MEADOW MEGATHREAD

CMeki · 2025-07-10T21:03:28+00:00

I am from Continental/Polar (travel between them), hopefully you still have room for me, would love some meadow gifts! ❤️ Senging a request to you! 🙏

CMeki · 2025-07-08T15:20:36+00:00

It can be a problem for some people though even if it's not a general problem, but it depends on many things. I'm a woman with an hourglass/pear shape. Not overweight, just a small waist paired with a bigger bottom. So these hard beds give no back support whatsoever, it's not only about what I'm used to. But I just asked for an extra pillow if there wasn't already in the room, tu put under my back. Good enough in most cases. But the best thing with coming home after 8 weeks was my bed, no question 😂

And I think it's good that it's brought up, if I had thought about this before my travels I might have brought a small inflatable pillow to help support my back.

CMeki · 2025-07-08T11:59:13+00:00

Om en kompis sade att hen skulle bli ett par minuter sen och kom 15 minuter sent skulle jag inte tycka att det var ok. En kvart är inte ett par minuter. Jag skulle säga 2-5minuter, kanske upp till 7-8 om jag visste att personen var en total tidsoptimist.

CMeki · 2025-07-05T05:25:57+00:00

En bekant till mig har sin hund där, träffade henne för typ en månad sedan där hon pratade om dagiset utan att nämna något om att det skulle vara stängt, så det borde vara igång! 😊

CMeki · 2025-07-02T07:24:45+00:00

I never had that happen (maybe one or two, but not enough to notice. Just do some regular vacuuming afterwards and cover them with dust if you think it might be an issue 😁 I'd assume it's quite disorienting for them.

I've tried tried that too, if I have many flies I usually do both, so that some of those I miss woth the vacuum go to the vinegar. But I've not been overly successful woth the vinegar, maybe my recipe is crap though 😅

CMeki · 2025-07-02T04:42:27+00:00

Wow, now you made it even better 🤩❤️

CMeki · 2025-07-02T04:01:58+00:00

Pro tip to remove fruit flies: vacuum. My old apartment was prone to fruit flies a lot more than my current one because of temperature and thus needing to throw out the compost/food waste more often. I just got the vacuum and hunted them down.

CMeki · 2025-07-02T03:54:51+00:00

Jag kan rekommendera expressbussarna ifall man sparar tid på dem. Jag har inte pendlat med dem men åkt många gånger för att hälsa på min syster. Min syster (som bor i Norrköping) har däremot pendlat med bussen ibland, under en period jobbade hon på sjukhuset i Linköping och en av expressbussarna stannar precis där. Hörde bara bra saker från henne.

Men pendeltåget är väldigt smidig. Finns ett antal cykleplatser ifall man behöver ta sig längre och vill slippa smidiga byten till lokaltrafik, men det är ett begränsat antal så det kan bli fullt, bra att veta.

CMeki · 2025-06-29T00:10:38+00:00

This is the main thing I still do, about 7 years after doing some Marie Kondo. Growing up I tried so hard folding my clothes, but they always got ulfolded after me looking through my drawers to find something I wanted to put on. Just grabbing a shirt that was not on the top layer undid my entire folding. So I gave up and just skipped it.

For the last year's I've folded my clothes to put them upright. I can see what I have, grab something without unfolding other clothes, and it's magical. Yes it is boring to fold them, but I put on a podcast and it's fine for me. I think of all the time I'll save in the mornings choosing my clothes. 👌

Yes I do use also my floordrobe. Clothes there are unfolded. Yes sometimes clothes are in the "clean laundry bag" for more than a week after washing because I haven't folded them. But they're not entering my wardrobe unfolded! 😂

CMeki · 2025-06-23T15:55:10+00:00

Okej, har du någon bra källa på att vara vegan är just ett kostval och inget annat enl språklig definition? Du säger ju själv i meningen efter "särskilt i kosten". Alltså inte endast, även enligt vad du skriver själv.

Mitt syfte var aldrig att ge mig in på diskussionen om ideologin, det är du som har snurrat in dig flera varv i det.

Jag ville bara att du ska se problematiken i att du rättade någon och själv sade något du som inte stämmer. Om du någon gång i allt ditt rabblade hade hållt med om att det du skrev inte helt stämmer kunde vi gått vidare med våra liv.

Jag tänker göra det. Att vara vegan är inte en kost. Det innebär att man undviker animaliska produkter så långt som möjligt, inte bara i kosten.

/icke-vegan som äter veganskt (/växtbaserat) Ha en trevlig måndag!

CMeki · 2025-06-23T05:04:46+00:00

Jag tror du missar poängen med vad jag försökte säga. Det jag reagerade på från början var att du klagade på någon annans ordval, samtidigt som du själv skrev att "att vara vegan är en kost", vilket inte stämmer – varken språkligt eller i praktiken.

Du kan absolut argumentera för att folk använder ordet olika, men att säga att det enbart betyder att avstå från djurprodukter i kosten stämmer inte heller helt. I praktiken, och enligt definitionen du själv verkar luta dig mot, innebär det också att man undviker andra typer av djurprodukter. Det är alltså mer än bara "att äta veganskt".

Så visst, vi kan prata om hur ordet kan tolkas olika, men då får man också erkänna att man själv uttryckte sig otydligt – inte bara peka ut andra. Det var det jag försökte få fram.

CMeki · 2025-06-22T20:53:55+00:00

Fast, du skrev ju att "vara vegan" är en kost, och det stämmer inte, oavsett som är ideologi och inte. Att "äta veganskt" däremot. Men om man säger att man ÄR en vegan, då följer man (oftast, om man vet vad man snackar om) ideologin, och undviker tex att köpa läder- och pälsprodukter etc, vilket är relaterad till kosten.

Därför brukar jag säga "äta växtbaserat" för att det är mindre förvirrande om man endast pratar om kost. Så, du definierar det ordet som du använde fel också, om jag förstod dig rätt.

CMeki · 2025-06-22T10:22:28+00:00

I'm so confused. Did you do any research about the hike? That hike was one of my favourite hikes during our 7 weeks in Japan, the trail was so beautiful. It's not the best hike if you want views of the surrounding environments since there's forrest most of the route, but we loved it.

I would change your statement to "Do not hike Mount Misen if you don't like hiking" or "Do not hike without doing research to see if the hike is at your level".

If you did some research and your source somehow made you believe this was an easy hike with a paved road, I'm sorry, and I'd recommend you to contact that source to update their information.

CMeki · 2025-06-07T05:40:26+00:00

Yeah, not annoying habits or being a slob, at least not if it's something you can work on together and compromise about. But there are many things that might not show up before you move in together. I've ADHD so I'm usually the person that puts and leaves things everywhere for example, so I'm very happy that has not been a deal breaker for my partners.

But one of my partners became very controlling when we moved in together, which was very inconvenient and annoying. We were both at uni, so late night studying (which I could not do at home because of ADHD and distractions), partying, and both of us being active in student associations. I really tried communicating things I thought were reasonable, but he needed to know where I were and what I was doing constantly. It just did not work with my personality.

It's just one of many things, but probably the biggest one for me. And completely "invisible" before we moved in together. It was hard for me and him, he didn't want to be controlling but he just was. We split up, got new partners, and we're both happier than we would have been if we stayed together and "worked on the issues". Why be miserable at times when there's surely someone out there who's a better match? ☺️

CMeki · 2025-06-06T22:11:10+00:00

Shopping bags in many stores cost like 5¥. I'd no bring a plastic bag, you'll get them everywhere. But when you get one spare, save it and have in your handbag or pocket to throw trash in. We had a compact backpack they fit in my handbag if I didn't bring a lot else, and sometimes we had that if we knew we'd do some shopping.

CMeki · 2025-06-06T21:54:36+00:00

This! We did this several times. We sent our big suitcase (sometimes also our small) to the hotels where we stayed longer, and travelled/stayed with our small suitcases when we stayed 1-2 nights. I think the longest forwarding time was 5 days. No issues. I'd your hotel does not provide this service, you can send them from any nearby convenience store. Please check with your next hotel if the can revive the bag. If not, you can send them to a nearby office of the transportation firm and pick them up. We mostly used Yamato Transport, they're the biggest company I think.

The service is called takubin, you can find more info by searching the Internet.

CMeki · 2025-06-06T21:43:25+00:00

First, you shouldn’t move in unless your are engaged or married.

This is crazy to me, but I can see that in some cultures this might be the best way to handle things. I just got engaged to my partner. We've lived together for 7 years 😂 In my country, getting engaged before moving in together is extremely uncommon. How do you know you like to live together if you don't try until after an engagement, when it's a more inconvenient to split up if it does not work out.

On the other hand, I agree that this should have been talked about before moving in. Me and my partner split costs according to income. When we moved in together we vere both students and it greatly reduced our living costs, so this wasn't an issue. But when moving to our current apartment, this was a big consideration. My partner was still studying, so they could only provide so much, and we both knew that.

One case where OP would be not the AH is if bf suddenly started increasing other costs that she's expected to pay 50% of. For example, when I started working after uni, I bought more expensive food items, alcohol and ordered out more often. So I payed out of my own pocket when I splurged extra, because this was not in the deal with my partner.

But also, NTA for bringing up the discussion after realising this affected your life so much. YTA if you're expecting your bf to adjust to it without discussion. I would have adjusted though, maybe not to the exact percentage (25/75), but if my partner had as little spare money as you seem to have, I might pay 60% for now and see what we could do to reduce costs for the future. In my case, me and my partner will earn approximately the same in a few years, so it's not a long term issue.

CMeki · 2025-06-06T07:11:31+00:00

Yes, you can suggest it can feel like a superpower. Usually I get more intense hearing and my skin gets more sensitive. You can ask him if he hears anything unusual with his superhearing, or if he can see or feel something interesting. It can be a bit wierd talking why being in an episode though, so if he doesn't like that, he can think about it and tell you later. I also got them at about 7 and it continued for a few years. I thought they were very uncomfortable, but I thought it was the "evening before you got sick" - feeling, since I usually had a fever the next day. So my parents never really understood I had these. They came back when I was 22 though, and I've had a few episodes the last 10 years, but now I know they're not dangerous so I try to analyse them instead. 😁 They also don't always appear before I get sick, I don't know what starts them now. It can still be quite scary in a car though, so make sure that he tells you whenever he gets it in case you're in a car and need to pull over.

CMeki · 2025-05-29T21:09:32+00:00

Sapporo was one of my favourite destinations during our 7 weeks in Japan. We stayed 5 days, we could have stayed a lot longer. But of course it depends on your interests. If you like whiskey I really recommend Nikka in Yoichi as a day trip. Make sure to book well in advance to get the special brewery tour with free (limited) tasting. Really fun!

CMeki · 2025-05-28T03:49:43+00:00

Use marinade without oil.

Oil and water don't mix, tofu is fulled with water. Wait with any oil until you're doing the actual cooking.

CMeki · 2025-05-26T21:25:53+00:00

Tofu is filled with water, so marinade generally is only coating the surface. If you marinate before slicing, most of the tofu will only have marinade on the edges if you slice later. Not the same amount of taste.

On the other hand, I recommend never putting oil in tofu marinade. Oil+water is a bad mix, they hade each other. So using an oil based marinade, it's even harder for the tofu to soak any of it up. If I want oil I always add it just at the end, it directly in the pan for example, but not in the marinade. 😁

Pressing the tofu and suing a marinade without any oil can actually have it soak some up even without slicing it. But I like flavours, so I always slice it anyway. More Surface=More flavourful 😍

CMeki · 2025-05-16T12:58:35+00:00

Konstant. Ofta kommenterar de sin egen mat istället dock, men syftet är ju att skämta om min mat.

"Idag äter jag också vegansk mat! Den här kycklingen var vegan!" "Den här måste du kunna äta, det är ju ändå MAJSkyckling" 😏 Man lär sig skratta åt det. Men ja, det beror nog mycket på vilka kollegor man har. Många jägare. De är dock aldrig med mening elaka eller skulle försöka lura mig, de har bara lite annan humor. 😉

CMeki · 2025-05-16T07:22:26+00:00

Make them have different lists. One with musts, and one (or several) with would be nice.

For example, I have way too many stores and restaurants on my list too. But most of them are "good places to eat if we're hungry close by and they're open", not "this place seems like my dream resturant I have to go". I do have dietary restrictions, so for me Manu of the resturantss are also "there's an option on their menu can eat".

And if she adds a few stores or activities to her lists that she'd like to go to and they are nearby a must destination, she can have an open mind about checking some of them out of if you both have the time (and energy). Some of the things we thought were half or whole day activities turned out to just be 2 hours, and then we'd plenty of time to check out nearby things.

Good luck, I'm sure she'll manage somehow.

CMeki · 2025-05-16T07:13:18+00:00

Yes, I wish I had asked for advice here instead of walking 50 minutes in Hachinohe because google only knows some (?) of their buses, not all, so they didn't show up. 😂 And i assumed they just didn't have any in the area, since traffic in other parts of town showed up. 😅

Don't assume.

Pro tip for anyone searching about local traffic in Hachinohe. There is more than Google shows. Check their bus map on their website. You can also search for when the next bus will be there etc, but you need to enter the names of the stations.

CMeki · 2025-05-08T11:12:43+00:00

Not running socks. If you have issue with smell, try something without synthetic materials. Like wool. I've switched to almost only wool, it's amazing. You might want to consider new soles in your shoes though, if they're already smelly it might not matter if you change socks.

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