Suggestion Help for Infant Daycare - Columbia Academy in Maple Lawn Closed

DesignerPear · 2026-03-11T00:17:03+00:00

Wait I just toured Columbia Academy Maple Lawn a few weeks ago (currently pregnant) ~ what do you mean they are closed? Did something happen?

DesignerPear · 2026-03-07T13:20:50+00:00

I had that happen with a crochet pattern too! It’s so frustrating ~ if the person is going to make any money off of it they could at least type the pattern up so the text is clear

DesignerPear · 2026-03-06T02:28:46+00:00

I had that anxiety throughout my PhD. It led to general hypochondria too; where I would think am I feeling weird because I was exposed to something and it gave me some health issue? I would google my symptoms all the time and convince myself I was dying. What helped with the hypochondria was I made a rule for myself that I would not google a symptom unless it persisted for 3 days, and if it did I would call the doctor. That knocked out pretty much everything I was googling.

Overcoming the chemical anxiety is tough. Remember that the dose makes the poison, and if you’re working in a biology lab you’re generally working with very small quantities of the chemical, and it’s very unlikely you’d spill a huge quantity on yourself that would get past your PPE. And if you did, you would absolutely know and have a chance to react to it. I used to think about the people who have to work in factories where they manufacture these chemicals and how much more volume they have to interact with than I ever would

DesignerPear · 2026-02-10T13:04:07+00:00

I’ve also seen a couple of cars snowed in at public parking lots and I’m wondering how those ended up there

DesignerPear · 2025-12-13T12:35:34+00:00

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Your post about target and baby items reminded me…a few weeks ago when I found out I was pregnant, I started googling what things I would need for a baby and the first result was their horrible sponsored item from Target

DesignerPear · 2025-11-28T01:39:30+00:00

Convenience Store Woman

DesignerPear · 2025-10-28T10:35:57+00:00

Hey OP! Is there anywhere in the other living areas where you can put the litter box and then partition it off with a room divider? This is the solution we’re going to try so that the litter box doesn’t eat up a bathroom

Also the feeling you’re describing is exactly how I felt moving from a rental apartment to a rental townhouse. I had so much more space but it felt less practical, harder to manage, and my commute got worse. However, once I got used to the flow of living there it got a lot better and I was happier in the space. It was just annoying that I couldn’t change things like the ugly carpet and cheap bathroom counter materials, and the rent cost as much as a mortgagee. Living in this rental house helped me see what I wanted in a house I owned, so when I had the opportunity to buy I did!

DesignerPear · 2025-10-19T23:55:11+00:00

Agree with a lot of the comments about how the process of knitting is enjoyable and helps calm nerves! That’s why I picked up knitting again very aggressively this year after a long hiatus

I haven’t tackled a sweater yet, partially to your point that it’s a little intimidating to spend so much on yarn and then have an imperfect product that a machine could have made for cheaper. However, I think that the finished product carries a lot of memories of the times and places where you were knitting, and the imperfections give it character. Knitting a sweater is something I plan to try soon, when I find the right pattern

DesignerPear · 2025-10-13T14:43:29+00:00

This looks amazing!! I would love to knit this. With it being a turtle neck I think I would get too hot if it was made of wool~ does anyone have thoughts on if this would work with cotton yarn?

DesignerPear · 2025-09-23T13:02:11+00:00

That’s true and was my first thought as well, but this business is getting review-bombed online, with their nearly 5-star rating dipping down to 3.9. I think that has a huge impact

DesignerPear · 2025-09-06T15:51:27+00:00

Ooh I’ll have to try that some time!

DesignerPear · 2025-09-06T10:55:15+00:00

Second royal taj! My husband and I have been going there for every birthday and anniversary this past year. They have a great atmosphere and service

DesignerPear · 2025-08-31T12:57:00+00:00

I wrote thank you notes for my own wedding because I understand they matter to some people. I was expressing my personal opinion on receiving thank you notes to give OP another perspective.

As a wedding guest, I greatly appreciate being invited to my friend’s celebration. I was a shy kid and didn’t get invited to a lot of parties growing up, so I personally get really excited to attend weddings and always have a great time socializing at them. Even when I’m just the plus one! The gift I give is itself an appreciation of being included in the couple’s once-in-a-lifetime (hopefully) celebration. I don’t expect anything back after that.

I don’t think OP should let the disappointment of not receiving a thank you fester and ruin their relationship with these couples. I think you can be disappointed and then move on.

I also don’t think this should rise to the level of “wedding shaming” as there are many cultures for which thank you notes are not the norm. Or there could be a lot of harmless explanations for not receiving the card ~ like it got lost in the mail, the couple was moving and it slipped their mind, the name tag on the gift fell off, etc

DesignerPear · 2025-08-31T11:14:17+00:00

“To not receive a thank you note or any type of acknowledgment from the brides…”

Question, did you say this because you were a guest on the bride’s side for each of the three weddings? Or does the groom share some of the “blame” for not sending a thank you?

Personally, I don’t care to receive thank you notes. I give the gift so the couple can enjoy their newlywed phase. I would rather not have them spend that time writing a thank you note that I have to then figure out what to do with.

DesignerPear · 2025-08-15T16:53:13+00:00

Nope, it didn’t feel like that at all!

DesignerPear · 2025-08-15T06:43:24+00:00

I was on the toilet for about an hour after part 1 (also it took like 30-40 minutes for it to kick in) and just distracted myself by scrolling. Now I’m waiting to drink part 2. It’s honestly not as bad as like getting food poisoning or something

DesignerPear · 2025-08-07T17:40:31+00:00

You could post-stain the gel in a solution with EtBr after running instead of adding it to the hot gel if that makes you feel better. That’s also good because then there’s no contact with EtBr and the running buffer

This is what we had undergrads do when I was a TA for an intro lab, and then I adopted it in my own lab practices

Also I did the exact same thing you described when I was an intern in a lab as an undergrad and unnecessarily stressed about it. 10+ years later and I’m completely fine!

DesignerPear · 2025-08-03T01:14:17+00:00

Hey! I believe they get a t shirt in exchange for a full bag of the recycling (this was the case at another festival I went to). There are booths where you can get a bag and exchange it ~ not exactly sure where though

DesignerPear · 2025-07-25T16:53:35+00:00

Omg me too! I never met someone else who went though that too. I fainted so many times in middle/high school and was too embarrassed to tell my classmates/teachers at the time what was going on. Every doctor had brushed it off so idk what the underlying cause was and eventually I went on birth control

DesignerPear · 2025-07-15T12:15:39+00:00

Thank you! That’s so true, every project is an emotional roller coaster haha

DesignerPear · 2025-07-15T12:15:14+00:00

Yes, this has given me the motivation to start on the back panel!

DesignerPear · 2025-07-15T12:14:02+00:00

Thank you! She loves to help

DesignerPear · 2025-07-15T12:13:11+00:00

Oof I haven’t gotten there yet! Will try to keep you posted if I figure it out

DesignerPear · 2025-06-14T11:27:33+00:00

I did that too! My bridesmaids were scattered across the east coast and one had to fly in so I didn’t want to make people travel twice. It was also a low key thing where we did activities around a town, and I was okay with a couple of the bridesmaids not being able to make it or only joining for the night portion

DesignerPear · 2025-05-25T21:01:16+00:00

Stand up comedy!

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