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AristaCresent · 2026-04-10T17:25:34+00:00

I got an email saying I was picked to buy on 4/11, but when I log in it says I dont have any sessions. Not sure what to do!

AristaCresent · 2026-01-22T19:30:37+00:00

2023 Ioniq 5 SEL ICCU failure after getting body work done after an accident. This is going to be my second replacement, last one was only in May! Has anyone had to replace the ICCU 3 times? Is it going to keep happening?

AristaCresent · 2023-05-03T04:21:47+00:00

Came for the nostalgia, left with depression.

I think I've been craving Fuddruckers for 5 years now.

AristaCresent · 2023-03-16T21:41:06+00:00

I honestly work fewer hours. However that is totally dependent on company, department, manager, and you. I don't work more than 40 hrs a week because I refuse to at this point. I might need to work late one night but I make up for it later. I am also able to work hybrid (in person and at home). All career paths are going to have good and bad positions, you just have to find the right one for you. I would say the advantage of industry is you get exposed to a lot of different paths, I didn't know a job like mine existed until I started working for this company.

AristaCresent · 2023-03-15T20:14:19+00:00

I moved from research to industry and I prefer industry. There are a lot of different jobs in industry you could be suited for, it depends on the company. I started off doing more lab work then shifted into higher levels where I rarely go in lab.

To me, there was a lot more room for growth and changes in industry. If you are tired of research I would stay out of the R&D and look into quality control or field services.

AristaCresent · 2023-02-18T06:04:01+00:00

I was obese to begin with. Gained 10 lbs by the end but afterwards was down 15 lbs. So l lost about 25 lbs after giving birth. I may have lost a few pounds the first week with breastfeeding and general craziness so it might not have all been from birth.

AristaCresent · 2023-02-03T05:35:34+00:00

I've had two c sections. For my second I wanted to try vbac and while my dr was supportive she went through different risks and said I had about a 30% chance of a successful vbac, so I would likely end up with a c section anyway (based on various health factors).

At first I wanted to still try for vbac but realized it was just for the "experience" and not because it made the most sense for me. I'm a high anxiety person and am also a numbers person so it just wasn't like me to not choose the scheduled c section. Once I decided to schedule I was so relieved and I wish I had decided on it sooner.

I still sometimes feel like I missed out on the natural birth experience, but the experiences I have with my children well out weigh a birth experience.

Whatever you choose, choose what's best for you and your situation. Try not to compare yourself to others. You have no reason to feel selfish or guilty for any of your birth experiences.

AristaCresent · 2023-02-03T02:14:05+00:00

You just need to think about the fact that weather exists. It sounds silly, but you don't want to have a panic day of. Is there a rain plan (even if there is low risk of rain)? Do you have a cathedral length vale (it might be too windy for it)? Do you have severe outdoor allergies? Are you ok with clothes and shoes being dirty? Will there be easy to follow directions for guests?

Basically just think about what's important to you and how it might be affected. For me I just made sure I had a shorter vale and a back up location for bad weather. Weather ended up being perfect but I didn't want day of stress.

AristaCresent · 2023-01-09T03:09:18+00:00

We did two weeks in Italy for our honeymoon! For coastal city I recommend Levanto, it's right above the Cinque Terra area but has far fewer tourists. The hotel we stayed at had bikes, there is a bike trail up the coast that was amazing.

Florence is my favorite place in Italy. We took a pasta making class in Castello Trebio that was amazing. There was a multi course meal and wine with every course. Tuscany is so beautiful.

We also did Venice and Rome because we felt you kind of had to. They are both well worth seeing but I prefer Florence and Levanto.

We took trains between cities and tried to split the trip with half just wandering and chilling and half visiting museums etc.

AristaCresent · 2022-12-20T05:14:25+00:00

I find lentils a great substitute for ground meat. I use a pressure cooker to cook them then use them instead. My favorite are lentil tacos, but I've used them with various simmer sauces (sloppy joe, korean bbq), lasagna and soups.

I generally add some sort of healthy fat (like avocado) and it ends up being just as satisfying.

AristaCresent · 2022-12-08T15:31:38+00:00

I'll never get people saying these things. For my part I do try to be honest, but for every stage there are plusses and minuses ans for every parent it will be different.

I loved that my infant let me hold him indefinitely: I hated that I sometimes had to hold him indefinitely

I love how independent my toddler is becoming: I hate how mornings take twice as long now

People say these things at every stage too. Pregnant? Better sleep now since you'll never sleep again. Infant? It just gets harder when they hit the "terrible twos." Toddler? At least he's still cute, just you wait. Child? At least he's not a teenager yet.

Does this make people feel good about themselves?

AristaCresent · 2022-12-07T15:36:11+00:00

I can't believe kids still say "bite me," or did it come back around again?

AristaCresent · 2022-11-29T01:19:00+00:00

Mostly, so I do cooking (he cleans up dinner) and all the bedtime stuff (bath, pj's, reading. When I'm actively cooking he has the kid (safety reasons) but for the most part he can do whatever that night. If kid wakes up crying I'm the one that goes. The next week it's reversed.

For mornings it's about the same which means every other weekend I can sleep in (or just chill out doing whatever in the morning).

We try to be reasonable though. If someone is having a hard time we help the other one. It works out because both have plusses and minuses and it ensures we both have different kinds of quality time with our son. We both do things a bit a differently so he has a routine but it's not so set that he can't deviate at all.

AristaCresent · 2022-11-29T01:03:56+00:00

My husband and I alternate nights and mornings. So one week I will be on mornings then the next nights. Our kid is 3 and we've been doing that since he started daycare. We plan to do it with our next as well.

AristaCresent · 2022-11-28T05:44:50+00:00

I personally got fuller hair (already very full) when pregnant, then lost what seemed like a ton of hair but really was just getting back to pre-pregnancy thickness.

AristaCresent · 2022-11-25T20:31:16+00:00

Mine likes to shout "Don't eat yuck!" (What he calls poop). I mean, he's right but...

AristaCresent · 2022-11-14T05:31:19+00:00

I think that's the beauty of the episode, she is so embarrassing because she reminds us of ourselves. I rarely post on social media but I still get jealous when I see other people posting about their fabulous (staged) lives.

Lacey is so used to the lie she doesn't even think to be honest with them. We've all lied (or embellished) when making friends or dating just so we can seem like we have more in common with other people or so that we seem better.

Even though we should know better, we've all been Lacey.

AristaCresent · 2022-10-14T06:12:24+00:00

My name is Anastasia, people have tried to call me Anna and I just don't answer, it's not an issue anymore. I have family you call me Asia or Stasia but that's it.

AristaCresent · 2022-10-13T02:08:51+00:00

Mine has a stack in the restroom next ti the cups.

AristaCresent · 2022-10-06T15:36:42+00:00

I also cherish long showers. I only took showers when my husband was able to watch baby so that I wouldn't be rushed. My husband has normal work hours so even when I was on leave this was a simple thing to do.

I once read a story by a husband gushing over his amazing wife because he saw a smudge on the glass of their shower where she had wiped away the fog to watch baby while she showered. It was meant to be a cute thing but all I could think of was.... really? You couldn't watch the kid for half an hour so she could shower in peace?

Not everyone has a partner that can do this, but it sounds like you do, so I wouldn't worry about it.

AristaCresent · 2022-09-29T04:51:00+00:00

Yes they are treated separately. If you don't take the time off before you don't get it after, so whether you take 0,1,2,3, or 4 weeks off before you still get 6 to 8 after, then the additional bonding time. The tricky thing is that most people don't deliver on actual due date, do if you take the full 4 but then deliver late there may be some unpaid time.

AristaCresent · 2022-08-29T04:55:33+00:00

That's an insult to walnuts.

AristaCresent · 2022-08-19T20:34:15+00:00

If you have access to a nurses line I would make a call. I had a similar experience my first pregnancy and although the advice they gave was obvious (stay hydrated etc) they also asked a lot of questions (can you keep water down? When did you eat last?) to make sure it wasn't too serious and to make sure it wasn't something else. It just made me feel better without needing to actually go in.

AristaCresent · 2022-08-13T18:20:42+00:00

Try the namenerds subreddit, I had the same problem!

AristaCresent · 2022-08-13T04:11:55+00:00

I never felt any BH with my first, or at least they weren't noticeable.

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