In favor of the group project: my current place is half the size of the Salt Lake house and we've had to adopt a "one in, one out" attitude towards stuff, I don't do a tree, and Mount Tsundoku is never going to be scaled at this rate.
Don't belong. Dangerous, like you. Can't be controlled. Can't be trusted. Everyone could just go on without me and not have to worry. People could be what they wanted to be. Could be with the people they wanted. Live simple. No secrets.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
amyparker - Nov 05, 2019 10:02:38 am PST #13070 of 30019
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
Jessica - Nov 05, 2019 10:04:51 am PST #13071 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
ornament exchange 1 ornament only
Seems a bit Christmas-only.
I like local Etsy or donations though.
Theodosia - Nov 05, 2019 10:11:47 am PST #13072 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I could manage an ornament, I think. I've whiffed on some previous exchanges. If I try concentrating on a very cute ornament instead of trying to tailor it obsessively to be the One Perfect Ornament That Will Change the Life of the Recipient, I could do it.
I am a gift-giving mess, generally.
meara - Nov 05, 2019 10:16:20 am PST #13073 of 30019
I feel like it's hard enough for me to get/find/buy presents for folks in person. Yikes! Can't believe it's almost time for that!
Also, back at work, went through and deleted 1000 emails. But next steps are training, and apparently I'm not yet updated in the system so can't access it, and open enrollment for next years health. Ack!! I can figure out that one plan is better if I go to the out of pocket max. But the only time I've managed that was last year when I blew past it with the hospital stays! This year even with all the PT and stuff, I'm close but no dice. But better plan when maxing is a high deductible and requires paying for meds at 20%, so if I don't mac, I think that one would be worse. Decisions!
Sophia Brooks - Nov 05, 2019 10:30:29 am PST #13074 of 30019
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I like the group project idea!
sj - Nov 05, 2019 10:41:12 am PST #13075 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
It's nowhere near what Sofia is doing, but I did manage to sort through and recycle a pile of mail today and pay some bills. Slow progress on the clutter.
sj - Nov 05, 2019 11:01:40 am PST #13076 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Fuck Cancer! I just got an email that the former director of ltc's school passed away this week. She was such a lovely woman who made me feel so comfortable starting ltc in the toddler program 2 years ago, and she was only 66.
msbelle - Nov 05, 2019 11:14:44 am PST #13077 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I've missed a lot of commenting back to people (skimmer)
- hope the day continues to go well meara - welcome back to work.
Laura, sorry things are stressy.
sj - hope ltc gets out her stuff at school and is easy peasy when she comes home - also go you on clearing paper.
SOPHIA!! you just have done amazingly well through all this and setting up a day for the young man to take out things for you is wonderful. Sorry work is still a cluster.
Fred - glad you are enjoying venturing into dating life again.
Seems a bit Christmas-only.
Jessica, you are correct. Thank you for bringing that up.
sj - Nov 05, 2019 11:18:45 am PST #13078 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thanks, msbelle. She's been good this afternoon. When she is still tired in the morning there is just no reasoning with her.
shrift - Nov 05, 2019 11:21:58 am PST #13079 of 30019
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I had my performance evaluation... last week? It was a positive review and I was told that I was irreplaceable, which is both a good and a bad thing to hear. Sure, I have job security, but that means the work fairy constantly is taking enormous shits on my desk. I have a gaggle of new people I'm trying to train. I'm starting to make threats every time someone tries to give me anything new to do this quarter. For work stuff and non-work stuff, I have people chasing me down to do stuff that is important to them but not a priority for me, and I'm too exhausted to figure out how to communicate that kindly.
And yet I still chose to sign up for Yuletide.