February 2012
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Dear Prudie to get you through Monday evening.
Q. Long Car Rides: On car rides, my husband refuses to stop for bathroom breaks between gas fill-ups. Now that I am pregnant and he is planning a long trip next month, I have asked that he relax that rule for me, but he just says I should either hold it or wear a diaper. This doesn’t seem normal to me. What can I do to convince him to allow me to take more frequent bathroom breaks on long...
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Deep Monday Thoughts.
If you are uncomfortably full three whole hours after lunch, you probably need to drink less Diet C and eat less food.
me: the fbi just called me
Christian: i swear she said she was 18
Monday Check In 2/27
Obsessing Over: Duh Jamaica. I cannot believe the trip that I booked in a low point while studying for the bar (Cheers to Livingsocial escapes) is finally almost here. Working On: Getting stuff in line for a super cool professional opportunity that will be coming in April. Also my fitness, for I must wear a bikini for five straight days. Oy. Thinking About: Sushi Monday! My coworkers have...
Oh hey.
If you need me I’ll be over here death staring at the clock until 5:00 PM on Wednesday when I RUN out of the office and all the way home to get ready for JAMAICAAAA!
Watching House Hunters makes me seriously wonder why I live my life in one of the most expensive areas of the US. Or in the US at all actually.
$200 grand beach house in paradise aka the Dominican Republic? You mean, for cheaper than ANY condo you can find in DC? I’ll take it..
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5 PM Project as I was literally heading to change...
There is a significant likelihood that you will lead me to ungive-up wine for Lent.
And yes I know I shouldn’t bitch because leaving at 5 is not real lawyer hours. But I don’t receive real lawyer wages, so there’s that.
Just opened a box of thin mints that I bought from a coworker’s little girl. Have already eaten two. Send help.
If anyone would like to jump into my computer and...
Let’s chat.
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Eat like a child Thursday.
For dinner tonight, we had Skinny Taste chicken nuggets and some oven fries. Dinner probably could have used a non-carb vegetable, but holy moly that was deeeeeelicious!
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“I mean, what am I going to say? Nail polish, mildly profane GIFs and internet...”
– Best bud (and most of Tumblr, probs), on being asked about her interests at job interviews.
When you get sent an email that is not timely at...
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I will not be posting my usual rant about Metro, annoying people bugging me every five seconds and/or seeking mental health services, not seeing the light of day, or obtaining chronic back pain from my awful desk set up because I am working from my COUCH.
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WORKING FROM HOME TOMORROW!
I work in a super busy cube so the chances of me exploding with both joy and productivity are super high. Plus I have a furry intern.
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Love is..
Washing someones butt instead of falling into bed and watching Downton Abbey.
Giving up wine for Lent.
Giving up wine for Lent.
My cold has settled into my chest in an oh so not awesome way. On the plus side, the BF, puppy and I have already carved through Season 1 of Downton Abbey and look forward to getting up to present day, I am about to put some soup on the stove, and Hudson is in super cuddle mode.
Cheers to a relaxing, recovery weekend - gotta get back to 110% for JAMAICA in less than ten days!!!!
I have found the vodka.
It is at the liquor store down the street and will soon be in my cup. Happy weekend my pretties!
When you think "where's the vodka" at 10:23 am...
It is NOT a good Friday.
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OH MY GOD THE CHUNK OF MONEY THESE BASTARDS OWE ME IS ROUGHLY MY PART OF OUR RENT AND I NEED IT NOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.
If men could get pregnant, birth control pills...
seriouslyamerica:
*cis men
Word. Those big plastic balls with the surprise inside.
Owie.
The ligament in my big toe is creaking like a mofo. It hurts when I run/wear heels but is most of all super weird. What gives?!
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A third party joins our power struggle over the...
Apparently, a new cable TV station has been launched just for stay-at-home pooches like Hudson..
“McCormick said many people already leave their TVs on for their dogs, but programs with car chases, sirens and gunshots can cause stress for canines.
Researchers found that dogs like “SpongeBob SquarePants” and harp music, among other things. They enjoy shows with other dogs in...
Dood.
I am owed a LARGE amount of money from my work trip to the Chi and I need it NOWWWWWWW!
I would like to go home, chug the rest of the wine from last night, and go to bed at 8 PM. I feel like I am getting sick (just in time for a long weekend… greeeeeaaaaaaaat), and alcohol kills germs, duh.
Instead, I am working until I die and then hitting hot yoga. Send help.
“fear is the cheapest room in the house
i would like to see you living
in...”
– hafiz. | via goodeggs (via littlelaur)
You and your boyfriend didn’t eat giant steaks and brussel sprouts roasted in truffle oil, chug nearly a whole bottle of wine each, and smoke a white grape flavored cigar on your balcony for Valentine’s???*
Oh you fancy, huh?
I also received very pretty flowers.
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Hmmmm.
Browsing jobs for a friend and just found a mid-sized litigation firm in NY that does not employ a SINGLE female attorney. It’s not as if everyone is an old white man who graduated in 1970.. most people are super young…
HOW is that still possible in 2012?
Anonymous asked: What was your most awkward Valentine's Day ever??
V-day fail.
I totally missed an opportunity for hot pink glitter nails at work. Boo.
The How I Met Your Mother drunk train is 100% real.
“The Long Island Tailroad” - yes.
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Things I should not have to do at work.
- Mediate disagreements between grown men. Via passive aggressive email.
- Listen to a litany of your marital and medical problems.
- Receive a run down of your weekend activities, including meals.
- Proofread a two sentence email as I walk out the door. Provide a ten minute explanation of basic grammar.
- Forward an email I sent you yesterday. And the week before. And in January.
- Answer...
I think these PEOPLE should be euthanized.
Via Dear Prudence..
Q. Friend Is Ditching Her Dog: My good friend and her husband have owned their dog, Riley, for Riley’s entire eight-year life. Now that their children have gone off to college, they want to travel more, so they have decided to surrender Riley to the pound. I have tried to convince them to find a local group that fosters animals in private homes until they can be adopted...
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My boss has (FINALLY! FINALLY!) said that I should set a day for scheduled telework. While I doubt I will be able to take it every week, if you could pick a day to telework, what day would it be? No Friday and probably no Monday.
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From Ikea side table to upholstered ottoman.
My failure at DIY projects is not for lack of trying – I was in Girl Scouts until I was 18 (because yes, I was also devastatingly cool), and I was always that kid who brought home the slightly wonky sock snowman/sea shell picture frame/decoupage Mother’s Day vase. My sorority little’s Big/Little Week signs either revolved around the four things I can successfully draw or were painted by a...
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Saturday is for projects.
Painted a wall, sanded a chest, spay painted the legs of an Ikea side table to prep for a mini ottoman (!!!!!), bought foam to stuff that lil guy, and finally got the delivery of super sweet fabric for the ottoman and new pillows. Pics to come.
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