esse! I'm sorry to have missed your virtual b-day, I saw the message too late. Hope it was fun, and happy belated!

ltc has started peeing on the floor and she also has glitter glue in her hair. So how's everyone else's day going?

Timelies all!

Well, we started with a new nanny/aid today. Mr.S seems to like her, so that's good. Was a bit worried, since he did not go to sleep until late last night.

Oh dear sj, I'm not going to trade days with you. Mine's been pretty mellow.

eta: I hope works out well, Sheryl.

good news Sheryl.

Not good news - sj, I'm sorry.

Fingers crossed for your son Laura and for a commute situation that is not you comes around.

Today was day 1 of my week working in the office. I actually plowed through quite a bit of work, mostly email stuff though, so no real clearing of my desk.

My throat is getting some draining though and is itchy/bothered, so I was wanting to drink a lot and clear my throat. I am taking some extra allergy medicine tonight and will do a neti pot also. I hope that clear it up.

I remember to get air filters and a few other things from the hardware store on the way home, so I am pretty pleased with myself.

I did not get paid on Friday, which is not so pleasing. A mix up of people on vacation who submit and process payroll, so I need to figure out what that issue is since I think it only affected me. I'll get a paper check tomorrow, so it is all good.

I have a pet peeve and I apologize if any of you do this, but why did people start saying "meal prepping" instead of "cooking"??? You didn't meal prep for the week, you cooked for the week! (I would even accept "meal prep" for describing chopping the veg for five salads at once or other prep work.)

Sj- I'm so sorry. My younger cat pees on things. If ltc were feline, I would worry that it might be a uti. But I only know how to care for cats, not for teacup humans. More power to you and may tomorrow be a better day.

Jesse- I think people just really like the term "prep" and use it whenever possible. I think of "prepping" a meal as getting everything measured and chopped and ready to dump in the pan (or pot, or bowl, or whatever. ).

But then I could make a case that last night after I made a huge instapot of lentils and rice and a skillet full of caramelized onions that portioning it out into four servings for the rest of the week kinda counts as "preparing" future lunches that I can just pop in the microwave at work. Like: I cooked food, and then prepared it into future meals. But also, that's gold star adulting.

erin, every time she pulls this, I worry it is a uti, and had her tested. Last time I bought an at home test, and it is never a uti. If she were to start running a fever or showing other symptoms (I get them all the time so I know the drill), I will take her in, but otherwise I don't want to risk a doctors visit right now. I'm 90% sure this is an "I feel powerless and I can control this" thing.

When I meal prep I do everything but the cooking, pretty much - Get everything measured and combined and ready to go into the pot or whatever. Is that not how people use it?

Not that I have done that in ages, it's all highly theoretical at this point. Lunch today was bologna and pepper jack on Triscuits, for example, no prep required.