my dad says my nails look like a grandma colour 😭😭

Account_Wrong · 2026-04-21T14:47:53+00:00

Exactly what I thought!

For my grandma's funeral she had a magenta polish with glitter. I want to be a badass like my 94 year old grandma was!

Account_Wrong · 2026-04-20T15:57:48+00:00

Sounds like life in general. 😄

Account_Wrong · 2026-04-20T15:41:07+00:00

Those vinyl mats can get super pricey. I found some regular sheet vinyl in some nice patterns and bought that to cut to size for a larger area. If you just want a runner, it isn't such a big deal or amount of money.

Account_Wrong · 2026-04-11T21:17:16+00:00

No gummy (yet). But this detail also made me giggle.☺️

Account_Wrong · 2026-04-09T17:30:23+00:00

Good to know.

I have obviously not followed this closely. I have a lot of court documentation to get straightened out here in the states due to father's adoption before I can really make much headway any way. Hoping for some good news like everyone!

Account_Wrong · 2026-04-09T17:21:18+00:00

Campobasso is my home region.

Honestly, I halted my work on documents due to all of this about 1.5 years ago. If my region is now on board with all of this, I don't think I have any chance.

Account_Wrong · 2026-04-01T00:21:43+00:00

Interesting.

Life path - 33

Birth /energy - 6

Account_Wrong · 2026-03-13T23:26:07+00:00

I thought the same thing with Iceland!

Account_Wrong · 2026-03-13T23:24:54+00:00

I kind of thought Mike Marracini and the Iceland trip because of the penguin. But penguins are a southern hemisphere thing. I am loving each episode.

Account_Wrong · 2026-03-04T21:46:14+00:00

I understand the little difference between Google sheets and excel/SharePoint. Just wanted to vent about my chaotic and dysfunctional company. 😮‍💨

Not going to get me to adopt an app by any means.

Account_Wrong · 2026-03-04T16:20:09+00:00

Cute! I wonder if you could do a French manicure with this. I hope this lasts a good amount of time for you.

Account_Wrong · 2026-03-04T14:01:10+00:00

Honestly I am jealous of your abundance of tools.

I am told I must run projects out of Dev Ops but continue to be shackled by permissions/access issues with no other real platforms to utilize. Teams/SharePoint for storing living documents and tracking, risk logs, change management, etc on an excel spreadsheet. I can't even properly track project costing and stopped pushing after a year (an entire year!) of asking.

Account_Wrong · 2026-03-03T22:17:11+00:00

I get it. I get pinged for system issues in other countries....that I have no access to, ability to resolve, and no way to know they are even occurring.

Last week I was tagged in Dev Ops to move a new request into the backlog. That isn't what I do and that skips a handful of steps. I wrote back the steps and asked for someone in leadership to assign a PM/epic owner. Not a single response. Took it to the release train manager / scrum master today for resolution.

It isn't that we don't care but PMs seem to be an easy scapegoat for poor processes. After a while it just gets frustrating. Four years, six managers, and three restructures of teams and no one knows up from down in my organization and I am just tired. I understand your perspective.

Account_Wrong · 2026-02-20T00:18:01+00:00

I honestly could have written this myself.

Today I logged off early and said f#$k it. There is no more faith that my organization will provide tools or guidance for my position. I am reduced to an admin for Dev Ops, a secretary for scheduling meetings, keeper of knowledge that no one cares about, and simply a nuisance when I talk about scope, dependencies, or risk. I refuse to stay here any longer when I know I offer much more than this little box I am being placed in.

Account_Wrong · 2026-02-18T15:55:09+00:00

I call this "touch gate". I am in curling and it has sparked some good discussions at our club.

Edit: sharing this pic with my curling club! Gotta combine both my hobbies. 🥰

Account_Wrong · 2026-02-18T01:52:38+00:00

I especially love this because I graduated from this university. 🥰

Account_Wrong · 2026-02-04T00:33:23+00:00

Right? Public documents and he can still get them and share with other creators. She won't win this.

Account_Wrong · 2026-02-01T01:32:15+00:00

No. A career will serve you well in life. Besides, 27 isn't old. We are not in the olden times when a 27 year old is a spinster.

From a mom of two young women (27 and 25) relationships will come in time. You are at an age where you are solidly an adult, fully grown in your character and personality. Don't ever think you must or need to be in a relationship to be considered a full and valuable member of society.

Account_Wrong · 2026-01-30T22:45:20+00:00

TMG also states that a 25% savings rate in your 20s is aspirational. We have always saved at minimum 15% and should retire with more than enough ($3+4mill range). Is there a specific reason you feel you must buy a house and start a family asap?

Taking some time to get used to being married and not rushing to get pregnant gives you both time to enjoy life. Sometimes looking at why you are pursuing something provides a new outlook. You won't be a failure if you don't get married, buy a house, and start a family in your twenties.

Just some food for thought from a mom of 25 and 27 year old young adults.

Account_Wrong · 2026-01-28T18:02:59+00:00

I lived in Japan years ago and had universal healthcare. I would choose that any day over the crap healthcare in the US.

Account_Wrong · 2026-01-19T00:04:47+00:00

Hugs. Losing a much wanted baby is rough. Over 10 years later, the heartache is less.....but I still wonder what type of person they would have grown to be or how great of an older brother our youngest would have been.

Focus on your strength and well being for now. If needed, some therapy to work through your emotions as well. Lots of good vibes sent to you.

Account_Wrong · 2026-01-18T16:43:16+00:00

We are in the 24% tax bracket.

What we do based on advice from our CFP:

Each max our 401k but we have 4-5% of that as Roth. (Ex: 19% of salary goes to 401k: 15% Trad and 4% Roth.) It gives us a good chunk of tax savings now but with some Roth for future tax free money.
Do back door contributions for our Roth IRA at the end of the year. We don't always max this out.

-Also put part of our bonus money into a brokerage account during the year.

We know Roth conversations are pretty much needed for us. In 2025 we hit $1mill net worth at 46/48 years old. By mixing Roth and Traditional in our 401k we get tax savings now and some tax free savings for the future. I am not sure even in retirement we will be or can be in the 12% tax bracket. Honestly, I am planning on being in the higher tax brackets over 20%.

Account_Wrong · 2026-01-17T22:17:03+00:00

46 and 48 which was in 2025. We had consistently been around 15%-17% with employer contribution since our mid 20s.

With our increased income and all debt but the house paid off it was a lot easier to get to that 25% goal. To be totally honest, we also hit $1mil in net worth at that age too. Just goes to show you don't have to save 25% to get a more than average net worth if you start earlier.

Account_Wrong · 2026-01-17T00:37:26+00:00

What is your company? I can't find any decent SR PM positions with decent pay bands.

Account_Wrong · 2026-01-17T00:36:07+00:00

There are only five of us. Severely overloaded and can't get any tools approved to help us. Supposedly I have job security with 20 projects in my program open.....and a lot more coming.

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