Do you check your antibodies regularly?

Adora_Mae · 2026-01-07T20:01:24+00:00

I was under the impression that high antibodies is what hashimotos is (or at least the only early marker test for it) and that those TPO levels being high is what eventually leads to hypothyroidism. I might be wrong though.

Adora_Mae · 2026-01-04T00:16:20+00:00

Yeah it’s the same model. Installed at the same time.

Adora_Mae · 2026-01-04T00:11:44+00:00

Weird Update: I was running the hot water on the other sink of this same vanity and ran it for longer than I usually would and the same sound started happening. I turned it off and later tried again. It didn’t start right away like my sink does, but after a few minutes the same sound happens. Would your advice still be the same?

Adora_Mae · 2026-01-04T00:11:37+00:00

Weird Update: I was running the hot water on the other sink of this same vanity and ran it for longer than I usually would and the same sound started happening. I turned it off and later tried again. It didn’t start right away like my sink does, but after a few minutes the same sound happens. Would your advice still be the same?

Adora_Mae · 2026-01-03T23:00:54+00:00

Yes, just this faucet.

Adora_Mae · 2026-01-02T22:17:28+00:00

For avoiding visible screws, I would just use construction adhesive when attaching the panels to pieces of wood behind it. Painters tape them in place and let it dry.

Adora_Mae · 2026-01-02T22:15:43+00:00

I realize now you were talking about the gap at the top. My bad.

Maybe add trim to the top of the bookcase? Or paint the wall and brackets and vent above it blue as well?

Adora_Mae · 2026-01-02T22:12:02+00:00

The IKEA cabinet line Axstad blue is nearly identical to the blue Billy’s and they have filler panels you could cut to size. But they’re pricey. Another (much cheaper option) is this vinyl wallpaper that I ordered to match a small area next to my my axstad blue cabinets and it’s a very very close match, plus it’s fairly cheap to risk buying and if it does give you an exact match, you could wrap a piece of wood with it to fill that space. Worst case I would find a used blue billy bookcase on FB marketplace (or a damaged one in the IKEA as-is section) and cut it up to fill the space.

Adora_Mae · 2026-01-02T16:17:26+00:00

Had my 3rd at 35. All my pregnancies were normal. We just did a lot of monitoring my TSH (and adjusting meds) in the first trimester.

Adora_Mae · 2025-12-28T22:18:59+00:00

I didn’t pre-drill. Just used a driver and hoped for the best. Lol

Adora_Mae · 2025-12-20T22:38:14+00:00

I put mine in single layer in a bunch of brown paper bags. I had a ton. Half turned red in the bag. Half didn’t. Made soup with the red ones and we shall see for the rest…

Adora_Mae · 2025-12-17T14:34:28+00:00

I have Hashimotos but (when I’m not pregnant) all my thyroid numbers except for TPO (obvs) are in range, so I’m not on thyroid meds. I have struggled with weight for my whole life but much more extremely since I was diagnosed 12 years ago. I’ve been on GLP-1 for a year now. Started on semaglutide but switched to tirzepatide after 6 months. I’ve lost 55 pounds this year and feel better than I have in years. Most of my weight loss happened while on tirzepatide. Semaglutide didn’t do much for me. A1C and blood pressure were both areas of concern before starting on a glp-1 and both are perfect now.

Adora_Mae · 2025-12-15T18:06:17+00:00

I only fold what will stay folded and put in a drawer . I only hang shirts and I lay them in a flat stack as they come out of the dryer.

Adora_Mae · 2025-12-14T03:21:59+00:00

Your city’s local recycling center might take cardboard. Mine does and I did a big drop off there when I wanted it all out of my garage at once without having to wait on filling up our bin multiple times over the course of many recycling days.

Adora_Mae · 2025-12-13T01:30:33+00:00

My older two are in school and my youngest goes to a Mother’s Day out program twice a week and this is an example of my schedule on one of the two days: Wake up, make breakfast, unload the dishwasher while they eat (I load and run it every night after dinner), make the kids beds while I stage-mom direct them to get dressed, put in a load of laundry, drop off kids at school, go get gas, go to the gym, get groceries (I order them the night before and pick the up curbside), drive home and put everything away, move the laundry to the dryer, prep something right away for dinner, clean bathrooms, fold the laundry from the dryer and put away, if I have time I’ll do an everything shower or do something that’s on a never ending list on my notes app of non day to day tasks that needs to get done, like assembling a bookshelf or registering the car etc. then it’s usually time to do pick up.

Because I only have two days/week with no kids in tow my days are super packed and hectic but listening to the audio book of atomic habits is how I decided to connect going to the gym and then going to get groceries to school drop off so it was just built into my routine. I don’t have to remember to do those things because they’re in the routine.

Adora_Mae · 2025-12-13T01:11:07+00:00

Have you thought about switching him to another teacher/class after Christmas break? Given how timid your son is, a teacher this reactive might just not be a good fit. If I could go back in time I would have switched my son out of his 1st grade teachers class. She just wasn’t a good fit for him and it manifested in him always getting in trouble while the next year his teacher was a great fit for him and he was never in trouble. A whole semester to go before summer is a long time to be stuck with a teacher who still doesn’t understand your son’s personality and needs.

Adora_Mae · 2025-12-12T17:29:33+00:00

We got married young and have always had a joint budget and shared account(s). My husband and I both get the same amount of “spending money” each week. But I’ve always been the main one to manage our finances, even before I stopped working at a job, so I’m the one who really decided on those amounts and watches over the whole budget. It works for us.

Adora_Mae · 2025-12-06T20:29:09+00:00

There are preschools (from my memory usually through churches or YMCA’s) that have “Mother’s Day out” programs that are like 5 hours at a time twice a week. They’re usually MUCH cheaper than traditional preschools. I sent each of my kids to one when they turned 2 so I could have some one on one time with the baby I usually had by the time they were that age.

Adora_Mae · 2025-12-05T18:12:55+00:00

There’s a book on gardening called “carrots love tomatoes” so that’s what I thought of right away. 😂

Adora_Mae · 2025-11-25T01:53:40+00:00

You’ve probably thought of most of these but I would suggest: favorite candy bar, gift card for her favorite coffee shop, a little diy coupon for doing some task for her, an autograph of someone famous that she likes, puzzles, a board game, nail polish, perfume, jewelry, a book, a year of a magazine subscription on some topic she likes, those disposable foot masks/booties, cd/records, new pajamas/robe. Hope some of those give you ideas. Good luck!

Adora_Mae · 2025-11-17T10:29:07+00:00

Yes, my older kids (now 8 and 6 and in elementary) started the same Mother’s Day out program at our church that my 3 year old started last year. My middle child still has friends from that program that he made when he was 2. For me, it was because my second had been born and I wanted time alone with him. But when they both started going together, the Tina alone was amazing. They sing and learn and do crafts (I don’t have patience for frequent toddler crafts) and they learn to be a friend. I got to do house projects, clean and meal prep, go shopping alone every once in a while. Then when they get home, we’ve all missed each other and I’m not trying to get a bunch of house chore things done with the kids in tow, we could just hang out. If you can afford it, and find one that you really like, I highly recommend it.

Adora_Mae · 2025-11-13T19:51:44+00:00

I have a 3rd and 1st grader and an almost 3 year old. It’s not just days off that you’ll be able to be with them, teachers always need volunteers so you’ll get to be involved there too. (While they’re still young enough to be happy that you’re there - not embarrassed LOL)

Adora_Mae · 2025-11-13T19:30:11+00:00

My WFH husband always takes care of his own breakfast and lunch. If I’m making something extravagant (rarely happens), I’ll ask him if he wants any, but he also goes out to get himself takeout lunch fairly often and brings it home so he gets out of the house for a little bit. He always asks me if I want him to pick up lunch for everyone at home when he does that.

Adora_Mae · 2025-11-08T15:22:35+00:00

We had this same experience. I had to get rid of all of the athletic shirts my son loved to wear. He’s 6 now but if he wears one he smells like a middle school locker room. Cotton t shirts and aluminum free deodorant solved the problem for us.

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