Comments on: Random Wednesday updates

By: Kat

Kat — Thu, 05 May 2022 16:30:13 +0000

I unfortunately had one hour LESS than planned yesterday due to a miscalculation on my part. So I outsourced one errand to my husband (brilliant!), but then had to rush through dinner prep and ended up yelling at my kids because I was rushed and they were fighting and would not help (so not cool for all parties). Definitely needed that extra hour to be alone and feel unrushed!

By: Maureen

Maureen — Thu, 05 May 2022 16:18:28 +0000

Random comment to go with the random updates: You’re dating yourself with the picture of the IKEA plate. I should know –we have a set as well. :o) They’ve updated the product with a slightly different look.

By: Connie C

Connie C — Thu, 05 May 2022 15:22:47 +0000

Wow – how cool! Congrats!

By: omdg

omdg — Thu, 05 May 2022 15:06:18 +0000

I got released a few hours early on Tuesday, so I 1) took care of some work stuff before I left that ended up taking almost 2h, and 2) took the dog to the vet. Yay.

By: Maya

Maya — Thu, 05 May 2022 11:44:22 +0000

Congratulations to your dad–his work sounds wonderful and your whole family must be so happy and proud.

By: Diana

Diana — Thu, 05 May 2022 11:34:59 +0000

Congratulations to your Dad! Your family must be so proud.

By: Cb

Cb — Thu, 05 May 2022 06:48:45 +0000

I had an unintentional extra hour yesterday, when I decided that I wasn’t making any progress at work and needed some fresh air. I had to cycle into the village for an appointment and then decided to go home the “long” route via the walled garden, so I got a 5 mile cycle ride and then a quick wander through the garden. It is a traditional walled garden which was attached to a stately home which is no longer standing, and I try and go for a walk round every week or two, it helps me feel connected with the changing seasons. It’s only a mile from our house so on nice days when I’m wfh, I’ll cycle over with my lunch, or any reading I need to do, and find a spot under a tree. Once I had to send a bunch of painful emails and I just brought a flask of tea, some chocolate, and my phone, because even if I was doing something annoying, at least I was doing it in nice surroundings.

By: Clare Melanie Schuele

Clare Melanie Schuele — Thu, 05 May 2022 00:22:58 +0000

congrats to your dad!

I am headed out tomorrow for a 6-day camping/hiking/writing retreat. It is a week until graduation – I could sit in my office and clean it up from a hectic semester, or I can get a head start on summer. Opting for the latter.

By: Elisabeth

Elisabeth — Wed, 04 May 2022 17:31:31 +0000

Congrats to your father.
My kids had a 1/2 day yesterday and we went to a museum in Halifax we’ve been meaning to visit for years and just…never visited. It was fun, though museums are never quite the same with kids in tow. Glass-half-full me would remember I saw a whole button from shipwrecks only because my daughter is currently obsessed with buttons. Pre-kid me would never have noticed this little detail in the display.

The math and execution on finger foods is one of the main reasons I don’t host group events (well, and the fact I’m an introvert). All those little “bites” sound tedious. Sigh. I’d rather have one family over for a meal and call it an evening.