FFFC 06/10

Scarlett830 · June 2016

Happy Friday! Let's hear it all!

(Hope you don't mind me starting!)

Scarlett830 · June 2016

Mine is that my dinner last night consisted entirely of a bowl of shredded cheddar cheese. Then I went all Bruce on my leftover birthday cake from Tuesday.

ETA: grammar

mrsdaddario · June 2016

@Scarlett830 A bowl of shredded cheese?? You're my hero!!

varimama · June 2016

DH and I are going to Red Robbin for dinner tonight and I always go in telling myself I'm getting salad as my side but I almost always end up ordering the fries anyways. By almost always I mean I've ordered the salad exactly once in like the last 5 years... and it was because we got the onion ring appetizer...

mrsdaddario · June 2016

@marriedhamstermom That made me LOL. The fries at Red Robbin are to die for.

Scarlett830 · June 2016

@mrsdaddario it was late and I was too lazy to actually cook anything, and that bag was just laying there pathetically in my fridge saying "eat me!" I couldn't resist.

mrsdaddario · June 2016

@Scarlett830 Oh you don't have to explain anything to me LOL. If I wouldn't get sick as a dog, I would eat a brick of cheese on a daily basis.

Schumerator · June 2016

marriedhamstermom said:

DH and I are going to Red Robbin for dinner tonight and I always go in telling myself I'm getting salad as my side but I almost always end up ordering the fries anyways. By almost always I mean I've ordered the salad exactly once in like the last 5 years... and it was because we got the onion ring appetizer...

Ugh now I want Red Robin! Have you ever had their mac and cheese as a side? Deeeelish!

jatwal128 · June 2016

My confession is that I have gotten into such a bad habit of being super unproductive at work this last month. Things have slowed down considerably at the moment to the point where the only things on my todo list are long term projects that no one is really waiting on. Sooo yeah, I've regularly decided to play around online instead of do them

At least I feel guilty about it!

Also i ate 8 publix chocolate chip cookies the other night. 8. That is 4x the serving size. I don't actually feel guilty about that one though.

mleandre · June 2016

@jatwal128 - I feel ya on the work front. I am in the same boat. Work's slowed down and there's REALLY nothing that NEEDS to be done right now...

@marriedhamstermom - I do love RR's fries. Now I want fries, too.

thj101 · June 2016

I'm going to a pampered chef party tonight and am buying all the things.. Even though I told DH I was just going to get one item....

RedBreast35 · June 2016

Haha @Scarlett830 that is awesome!
@mleandre and @jatwal128 I am with both of you on the slow work time! Plus, my boss is out today

And maybe my FFFC should be that I've never been to Red Robin?

No, instead my FFFC is that I have zero f*cks to give today about eating healthy, exercising, meeting my step goal, or accomplishing anything at work. I just want to go home and drink (a whole bottle of) wine and eat cake. Haha, probably should have stayed in bed today with this attitude!

jatwal128 · June 2016

@RedBreast35 Sorry about your reason for having zero f*cks today, but honestly, that all sounds so amazing!

eggplantface · June 2016

I have chocolate covered raisins at work, and I like to eat them when they're slightly warm. So I put a few in the crook of my elbow and use my body heat to warm the chocolate. There's a thin waxy coating that keeps it from melting everywhere. After a minute or so they're perfect. My coworker the other day came to ask me a question after I had placed the raisins, and looked down after a minute and says "You have chocolate in your elbow." I blushed and said "Don't judge me, I'm weird."

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KirstinH88 · June 2016

@eggplantface OMG! I'm dying! Hahahahaha!!! So funny!

PepperAT · June 2016

A couple weeks ago I saw a little black bug hanging out on my window sill, it looked harmless so I named it Fred and let it hang out. It stayed there for a few days and each morning I would greet him " Good Morning, Fred. Have a good day". DH thought I was going insane and just laughed at me. The bug eventually disappeared, but then yesterday DH saw one by the patio doors and said I think Fred ventured over here now. I just about died laughing. I guess my FFFC is if I find a bug, I like to name it. Unless it is a spider than that thing needs to leave ASAP!

PurpleRains · June 2016

@Scarlett830 Never, ever apologize for cheese. There's just no need to!

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@eggplantface I. Am. DEAD! That is hilarious!!! You are my spirit bumpie.

My confession is that an absent-minded coworker left some lovely prosciutto-wrapped mozzarella sticks in the work fridge and I totally knew she forgot all about them so I ate two of them for breakfast (which left her three). No regrets even though I know this is THE WORST. See? Never apologize for cheese.

Scarlett830 · June 2016

@ahrains and @mrsdaddario I make no apologies for cheese! It's my favorite food. I would eat only cheese every day if it could sustain me.

@eggplantface I can't even, that is great!

Schumerator · June 2016

FFFC: I fear I will never travel over seas because of how terrified I am of flying. I have a friend who lives over in Europe now and it would be the perfect time to go, no children yet, disposable income, somewhere to stay, and yet when I think about purchasing that plane ticket I literally feel ill. I hate it, it's freaking depressing. Especially because I love travelling so much! Le sigh.

TheJerilu · June 2016

ahrains said:

@Scarlett830 Never, ever apologize for cheese. There's just no need to!

@eggplantface I. Am. DEAD! That is hilarious!!! You are my spirit bumpie.

My confession is that an absent-minded coworker left some lovely prosciutto-wrapped mozzarella sticks in the work fridge and I totally knew she forgot all about them so I ate two of them for breakfast (which left her three). No regrets even though I know this is THE WORST. See? Never apologize for cheese.

My rule is 24 hours with no tupperware or name on it and it's fair game. NO MERCY.

PurpleRains · June 2016

@TheJerilu

mtmama2 · June 2016

marriedhamstermom said:

DH and I are going to Red Robbin for dinner tonight and I always go in telling myself I'm getting salad as my side but I almost always end up ordering the fries anyways. By almost always I mean I've ordered the salad exactly once in like the last 5 years... and it was because we got the onion ring appetizer...

@marriedhamstermom I looooove RR fries! Have you ever had them with their "campfire" sauce?! It is the best thing on earth!

eggplantface · June 2016

@ahrains "Never apologize for cheese." Love it, I'm going to cross stitch that on a pillow.

@Schumerator Would drugs help? My friend was afraid to fly and her doctor gave her valium. Another friend uses Xanax. It would be a shame to miss out on the trip! Especially because flights are so cheap right now.

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PurpleRains · June 2016

@marriedhamstermom @SienaC @mrsdaddario @Schumerator
We don't have RR here...and I love french fries

MonaLisaRalphio · June 2016

@TheJerilu I would MURDER you if you took my food, even after 24 hours. Sometimes I want to save some for tomorrow!

kiki75 · June 2016

I was so sure that this was going to be our cycle that I spent last Sunday morning at one of those paint-your-own pottery cafes making a dad mug for H so that it would be ready to give him the good news this weekend when he was home from work.

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HLD3194 · June 2016

MY FFFC is sometimes I tell my H I am running out to do errands but really I go get ice cream and eat it in the parking lot alone. I love the quiet time and no one trying to steal my blizzard Sorry not sorry

virginiaham · June 2016

Woah take it easy, @MonaLisaRalphio,

...But BUTTS ARE MINE if I catch anyone eating my food, too!

TheJerilu · June 2016

MonaLisaRalphio said:

@TheJerilu I would MURDER you if you took my food, even after 24 hours. Sometimes I want to save some for tomorrow!

Then put your name on it or bring it in a Tupperware.

I have an office where lots of folks leave their stuff for weeks at a time, so it becomes the office manager and mine's job to clear out their nasty spoiled garbage. For those that actually take care of their food, I don't toucharino.

MonaLisaRalphio · June 2016

@TheJerilu I am the designated refrigerator manager on my hallway - 40 busy teachers end up leaving a lot of stuff behind. I usually send a couple of emails out on the week I'm going to clean out the refrigerator saying "Clear out ALL of your stuff by 3pm Friday. Anything left behind will be thrown out." On the day, I make an announcement from the main office after the kids have left for the day, saying that it's last call for grabbing your stuff from the refrigerator. I then hold a garbage bag in front of the refrigerator door and do a clean sweep of the shelf without looking at anything. Been doing this for years and no one's complained - they had fair warning!

Schumerator · June 2016

@TheJerilu same here! I get so tired of throwing away other people's shiz. I take whatever I had left over at the end of the week home and for some reason people can't figure out what is there's.... Drives me nuts!

@eggplantface no joke I had to scroll back up to look at your name three times because I kept forgetting it by the time I got to the bottom of the screen to respond, my brain is mush today! And yes I have wanted to try xanax or something on a flight I hear it helps, I have never taken it before though so it makes me nervous. I definitely don't want to turn into a psycho who makes a scene on the plane lol. I may have accidentally convinced a lady next to me that we were going down once, not on purpose but I was literally having a panic attack, and although I wasn't being loud, she looked at me and noticed I was freaking out and then started to grab onto her chair rails tightly as well lol... woops! I have also tried the dream water before with the natural melatonin in it and it just made me extremely tired but my body was still amped up from being anxious so I was awake, exhausted, and anxious, it was greeeeaaaat.

ETA: To be fair, that was the first flight I had ever freaked out on, I used to love flying prior to that particular flight. It was really bad thunder storms and they kept dipping and diving to even out cabin pressure. It was a torturous experience.

Sugargirl1019 · June 2016

I work in the ICU, and I have to walk through the entire hospital at 6:30 am. My FFFC is that I don't want to talk to anyone at that time, so if you walk in at the same time with me, I will purposely slow down or go a different way to avoid having to converse. I want to look at my phone before I put it down for the day or put on chap stick and hand moisturizer without being judged

Anti-social, no shame!! I will go out of my way to avoid you!

MelissaM090 · June 2016

Sometimes I work from the office at my boss' restaurant because it's air conditioned and I get free food, and sometimes I'll stop by in the morning to check in with him and then just get too lazy to go my office down the street and nobody cares anyway.

Sometimes they'll ask me to do food deliveries in which case I get paid $6 plus the tip, and sometimes I'll do a few a week. I've totally been not telling DH I do this and I hoard the money and spend it on clothes he doesn't know about.

And this is so hypocritical because I'm usually the one to preach the importance of 'our' money and how things should be even and fair.

Ah well.

mtmama2 · June 2016

DH has been out of town all week and I had all these big plans about eating healthy and getting all my runs in and cleaning the house til it shined. Well...I have eaten out every night this week, the only exercise I did was hiking with my dog last night (we got Dairy Queen afterwards), and I have done exactly zero cleaning or laundry...and he gets home tonight

Schumerator · June 2016

SienaC said:

DH has been out of town all week and I had all these big plans about eating healthy and getting all my runs in and cleaning the house til it shined. Well...I have eaten out every night this week, the only exercise I did was hiking with my dog last night (we got Dairy Queen afterwards), and I have done exactly zero cleaning or laundry...and he gets home tonight

You just described my life every. single. week. I enjoy the planning of doing all the things much more than doing all the things.... Glad I'm not the only one

mtmama2 · June 2016

Schumerator said:

SienaC said:

DH has been out of town all week and I had all these big plans about eating healthy and getting all my runs in and cleaning the house til it shined. Well...I have eaten out every night this week, the only exercise I did was hiking with my dog last night (we got Dairy Queen afterwards), and I have done exactly zero cleaning or laundry...and he gets home tonight

You just described my life every. single. week. I enjoy the planning of doing all the things much more than doing all the things.... Glad I'm not the only one

I could not have worded it any better myself!! @Schumerator

housewifehobbyist · June 2016

@Scarlett830 I also ate all my leftover birthday cake Tuesday! b Poor H was bummed.

My FFFC is I started reading Outlander Monday and have been using it as fodder for all the FW banging I've had to do. I swear if I get knocked up this cycle I will name my child Jamie for a boy or Claire for a girl, and someday I will horrify them by telling them why.

Schumerator · June 2016

@housewifehobbyist is the series very sexual in nature? I've been thinking about reading it but just never picked it up. Maybe I should for my FW

kiki75 · June 2016

@Scarlett830 Your one mistake was that you should have spread that cheese out on a plate and then microwaved it. Then it would have been a lo-carb, hold the sour cream and salsa quesadilla.

My sisters and I used to to that when we were kids. We'd call them cheese melts and twirl the melty cheese around forks. Bet it drove my mom insane.
@RedBreast35 I actually like having something to force me into action when I'm feeling that way. Then at least it takes my mind off of it some. Drink all the wine tonight. Right outta the bottle if you please!
@eggplantface Look, you can't help it if other people don't know the best way to eat stuff. Just like people who don't know to put butter packets in their pockets first thing so it's spreadable when they're ready.
@Schumerator Now I have to try Red Robin mac and cheese. I'm also sorry that you're terrified to fly. Do actual statistics do anything to help? (As in H has spent over 10,000 hours in the air and he's fine.) Or maybe you could do a Transatlantic cruise! Seriously, though, if you love traveling and want to do it, maybe you could work with someone who would give you strategies to make flying tolerable.
@Sugargirl1019 I think it's totally fair to avoid people before you start your day. I work in a much lower-pressure job and even I hate it when my morning routine gets interrupted and I start the day off on the wrong foot. Especially if you're not getting paid yet!
@MelissaM090 I think that regular pay is family money and then above and beyond stuff is your own fun money. The one thing that sucks about that policy is that I'm salaried so it's not like I can pick up a couple hours here or there like H can. But he's always turning it down when I tell him that his quarterly bonus money is his to do with as he pleases.
@SienaC Sometimes when H is gone, that's when I'm the most productive. I go to the gym, I clean, etc. Lots of times, though, I just live like a feral animal. I'm actually pretty certain our dog knows when H is coming home because I hurry and make the bed, pick up the bathroom/kitchen, and vacuum. I've noticed that he starts checking out the window a lot more often when I do that.

Edit: WTF? TB is obsessed with tagging randos when I haven't even typed an @. Removed the one I saw.

RatParade · June 2016

Schumerator said:

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@eggplantface no joke I had to scroll back up to look at your name three times because I kept forgetting it by the time I got to the bottom of the screen to respond, my brain is mush today! And yes I have wanted to try xanax or something on a flight I hear it helps, I have never taken it before though so it makes me nervous. I definitely don't want to turn into a psycho who makes a scene on the plane lol. I may have accidentally convinced a lady next to me that we were going down once, not on purpose but I was literally having a panic attack, and although I wasn't being loud, she looked at me and noticed I was freaking out and then started to grab onto her chair rails tightly as well lol... woops! I have also tried the dream water before with the natural melatonin in it and it just made me extremely tired but my body was still amped up from being anxious so I was awake, exhausted, and anxious, it was greeeeaaaat.
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@Schumerator Maybe you could try taking it at home first. Both my mom and sister take valium to fly and they were worried about the same thing. But they first took it when they were just spending the day at home to see how it'd make them feel. I agree with @eggplantface - it'd be a shame to miss out!

My FFFC is that I love Lord of the Dance (followed closely by Feet of Flames). Love it. I discovered it when I was little and my dad recorded it for me off of one of those PBS fundraiser things. I just watched it again yesterday for maybe the thousandth time. I love the music and the dancing and ever since I was a little girl I wanted to be one of those dancers sooooo bad.

whiska · June 2016

@Schumerator Haha, it can get pretty hot! I'm a fan

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