Bubble Up and Bubble Down....
At dinner, we sometimes do the bubble up and bubble down game. Everyone talks about one good thing and one bad thing that happened that day to them or in their lives. It has been a great way to talk about issues and feelings.
What's your bubble up and bubble down today?
I'm unfamiliar with "biscuits and gravy" - I take it they're different from cookies? And that he seldom frequents the kitchen?
Corrected a bug I had been stuck with many hours yesterday.
Tried to look up at the sky and couldn't stop constant eye spasms.
How do you get by with just one each? Or do you take turns, perchance?
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How long is the trip, alex? Sounds somewhat hand to mouth, no offence.
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Bubble up? Woke up to sunshine trying to burn off the morning mist.
Bubble down? Same messy house, dirty dishes, dirty laundry, and same joint pains in fingers and toes.
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Bubble up: Had a meeting with my HOA community, actually spoke up and said a thing and people agreed with me. (That's a good step. I don't do well in front of people.)
Bubble down: I cut my hair line a little higher than I prefer and it might look awful. ๐
Good job with the HOA. See, it helps to take your nose out of a book once in awhile.
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soco wrote:
Good job with the HOA. See, it helps to take your nose out of a book once in awhile.
Actually- I REALLY need to get my nose back into a book. I used to read a book a day. Now it's been years since I've cracked one open. :(
Yอคอญอฅฬeti. wrote:
I'm unfamiliar with "biscuits and gravy" - I take it they're different from cookies? And that he seldom frequents the kitchen?Corrected a bug I had been stuck with many hours yesterday.
Tried to look up at the sky and couldn't stop constant eye spasms.How do you get by with just one each? Or do you take turns, perchance?
Biscuits here are a bread that is harder than a dinner roll but not a cookie.
He does cook occasionally. Mostly I do, though, because he works FT and I'm a stay at home mom
Yep...one each at the beginning; and it opens conversation; shares feelings and solicits help, even if just verbal comfort. But it also alerted us (as the kids grew) to things going on in their lives.
Kids actually have as many of each as they need....and they understand that taking too long means you are taking time away from someone else. Very similar to "special time," that we instituted when the third was born. Because it seemed that with the 3rd, very little time was spent with the first 2...and they started to act out. So each day, I would spend 15 minutes with each....if new baby was crying and it wasn't serious, he could keep crying...and nobody interrupted the time. We would usually color or play "Candy Land" or some such, but they would talk, they would feel special, they would have their one on one time. If the other sibling interrupted this time, they lost their "special time" for that day.
"Special time" has evolved to "Special Days," in which during odd months, husb takes each of the four kids on a one on one date and during even months, I do. For the same reasons: to build the relationship and get them to talk about what might be an issue in their lives. We exclude December and March
Jalex wrote:
Bubble up: I booked a trip to Missouri
Bubble down: It left me with -ยฃ1.38 until next month
Exciting to have a trip booked, though, right? What is in MO that you are going to see?
Big-Al-One wrote:
Bubble down: Just another same-day.
Yep...same ol' same ol' here most days too
soco wrote:
Bubble up? Woke up to sunshine trying to burn off the morning mist.Bubble down? Same messy house, dirty dishes, dirty laundry, and same joint pains in fingers and toes.
Love sunshine in the morning...and mist, too. I get the dirty house, laundry, dishes....got 8 ppl living in my house atm. Very sorry about the joint pain
Rockster160 wrote:
Bubble up: Had a meeting with my HOA community, actually spoke up and said a thing and people agreed with me. (That's a good step. I don't do well in front of people.)Bubble down: I cut my hair line a little higher than I prefer and it might look awful. ๐
Yay for you :) And your hair will grow within a few days ;)
@Jalex nice!!
Bubble up - Did well at work, sold many vape kits.
Bubble down - its 4.30 am and i have to run the shop tomorrow from 10am and train a new guy. granted i should not have gone out tonight but im a student...whoopsy
Okay.... new day.
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My bubble down: husb is sick with a bad cold
My bubble up: after years of not doing so, I started back up with a gym membership in Nov. I've been going REGULARLY since first week of Jan. Went to buy some new jeans yesterday, and they are a size smaller. Granted, they're "stretchy jeans," but still.... ๐
PepperJ wrote:
Okay.... new day.Let's hear your bubble ups and bubble downs for today โบ
My bubble down: husb is sick with a bad cold
My bubble up: after years of not doing so, I started back up with a gym membership in Nov. I've been going REGULARLY since first week of Jan. Went to buy some new jeans yesterday, and they are a size smaller. Granted, they're "stretchy jeans," but still.... ๐
Congrats!!
Itโs still too early to have many ups and downs yet. ๐
Bubble down. All those students and a teacher that lost their lives in South Florida.
Trumps reaction? A photo OP with local law enforcement giving himself a smile and thumbs up. How *******fucking ridiculous.
Bubble up. The Olympics. I love to watch as much of it as I can. It's fun to watch the best of the best compete side by side as willing competitors, not enemies.
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bubble up - work went well today while i was managing the shop
bubble down - i had work today and had to manage the shop
can i have 2 bubble ups? my roast dinner also went really well!
ProffVampy wrote:
bubble up - work went well today while i was managing the shop
bubble down - i had work today and had to manage the shop
can i have 2 bubble ups? my roast dinner also went really well!
Can always have more than 1 ;)
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It's always a catch 22 with work being good and work being work
soco wrote:
Bubble down. All those students and a teacher that lost their lives in South Florida.
Trumps reaction? A photo OP with local law enforcement giving himself a smile and thumbs up. How *******fucking ridiculous.Bubble up. The Olympics. I love to watch as much of it as I can. It's fun to watch the best of the best compete side by side as willing competitors, not enemies.
Yes, the tragedy in FL is tear *******jerking ๐ข
I have a HUGE bubble down.
Had a room mate for a while and he moved out. We were good with no room mates, or just the one who is there now, but this older woman I have known for years asked to move in.
I said okay and we moved her stuff in today. As we were moving it in, bugs were falling off her stuff in droves!
She has bed bugs! And knew it and said nothing! And it's so bad that her job told her to not come back!
PepperJ wrote:
ProffVampy wrote:
bubble up - work went well today while i was managing the shop
bubble down - i had work today and had to manage the shop
can i have 2 bubble ups? my roast dinner also went really well!Can always have more than 1 ;)
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It's always a catch 22 with work being good and work being work
it wasnt totally awful just not what i wanted to be doing on a sunday! >.< they are usually reserved for hangover and roast dinners!
PepperJ wrote:
I have a HUGE bubble down.Had a room mate for a while and he moved out. We were good with no room mates, or just the one who is there now, but this older woman I have known for years asked to move in.
I said okay and we moved her stuff in today. As we were moving it in, bugs were falling off her stuff in droves!
She has bed bugs! And knew it and said nothing! And it's so bad that her job told her to not come back!
thats pretty grimm....i dont envy you! are you still going to let her move in??
ProffVampy wrote:
PepperJ wrote:
I have a HUGE bubble down.Had a room mate for a while and he moved out. We were good with no room mates, or just the one who is there now, but this older woman I have known for years asked to move in.
I said okay and we moved her stuff in today. As we were moving it in, bugs were falling off her stuff in droves!
She has bed bugs! And knew it and said nothing! And it's so bad that her job told her to not come back!
thats pretty grimm....i dont envy you! are you still going to let her move in??
Like my husband said....they are already here; and if she lives here, she will pay for extermination....
PepperJ wrote:
ProffVampy wrote:
PepperJ wrote:
I have a HUGE bubble down.Had a room mate for a while and he moved out. We were good with no room mates, or just the one who is there now, but this older woman I have known for years asked to move in.
I said okay and we moved her stuff in today. As we were moving it in, bugs were falling off her stuff in droves!
She has bed bugs! And knew it and said nothing! And it's so bad that her job told her to not come back!
thats pretty grimm....i dont envy you! are you still going to let her move in??
Like my husband said....they are already here; and if she lives here, she will pay for extermination....
still wouldve been better if she haddnt cause the need for one! hopefully it gets sorted soon
ProffVampy wrote:
PepperJ wrote:
ProffVampy wrote:
[quote from PepperJ]thats pretty grimm....i dont envy you! are you still going to let her move in??
Like my husband said....they are already here; and if she lives here, she will pay for extermination....
still wouldve been better if she haddnt cause the need for one! hopefully it gets sorted soon
Agree!
Bed bugs are not easily succumbed by chemicals.
I would suggest diatomaceous earth. It is easily dealt with by humans but is not kind to any small bugs. It basically cuts their limbs and heads off, even babies.
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If the bugs are in her clothes they will be in yours. Soap and water does not kill them. Just makes them wet and mad.
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Big-Al-One wrote:
Bubble up: I woke up and looked out my door.Bubble down: Just another same-day.
Still waking up trying to find where I'm wearing my humor today - seem to shift when I sleep.
Would you prefer to wake up each day a different person or species?
Rockster160 wrote:
soco wrote:
Good job with the HOA. See, it helps to take your nose out of a book once in awhile.Actually- I REALLY need to get my nose back into a book. I used to read a book a day. Now it's been years since I've cracked one open. :(
You've got to allocate some time for it seriously. The more tasks you have, the more likely to overflow the lowest priority out of existence.
PepperJ wrote:
Biscuits here are a bread that is harder than a dinner roll but not a cookie. [...]
Do you mean they have a sort of crunch on the outside, like tiger bread?
Wow, you sure have planned out all of this to minute detail. Should receive an iso 9001 certification or summat.
ProffVampy wrote:
@Jalex nice!!Bubble up - Did well at work, sold many vape kits.
Bubble down - its 4.30 am and i have to run the shop tomorrow from 10am and train a new guy. granted i should not have gone out tonight but im a student...whoopsy
Do you receive a percentage of the sales?
PepperJ wrote:
OMG. I'm going to have a stress attack.
:(
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@๐อคอญอฅฬ๐๐ฅ๐ใ(Yeti.) not exactly. if the tills total is over various threshholds then we get bonuses. its based on the team selling effort rather than the individual. but as its such a small team we all have to be on the ball to do well.
Vampy - Are they actually proportional, reachable bonuses?
BA1 - Heh, guess I missed a comma in that question. Was pondering whether it's an issue of structure or content.
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yehh most weeks we atleast hit the first one and at the weekeneds we can hit 2/3 depending how busy town is :)
Yอคอญอฅฬeti. wrote:
BA1 - Heh, guess I missed a comma in that question. Was pondering whether it's an issue of structure or content.
No fault of yours.
The box says: "Open other side."
So I turn it around -
"edis rehto nepO"
- and open it, which has nothing to do with the proper side.
Big-Al-One wrote:
Yอคอญอฅฬeti. wrote:
BA1 - Heh, guess I missed a comma in that question. Was pondering whether it's an issue of structure or content.No fault of yours.
The box says: "Open other side."
So I turn it around -
"edis rehto nepO"
- and open it, which has nothing to do with the proper side.
This is funny... LOL
A box has 2 ENDS and 4 SIDES. I have seen boxes say "Open on other SIDE" but they always flip it 180 degrees to open the other END.
Never have I seen someone actually open a SIDE!
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soco wrote:
This is funny... LOLA box has 2 ENDS and 4 SIDES. I have seen boxes say "Open on other SIDE" but they always flip it 180 degrees to open the other END.
Never have I seen someone actually open a SIDE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_Q9k7vY4AQ&...
Does this count?
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No. This box is already opened. I was referring to a sealed box that needs to BE opened in order to view and retrieve the contents.
Nice try though!
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Bubble up - I booked today off work to go to a new bank and open an account, so instead of getting up at 03.30 I only had to get up just before 08.00, and I had a day of not being in work.
Bubble down, I didn't get a good result with my bank, and I've just discovered work has put today through as abscent rather than a holiday day off so I just lost out on a days wage.
Bubble up: I ordered a new desk and chair and they arrived today! This is my first time actually buying office furniture for myself which is crazy seeing as I spend 90% of my waking hours at a desk/computer.
Bubble down: The chair is too high and the desk is too low. It's manageable, but makes this purchase fall short of a perfect decision.
bubble up: my catalog family's very happy with me doing what an average joe does. drone on while every things tip top. a full on richard cory without the bullet.
bubble down: i hate it, im too weird to live and too rare to die. i want to express my darkness with tattoos and piercing with a splash of mosh pit rebel-ness.
NaCtHoMaN wrote:
bubble up: my catalog family's very happy with me doing what an average joe does. drone on while every things tip top. a full on richard cory without the bullet.
bubble down: i hate it, im too weird to live and too rare to die. i want to express my darkness with tattoos and piercing with a splash of mosh pit rebel-ness.
This is just for those that didn't understand the 'Richard Cory' reference...
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ProffVampy wrote:
yehh most weeks we atleast hit the first one and at the weekeneds we can hit 2/3 depending how busy town is :)
That's great news :) Often when I buy something from someone who works on commissions, I will ask them when the best time to make the purchase would be....they might be far away from their "goal" one week, but close the next.
J.N-Bucking wrote:
Bubble up - I booked today off work to go to a new bank and open an account, so instead of getting up at 03.30 I only had to get up just before 08.00, and I had a day of not being in work.Bubble down, I didn't get a good result with my bank, and I've just discovered work has put today through as abscent rather than a holiday day off so I just lost out on a days wage.
Awww....that sucks about your job. What a load of crap that they didn't count it as a holiday, but....still good to have a day off and do things you want to do and an unexpected "relax" day
Rockster160 wrote:
Bubble up: I ordered a new desk and chair and they arrived today! This is my first time actually buying office furniture for myself which is crazy seeing as I spend 90% of my waking hours at a desk/computer.Bubble down: The chair is too high and the desk is too low. It's manageable, but makes this purchase fall short of a perfect decision.
All I can say is that it's a good thing you ordered it NEW. Learning a lot about my issue of late, and buying things USED is a major risk factor. And a desk and chair is the first place I noticed the little critters....ugh
Can you adjust the chair??
NaCtHoMaN wrote:
bubble up: my catalog family's very happy with me doing what an average joe does. drone on while every things tip top. a full on richard cory without the bullet.
bubble down: i hate it, im too weird to live and too rare to die. i want to express my darkness with tattoos and piercing with a splash of mosh pit rebel-ness.
Sounds like it's time to visit the tattoo place....?
Bubble Up x2:
1. Had an exterminator come to the house and it seems as if our problem is going to go away.....
2. The woman who came into the home is now out of the home
Bubble Down x3:
1. All the chemicals we've used have made us all sick (asthmatics in the house)
2. The exterminator cost $2,500.00
3. I feel like a top notch biotch for putting the lady out....basically homeless. We are paying for a hotel for her....but still.....
Just being kind I suppose and to feel a little less guilty for kicking her out. A necessary step mind you.
How long are you willing to pay the hotel bill, @PepperJ ?
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And after she moves from the hotel, please be so kind to inform the hotel of the bug issue. They are obviously traveling with her.
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Had to exhume a feline. Not one to panic at the sight of death, but the smell of decay managed it. They don't make the bags big enough.
It wasn't one of the residents.
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Bubble Up: Work declared a snow day- so working from home today!
Bubble Down: It's a coworkers last day, and I wanted to say goodbye properly, but snow day means we're all at home.
(To be honest, there isn't much snow, just enough to make the roads slick and give you the worry that some bad driver that's not paying attention will come sliding into you- that fear is escalated when you're on a motorbike. ๐ But since we're a software company, there is no need to really be in the office anyway except for meetings, which I'm quite glad to get out of.)
Max wrote:
That was two bubble ups:)
Perhaps she has a little gas.
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Max wrote:
Why do you have to pay for the hotel?
Soco got it right:
soco wrote:
Just being kind I suppose and to feel a little less guilty for kicking her out.
soco wrote:
How long are you willing to pay the hotel bill, @PepperJ ?
Maybe a month(?)
soco wrote:
And after she moves from the hotel, please be so kind to inform the hotel of the bug issue. They are obviously traveling with her.
Planned on calling them.
But thid lady spends all day every day at one of the public libraries in town and goes to the movies every Tuesday..... knowing this makes ME not want to leave my house!
Max wrote:
Kindness is okay, enabling isn't. I can't apologize for feeling that you can be homeless and still not spread bugs. Pepper putting your family first isn't selfish.
Crap girl...I'm still scratching...lol.
The REALLY GOOD THING is that it seems as if the bugs were contained to her room and just outside it. No sign of bugs in the room down the hall from "ground zero" and no bugs or signs of anywhere on main level or 2nd floor.
So I don't feel that itchy๐
When I realized it, which is when we were MOVING HER IN, I asked her to stay in the one room and I got 90% of her stuff into big black trash bags and out of the house.
Put down the diatomacious earth and called an exterminator, who arrived 2 days later.
So, I minimized, isolated, and didn't procrastinate about calling a pro.
I think that helped me, my kids and husb., and the other room mate feel "okay" about the situation
Max wrote:
Bubble up...a friends (PepperJ) property is doubling in value!
Bubble down...takes longer to zip home for lunch.
Lol.... IDK about doubling. The expensive homes have to start leveling out soon....
And doubling is only good if and when you sell, which I don't plan on doing โบ
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