I think I'm experiencing the other kind of foster fail - I'm not sure if I should be fostering until Crowley is a bit older. Dahlia crated up easily enough last night but has been needy as all heck this morning. Crowley keeps trying to play with her the way he plays with Jack and while she played with him last night, she is not interested this morning. Which leads me to admonishing him constantly and makes me feel like a mean dog mom.

He is still struggling with house training and the snow outside today isn't helping. I have a downstairs crate for him to be in until he figures out that he only gets free run of the house if he goes outside. But I feel horrid putting him in there and having him whine while Dahlia is so skittish. She isn't that great with going outside herself. I've spent so much time cleaning up indoor messes and I'm so flipping over it. Which, again, makes me feel like I'm being a not great dog mom.

I don't even know what I'm hoping for from each of them right now.

I did not get enough rest this weekend. Or I didn't get enough stuff done this weekend. Or possibly both.

Now I'm looking at furniture online. I need a new dresser. I found one at Ikea that looks like it should work, and it's made out of actual wood, not particle board, but buying from Ikea means that I'll need someone to help me put it together. (I've got a friend at work who offered to help with stuff like that, but his wife just had a baby last week, so I'm not going to impose.) (That reminds me, I was going to make them some food. I need to figure out something to make.)

Ikea apparently just bought Taskrabbit because people kept hiring them to put together Ikea furniture.

I would advise against an IKEA dresser. The drawers get wonky pretty quickly. I'd suggest checking Craigslist, which is a great place to get a good used one. Look for dovetailed joints on the drawers.

The good - I got 2 tickets to see P!nk next May!!!
The bad - I was trying to get 6 tickets

The good - I sent a note to the rescue saying I needed to return Dahlia, my stress levels cannot be helping her and I needed to stand up for myself.
The frustrating - the addition of Jack has actually helped the dynamic with the dogs. Crowley can run off his energy with Jack and Dahlia isn't getting stressed by Crowley.
The bad - She is not housebroken at all

The good - I sent a note to my doctor regarding my depression levels.
The frustrating - She wants me to come in for an appointment even though I was there a few weeks ago for a med check
The bad - I have to call and make an appointment and knowing her typical schedule, it will be a few weeks out.

I'm EXHAUSTED.

Hil, I was just looking at professional organizers online. And their before pictures are not nearly messy enough for me.

Today is a better day.

One person who wanted to go to Pink has changed her mind. I'm going to see if I can get 3 more when they go on general sale on Friday and even if we can't all sit together, we can all go together.

I took Dahlia back to the rescue yesterday and felt like a weight was off my shoulders. The owner of the rescue is amazing with dogs, so she is going to see what she can do to help her.

I have NOT called to make a doctor's appointment. I ended up sleeping a LOT yesterday afternoon and got over 10 hours last night and I'm feeling much better mentally right now. Rebuilding my ability to cope.

Glad you are feeling better Suzi.

Yeah, sometimes what your body needs is a lot of sleep, even when you think you're getting enough. I'm glad you're feeling better.

I am looking for sports bras, nice basic, pull-over, non-racer-back sports bras. No underwires, no extraordinary support, I've got no concerns about lifting and separating, one of the benefits to me of being overweight and middle-aged. I just want comfortable containment with no hooks poking into me. Does anyone have brands they like in such things?