October 2017 Moms
bluejeanbabi05
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Winning/WTF Wednesday
bluejeanbabi05
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I saw this thread on another board and liked the efficiency 
Bask in your winningness or lament your WTF moment here.
Bask in your winningness or lament your WTF moment here.
Re: Winning/WTF Wednesday
Coincidentally, today is also bulk trash pickup day so we took apart the (very cheap and not worth trying to sell) guest bed and stuck it outside. Can't wait for the nursery to look like a nursery!
WTF: last night was horrible at work. Hor-ri-ble!! We had a show ticket but inventory issue which means one of the shows for this weekend couldn't be sold for any additional. Only people who have paid their fee and get included tickets could pick up. This is causing major issues with parents who absolutely have to have great aunt Maeve come to watch their special snowflake for 2 minutes. I get he brunt of all the " why wasn't there a warning...." and " maybe it should be a bigger venue" comments. Two more nights guys and I'm free!!!
Oct. '17 June S.C. "You Had 1 Job"
@canonmom413 2 more nights! That's a win!
My win is that I woke up in a really good mood today.
BFP#3: 2/9/13 EDD 10/18/17. Team Green for Round 2!
Soooooo free help in exchange for room & board. I don't hate it.
BFP#3: 2/9/13 EDD 10/18/17. Team Green for Round 2!
BFP#3: 2/9/13 EDD 10/18/17. Team Green for Round 2!
WTF: My boss mansplained feminism to me. It was such a bizarre experience. He told me this is the best time in history for girls to be born because feminism is finally allowing women to embrace their femininity AND be powerful and independent. I was like ... kind of ... and he launched into a lecture specifically calling out a female partner at the firm as "masculine" and telling me she must be that way because when she was coming up through the ranks femininity was still devalued. I happen to know this partner fairly well and she's a bit androgynous but that's just her style. So offensive. I kept trying to interrupt him to participate in the conversation but he was just interested in educating me about what it means to be a woman in the world.
Also, that gif is perfect.
WTF: Woke up with some swollen gums, no clue why. They are a little tender and now I think my teeth are going to fall out and i'll go into preterm labor.
Oct. '17 June S.C. "You Had 1 Job"
WTF - I was just informed that I have to be in an all day training session tomorrow at work!
@PizzaMonster3 thank you for the thoughts, I was totally excited and now I'm back to the stress of saving or trying to figure it out.
WTF: tailbone pain. I was doing just fine without you jerkface.
ugh the home buying process sucks, ((hugs))
WTF: I drove through Panera for lunch. Ordered a half salad and half sandwich. Got back to my office and sat down to eat it and they only put the salad in my bag. I basically paid $11 for a half salad and I'm still hungry.
Baby Boy due October 2017
WTF: unexpected expense for my mom means another month where I put $0 into savings
Married: 11/12/16
BFP: 02/09/17
FTM | EDD: 10/13/17
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@purplestarz thank you, and I spoke with an actual broker but they are not connected with a well known bank, it was a private lender
My WTF: DH has the car for work today and I had an OB appt so I took Lyft there and back. Coming back took 3x as long as it should have cause the driver had no idea where she was going and was blindly relying on Waze. I was already nauseous from the glucose test and all of the u-turns and hard stops did not help. Eventually, I took over navigation and made it home. I love the convenience of Lyft but miss the expertise of taxi drivers who actually know how to drive.
@VLillyV Agreed on getting another opinion. If you have a relationship with a local banker, that could help. If you are a Costco member, they have an affiliate program with competitive rates that's worth exploring. You would put in your credit score, etc. and they would only show you lenders/rates that will work with you. Zillow/Trulia has a similar affiliate tool but the rates can be all over the place. Credit Unions also can offer great rates and flexibility on how much they will approve you for.
Also, if the lender didn't already explain the factors that led to the decision, make sure you have a conversation with him about it and understand what you can do to improve your attractiveness to lenders. Also, a hard pull or two barely affects your credit, so don't worry about doing it again. If you do several within a few weeks it's obvious that it's because you are shopping around lenders and it's NBD.
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LO#2 EDD October 18th
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Also WTF... I have been trying for 2 weeks to get an ultrasound scheduled with a high risk place but they have been sending me in circles regarding whether they receiced my fax yet or not. First of all, WTF does it take 2 weeks to process a fax in 2017 and also WTF are they still using faxes for referrals??
I am now 18 weeks, and everything I've read online says that you are supposed to start having ultrasounds every two weeks starting at 16 weeks to monitor for TTTS if you have mo/di twins. My OB is not a high risk OB and has said we'll start monitoring for that "later" so she doesn't seem concerned, and of course I spent last night reading stories of women whose doctors discovered they were in stage 3 at 16-18 weeks and one or both of their twins would have died if they didn't have early monitoring and get laser surgery quickly. What do I do? How do I make someone see me??
Also, that is tough. I would demand to see someone! Good luck.
@TallMomma29 keep calling. It's their fault not yours! Can you drive over there and hand deliver the information they need?
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