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[Jalapeñomel]

1. How many rolls of toilet paper do you use in a week (and for how many people)?

2. If you have kids, do you make them eat regular meals if they aren’t hungry?

3. If you have a cat, how often do you fully clean out the litter box?

[macmars45]

1. As much as we need. I've never counted. There are 2 adults and 1 kid.

2. He's offered food at mealtimes and DS can eat if he wants. I don't make him eat. He's most hungry between 9-11am and around 4pm these days so he usually eats a ton at those times and not as much at any other time.

3. 1-2x/week. We have one cat.

[ssmjlm]

1. I want to say maybe 2ish? I feel like DH and I use more than the kid, obviously, so maybe 1 in the master bath, one in the powder room and she probably uses 1/2 a roll a week?

I will say, we usually use Costco, but with the pandemic we got what we could and OMG they are terrible. The rolls are thinner, like 1/2 of the holder and seem to go a lot faster than costco. I was so happy to get another pack of costco TP a few weeks ago.

2. Dinner is my only meal I like for all of us to do together. Breakfast and lunch are more grazing since DH and I are working. And she seems to do better being able to eat at her own pace.

3. Growing up my mom made me do it 1x a week for our cats.

[stephm0188]

1. I've never counted. Maybe one in our full bathroom, but I doubt we go through an entire roll in the kid bathroom or half bath. It's two adults and 1 kid.

2. No, but if he's hungry after our meal, he needs to eat leftovers before snacking.

[VillainV]

Jul 23, 2020 8:56:15 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

1. How many rolls of toilet paper do you use in a week (and for how many people)?

2. If you have kids, do you make them eat regular meals if they aren’t hungry?

3. If you have a cat, how often do you fully clean out the litter box?

1. About two mega rolls per week — me, H, and a 6yo son

2. I usually try to get him to eat something because I know he’ll be hungry later. It’s tough because I want to respect him knowing his body, and I hate pushing him to eat if he’s not hungry (I have a lifetime of issues about choosing when/how much to eat).

3. We scoop twice a week and completely replace all the litter/wash out the box maybe once a month.

[wildrice]

1. While we're home all the time, probably 2-3 of the Costco rolls? Hard to say, we have 2 bathrooms that both get used regularly. I pee about once per hour so I use a lot. There are 2 of us.

3. I scoop both boxes daily, and completely change the litter and scrub the main box about once a month. My cat has 2 boxes and one only gets used once every 2-3 days, so I change that one more like every couple of months. We only have 1 cat.

[Deleted]

1. How many rolls of toilet paper do you use in a week (and for how many people)? We have 2 full time adults, 2 half time kids, and 2 kids that are here about 1/3 of the time. I honestly have no idea how much we use. I buy our tp in bulk at Costco and have never really paid attention to how often I need to replenish.

2. If you have kids, do you make them eat regular meals if they aren’t hungry? Yes and no. I'm usually okay if they want to skip breakfast, I'm not really a morning eater myself, but lunch and dinner are must have's.

3. If you have a cat, how often do you fully clean out the litter box? n/a

[SwimDeep]

1. Averages out to about one roll, I think. It's just me and H. (I do go through a whole roll myself during that "special" time of the month.)

2. No kids. But I don't think I would if I did have kids. I have an ED and wouldn't want to pass that on. I'd try to teach/support intuitive eating.

3. Two or three times a week. We have 4 boxes for 3 cats.

[achi]

1. Probably one mega roll/week - two adults and a 5 year old. We work out of the house and DS goes to school/daycare/camps so it's really only in the evenings and weekends that it gets used.

2. DS is 5 and a picky eater. We don't force him to eat if he's not hungry, but he usually eats at least something and might have some yogurt drinks or cheese and PB toast if he doesn't want a full meal.

3. I don't have a cat anymore, but my last one was super picky. Two boxes for 1 cat, cleaned daily or ever other day at most.

[Jalapeñomel]

Jul 23, 2020 9:04:34 GMT -5 ssmjlm said:

1. I want to say maybe 2ish? I feel like DH and I use more than the kid, obviously, so maybe 1 in the master bath, one in the powder room and she probably uses 1/2 a roll a week?

I will say, we usually use Costco, but with the pandemic we got what we could and OMG they are terrible. The rolls are thinner, like 1/2 of the holder and seem to go a lot faster than costco. I was so happy to get another pack of costco TP a few weeks ago.

I’m looking in my trash now, and there’s 4 empty rolls of toilet paper since Sunday. It’s gotta be a pandemic things, because my god that’s a lot!

[nospaekae]

Jul 23, 2020 8:56:15 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

1. How many rolls of toilet paper do you use in a week (and for how many people)?

2. If you have kids, do you make them eat regular meals if they aren’t hungry?

3. If you have a cat, how often do you fully clean out the litter box?

1. I don't know. 2 adults, I bought a bulk 27 roll pack back in mid-February and we have 3 rolls left

2. N/A, but as a kid my mom never made us eat if we weren't hungry. However, if we didn't eat at mealtime and got hungry after our only option was re-heated leftovers. 

3. Scoop daily, fully change litter weekly, scrub/bleach box monthly

[rockymtngirl]

1) I honestly have no idea. I feel like in our master bath I change the roll 1-2 times per week. My kids (8 & 10) share a bathroom and they replace the roll as needed so I have no clue! I’m going to guess 3 rolls for the 4 of us.

2) DS (10) is always a great eater and eats full meals. DD (8) is more peckish and likes to graze. I try to limit snacks closer to meals do that they don’t spoil their appetite. If they’re not hungry at meal I let them make a plate up and eat what they can with the expectation that if they are hungry later they are eating what’s left on their plate. I don’t do separate meals for anyone.

3) we don’t have a cat.

[nospaekae]

What is a good cut for fine hair? (I think it is called fine and not thin? My hair is not thick, when I make a ponytail it is pretty skinny.) Currently shoulder length, my stylist cut some layers into it, but not many and I don't notice them, it looks one length to me. I've had this cut forever and want something different, but don't really know what my options are. I'd like to be able to put it up in different styles without looking scraggly.

[mysteriouswife]

1) I have no idea. Amazon did send us double amount of our subscription last time. So I have a surplus. We changed our time to six months instead of three.

2) I forgot this question. 🤦🏻‍♀️
ETA: Nope. H was forced to do this as a kid and he hated it. We let the kids eat when they are hungry.



3) Our cat is a PITA. We got a standard plastic box when we adopted her. She would use the bathroom around it. It was the same litter as the rescue. I called to see what we were doing wrong. They brought us the type of boxes they use and they are biodegradable throw away boxes. We used that and she stopped using the floor. Now we change those once a month. We had the plastic one set up downstairs and she never used it.

[Jalapeñomel]

Jul 23, 2020 9:43:21 GMT -5 nospaekae said:

What is a good cut for fine hair? (I think it is called fine and not thin? My hair is not thick, when I make a ponytail it is pretty skinny.) Currently shoulder length, my stylist cut some layers into it, but not many and I don't notice them, it looks one length to me. I've had this cut forever and want something different, but don't really know what my options are. I'd like to be able to put it up in different styles without looking scraggly.

Pixie cut is the best for me. Otherwise it just looks stringy.

[af1212]

1. We go through one roll every 2.5 days. I counted at beginning of quarantine. We are a family of 5 - 4 females and 1 male which i think matters in TP usage.

2. I don’t make my kids eat anything ever. But we have Three meals and one Snack a day. If you’re hungry outside of those times you can help yourself to fruits and vegetables only. If you don’t like dinner or are still hungry after you can have something from the “Still hungry” list but you have to make it yourself. My kids are 4, 7 and 10. I do help the 4 yo.

3. I haven’t had a cat in years. If I recall we would scoop it out once or twice a day and completely change the litter ( dispose of all old and get all new) once a week.

[SwimDeep]

Jul 23, 2020 9:43:21 GMT -5 nospaekae said:

What is a good cut for fine hair? (I think it is called fine and not thin? My hair is not thick, when I make a ponytail it is pretty skinny.) Currently shoulder length, my stylist cut some layers into it, but not many and I don't notice them, it looks one length to me. I've had this cut forever and want something different, but don't really know what my options are. I'd like to be able to put it up in different styles without looking scraggly.

I have fine hair and a squarish face, so I like my hair long (down to my bra strap usually) with lots of layers. I have had some cuts where the stylist supposedly layered it but it just looked like a blunt cut. Now I make sure to tell them I want layers for volume and movement. That usually gets me pretty close to what I want.

Related question: Every now and then I get bored and think about changing my style. I've done short cuts before (shoulder length) and I hated how they make my face look
What cut would be good for a puffy, squarish face?

[nospaekae]

Jul 23, 2020 9:51:40 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Jul 23, 2020 9:43:21 GMT -5 nospaekae said:

Pixie cut is the best for me. Otherwise it just looks stringy.

I would love a pixie, but I'm not quite brave enough yet. I also know that it takes some talent to style short hair and I'm kind of hair styling-challenged. Hence this post haha.

[nsl]

1) For two adults and two kids we probably go through 2-3 rolls per week. 

2) Yes, everyone has to sit down for breakfast, lunch, and dinner with the family and eat something.  Nobody has to clean their plate, but if the kids aren't eating lunch/dinner well I start restricting snacks.

3) One of the kids scoops the box daily, and we change the litter entirely every other week.

[Jalapeñomel]

Jul 23, 2020 10:13:55 GMT -5 nospaekae said:

Jul 23, 2020 9:51:40 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Pixie cut is the best for me. Otherwise it just looks stringy.

I would love a pixie, but I'm not quite brave enough yet. I also know that it takes some talent to style short hair and I'm kind of hair styling-challenged. Hence this post haha.

I do zero to my hair, other than blow dry!

[isabel]

1. I’m not really sure. If I had to guess, I’d say we average a roll a week, maybe less. I’m the only woman in the house and most of the time the kids get wiped with a wet wipe, so we don’t go through a ton of toilet paper. There are 4 of us.

2. We don’t make them eat at any point. I do sometimes tell them they can’t have snacks or have to wait for a meal. If they don’t want to eat, they don’t have to, but it also means I’m not serving or offering something else later. They can come back to the meal they didn’t eat if they get hungry within an hour or so of the meal ending.

3. We don’t have a cat.

[TR]

Jul 23, 2020 9:43:21 GMT -5 nospaekae said:

What is a good cut for fine hair? (I think it is called fine and not thin? My hair is not thick, when I make a ponytail it is pretty skinny.) Currently shoulder length, my stylist cut some layers into it, but not many and I don't notice them, it looks one length to me. I've had this cut forever and want something different, but don't really know what my options are. I'd like to be able to put it up in different styles without looking scraggly.

I have this kind of hair. The only cuts that work for me are just past my shoulders, blunt cut or an angled bob where it's slightly shorter and maybe a little stacked in the back and the front comes down past my chin. Not an extreme angle, but just slight. The second one does make ponytails harder, but not impossible. In both situations I have thick side swept bangs because I think my face looks best with those.

ETA: Also my hair is straight straight. It has "texture" if I left it air dry, but it mostly just looks slightly puffy instead of sleek. It's not curly.

[MDmomof2]

1. For 2 adults and 2 kids I'd say 2 full rolls a week. Maybe there's a partial roll gone too.
2. My kids are always hungry - they are 9 and 12.  Sometimes they are not hungry for dinner because they've eaten too many snacks during the day so the next day I limit their snacks. When they were little I'd give them fruit or veggies and dip when they were "starving!" and then if they didn't eat much at meal time I didn't feel too badly about it.
3. We have 2 cats and 2 boxes.  The kids scoop both boxes every day.  DH entirely changes 1 box weekly (it gets used the most) and the 2nd box every other week. 

[nospaekae]

Jul 23, 2020 10:24:11 GMT -5 TR said:

Jul 23, 2020 9:43:21 GMT -5 nospaekae said:

I have this kind of hair. The only cuts that work for me are just past my shoulders, blunt cut or an angled bob where it's slightly shorter and maybe a little stacked in the back and the front comes down past my chin. Not an extreme angle, but just slight. The second one does make ponytails harder, but not impossible. In both situations I have thick side swept bangs because I think my face looks best with those.

ETA: Also my hair is straight straight. It has "texture" if I left it air dry, but it mostly just looks slightly puffy instead of sleek. It's not curly.

Sounds like our hair is very similar. Mine is also straight straight, like will not hold a curl for more than 5 minutes straight. What do you ask for to get a slightly stacked bob that doesn't leave you with a let me speak with the manager cut? That is my fear. This might be a good option as long as I can pull the front back.

I'm kind of thinking I either need to go a little longer, like to bra strap or a little shorter to just below chin. This in-between shoulders thing isn't working for me.

[TR]

Jul 23, 2020 10:51:10 GMT -5 nospaekae said:

Jul 23, 2020 10:24:11 GMT -5 TR said:

I have this kind of hair. The only cuts that work for me are just past my shoulders, blunt cut or an angled bob where it's slightly shorter and maybe a little stacked in the back and the front comes down past my chin. Not an extreme angle, but just slight. The second one does make ponytails harder, but not impossible. In both situations I have thick side swept bangs because I think my face looks best with those.

ETA: Also my hair is straight straight. It has "texture" if I left it air dry, but it mostly just looks slightly puffy instead of sleek. It's not curly.

Sounds like our hair is very similar. Mine is also straight straight, like will not hold a curl for more than 5 minutes straight. What do you ask for to get a slightly stacked bob that doesn't leave you with a let me speak with the manager cut? That is my fear. This might be a good option as long as I can pull the front back.

I'm kind of thinking I either need to go a little longer, like to bra strap or a little shorter to just below chin. This in-between shoulders thing isn't working for me.

Please hold, I will try to find a picture of the last time I had that cut. 



ok nospaekae, this is actually from the salon right after I’d gotten it cut:

[Deleted]

Jul 23, 2020 9:43:21 GMT -5 nospaekae said:

What is a good cut for fine hair? (I think it is called fine and not thin? My hair is not thick, when I make a ponytail it is pretty skinny.) Currently shoulder length, my stylist cut some layers into it, but not many and I don't notice them, it looks one length to me. I've had this cut forever and want something different, but don't really know what my options are. I'd like to be able to put it up in different styles without looking scraggly.

My hair is fine, thin and very straight. Getting color (I go darker) helps add texture. I also have an asymmetrical cut; short on one side, longer (like chin-length) on the other with long side-swept bangs. I can still change it up with a curling iron to add volume. I sometimes braid my bangs if I want my hair out of my face.

I follow this girl on Pinterest, IG and YouTube. She has all kinds of tutorials.

www.youtube.com/user/emilyandjdee/videos

[nospaekae]

TR thank you! I may use you as my inspo pic if you don't mind

[TR]

Jul 23, 2020 11:02:17 GMT -5 nospaekae said:

TR thank you! I may use you as my inspo pic if you don't mind

Not at all! And that was...2015 I think, but as I remember it it was only slight stacked underneath in the back for some volume. But nothing extreme.

[mich1]

1. I started keeping track during the Great Toilet Paper Shortage this year. We have 2 bathrooms we use (2 adults, home all day) and both get changed out on either the 6 or 7 day point. We buy the big Kirkland packs, so not sure of the roll size.

3. The litter box gets a full dump and scrub out about every 6-8 weeks. One incredibly neat cat who avoids the sides when he pees and poops. Scooped about 3x/week

[msmerymac]

1. We use like 5 rolls. There are two people in this house.
3. We have 2 cats and 3 boxes. The litter gets dumped and the boxes cleaned and left outside to dry once a month, on a rotating schedule. We scoop the litter twice a week. We also use PrettyLitter, which is that crystal stuff.