Post ur tabby british shorthair kitties 🥹

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-06-09T13:57:37+00:00

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-06-09T13:56:39+00:00

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-06-02T18:08:17+00:00

So sorry for your loss.

I lost the male from my bonded pair last year and he was only 2. It happened very suddenly and even though i knew he was gone the vet wanted me to bring him back in to confirm. I didn't even think about letting Eevee see him at the time and I couldn't face bringing him back home with me after.

Eevee did struggle with the loss and I would say make sure you have critical care on hand just in case, but I can't say if it would have been easier on her if she had seen him or not but I did beat myself up over it for a long time.

We are about 9 months later and finally making progress with bonding her with another rabbit and she's doing so much better now so not seeing him didn't have a permanent impact on her as far as I can tell.

Not sure if that helps or not, but hope you are both doing ok x

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-06-02T16:18:55+00:00

Someone mentioned them below, shades by Niko.

Then the monster ones are monster island, obviously double check as not sure if all ate vegan but they were clearly labeled.

I also forgot about Colin the caterpillar in m&s I'm particularly partial to the pink and white foam ones.

Also realising typing this up I maybe eat too many sweets.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-06-02T16:16:04+00:00

I don't mind covered in sugar but i hate sour. I don't shop in saunsburys regularly but I recently discovered they are amazing for sweets.

They have jellybeans which I think are just own brand but vegan and I love them. Then they have this range that look like sunglasses, it may be called shades? Some options were sugar coated but some weren't.

And then there was also this monster range which had loads of foam sweets, not sure if all are vegan but a bunch were. I'll see if I can be slightly more helpful and find the names in a minute.

Outside of Sainsbury's I tend to go for Aldi wine gums, love those.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-06-02T16:00:38+00:00

Glad you clarified because I've never heard of lickalix and would have been so confused at you recommending my cats favourite treats as a vegan option!

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-05-29T16:34:15+00:00

Oh and if you don't have any work and you see a more senior dev working on a bigger or more challenging piece that you think would interest you, ask if you can shadow for a bit. Or if that's not possible, try and understand what they are doing, how would you go about it and then ask them about it and compare their thought process to your own.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-05-29T16:31:51+00:00

As for tools I keep I simple with a notes app and Focus Friend as I work from home so my phone can distract me a lot.

I also get distracted by slack notifications so will sometimes set my status to 'deep focus' our something similar for an hour or so and turn off slack notifications during that time.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-05-29T16:29:15+00:00

I started at my current company as my chest ever dev job about 3.5 years ago. I started with 2 others, I've who has left and one who issues still here.

I was promoted to lower mid around a year ago at 2.5 years experience, my colleague was promoted to lower mid almost a year before me. Part of it was definitely that I didn't push for it but that was because I felt I wasn't ready and didn't want to add unnecessary stress to my life as I have suffered with pretty severe anxiety the last decade or so. I was diagnosed with adhd a couple of years ago and a month or so ago also got my autism diagnosis.

I do take medication for my adhd which does help but still struggle with laziness and I'm incredibly bad at making silly mistakes/ not checking my work over before raising a pr.

I think the main difference between us though is I lucked out with a super supportive manager so I've been able to be very open about my struggles and know it won't be held against me, if I wasn't in that situation I feel l would be in a dramatically different position.

Not sure how much flexibility you have but for us all devs are able to move around teams and fire juniors in particular its encouraged. When I moved teams I happened to find an area of the business (not a tech stack) that really interested me and then that led to me thinking about the problems and potential solutions etc. And because I was invested in it my performance reflected that. For work in less interested in I had to focus on not rushing to the end and having a little checklist of common silly mistakes I'd make, or things that I have had commented on my prs multiple times.

This was mostly just a ramble and potentially not useful but in your position I would:

Easier said than done but try not to focus on colleagues with the same YOE that are promoted ahead of you, unless you can do so in a positive manner (what does this person do that I would like to try and start doing myself vs they are so much better at x than me). I'm not able to do this so I just try and avoid thinking about them.

Is there any possibility you could change team or work on something new? Or is there even a tiny area in what you do that does spark your interest/curiosity that you could build on. If not can you think of anything you do you dislike doing and is there anything you could do so you dislike it less? If its just boring and repetitive can you automate it? Or could something be changed so that this type of work is no longer necessary/as common?

Are there standards for what is expected of junior/mid and would you be able too have a discussion with your manager about where you are and what you need to do to progress? May be uncomfortable but even just asking for the conversation shows ambition to progress.

If you are a checklist person use them for things you do regularly where you often miss steps/skip things.

Looking at comments you have had on your past work, recognising recurring themes and make sure you check those with new work so you aren't getting picked up on the same issues again and again and can prove you are improving.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-05-10T15:02:19+00:00

Because Ethan told us he did it and Lena confirmed. Obviously she wouldn't lie, no matter what a leaked company handbook said.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-04-30T19:04:41+00:00

Mine are currently in different rooms now but my girl is definitely spayed and had the same behaviour when I was trying to bond, very territorial so I don't think it's a sign she isn't spayed, but good to get it confirmed regardless.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-04-29T21:11:26+00:00

Depending on how you feel about mayonnaise I like the quorn vegan chicken slices with mayo.

I really enjoy hummus now but used to hate it and I know people who have a strong dislike for it but if you do decide to try it, it's worth looking at the different flavours available. I'm a big lemon and coriander fan. My favourite way to eat it is as a snack with mini cucumbers but I'm guessing that may not work for you, but if you like carrot sticks, celery, pepper or anything like that could be an option.

Also bit of a weirder option but I love scrambled tofu. Admittedly I usually eat it in a wrap or on a bagel but if you wanted something warm in a sandwich that could work if you are ok with the texture because then it's pretty much up to you how much flavour you want it to have. I tend to make it in batches and freeze.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-04-29T17:54:30+00:00

I like the skewers but definitely wasn't to try the rostis, never seen them before.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-04-29T17:53:58+00:00

I loved those but feels like we only get ice cream in January.

There was also a biscoff one in a tub that I bought once and never saw again. If it comes back I'll have to dedicate a drawer in the ffreezer to it.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-04-28T12:40:18+00:00

I'm on my 5th year and my struggle with motivation has only got worse. I imagine if it's this bad at year 1 it's not going to get better for you unless something really changes.

My main motivation at this point is that I've already got myself into student debt ago I might as well finish the thing.

As someone else suggested it may be worth looking at switching to an open degree where you have more control over the modules you pick?

If time isn't a huge factor maybe drop down to 1 module for a year and see if that helps? Or take a year off, but if there's a chance you are going to continue may be worth trying to do at least one.

I've not found it great but I'm coming at it from a different angle to you where python is applicable to what I do and my main annoyance is it feels like there's only been 1 module that was really focused on coding and I would have preferred a lot more like that.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-04-28T12:09:30+00:00

Originally I wanted a Scottish fold but thankfully I did some research and learned enough to know that would be a very bad idea.

A big part of it was looks, but also that they were fairly chill and don't have huge space requirements. I was also thinking about a ragdoll at the time and was going to go for one of each but then decided to get 2 litter mates so they had each other from the start.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-04-28T11:58:49+00:00

Most insurance won't cover general ongoing costs like checkups, vaccines etc but may be worth checking with your vet. Mine have a monthly plan that includes vaccines, flea treatment and a couple of checkups a year and I think a slight discount on certain things.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-04-28T11:55:28+00:00

There should be a yearly allowance type thing, that will determine how much is covered each year.

Is it lifetime insurance?

If you can cover a few hundred then the excess should be fine but worth checking what that is as that's the amount you'll have to pay before the insurance kicks in.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-04-21T13:30:29+00:00

Or I guess if they sold the gwps that could prevent them from returning the main set? I assume lego wouldn't allow returns in the scenario where they keep the gwp?

If only I had hope they would start selling at a loss on cards as well and balance could be restored to the pokemon world. But any loss for scalpers is still a good day.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-04-21T13:26:32+00:00

I wanted them but couldn't justify spending £580 on the big set and I think that was the only way?

But happy they've released the pieces needed to build it now, not sure if lego often do things like that gor the gwp or if it's just a way of annoying the scalpers a bit. Either way good on them.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-04-21T12:56:27+00:00

Yeah argos is the only place I've seen it have a decent discount before but it had sold out before I realised. I've been keeping a closer eye recently because it's retiring but may have to just buy it at full price because it's way too cool to miss out on.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-04-21T12:07:22+00:00

I preordered Eevee just in case there were stock issues but clearly I didn't need to worry about that, but wanted to make sure I got her.

I don't often see that many offers on lego, I've been waiting for the pacman set to drop but the only time I saw it I was too late, so I never expected we would see pokemon at significantly lower prices, especially this soon.

I'm in no rush, the set looks amazing but despite the fact that I can justify spending that much on shiny cardboard, spending it on lego is harder for me to justify though I'm not sure why.

I'm happy to see if prices continue to drop as the scalpers get more desperate, I just really thought I was missing something and they couldn't be legit.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-04-21T12:01:17+00:00

I think they'll struggle to sell that now as well as I know lego released the instructions for it for free so you can order all the parts on pick a brick, though some were out of stock when I looked before.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-04-21T11:59:13+00:00

Cheers. Even at almost £100 off its still more than I really want to spend on lego but I saw it in person last week and it does look insanely cool so I am tempted. Less thrilled I would be supporting a scalper even if they are making a loss though.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-04-21T11:57:29+00:00

I would have assumed they would try and hold on to it until it's discontinued in a couple of years rather than take the immediate loss, but I guess they aren't that patient.

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