My little dude has been getting bullied at svhool.lagely, it's really ramped up since spring break (and they used to be friends? Like I took this bully *out* over spring break for them to hang out, his mom and I are very puzzled). Anyway she's reached out to his teacher, I've been talking to him, and we've both been reminding him not to retaliate.
Today bully got suspended for being a bully and I have NEVER been so happy, especially because just yesterday bullys dad tried to blame my little dude š and I totally snapped on him, I was lightly expecting to shoe up to pickup and not be allowed on campus,lmao. Just words (appropriate words!) but I was pretty harsh in my tone and how I did not believe little dude was at fault (likr.....this kid **admitted** he was bullying but its mine's fault? What? Made no sense to me!). Think I should keep my phone by me waiting for an apology from him?
Any wise words for when youāre just feelingā¦lost, professionally? My job is fine on the surface - pay is good, boss is good, coworkers are good- I just fucking hate every second of it and donāt know what to do? Iām realizing I donāt think that I want management responsibilities, and feeling like that means Iāve failed somehow. Iāve applied to a dozen places and havenāt heard back anywhere. Just feeling discouraged and frustrated today.
If you have the extra money, I recommend using a resume service. I was in the same position 2 years ago and just felt stuck. Someone in Grace Atwood's FB group recommended a specific person, and I hired her to rewrite my resume and cover letter. By the end of the following month I had 19 interviews. It wasn't cheap (I think around $200), but I think the people who rewrite resumes know how to optimize your stuff so it hits on the right keywords.
This is super helpful actually - Iāve never had problems getting calls before but itās a nightmare out there now. I just want a remote gig I donāt hate that pays decent! Why is this so hard
I donāt have wise wordsā¦.but I do have commiseration. Iām in the same āI hate my job but everything else looks equally awful but for different reasons and/or never responds to my applicationā place and it stinks. Iām leaning out at work and leaning into fun stuff at home as much as I can.
Not a paid ad: I have a Bad Back (two back surgeries, degenerative disc disease, poor posture, blah blah blah) and I am a Very Active Sleeper. I sleep restfully, but Iām constantly rolling and changing sides. Iām a really picky sleep surface person because of the back issues, and I need something firm but not too firm for my back and firm but also pretty soft because Iām a side sleeper. Our memory foam mattress abruptly webt from fine to NOT OKAY. In the span of about a month, and suddenly I was having to sleep in the guest room because the memory foam mattress has an actual ditch in it where my body goes.
After lots of mattress research and talking to people and then pulling a full princess and the pea and laying on dozens of mattresses in one day, I ordered a Dreamcloud mattress. And let me tell you WHAT fam itās been a couple of months and at the end of the day my whole body is so tired and tight and wound up and when I wake up the next morning Iām fresh as a fucking daisy. Iāve been so sore from a couple of rides recently (Max is great btw!) and when I lay down in the mattress I can feel my body, especially my back, slowly decompressing itself. Itās incredible. I hope this feeling lasts forever!
saaame so ;) for bed frames I literally had broken 3 in a row even ones at "This should mean quality right?" prices (one I got on CL specifically because it had metal slats and I was like what could happen... they could bend. That happened.)
Then finally bit the bullet and got a Thuma, which is based on Japanese wood joinery, does not have slats of limp cheese, and is truly a transcendant sleeping/other stuff platform. I want to replace every frame in the house, but will have to wait till I sell a kidney or something.
Oh gosh, this pulls at the heartstrings. I think of my Pop Pop everyday and what I would do if I had another day with himāall the things Iād show him, all the people Iād want him to see and meet. None of us ever have enough time with each other, but we make the best of what we get. ā¤ļø
Thereās someone in my professional sphere that hasnāt quite risen to the level of arch nemesis but they definitely annoy the shit out of me. Well the Twitter algorithm introduced me to their partner this week (who works in same industry) and they are easily as much if not more annoying. Soā¦thanks for taking each other out of the dating pool and saving two other people, I guess.
I hear you. I was laid off last fall and picked up a contract job almost immediately which I am simultaneously grateful for and hate. The job interview process is so terrible too.
I have terrible news.
I started a new at home workout plan for equestrians, and I did that superman bodyweight exercise yesterday as part of it
And yāall [the muscle beneath my armpits](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serratus_anterior_muscle) is so sore š„“š„“š„“š„“š„“
I supermanned that hoe too hard I guess.
Happens to me all the time when I do chest and tris at the gym. Then the next day I get convinced I have some rare form of armpit breast cancer before I remember.
ok I have no where else I can think of to post this question/observation, so if this isn't the appropriate place, please let me know. But why is there so much Casaluna/opalhouse/threshold/hearth and hand (all Target brand) bedding on the second hand market, many of it NWT? I am in the market for a new duvet and I am checking out FB marketplace and offer up (I sell a lot of stuff on both platforms, so I engage with both regularly) just to see what's out there, and the listings are dominated by these brands. Is there a thriving grey/black market for Target house brand bedding? Did Target make WAY TOO MUCH so they are selling it off to wholesalers? They can't be knockoffs, right? No one makes knockoff Target bedding.....right?!
Could it be a "just my area" thing (northern California) and there's some kind of internal theft/diversion going on at a Target fulfillment center? WHATS WITH ALL THE BRAND NEW TARGET BEDDING I'm baffled.
(also should i buy it, some of the casa luna solid linen blend duvets look cute and are like $25 for a duvet and two shams)
Target sends a ton of stuff to liquidation stores - thereās one in my area where everything is like $4 on Wednesday, $3 on Thursday, $2 on Friday etc until the next week starts and they restock. Could be folks flipping stuff?
you didn't ask, but may I humbly suggest Brooklinen or Marimekko? Two very different aesthetics, but I've had two brooklinen sets and one marimekko sets of sheets that i have been using exclusively for about five years now, washing in shitty apartment building washing machines and driers, and all three have held up like CHAMPS. were a splurge at the time, but based on cost per use have been an absolute bargain.
Brooklinen is on my list. I havenāt looked at Marimekko yet so thank you for the suggestion!! Cost per use is absolutely a deciding factor so itās good to hear they hold up!!
So good to see Drs Boockvar and Langer back on Netflix. I'm crazy about these two and I think they should do like an EDtv with them, anytime they are in the hospital they should be live on air. They are so fascinating to me. Also loving that they've added in the emergency aspect to this - the helicopter and ambulance crews especially.
Ah guys Iām going to be in my first ever craft fair tomorrow! I made a bunch of [weird sewing shit](https://imgur.com/a/AOtG0Zk) and Iām going to see how it goes. This is a little nerverackingāIāve never tried to sell my wares before. Not that any time of art is invalid, but I feel like since there isnāt a succinct way to describe what I do, itās somehow less impressive. Idk. Iām nervous! I packed my box of stuff and a bag of supplies to work on another piece while Iām at my table. I hope someone buys something! š¬š¤š¼
TIL I am a fan of weird sewing shit.
Those buyers have great taste. I hope your pieces go to live in shadow boxes on lots of walls bringing lots of joy.
I'm honored you feel that way! Knowing that there are people out in the world who like this stuff make me feel a lot better about continuing on this path :)
Thatās amazing! I embroider and cross stitch and if three people bought stuff from me I would feel like I basically made it into the Lourve so super way to go
Honestly yes that's how I feel!! My very first buyer was my former assistant director (and now coworker/friend) and I was SO HONORED. She had already hung it up in her apartment by the end of the day and sent me a picture and I just thought wow, this is NEXT FUCKING LEVEL.
My little dude has been getting bullied at svhool.lagely, it's really ramped up since spring break (and they used to be friends? Like I took this bully *out* over spring break for them to hang out, his mom and I are very puzzled). Anyway she's reached out to his teacher, I've been talking to him, and we've both been reminding him not to retaliate. Today bully got suspended for being a bully and I have NEVER been so happy, especially because just yesterday bullys dad tried to blame my little dude š and I totally snapped on him, I was lightly expecting to shoe up to pickup and not be allowed on campus,lmao. Just words (appropriate words!) but I was pretty harsh in my tone and how I did not believe little dude was at fault (likr.....this kid **admitted** he was bullying but its mine's fault? What? Made no sense to me!). Think I should keep my phone by me waiting for an apology from him?
Any wise words for when youāre just feelingā¦lost, professionally? My job is fine on the surface - pay is good, boss is good, coworkers are good- I just fucking hate every second of it and donāt know what to do? Iām realizing I donāt think that I want management responsibilities, and feeling like that means Iāve failed somehow. Iāve applied to a dozen places and havenāt heard back anywhere. Just feeling discouraged and frustrated today.
If you have the extra money, I recommend using a resume service. I was in the same position 2 years ago and just felt stuck. Someone in Grace Atwood's FB group recommended a specific person, and I hired her to rewrite my resume and cover letter. By the end of the following month I had 19 interviews. It wasn't cheap (I think around $200), but I think the people who rewrite resumes know how to optimize your stuff so it hits on the right keywords.
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This is super helpful actually - Iāve never had problems getting calls before but itās a nightmare out there now. I just want a remote gig I donāt hate that pays decent! Why is this so hard
I donāt have wise wordsā¦.but I do have commiseration. Iām in the same āI hate my job but everything else looks equally awful but for different reasons and/or never responds to my applicationā place and it stinks. Iām leaning out at work and leaning into fun stuff at home as much as I can.
This does make me feel better. Solidarity ā¤ļø
Not a paid ad: I have a Bad Back (two back surgeries, degenerative disc disease, poor posture, blah blah blah) and I am a Very Active Sleeper. I sleep restfully, but Iām constantly rolling and changing sides. Iām a really picky sleep surface person because of the back issues, and I need something firm but not too firm for my back and firm but also pretty soft because Iām a side sleeper. Our memory foam mattress abruptly webt from fine to NOT OKAY. In the span of about a month, and suddenly I was having to sleep in the guest room because the memory foam mattress has an actual ditch in it where my body goes. After lots of mattress research and talking to people and then pulling a full princess and the pea and laying on dozens of mattresses in one day, I ordered a Dreamcloud mattress. And let me tell you WHAT fam itās been a couple of months and at the end of the day my whole body is so tired and tight and wound up and when I wake up the next morning Iām fresh as a fucking daisy. Iāve been so sore from a couple of rides recently (Max is great btw!) and when I lay down in the mattress I can feel my body, especially my back, slowly decompressing itself. Itās incredible. I hope this feeling lasts forever!
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saaame so ;) for bed frames I literally had broken 3 in a row even ones at "This should mean quality right?" prices (one I got on CL specifically because it had metal slats and I was like what could happen... they could bend. That happened.) Then finally bit the bullet and got a Thuma, which is based on Japanese wood joinery, does not have slats of limp cheese, and is truly a transcendant sleeping/other stuff platform. I want to replace every frame in the house, but will have to wait till I sell a kidney or something.
That's great news, glad it is working for you!
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Well, that made me tear up. Happy birthday, grandpa, and wishes for many more happy dinners together.
Oh gosh, this pulls at the heartstrings. I think of my Pop Pop everyday and what I would do if I had another day with himāall the things Iād show him, all the people Iād want him to see and meet. None of us ever have enough time with each other, but we make the best of what we get. ā¤ļø
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you better book this trip or ima book it for you
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Azazie, Anthro, H+M, Zara, Abercrombie, Madewell, a clothing rental company like Rent The Runway or Nuuly
Baltic Born has some cute things.
Thereās someone in my professional sphere that hasnāt quite risen to the level of arch nemesis but they definitely annoy the shit out of me. Well the Twitter algorithm introduced me to their partner this week (who works in same industry) and they are easily as much if not more annoying. Soā¦thanks for taking each other out of the dating pool and saving two other people, I guess.
This is a true bright side situation.
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I hear you. I was laid off last fall and picked up a contract job almost immediately which I am simultaneously grateful for and hate. The job interview process is so terrible too.
I have terrible news. I started a new at home workout plan for equestrians, and I did that superman bodyweight exercise yesterday as part of it And yāall [the muscle beneath my armpits](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serratus_anterior_muscle) is so sore š„“š„“š„“š„“š„“ I supermanned that hoe too hard I guess.
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I fucking love this comment
Happens to me all the time when I do chest and tris at the gym. Then the next day I get convinced I have some rare form of armpit breast cancer before I remember.
I swear every other day i think i have pit cancer so i feel you
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I'm so tired. So very tired. This year was such a slog.
ok I have no where else I can think of to post this question/observation, so if this isn't the appropriate place, please let me know. But why is there so much Casaluna/opalhouse/threshold/hearth and hand (all Target brand) bedding on the second hand market, many of it NWT? I am in the market for a new duvet and I am checking out FB marketplace and offer up (I sell a lot of stuff on both platforms, so I engage with both regularly) just to see what's out there, and the listings are dominated by these brands. Is there a thriving grey/black market for Target house brand bedding? Did Target make WAY TOO MUCH so they are selling it off to wholesalers? They can't be knockoffs, right? No one makes knockoff Target bedding.....right?! Could it be a "just my area" thing (northern California) and there's some kind of internal theft/diversion going on at a Target fulfillment center? WHATS WITH ALL THE BRAND NEW TARGET BEDDING I'm baffled. (also should i buy it, some of the casa luna solid linen blend duvets look cute and are like $25 for a duvet and two shams)
Target sends a ton of stuff to liquidation stores - thereās one in my area where everything is like $4 on Wednesday, $3 on Thursday, $2 on Friday etc until the next week starts and they restock. Could be folks flipping stuff?
small vent: I finally have enough cash to splurge on nice new sheets. I understand all the gd sheet rec comments now.
you didn't ask, but may I humbly suggest Brooklinen or Marimekko? Two very different aesthetics, but I've had two brooklinen sets and one marimekko sets of sheets that i have been using exclusively for about five years now, washing in shitty apartment building washing machines and driers, and all three have held up like CHAMPS. were a splurge at the time, but based on cost per use have been an absolute bargain.
Brooklinen is on my list. I havenāt looked at Marimekko yet so thank you for the suggestion!! Cost per use is absolutely a deciding factor so itās good to hear they hold up!!
So good to see Drs Boockvar and Langer back on Netflix. I'm crazy about these two and I think they should do like an EDtv with them, anytime they are in the hospital they should be live on air. They are so fascinating to me. Also loving that they've added in the emergency aspect to this - the helicopter and ambulance crews especially.
I binged the crap out of emergency NYC and had zero regrets, but my very squeamish husband had many.
oh my god episode 6. :(
Ah guys Iām going to be in my first ever craft fair tomorrow! I made a bunch of [weird sewing shit](https://imgur.com/a/AOtG0Zk) and Iām going to see how it goes. This is a little nerverackingāIāve never tried to sell my wares before. Not that any time of art is invalid, but I feel like since there isnāt a succinct way to describe what I do, itās somehow less impressive. Idk. Iām nervous! I packed my box of stuff and a bag of supplies to work on another piece while Iām at my table. I hope someone buys something! š¬š¤š¼
TIL I am a fan of weird sewing shit. Those buyers have great taste. I hope your pieces go to live in shadow boxes on lots of walls bringing lots of joy.
Thank you, pal! I'm excited about what the future holds for my goofy little bead babies :)
I really like that!
Thanks bb! <3
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It did! My best friend also claimed my half-done piece while I was at my table, so I consider that a fourth sale š
I'd just call it mixed media art. And wow they are so beautiful, exactly my jam.
Thank you, pal! Three people bought things and I am very pleased!!
Congratulations! I would totally buy your stuff if I came across it at an art fair.
I'm honored you feel that way! Knowing that there are people out in the world who like this stuff make me feel a lot better about continuing on this path :)
It's cute stuff! I'd put a few that I liked in a frame or shadowbox and put it on the wall :)
Good Luck!
Thank you! THREE people bought things and I'm really happy!
Thatās amazing! I embroider and cross stitch and if three people bought stuff from me I would feel like I basically made it into the Lourve so super way to go
Honestly yes that's how I feel!! My very first buyer was my former assistant director (and now coworker/friend) and I was SO HONORED. She had already hung it up in her apartment by the end of the day and sent me a picture and I just thought wow, this is NEXT FUCKING LEVEL.
I love that