so, lots has been going on lately, but apparently i haven't gotten time to write about it. we have been busy, as usual with work. lots of drama occurs when females work together. more so than when it's just men, in my opinion. there is a lot of gossip, more speculation, and a lot of laughing that goes on. as i mentioned, working with girls also means baby talk. i agree with all of you on my last post. juni, i completely agree, especially when people are TRYING to have children...to hear talk of that non stop, must be gut wrenching. it is for me and i'm not even trying to have kids. i just think it's a matter of sensitivity involved...on both sides, for people that have kids and people that don't. i've come to grips with some of it, i think i may go talk to a woman that is involved that doesn't have kids and see how she feels about it/deals with it in the workplace.
my father in law was in town this weekend. we had a great time. t went out of his way to really make his dad feel welcome. he re did the bedroom completely. it looks amazing. then he put a basket full of treats in the room that his dad likes: beef jerky, cheez its, chips, etc. then he went out and bought one of those fancy coffee machines, you know the one that makes one cup at a time? it's so cool....and it makes green tea! i got some and it's SO good.
on a health note, the doctors never found out what is wrong. they think it's an autoimmune something or other, but i did find through all the tests, that 1. my cholesterol is high, but my good cholesterol is so good, they will not put me on meds at this young age. 2. i had a severe vitamin D deficiency, a omega 3 deficiency and a calcium deficiency! needless to say, the next day, i went out and got a whole stash of vitamins.
on a great note, we are going to St. Thomas in april! we won a trip and my parents, their best friends and us are going a little trip! can't wait! t is less than excited for the actual travel part, but I'm really thrilled for it!!!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
can't stop talking....
about babies. and no, i don't mean me. i am, for the first time, employed in a job where i am surrounded with people that are my age or younger. this is a a great change for me, except in one aspect. i am engulfed, on a daily basis, but a bunch of baby crazy people.
do not get me wrong, i love me some babies. i really do. but to be surrounded, day in and day out, by conversation about them, comments about them, thoughts about them, etc. is just a bit too much for my head to handle right now. i, for the first time, had a serious break down the other day and started second guessing myself about children, and i singlehandedly attribute it to this job. i feel like, on a daily basis, that there is something "wrong" with me now, for not having kids. like, i'm selfish, and looked down upon.
in the past few weeks, i have either been told or been on the listening end of conversations that go like:
"you don't know how to really love something until you've had a child"
"people who don't have kids are just irresponsible people in general"
"do you have kids? oh, then you wouldn't understand"
"do you know that when..." and then an explaination of child development that I could have schooled the person on....they DO know that that was my focus in grad school..
"do you have kids? oh, that's too bad...you're really missing out"
"oh, WHEN you decide to have them, your life will be ten times better than it is now"
this is getting old. i got out for lunch yesterday with a kid-less coworker and i sat in his car in serious relief and just thanked GOD that he didn't have the need to talk about children.
it almost feels like reverse discrimiation. it's really hard and makes the days hard to get through.
on another note, i'm super swamped...still waiting for the test results from the mystery disease, so we'll keep waiting.
do not get me wrong, i love me some babies. i really do. but to be surrounded, day in and day out, by conversation about them, comments about them, thoughts about them, etc. is just a bit too much for my head to handle right now. i, for the first time, had a serious break down the other day and started second guessing myself about children, and i singlehandedly attribute it to this job. i feel like, on a daily basis, that there is something "wrong" with me now, for not having kids. like, i'm selfish, and looked down upon.
in the past few weeks, i have either been told or been on the listening end of conversations that go like:
"you don't know how to really love something until you've had a child"
"people who don't have kids are just irresponsible people in general"
"do you have kids? oh, then you wouldn't understand"
"do you know that when..." and then an explaination of child development that I could have schooled the person on....they DO know that that was my focus in grad school..
"do you have kids? oh, that's too bad...you're really missing out"
"oh, WHEN you decide to have them, your life will be ten times better than it is now"
this is getting old. i got out for lunch yesterday with a kid-less coworker and i sat in his car in serious relief and just thanked GOD that he didn't have the need to talk about children.
it almost feels like reverse discrimiation. it's really hard and makes the days hard to get through.
on another note, i'm super swamped...still waiting for the test results from the mystery disease, so we'll keep waiting.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
wow, i've been gone
and by gone, i mean, i haven't even read a blog, in what seems like weeks. i know that you shouldn't come back in the game by reading every single one since you left, but i don't want to really miss something BIG, you know?
no good excuse, i was working, then off for almost a week, due to a flu or something of the sort.
many great things have happened...i received my NEW VIBRAMS from t!!!! i love them. they make you hurt in some new places though and defintiely am taking my time getting used to them. i had a week off at work in the HR sector and worked at the real estate thing for a week...now, talk about shock...i couldn't remember what i was even doing for the first couple days.
i went to the doctor at the end of the year, because we had met our deductable and i had been thinking about getting a diabetes test, as well as a thyroid test. those both came back fantastically well, but i did find out i have hypoglycemia, which I suspected, AND i had a test come back that was very irregular. i didn't think too much of it at the time, but the more i researched about it, the more i realized how serious the implications may be. so, we're waiting 12 days to get the tests back...so, we'll see.
i'm back at both jobs...planning a trip with the 'rents to St. Thomas!!!!! YAAY!!!!!
This year will be great! i've missed you, all my friends...i'll be busy for the next few weeks catching up, then posting more this year, than ever!
no good excuse, i was working, then off for almost a week, due to a flu or something of the sort.
many great things have happened...i received my NEW VIBRAMS from t!!!! i love them. they make you hurt in some new places though and defintiely am taking my time getting used to them. i had a week off at work in the HR sector and worked at the real estate thing for a week...now, talk about shock...i couldn't remember what i was even doing for the first couple days.
i went to the doctor at the end of the year, because we had met our deductable and i had been thinking about getting a diabetes test, as well as a thyroid test. those both came back fantastically well, but i did find out i have hypoglycemia, which I suspected, AND i had a test come back that was very irregular. i didn't think too much of it at the time, but the more i researched about it, the more i realized how serious the implications may be. so, we're waiting 12 days to get the tests back...so, we'll see.
i'm back at both jobs...planning a trip with the 'rents to St. Thomas!!!!! YAAY!!!!!
This year will be great! i've missed you, all my friends...i'll be busy for the next few weeks catching up, then posting more this year, than ever!
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so, lots has been going on lately, but apparently i haven't gotten time to write about it. we have been busy, as usual with work. lots of drama occurs when females work together. more so than when it's just men, in my opinion. there is a lot of gossip, more speculation, and a lot of laughing that goes on. as i mentioned, working with girls also means baby talk. i agree with all of you on my last post. juni, i completely agree, especially when people are TRYING to have children...to hear talk of that non stop, must be gut wrenching. it is for me and i'm not even trying to have kids. i just think it's a matter of sensitivity involved...on both sides, for people that have kids and people that don't. i've come to grips with some of it, i think i may go talk to a woman that is involved that doesn't have kids and see how she feels about it/deals with it in the workplace.
my father in law was in town this weekend. we had a great time. t went out of his way to really make his dad feel welcome. he re did the bedroom completely. it looks amazing. then he put a basket full of treats in the room that his dad likes: beef jerky, cheez its, chips, etc. then he went out and bought one of those fancy coffee machines, you know the one that makes one cup at a time? it's so cool....and it makes green tea! i got some and it's SO good.
on a health note, the doctors never found out what is wrong. they think it's an autoimmune something or other, but i did find through all the tests, that 1. my cholesterol is high, but my good cholesterol is so good, they will not put me on meds at this young age. 2. i had a severe vitamin D deficiency, a omega 3 deficiency and a calcium deficiency! needless to say, the next day, i went out and got a whole stash of vitamins.
on a great note, we are going to St. Thomas in april! we won a trip and my parents, their best friends and us are going a little trip! can't wait! t is less than excited for the actual travel part, but I'm really thrilled for it!!!
my father in law was in town this weekend. we had a great time. t went out of his way to really make his dad feel welcome. he re did the bedroom completely. it looks amazing. then he put a basket full of treats in the room that his dad likes: beef jerky, cheez its, chips, etc. then he went out and bought one of those fancy coffee machines, you know the one that makes one cup at a time? it's so cool....and it makes green tea! i got some and it's SO good.
on a health note, the doctors never found out what is wrong. they think it's an autoimmune something or other, but i did find through all the tests, that 1. my cholesterol is high, but my good cholesterol is so good, they will not put me on meds at this young age. 2. i had a severe vitamin D deficiency, a omega 3 deficiency and a calcium deficiency! needless to say, the next day, i went out and got a whole stash of vitamins.
on a great note, we are going to St. Thomas in april! we won a trip and my parents, their best friends and us are going a little trip! can't wait! t is less than excited for the actual travel part, but I'm really thrilled for it!!!
can't stop talking....
about babies. and no, i don't mean me. i am, for the first time, employed in a job where i am surrounded with people that are my age or younger. this is a a great change for me, except in one aspect. i am engulfed, on a daily basis, but a bunch of baby crazy people.
do not get me wrong, i love me some babies. i really do. but to be surrounded, day in and day out, by conversation about them, comments about them, thoughts about them, etc. is just a bit too much for my head to handle right now. i, for the first time, had a serious break down the other day and started second guessing myself about children, and i singlehandedly attribute it to this job. i feel like, on a daily basis, that there is something "wrong" with me now, for not having kids. like, i'm selfish, and looked down upon.
in the past few weeks, i have either been told or been on the listening end of conversations that go like:
"you don't know how to really love something until you've had a child"
"people who don't have kids are just irresponsible people in general"
"do you have kids? oh, then you wouldn't understand"
"do you know that when..." and then an explaination of child development that I could have schooled the person on....they DO know that that was my focus in grad school..
"do you have kids? oh, that's too bad...you're really missing out"
"oh, WHEN you decide to have them, your life will be ten times better than it is now"
this is getting old. i got out for lunch yesterday with a kid-less coworker and i sat in his car in serious relief and just thanked GOD that he didn't have the need to talk about children.
it almost feels like reverse discrimiation. it's really hard and makes the days hard to get through.
on another note, i'm super swamped...still waiting for the test results from the mystery disease, so we'll keep waiting.
do not get me wrong, i love me some babies. i really do. but to be surrounded, day in and day out, by conversation about them, comments about them, thoughts about them, etc. is just a bit too much for my head to handle right now. i, for the first time, had a serious break down the other day and started second guessing myself about children, and i singlehandedly attribute it to this job. i feel like, on a daily basis, that there is something "wrong" with me now, for not having kids. like, i'm selfish, and looked down upon.
in the past few weeks, i have either been told or been on the listening end of conversations that go like:
"you don't know how to really love something until you've had a child"
"people who don't have kids are just irresponsible people in general"
"do you have kids? oh, then you wouldn't understand"
"do you know that when..." and then an explaination of child development that I could have schooled the person on....they DO know that that was my focus in grad school..
"do you have kids? oh, that's too bad...you're really missing out"
"oh, WHEN you decide to have them, your life will be ten times better than it is now"
this is getting old. i got out for lunch yesterday with a kid-less coworker and i sat in his car in serious relief and just thanked GOD that he didn't have the need to talk about children.
it almost feels like reverse discrimiation. it's really hard and makes the days hard to get through.
on another note, i'm super swamped...still waiting for the test results from the mystery disease, so we'll keep waiting.
wow, i've been gone
and by gone, i mean, i haven't even read a blog, in what seems like weeks. i know that you shouldn't come back in the game by reading every single one since you left, but i don't want to really miss something BIG, you know?
no good excuse, i was working, then off for almost a week, due to a flu or something of the sort.
many great things have happened...i received my NEW VIBRAMS from t!!!! i love them. they make you hurt in some new places though and defintiely am taking my time getting used to them. i had a week off at work in the HR sector and worked at the real estate thing for a week...now, talk about shock...i couldn't remember what i was even doing for the first couple days.
i went to the doctor at the end of the year, because we had met our deductable and i had been thinking about getting a diabetes test, as well as a thyroid test. those both came back fantastically well, but i did find out i have hypoglycemia, which I suspected, AND i had a test come back that was very irregular. i didn't think too much of it at the time, but the more i researched about it, the more i realized how serious the implications may be. so, we're waiting 12 days to get the tests back...so, we'll see.
i'm back at both jobs...planning a trip with the 'rents to St. Thomas!!!!! YAAY!!!!!
This year will be great! i've missed you, all my friends...i'll be busy for the next few weeks catching up, then posting more this year, than ever!
no good excuse, i was working, then off for almost a week, due to a flu or something of the sort.
many great things have happened...i received my NEW VIBRAMS from t!!!! i love them. they make you hurt in some new places though and defintiely am taking my time getting used to them. i had a week off at work in the HR sector and worked at the real estate thing for a week...now, talk about shock...i couldn't remember what i was even doing for the first couple days.
i went to the doctor at the end of the year, because we had met our deductable and i had been thinking about getting a diabetes test, as well as a thyroid test. those both came back fantastically well, but i did find out i have hypoglycemia, which I suspected, AND i had a test come back that was very irregular. i didn't think too much of it at the time, but the more i researched about it, the more i realized how serious the implications may be. so, we're waiting 12 days to get the tests back...so, we'll see.
i'm back at both jobs...planning a trip with the 'rents to St. Thomas!!!!! YAAY!!!!!
This year will be great! i've missed you, all my friends...i'll be busy for the next few weeks catching up, then posting more this year, than ever!
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