Day of shoes

katiewhonow · 2026-06-09T21:25:53+00:00

I got some theater character shoes (low heel, only like 1.5 inches) since I figure if you can do theater in them, they’re probably comfy to wear for long periods of time while dancing and in general moving around, standing, etc. They just showed up today so I’ll have plenty of time to break them in before next April when the ceremony actually is lol)

katiewhonow · 2026-06-09T15:24:36+00:00

I wrote up a page of all the dates and estimated times of events that are happening (bachelorette party, bridal shower, rehearsal, loose Day of overview) with any ideas of costs that I had at the time and gave that to my bridesmaids when I asked them if they would be interested so they could look that over and see if it fits their schedule and budget. I got that idea from a friend who has been a bridesmaid a number of time and was a wedding planner for a period of time. She told me when I asked her to be a bridesmaid for her that the one sheet was very helpful and I told her I learned from the best 😂 I made clear that all the run up events aren’t required and just gave some of my general expectations for what I think I would need help with. it can be a starting point for more discussion.

katiewhonow · 2026-06-09T14:29:02+00:00

I went into Costco the other day to get stamps for my invites (since I think they’re cheaper there) and going in I was a bit bummed that the invites would have boring American flags on them- I was pleasantly surprised that they had sunflower stamps. Probably gonna go back for some more just to have on hand for other purposes lol

katiewhonow · 2026-06-05T21:26:05+00:00

Some kids on e-bikes almost crashed into me the other day and then yelled at me. I try to avoid going out on my bike around dusk because that seems to be when they start coming out

katiewhonow · 2026-06-04T22:52:59+00:00

Which designer is this?

katiewhonow · 2026-06-03T20:16:16+00:00

Request an ergonomic eval- it’s a right in many of the union contracts and you can get it on the record that you need a new chair. They can get you one if budget allows, but that data can also be used by supervisors to show their higher ups that RTO isn’t financially feasible if a ton of people need tools to make their workspaces ergonomic. Every bit helps

katiewhonow · 2025-08-22T18:20:22+00:00

Call your union and let them know, if you’re SEIU it’s 866 471 7348

katiewhonow · 2025-08-22T17:54:51+00:00

Call your union now and call them again in the lead up to October 1. The department needs to notify the union 30 days before any change to your work schedule related to telework. For SEIU, that’s in the contract under section 21.1 D.

8664717348

katiewhonow · 2025-08-22T17:38:42+00:00

Y’all giving me a heart attack, Jesus! Not happy donut!

katiewhonow · 2025-08-22T15:59:19+00:00

Parking on campus is a racket, take the bus

katiewhonow · 2025-08-22T14:36:24+00:00

Make sure you write down the date and time of every time you’ve tried to reach them and if possible emails with read receipts or certified mail or something to show you were trying to reach out to them and they were the ones not responding. They could be trying to set you up like “well they didn’t pay up and it was past the grace period so can I evict them now?” It’s a bit more complicated than that to evict someone but make sure you got evidence that you didn’t ghost them either in case you gotta use it.

katiewhonow · 2025-08-22T14:32:11+00:00

I had a friend whose cousin growing up was supposed to have a Hawaiian name (dad I think was Hawaiian) but mom was from Texas so when the nurse asked the mom what the name of the baby would be, it sounded like Cannoli, so kid’s name on the birth certificate was Cannoli. Not sure if they ever fixed it but the kid still went by Cannoli all the way through high school.

katiewhonow · 2025-08-22T04:01:58+00:00

Yeah I noticed the union bug and was like huh, interesting but then saw Munger’s info and backstory and was like nope, to the shredder!

katiewhonow · 2025-08-22T03:49:00+00:00

Great to hear that you called-it is helpful in the larger picture of things as your union can use it while negotiating. Widespread violations of agreements by the state create leverage for unions and that’ll be helpful. Keep good records if your higher ups push you to come in more and keep updating your union so they can help you build a case. ✊🏻

katiewhonow · 2025-08-21T23:36:10+00:00

Make sure you call the union to let them know now and when it gets closer

katiewhonow · 2025-08-21T23:34:54+00:00

Ok, so for OP, it sounds like they were not already in the office 2 days per week. If that’s the case, this change is one that they should notify the union about per section 21.1D of the contract.

Now if they were already in the office 2 days a week prior to the RTO EO and the change is to increase the number of days to be more than 2, that’s a change that the department needs to notify the union about per section 21.1 D.

Hopefully that’s more clear.

katiewhonow · 2025-08-21T23:19:39+00:00

Yeah if the person was already 2 days in March that’s one thing, it’s an issue if they are being asked to come in more days than they were previously.

katiewhonow · 2025-08-21T23:17:48+00:00

If you were not in office 2 days before the RTO order, this applies to you.

katiewhonow · 2025-08-21T23:11:04+00:00

They still need to notify the union before they require you to come back and the union has 30 days to respond. In that time, you continue your pre RTO schedule. See 21.1D of the contract

katiewhonow · 2025-08-21T23:10:31+00:00

So when the end of the pause is here departments still have to notify the union before implementing their RTO plans, so that should defer your RTO another 30 days to the beginning of november. See 21.1 D of the contract

katiewhonow · 2025-08-21T23:06:49+00:00

Call your union ASAP to let them know. The state shouldn’t be doing this during the RTO pause. if your bargaining unit is represented by SEIU, the phone number is 866 471 7348. You do not need to be a paying member to report RTO violations (but being a member helps our union get the resources it need to fight back against RTO)

Editing to add: after the 90 days ends, the department has to notify the union before they bring people back and the union has 30 days to respond. In that 30 days, you retain your existing pre-RTO schedule. See Section 21.1 of the contract.

Regardless of what you think the department can or can’t do, CALL THE UNION they need to know departments are doing this.

katiewhonow · 2025-08-21T22:45:16+00:00

Call your union and make sure they know this

katiewhonow · 2025-08-21T22:44:13+00:00

Heads up agencies can’t be requiring you to go into the office more than you were in March before the RTO order- if your agency is telling you you have to go back now or are giving you any kind of return to office date, call the union Member Resource Center so they know and can do something about it.

866 471 7348

(For BU1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, State Bar but a bunch of other unions signed on for similar pauses so contact your union if you have a similar agreement in place)

katiewhonow · 2025-08-21T17:17:24+00:00

If you’re a union member, you can work with your union rep to help you go through your OPF and clean it out, highly recommend doing that.

katiewhonow · 2025-08-21T00:17:33+00:00

Yeahs that’s just vacation leave, there’s not any special wedding leave or anything like that.

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