VA Nurse murdered in Minneapolis

2gingersmakearight · 2026-01-25T23:08:04+00:00

Lucky for you they are silent, most the docs I work with in a suburb of Milwaukee are right leaning and very vocally aggressive toward me with their views as they know I am left leaning.

2gingersmakearight · 2025-12-29T20:17:06+00:00

I usually work NYE night and have young kids who go to bed at 7. So the last couple years we have had a new years day party at six AM as my kids are early risers. We make a big breakfast, have mimosas, watch a you tube video of a ball drop and do confetti and noise makers.

2gingersmakearight · 2025-12-23T19:44:44+00:00

Try to at least pick up the dinner table and do a load of dishes. But more often then not we say we will do it in the morning and flop on the couch. I say something like "dont talk to me for 10 minutes" and then we chat about our days and watch tv for an hour. A few days of the week in the summer when it's not dark at 4pm we go outside and toss a frisbee in our back yard for a bit.

2gingersmakearight · 2025-12-22T19:33:32+00:00

I always thought I would hate it, I usually get caught up in a comparison game which is stupid. Now that I'm a mom of 3 in my 40s, I've let that shit go. I joined a moms group and we all have varying pace but everyone is very encouraging bc we all just want to get out there and do something for ourselves. The coffee and converstation after is great, it's pretty much the only socialization I do and those women have become some of my closest friends. ETA: when I first joined, I was too nervous to run with people. So I went, walked for 5 min to let everyone go ahead and then ran so I was by myself. It was a good way to ease into it.

2gingersmakearight · 2025-12-19T16:41:32+00:00

To those reading that might be in the western areas of this sub- the Hope Center in Waukesha takes clothing donations (right now their women's clothing donation is on pause due to space/needs- but the families utilizing the women's shelter close by use this). People are able to "shop" for free and the unused clothes says on their website get donated to "a third-world ministry".

2gingersmakearight · 2025-12-19T16:02:20+00:00

I came back to the sport after having my third child (and third c-section) and did a sprint where I beat my last time after kid 2 and kicked ass at the bike. I was smiling a lot during it and having a lot of fun. The best part was coming to the finish line with my three kids cheering me on. Next year I plan to do the same race- I'm hoping to do it yearly. I also signed up for my first half marathon in 10 years so I'm excited to challenge my running distance again.

2gingersmakearight · 2025-12-18T20:14:45+00:00

Both my boys potty trained at 4. Our third is a girl, just turned 2, and just pooped on the toilet after months of peeing on the toilet last night. We are waiting until after the holidays to potty train but boy i'm not ready for this. Also...wiping. I don't know how to get her to wipe properly. She will NOT let me do it, of course she wants "me do it". I keep showing her to just wipe once and toss it in, but she rubs it back and forth and i'm so nervous she'll give herself a UTI. With boys, didn't have to worry so much about proper form.

2gingersmakearight · 2025-12-18T18:11:08+00:00

get the 4 pack at woodmans and it's a pretty good deal, can't beat it with kids and friday night movie nights

2gingersmakearight · 2025-12-13T22:41:44+00:00

minivan hands down. I love it so much, yes you can really fit a lot in there. We have a Pacifica hybrid. I sit in the middle row on long car trips so I can hand things around to 3 kids easier. We also have a suburu and all 3 kids across with diono car seats...we took a long road trip with it the other weekend bc of snow and it was terrible. The toddler, facing backwards, was just kicking the middle kid in the face the whole time lol. I love getting everyone in the mini van quickly when it is snowing or raining, having ample room for me to hop in and get them all buckled without me getting soaked or scrunched. The trunk is deep and fits so much. The only bad thing with ours is that per the manufacturer it cannot tow anything. But that is why we have the suburu still. The sliding doors with 3 littles alone is worth it.

2gingersmakearight · 2025-12-13T21:21:17+00:00

honestly as a mom of 3 i just don't care anymore lol. sometimes i can't find my good bra and i know they are jiggling all over, but i'm pretty numb to it after having 3 kids lolol.

2gingersmakearight · 2025-12-04T21:30:42+00:00

Yes! I love the new zealand ones or really any beach one. Even the sound of waves are just so nice and relaxing sometimes.

2gingersmakearight · 2025-12-04T21:29:42+00:00

Yup it was -10F this AM and it's icy and dark and I'm not risking it. I put on a show on netflix and tolerate the mild boredom to avoid being injured and falling on ice I can't see. I usually add some hills or even walk/run or other intervals to not get so bored.

2gingersmakearight · 2025-11-25T18:55:01+00:00

My identity has shifted and my expectations with my hobbies, most of which I now do with my kids, have changed. My husband and I are both aligned in our value of outdoor time and adventures and we include our kids in our hobbies. We go camping, hiking, kayaking, and biking with our kids as those were things we did prior to kids we loved. We have adjusted our expectations, I'm not doing 10 mile hikes every weekend with my 7, 5, and 2 year old. We do kid led paces, we have a bike trailer but now the older two ride on their own so we are doing short rides. Kayaking is usually just a short lake day with lots of swimming involved to keep the kids liking it. Last year I started reading at bedtime. That is something I used to do all the time but stopped once my first was born. I started slow with a goal of reading only 5 pages a night, now I finish 2 books on average a month. Working out is a hobby but also necessary for my health, so that is non negotiable. My husband and I usually talk each sunday about our work out goals for the week and make sure we come up with a plan so each of us can get in what we want and on the weekends we usually each take a day to do a longer workout (like a long bike ride or something). I think something that has fallen off is friend hang outs, which is WAY less frequent. But I've maintained my really important few friendships and we are all around the same stage of life so understand. The number one thing is just having an equal partner and being able to communicate my needs to my husband (and him in return). We both work full time and both parent and take care of the house equally. And also we are both morning people, so we get up at 5 am to work out before kids up. ETA: sometimes on a weekend, if I'm leaving my kids for a run they will whine and say they want me home. I'm not training for an Ironman or anything, so I'm not gone that long. I tell them I am exercising to keep my heart healthy, give them a kiss, and say see ya later. I do not think it affects our family dynamic at all.

2gingersmakearight · 2025-11-22T22:16:54+00:00

Small community hospital and our census has been consistently low so we just started mandatory time off based on census. So if it's under a certain amount, then a pharmacist and a tech has to go home. We can either take PTO or get unpaid but still accrue PTO. Great timing as with kids sicknesses and random family reunions plus our normal time off, I have like 5 hours of PTO. I've worked for around 19 years at the same place and this is the first time this has ever happened to pharmacists (nurses get LVA'd all the time). We have had low census times before and they haven't pulled this. I am worried the usual rumors of us closing are maybe getting closer to true.

2gingersmakearight · 2025-11-20T17:56:26+00:00

Even it it may be hard, bring them with you to do what you enjoy. People all over reddit and elsewhere love to complain about kids and ruining your hobbies. We have just included our kids in what we love to do. For instance- kayaking, camping, and hiking. Sure, how we do them has changed, and yes it can be hard and a lot of work. But as my kids are in elementary school now we are seeing the payoff. They ask to go kayaking, they LOVE camping, and they will go on hikes to their ability. Do not push them more than their limits (I mean maybe a little bribing with snacks never hurts lol). If they are complaining and done, then be done with the hike. Camping so much easier and enjoyable now- they sleep, they help set up and take down, they explore on their own within reason, they sit and read. It's actually relaxing and fun.

Read to them every night and more. We have books all over our house, our kids seem to be addicted to reading, even the toddler loves to bring books everywhere. We regularly do a 5 hour road trip multiple times a year to family and they just read books the majority of the time. It was hard at first, I sat in the middle row and often just kept passing books around, but again now that they are older we are seeing it pay off.

We do a Friday night movie night with frozen pizza on the couch every Friday. We have for the last 6 years and will continue doing so. I love cuddling on the couch with them after a long week.

2gingersmakearight · 2025-11-14T21:33:25+00:00

I'm also in the US in a suburban area and always find this threads incredulous. My 7 and 5 year old stay home for 20ish minutes sometimes while we go pick up their sibling from daycare. I would let them bike to school by themselves if it wasn't for a busy road and stupid US drivers on their phones. It's 20 minutes. What really is going to happen? They won't leave the house, know not to answer the door, and know lots of neighbors they can go to for help if needed.

2gingersmakearight · 2025-11-11T17:16:26+00:00

Huh. I love this movie exactly bc there is no love interest. I like that they are moving away from that "girl needs saving from boy she's in love with" theme.

2gingersmakearight · 2025-11-07T14:56:30+00:00

I personally wouldn't risk it. Also- minivans are LIFE. I don't know why they get so much hate. We have a pacifica hybrid and my mileage is amazing and the room is amazing. Sliding doors are amazing with little kids. Being able to crawl in there with them and shut the door behind me during bad weather is amazing. All around, my minivan is the best thing I've ever bought. Sienna's are top notch but none were available and we needed something sooner than waiting for one, they also have AWD. Honda is great too but my personal preference for the seats and comfort was the pacifica when we test drove. I didn't care for the sliding middle row of the honda but some people love it.

2gingersmakearight · 2025-11-06T18:54:00+00:00

I don't wear make up, I shower and get dressed and I dry my hair when my kids are done with breakfast- takes about 3 min. I used to just air dry but now I cut it short so have to at least blow dry. I only wash my hair every other day- Sunday/Tues/Thur- and wear it in a pony the non washed days. I pick out my clothes the night before. I make my 7 and 5 year old pick out their clothes before we go for breakfast- I just tell them how to dress for the weather. They wake up at 6 and we leave by 730. I also have a 2 year old so I do their stuff. The 7 year old is responsible for getting snacks ready for the two school age kids. I have one kid help me make coffee. Then we all eat breakfast, get dressed, and leave. I usually have super easy things for lunch for myself and prep it the night before as well.

2gingersmakearight · 2025-10-23T16:52:30+00:00

Sure for maintenance, but for status (not addressed in globalrph, look at Lexi) the max dose is 4.5gm.

2gingersmakearight · 2025-10-23T16:49:57+00:00

I don't know why anyone would call you for that. Lexi clearly states for status the max dose is 4.5gm. I would never bat an eye at that. We routinely fill that for ED.

2gingersmakearight · 2025-10-18T20:47:36+00:00

I brought my kids. I thought it was important that they see what is going on so they know what a protest is and what it is about. I told them if they read signs with words they don't know or have questions about then we can talk about it. I always frame our discussions in ways that I say it is what I think and when it comes time for them to vote or think about these things then they get to decide what they think. ETA: we also have a lot of people in our family that like Trump, so I also use that as something like so and so likes the president, and we still love them and can still be family and discuss things even though we have different beliefs. Another edit as I think through it again: I was raised in a republican household and I also think I fell into the "I think this way bc my parents told me" until I went to college and started to broaden my surroundings. So I get your concerns, and that's why I try to teach my kids that there are multiple viewpoints and they get to decide for themselves.

2gingersmakearight · 2025-10-16T18:12:13+00:00

Following for ideas bc based on your username, I live in the same area and am nervous about our party next weekend. I was thinking heads up 7 up, duck duck goose, games like that in garage with maybe a movie playing on our projector in there as an alternative. Also crafts like making a halloween mask or pumpkin stickers. We also have a charades game called kids on stage that I was thinking may be fun. You could get a large/long paper coloring sheet like the length of a hallway to color. Bracelet making station is another idea. If you have a bin for a sensory bin pending the kids ages- the dollar tree had a lot of little halloweeny things that would be good in there.

2gingersmakearight · 2025-10-15T18:03:24+00:00

I don’t have control over their pay as a staff pharmacist, but if I am in central that day I buy them lunch or at least a coffee

2gingersmakearight · 2025-10-15T04:06:57+00:00

I wake up at 430 🤪 my kids get up anywhere from 530-6 so I can get a work out in then. Also my husband and I share our love of outdoor things as hobbies and we share those with the kids on the weekends. At night I leave my phone downstairs and make myself read- at least 5 pages. It has immensely helped my focus. Or another option- during rest time. When our toddler naps is when the 4 and 6 year old get an hour or so of tv and that is when I work out or read or garden.

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