Tiny Complaints

Why do I never remember it takes a solid 8-10 hours to update an online course I already have completely written to a new semester? Why the hell did anyone ask me to recommend a learning management system if they were just going to choose the sorry-ass, no-UI-to-speak-of, inconsistent, “designed”-for-K12 lowest bidder in the first place?

If I were on campus regularly, I’d pull everything over to a Moodle server of my own. I swear it wouldn’t take as long. But I don’t have the bandwidth to run one from home. Besides, I always get ready to bite that particular bullet when I’m 5-8 hours in. Like now.

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I was feeling too many feelings, so I decided to completely rearrange our bedroom so I could process them while in motion. Now my body hurts. Also, why do we have 20 pillows on our bed? (Not throws… actual sleeping pillows). I actually know the answer to this, but still it makes it quite annoying to accomplish something resembling a “made bed”. Very many pillows plus king bed in the corner of a small room = annoying and time-consuming to make the bed, perhaps why it’s in a near constant state of disarray.

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We’re still giving my cat antibiotics and now she runs away when I try to pet her.

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WFH = cannot “liberate” office supplies for personal use.
I have to order PAPER, you guys. Do you know the last time I had to pay for my own paper?!? Because, I don’t…

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I ate one too many pieces of homemade pizza. Luckily I am only sort of stuffed.

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I do buy printer paper when I see it on sale because I like to print out recipes and patterns. When dh moved to WFH he used up all my paper and I was pretty annoyed.

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I was going to make homemade pizza but didn’t. I should have because what I did eat wasn’t nearly as good.

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I read the news, and now my blood pressure and heart rate are elevated.

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I made my favorite chewy oatmeal chocolate chip/raisin/walnut cookies and doubled the recipe and froze individual raw cookie dough balls for future me to have a cookie anytime I want. I’m so excited!

ETA: oOps I thought this was the tiny victories thread :rofl:

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Recipe? :innocent: please

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Cookie recipe!

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup softened salted butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar (I use raw)
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbs molasses
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1 1/2 cup oats
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup raisins
  • 3/4 cup chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350

  • combine flour, oats, cinn, salt, baking soda in bowl
  • in large bowl cream together softened butter and sugar. I cream together for about 10 min, then I add the egg and molasses and then I whip that together until it’s super fluffy and light. I think this is the key to the chewy amazingness!
  • stir in dry ingredients lightly, then add nuts, raisins and chocolate
  • Chill dough for at least 1 hour
  • Scoop cookies with 2 inch space between. Bake on bottom rack for 10 min, then 3-4 min on top, take out when still soft, but slightly brown on bottom. They will firm up and get chewy as they cool!
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Ty!

I love that you mis-posted this :purple_heart:

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I set my alarm for the first time in 16 days.
Going back to work is a hell of way to end a vacation.

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Too much pain to sleep

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Terrible font from Kiddo’s teacher. Why do so many teachers use ‘cutesy’ fonts? Extra irony in the subject matter here.

Spoilered picture because this hurts my eyes and my soul

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ohdear

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Eep! :grimacing:

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Egad.

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Kid starts school at nine and so got me up at 7.30 so he could be prepped and ready at 9.

I was not prepared for wakefulness. Making coffee is difficult.

Aka winter break is over and I am sad.

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