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Re: Weekly Randoms (3/26)

  • galactickatesgalactickates member
    edited March 2018
    @prpl11butterfly - the best part of getting a new boss was that when I made a mistake he would say just fix it and shrug. It made Work 100 times less stressful. My old manager would act like the sky was falling over anything needing correction. It was super annoying. Why do you care if the end result is that it gets fixed?
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  • @galactickates it actually makes my job take longer and requires more steps. I work with a lot of vehicle titles and registrations. The state has some very strict guidelines we have to follow (example, when we mail in paper work it has to be in a specific order or the reject it). If he doesn't fill out a certain form, I have to wait for him to print it. If he doesn't fill it out right, we have to wait for him to fix it and get it notarized  (she's right next to me but...). Some things we can easily make adjustments too but other things are a nightmare. And plus also, these are the SAME mistakes made almost daily  (and at times multiple times a day). It just gets old after a while.
  • So Buster, our doxie  learned how to open the gate to go upstairs when it's just closed and not locked. We obviously had to start locking it if we leave.  

    Well.... We went to work Friday and when we got home Buster had ripped the carpet and chewed up our banister trying to get the gate open again. We were super pissed obviously because now we have to replace the carpet in our brand new house.  

    We thought it was bad Friday..... today we ran out to just grab a few things and when we got home he had completely ripped the carpet off the bottom stair. So F-ing livid.  He's our "good dog" too. We never have any problems with him. 
  • @galactickates oh no!!! I’m so sorry, I once had a dog that we left for quite a few hours while we went somewhere, we came home and he hadn’t touched a thing, only peed on his puppy pad, and was overall great. Then we went out to grab dinner that night and he tore up all the carpet in our hallway while we were gone for maybe an hour! I was so mad....especially since it was a rental so explaining that to our landlord was not fun. They can be such a pain sometimes but their companionship is so worth it, in my opinion. I hope they adjust to the new house and leave the rest of your carpeting alone
  • @galactickates oh no! I hope it’s not too expensive to fix. We used to have to crate our dog when we left. Now that he’s an old man he only wants to sleep in our pillows, but he used to eat remotes, headphones, get into the trash, and once ate half a pack of birth control pills.
    DD1: June '16 DD2: March ‘19 :::: Married since 2011 :::: USN Wife ::::
  • @offtoneverland nope, he was perfectly fine. He just really didn’t want to have any puppies! It was pretty funny trying to tell the pharmacy why I needed my refill so soon though. I’m glad you get such a great deal to be able to see your sister!
    DD1: June '16 DD2: March ‘19 :::: Married since 2011 :::: USN Wife ::::
  • He's 7 and we've never had a single problem with him,  not even an accident in the house. Its so frustrating. We are going to take carpet from the mystery closet in the garage and will be able to repair it, it just sucks that it's an additional project we have to do.  H and I work kind of far so we feel bad crating them for that long.  We installed a dog door so they can run around.  I'm not sure what we're going to do. 

    @offtoneverland that's so awesome you're going to see your sister. I bet it will be absolutely beautiful there at that time! How long do you get to go for?
  • @galactickates We'll be there for 5 days. Not a terribly long time but anything will do. I need some sister time! :heart:
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  • Well, I have to agree with her! I wouldn't be so effusive and over-the-top with my praise, personally, but she's not wrong. I love my cup so much. Unfortunately, it's been a bit weird since I've had a baby, and I've been doing pelvic floor exercises to try to make it work again. 
  • I have questions about that cup,  what the hell do you do in a public restroom? This might be tmi but I can't imagine cleaning one of those out in a sink.  I won't even entertain the idea because of it.  I think it's super disgusting to do that in a public space,  unless you toss them like you would a tampon? I need answers. 
  • lovesclimbinglovesclimbing member
    edited April 2018
    I have questions about that cup,  what the hell do you do in a public restroom? This might be tmi but I can't imagine cleaning one of those out in a sink.  I won't even entertain the idea because of it.  I think it's super disgusting to do that in a public space,  unless you toss them like you would a tampon? I need answers. 
    In my six years or so of using one, I've changed it once in a public restroom with stalls. Cups can be worn much longer than a tampon or pad. I have pretty average periods in terms of heaviness, and I will empty it in the morning, mid-day and at night for the first day or two of my period. After that, I empty it in the morning and at night. That's it. If I know I'm going somewhere for awhile, I'll empty it right before leaving and then I'll have at least 6-8 hours before needing to empty it again and 12-24 if it's later in my period. That's always (except for that one time) been plenty long enough to not need to empty it while out and about. I don't know if you're talking about all public restrooms, including individual bathrooms, but I have no qualms about cleaning it in a sink in an individual bathroom. My former workplace only had individual bathrooms, and I've rinsed it out in the sink in there. 

    What's recommended if you can't get to a sink is emptying it and then wiping it out with toilet paper (some of the manufacturers actually sell wipes for this purpose, but I've never used those) and then reinserting it. Then taking it out and washing it as soon as you get a chance. That's what I did the one time I needed to empty it in a bathroom with stalls. 

    ETA: Also, what I'm talking about is a reusable menstrual cup made of silicone like this. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000FAG6XA/ref=mp_s_a_1_5_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1522695227&sr=8-5&keywords=diva+cup&dpPl=1&dpID=51od0pZyfsL&ref=plSrch

    There are also disposable ones like this. I have never used these. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00B7QT55M/ref=mp_s_a_1_4_a_it?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1522695301&amp;sr=8-4&amp;keywords=softcup&amp;dpPl=1&amp;dpID=41m+Kn9VwaL&amp;ref=plSrch

    I am more than willing to answer any and all cup questions. It's so amazing, and I have converted several people, haha!


  • I've been thinking about trying one for a few months but pushing until after a baby comes along. My periods are pretty average now but I don't know what I'll be doing for BC or what they will be like after (hypothetical)baby.
  • @lovesclimbing - i was specifically  speaking about stalls. We spend all day out quite frequently and I am constantly drinking fluids throughout the day so for me personally that would be a nightmare. My work alone, doesn't have private bathrooms so that's a hard no for me.  That's nice if you can manage it I guess.  
  • @lovesclimbing - i was specifically  speaking about stalls. We spend all day out quite frequently and I am constantly drinking fluids throughout the day so for me personally that would be a nightmare. My work alone, doesn't have private bathrooms so that's a hard no for me.  That's nice if you can manage it I guess.  
    Yea. The one time I did change it out in a stalled bathroom, it of course wasn't as convenient, but it worked fine. Regarding drinking fluids, the cup isn't necessarily removed every time you use the bathroom! You can do that, but it's not necessary. I try to drink a lot of water as well, and I don't remove it unless it's already a time when I need to. So like toward the middle of my period when I only emptying it in the morning and at night, I am definitely using the bathroom throughout the day and just not emptying it when I do. 
  • @offtoneverland - thank you for confirming my fears lol 
  • @offtoneverland I’ve always been curious if they’d work for me, but I’ve always been a “start leaking through a super heavy tampon after one hour” for 7 days straight girl soooooo sounds like they’re not in my future. 
  • @offtoneverland i was just thinking about that... if you are having to clean a cup out while people watch you in a public restroom..... how is that better then a tampon you just throw away? Double Pass. Also I dont want to wash my hands next to someone washing their bloody cup out either... Gagging just thinking about it.
  • Well I bought some. I could never use them for my period and not be worried about mess, but I heard they do a good job of keeping sperm up near the cervix. Score.
    People think we become mothers when we give birth but the truth is we become mothers the moment we start calling our babies to us in our thoughts, dreams and prayers. Some paths are short and some are so long that you can easily forget where you were headed.

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    Back on Levothyroxine
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    FET #1 - November 30th, transferred anyway
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    IUI #4 March 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
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  • It doesn't work for everyone, and not every one likes them. I do know a couple people who have heavy flows and use them. As a PP posted, a cup actually holds more than a super tampon and you shouldn't have to change it as often as you would a tampon. To each their own. :)

    I've never heard of people bringing them out of a stall to rinse out in the sink. Yea, I don't want to see that and would never do that. 
  • This is what happens when you steal a jeep's parking spot

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc6OIbzpNOQ
    People think we become mothers when we give birth but the truth is we become mothers the moment we start calling our babies to us in our thoughts, dreams and prayers. Some paths are short and some are so long that you can easily forget where you were headed.

    How I feel all of the time.
    My 7 Year Journey ***Tw in spoiler***
    IVF
    IVF #1 - September 2018; Follistim, Menopur, Cetrotide & Lupron/HCG combo trigger; PGS; ICSI
    Back on Levothyroxine
    FET #1 - October 2018; cancelled, all PGS aneuploid
    FET #1 - November 30th, transferred anyway
    Wondfo BFP 5dp5dt, CB Digi 6dpt, 
    1st Beta on 7dpt 93
    2nd Beta on 10dpt 510!

    TTC #1 since 2011. Tried for 5 years before we knew there was a one year rule.
    Diag w/MS 2016; w/PCOS & IF 2017
    New RE 2018; PCOS diagnosis taken away, IF due to ovary adhesions, but prev. RE insists PCOS IF

    IUI
    IUI #1 July 2017 w/100mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts
    IUI #2 October 2017 w/50mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts
    IUI #3 February 2018 w/5mg Femara+trigger; low P
    BFP February; mc March; Subclinical hypothyroid started Levothyroxine 
    IUI #4 March 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
    Medicated cycle & TI April 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
    Tried several cycles on our own; all BFN
     
  • Does anyone follow the Hae Min Lee case that was spotlighted on Serial/undisclosed? 

    I've looked for information on if Jim Clemente profiled Don and I can't find anything.  I thought maybe someone else following the case might know.  The last I heard on Bob Ruff's podcast truth and justice podcast Bob had info on Don but I'm not sure if it was ever revealed.  
  • @galactickates I followed serial and have kept tabs on the case, but nothing further than the original podcast. They ruled to give him a new trial as long as they don’t change their position during an appeal.
    DD1: June '16 DD2: March ‘19 :::: Married since 2011 :::: USN Wife ::::
  • galactickatesgalactickates member
    edited April 2018
    @meggyme I knew that about the trial but I was curious if anything more came out about Don.

    Eta - did you listen to any of the truth and justice podcasts?  Bob was going to do a series with Jim and Laura - criminal profilers.  I only heard one on Jay. I'm wondering if I missed others
  • @galactickates no I only listened to the npr Serial podcasts, none of the other follow on ones.
    DD1: June '16 DD2: March ‘19 :::: Married since 2011 :::: USN Wife ::::
  • @meggyme oh man!!!!! I want to spoiler 10 things!  From following the case do you know about Don's double time cards at lense crafters for the same day and that his step mom was the manager at one.  And the tapping during Jay's confession. I listened to a bunch of follow up podcasts and so much more is revealed.  It's absolutely crazy. 
  • @galactickates I do remember them being surprised Don wasn’t investigated further and that Jay’s confession was more detailed than he should have been able to know as an accomplice. Maybe if he gets a new trial I’ll catch up with the supplemental podcasts. Lately I’ve been listening to a podcast called cocaine and rhinestones about different histories in country music.
    DD1: June '16 DD2: March ‘19 :::: Married since 2011 :::: USN Wife ::::
  • It's supposed to snow on Sunday. April 8th. It's going to be very cold the whole weekend, with temps in the 30's. I wanted to build my vegetable beds and plant bushes in the front yard. This is the time of year when I should be able to do these things. But no, I'm going to be trapped indoors and watching the snow fall out my window. I've been ready for summer since January 2nd yet here we are, in early April, still dealing with shit weather.

    This must be the price we're paying for last year's mild winter, and those two blissful weeks in February when it was in the low 70's.
  • @wishiwaspreggo where are you located? I’m in the same position. Every weekend my friend and I talk about getting the garden ready...and every weekend we have to postpone due to snow, freezing weather, or too much rain. I should not live in the Midwest  anymore. 
  • I'm in southern Indiana. I know folks north of me have had it worse so I shouldn't complain too much, but we usually have at *least* a couple nice days interspersed between the crappy ones. Like a tug-of-war between spring and winter. But winter has been winning every single day. You can feel it when you go outside, like the sun is warmer and you can smell the greenery coming back to life so I have hope. But the air is still icy cold even on the rare sunny days but it's mostly been heavy rain. I had to move my potted seeds into my garage for a couple weeks while the rain poured and poured. They were over-saturated as it is.I hope they're not ruined :\ while it's supposed to be damn cold, it's going to at least be sunny today and tomorrow so I'll take them out and hopefully they'll start to sprout. Ugh. My spring veggie garden dreams are on hold for now.
  • @doxiemoxie212 - are you a fast walker? I get sling-shotted back because I'm walking so fast. This has happened more times then I'd like to admit.  
  • @galactickates I am either a fast walker or someone who walks much too close to walls/doorways/doors lol 
  • 5’7 and SAME.  
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