tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post7352472432323455306..comments2023-11-03T08:13:04.072-04:00Comments on anabegins: Different thingsAnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00006807775816627217noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-40408607627492184662015-10-16T23:44:43.666-04:002015-10-16T23:44:43.666-04:00Maybe that's the best plan-- go AWOL and DH an...Maybe that's the best plan-- go AWOL and DH and the kids can clean and organize while you're gone. ;)<br /><br />Of course, I owe DH for taking Monday off so I could work.nicoleandmaggiehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-54289324073830516942015-10-16T23:14:33.803-04:002015-10-16T23:14:33.803-04:00Can't put your kids to work cleaning their roo...Can't put your kids to work cleaning their rooms? Last Monday when both kids were out of school DH had a cleaning game. They put their toys away and swept and vacuumed and put away laundry etc. Even the three year old! nicoleandmaggiehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-10655161016300913322015-10-16T20:41:25.574-04:002015-10-16T20:41:25.574-04:00This post is motivating me to look @ my YNAB at th...This post is motivating me to look @ my YNAB at the end of the year and see what i actually bought with my allowance money. I actually don't think I'll regret most of it. I will do a post with a list, perhaps, if it isn't too embarrassing!!sarah (SHU)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09785177204149427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-43917651520133038052015-10-16T12:46:47.245-04:002015-10-16T12:46:47.245-04:00oh no, the organize and purge is not a weekend pla...oh no, the organize and purge is not a weekend plan. Its so maddening to try to do this while the kids are re-doing everything I've done! Then they find things and they want to play. WITH ME. So...no. Exercise in frustration. not sure when I can do it, little bits and pieces in the evenings & mornings mostly. Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006807775816627217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-17780645539155221362015-10-16T12:40:21.063-04:002015-10-16T12:40:21.063-04:00Yes, absolutely, the begging people to do their jo...Yes, absolutely, the begging people to do their jobs drives me nuts. And I am a naturally "nice" but also somewhat introverted/quiet type, and it never stops being annoying. I feel like I'm begging and pleading and profusely thanking for the littlest do-your-job type things. I think it says more about the quality of people being hired do to the admin stuff. lazy lazy non-self-motivated types<br />Yes residency is good for not having time to do a lot of the bad habits!<br />Oh man, I don't want to think too hard about winter. The pool is a good winter activity---the Y pool is heated. The husband disappearing is exactly what happened last weekend. I have successfully disappeared for 30-40 minutes before...it was stressful because I felt guilty. And this was when I was actually feeling sick. Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006807775816627217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-88224415917903854902015-10-16T10:00:38.759-04:002015-10-16T10:00:38.759-04:00Sounds like your plan is to organize and purge thi...Sounds like your plan is to organize and purge this weekend.<br /><br />Glad that your budget thing is working for you. <br /><br />I don't have anything planned for this weekend, but this is MY LAST WEEK OF TRAVEL until January. So I'm hoping to do fun stuff in Paradise very soon!nicoleandmaggiehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-17753275565888643122015-10-15T19:33:25.679-04:002015-10-15T19:33:25.679-04:00Congratulations on getting that grant submitted! ...Congratulations on getting that grant submitted! Writing the science part is fun, but the administrative part -- i.e. the part where you practically have to beg people to do their damn jobs pretty please just so you can get the thing out on time -- is definitely not my cup of tea. Will I ever get to a point in my life where I don't have to schmooze and kiss butt to get the most mundane things done for me? I doubt it. I wonder if this is a woman thing, or if my natural state is "shrew" and I really do have to work *that hard* to be nice enough for people to help me.<br /><br />I can also relate to buying things to solve problems that really would get better if I actually addressed them. Residency has been good for that too -- less time to get on the computer to go to amazon to impulsively click on things I don't really need. <br /><br />As for unstructured time, I've been finding that I really REALLY need time to decompress on the weekends. This can be really difficult when the offspring is constantly clamoring for my attention, though fortunately I don't have to deal with sibling rivalry (I might actually go nuts). God when she self entertains though, it is so glorious. My husband has a tendency to just disappear. I do not get to do that (since he has usually already done it). OR, I disappear and Dyl finds me doing work and I get distracted, then give her the kindle (parenting fail). Not sure what the solution is. I really don't think I can stand the Aquarium, zoo, please touch, or academy one more time. And park season is almost over. OMG what am I going to do?????OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.com