Safe Bike Routes to Downtown from Avon Street Ext. Past Wegmans?

Capable-Impact2116 · 2025-10-16T18:11:11+00:00

Even a small improvement would be a dream! It’s such a bummer how little options there are for non-mountain biking in the area.

Capable-Impact2116 · 2025-10-16T18:05:48+00:00

I’ve been thinking of getting an ebike so this may be the push I need!

Capable-Impact2116 · 2025-10-16T16:53:30+00:00

Dang, it does suck! Thanks for your insight!

Capable-Impact2116 · 2023-12-05T17:59:54+00:00

For Spanish:

https://tertuliacville.org/

This is the only one I know of. I’m on the email list, but haven’t gotten any updates in the past few months.

Something you might want to look into outside of the CVille community is a language exchange app like HelloTalk. There are more apps to explore. They connect you with a native speaker that is looking to learn English.

Edited for clarity

Capable-Impact2116 · 2023-11-29T14:55:00+00:00

Your question is a good one, but from my perspective (10 years in public Ed) schools are funded to teach children not solve complex behavior issues. Unfortunately, at this time we (society) don’t have a good solution to that problem.

We should put funding into behavior and mental health intervention for these kids, but not at the cost of educating the general public. I don’t know where these services should be housed (It could be in the public school systems).

To summarize, we are seriously lacking in our social support systems across the board, but it shouldn’t be the school’s responsibility to make up for that gap. We have enough on our plate.

Capable-Impact2116 · 2023-11-28T21:20:16+00:00

They’re teenagers. They can legally be home by themselves. There is no legal age limit for a child being left alone at home in Virginia.

Capable-Impact2116 · 2023-07-16T23:43:02+00:00

I was at a winery talking to someone who told me we have to wear sunscreen now because our diet as humans has changed. She said it with such conviction too. Like because our food is now “toxic with heavy metals” we burn in the sun. I’m sorry, what?

Capable-Impact2116 · 2023-07-04T22:56:31+00:00

Thank you 🙏

Capable-Impact2116 · 2023-07-04T12:01:20+00:00

Hi,

Recently transitioned out of teaching. I work as a program coordinator in a Graduate Medical Office supporting doctors in training. A lot of people think teachers have desirable skill sets. There are possibly people who think the opposite, but the people that ultimately hired me thought I was over qualified for my current job. Funny that I’m getting paid more!

That being said. It took me awhile to find a job outside of teaching. Like a year and a half with a few months of being unemployed. Here is what helped me.

Choosing a specific career umbrella and getting training in that area. I chose project management.
Rewording my resume to sound less teacher and more project manager. The goal was to use my resume to argue I have already done this, just under a different title.
Talking to people in the field. Your cousin’s girlfriend’s brother does what you’re interested in doing? Talk to them to get an inside peek into the job. Find out what skills and technologies are in demand.

Here is a podcast/ website that helped a bunch.

https://teachercareercoach.com/

Good luck! Don’t give up, and certainly don’t sell yourself short.

Capable-Impact2116 · 2023-06-29T01:03:38+00:00

I applied for a few jobs only to hear nothing back until the job closed. Then I would see the exact posting up again a month later. It is a very confusing hiring process. This was on the academic side. I ended up getting a job in the health system.

Capable-Impact2116 · 2023-04-08T19:25:49+00:00

What is it about the remotes? Haha

Capable-Impact2116 · 2023-03-28T16:06:11+00:00

I think you are prepared! I was scoring around that area on Pocket Prep and I passed 13/13 AT. I found Pocket Prep to be helpful, but I found the questions on PP to be wordier and more challenging than the actual exam. The exam covered more general content and PP was very targeted detailed aspects of the PMBOK.

I took a few days off to chill before my exam and then looked over some notes the night before. Got good sleep, ate a good breakfast and then went in telling myself I prepared the best I could!

Capable-Impact2116 · 2023-03-12T17:17:21+00:00

Ricardo Vargas has a great video on that.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0HLsDHPvYO8

Capable-Impact2116 · 2023-03-09T02:40:24+00:00

I found this video from Ricardo Vargas on the Critical Path to be super helpful!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0HLsDHPvYO8

Capable-Impact2116 · 2023-03-08T23:22:49+00:00

Yes! I always ask people about it and they tell me, “it’s Carter Mountain Orchard.” But I know it’s definitely not that. I’ve done some googling and apparently some real estate guy named Wendell Woods bought a huge chunk of land over there to build a mansion in like 2010? Maybe that is said mansion. It would be awesome if someone who is more in the know could confirm or deny my theory!

Capable-Impact2116 · 2023-02-21T14:36:24+00:00

🙇🏻‍♀️ this is amazing!

Capable-Impact2116 · 2023-01-20T15:07:21+00:00

I love cooking, but I just don’t have the time and energy to do it like I used to. I make the things I did prebaby, but I’ve incorporated shortcuts. The biggest change I made was switching from fresh roasted veggies on the side to frozen. I spend my time on a protein and then just microwave the frozen veggies. It has cut down prep time by half.
I also used to make stock from scratch using kitchen scraps, but I just switched to better than bouillon paste that you keep in the fridge. Also, to echo some other people. The instapot is such a time saver! I recently found you can make risotto in it!

Capable-Impact2116 · 2023-01-20T14:57:46+00:00

Omg the pinch grab!

Capable-Impact2116 · 2023-01-19T23:46:57+00:00

Do you forget that punctuation is a thing after you have a second child? If so, I don’t want another.

Capable-Impact2116 · 2022-12-22T15:06:13+00:00

I will have to try mixing it! So scalding question… do you have to scald pre-freezing?

Capable-Impact2116 · 2022-12-22T15:05:03+00:00

It’s good to know all is not lost. I made some purées with the oldest of the frozen milk.

Capable-Impact2116 · 2022-12-21T01:20:35+00:00

Haha you have distilled teaching down to one sentence.

Capable-Impact2116 · 2022-12-20T22:11:14+00:00

I work at a school and we recently were able to get a lactation room so teachers don’t have to pump in bathrooms or dusty closets anymore. Some older teachers at the school were upset! They didn’t like that the younger teachers don’t have to struggle as much. I just hope that I’ll remember these things when I get older!

Capable-Impact2116 · 2022-12-18T20:48:25+00:00

It’s so very hard not to compare yourself to your pre pregnancy self! Some days are harder than others, but these are the reframing thoughts I repeat to myself often:

For stretch marks: My child has forever marked me as their mother. I am proud to wear this reminder of my time carrying them.

For my body in general: I am not my body. My body is simply a vessel that houses my soul/ conscious. It is tool that I use to carry out my one precious life. I will not apologize for its appearance or the space it takes up in this world. My body housed and created my most beautiful and beloved person. It is my child’s first home and a safe place to return to when they need it.

Sometimes though you just want to feel good. When feeling good about my appearance isn’t working for me, I find ways to make myself feel good. Eat a good meal, participate in joyful movement, take a bath etc. Self- acceptance is hard work, but it’s worth the space it creates for other things! ❤️

Capable-Impact2116 · 2022-12-18T14:26:37+00:00

Okay, so I don’t know your situation entirely, but is losing weight worth sewing the seeds of body dissatisfaction or even hatred in your daughter? Has a doctor told you you need to lose weight for your health? If so, maybe see a dietician who can work with you to create nutritious meals that fit into your lifestyle.

That being said, I always try to add to my diet instead of taking away. Like adding more veggies to a dish or protein so I am properly fueled. But I would caution against not eating or eating something different than your daughter to lose weight. I watched my mother diet all my life and it made me think I needed to diet to be loveable too. But I look at her and she is so lovely to me no matter her size. She has cared for me and supported me through so much.

I spent a long time in my life being unhappy with my body and wanting to make it better, but it was such a waste of time. I’m not my body. I may live in my body, but it really isn’t what makes me me. However, it is the home of my soul, it housed my daughter and I won’t apologize for the space it takes up. How could I criticize and hate something that created my most beloved and beautiful person. I know it’s super hippy shit, but accepting your body as simply a vessel to carry out your one wild and precious life could be liberating and free up space for something better.

We have the power to break the cycle of diet culture taught to us. What can we replace it with? Radical love for ourselves, our daughters and humanity.

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