2/28 Weekly Randoms

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• starkette member

  March 2022

  @Meagan0528 not sure what's been going on but I also try to balance real life and checking in here. I feel less of a need to be super active since I have my family support, but I don't really have many IRL friends anymore. It's sad, but we've drifted apart the last few years. All my mama friends just kind of...scattered and we lost touched with each other. (Plus some became embroiled in the wrong side of politics and it broke our friendships, sorry but DD2 cannot be around people who choose not to mask up.) I personally love your opinions and totally understand they are coming from a place of love. Hugs.
  
  Vent about work:
  
  My boss is pretty great (I work from home, helping edit a podcast, keep up her blog (I write them based on her podcasts), create her social media posts, and any other projects she has for her business about animal behavior.
  
  Lately, we've been trying a new thing. Usually she creates her own social posts on canva, writes them, and I would schedule/post them for her. But this is time consuming on her end and it making it harder for her to concentrate on her clients. SO, we started having me make 3/week (based on her podcast) and then she'd edit, and I'd schedule/post them.
  
  Yesterday, she sent me three quotes she wanted used and asked me to "beautify" them in canva. Sure. It took me almost TWO HOURS because I couldn't decide on the templates to use. She's very particular and I knew this could be an issue. Like, she has a vision about how things should be and having me create it....might not work.
  
  She messaged me this morning with three templates from canva and asked if I could change the quotes to those one. Why didn't she just do that in the first place? Yesterday? WHAT A WASTE OF MY TIME. I created those new templates using her color scheme and aesthetic from scratch and now I just have to copy/paste the ones she wants over the ones I created. Why the EFF didn't she just tell me that's what she wanted in the first place!?!? 
  
  I sent her a message back, trying to be calm, saying how difficult it is to fish through all her old social posts to try and find appropriate templates for each and every post I need to create. Could she please make folders for each different style so I could find them easily instead of spending hours creating new ones that she'll later hate? 
  
  Ugh. I shouldn't be this frustrated over it. But I am.

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• mdfarmchick member

  March 2022

  @starkette that sounds so infuriating. What a freaking waste of your time. 🙄

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• starkette member

  March 2022

  @mdfarmchick right? I was really annoyed and she was understanding and thanked me for my honesty. This process is still new for both of us and I either need her to be more specific or set up a more streamlined way of finding approved templates.

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• meagan822 member

  March 2022 edited March 2022

  @lmaplejc It was a private message and the topic never mentioned in a thread. Just something someone (who I’ll keep anonymous) mentioned observing and felt some people were rubbed the wrong way. I don’t know who those people were as it wasn’t discussed in a thread, so I just wanted to make sure things were cleared up publicly if anyone misinterpreted my intentions. I figured doing so could add a little confusion as well, however I’d rather not ignore any concerns. 
  
  @lmaplejc@leahrnmom@coco2787@twizzleraddict1@starkette I appreciate the feedback and knowing that it’s normal for you guys to participate a little less actively later on as well when you may have less time. It’s also good to hear that you’re still able to continue to communicate after. I know many have said they became friends on Facebook and such, which I don’t have, so I didn’t know the birth month groups could go on indefinitely. It’s helpful to know it won’t just suddenly go away. I appreciate and enjoy you all the interaction here. 
  
  

  
  

  @starkette As someone who loves creativity, I feel the pain! It can take hours to do things that people expect are “easy” just because you can do it well. That is really frustrating!

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• leahrnmom member

  March 2022

  I must've jinxed myself talking about my anxiety about Illness. My DD had a pretty harsh cough since Tuesday but that was is. Thursday night I had to take her to the er because was having trouble breathing. Her airway was swollen. They gave a steroid and then 2 inhaled treatments to decrease the swelling that is sometimes given to burn victims. I had to miss my bff's baby shower today that was a few hours away that I helped plan. Major bummer. 

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• danielled100394 member

  March 2022

  Sorry I’ve been Mia.. been having a rough time my dad just passed away so my husband and I had to drive back home to be with my mom and make arrangements. 

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• wigglyicecream member

  March 2022

  Oh @danielled100394 I’m so sorry to hear this. Sending healing vibes to you and your family

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• mangoandguava member

  March 2022

  @danielled100394 I am so so sorry. You and your family are in my thoughts. 

  
  

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• danielled100394 member

  March 2022

  @wigglyicecream @mangoandguava thank you so much! It was a long trip back home but I survived just in time to hug him and tell him I loved him one last time. 

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• darkrose88 member

  March 2022

  @danielled100394 I'm so sorry for your loss. Keeping you in my thoughts during this difficult time. 

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• danielled100394 member

  March 2022

  @darkrose88 thank you so much! 

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• bridgiebee82 member

  March 2022

  @danielled100394 I am so sorry. Sending you love. Keeping you in my prayers. 

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• danielled100394 member

  March 2022

  @bridgiebee82
  thank you so much! Services and funeral are tomorrow then my husband and I are heading back home Tuesday. 

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• paytonpedro member

  March 2022

  @danielled100394 I am so incredibly sorry for you loss. You and your family are in my prayers. 

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• leahrnmom member

  March 2022

  @danielled100394 I am so sorry. Prayers to yku
  

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• danielled100394 member

  March 2022

  @paytonpedro and @leahrnmom thank you so much!! 

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• mdfarmchick member

  March 2022

  @danielled100394 I’m so sorry for your loss, but it’s good you got to say goodbye. Thinking of you and your family. 

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• brittanynmorris member

  March 2022

  @danielled100394 So so so sorry. Thinking of your and your family during this hard time.
  

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• danielled100394 member

  March 2022

  @mdfarmchick @brittanynmorris thank you!  

  Today was a rough day as service and funeral was today.. 

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• danielled100394 member

  March 2022

  Hey everyone! Sorry I was MIA for a little bit.. I’m back home and back to work after everything went on. Found out last week what the genders of the babies are!! 

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• meagan822 member

  March 2022

  @danielled100394 I’m sorry you’ve been going through so much and my condolences regarding the loss of your Dad. Hang onto all the special memories.❤️ 

  
  

  I’ve also been absent for several days with things being busy, so please don’t feel the need to apologize! I’m so excited you got to learn the babies genders!💙💕

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• danielled100394 member

  March 2022

  @meagan822 thank you so much!! I appreciate it 

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