I hate tipping. It is obnoxious to have the cash in a low enough denomination and I never really know what is appropriate. People should just be paid enough and then I only have to pay for the service and not an extra fee on top of it. This is inspired from my recent long weekend in Vegas that included dining out, spa services, gambling, and taxi rides.
My UO for the day is that I'm kind of excited for the Olympics to be over. I LOVE them, and I love seeing the amazing stories, and I really do love many of the athletes this year, but I also find it so draining to feel like I HAVE to stay up late every night to watch. Boring I know, but I'm just always kind of relieved when they're done. Too much to pay attention to when I feel like I have so much other stuff going on!
@SLou24 - I love watching the Olympics but I agree with you to some extent. That time after DS goes to bed but before I go to bed is the biggest uninterrupted time I have everyday to tackle my to-do list. And I have been watching the Olympics and not getting things done. My list is still really long and I have so much to do before this baby comes!
I cannot stand most of the sitcoms out there right now. Kimmy Schmidt (and really anything Tina Fey after the first couple seasons of 30 Rock, although I really like her), Mindy Project, even the "older" oned like BBT and HIMYM. I find the jokes cheesy and 100% BTDT. Just can't. Modern Family is awesome but I honestly can't think of one comedy show on now that I like.
I think I mentioned it last week, but I wish we had more individual threads instead of 100 randoms a day. If you can't catch up on a ton of random posts daily, you miss most of what's going on here. Don't be afraid to create seperate threads, especially if it's labor related (we have a labor thread that'll I'll bump up again) or you had a baby! Babies aren't random!
@PoodleDoodleOoo Yes!! Everything we watch is either HBO or on Netflix. I don't know why I pay for all of cable when literally all I watch are those two things, plus sports. I wish there was an a la carte version of cable where I could just pay for the like 3 channels I watch.
OH, and HGTV. Because Chip and Jo are my everything (Fixer Upper).
I'm sure this is bash worthy but I have not/will not watch the Olympics this year. I learned about what a big child sex tourism site Rio is right before they announced Rio got the spot and the realization of what would happen made me feel so sick. In top of the other sketchy shit that has happened becuase of the Olympics.
I am with you all on the Olympics.. I really do enjoy watching the swimming, diving, gymnastics and track & field but of course all that mess doesn't come until 7 my time and last like 4 hours so I miss the final rounds of a lot of events. My biggest complaint is social media and the news completely ruin the end result of a lot of events for me. Women's gymnastics already won their team gold before it even aired for the first time here in Alaska and of course I saw the notification on Facebook. I was instantly pissed because even though I'm going to watch it and enjoy it, some of the excitement is gone because I know what happens.
Now when it comes to TV shows, I have fallen out of sync completely with all of them. Used to be all about the shows on ABC and the only one I'm 100% caught up on is Grey's. I still have an entire season of Once Upon a Time to catch up on and Scandal is just getting ridiculous so I stopped watching. Love Modern Family though!
My UO - I can't stand the Olympics! DH and DS watched the swimming last night and I was bored out of my mind. I went to be early because I just can't watch the Olympics
@CRich15 I'm with you on the timing of airing and spoilers for the Olympics as well. I'm in Oregon and the evening aren't aired until 8-12 and I'm in need at 9 so I have been DVRing them, but it's always spoiled by social media or the news before I get to watch it.
I think I mentioned it last week, but I wish we had more individual threads instead of 100 randoms a day. If you can't catch up on a ton of random posts daily, you miss most of what's going on here. Don't be afraid to create seperate threads, especially if it's labor related (we have a labor thread that'll I'll bump up again) or you had a baby! Babies aren't random!
Agree! The birth of our babies deserve a thread of their own. I'm hoping once we start getting more coming at once the individual threads will take off!
@PoodleDoodleOoo Yes!! Everything we watch is either HBO or on Netflix. I don't know why I pay for all of cable when literally all I watch are those two things, plus sports. I wish there was an a la carte version of cable where I could just pay for the like 3 channels I watch.
OH, and HGTV. Because Chip and Jo are my everything (Fixer Upper).
Have you tried Sling? We have that, Amazon Prime Streaming and Netflix and are beyond covered for TV viewing. In fact, we cancelled Sling for the summer and will pick it up again in the fall (for football). $25/month with the sports package.
@PoodleDoodleOoo Yes!! Everything we watch is either HBO or on Netflix. I don't know why I pay for all of cable when literally all I watch are those two things, plus sports. I wish there was an a la carte version of cable where I could just pay for the like 3 channels I watch.
OH, and HGTV. Because Chip and Jo are my everything (Fixer Upper).
Have you tried Sling? We have that, Amazon Prime Streaming and Netflix and are beyond covered for TV viewing. In fact, we cancelled Sling for the summer and will pick it up again in the fall (for football). $25/month with the sports package.
Uhhh you may have just changed my life. We have no cable, and watch all of our stuff on Netflix, HBO Go, Showtime app, Starz app... We were missing AMC, FX, and History Channel for some of the other shows that are staples for us but I just looked at this Sling thing & I can get those channels for $25/month....
*************************************** FORMER USERNAME:@runningisrad
@PoodleDoodleOoo Yes!! Everything we watch is either HBO or on Netflix. I don't know why I pay for all of cable when literally all I watch are those two things, plus sports. I wish there was an a la carte version of cable where I could just pay for the like 3 channels I watch.
OH, and HGTV. Because Chip and Jo are my everything (Fixer Upper).
Have you tried Sling? We have that, Amazon Prime Streaming and Netflix and are beyond covered for TV viewing. In fact, we cancelled Sling for the summer and will pick it up again in the fall (for football). $25/month with the sports package.
Uhhh you may have just changed my life. We have no cable, and watch all of our stuff on Netflix, HBO Go, Showtime app, Starz app... We were missing AMC, FX, and History Channel for some of the other shows that are staples for us but I just looked at this Sling thing & I can get those channels for $25/month....
Yay! You just want to have good internet service...our area was just upgraded so that helped a lot. It looks like you can try for a week free.
I think I mentioned it last week, but I wish we had more individual threads instead of 100 randoms a day. If you can't catch up on a ton of random posts daily, you miss most of what's going on here. Don't be afraid to create seperate threads, especially if it's labor related (we have a labor thread that'll I'll bump up again) or you had a baby! Babies aren't random!
Agree! The birth of our babies deserve a thread of their own. I'm hoping once we start getting more coming at once the individual threads will take off!
I hope so! I feel like in order to know what's going on around here I have to read every random post, but sometimes I just can't catch up quick enough.
And I agree with @JLmama118 I'd also wish there'd be less "congrats" in the Randoms thread - it clogs it down, makes it intimidating to read, and also makes me feel bad for sharing real randoms because they don't seem important enough!
More separate birth threads please! Not everything is a random!
This is really only a UO for the people on the road today.
if you are driving and decide that you are in the wrong lane please do not stop traffic and try to get over multiple lanes, or let the turn lane you are in go red bc now you want to go straight. WTF people, it's fine if you are not obstructing traffic but if you are they you just go and make a uturn safely. I am going to go pregnant lady crazy on some drivers today
Me: 32 DH: 31
TTC #2 since January 2018
Baby #1 DD Born 8/25/2016 BFP: 8/11/18 Due: 4/26/18
My UO, is I AM NOT READY FOR THIS BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! S**t is getting too real.
I am going through spells of panic and denial. I keep buying stuff (diaper bag, organization house stuff) and trying to get things situated I know as part of coping. The room that will be hers and my older DD's will not be renovated until mid-Sept and the EDD is 10/4. My first DD came 2 weeks early. (HOLD ME).
And I agree with @JLmama118 I'd also wish there'd be less "congrats" in the Randoms thread - it clogs it down, makes it intimidating to read, and also makes me feel bad for sharing real randoms because they don't seem important enough!
More separate birth threads please! Not everything is a random!
Give me all the separate birth threads! Shout your birth announcement for all to see! And write a novel about your birth story! All of the above is totally acceptable!
Yes to birth threads so we can congratulate there!! I feel like our second birth was missed by most because a lot was missed in te randoms and I feel bad she didn't get the attention the others got.
Yes to birth threads so we can congratulate there!! I feel like our second birth was missed by most because a lot was missed in te randoms and I feel bad she didn't get the attention the others got.
Also, yes to sling!! Love our sling TV!
I'm about ready for a FB group. There. I said it.
I never thought I would feel comfortable with a FB group but I really do now. I think it would be more private in a lot of ways. I also feel bad not sharing pictures on here when I get to see all your lovely squishies and bumps, but I feel super uncomfortable posting them on a public forum.
So yes, I'm ready for one also but I don't want to loose any of our FB-less moms....
Yes to birth threads so we can congratulate there!! I feel like our second birth was missed by most because a lot was missed in te randoms and I feel bad she didn't get the attention the others got.
Also, yes to sling!! Love our sling TV!
I'm about ready for a FB group. There. I said it.
I was thinking about a FB group too. My April 13 FB group started around this time in our pregnancies.
I'm a FB less mom, but I know it is up to me to get back on FB if I really want to be a part of this group. Which I do! Does TB group seem to dissipate after the FB group is started up? I will remain with TB and hope that it doesn't. Just can't get myself to get back on FB.
For all of the people with Sling TV...Do you have to watch it live? There's no way to go back and do it "on demand" style, is there? Or like DVR? There are a ton of channels I want, but we're not home enough to watch live TV.
And I agree with @JLmama118 I'd also wish there'd be less "congrats" in the Randoms thread - it clogs it down, makes it intimidating to read, and also makes me feel bad for sharing real randoms because they don't seem important enough!
More separate birth threads please! Not everything is a random!
So much this. I am currently 329 posts and counting behind on randoms. Too slow to be part of anything relevant, but I don't want to miss anything by skipping ahead to post a true random and ruin the flow there... le sigh.
Natural M/C 03.26.2012 at 10w2d Charlotte born at 28w3d due to severe IUGR on 12.24.2012 Merry Christmas! Missed M/C discovered 12.22.2014 at 8w1d measuring 6w3d 2015 was a year to test strength of both body and character, but it led us to this... BFP 01.26.2016 EDD 9.30.2016
I've been FB-less for awhile but decided to go back just for when this group moves over there. I, for one, will probably leave TB after we move to FB and come back only when I TTC again or something. I love me TB but I think this group will probably die off after FB starts
I actually really like the format of the Bump over facebook groups - I like that it can be more organized with different threads whereas in FB groups topics/posts/etc can go disappear really quickly. Buuuuuutttt... I probably won't be checking TB AT ALL when I'm on maternity leave because the app sucks soooo much. So i'm with whatever everyone else wants to do regarding the move to FB
I like the idea of moving over to FB after the babies are here, but would be willing to make the switch at any time. And yes, I think our board will probably die off after a FB group starts, especially after all the babies are born. At least that is my prior experience with it.
I'm sort of ready for a FB group, but at the same time it makes me really nervous to have my personal info shared to strangers. I like being able to be anonymous on here, not to sound like a creeper, but I've seen some pretty crazy catfish stories. Does anyone else feel this way?
I'm sort of ready for a FB group, but at the same time it makes me really nervous to have my personal info shared to strangers. I like being able to be anonymous on here, not to sound like a creeper, but I've seen some pretty crazy catfish stories. Does anyone else feel this way?
I'm sort of ready for a FB group, but at the same time it makes me really nervous to have my personal info shared to strangers. I like being able to be anonymous on here, not to sound like a creeper, but I've seen some pretty crazy catfish stories. Does anyone else feel this way?
No, me too. I go back and forth. One second I want a FB group so I feel more comfortable sharing more, like pictures of DD, because, seriously, she cute. And even her name. I feel like I hold a lot back so I want to be able to share, but I still worry that some of you bitches may be crazy.
Yeah in retrospect I think I was too open at the beginning so now it's too late lol I just hope no one I know has found me on here bc I've talked a lot of shit lol
I'm on board with the moving things over to FB team. IMO we should probably start setting things up sooner since babies are starting to arrive. Plus, I think it might be more challenging to get it figured out and started with new babies and recovery from delivery.
Re: UO Thursday
OH, and HGTV. Because Chip and Jo are my everything (Fixer Upper).
I am with you all on the Olympics.. I really do enjoy watching the swimming, diving, gymnastics and track & field but of course all that mess doesn't come until 7 my time and last like 4 hours so I miss the final rounds of a lot of events. My biggest complaint is social media and the news completely ruin the end result of a lot of events for me. Women's gymnastics already won their team gold before it even aired for the first time here in Alaska and of course I saw the notification on Facebook. I was instantly pissed because even though I'm going to watch it and enjoy it, some of the excitement is gone because I know what happens.
Now when it comes to TV shows, I have fallen out of sync completely with all of them. Used to be all about the shows on ABC and the only one I'm 100% caught up on is Grey's. I still have an entire season of Once Upon a Time to catch up on and Scandal is just getting ridiculous so I stopped watching. Love Modern Family though!
DS1 -- 9/30/2016
FORMER USERNAME: @runningisrad
More separate birth threads please! Not everything is a random!
if you are driving and decide that you are in the wrong lane please do not stop traffic and try to get over multiple lanes, or let the turn lane you are in go red bc now you want to go straight. WTF people, it's fine if you are not obstructing traffic but if you are they you just go and make a uturn safely. I am going to go pregnant lady crazy on some drivers today
BFP: 8/11/18 Due: 4/26/18
My UO, is I AM NOT READY FOR THIS BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! S**t is getting too real.
Also, yes to sling!! Love our sling TV!
I'm about ready for a FB group. There. I said it.
So yes, I'm ready for one also but I don't want to loose any of our FB-less moms....
@RG1 @Sbrown721 Non-FaceBookers unite! Secret handshake anyone?
Charlotte born at 28w3d due to severe IUGR on 12.24.2012 Merry Christmas!
Missed M/C discovered 12.22.2014 at 8w1d measuring 6w3d
2015 was a year to test strength of both body and character, but it led us to this... BFP 01.26.2016 EDD 9.30.2016
Me! That's my biggest concern about moving to FB.
I just hope no one I know has found me on here bc I've talked a lot of shit lol
DD 10/4/02
DS due 9/28/16