all but thankfully the car just has a nice dent in the hood and paint scratched off. We were under a gas station awning thing and it started swaying when the stuff fell so my husband jumped in the car and put it in reverse to keep more stuff from falling on us. Thankfully I think we only have the hood damage. This was not like a gas station price sign, it's an actual billboard on the side of the highway. The guy dropped all his tools and everything. We took photos of it all and the police said we were incredibly lucky. Ugh such a freak accident!! Sorry again for being MIA!! I've tried to stop in and read a bit but service is spotty. 

windywoman

nll0803 I feel your pan on having to have a redraw. It is so frustrating and nerve wracking. FX the get a good sample on Thursday and it is all good. 

@Firemanswife11 WOW! So glad you all are ok and it wasn't much worse! Try to enjoy the rest of your vacation.