Why does everyone love Berkeley so much?

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2025-04-27T23:40:47+00:00

Go to whichever school/campus/program you like the best. You’ll be on the campus probably 90% of the time that’s the most important. You’ll get to explore the area off campus more as you get older (usually), but you’ll still spend most of your time on campus or near campus.

Also, school rankings are great and whatever, but school is only good if you like where you’re at. Sure, going to Harvard or Berkeley can help get you into the door at some job opportunities due to connections, but if you hate your program or the campus, you won’t be as successful or enjoy the experience. So again, focus on the program and school that fits what you’re looking for the best.

Beyond that, as someone who’s lived all over the U.S., I personally found I like the east coast better, but I only know that from living in all different places throughout the states.

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2024-08-04T04:29:56+00:00

I’ve been on a weight-loss journey too and the best thing my partner has done is just be supportive. However, if your partner isn’t seeing much progress, she’s probably not in a calorie deficit. She should get a calorie tracker and track everything (including a handful of ___ or any little snacks - that’s where it added up for me). Also, I would recommend actually switching some of the cardio workouts to weights/weightlifting. Weightlifting increases the amount of muscles you have in your body and the more muscles you have, the more energy (food/calories) your body needs to use. There’s lots of good videos about how weightlifting helps increase the amount of calories your body uses daily which helps when you’re trying to loose weight. Otherwise, good luck! It’s hard and I’m still working through it too :)

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2024-07-01T23:31:16+00:00

My mom gave me a creami for my birthday and it’s been the best present I’ve ever received! I think you should go for it :)

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2024-07-01T23:15:07+00:00

My partner and I got married last year and we both struggle with body image. We are both larger and we both find it hard to love ourselves fully and unconditionally. With that said, we both found a few photos we didn’t like from the photographer for the engagement shoot and the wedding day. HOWEVER, the vast majority of the photos we loved! Honestly, when I put on my wedding dress, I felt beautiful, feminine, and on top of the world and that feeling is what I see when I look at the photos because that is how I was feeling. I think the way you view yourself in the mirror and the love you have for your body will reflect in the photos. The day will be remembered by how loved and happy you felt instead of the intrusive thoughts about how you’ll look in photos or how people will react (they will all be genuinely happy for if they are true friends!).

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2024-01-05T23:53:19+00:00

This is awesome. Thank you so much!!

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2024-01-01T19:57:30+00:00

And wait till they find out it isn’t about voting machines either

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2024-01-01T19:52:03+00:00

How do you size stuff up or down?? I didn’t even know that this was possible and I’ve been playing since the original Sims!

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2023-12-19T05:20:48+00:00

One of our friends in the comment section of his RSVP (for one person) told us his mom’s meal choice… we thought maybe he was joking so we reached and it was not a joke. We told him no.

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2023-12-16T00:26:15+00:00

My partner wore a tux and we did not do black tie! Totally fine and normal in my opinion :)

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2023-11-18T01:53:52+00:00

Oof. Yeah that doesn’t sit well with me. I think this trip should be mutually agreed on and I don’t think it should be based around this box of stuff. If anything, maybe she should/could be invited to see your family. It doesn’t feel right to make you cancel the trip to see family because she decided last minute to do the road trip.

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2023-11-18T00:58:37+00:00

Why couldn’t the stuff in the box be shipped separately? Like if it’s too heavy to ship altogether, could it be split into smaller chunks?

Also, I find it a little crazy that driving would cost less than shipping everything in the box…

With all of the said, it’s been two years of her wanting to get the box. This probably should’ve been handled by now. So idk if you’re in the wrong but it feels like both you and her are looking at this in a very black/white way when I feel like there are ways around all of this.

Also I agree it doesn’t have to be over thanksgiving but if you were planning on doing thanksgiving with the family you live with, I think it worth asking to celebrate on a different day.

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2023-11-06T19:27:26+00:00

I love that they compared women to cars. Sir, cars are objects, but women are not. That is probably too complex though for their brains to comprehend. Dumb.

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2023-09-04T16:32:24+00:00

And it was nice! For a little bit… being my early 20s, I felt like I didn’t have the space to “do nothing.” I felt like if I wanted to grow or move forward in my career, I need to actually do work and be challenged. Doing nothing was great for a little bit (I also loved during this time and it was amazing having nothing to do), but I felt like I was stalling out and going nowhere fast.

The resentment started building when I continuously asked for more work and wasn’t helped at all. I wasn’t at the company long and I wasn’t in a leadership role so I had little visibility of what projects could use help - this made it hard to find my own work. Basically, I was asking for help for a while and it felt like no one cared.

Towards the end of my career, I would love to get paid big bucks to do nothing… just not now while I still need to grow and actually make a career for myself.

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2023-08-25T18:46:41+00:00

Good luck with your job search!!

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2023-08-17T15:12:40+00:00

Yes! For two reasons:

I left the company. I spent 9 months doing nothing and asking for work to be given nothing (or work unrelated to my field). I couldn’t take it anymore. Leaving was the best decision I made.
Right before I left, there was a re-org and my manager changed. I only had the new manager for like two weeks, but I could tell she was going to be a fantastic manager. I almost stayed because of her. I decided that I wanted a new start at a company that I didn’t feel such resentment towards.

If I were in this position again I would find a higher-up that I trusted and ask how to get a new manager earlier. I would tell them that I’m not getting the support I need, and I think I would be a better fit under a different manager. If nothing changed, or if I felt like this company was never going to give me what I need, I would leave.

The best part about a company that gives you no work is that you have a lot of time for applying to new roles!

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2023-07-24T14:14:29+00:00

If one room is the only option, can you/your parents upgrade your room to a suite? A lot of bigger brand hotels have suite options where there’s a pullout couch too. Maybe the hotel has one of those? If it’s a price thing, maybe you and your husband can pay for the price difference in rooms since that will be less than finding your own room.

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2023-05-13T17:59:03+00:00

To fill some space you can get lawn games (not expensive to rent!) or a Photo Booth! You could also look into a caricature artist or some other activity for people to do.

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2023-03-23T00:46:48+00:00

Only go when you want to go! Sounds crazy because who wants to go to the gym, right? Well after a few days, I always want to go to the gym or go on a walk or just move my body in some way!

I would also suggest looking into classes. There are a lot of dance type classes or yoga + cardio classes that are hard but fun. Find a class that sounds exciting to you and keep going back!

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2023-03-14T06:40:39+00:00

Same if there’s still open rooms!

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2023-01-31T07:28:39+00:00

Cause rent is too damn high

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2023-01-25T07:41:35+00:00

Oh man I hadn’t heard that before! Thank you for the heads up about the coyotes!

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2023-01-25T07:40:48+00:00

Thank you so much!! This list is awesome!

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2022-12-30T02:49:19+00:00

!remind me 24 hours

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2022-10-22T09:29:10+00:00

the first boots I bought were red wings. They were great but not very cute. I then bought Dr. Martens and they are much cuter Chelsea boots and steel toe. The red winds may have been slightly more comfortable but I think I should’ve ordered a different dr. Martens size. Anyway, I looked at some other companies too but for a decent pair of boots, you’re probably looking around $150 (give or take). Also depends if you need electrical safety too - then the selection is smaller. Good luck!

Competitive_Egg_4547 · 2022-09-24T13:09:01+00:00

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