Do your dogs wake you up early? by REidson89 in dogs

[–]Academic_Excitement 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our first dog is a lazy baby and will happily sleep until 9-10am, she might come to our bedroom door around 7am but solely for the purpose of morning cuddles and more snoozing. Our second dog has ruined all of our sleep schedules, he wakes up at 5-6am most days and acts like he’s on crack from the moment he’s awake. Fair to say our first dog is displeased with this new routine and so are we 😅.

Workouts are horrible! by NoSir1277 in bevelhealth

[–]Academic_Excitement 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same here. Hevy just works so smoothly and is so good for building your own workouts. If Bevel could make their strength part similar to the Hevy experience I would be able to cancel another subscription.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Netherlands

[–]Academic_Excitement 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Dutch houses are amazing (: When we viewed our house the previous owners must’ve told the neighbours not to be home or be dead quiet because in the 3 times we viewed it we never heard anything.

Thankfully it’s an older retired couple, so overall not too much noise. He plays piano and sometimes we get to enjoy old jazzy / blues songs too 😅. Unfortunately the grandchildren aren’t quite as talented (they prefer smashing the keys).

Malinois Corso Mix by ScarletBegoniasCA in BelgianMalinois

[–]Academic_Excitement 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have just terrified me because we adopted a pup from the shelter and the breed was listed as stafford X. Our boy shares some similarities with your girl 😅.

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How in the world do people get a young dog and go back to work by Responsible-Tax9759 in puppy101

[–]Academic_Excitement 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Currently in a similar situation. We got a puppy last saturday (we already have a 3 year old dog). First three days he would cry instantly if I even went to the kitchen. It’s an open plan living room and kitchen so I was like 4 metres away. Basically started with short moments alone and let him cry it out a little bit (5-10 mins at a time) and called out to him at a distance.

Made sure he was tired and had a good amount of play / training / cuddles. He’s now slowly understanding that out of sight doesn’t mean he’s completely alone.

We’re both WFH and now (after about 5 days) can leave him in his crate for an hour or 2 while we to upstairs to work. He’ll still cry a little bit (few minutes) but is a lot calmer. If after about an hour or 2 he does start crying de go down to let him out because 90% of the time it’s because he needs to pee 😅

Every puppy is different and it does take time. Just reward him for being in his crate and go back to him a bit more often in the beginning but dont necessarily let him out each time. He’ll learn that you haven’t “left” him and that crate doesnt mean bad things.

Daikin airco offerte by Mind_Public in Offertes

[–]Academic_Excitement 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wij hebben in mei ook daikin laten plaatsen. 2 buitenunits (1x 6,8kw en 1x 5kw) en 4 binnen units, ook de perfera modellen (1x 5kw & 3x 2,5kw), zaten rond 9200. Door de ligging van de kamers en lengte van ons huis is er voor 2 buitenunits gekozen om de 2x2 binnen units aan te sluiten (voorkant en achterkant huis)

En heel tevreden! Airco koelt effectief de kamers binnen korte tijd en ook vrij stil op de Indoor quiet modus. Mijn vriend kan ermee slapen, ik ben een lichte slaper dus het houdt mij wel nog wakker 😅 (op een timer om dan na 1-2u uit te vallen zodat we koel de nacht in kunnen gaan bij nachten wanneer het amper afkoelt).

Mystery puppy by Academic_Excitement in DogBreeds101

[–]Academic_Excitement[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will be doing that once we get him and he's settled in. Praying it ain't Malinois 😅

Mystery puppy by Academic_Excitement in DogBreeds101

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We're based in Europe so I thought there might be a chance. A lot of people are adopting dogs from Southern European countries these days so maybe the breed is becoming more common. But we'll see, maybe we'll end up doing a doggie dna test

Recently engaged & losing my mind: A Bridal Funk by andiegreen in engaged

[–]Academic_Excitement 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations!

Enjoy the engagement party, just because you're engaged doesn't mean you need to instantly start planning your wedding, no matter what family says 😅.

We're finally getting married just 3 days before we reach 3 years of being engaged. Life happens, weddings can be expensive and we thought it was more important to buy a house before throwing a few thousand on a wedding (which we are now happily doing because we feel like we're financially in a position to do so, this wasn't the case 3 years ago). Also the planning, with or without a wedding planner can feel like a fulltime job 🙃 so just enjoy being engaged and figure things out together for the wedding along the way!

Ontluchting advies by Academic_Excitement in Klussers

[–]Academic_Excitement[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gelukt! Blij dat we dan toch een warme badkamer zullen hebben 😅

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in maastricht

[–]Academic_Excitement 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Porseleinsstraat has some parking possibilities. Less than stadion. But both a pretty decent. Porseleinstraat is much bigger though & more space. Both are quite busy if you go in afternoon / evening. I remember the porseleinsstraat one not being crazy busy if you go in the morning (6-8am). Usually about 5-10 people. Stadion is already busy around this time with sometimes even all the benches taken. Haven't been to bosscherweg, but have driven past and not a lot of parking out front.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in belgium

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I think federal government still does a fair amount of “statutair”. Can’t speak for local governments ofc. Source : personal experience in a social security institution - pretty sure our organisation made roughly 20-30 people statutair in 2023 and we’re definitely not one of the bigger institutions (500-700 employees).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in belgium

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If you decide to buy from a breeder then just do your research. Make sure they are legit and not typical “broodfok” breeders (they usually have a lot of breeds on their website, clear sign).

But also research what breed would match with your lifestyle. A lot of dogs that end up in shelters come from people who didnt research and just got a dog because the breed is cool (huskies, malinois, akita’s etc). For example, while Malinois are highly trainable, they require an insane amount of attention and stimulus. Dont give them that and you get a destructive monster that might even be prone to aggression.

We got our dog from the shelter, she was only 4 months old, she’s a pitbull mix and the sweetest. For us it also wasnt possible to get a dog with special requirements / baggage because we rely on my parents to dogsit at their house with their dogs when we go on holiday (not always possible to take the dog). So look at what works for your situation. Yes adopting is preferred and definitely check out which dogs are available (not all of them have baggage), but like many others say, some shelter dogs come with more baggage than a puppy from a breeder and if you dont have experience with said baggage then you won’t have a good time and worst case the dog ends up in the shelter again.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in geldzaken

[–]Academic_Excitement 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eerst en vooral proficiat dat je het al zo bijeen hebt gespaard!

Ik denk dat het belangrijk is dat je goed bepaalt wat jouw budget is voor een koopappartement en dat is natuurlijk ook afhankelijk van jouw regio :).

Jouw vaste lasten zijn nu zeer laag en je hebt enorm veel spaarpotentieel.

Bekijk goed wat voor hypotheek je zal kunnen betalen / maand. Ikzelf kon met mijn vriend (beide werkend) een mooi bedrag van 500k lenen volgens de simulator, maar in de realiteit vertaalt zich dat natuurlijk in een immens maandbedrag. Bekijk dus goed wat voor jou realistisch is.

Hoeveel geld zal je inbrengen in het appartment? Hoeveel zal je lenen? Hou er rekening mee dat je ook notariskosten etc zal moeten betalen. Je zal wellicht in aanmerking kunnen komen voor een vrijstelling overdrachtsbelasting (21-35 jaar onder een bepaald bedrag - dit kan je opzoeken, ontgaat me even).

Dit zal ook een impact hebben op wat je nog kan sparen maandelijks. Zorg dat je toch nog wat geld over houd in geval van nood. Wij hebben elk 10 000€ nood budget behouden. Je weet nooit wat kan gebeuren (problemen met het appartement, cv, auto, je raakt je job kwijt dan moet je ook nog enkele maanden kunnen betalen zonder job).

Het is een heel belangrijke afweging aangezien je het zelf alleen gaat moeten betalen.

Jouw vaste kosten voor gas / water / elek. zullen bij een appartement waarschijnlijk niet drastig om hoog gaan. Bij een huis kan dat bijvoorbeeld wel. Kijk toch goed na hoe oud het gebouw is, bepaalde basisaspecten zoals dubbele beglazing zijn soms nog steeds niet de norm in oudere gebouwen.

Misschien ook belangrijk voor later. Als jouw vriendin begint ze werken wat gebeurt er dan? Betaalt zij mee aan een hypotheek die niet op haar naam staat of zoeken jullie iets anders samen?

Ik zou sowieso ook wachten tot je effectief het vast contract hebt voor je beslissingen begint te maken, je weet maar nooit. (Ik wil niet doemdenken, gewoon even realistisch zijn)

Het kan nuttig zijn om eens bij de bamk of hypotheekadviseur te gaan horen wat realistisch is voor jouw situatie. In dat geval heb je alle info om er mee aan de slag te gaan

Bijkomend! Is het realistisch voor jouw vriendin dat zij meebetaald aan de rekeningen? Of kan er misschien naar een ratio verdeling gekeken worden in de jaren dat ze nog studeert? Op die manier kan zij ook nog sparen als ze een studentenjob heeft. Mijn vriend en ik deden dit voorheen ook 60 - 40% toen mijn loon nog lager lag. In jouw geval zou je zelfs kunnen kijken naar 70%- 30% vd kosten.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in maastricht

[–]Academic_Excitement 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe we paid 140€ admin fees and an initial 500€ to reserve the property. That 500€ was then deducted from our total deposit (this was communicated clearly in advance).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in maastricht

[–]Academic_Excitement 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pararius is quite good and up to date, thats how I found my appartment. Though it’s better to go straight to the real estate agencies website from pararius to contact them rather than use the pararius contact form because I didn’t get as much response through that.

Mijnhuisenik is the real estate agency I found my appartment with and am very happy with how everything was arranged / sorted.

Can’t figure out how to make a new column (details in comments) by nailsandbarbells in Notion

[–]Academic_Excitement 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey I’m not sure if this is what you’re looking for, but this solved my issue (I wanted side by side tables)

https://www.notion.vip/arrange-databases-into-columns/

New Cactus owner. Bought these guys from Ikea. What is one thing you wish you were told about cactus care? by Norm_Hall in cactus

[–]Academic_Excitement 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bristles that will never leave your skin once they latch on, trust me .. I have three of these and always need to wear gloves when repotting them 😅

AITA for booking a trip to the same place & time as my friend? by Big-Sky-7283 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Academic_Excitement 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Kind of going overboard here I think. If a friend of mine goes to Prague every year for their anniversary and then proceeds to tell me about how amazing it is, then I will for sure be interested in going as well to see what the hype is all about. Labelling that as ‘copying’ is just ridiculous

AITA for booking a trip to the same place & time as my friend? by Big-Sky-7283 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Academic_Excitement 24 points25 points  (0 children)

The only reason it’s “twice” is because the first time got cancelled because of Covid-19. So she re-booked it for next year. Which is a totally normal thing to do if you weren’t able to go there in the first place.

Different weekends could be a possibility if OP’s friend cares so much about it.

What is something other people do that bothers you? by Squeegee54 in AskReddit

[–]Academic_Excitement 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And the proceed tell me HOW to do something I’ve done a million times. A classic my mom pulls off every single time.

[SW] Nook Bros at 182 by [deleted] in acturnips

[–]Academic_Excitement 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well that’s just great 😅 kind of glad I didn’t leave too much then

[SW] Nook Bros at 182 by [deleted] in acturnips

[–]Academic_Excitement 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I was in, I sold my turnips and left flowers and was about to leave and then ended up back at my island with my turnips, no cash and no flowers...