Weekly Randoms 10/23

bearwithme · October 2017

I MIGHT attempt an iced coffee today. I haven't been able to stomach it since my HG kicked in, but i really want coffee.

Also, anyone want to come pack up my house for me? And find a new rental? We are moving next month and I've got ZERO motivation because I know we will likely be moving again next year (across country).

curleemama32 · October 2017

@bearwithme ugh I hate moving...you are on your own, mama!! We've decided we're never ever moving again. I doubt that will stick but I hate it sooo much!!

Anybody The Walking Dead fans???? I read all the comics this summer and have been a fan of the show since season 2, but I wasn't able to catch the season premier last night!!! Excited to watch it tonite with my hubby!

bearwithme · October 2017

@curleemama32 we move a lot. We moved from Kansas last August and live in our RV for 4 months and travelled- now we are renting a house in a smaller community, but DH's company just opened an office an hour away- so we will get a rental closer to his work. Next year we want to look into moving to CO. We miss seasons and small towns. We are slowly moving toward a minimalist lifestyle since we relocate so much, ha.

I used to be a fan of TWD, but season the season premiere last year kind of ruined it for me. I couldn't get back into it after that.

artlea2013 · October 2017

@bearwithme I don't mind the physical act of moving, packing up is kind of fun because it's an excuse to look at DH and say 'Really? Do you really need that?' I'm just way to sentimental too move, and it would probably be even worse while reasonably preggo.

Can I say that I'm kind of over football already? All the drama and the games really aren't even that good. I know a lot of people don't like the sport at all. I'm usually a happy fan, but this year is just feeling like it's a chore to watch. Probably doesn't help that I'm a Colts fan

curleemama32 · October 2017

@bearwithme ahh that's so much moving!!! You are a super hero for dealing with it all!!!
and I agree the premiere last year was eh.

bearwithme · October 2017

@artlea2013- yes! We purge sooooo much stuff each time and it's such a freeing feeling.

Then dh goes out and buys more.

ill sit by you regarding football- but that's just because I don't want it anyhow. We aren't big sports people over here. I mean, we love going to games occasionally, but we don't follow any one team.

curleemama32 · October 2017

I've never been a huge football fan (How can you be with the Detroit Lions??) but my husband is. Lately it's been a nice excuse to go to bed before him while he watches his games and I don't have to do the whole "avoid sex because I'm exhausted but I feel bad because I do really love my husband" routine. It's the small victories in life, hahah.

mileswithmyles · October 2017

@bearwithme I added coffee back in a couple of weeks ago. The exhaustion was killing me. It doesn't sound great a lot of mornings.

tincupchalice · October 2017

My goal is to do some serious purging before this move but I really need to get DH on board since I've already purged my crap.

bwow615 · October 2017

Is everyone that's drinking coffee doing full strength? I thought last pregnancy I was told coffee is a no no, I had to cut my coffee drinking out a few months before my bfp due to severe reflux. But have been craving it again now that my reflux seems to be under control and the weather is turning colder. I could always google, but figured i would pose the question anyway.

sandbar517 · October 2017

I think the "recommended" dose of caffeine is something like 200 mg a day and most coffee has around 100 mg. I don't drink much coffee, but last time I got some I did half caf, just because I had already had some caffeine that day.

lincbeesmom · October 2017

@bwow615 I drink one cup of full strength coffee every morning. That’s the only caffeine I have during the day though. If I want soda or something bubbly later on, I go for root beer or sprite.

sandbar517 · October 2017

@lincbeesmom Don't know if you know this, but some root beers have caffeine. Barq's for one, I know does. And I think there are one or two others that do, too.

MLD912 · October 2017

I'm pretty sure I forgot deodorant this morning. That's a good enough reason to go home early and nap, right?

lincbeesmom · October 2017

sandbar517 said:

@lincbeesmom Don't know if you know this, but some root beers have caffeine. Barq's for one, I know does. And I think there are one or two others that do, too.

Dang! I’ll look into that. Thanks!

lincbeesmom · October 2017

Ok found this. Thanks for the heads up @sandbar517

sandbar517 · October 2017

@lincbeesmom Just cuz I got trapped a few years ago for the same reason. I love root beer. I was pretty sure it was only Barq's. Never heard of Bawls, or RootJack.

bearwithme · October 2017

@tincupchalice can you purge for him...

charlestonchew · October 2017

@bwow615 I was looking it up last night cause I wanted some coffee cause I was cold. 200 mg a day is recommended max but that is due to "inconclusive studies" so they're being cautious. Another site did say 200 mg or more A DAY could lead to increased risk of miscarriage or stillbirth. I basically just try to drink sparingly but don't stress myself out. Last night I had about 2 cups but that was the first time in a month I think.

mileswithmyles · October 2017

@bwow615 I was told 200mg a day. I looked up the Kcups we had and they have 90mg in one pod.

tincupchalice · October 2017

bearwithme said:

@tincupchalice can you purge for him...

I am getting perilously close to burning his crap in the front yard.

cups4 · October 2017

@bearwithme I am not moving but I have a list of things to purge (basically our whole finished basement where we are putting the nursery and where the playroom is now). We have bulky trash pick up every 4 months in our subdivision and I can't wait until the last week in November. I also want an iced coffee from Starbucks now. I'm very easily persuaded lol.

@sandbar517 I love that first gif so much

Ceridwen77 · October 2017

@bearwithme I don’t even like iced coffee but after reading your post I absolutely NEED one now.

@curleemama32 huge TWD fan but since I can’t stay awake at night, we’re watching yesterday’s episode tonight!

bearwithme · October 2017

Ceridwen77 said:

@bearwithme I don’t even like iced coffee but after reading your post I absolutely NEED one now.

@curleemama32 huge TWD fan but since I can’t stay awake at night, we’re watching yesterday’s episode tonight!

I blame @mileswithmyles! She started it!

alli392 · October 2017

Iced coffee for the win! It’s almost like drinking a milkshake but with less guilt

mileswithmyles · October 2017

@bearwithme I want another latte freeze from Costco so bad! Yum!

suchaglencoco · October 2017

Speaking of purging, I almost had a panic attack when I realized nursery number 2 would not only be taking away our spare bed, it'll take away our storage closet. It seriously has so much stuff in there and I don't know where we'll put it. It has luggage, all my craft supplies, extra material from sewing projects, my sewing machine, our paper products, even my wedding dress.

cups4 · October 2017

suchaglencoco said:

Speaking of purging, I almost had a panic attack when I realized nursery number 2 would not only be taking away our spare bed, it'll take away our storage closet. It seriously has so much stuff in there and I don't know where we'll put it. It has luggage, all my craft supplies, extra material from sewing projects, my sewing machine, our paper products, even my wedding dress.

I am dealing with this exact situation. Our spare room is my "dressing" room, but less fancy than it sounds. I get up earlier than H and the toddler so the spare room has my vanity, clothes, everything. I'm panicking, too. I'll have found a portable closet I can set up in the laundry room but it's going to be a major task to reconfigure it all.

bearwithme · October 2017

cups4 said:

suchaglencoco said:

Speaking of purging, I almost had a panic attack when I realized nursery number 2 would not only be taking away our spare bed, it'll take away our storage closet. It seriously has so much stuff in there and I don't know where we'll put it. It has luggage, all my craft supplies, extra material from sewing projects, my sewing machine, our paper products, even my wedding dress.

I am dealing with this exact situation. Our spare room is my "dressing" room, but less fancy than it sounds. I get up earlier than H and the toddler so the spare room has my vanity, clothes, everything. I'm panicking, too. I'll have found a portable closet I can set up in the laundry room but it's going to be a major task to reconfigure it all.

Same. And the rental we aren't lookin at has 4 bedrooms.... which wouldn't alleviate this issue- except we are considering hiring an au pair- so the room and closet would be hers.

I have no clue what we are going to do.

Yard sale?

suchaglencoco · October 2017

@cups4, ugh that sounds awful.
We'll have to move DH's small office space to our basement which he probably won't mind, but I'm not looking forward to change.

justsuzie · October 2017

@bearwithme Moving in general sucks. I can’t inagine moving pregnant win a child!

@curleemama32 we have it recorded too. I don’t really like where the show was headed since they left the prison but I watch becuase I must not miss something.

@artlea2013 we don’t have cable so I didn’t even know it was football season. Ignorance is bliss.

ivyvines6 · October 2017

We catch up on Walking Dead when it comes on Netflix. Same with American Horror Story. I'm still mad at last season... I'm more annoyed with the fact that Maggie has been pregnant for like forever and still isn't showing???

rachelg777 · October 2017

@bearwithme I feel your pain. We’ve moved 4 times in the last year and will move twice more in the next year. It’s really starting to get old. After that we will *hopefully* be in one place for 4 years!

mileswithmyles · October 2017

@suchaglencoco us, too. That room is our catchall right now.

tincupchalice · October 2017

We still don't know where we're moving to or what the housing will be like. Blerch.

RachelT1234 · October 2017

To go along with the coffee talk, I have to share this recipe I found. It's supposed to be a non-alcoholic white russian, but it's really more like an iced coffee. Mix some cold brew coffee with a couple of drops of vanilla extract, a splash of simple syrup, and milk or cream. It was seriously delicious!

nanifrog · October 2017

Sorry, feeling too crappy to tag people, but still responding.

All the moving sounds stressful, but the minimalism sounds divine. I dream of being able to really purge.

Reconfiguring the house when adding people is so hard.

My ob's office said 2 coffees a day. That was my standard before the bfp. Now I have so many aversions I rarely want it.

I'm stressing about announcing this baby. We really want to tell the kids and my parents. But my parents will not keep a secret and willl tell my siblings. My sister will tell our mutual friends who will tell my really close friends. I found out this weekend that they've been trying unsuccessfully and just had a failed fertility treatment. My heart is breaking them and I can't bear to add this to their thoughts. My other best friend is not married and desperately wants to be and have kids.

I wish my family could keep secrets cause I want to share with them, but the past 2 times no one could shut up.

melanier26 · October 2017

Our house has 2 bedrooms upstairs (currently our room and DS’s rooms) and 1 on the main floor. We have no idea what we are going to do once the baby needs a nursery! DS is the world’s lightest sleeper so I don’t think room-sharing is an option. Also our third bedroom is currently my husband’s office that he works from full time. We’re hoping to be able to (financially) be able to move in the near future but it might be tricky for awhile...

Poppy0419 · October 2017

@MrT723 same issue here. Our 3rd bedroom is my office and I work from home. We started renovating our garage today so I can make it an office/playroom. Which means my black car with black interior can hang out in the hot summer sun instead of the nice cool garage. First world problems, but still frustrating with a baby and toddler.

We moved when DD was 3 weeks old. It was...hell at best. I hate moving and I really feel for everyone having to do it right now.

We stopped watching TWD a few seasons ago. It kept just going in circles and lost me. Yet here I am still watching grey’s anatomy. I’m making DH put DD to bed tonight to catch up on what ive missed there and with This is Us.

Im finally back home, in my own bed, and it’s amazing. It was great to see my friends and family but a few weeks alone was tough. My heart seriously goes out to those doing it alone. Rockstars.

helloworld9 · October 2017

I wish I can purge too. It's so hard. Moving makes it slightly easier but still. And amen that moving gets old! We are packing up to move to another apartment this weekend and my anxiety is shooting off the roof!

As for coffee, I'm trying really hard to stay away. I know my OB says a cup is ok, but I'd rather try not to consume any if I can.

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