FFFC

cwbh928 · September 2014

I judge people in Wal-mart, especially since I was introduced to the website "People of Wal-mart". Its not a "blanket sterotype" kind of thing as I find myself shopping there for the convenience as well as for odds and ends. However, there are quite a few characters that I find myself side-eyeing as I walk around the store. That is usually the same time when I ask myself "why did I come here again"? sorrynotsorry

bowlwoman · September 2014

MissChristineMarie said:

bowlwoman said:

Manateearmz said:

bowlwoman said:

NandaB said:

bowlwoman said:

Cryssteen said:

bowlwoman said:
Since I have to test my sugars four times a day and dry my hands with paper towels each time to keep them clean for testing, I dry out my paper towels and reuse them. Maybe just good sense and not FFFC worthy, but I do have a big wad of them on the counter at any given time.
I have these things called towels...
Maybe you missed that part...cloth towels aren't as effective when you have to keep your skin clean for medical purposes. Probably why you don't see medical professionals drying their hands with cloth towels very much in a clinical setting...
You also aren't going to see medical professionals using nasty used paper towels. Because, you know, they're preused.
I don't reuse them to dry my hands, but to wipe down the greasy stove, spills off the floor, or clean up cat puke.
Dry your hands on one towel, and use paper towels for spills and cleaning? Just a thought.
I'm kind of confused as to why I'm being questioned for following a cleaning protocol my doctor told me to do to ensure that my skin is prepped for medical testing. Wash your hands, dry thoroughly with a paper towel, then test. I was just mentioning that because I am being forced to use 4-5 times as many paper towels during my bouts with GD than I do in my normal life, I tend to reuse/reduce/recycle them by drying them out and using them for other tasks.

Geesh, this is the opposite of the newbs. Instead of asking Internet strangers for medical advice, internet strangers are telling me that my medically mandated hand washing protocol should change.

I think most are just amazed that you actually save your paper towels. I know I am! ;-)

I figure 1) my hands are clean, 2)
my kids are messy, 3) I hate to increase my carbon footprint any more than necessary.

nesenotes · September 2014

OMG yes @Manateearmz‌ For some reason it drives me nuts when UO goes to the next day or even 2 days later. I'm like it's not Thursday any more people!! I guess we are control freaks lol.

Manateearmz · September 2014

bowlwoman said:

Manateearmz said:

bowlwoman said:

NandaB said:

bowlwoman said:

Cryssteen said:

bowlwoman said:
Since I have to test my sugars four times a day and dry my hands with paper towels each time to keep them clean for testing, I dry out my paper towels and reuse them. Maybe just good sense and not FFFC worthy, but I do have a big wad of them on the counter at any given time.
I have these things called towels...
Maybe you missed that part...cloth towels aren't as effective when you have to keep your skin clean for medical purposes. Probably why you don't see medical professionals drying their hands with cloth towels very much in a clinical setting...
You also aren't going to see medical professionals using nasty used paper towels. Because, you know, they're preused.
I don't reuse them to dry my hands, but to wipe down the greasy stove, spills off the floor, or clean up cat puke.
Dry your hands on one towel, and use paper towels for spills and cleaning? Just a thought.
I'm kind of confused as to why I'm being questioned for following a cleaning protocol my doctor told me to do to ensure that my skin is prepped for medical testing. Wash your hands, dry thoroughly with a paper towel, then test. I was just mentioning that because I am being forced to use 4-5 times as many paper towels during my bouts with GD than I do in my normal life, I tend to reuse/reduce/recycle them by drying them out and using them for other tasks.

Geesh, this is the opposite of the newbs. Instead of asking Internet strangers for medical advice, internet strangers are telling me that my medically mandated hand washing protocol should change.

I did not realize the paper towel thing was your physician recommended protocol.

Hey, you posted it here. If you don't want anybody questioning your reuse of a PT then don't post it in the never flame free post.

BayCamp · September 2014

AJIrishMama said:

MissChristineMarie said:
I haven't shaved my legs in 2-3 weeks. Which also (coincidentally) is about the same amount of time it's been since MH and I had sex...
Dang it! You stole mine! Although it's probably been closer to 2 months since I shaved lmao! I'm not naturally very hairy so I (feel like I) can get away with it haha

DH just left for the gym. I figured putting out this afternoon will save me from attempting it at 1 am tonight when I get home from work (I've dodged the bullet the last few nights) I guess this means I have to break out the hand mirror and do something about this mess before he gets home. I used to enjoy sex, now it just feels like work!

rshamos · September 2014

FFFC: I am playing hooky today bc I am getting everything packed for a surprise vacation to California for MH's birthday. It's also our baby moon. I can't wait for a weekend at the beach!

CandEChicago · September 2014

I just ate 2 lunches... and I am hungry for a 3rd. It's 4pm and my "official" dinner won't be until 8pm so can I call this my early dinner?

bowlwoman · September 2014

Manateearmz said:

Since I have to test my sugars four times a day and dry my hands with paper towels each time to keep them clean for testing, I dry out my paper towels and reuse them. Maybe just good sense and not FFFC worthy, but I do have a big wad of them on the counter at any given time.
I have these things called towels...
Maybe you missed that part...cloth towels aren't as effective when you have to keep your skin clean for medical purposes. Probably why you don't see medical professionals drying their hands with cloth towels very much in a clinical setting...
You also aren't going to see medical professionals using nasty used paper towels. Because, you know, they're preused.
I don't reuse them to dry my hands, but to wipe down the greasy stove, spills off the floor, or clean up cat puke.
Dry your hands on one towel, and use paper towels for spills and cleaning? Just a thought.
I'm kind of confused as to why I'm being questioned for following a cleaning protocol my doctor told me to do to ensure that my skin is prepped for medical testing. Wash your hands, dry thoroughly with a paper towel, then test. I was just mentioning that because I am being forced to use 4-5 times as many paper towels during my bouts with GD than I do in my normal life, I tend to reuse/reduce/recycle them by drying them out and using them for other tasks. Geesh, this is the opposite of the newbs. Instead of asking Internet strangers for medical advice, internet strangers are telling me that my medically mandated hand washing protocol should change.
I did not realize the paper towel thing was your physician recommended protocol. Hey, you posted it here. If you don't want anybody questioning your reuse of a PT then don't post it in the never flame free post.

I know. I'm just cranky about moving into month six of 4-times-a-day finger pricks and not being happy about all the $$$ we're forking out to the grocery store to keep us stocked in paper towels. Plus, DH didn't buy the select a size last time because the non-select-a-size generics are cheaper, so I'm going through twice as many paper towels now than I did a month ago. Total first world problems.

Flame away.

As an aside, I totally don't wash my cast iron skillets with soap and use my recycled/dried paper towels to wipe them out after rinsing. So there. :P

rshamos · September 2014

Just rip your pt in half!

bowlwoman · September 2014

rshamos said:

Just rip your pt in half!

The crappy generics do that half the time anyway!

CandEChicago · September 2014

@twolittledogs - Call the program director. See if you can take the test this weekend (assuming your schedule permits) since either you will have passed or you will have a quantifiable assessment of what you should be studying for the next round of testing. You might just surprise yourself.

erien · September 2014

@bowlwoman‌ Reusing paper towels is not flame worry. And why don't husbands understand they have to buy select-a-size every. Single. Time? It is one of the few things I "splurge" on and don't look for the best bargain. That and bleach. I don't buy generic bleach.

I guess my fffc is I dont wash my hands before every test. If I get a high number I will wash to see if it helps. And at home I dry my hands on my pants or a dirty dish towel.

mothstothemoon · September 2014

I've been so terrible at brushing my teeth lately. I'll go like 3 days before it hits me that I haven't brushed. I have floss picks laying around everywhere and I constantly use those so I guess my brain accepts that as good enough and forgets to alert me that it's time to brush- ever.

Shortstack06 · September 2014

bowlwoman said:

Manateearmz said:

Since I have to test my sugars four times a day and dry my hands with paper towels each time to keep them clean for testing, I dry out my paper towels and reuse them. Maybe just good sense and not FFFC worthy, but I do have a big wad of them on the counter at any given time.
I have these things called towels...
Maybe you missed that part...cloth towels aren't as effective when you have to keep your skin clean for medical purposes. Probably why you don't see medical professionals drying their hands with cloth towels very much in a clinical setting...
You also aren't going to see medical professionals using nasty used paper towels. Because, you know, they're preused.
I don't reuse them to dry my hands, but to wipe down the greasy stove, spills off the floor, or clean up cat puke.
Dry your hands on one towel, and use paper towels for spills and cleaning? Just a thought.
I'm kind of confused as to why I'm being questioned for following a cleaning protocol my doctor told me to do to ensure that my skin is prepped for medical testing. Wash your hands, dry thoroughly with a paper towel, then test. I was just mentioning that because I am being forced to use 4-5 times as many paper towels during my bouts with GD than I do in my normal life, I tend to reuse/reduce/recycle them by drying them out and using them for other tasks. Geesh, this is the opposite of the newbs. Instead of asking Internet strangers for medical advice, internet strangers are telling me that my medically mandated hand washing protocol should change.
I did not realize the paper towel thing was your physician recommended protocol. Hey, you posted it here. If you don't want anybody questioning your reuse of a PT then don't post it in the never flame free post.

I know. I'm just cranky about moving into month six of 4-times-a-day finger pricks and not being happy about all the $$$ we're forking out to the grocery store to keep us stocked in paper towels. Plus, DH didn't buy the select a size last time because the non-select-a-size generics are cheaper, so I'm going through twice as many paper towels now than I did a month ago. Total first world problems.

Flame away.

As an aside, I totally don't wash my cast iron skillets with soap and use my recycled/dried paper towels to wipe them out after rinsing. So there. :P

You aren't supposed to wash cast iron skillets with soap. You just rinse them out with hot water and I was always told to use olive oil to keep them moist.

bowlwoman · September 2014

@erien My numbers have been so borderline that I do every thing I can to make sure my hands are pristinely clean before testing. These days alcohol swabs don't cut it, and I can get a 10 point reading fluctucation using an alcohol swab vs washing my hands. I wasn't this sensitive to the handwashing the last two times, so who knows why I am now.

And yes, select a size EVERY TIME!

Manateearmz · September 2014

mothstothemoon said:
I've been so terrible at brushing my teeth lately. I'll go like 3 days before it hits me that I haven't brushed. I have floss picks laying around everywhere and I constantly use those so I guess my brain accepts that as good enough and forgets to alert me that it's time to brush- ever.

I'm going to skip the spill about good oral health being important in pregnancy and just say.......

Ewwww gross.

Shortstack06 · September 2014

mothstothemoon said:

I've been so terrible at brushing my teeth lately. I'll go like 3 days before it hits me that I haven't brushed. I have floss picks laying around everywhere and I constantly use those so I guess my brain accepts that as good enough and forgets to alert me that it's time to brush- ever.

How are your teeth not fuzzy? and do you reuse your floss picks? Yuck!

Beevol · September 2014

Just wanting to throw it our there that washing the outside of your vulva with soap is totally OK but you should never, never, ever use soap in your vagina. I'm figuring most of you soap users aren't getting it all up ins, so you're probably just fine.Vulva=/=Vagina.

bowlwoman · September 2014

Shortstack06 said:

bowlwoman said:

Manateearmz said:

Since I have to test my sugars four times a day and dry my hands with paper towels each time to keep them clean for testing, I dry out my paper towels and reuse them. Maybe just good sense and not FFFC worthy, but I do have a big wad of them on the counter at any given time.
I have these things called towels...
Maybe you missed that part...cloth towels aren't as effective when you have to keep your skin clean for medical purposes. Probably why you don't see medical professionals drying their hands with cloth towels very much in a clinical setting...
You also aren't going to see medical professionals using nasty used paper towels. Because, you know, they're preused.
I don't reuse them to dry my hands, but to wipe down the greasy stove, spills off the floor, or clean up cat puke.
Dry your hands on one towel, and use paper towels for spills and cleaning? Just a thought.
I'm kind of confused as to why I'm being questioned for following a cleaning protocol my doctor told me to do to ensure that my skin is prepped for medical testing. Wash your hands, dry thoroughly with a paper towel, then test. I was just mentioning that because I am being forced to use 4-5 times as many paper towels during my bouts with GD than I do in my normal life, I tend to reuse/reduce/recycle them by drying them out and using them for other tasks. Geesh, this is the opposite of the newbs. Instead of asking Internet strangers for medical advice, internet strangers are telling me that my medically mandated hand washing protocol should change.
I did not realize the paper towel thing was your physician recommended protocol. Hey, you posted it here. If you don't want anybody questioning your reuse of a PT then don't post it in the never flame free post.

I know. I'm just cranky about moving into month six of 4-times-a-day finger pricks and not being happy about all the $$$ we're forking out to the grocery store to keep us stocked in paper towels. Plus, DH didn't buy the select a size last time because the non-select-a-size generics are cheaper, so I'm going through twice as many paper towels now than I did a month ago. Total first world problems.

Flame away.

As an aside, I totally don't wash my cast iron skillets with soap and use my recycled/dried paper towels to wipe them out after rinsing. So there. :P

You aren't supposed to wash cast iron skillets with soap. You just rinse them out with hot water and I was always told to use olive oil to keep them moist.

Exactly. So, ladies, treat your breasts like you do your cast iron skillets. Rinse with water and oil them up to keep them moist.

Shortstack06 · September 2014

Beevol said:

Just wanting to throw it our there that washing the outside of your vulva with soap is totally OK but you should never, never, ever use soap in your vagina. I'm figuring most of you soap users aren't getting it all up ins, so you're probably just fine.Vulva=/=Vagina.

Also to throw out there, when I got my hood piercing I was told to use Dial Anti-bacterial Soap (the orange bar kind) to keep things clean. I have generally stuck with that since and have no issues, but I do not go all up in there with it.

chicorojo · September 2014

twolittledogs said:
Not really FFFC, more random, but I need to clear my head:

1. Seriously, every day that I poop at work, the moron receptionist walks in. Every day. I even held it for 30 extra minutes thinking she was on some set pee schedule but no, as soon as the shit falls in to the water, here she comes. I hadn't even sprayed yet. IDGAF, but I would really like to poop in peace, preferably at home, before work.

2. I feel stuck. I want a new job. I want a job that fulfills me. I have always had this nagging desire to be a nurse, but the school work terrifies me. I looked at the local college's program and their requirements. I'm pretty sure I'd have to retake biology and chemistry because those were my worst subjects in college. Then, this makes me wonder if I could even be a nurse because, science & math. But then, I look at the others I know who are nurses and surely I could do it if they can.

They pre-admission testing is this weekend for the Fall 2015 semester. Maybe, if I got the study guide now, I'd be ready for the Fall 2016 semester (do they start in the spring???), but that seems so far away.

I should probably just call the program director. I'm such a chicken.

I worked at my local college and we have a great nursing program there, a girl that was finishing the program came in one day and gave me a quarter (I was a cashier) and said "can you give me fives for that" I was so confused and she said "ya know fives, the change" and I was like "oh nickles!" And she said "oh is thay what they are called?" and then I prayed that she would never be my nurse. So if she can do it... you can do it!

rshamos · September 2014

mothstothemoon said:

I've been so terrible at brushing my teeth lately. I'll go like 3 days before it hits me that I haven't brushed. I have floss picks laying around everywhere and I constantly use those so I guess my brain accepts that as good enough and forgets to alert me that it's time to brush- ever.

Floss doesn't make your breath fresh. You need to get all of the bacteria out of your teeth AND tongue. For the sake of your coworkers and SO, brush twice a day please!

JunkieBrewster · September 2014

ashtonkitty1 said:
If MH knew how much $$ I spent at Starbucks every month, he would shit his pants. We share $$ but we do everything on our credit card and make the full payment. This is done for the "points" and it is his idea, so I follow the rules. So he really doesn't know anything about my spending besides the total and what he sees me come home with.

I think this is an ideal arrangement.

it adds up really fast. Last year I was drinking two venti latte the day, breakfast, and in afternoon trip my kid wanted vanilla milk and a cookie. At one point I had over $700 in one month.
my husband gave me the side eye, but thankfully did not get mad. I know I would've been mad as fuck

JunkieBrewster · September 2014

Every time the garage door does not open on the first try, I wonder if I forgot to pay the bill. Two or three times, I did actually forget to pay the bill.

I have the money, but I always forget to pay bills. I suck at adult.

mlee116 · September 2014

Manateearmz said:

Thought of one more. It's a combined UO FFFC. UO I strongly dislike when the FFFC and OU's go into the next day. There is something about the organized freak in me can't stand that the thread has a day in it and it keeps going past that date. Like they expire or something. FFFC I keep going back to the UO because I'm waiting for SVP to show back up but it's all food and TV talk.

Yesss! Except I don't ever go back in after Thursday. I don't even care if someone is in there saying they hate babies/like punching puppies/telling our whole board to eff off.

nopegoat · September 2014

@bowlwoman‌ I saved paper towels before I had to wash my hands 1000x for GD. We buy paper towels in bulk from costco and we go through them like crazy, especially with 2 gross little boys. As soon as a put out a fresh towel for anything my 4yr old grabs it, uses it once for something completely disgusting and that's it, it has to be washed. Completely pointless.

So yea. I get it lol!

bowlwoman · September 2014

NandaB said:

Since I have to test my sugars four times a day and dry my hands with paper towels each time to keep them clean for testing, I dry out my paper towels and reuse them. Maybe just good sense and not FFFC worthy, but I do have a big wad of them on the counter at any given time.
I have these things called towels...
Maybe you missed that part...cloth towels aren't as effective when you have to keep your skin clean for medical purposes. Probably why you don't see medical professionals drying their hands with cloth towels very much in a clinical setting...
You also aren't going to see medical professionals using nasty used paper towels. Because, you know, they're preused.
I don't reuse them to dry my hands, but to wipe down the greasy stove, spills off the floor, or clean up cat puke.
Dry your hands on one towel, and use paper towels for spills and cleaning? Just a thought.
I'm kind of confused as to why I'm being questioned for following a cleaning protocol my doctor told me to do to ensure that my skin is prepped for medical testing. Wash your hands, dry thoroughly with a paper towel, then test. I was just mentioning that because I am being forced to use 4-5 times as many paper towels during my bouts with GD than I do in my normal life, I tend to reuse/reduce/recycle them by drying them out and using them for other tasks. Geesh, this is the opposite of the newbs. Instead of asking Internet strangers for medical advice, internet strangers are telling me that my medically mandated hand washing protocol should change.
Well to be fair you just said you hoarded them and reused them. The "re" implying, at least to me, that you were using them for the same thing again. You said nothing about your greasy stove.

Point taken, and I did correct my meaning after the fact.

But to be fair, I also never said I "hoarded" them either. Trust me, there are plenty of spills around here that I never even get a chance to stockpile that many!.

ambernjj · September 2014

Shortstack06 said:

Beevol said:

Just wanting to throw it our there that washing the outside of your vulva with soap is totally OK but you should never, never, ever use soap in your vagina. I'm figuring most of you soap users aren't getting it all up ins, so you're probably just fine.Vulva=/=Vagina.

Also to throw out there, when I got my hood piercing I was told to use Dial Anti-bacterial Soap (the orange bar kind) to keep things clean. I have generally stuck with that since and have no issues, but I do not go all up in there with it.

I was told to use the same thing with my nipple piercings.

CandEChicago · September 2014

twolittledogs said:

CandEChicago said:

@twolittledogs - Call the program director. See if you can take the test this weekend (assuming your schedule permits) since either you will have passed or you will have a quantifiable assessment of what you should be studying for the next round of testing. You might just surprise yourself.

It involves math and science and there's a 5 hour time frame allowed for the test. No way could I do it. If you fail, you're only allowed one retake within the next three years.

Ok... nevermind.

leoandethansmom · September 2014

I'm sad that FFFC is 4 pages long and most of them are about paper towels. That's boring.

My FFFC (as posted in another thread) is that I just tried Nutella for the first time this week and I am addicted.

bowlwoman · September 2014

leosmom25 said:

I'm sad that FFFC is 4 pages long and most of them are about paper towels. That's boring.

My FFFC (as posted in another thread) is that I just tried Nutella for the first time this week and I am addicted.

Sorry I couldn't come up with anything more exciting. I'll try harder next week.

WHY HAVEN'T YOU TRIED NUTELLA BEFORE NOW?!?!?!?!?!?!

aksue22 · September 2014

@leosmom25 There were two women in my GD nutrition class who did not know what Nutella was. All I could say was "It's amazing". I miss my strawberry/banana/nutella crepes. :-<

My FFFC: I am fascinated by 19 Kids and Counting and Scientology. I think both are crazy, but I can't turn away.

leoandethansmom · September 2014

@bowlwoman I know, I shall be flamed forever for living 28 years and not experiencing Nutella until this week. I believe it is a crime against humanity.

CandEChicago · September 2014

rshamos said:

mothstothemoon said:

I've been so terrible at brushing my teeth lately. I'll go like 3 days before it hits me that I haven't brushed. I have floss picks laying around everywhere and I constantly use those so I guess my brain accepts that as good enough and forgets to alert me that it's time to brush- ever.

Floss doesn't make your breath fresh. You need to get all of the bacteria out of your teeth AND tongue. For the sake of your coworkers and SO, brush twice a day please!

@mothstothemoon - What do you do for your breath?

LeviJeans · September 2014

leosmom25 said:
@bowlwoman I know, I shall be flamed forever for living 28 years and not experiencing Nutella until this week. I believe it is a crime against humanity.

Ehh can't be worse than going 24 years, experiencing it, then not liking it O_O FFFC?

ETA: words are hard

CandEChicago · September 2014

Courtneylovesjason2 said:

Lately I never brush at night either. I'm lucky if I make it to bed. Last night, I got up and ate a slice of american cheese and said, "calcium: close enough" and went back to bed. I do brush in the AM, if that counts for something.

@Courtneylovesjason2 = You brush in the AM... not 3 days later.

JunkieBrewster · September 2014

I have a friend who does vinyl decals and embroiders t-shirts/

Every single year, I make her kids crochet halloween hats. I never, ever charge her.

I sent her a message asking if she would make me a decal for the nursery, and that I would pay.

She saw the message, and ignored me.

She just sent me one asking if I could make this.

While I can, I am ignoring her. I don't care if this makes me an asshole, or not. EVen if she forgot to get back to me, she would have seen the message when she sent me another one today!

Shortstack06 · September 2014

I just think of all the teeth fuzz and white tongue funk. I obviously stare at someone's teeth if I notice something like that.

CandEChicago · September 2014

JunkieBrewster said:

I have a friend who does vinyl decals and embroiders t-shirts/

Every single year, I make her kids crochet halloween hats. I never, ever charge her.
I sent her a message asking if she would make me a decal for the nursery, and that I would pay.

She saw the message, and ignored me.

She just sent me one asking if I could make this.

While I can, I am ignoring her. I don't care if this makes me an asshole, or not. EVen if she forgot to get back to me, she would have seen the message when she sent me another one today!

@JunkieBrewster- Just tell her you can't since you are going to be busy looking for someone else to do a nursery decal since you didn't hear back from her. (Sorry I am in a slightly bitchy mood)

ColoradoBoat · September 2014

@twolittledogs--go for it! You can definitely be a nurse.

I don't know if this is FFFC, but my post is that we were supposed to host a family bbq this evening because my BIL's girlfriend's parents are in town and their health isn't great and they can't breathe up at my MIL's house (8000 feet altitude). Our house is a disaster but I am a bad IL because I don't care as much since it's DH's side.

So I chat with BIL's gf's mom yesterday and I was sick on Wednesday so she is worried about getting sick from me. She is thinking of just having BIL over and scrapping the whole family gathering thing. I might have added a couple extra coughs on the phone call to help persuade her.

Yay, PJs and Pizza for dinner now!!

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