tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post7167212920711818603..comments2023-11-03T08:13:04.072-04:00Comments on anabegins: Like a knifeAnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00006807775816627217noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-60964697712363979052016-11-26T23:03:33.815-05:002016-11-26T23:03:33.815-05:00Laughing quite hard on your travails! Raising a fa...Laughing quite hard on your travails! Raising a family, especially with very energetic kids can rob us of strength. I never understand where they get the stamina, because I think I have none left. Lately, though, we are gearing the family for a camping trip and buying gear for the entire brood. Most are curious at the amount of gear and food we are packing. Talk about innocence! Hubby also taught the boys how to use the gear properly and has shown videos regarding knives and tomahaws <a href="http://myoutdoorslife.com/diy/how-to-make-a-knife.html" rel="nofollow">http://myoutdoorslife.com/diy/how-to-make-a-knife.html</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391642745812486724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-89460528702562906522016-02-25T13:29:33.426-05:002016-02-25T13:29:33.426-05:00Wine. Definitely wine. I hope it was good!
And y...Wine. Definitely wine. I hope it was good! <br /><br />And yes, this weather is atrocious. Laura Vanderkamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06385504652419979583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-52194965300825447512016-02-24T21:57:27.977-05:002016-02-24T21:57:27.977-05:00Here via the Grumpies (not sure if I've commen...Here via the Grumpies (not sure if I've commented before). I use Google calendar but my work (and thus all my colleagues) use Outlook. One word: Gsyncit. I use the free evaluation version and thus have to remember to activate it, but it puts everything from Google onto Outlook and vice versa. <br /><br />Of course if your DH doesn't want family stuff showing up on his work calendar, then that's a different problem that GSyncit won't solve. I actually use 3 different google calendars (me at work, me not at work, family) but only sync the me at work one.Alexicographernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-39230103397728714352016-02-24T11:50:49.615-05:002016-02-24T11:50:49.615-05:00Spouses: harder to train than animals. If only th...Spouses: harder to train than animals. If only they had calendar clicker training! (I jest mainly. Dr. S is never going to let me forget the time he had to take the boys to sexual harassment training with him because of MY calendar forgetting, though.)Jenny F. Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-21972255483243222812016-02-24T09:24:54.372-05:002016-02-24T09:24:54.372-05:00Academic science is so hard. The rejections are m...Academic science is so hard. The rejections are many and it can really make you question your worth. Take 24-48 hours to wallow (I always do) then soldier on. <br /><br />Hope things improve on all fronts soon. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-52823000433501188922016-02-23T19:34:16.127-05:002016-02-23T19:34:16.127-05:00i almost had to laugh a little reading this, becau...i almost had to laugh a little reading this, because this is my life, 100%. The career rejection, the lack of transferable skills (and therefore, lack of options), daddy always getting to be the 'fun' one, the husband who never checks the calendar, the stupidly long wait lists for doctors (SO common in Canada)- EVERYTHING! Based on the comments here, it looks like this is a common theme with so many of us. I know that's no help, but misery does love company!<br /><br />Hang in there, Ana. Do have that glass of wine. It helps.Catwoman73http://www.twoadultsonechild.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-82559610061317387462016-02-23T17:33:09.971-05:002016-02-23T17:33:09.971-05:00I also feel like you're writing about my life....I also feel like you're writing about my life. I keep track of all things and have to remind K about things right before they happen, otherwise he forgets. I'm just used to it by now. J will tell you I am the boss. That's somehow gratifying to me, that even my kids see I am he boss of Daddy. It doesn't make them listen to me, though.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335915683875653154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-2198877564296262242016-02-23T16:00:53.075-05:002016-02-23T16:00:53.075-05:00I swear sometimes the things you write about your ...I swear sometimes the things you write about your family could be written by me verbatim. I laughed out loud about the calendar because we have the same issue here at chez-OMDG. It has gotten better, mostly because I just put things on the calendar and follow it, and I generally don't bother to tell him about any of it anymore. If my husband messes up and misses something that's on it, for once, he's left holding the bag. <br /><br />Go home and have a glass of wine. You deserve it. OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-69238018493128279102016-02-23T15:52:14.822-05:002016-02-23T15:52:14.822-05:00p.s. I'm also doing a mommy-son friday becaus...p.s. I'm also doing a mommy-son friday because DC1 inexplicably has a half day and DH is traveling again.<br /><br />Also I'm drinking tea because my throat still hurts but I only wish it had brandy. :(nicoleandmaggiehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-73574819623103913472016-02-23T15:48:29.443-05:002016-02-23T15:48:29.443-05:00OMG, I cannot tell you how often in the past week/...OMG, I cannot tell you how often in the past week/month/year I have thought, 'Why can't my coping strategy be: "get super focused and productive".'nicoleandmaggiehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-47756982600033060922016-02-23T14:54:48.528-05:002016-02-23T14:54:48.528-05:00I tried. LIke I REALLY REALLY tried with the googl...I tried. LIke I REALLY REALLY tried with the google calendar, but he said it was confusing because he uses outlook at work (my work does to, but I again, copy everything over into my google calendar so I have one master calendar). So the kitchen calendar thing was our compromise. Really, what the kitchen calendar does is reminds ME to remind HIM usually. He still hasn't gotten into actually looking at it. Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006807775816627217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-29911466762474122432016-02-23T14:53:08.445-05:002016-02-23T14:53:08.445-05:00I"ll get the reviewer comments in a month or ...I"ll get the reviewer comments in a month or so...but only the top % of the grants actually get discussed at study section meetings (and then get ranked, and then based on the funding situation they set a cut off score above which the grants get funded) The rest get "triaged" if the reviewers really felt they were not fundable. Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006807775816627217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-40064136652790696192016-02-23T14:48:33.082-05:002016-02-23T14:48:33.082-05:00Melatonin has made me a better parent at bedtime. ...Melatonin has made me a better parent at bedtime. I'm sort of dreading the weaning.<br /><br />What is up with the random no school days? We have them coming up in a few weeks. ARGH.<br /><br />And no feedback on the grant? That would piss me off, too. Is that standard for those in your field?gwinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840990153103781272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-7191454662196783732016-02-23T14:46:45.143-05:002016-02-23T14:46:45.143-05:00Hon, if you were closer I would totally make you a...Hon, if you were closer I would totally make you a cup of my Special Tea, which is heavily laced with brandy and honey. I can almost guarantee you would like it. <br /><br />It took me a long time to condition Dr. S to look at our Google calendar! And sometimes he still forgets. But at least now he doesn't get pissy at ME about it. Jenny F. Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.com