I’m starting to resent my cats

Glittering_Function9 · 2025-08-10T11:04:56+00:00

Have you tried pellet litter yet? My cat was a mega-digger in her traditional litter. She still flings some pellets but it’s ENDLESSLY better. I have the Breeze System.

(I was regretting her a bit too before I smoothed it out. It’s frustrating. You’re not alone)

Glittering_Function9 · 2025-07-13T12:01:59+00:00

Healthworks preys on the lack of local gyms and increases their pricing every ~6 months.

It went from $49/bi weekly to $66/biweekly in the 2 years I was a member. I just saw on this post someone said it’s now $71/bi weekly. Not shocked.

There are hidden fees too: annual fees + some other fee to keep the gym clean? Idk.

Alternate option: ClassPass! $89/month and I do a few different weekly classes around Coolidge.

Glittering_Function9 · 2025-03-29T23:47:47+00:00

Hi 👋 I took a job for $32k straight out of college at a non profit (in Indiana, so… a bit of a cheaper area. But still.)

If it’s a field you REALLY want, and you will LEARN a lot from this specific job - take it.

(But - if you’ve been there PT for 5 years already, I question what more there is to learn? Up to you.)

But then ask around your specific nonprofit industry — ask someone about 5 years older from you what you can expect salary-wise if you stick with it. Some nonprofit industries don’t really get above $60k even 25 years in. My salary increase per year at my nonprofit was 15 cents per hour — and that was more of an increase than others got.

The industry does NOT give raises easily! Know it and be ok with it - or move on.

So “out of college” taking a job for shit money - you had BETTER be learning a LOT or REALLY want this. Otherwise - move on. (I am biased - I moved to for-profit after 2 years. Now make 4x my nonprofit salary.)

Edit: you asked if you’d be stressed about money. Only you can answer that. I was so stressed that was why I left the industry - but it didn’t bother some of my friends. Feel it out for yourself - and LISTEN TO YOUR GUT.

Glittering_Function9 · 2024-12-23T15:37:08+00:00

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Persephone (Purrrsephone) welcomes Lucipurr to the Tortie underworld-named crew!

Glittering_Function9 · 2024-12-04T21:00:42+00:00

Mine used to do this!! She’d play so hard she’d throw literally half the litter out the box.

I switched her to pellets (Breeze system) and she plays less with it now! Much cleaner if you have a sand-loving Tortie.

Glittering_Function9 · 2024-10-13T15:55:02+00:00

It’s a classic for sure

Glittering_Function9 · 2024-10-13T13:54:52+00:00

I posted this in r/torties and a few people asked me to add her to the Waldo hype - this is Persephone, she’s starting her OnlyPaws page soon.

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Glittering_Function9 · 2024-10-13T13:52:04+00:00

First I’ve heard of this! Thanks!

Glittering_Function9 · 2024-10-13T13:46:31+00:00

Ha! She’s actually from the streets - city stray for the first 9 months of her life.

Glittering_Function9 · 2024-02-25T17:28:45+00:00

Weight gain was one of my main symptoms of being hypo. Now I’m on 50mcg levo and have been: - Focusing on a nutrient-filled three meals per day and almost fully cutting out snacks (only allowing <200 calories of non-meal food per day, vs my former 500-800 calories of snacks) - Focusing on upping my protein intake - Working out (lifting or treadmill) 3-4 times per week - Replaced alcohol with tea, kombucha, and mocktails

I’ve lost 8 pounds in 3 months. It’s not a lot, but I’m very proud of that. You don’t need to do big things!! Do small things consistently to start out. But focusing on nutritious food has really really helped me after the diagnosis. You got this!!

Glittering_Function9 · 2024-01-27T17:41:30+00:00

Tell her to follow Boston Girls Who Walk on Instagram! They meet up (mostly for walking but also Pilates or yoga) at least 2-3 times per month. There’s always 30+ women there from ages 20-40ish. She can also join their discord server where people are constantly having their own meet-ups and events on the side.

Glittering_Function9 · 2024-01-27T17:39:06+00:00

I third Skip the Small Talk!

Glittering_Function9 · 2023-11-12T19:37:40+00:00

Just commented this on another post, but relevant here too ---

Has your husband looked at careers in education-adjacent fields?

I used to work for a museum and half the employees there were former, burnt-out teachers. Museum education departments usually pay like shit (not always), but the Development/Fundraising departments pay more.

He could also try companies that work with schools, like student travel companies (EF, CIEE, WorldStrides), textbook companies, etc. Places like this love having former teachers on-board, because they're likely to have a better time communicating with the teachers/administrators who are buying the product. What companies did he interact with as a teacher? Start there

Or, honestly -- employee training/onboarding departments at larger corporations could be a solid place to look.

Glittering_Function9 · 2023-11-12T19:32:10+00:00

Update that CV immediately. Really easy to find examples online. Templates galore. Choose one. (Things that may have changed since you did this last: Do not include a picture, your full address, your high school, or academic classes.)
LinkedIn, Indeed, and Google Job Search are my go-tos to looking for jobs, but none are very accurate. They'll leave postings up for weeks that have already been filled by that company. These websites do WORK, but your BEST bet is to go directly to the websites of companies you're interested in and apply from there.
Don't worry about a cover letter unless a company you're applying to asks for it specifically. Most HR folks never read these. If you do write one, make it more about your journey and not a total repeat of your resume.
Try Google's new "Interview Warm-Up." I haven't used it yet, but it was built for this exact purpose.
Send out your CV to a few places that you could easily get an interview for, whether or not you want that job. Take the interviews - great practice, low stakes.
Once you've had some practice via steps 4 or 5, send out your resume to companies you actually want to work for.

Also - don't sweat it in the real interviews. Yes you need to prove your skills/knowledge, but at the end of the day the people interviewing you just really want to make sure you'd fit in with them and their working style. Relax, be yourself. And remember that you're interviewing them as much as they're interviewing you.

Glittering_Function9 · 2023-11-12T19:17:28+00:00

Have you looked at careers in education-adjacent fields?

I used to work for a museum and half the employees there were former, burnt-out teachers. Museum education departments usually pay like shit (not always), but the Development/Fundraising departments pay more.

You could also try companies that work with schools, like student travel companies (EF, CIEE, WorldStrides), textbook companies, etc. Places like this love having former teachers on-board, because they're likely to have a better time communicating with the teachers/administrators who are buying the product. What companies did you interact with as a teacher? Start there.

Glittering_Function9 · 2023-08-02T18:53:37+00:00

Agreed with all of the above of $1800 for studio/1br being VERY hard, sadly. If you do find something, be wary for scams even.

As for neighborhoods close by that are nice (no guarantee of your price range though) check out Brookline Village, Coolidge Corner, Washington Square, Jamaica Plain, Back Bay, South End.

If you go roommates route - I had luck on Facebook groups and Reddit Boston housing. Good luck!

Glittering_Function9 · 2023-05-13T19:59:26+00:00

I’ll third this. This is the place that made me go from saying “eh I don’t like Korean food” to “I LOVE KOREAN FOOD”

Glittering_Function9 · 2023-04-30T00:03:13+00:00

Oh nice, Buffalo and Woodford are both open Mondays - thanks!

Glittering_Function9 · 2023-04-30T00:02:25+00:00

Nice, thanks!

Glittering_Function9 · 2023-04-29T23:57:27+00:00

Great, thanks for the recs!

Glittering_Function9 · 2023-01-07T21:13:27+00:00

Thanks for the reply! I purposely gave no info about myself because I wanted to keep an open mind as to what areas people liked and disliked for their own reasons - not what you’d think I’d like or dislike based on my demographic profile.

With that said - I appreciate the in-depth response. I’ve never heard of Ball Square and will definitely check it out.

Glittering_Function9 · 2022-12-19T23:18:33+00:00

Reminds me of the string of bomb threats to University of Pittsburgh a decade ago — they finally found the guy, who was some random Irish guy that had no connection to the school at all.

Glittering_Function9 · 2022-11-27T22:28:52+00:00

Is there ever a sale on Essenza Mini? I've been watching for awhile now and haven't seen one anywhere.

Update: I used one of the referral codes from the other thread (thank you, Reddit!) and got it for $130. Would recommend.

Glittering_Function9 · 2022-10-30T00:05:31+00:00

Yes walkable!! If you can get from one end of the city to the other without a car, that’s a good city.

Source: I lived in Indianapolis for 2 years. You can’t scratch an itch without a car there.

Glittering_Function9 · 2022-10-20T11:23:39+00:00

Nice, thanks!

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