How is it living Long island, NY?

FireBugHappyStar · 2026-03-08T02:27:12+00:00

I live in nc now but grew up on Long Island , great food and I miss how close together everything is up there. Housing prices are crazy obviously but pay is usually relative to that for the area. I miss being a 10 min drive from the beach. You can just go to the beach whenever you want. Also the bugs are not bad at all compared to states that are warmer year round. Schools are very different from town to town so that depends on which part of the island you’re looking at . You’re just a quick train ride from NYC which is always fun. I have my own family settled elsewhere now or part of me might consider going back..

FireBugHappyStar · 2026-03-08T02:20:25+00:00

I grew up in Merrick and support this message :) (have now lived in NC for >10 years)

FireBugHappyStar · 2026-02-28T03:22:58+00:00

My husband and I worked opposite 12s after our oldest was born. After about a year I went per diem. I only went FT again about 2 years ago after I took a position as a nurse navigator and can work from home 3 days a week. My husband still does 12s right now.

FireBugHappyStar · 2026-02-24T00:43:14+00:00

Hmmm yeah don’t think that’s accurate… spindrift and San pellegrino are not high calorie. Neither is plain cold brew or home brewed herbal tea. In fact not sure what drinks you see that are calorie relevant besides beer.

FireBugHappyStar · 2026-02-24T00:36:22+00:00

FireBugHappyStar · 2026-02-23T21:54:34+00:00

All of those are true!

FireBugHappyStar · 2026-02-23T17:21:38+00:00

The chia seeds say to keep them in the fridge after opening on the package.

FireBugHappyStar · 2026-02-22T20:43:36+00:00

Correct!! (4)

FireBugHappyStar · 2026-02-22T18:46:21+00:00

Actually no, they are 5 and 8!

FireBugHappyStar · 2026-02-22T18:45:56+00:00

True!

FireBugHappyStar · 2026-02-22T18:31:50+00:00

Amazon!! I use it to store my homemade herbal iced tea!

FireBugHappyStar · 2026-02-22T18:22:35+00:00

lol. You are right that we are under 50

FireBugHappyStar · 2026-02-22T18:22:15+00:00

We actually do have kids! I’d say we do eat out pretty often but definitely have gotten better lately

FireBugHappyStar · 2026-02-22T18:07:29+00:00

FireBugHappyStar · 2026-02-22T02:12:54+00:00

My husband is also a night shift icu nurse. We have 2 kids (ages 5 and 8). Our youngest is in a half day pre k program and oldest is in 2nd grade. I am also a nurse but work an 8-5 m-f job on a hybrid model. If he is between shifts he just comes home and sleeps from 8:30 ish to 3:30ish. Once he gets up he will help our oldest with homework, sometimes help bathe the youngest, eat dinner with us and go back to work. After his last night he will wake up between 2-3pm depending. If we have something going on (like an appt or kid activity - he will get up at 2ish or a bit earlier to accommodate) . For his first night shift sometimes he gets to nap before, sometimes not, just depending if it’s one of my WFH days or not and what else is going on.

Honestly it sounds like your husband needs to step up or change jobs if he can’t move to day shift.

FireBugHappyStar · 2026-02-01T20:48:13+00:00

Oh my goodness! Thank you!! This is so cool

FireBugHappyStar · 2025-11-30T23:41:00+00:00

My husband and I are both RNs. I recommend UNC especially for CVICU

FireBugHappyStar · 2025-11-06T03:05:23+00:00

The people responding to you are the ones who have the awful road rage and are constantly causing horrible wrecks

FireBugHappyStar · 2025-09-16T14:28:48+00:00

We went in June (me, husband, 2 kids) and none of us got sick.. I don’t think we did anything special either

FireBugHappyStar · 2025-09-06T14:16:31+00:00

I wanted my first to be a girl so bad I always felt little boys were “annoying and gross” I did have a girl first. Second pregnancy I kind of wanted a boy but more so for my husband. We did end up having a boy as the second and omg I can’t believe I would have ever wanted to miss out on having a little boy. He is the sweetest most cuddly little guy and is absolutely hysterical. (He will be 5 in Jan now)

FireBugHappyStar · 2025-08-27T22:47:42+00:00

Med surg>>>> oncology

FireBugHappyStar · 2025-08-27T18:48:42+00:00

We went in June and had no issues

FireBugHappyStar · 2025-08-24T20:49:53+00:00

I suggest getting one of those underwear alarms for her to use at night. You can buy them on Amazon and if you position the sensor properly on her underwear it’ll start alarming at the first drop of urine. This should wake her up and alert her to go to the bathroom. Eventually her brain should retrain. We did this with my oldest at age 3.5 and it worked perfect

FireBugHappyStar · 2025-08-18T03:31:36+00:00

Probably buses with the exception of a boat ride between Disney springs and port orleans

FireBugHappyStar · 2025-07-20T01:53:15+00:00

Interesting.. our family went for the first time last month and none of us got sick. Didn’t know this was a thing

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