February 2021 W.I.S.H. - Being your own Fabulous Self

[Summer2018]

This may sound really shallow and petty, but I have to tell somebody. Today I suffered a real blow to my ego when I was mistaken for someone else.

I'm not a particularly vain person, but I do have standards. Anyway, I haven't worn makeup more than a few times during the pandemic...it's not worth it between the double masks, eyeglasses, and face shield. My hair is atrocious...about six inches of dark dirty blonde followed by about 10 inches of a much lighter shade of blonde. I wear it in a tight bun. Obviously I'm overweight, but I have nice arms and long legs...I basically look like I've been perpetually pregnant for 23 years.

So, yes, I don't look great, but I don't look at all like the person I was mistaken for today. She is about a foot shorter, 100 pounds heavier, and has black hair which she also wears in a tight bun. When the new staff member called me by her name, I almost fell on the floor. It took her a minute or two to realize I was not the person she thought I was. It left me mortified. Talk about an all-time low.

I really need to get my hair cut and colored and lose more weight. One day I will laugh about this, just not today.

 

[sjrec]

This may sound really shallow and petty, but I have to tell somebody. Today I suffered a real blow to my ego when I was mistaken for someone else.

I'm not a particularly vain person, but I do have standards. Anyway, I haven't worn makeup more than a few times during the pandemic...it's not worth it between the double masks, eyeglasses, and face shield. My hair is atrocious...about six inches of dark dirty blonde followed by about 10 inches of a much lighter shade of blonde. I wear it in a tight bun. Obviously I'm overweight, but I have nice arms and long legs...I basically look like I've been perpetually pregnant for 23 years.

So, yes, I don't look great, but I don't look at all like the person I was mistaken for today. She is about a foot shorter, 100 pounds heavier, and has black hair which she also wears in a tight bun. When the new staff member called me by her name, I almost fell on the floor. It took her a minute or two to realize I was not the person she thought I was. It left me mortified. Talk about an all-time low.

I really need to get my hair cut and colored and lose more weight. One day I will laugh about this, just not today.

Been there.

 

[blackdogg]

Summer... I’m sorry. Bigs hugs to you

 

[blackdogg]

It’s Friday!!!



Hope you have an amazing day!
Now have at it... What’s on your mind? What is going well with you? What are you plans this weekend? ​

 

[MickeyMom76]

I have a heavy heart today and asking for thoughts and prayers.

A former teacher that I worked with 15 years ago just lost her 14 year old son due to cardiac arrest. He was born with many medical issues including scoliosis. He had many surgeries in his life and was truly a miracle child after many unsuccessful fertility treatments. After him, he had 3 more children. I can’t imagine what this family must be going through.

Also, my husbands lifelong friend has a daughter who had seizures as an infant. Before she turned one, they made the difficult decision to do a hemispherectomy (removbig the right half of her brain where most of the seizure activity was). She is now 9, almost 10. The seizures have come back. So she is going in to Hopkins today to have a revisions to her hemispherectomy. The family is asking for prayers that all goes well, the surgery is successful and she has a smooth recovery.

 

[piglet1979]

I have a heavy heart today and asking for thoughts and prayers.

A former teacher that I worked with 15 years ago just lost her 14 year old son due to cardiac arrest. He was born with many medical issues including scoliosis. He had many surgeries in his life and was truly a miracle child after many unsuccessful fertility treatments. After him, he had 3 more children. I can’t imagine what this family must be going through.

Also, my husbands lifelong friend has a daughter who had seizures as an infant. Before she turned one, they made the difficult decision to do a hemispherectomy (removbig the right half of her brain where most of the seizure activity was). She is now 9, almost 10. The seizures have come back. So she is going in to Hopkins today to have a revisions to her hemispherectomy. The family is asking for prayers that all goes well, the surgery is successful and she has a smooth recovery.

I am so sorry. I will keep all of your guys in my prayers.

 

[piglet1979]

I am excited today as I was able to get a vaccine appointment for my step dad for next week. It was my last refresh last night before I was putting my computer down and start getting ready for bed. I was even able to get it with all of specifications. Close to home, after the 9th and after 4. They one I did not get is that it had to be after the 9th but preferably after the 21st. So I at least got the first part of it. My mom is very excited about it and very thankful because he would have never put the time in to find one. I spent hours this week refreshing pages. There really has to be a better way.

I haven't talked about my sisters situation in awhile. It is not going good. My brother in law is an idiot and got arrested. Something to do with drinking. He was in his car in a stripe club parking lot with an open container. When he got home he was yelling and slamming things around. My 25 year old low IQ niece was still living at the house with him. My sister and youngest niece moved to the appointment and my nephew is in rehab. She was scared but didn't call anyone. My sister found out the next morning. So now she can not live with her father. She was adopted from foster care and had been abused as a kids. She is now living with my parents and my sister is trying to not be the parent to her anymore. She can't really live on her own. My mom is frustrated with my sister and they seem to be fighting. I talked to my mom on Tuesday and I have seen/heard her that mad in a long time. She knows that she agreed to this but is just realizing she has lost most of the freedom that she had. She did not realize how much my niece did not know and how much she would be doing for her or teaching her.

 

[blackdogg]

Heavy heart & lots of thoughts & prayers all over you guys. These are all unfortunate & upsetting.

For me... today.

What’s going well... my kiddos are all doing well. Oldest is finally sleeping better & hopefully this will lead to less migraine issues. I’m looking forward & keeping my eye open for job opportunities. I got a new sundress in the mail... and it makes me happy

Wkend plans... movie night for Raya w kiddos... and perhaps another excursion too? We haven’t decided. Definitely laundry.

On my mind... frustrations with our home. We had my parents move into our in law apartment not quite 2 yrs ago. It’s not going well. My father will not speak to my husband. I’m not certain where this leaves us & it’s getting to a point that requires give or walk. One day at a time. I hate it tho

 

[PollyannaMom]

Hope you have an amazing day!
Now have at it... What’s on your mind? What is going well with you? What are you plans this weekend?

On my mind - how fast this week went!

Going well - schoolwork this morning (surprisingly, because we were all tired!)

Weekend - balancing the bank statements and maybe a trip to BJ’s

 

[Summer2018]

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I have a heavy heart today and asking for thoughts and prayers.

A former teacher that I worked with 15 years ago just lost her 14 year old son due to cardiac arrest. He was born with many medical issues including scoliosis. He had many surgeries in his life and was truly a miracle child after many unsuccessful fertility treatments. After him, he had 3 more children. I can’t imagine what this family must be going through.

Also, my husbands lifelong friend has a daughter who had seizures as an infant. Before she turned one, they made the difficult decision to do a hemispherectomy (removbig the right half of her brain where most of the seizure activity was). She is now 9, almost 10. The seizures have come back. So she is going in to Hopkins today to have a revisions to her hemispherectomy. The family is asking for prayers that all goes well, the surgery is successful and she has a smooth recovery.

I am so sorry. Sending prayers.

 

[Summer2018]

I am excited today as I was able to get a vaccine appointment for my step dad for next week. It was my last refresh last night before I was putting my computer down and start getting ready for bed. I was even able to get it with all of specifications. Close to home, after the 9th and after 4. They one I did not get is that it had to be after the 9th but preferably after the 21st. So I at least got the first part of it. My mom is very excited about it and very thankful because he would have never put the time in to find one. I spent hours this week refreshing pages. There really has to be a better way.

I haven't talked about my sisters situation in awhile. It is not going good. My brother in law is an idiot and got arrested. Something to do with drinking. He was in his car in a stripe club parking lot with an open container. When he got home he was yelling and slamming things around. My 25 year old low IQ niece was still living at the house with him. My sister and youngest niece moved to the appointment and my nephew is in rehab. She was scared but didn't call anyone. My sister found out the next morning. So now she can not live with her father. She was adopted from foster care and had been abused as a kids. She is now living with my parents and my sister is trying to not be the parent to her anymore. She can't really live on her own. My mom is frustrated with my sister and they seem to be fighting. I talked to my mom on Tuesday and I have seen/heard her that mad in a long time. She knows that she agreed to this but is just realizing she has lost most of the freedom that she had. She did not realize how much my niece did not know and how much she would be doing for her or teaching her.

Such a challenging situation. Before I became a teacher, I was an Assistant Manager of a group home for adults with special needs. We also provided supervised apartments for people who were more high functioning. Perhaps that would be a better situation for your family.

 

[piglet1979]

Such a challenging situation. Before I became a teacher, I was an Assistant Manager of a group home for adults with special needs. We also provided supervised apartments for people who were more high functioning. Perhaps that would be a better situation for your family.

Thank you. She is on the list for one of these but there are not many and it could be years before she gets one. She is number 5 on the list and she has already been on the list for years. There are openings for a 2 bedroom but she can't afford that. She does have a job working at a nursing home helping the cooks. My mom and step dad are talking about paying the difference if they can and then just checking in with her. First though I think my mom is going to teach her how to grocery shop and make stuff in the microwave. She is too afraid of the oven and can't follow recipes too well. I just feel bad for her. She has so much trauma from her past with her biological mom and I am sure feeling a bit abandoned by my sister and BIL.

 

[Summer2018]

Thank you. She is on the list for one of these but there are not many and it could be years before she gets one. She is number 5 on the list and she has already been on the list for years. There are openings for a 2 bedroom but she can't afford that. She does have a job working at a nursing home helping the cooks. My mom and step dad are talking about paying the difference if they can and then just checking in with her. First though I think my mom is going to teach her how to grocery shop and make stuff in the microwave. She is too afraid of the oven and can't follow recipes too well. I just feel bad for her. She has so much trauma from her past with her biological mom and I am sure feeling a bit abandoned by my sister and BIL.

Well that just stinks. I truly hope that your family finds a solution.

 

[MickeyMom76]

I am excited today as I was able to get a vaccine appointment for my step dad for next week. It was my last refresh last night before I was putting my computer down and start getting ready for bed. I was even able to get it with all of specifications. Close to home, after the 9th and after 4. They one I did not get is that it had to be after the 9th but preferably after the 21st. So I at least got the first part of it. My mom is very excited about it and very thankful because he would have never put the time in to find one. I spent hours this week refreshing pages. There really has to be a better way.

I haven't talked about my sisters situation in awhile. It is not going good. My brother in law is an idiot and got arrested. Something to do with drinking. He was in his car in a stripe club parking lot with an open container. When he got home he was yelling and slamming things around. My 25 year old low IQ niece was still living at the house with him. My sister and youngest niece moved to the appointment and my nephew is in rehab. She was scared but didn't call anyone. My sister found out the next morning. So now she can not live with her father. She was adopted from foster care and had been abused as a kids. She is now living with my parents and my sister is trying to not be the parent to her anymore. She can't really live on her own. My mom is frustrated with my sister and they seem to be fighting. I talked to my mom on Tuesday and I have seen/heard her that mad in a long time. She knows that she agreed to this but is just realizing she has lost most of the freedom that she had. She did not realize how much my niece did not know and how much she would be doing for her or teaching her.

 

[MickeyMom76]

On my mind... frustrations with our home. We had my parents move into our in law apartment not quite 2 yrs ago. It’s not going well. My father will not speak to my husband. I’m not certain where this leaves us & it’s getting to a point that requires give or walk. One day at a time. I hate it tho

 

[Summer2018]

I got my first vaccine tonight!!!

 

[blackdogg]

Social Saturday



Spill it...
Awesome, amazing tips & tricks or even sites that make your life easier or you just never knew about before! Cooking, beauty, shopping, cleaning, managing, life... Let’s help each other out ​

 

[PollyannaMom]

Love the topic! My best tip is to read these two books:

1) link

2) link

(I have my DS reading The Power of Habit right now, and I never realized how much alike they are until this minute - from the color of the covers to the similarities in the titles. )


Anyway, if you don't have time to read them right now, the nutshell take-aways are:

1) Don't obsess over finding the best choice. Find one that makes you happy, and then put all second-guessing out of your mind. (This applies to tiny things, like sandwich orders, and huge ones, like colleges.)

here's a quicker article and the vocab in a graphic:



2) Set up your routines to link things you need to do with things you want to do. - (In my case, it's exercise and dishes every evening to a favorite series on my tablet.)

If you're a video person, here's the quick take-aways from this book:

And a graphic example:

 

[MickeyMom76]

Tip for cleaning out closet - on New Year’s Day I turn all my hangers around. Then as I wear things, the hanger gets turned the right way. It reminds me to wear clothes with the hanger still backwards so I’m not constantly wearing the same 5 outfits to work each week. And at the end of the year, I donate most of what is still on backwards hangers.

 

[Summer2018]

Hmmm...I need to have a clearer mind before I respond...awesome topic though!

I thought I would share my vaccine experience. The location was a high school gymnasium 5 minutes from my school, so I stayed after and worked in my classroom then went to the appointment feeling a combination of terrified and joyful. The signage was good, and parking wasn't bad considering the hundreds of people there between volunteers and people being vaccinated. Social distancing was well-done with floor stickers and physical dividers. I was uncomfortable with the sheer number of people in one room, so I was double-masked and wore my face shield...the only person in the room wearing a face shield, but nobody made me feel silly wearing one. They took my temperature, then I presented my driver's license and school I.D. Having already registered in VAMS saved me a lot of time as I went from socially distanced station to station and waiting areas. Then came the moment I was walked across the gym to get the shot, and I started to cry...real tears of joy. I had to hold back the sobs. After answering yet another set of questions, she gave me the shot, and I was sent to another waiting area by the paramedics for 15 minutes. I instantly felt very warm then my heart beat fast, but it subsided. There I saw my colleagues...everyone excited. A resident college student who never wears her mask over her nose came to sit near me with her nose sticking out like a middle finger. I saw a close friend who is on FMLA, and left to sit with her and catch up. It did my heart well to see her. Then people started taking group photos by the backdrop...all snuggled up close cheek to cheek. Do these idiots think we have instant immunity?! I watched the 30 of them too close for comfort then left. About 10 minutes later, driving in traffic, my tongue started to feel tingly and my heart started again. I could breathe okay, but I felt weird, so I drove to an urgent care facility and sat in the parking lot until I felt better, just in case. When I got home, I was fine except for the awful headache and arm pain. I got very drowsy early, yet I had trouble falling asleep. This morning, all that is left is the headache and sore arm, but nothing that I can't handle. I'm told the second shot will be a doozy, so I may hang around the gym longer next time just to be sure that I don't have a reaction.

I'm so terribly grateful for my teachers' union, the CEA, fighting for teachers' rights or I wouldn't have gotten my vaccine as soon as I did. It's the first step to living a more normal life.