Doc

Pollyanna.

Do you know what that means?

How old are you? And are you male, female, or other?

Slowly… 🤔

Every. Freaking. Week.

My mom makes this thing called ‘blueberry flummery’…i think it’s basically like blueberry pie filling but made in a saucepan. That would take care of a few pounds of blueberries, and also you obvs have a happy customer who readily eats blueberry slop… 😆 🫐 🥣

Sleeping midnight to 4:30 does not seem like a good way to start a successful work week.

Alaska would like a word.

(Full disclosure: I saw that and thought ‘Duh, Alaska’. Took me a full 29 seconds to ALSO think of Alabama. THEN I saw Ohio in the comments…)

#FunAdultThings

But…it’s Boy Annie!! (Maybe if they had used THAT marketing angle)

Did ya find somewhere to pahk the cah??

We just added a device 😕

Kid controls are decent and with the ‘tablet’ our big kid uses ALSO being Apple, it’s easier to (more thoroughly) control screen time. And also, idk that I have it in me to learn a new OS rn…

My wife and I currently have iPhones with different kind of plugs… And I have to say, it is really just a tiny annoyance that I really don’t fucking need in my life right now. Or probably ever tbh…

I had A. Week. Last week.

THEN I fell into my Friday Trap.

So it’s 8AM Sunday morning and I’m logging in to work to catch up before the Monday Onslaught. I have done this countless times before, and yet, today I somehow forgot I needed to log into the VPN before I could actually DO anything. 🤯

Pic of a lil lego dumpster fire + firefighter

Omg!! Did we get a DUMPSTER FIRE Lego set…I may be disappearing this one. Like, who doesn’t need a cute lil dumpster fire at work?? (And I’m a federal employee, so I need it even more than the average bear).

Cover of the set 4+ construction vehicle Lego set.

First page of the Lego instructions….just shows you what you’re making, no list of the pieces you’ll need

Up at 5 because we (ok, maybe just #LittleGuy) were excited to continue working on our ‘new’ hand-me down #Lego haul from a big cousin.

This is a 4+ construction set. Not sure if the list of necessary pieces at the top of the page was added for just older kids or everyone, but damn, it’s a better.

It’s not rocket science: highly trained professionals in a shortage situation can choose to go where they’re valued.

Federal employment has ALWAYS payed less, but there were other benefits: purpose/mission, stability. Decimate those elements & you WILL decrease AND worsen your hiring options.

Stopped in the Star’s Hollow of Massachusetts to drop one kid and eat lunch, so we’re back on the road and back in traffic… I legit do not understand the traffic patterns of the Boston, New Hampshire, Southern Maine corridor… Slow down to stop and go for… Absolutely nothing?

My brother used to live in DC and he gave the most ridiculous detailed instructions, but you absolutely needed like which lane you needed to be in because it’s so hard to drive there too!

Now I am in #Boston outskirts traffic with three tweens in the waybackseat, watching K-pop demon hunters. #MomLife.

Update from #ParentGroupChat: Because Boston is a series of islands with landfill. The main roads are the old cow trails that went around the islands.

Look, kids! Big Ben! Parliament!

Why do I feel like I’m driving around my ass backwards in circles whenever I drive around #Boston?

What the fuck Venn diagram, and colorful

Well, this room doesn’t exactly have a door…there is one around the corner at the top of the stairs. Also it has literally never been this clean again. But it DOES have a giant television now. If you’re into that… haha.
Technically IN #Vacationland. Nearest good beach like 30-40 min, NOT walkable ☹️

But if you DON’T Have TSA Precheck they might route you through the basement to some damn gate area nowhere near the train to concourses… looking at you ATL.

You are welcome ANYTIME!! (Seriously) Our ‘guest room’ is a little wonky but out of the fray (in the basement 😏), at least.

Ok. I will request a FULL Boston Travel Consult from you before we try this again!

Adequate time off work to get here early would have helped too… 🫩#DocMomLife

WHAT AND I CANT STRESS THIS ENOUGH THE FUCK

I think you misspelled fucked up.

Oh FFS, one of the concertgoers is taking a shower. At 1 AM. She did ask if it was ok. But she did NOT ask if anyone needed to pee before she went in the bathroom. Oops. Cause I gotta pee

And PARKING in the big city… #omfg