What is in your cup? - Page 1391

pdurrant · 08-15-2012, 04:38 AM

Coke Zero in my cup.

A hard couple of days (Mon/Tue) helping my sisters-in-law continue unpacking. The living room now has bookshelves against all flat walls with boxes of books stacked in front. Most non-books and non-paperwork boxes have been unpacked and sorted (put away, give away, throw away), with the things also either put, given or thrown away. We've even got the TV set up and the new phones (four DECT wireless phones) installed.

Next visit it'll be bookshelves in upstairs rooms (involving drills and walls), any remaining 'misc' boxes, and starting work on the paperwork boxes.

VydorScope · 08-15-2012, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by aceflor

This is not good news. Is it just your job, or your whole unit ? Any possibility of having a home office, at least partly ? I understand your emotional reaction. You are right to try to find other solutions. I did not and ended travelling worldwide for my job and coming back once from a 10 days Germany-US-Singapore-HK-Germany business trip to find out my daughter had started walking in my absence. This was the moment when I decided this could not go on.

I agree, keep looking for solutions. 10 hours in daycare almost seems like giving up your child!

ProfCrash · 08-15-2012, 08:06 AM

I cannot work from home, it is not an option. I am searching for a new job in the area. He won't be in day care that long. If I have to leave for work at 5:30 so I can work 6-2 then I will. The hubby leaves for work around 9 am, so he would end up in day care for 6 hours. I'll just have to go to bed earlier. The downside to that is less time with the hubby. Hopefully at three months Lucas will be sleeping longer at night so I can get enough sleep.

The other downside is paying for parking and gas with a longer commute. I don't think traffic will be bad at that hour of the morning or afternoon so the drive shouldn't be too bad. But my 6 mile commute is gone, for the time being.

I have inquired about positions closer to home with my current company and submitted an application with another company who has positions in the area. I gave me resume to a friend who works with a company at the old location. Here is hoping something comes from that.

Water for me, formula for Lucas. A couple of times a day he will breast feed for 15 minutes but normally he seems to breast feed for 5 minutes and then want his bottle. I am going to try the boob after the bottle and see what happens.

CRussel · 08-15-2012, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Oh, raindrops
So many raindrops
It feels like raindrops
Falling from my eye-eyes
Falling from my eyes

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOMgDs96rVU )

Still raining and still flooding... There is no doubt in my mind that the world already came to an end, and this is just the wind-down... It's breaking up all over the planet!

'Morning, all. Wet and drizzling day ahead. My heart goes out to those in the lower areas. A lot of roads have been closed off, bridges out, power off... We're lucky to live in the Heights. Just puddles around us. My water heater put out a good cup of "English Breakfast" tea from Bigalow's, and the stove turned on to fry up some eggs and ham, so I have to give thanks for that. We're going down the hill this morning to help fill sandbags around the elementary school. Trying to keep the water off the gym floor. The weather is supposed to clear tonight, but there is still a lot of run-off coming down from the mountains around Kyoto.

Stitchawl

Definitely a day I'd go with Lapsang Souchong. Or in the morning, that Scottish Breakfast I got from Peet's that has a bit Lapsang Souchong in it.

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

I cannot work from home, it is not an option. I am searching for a new job in the area. He won't be in day care that long. If I have to leave for work at 5:30 so I can work 6-2 then I will. The hubby leaves for work around 9 am, so he would end up in day care for 6 hours. I'll just have to go to bed earlier. The downside to that is less time with the hubby. Hopefully at three months Lucas will be sleeping longer at night so I can get enough sleep.

The other downside is paying for parking and gas with a longer commute. I don't think traffic will be bad at that hour of the morning or afternoon so the drive shouldn't be too bad. But my 6 mile commute is gone, for the time being.

I have inquired about positions closer to home with my current company and submitted an application with another company who has positions in the area. I gave me resume to a friend who works with a company at the old location. Here is hoping something comes from that.

Water for me, formula for Lucas. A couple of times a day he will breast feed for 15 minutes but normally he seems to breast feed for 5 minutes and then want his bottle. I am going to try the boob after the bottle and see what happens.

I hope you're able to find a reasonable solution closer to home. Having worked for ~15 years at a 1 hour each way drive, I know what a toll it takes over time. Good luck!

In my cup: Peet's Pride of the Port for a change. A bit rounder and mellower than my usual Anniversary Breakfast Blend, but still quite nice. And with a definite bite at the end.

ProfCrash · 08-16-2012, 10:38 AM

I miss our missing members. I want them back.

dreams · 08-16-2012, 01:38 PM

ProfCrash, I have my

that you are able to find a job that is much closer to home. I know how hard it is to leave them and be so far away when they are little. I had to commute 2 hours back and forth when my son was a little older and I hated to be so far, but I had no choice. I wish we had had all the pluses of now, then.

My friend found a way to feel a little less stressed by having her daughter's caregiver send videos and pics during the day to her at work. Maybe, try something like that for you and Lucas?

pdurrant · 08-16-2012, 01:42 PM

Coke Zero #5 in my cup. A busy afternoon!

CRussel · 08-16-2012, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Coke Zero #5 in my cup. A busy afternoon!

A busy afternoon destroying your TBR goals, me thinks.

Lion Mountain Keemun while I finish trying to get things working on a new laptop. Sigh.

ProfCrash · 08-16-2012, 06:09 PM

Milk oolong. I would go for a second mug but I have a Lucas sleeping on my chest. The need to use the bathroom will probably displace Lucas in the near future.

badgoodDeb · 08-16-2012, 06:16 PM

Earl Grey plus English Breakfast tea, combined. Hot, then cold after it cooled.

dreams · 08-17-2012, 01:14 AM

Bottled water and another bottled water. *It is still hot around here.*

Thinking about a milkshake next.

maianhvk · 08-17-2012, 02:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

I miss our missing members. I want them back.

Me too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreams

Bottled water and another bottled water. *It is still hot around here.*

Thinking about a milkshake next.

That has become my #1 beverage! What is your favorite flavor?

amward · 08-17-2012, 02:38 AM

Coffee and then off to do some sewing.

@ProfCrash: I hope your job issues work out for you.

dreams · 08-17-2012, 02:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maianhvk

Me too.

That has become my #1 beverage! What is your favorite flavor?

There is only one flavor for me.... Chocolate!

VydorScope · 08-17-2012, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreams

There is only one flavor for me.... Chocolate!

Of course, and its healthy too...

http://news.discovery.com/human/choc...mkcpgn=rssnws1

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08-15-2012, 04:38 AM	#20851
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,199 Karma: 317184274 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Coke Zero in my cup. A hard couple of days (Mon/Tue) helping my sisters-in-law continue unpacking. The living room now has bookshelves against all flat walls with boxes of books stacked in front. Most non-books and non-paperwork boxes have been unpacked and sorted (put away, give away, throw away), with the things also either put, given or thrown away. We've even got the TV set up and the new phones (four DECT wireless phones) installed. Next visit it'll be bookshelves in upstairs rooms (involving drills and walls), any remaining 'misc' boxes, and starting work on the paperwork boxes.

08-15-2012, 08:06 AM	#20853
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I cannot work from home, it is not an option. I am searching for a new job in the area. He won't be in day care that long. If I have to leave for work at 5:30 so I can work 6-2 then I will. The hubby leaves for work around 9 am, so he would end up in day care for 6 hours. I'll just have to go to bed earlier. The downside to that is less time with the hubby. Hopefully at three months Lucas will be sleeping longer at night so I can get enough sleep. The other downside is paying for parking and gas with a longer commute. I don't think traffic will be bad at that hour of the morning or afternoon so the drive shouldn't be too bad. But my 6 mile commute is gone, for the time being. I have inquired about positions closer to home with my current company and submitted an application with another company who has positions in the area. I gave me resume to a friend who works with a company at the old location. Here is hoping something comes from that. Water for me, formula for Lucas. A couple of times a day he will breast feed for 15 minutes but normally he seems to breast feed for 5 minutes and then want his bottle. I am going to try the boob after the bottle and see what happens.

08-16-2012, 10:38 AM	#20855
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I miss our missing members. I want them back.

08-16-2012, 01:38 PM	#20856
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	ProfCrash, I have my that you are able to find a job that is much closer to home. I know how hard it is to leave them and be so far away when they are little. I had to commute 2 hours back and forth when my son was a little older and I hated to be so far, but I had no choice. I wish we had had all the pluses of now, then. My friend found a way to feel a little less stressed by having her daughter's caregiver send videos and pics during the day to her at work. Maybe, try something like that for you and Lucas?

08-16-2012, 01:42 PM	#20857
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,199 Karma: 317184274 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Coke Zero #5 in my cup. A busy afternoon!

08-16-2012, 06:09 PM	#20859
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Milk oolong. I would go for a second mug but I have a Lucas sleeping on my chest. The need to use the bathroom will probably displace Lucas in the near future.

08-16-2012, 06:16 PM	#20860
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Earl Grey plus English Breakfast tea, combined. Hot, then cold after it cooled.

08-17-2012, 01:14 AM	#20861
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Bottled water and another bottled water. It is still hot around here. Thinking about a milkshake next.

08-17-2012, 02:38 AM	#20863
amward Wizard Posts: 1,299 Karma: 2081110 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SW Australia Device: Eco Eclipse, Sony PRS 350 (pink), Ipod Touch, Kindle Touch	Coffee and then off to do some sewing. @ProfCrash: I hope your job issues work out for you.