I'll add a request here: Sports Bras but not for "sport" lol. I want some comfortable but supportive sports bras for my upcoming trip to Japan that I can wear all day, and can be sink-washed.
Ideally comfortable sports bras big boobs (multiple D's here) and don't' create uniboob (let's get some separation!). Bonus for breathable, quick dry.
Are you looking for actual sports bras only, or are you open to wireless bras in general? I have yet to find a sports bra that doesn’t give uniboob, but like my Chantelle Norah wireless (I’m 32H)
I love Felina bikini cut undies with the lace waistband. Costco used to carry them but I have seen them in a couple years so recently ended up just ordering directly from Felina.
I would wander around the French quarter and maybe do the WWII museum (it’s huge and could take a full day+, but the movie is cool if you’re on a time crunch.) When I went in June there was an interesting museum at Jackson Square focused on Katrina and Mardi Gras that had cheap entry. If you can handle the heat we also really enjoyed cemetery and ghost/vampire tours. I went with my H but all those activities would be fine for teens. Have fun!
I pay the cleaning lady with a check, and the sewer bill, though I use my credit unions bill pay for that so I’m not the one actually writing it. I shop at Costco for my in-laws and they write me a check for their stuff. Otherwise everything now is electronic or credit card.
bearssadiemccallister84 my 10 year old does tae kwon do and every time we turn around they want more money. The hounded us for MONTHS to add patches to his uniform in some specific configuration, we finally bought the patches in the fall but haven’t put them on yet. Once they had their $20, not a peep about them not being on his uniform. The owner wants to be called “grand master name” (GM), but we call him “grubbing money name” lol
I wear only underwear to bed and shower at night so always wear a fresh pair. I mostly wear leggings during the day and don’t wear underwear with those so I just take it off in the morning.
I’ve been trying to cut way back on my sugar intake, in part to lose weight, just modified a muffin recipe to use less than half the normal sugar plus added an egg. The batter was not great so I’m hoping loading them with butter will make them taste ok when finished. Or I could have just not made the muffins, lol.
On the theme of weight, I was going to wear an old dress to an event next weekend and tried it on last night and yikes. Gaining 15-20 lbs since I last wore it means it was very very short and tight so I need to figure something else out.
I also think I need to throw out my scale, I’ve only ever tried to lose weight after pregnancy (my youngest is 4) and this time I’m finding I’m weighing myself 2x per day which really isn’t healthy. I’m by struggling a bit with aging in general, and wishing I hadn’t placed so much emphasis on my looks when I was younger…
Does anyone grow strawberries in their home gardens? I’m thinking of adding some in my backyard this year, but trying to figure out if they’re as fussy as the internet grow guides have led me to believe.
I do and they are extremely low maintenance. I literally do nothing to them and they come back with a vengeance every year. The only issue is that usually the squirrels get to them before I can.
For years I’ve been a sweaty sleeper, not hot flashes or feeling hot, just wake up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat. I was ready to drop $400 on a bed jet, but read that it could be due to a drop in blood sugar. I stopped eating a 10pm sugary snack and the night sweats are vastly reduced. I’m hoping cutting the snack will also help me lose weight but I’m just happy to have dry sheets at this point!
I got my boys little toys and treats, and we will make lobster for dinner tonight. DS1 has a fever and had to stay home from school but otherwise seems fine, so hopefully he’ll be up for a family board game or something after dinner. I got my H a ridiculous fake flower arrangement in the shape of a shoe, I never know what to get him for Valentine’s Day, there isn’t really a traditional masculine gift and he’s picky anyway, lol.
I have no idea what Ash Wednesday is about, but I’m going to a service and luncheon for it today at DS2’s daycare, which is at a Lutheran church. I could Google but figured I’ll go in blind and learn something new with him.
I was on the younger side for my area when DS1 was born (28) and am the youngest in our group of parent friends, by 10+ years in some cases. I only know that because I’ve been to or heard about various milestone birthdays over the years. I have never given the age of other parents a second thought, we’re all going through the same stuff with kids, careers, life, and to me, feel like peers.
I have two of the Coway ones recommended by Wire Cutter and they work well. We have one set to auto so it runs on low constantly but turn up when it’s the air gets bad from cooking or using cleaning chemicals. The other we turn to high at night as white noise in our bedroom. They’re definitely loud on the highest setting but I don’t notice them on low.
I really love my H and being married to him. The thought of doing the work to find someone else as great as he is and as good as we are together sounds completely exhausting and I have no interest. Plus as a step child myself (my parents divorced and remarried when I was already an adult) I would be extremely hesitant to put my kids through that and would be very slow to trust anyone else around them.
Are you actually going to be cheering, or just making private comments on the break? If the latter you could point out something specific they did particularly well prior to the one minute break and something like “keep up the good work”
This might be regional, but a glassybaby with a name/color tied to some significance for her would be nice. Not sure how popular glassybaby is outside of Seattle but they are very pretty!
Based on the name I'm imagining some kind of doll made out of glass which I hope isn't right because that seems weirdly terrifying.
This might be regional, but a glassybaby with a name/color tied to some significance for her would be nice. Not sure how popular glassybaby is outside of Seattle but they are very pretty!
My H and I once had to give the heimlich to a random kid choking on a piece of hard candy at a restaurant as his dad froze. Once the candy was out I was hugging and talking to him and he threw up all over me - down my shirt, in my hair, etc. I cleaned up in the bathroom as best I could but had to ride home in just my (vomit soaked) bra and undies. It’s not so bad to clean up your own kids vomit compared to a complete stranger’s, but I was very grateful we were able to help the kid.
I’m on the board of my local library, which is a commitment of like six hours a year. My schedule and mental load is filled with work and kid stuff but someday I would like to volunteer at an art museum or gardening club.
This all makes me so sad for your son. I’m also sad for you that for whatever reason you think this behavior is acceptable.
My dad drove drunk with me and my sister but never got a DUI with us in the car, when I look back on those times I wonder why the fuck he had so little care for us and why my mom didn’t protect us. There were many other unhealthy dynamics going on in our family, but it’s definitely impacted my relationship with both parents. I would have been so much better off if my mom had left him and gotten therapy for all of us. Going to therapy as an adult (once I was ready) was one of the best things I’ve done for myself.
We have a shared Google calendar and he is good about looking at it before making plans, adding appointments to it, etc. He didn’t always use it consistently and it’s not his style to be so regimented with scheduling so I appreciate that he does it anyway because he knows how much it helps me.
The physical work of running household with two kids is split pretty evenly, though I do take more of the mental load. What helps with that is that he is very appreciative and will talk through any issue I’m dealing with.
We are also both introverts and need time alone to recharge so one night a week we do our own thing after the kids go to bed (he plays video games and I soak in the hot tub.) we also take turns sleeping in until 10am on weekends. There’s also full support when one of us has plans with friends, the other will be on kid duty with no pushback (or very rarely lol)
My DS2 has been prescribed a 3 day poop clean out, and we need to replace one toilet and fix another so there’s definitely a theme to this weekend lol.
I am confident your and your kids lives will be 100x better once you’re no longer married to this man, regardless of the custody and money situation. Sending you so many good thoughts for a smooth process and/or strength to get through it all. I know you will come out on top on the other side!
I don’t see much about MLM’s anymore, but do see a lot of former colleagues and others in my field (HR) becoming life coaches. Almost all of them are people I would never take advice from, lol.
Please tell me the judge laughed and laughed because that is INSANE.
It was a long hard stare over the top of his glasses. Absolutely beautiful
How old were your kids when this happened? I’m picturing this dummy holding onto a spreadsheet for years and finally thinking he’s going to be vindicated in court, lol. I hope he walked out of there with his tail between his legs.
[quote author="mcppalmbeach" [/quote] Is it on a second story? I live in a relatively HCOL area and I am quoting a new toilet and about $500 is standard across the board unless you want a top of the line Toto or something like that.[/quote]
It’s on the ground floor with slab foundation. $500 is much more in line with what I was expecting, I’m sure we could pick a cheap toilet to bring the cost down a bit but just labor is $1000.
We got a new washer and dryer a months ago, the installers broke the toilet when it was delivered and the company is so freaking slow to respond to anything related to the claim. I finally went ahead and got an estimate to have it replaced and it’s going to be $1700 😳. Our neighbor is a plumber and confirmed that’s in line with what he would charge. I was thinking it would be like $300 plus the cost of a new toilet!
Is it just the toilet itself or is there actual plumbing involved? Because putting in a toilet is pretty easy for DIYer. If it's just the toilet, I might be inclined to just do it, but submit the estimate you got to the company that broke it for reimbursement.
It’s just replacing the toilet plus the piece that connects to the floor, no change to the actual plumbing. The delivery company just denied the claim (I’m am filing a dispute), so we may end up doing it ourselves anyway because no way am I paying $1700 out of pocket.
We got a new washer and dryer a months ago, the installers broke the toilet when it was delivered and the company is so freaking slow to respond to anything related to the claim. I finally went ahead and got an estimate to have it replaced and it’s going to be $1700 😳. Our neighbor is a plumber and confirmed that’s in line with what he would charge. I was thinking it would be like $300 plus the cost of a new toilet!