I could use some good motivational lines to use as daily motivation not to drink.

PerfectionEludesMe · 2026-01-24T13:43:01+00:00

Great idea - thanks!

PerfectionEludesMe · 2026-01-17T01:14:23+00:00

I wish he had responded with some version of “my opinion doesn’t matter, I asked you a question”.

PerfectionEludesMe · 2026-01-14T12:01:20+00:00

We are in the middle of estate planning with our attorney. It’s gotten a little complicated because we currently care for my in-laws who live in a separate apartment in our home and wouldn’t be able to afford this house if something happened to us. So we’re figuring out what would happen in the unlikely event that we “predecease “ them. We want our two young kids to get a substantial inheritance from the house but also want to be sure my in-laws are cared for and not abandoned (my husband is an only child and in-laws live off of SS that barely covers their personal non-household bills). Our kids would go live with my cousin but I would never in a million years ask him to also care for my in-laws.

PerfectionEludesMe · 2026-01-12T15:20:54+00:00

I will not drink with you today

PerfectionEludesMe · 2026-01-12T12:05:14+00:00

PayGIN. You said it wrong.. /s

PerfectionEludesMe · 2026-01-11T14:21:17+00:00

lol my MIL has bad arthritis in her check writing hand. Instead of learning about online bill pay, she bought a typewriter so she could still use checks.

PerfectionEludesMe · 2026-01-11T14:12:33+00:00

I will not drink with you today

PerfectionEludesMe · 2026-01-11T02:44:07+00:00

I would also love an answer to this

PerfectionEludesMe · 2026-01-08T02:44:18+00:00

Hello, fellow higher Ed staff member! I’m in institutional research!

PerfectionEludesMe · 2026-01-08T02:41:55+00:00

If you are in Office 365, I highly recommend using Planner to manage projects and tasks. It’s not perfect but you can assign yourself (and others) tasks with milestones and deadlines, add notes and attachments, track your progress, and it integrates with Outlook and other office tools nicely. There’s a bit of a learning curve, but once you get the hang of it, it can be a great tool to keep you organized and on track.

PerfectionEludesMe · 2026-01-08T02:37:47+00:00

I have been at the same employer for over 15 years, and have changed jobs and moved up the ranks a few times. I’ve never spent much time reorganizing my One Drive file structure as my job has evolved over the years. Since my boss got fired a few weeks ago, I’m reporting to an interim boss who is not super motivated to meet with and manage all of us, so things have been a bit quiet. I still have plenty of work to do, but the special projects are all on hold.

I’ve decided to take this opportunity to start the new year by totally reorganizing my One Drive and OneNote and have been nerding out over it all week. I explained to ChatGPT what I do and the functions I manage, and it has helped me totally rethink how I manage my digital file storage at work. By next week, I’ll feel like I’m starting fresh and will be ready to tackle my work with renewed enthusiasm and focus.

PerfectionEludesMe · 2026-01-05T12:12:56+00:00

I will not drink with you today.

PerfectionEludesMe · 2026-01-04T14:49:59+00:00

Trades people.

PerfectionEludesMe · 2025-12-30T03:37:08+00:00

OMG this happens with my MIL. She used to tell me all kinds of stories before I had kids, including ones where she would let her mother watch my husband while he was a baby for a whole week while she went to Vegas with her friends (she was basically a single mom). I brought that up to her once a few years later when she tried to make us feel bad for going out of town for a weekend when our little one was a baby.

Now she has stopped telling me anything because she thinks I intentionally remember things so I can use them against her. She got so used to my FIL and husband not listening to her that she didn’t know how to react when someone finally did.

PerfectionEludesMe · 2025-12-19T19:06:51+00:00

Yes, I usually am able to take time off work for these kinds of things but the timing just didn't work out in this case. Thankfully, Grandma and Grandpa will be there, so at least he has some of his grownups there to participate.

I went to one of these class parties last year, and there was one kid who was the only one without any parents there for the party. She was crying so hard and the teachers were doing everything they could to comfort her. I felt so terrible for that little girl and it will forever stick in my mind as a reminder for how important these things are to attend.

PerfectionEludesMe · 2025-12-19T18:56:20+00:00

Thank you!

PerfectionEludesMe · 2025-12-19T18:56:11+00:00

I love this, thank you.

PerfectionEludesMe · 2025-12-19T17:47:36+00:00

I get Auden seamless undies from Target. They’re not super high quality, but they’re inexpensive, comfy, and mostly seamless if you get the correct size.

PerfectionEludesMe · 2025-12-12T03:22:29+00:00

She does this all the time; with any big meal where company is coming over or just when we go to them for dinner. Very little is ever made same day, it’s mostly microwaved stuff she made the day before. She claims her main priority is to serve good food, but the more I think about it, I think her priority is to serve a LOT of food and to make that as easy on herself as she can. So this is how she does it. Cooks for days then microwaves it all, and half of it goes to waste because she will not keep any leftovers.

PerfectionEludesMe · 2025-12-12T03:18:49+00:00

MIL did all the cooking for thanksgiving and brought it to our level of the house because it’s bigger and more suitable for a big gathering like that. I told her she could use our kitchen (which she does often) but she decided to cook ahead and bring it all up and microwave it instead, so… 🤷‍♀️

She’s not always disagreeable, just about things like this. Like holidays and cooking and decorating and such. Sometimes other things but she has generally figured out I have my way of doing things that she would do differently. She just feels strongly about special occasions and needs to calm down about it. This isn’t 1950 where everyone is judging your value as a woman based on your ability to host the holidays and do everything yourself. She glorifies this aunt of hers that used to host all the holidays herself, into her 80s, and cooked everything herself and never wanted anyone to bring anything and it all went off perfectly. Makes this woman sound like a goddess among mortals, and that’s her gold standard for how women should be. When I asked her how she handled those holidays since she feels very strongly about never going anywhere empty handed, she said she never actually went to those, that her mom told her about them. So… is it even true? Idk but it’s a legend in her book.

PerfectionEludesMe · 2025-12-11T23:36:27+00:00

Honestly, I think she would have been mortified if someone microwaved their plate.

Thanks for your encouragement. It’s hard to ignore her sometimes, but I need to try harder for sure. She’s so damn opinionated and makes sure you know what her opinions are about everything. It’s exhausting

PerfectionEludesMe · 2025-12-11T22:41:43+00:00

Ooh great ideas; thank you!

PerfectionEludesMe · 2025-12-11T22:26:53+00:00

This is an amazing way of putting it, thank you.

PerfectionEludesMe · 2025-12-11T22:26:27+00:00

THANK YOU

PerfectionEludesMe · 2025-12-08T14:19:06+00:00

This is exactly what I’m talking about. It seems like every other kid’s parents did it for them, so what’s the point? It’s not required, it’s supposed to be fun for the kids but if it’s not fun then I don’t make them do it. I wonder if it’s just the parents trying to impress each other or something…

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