I'm not sure if it's helpful or not (probably not), but unless you know your period is late, it'd be rare for pregnancy nausea to hit this early. Hopefully you feel better soon!

I'm feeling better today. It must of been a bug of some sort. I'm not 100% but I'm not feeling the urge to sit hovering over a pot which is a relief.

My boss still wouldn't let me go early yesterday, and I'm working a full day today.

Pissed me off cause as soon as they heard nausea and weakness it's like oooh you're pregnant. *facepalm* Then my boss is like those can reverse themselves and it still is possible (regarding getting fixed) and I'm thinking yah very unlikely.....

It's rough being a woman sometimes. We're not "allowed" to feel nauseated, tired, etc. without someone pointing to pregnancy. e_e Glad you're feeling a bit better today!

Me too! I was feeling pretty hideous.

Work is quite a clusterfuck today. Everything that can go wrong, has, however I am in very good spirits. Doesn't seem right, but I'm going with it. ;)

You read my Facebook status from yesterday, so I swear something was in the air. Here's to a better day today for both of us! ;3

Yeah I totally am hoping so, too! Luckily, it feels like either I've finally gotten the hang of winter or it isn't quite so bad now. I still can't wait for the snow to melt and my flowers to bloom. Maybe if I can roll my happy butt out of bed early enough I can go for a walk before work.

I think it's going to bring 12inches+ of snow on Friday. I really, really, really hope the weatherman is joking.

We are getting hit pretty hard too. At least 6 inches, if not more. Not as much, but still quite a bit in one dumping....

Agreed. Six is MORE than enough. Now they're talking two feet. Raaaagh.

Holy cow, Chi!!! Hope you're not snowed in. Or hopefully you are so it keeps you from venturing out in it....

It'll be with high winds and everything, so I'm thinking the power will probably be out for a while. It won't start 'till tomorrow afternoon though!

Ewww I hope our power doesn't go out. I'll have to find something non-electronic to do. I have my books to read.

I guess at least I'm not going to miss any work time over it. That's one way of looking at it.

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OH I forgot to add they're now estimating we're getting 8-12 inches now! D:

Let's take photos and compare. xD We'll be snowed in!

Oh drats! I didn't take any photos. We got a good 6 inches or so for sure. It sounds like the east coast is getting hammered worse though.

Aaron made it in safe and sound. He said work rewarded everyone who braved the weather with a huge $100 worth of doughnuts for everyone to share. I thought that was really nice of them. It's actually a company that gives a shit about their employers, which seems to be hard to find. :P

I peeked outside and it doesn't seem too bad... not yet, anyway. o.o

That's a lot of donuts. Wow!

Yep. $100 worth of doughnuts....wish he took a picture!

I'm just chilling today. Was gonna visit MIL but she has a water leak in her bathroom and it is currently flooding. She said right now is NOT a good time for company. We agree. We are also sitting on a little over $10 to last us until either Tuesday or Wednesday when Aaron gets paid so we are not going to be able to do much.

Even so, I'm enjoying just relaxing.

I didn't take a photo of the snow because it's pretty much blowing everywhere. We have huge drifts, and for now that seems to be it. Don't get me wrong--huge drifts, but drifts.

I'm not sure whether or not we have money right now. We have a pending offer on a plot of undeveloped land. If that falls through we may save more and offer a higher amount later, or we may take it and pay off one of my student loans. Not sure...

I hear you. I'm looking forward to finding out what happens. If we do get the money, there are a few things I would like to do.

If it doesn't happen, though, it doesn't happen. We'll see.

I should email the realtor and get a check in, but there's good chance that a local woman who recently died is related to her. I'm not positive on that though... Small town life.

Ewww...yah you want to make sure you don't come off negatively. I know how that is. Where my mom is that is exactly what it is like. It was kind of creepy too as the coroner who examined my brother's body went to my mother's church. She never knew my mom, personally, and I believe they just started to go to that particular church. The lady was so emotionally moved by what had happened she went up to my mother to introduce herself and said that when she had to do that her heart was truly grieving for whomever lost this young man.

It's kind of creepy, but the lady seemed genuinely nice.

I've noticed that small communities tend to come together more than large communities. Maybe it's the idea of being able to say, "I know that person." The association may just be through others, or knowing the person's a friend or family member of someone else they know. I'm not sure...but I do feel strongly that when we "know" or perceive we know someone, we can better empathize with any situation around them. It's harder to feel when you can block out who the person may be and who they're leaving behind.

Meh, it's Sunday. I'm not ready for the work week to come. :( You start today?

Yep I sure do...and it is stressful. The manager is away, more than working on hiring more people on phones (even though it has slowed down considerably...!!!) and we have an assistant who is sweet and all but just not as good at her job. There are people asking questions left and right so it's really hard to get help.

Of course I get this guy who wants to know of some feature on his OS on his computer that ties into the console that I have NEVER heard of, except it is a networking issue and he can get it to work on a wireless connection and not a wired one and wants to fix it as wired is more reliable. OK two problems there - first it sounds like a networking issue and could be something his router/firewall is doing. The weird shit is usually it is wireless that gives more headaches...it makes no sense! Then to compound the issue I have little to no information on this. So I sent him to an OS customer support to resolve it. I was very stressed the entire time as this is something I was never made aware of, never briefed on...and just felt totally clueless and stupid. The guy says maybe I need a networking specialist. While I never specialize in any one thing, I do have a little basic networking under my belt for the console's sake and well that kinda made me feel less than adequate.

OK rant over. :P

I got a few Djarums left to smoke, thank god. I'm gonna need em. The weekend was nice and laid back, but this work week has started off poorly.

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Oh yes and before all that I had to stress to husband how tight things are at the moment and going over whether or not to up our cellphone bills. It isn't necessary to have them, but when he's like 'how will I contact you during work hours' I'm like you can try through other things like Facebook, etc....but in all honesty I may not realize it as it can get pretty hairy at work. That's why having an emergency cell to get through to me, or at least I can use in case of a power outage to call work is something that is very nice to have.

I'm not going to stress about the money thing too much as there isn't a whole lot we can do. Just try to ride it out like we always have.

Do you have a landline? If so, have you thought about Safelink Cell Phones? I don't know if your income is low enough, but might wanna check into it. We still have our US Cellular phones. Hopefully in 6 months we'll be close to financial security and won't have that stress anymore.

Pft I tried but I'm not poor enough, Chi! Can you believe it?? Of course most places do not take in consideration child support, nor do they consider the children living with us (which for EIC credit would be at least 6 months and 1 day exactly).

It is a load of bullshit I tell you. Bullshit bullshit bullshit. I try to do the world a favor by not bringing more mouths into this world and trying to take care of the two we already got and I get slapped in the face in more ways than I care to discuss. Everything from my legal rights, to what benefits I'm entitled to. If we didn't have to pay that though we would be SO much better off, and we wouldn't have to worry about gas to and from to pick them up and groceries. That stuff isn't that much, but it all adds up...

Work has been horrible. I'm so glad that I have a half hour left. I have had quite a few moments where I wanted to say fuck it and walk away. If I didn't feel like there wasn't any other way to make it I would of. This is such a fucking joke. Half the shift spent without any help, and then it just once again feels like they don't tell us enough to do our jobs and we're just fed to the sharks. Ugh.

OK I'm done. Thanks for the little rant there.

It is harsh when they won't consider child support payments going out, definitely. How old is Tristan now? I tend to forever see kids as kids, and forget that they do hit age 18 in the blink of an eye. I imagine you guys have another 8 years or so of child support payments before it ends... and that's a long time of juggling.

Did sleep help? Hopefully today's shift isn't/won't be as bad.

Terra and I are home today. She's still fighting a fever and I'm starting to feel crummy to boot. Bad timing...