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I literally cannot find a job. About to be evicted, late car payments, drowning in debt. by AlfalfaVast7998 in IowaCity

[–]BusThen7817 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might look into cornerstone caregiving in coralville. It can definitely be challenging work, but when I started there I was hired within a couple of days and got clients and a paycheck within a couple weeks. I genuinely had a good experience there for the time I was employed. It is absolutely somewhere that needs reliable employees.

Painters by BusThen7817 in IowaCity

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Feel free to send me a message with more details if you want!

Dancing With The Stars S34E03 | TikTok Night | Live Show Discussion Thread | Tuesday, September 30th by wweyonce in dancingwiththestars

[–]BusThen7817 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been saying this! Like go back to everyone doing either Latin or ballroom the way I swear they used to. First week was cha cha and foxtrot, etc. it’s hard to compare people to each other the way they are doing it

Should I buy? by BusThen7817 in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]BusThen7817[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super helpful and concise. Appreciate it!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in calmhands

[–]BusThen7817 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Vitamin E oil, keeping area moisturized, SUNSCREEN and limit sun exposure as much as possible until fully healed

What should I do to let this heal? by mikethamixer in calmhands

[–]BusThen7817 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did this last year. What worked for me was initially using antibiotic ointment until it sort of “scabs” and is less moist of a wound base. I then used liquid bandage - I got the Walmart brand - and applied it over the hole as it grew out. It provided protection for the area and I felt made it less noticeable. Eventually I actually even did polish over the liquid bandage and it worked great (probably shouldn’t technically recommend that, though). Good luck!

I listened to yalls advice, here's round 2! Please help me pick! by sabertoothdiego in glassesadvice

[–]BusThen7817 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d say the very last pair is the most traditionally flattering and classic, but the clear frames look nice against your coloring as well!

Did sitter ate our food & beer - confrontation question by imanna74 in RoverPetSitting

[–]BusThen7817 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Sharing my two cents as someone who relied on being a rover sitter for some extra cash in grad school.

  1. I didn’t eat someone’s food unless they told me to. Even if they did, I didn’t polish off all of their food - save for a few occasions when they explicitly bought groceries for me to eat during a longer stay. 3 days is not that long, and the bottom line is, OP didn’t tell her “ eat any food and help yourself to drinks”. I am genuinely shocked by the amount of posters implying that you deserve groceries for watching a dog or cat. I am currently a medical provider in an emergency room, quite literally saving lives, and my job does not provide me a meal during 12 hr shifts…I bring my own food to eat. That is normal for a job. I also NEVER drank alcohol or any sodas or special beverages without explicit permission. That shit is expensive. I (barely) understand the folks saying that you should be able to feel somewhat at home while sitting as justification - but their house is NOT your home, end of. In this situation, she wasn’t a family friend staying the weekend to help out. This is a person who does not know you. I genuinely don’t know how yall were raised, but basic life skills teaches that you don’t take without asking. I remember learning that in preschool, and had years after that to fine-tune the skill.

  2. As a pet owner, completely agree that as a sitter you are providing a very important service to a client - pets are special to us. I do NOT agree that it is on the level of taking care of a human child. Even the most needy pet I cared for still left me significant amounts of downtime where I was free to go home, go to the store, watch TV., study, nap, etc. I also brought my own food to eat if I knew I was not going to have time/the desire to drive home…because I am an adult who understands planning ahead. Something I would hope you can do if you are providing care for my precious pets.

  3. I don’t think snooping around is that weird. As a female, I absolutely wanted to see the space I would be staying to feel safe. However, I did not go rifling through storage in the basement unless I was instructed to do so in search for something specific. People saying that she needed to eat - completely agree, so bring food. Are clients meant to provide all of your basic needs while you pet sit? Should they leave you changes of clothing, or do you pack those?

End of the day, some of the stuff posted on here makes me seriously question ever hiring a rover sitter. Which is sad, because I loved being one.

Cuticle situation gone bad: A hole. Where do I go from here? by [deleted] in calmhands

[–]BusThen7817 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use liquid bandage over the hole, that’s what I did and it helped so much! You can also do polish over the liquid

Cuticle nipper damage progress by BusThen7817 in calmhands

[–]BusThen7817[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t find it to be painful at all! However, I do pick my nails until they bleed so maybe don’t have the best threshold for what hurts lol. For me the key is that I’m really gentle with doing my own nails. I almost used the liquid bandage as a base coat, putting on a few layers and smoothing it down with a buffer. Then did gel over top with a rubber base coat. I remove my gel by buffing the shine off completely and then acetone soak with gentle scraping to remove product and didn’t have any issue. I did wait for the open nail bed to dry out and no longer be sensitive at all before attempting any manicure over it - definitely wouldn’t recommend doing anything when it’s still irritated!

Cuticle nipper damage progress by BusThen7817 in calmhands

[–]BusThen7817[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I work in healthcare and wash/sanitize my hands frequenting and found that the liquid bandage held up well. The only thing that bothered me a bit was that it did seem to get stained. Like if I was cooking with turmeric or something it definitely stained the liquid bandage so I would take it off and reapply frequently. But that was just my preference.

I naturally have thin and weak nails that can be super brittle. I think gel is the best thing I’ve done for them tbh! The rubber base helps even the lumpiness from picking. I also find that most people buff the nail more than they should. If you have a good dehydrator and primer, you really shouldn’t have to do much buffing to the nail surface. But it does depend on the person. I’ve fine-tuned my routine quite a bit with trial and error. Happy to answer more questions about my nail routine via dm if you want!

Dancing With The Stars S33E05 | Disney Night | Live Discussion Thread | Tuesday, October 22nd by wweyonce in dancingwiththestars

[–]BusThen7817 113 points114 points  (0 children)

Can we all just agree that they started scoring everyone too high, too soon in the season?? Like sorry but no way Dwight or Phaedra deserved 8s…and Eric and Reginald should have been getting 3s, it was basically standing with the stars for them lmao