I'm also over working but plan on working until I go into labor so it looks like I have a ways to go. There's plenty to do but I have zero motivation to do it.
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I am so done with work, I used to be super busy and involved/team lead of multiple projects, now instead of being included on these projects so I could tie up loose ends before I go on Maternity leave in July, my boss and director have simply cut me out of all meetings without telling me. I understand I will be gone for 10 weeks and that other employees have to be involved to close the loop, but some warning would be nice. This wouldn't bother me as much if a male coworker of mine, whose wife is due around the same time as me and is also taking leave (the same amount of leave I am), was also removed from projects he is working on. None of his workload has been decreased (we both have the same level of seniority). I feel like its a double standard and it drives me crazy.
I'm with all you ladies that are over the whole "work" thing. 21 school days until summer break... I may quit before then. Also, why is my morning sickness returning now that I'm in my third tri?? Like, what is that about?
A co-worker already asked me if I'm ok today, because "You don't look ok." Well, I am 30 weeks pregnant and I was wide awake at 3:30 this morning. So no, I'm not ok but I won't be ok until my last day of work. Too early for this...
@stephweinstein, yes absolutely! I even approached my boss after I was cut out of meetings and she just said that I no longer need to be involved and that I have done enough already and I just need to relax before the baby comes. Relax? Work is the one thing that has kept me distracted from all the things that could go wrong during pregnancy! Now I just feel like a waste of space.
After Friday's weigh-in results I am trying to eat a healthier diet as much as I can the rest of the pregnancy. I never thought I was out of line with what I was eating before but oh well. I'm currently hungry and craving a candy bar and soda more than I have this entire pregnancy....
I hate those posts about how baby is hugging your bladder or "using it as a pillow" . Like no. I don't know if it's just my baby but it doesn't feel like my bladder is being hugged. It's some straight up karate kicks happening in there!
Thanks to my coworkers who have been coming to work sick for the past week, I now have a sore throat, headache, and congestion. I have been washing my hands and drinking orange juice like crazy to try to keep from catching their colds buuuttttttt no. If you're that sick, work at home or stay away from my office!!
Wow. I also came to bitch about work, but looks like I'm late to the party. I wish I had the option to quit and stay home for a while or take a long a$s sabbatical for 6 months or a year. I've always been really proud of my success and being the breadwinner, but now I feel like it's imprisoning. I can't focus, haven't been very productive lately, and am now being told at birthing class that stress is terrible for going into labor and relaxation is key. Well I'm exhausted, never get a good night's sleep anymore, my foggy brain only thinks about baby, and I'm so over pretending this job is a top priority. I'm completely functioning on auto-pilot. I want to stay home, nap, have time to make more healthy meals, have time to do yoga or go for long walks, finish my little sewing projects, actually clean up a bit, and just rest more in general. Sitting hunched over this desk in totally the wrong position for getting baby into optimal birthing position (yoga balls are forbidden at my job for liability reasons), staring into this screen, knowing I have to or we won't have a house anymore just feels like torture. I don't want to uproot our lives, but I also don't want to have to be pregnant, give birth, and have a newborn AND be responsible for keeping us afloat. F**k being "supermom" or "juggling" it all- I want more reasonable expectations and a f**king nap!
Whatever knife acid reflux/gallbladder stabbed me in the back with last night can burn in hell. Also bitch to me for having to go into L&D to get worked out and now realizing that was the one medicine I didn't take last night and I probably could have avoided the whole thing.
I had a dentist appointment this morning, why does nothing ever end up being a positive when you leave that place? However, used it to my advantage and just didn't go to work today. And I have another apt on the 23, so f work that day too, am I right?
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I have had no phone for a week... Which I'm not bitching about. What I am bitching about is that I have legitimate phone calls I need to make and I can't get the stupid chat to work on Sprint's website so I can tell them to unlock my damn phone.
My brothers girlfriend moved out yesterday so we are finally getting the downstairs bathroom back to ourselves. This inspired me to spend all fucking day yesterday deep cleaning and scrubbing every inch of the bathroom. Now I want to die. Everything hurts so bad. But my husband felt bad for me so he bought me a new massage shower head and gave me a foot and back rub last night, so at least there's that.
Oh and while hobbling around trying to recover from cleaning I get to deal with the cable guy all day today. Wahhhhhh.
Wow. I also came to bitch about work, but looks like I'm late to the party. I wish I had the option to quit and stay home for a while or take a long a$s sabbatical for 6 months or a year. I've always been really proud of my success and being the breadwinner, but now I feel like it's imprisoning. I can't focus, haven't been very productive lately, and am now being told at birthing class that stress is terrible for going into labor and relaxation is key. Well I'm exhausted, never get a good night's sleep anymore, my foggy brain only thinks about baby, and I'm so over pretending this job is a top priority. I'm completely functioning on auto-pilot. I want to stay home, nap, have time to make more healthy meals, have time to do yoga or go for long walks, finish my little sewing projects, actually clean up a bit, and just rest more in general. Sitting hunched over this desk in totally the wrong position for getting baby into optimal birthing position (yoga balls are forbidden at my job for liability reasons), staring into this screen, knowing I have to or we won't have a house anymore just feels like torture. I don't want to uproot our lives, but I also don't want to have to be pregnant, give birth, and have a newborn AND be responsible for keeping us afloat. F**k being "supermom" or "juggling" it all- I want more reasonable expectations and a f**king nap!
All of this. I feel like just showing up for work is a win right now. Just curious, did a lot of people show up to your work with yoga balls in order for them to become forbidden? It just seems like such a strange to make an actual policy about. Would they let you use this? https://www.amazon.com/Gaiam-Balance-Ball-Chairs/dp/B006JBWYDA
I thought once we got to May, I would stop getting the same response when people ask when I am due and I say "July" (note I don't even say July 12.) But no. Still got "Oh..." ::far off glance as person realizes that is more than a couple weeks away and that yes, I am going to get bigger:: "...you still have a way to go, then."
Seriously, how close do I have to be for this to stop? June? Mid-June? Early July? To me, 2 months isn't a "long way off," but even if it did feel really far, thanks for reminding me, asshats.
Whatever knife acid reflux/gallbladder stabbed me in the back with last night can burn in hell. Also bitch to me for having to go into L&D to get worked out and now realizing that was the one medicine I didn't take last night and I probably could have avoided the whole thing.
@nolietrex I'm not sure if it's allowed at my office but I've definitely seen people use yoga balls as chairs. Since I have my own office I can probably get away with this. Sorry you can't use one!
Um, why is my baby trying to escape through my ribs? My coworkers think I'm insane because I randomly shoot up from my desk and gasp. I do NOT remember my first kid doing this..I would definitely remember this pain.
Um, why is my baby trying to escape through my ribs? My coworkers think I'm insane because I randomly shoot up from my desk and gasp. I do NOT remember my first kid doing this..I would definitely remember this pain.
Yes! I keep gasping too at the kicks and rolls. Mine are lower. I also don't remember this happening last time.
Um, why is my baby trying to escape through my ribs? My coworkers think I'm insane because I randomly shoot up from my desk and gasp. I do NOT remember my first kid doing this..I would definitely remember this pain.
Yes! I keep gasping too at the kicks and rolls. Mine are lower. I also don't remember this happening last time.
If it's any indication of personality..I think we're in trouble.
I haven't gotten rib kicks, but I was laying on my side on the couch, and I swear this kid bounced off my uterus (the part touching the couch cushion) like a swimmer does the pool wall. I jumped up and gasped. Such a weird sensation! DD#1 never did that either.
So I have bitched about my mother before but today I'm just livid with her. I've asked her multiple times if she will come down here to help with DS while we are AT THE HOSPITAL GIVING BIRTH TO OUR SECOND CHILD and she basically is refusing to help us because . .. .I'm not even exactly sure why, she has gone through so many excuses. My sister also made up some BS excuse also. I've offered to pay their airfare and book it for them and basically make it as easy as possible. But no....instead she calls me at work today to tell me that I'm stupid for choosing a career path that required me to move far away to get a decent job. So we still don't know what we're going to do with DS when I go into labor. I know we still have about 2 and a half months to figure it out but in my mind I need everything planned now or I just can't stop worrying.
There is a consulting nurse coming by my apartment today to meet me. Apparently, my insurance company offers this free service for after birth. This had made me get off my lazy ass and deep clean my apartment after weeks of "light" cleaning. I'm coming off a night shift and being up early to clean is putting me in a mood. I need a shower and some food. Ugh.
Also, as part of my requirements to get "perks" from my insurance company, I have to talk to a nurse over the phone once every few weeks. It is the most painful 15 minutes. The nurse has zero personality and I have nothing to report. Such nonsense that I have to do that in order to get some free shit - just give me the free shit.
@ButterMyBiscuit so do I! We had our chat this morning while I was driving to work. I find our chats more annoying than helpful.And I haven't gotten ANY free shit other than website referrals. I was promised a book at least. No book!
also on the totally over work train. I work in a casual office, unless we have people coming in and then we have random days of "strict business attire". I am not buying business maternity clothes for the once in a blue moon days I am required to dress up for work and it just so happens there are TWO of them this week. Squeezed myself into one of my looser cottony dresses this morning and called it good enough. Third tri + not enough sleep + nonmaternity tights = one uncomfortable cranky lady.
@hreed7289 I'm in Colorado where health-concicousness is HIGH. Everyone complains about the sitting epidemic in our huge corporate cube farm. I think the yoga ball chairs have come up A LOT and legal has banned them. We aren't allowed to bring any kind of alternative chairs to the ones provided- I've asked HR. My current solution is 2 pillows- one to get hips higher than knees, one to force me to lean forward and not back all day. A yoga ball would be so much nicer though. Anyone who has the luxury- I'm envious and you should totally do it!
@noelietrex you would think more companies would be ok with the yoga ball chairs. Sorry you have to use pillows instead
add me to the over working party. My teaching job starts summer break in 3 weeks and I am so ready. My work from home job is going until I go into labor, I am not excited to keep doing this, but so glad I am not on a strict schedule or have to put on pants.
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also did the pee in the pool thread get deleted?!
And yes. I smell a conspiracy.
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Also, not motivated today.
Oh and while hobbling around trying to recover from cleaning I get to deal with the cable guy all day today. Wahhhhhh.
Seriously, how close do I have to be for this to stop? June? Mid-June? Early July? To me, 2 months isn't a "long way off," but even if it did feel really far, thanks for reminding me, asshats.
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This article is my bitch today.... maternity leave is NOT a freaking vacation or sabbatical. Ugh, some people are just completely clueless.
yup...on the don't want to work train. so wearing yoga pants and a t-shirt. #noregrets
add me to the over working party. My teaching job starts summer break in 3 weeks and I am so ready. My work from home job is going until I go into labor, I am not excited to keep doing this, but so glad I am not on a strict schedule or have to put on pants.