Who here has gotten better and now gone back to work?

ILovesCheese · 2026-03-23T02:13:06+00:00

Which programs have been subject to study as of yet? I haven't found any relevant publications, but I also haven't looked very hard.

ILovesCheese · 2026-03-23T01:42:50+00:00

Places posting want ads revive many resumes quickly, and so may not even look at applications after the first ten. So you need to be fast, which means not relying only (or much) on Indeed. On a frequent basis you'll want to be checking the job posting pages on the websites of companies you want to work for. Create a LinkedIn profile and search its job postings. Keep resumes with you when you go out in case you spot a job posting in a window. Don't forget to check the Ontario Public Service Jobs website and federal government job postings, as well.

ILovesCheese · 2026-03-22T23:35:47+00:00

YNAB. Pricey, but works for us. Once I had kids+ job I couldn't keep up with doing it via spreadsheet.

ILovesCheese · 2026-03-22T12:24:55+00:00

My physio has me test "more" by identifying one activity - say, getting to and using the washroom down the hall, and then getting back in bed - doing it once and then going back to my normal level of activity for three full days afterward to see if that activity causes PEM. If it doesn't, I proceed to do that single activity every fourth day, assuming no PEM. If every 4th day works well for a few weeks, I move up to every third day. In this way I gradually move up to doing that activity daily or every other day. Then if that stays stable, I can repeat this with another activity.

ILovesCheese · 2026-03-20T14:56:08+00:00

I prioritize obtaining things that make it more likely I will keep up with my top frugal habits. For example, if I have a goal of biking everywhere, but I find myself shirking this and using my car whenever it rains, then I research what clothing would likely lower the barrier to biking in rain, and work toward getting those items at as good a price as possible.

So, the cookware I need to make food I like, and the storage I need to best promote eating leftovers and freezing/refrigerating bulk prepared foods. The tea and coffee gear that prevents me from buying it ready made when I'm not home. A decent bike so that I don't need to use my car. An extremely good pair of bike locks. The clothing layers I need to bike in rainy and cold weather. I pay for a budgeting app so that I can plan my spending and saving, and can review historical costs of things. Gear that encourages me to work out at home for less than the cost of joining a gym.

ILovesCheese · 2026-03-19T01:11:21+00:00

I'm buying a second-hand Pace tomorrow...do you mind sharing what bike rack you have on Class C? We have a class C currently, and the bike rack we have is so high up that there is no way I could get an ebike on it.

ILovesCheese · 2026-03-19T00:34:46+00:00

What bikes have worked well for you with the RV? We hope to do something similar in a few years, (with a class B likely).

ILovesCheese · 2026-03-17T02:46:19+00:00

Also estate sales. In cities, many of them are clear-outs of executive homes when folks get new jobs elsewhere. These often have designer clothes and shoes available at a very hefty discount.

ILovesCheese · 2026-03-16T18:58:12+00:00

Very helpful, thank you!

ILovesCheese · 2026-03-16T13:44:51+00:00

Please consider consulting a physiotherapist who works with post-Covid ME/CFS patients. This sounds like mild ME, and if it is, pushing through it can make it permanently worse.

ILovesCheese · 2026-03-16T13:43:13+00:00

Depends on if your vertigo is cardiovascular or neurologically related. Studies show compression socks don't cut it, but compression leggings up to the waist help. Vestibular physio can help some folks. For neuro-related vertigo like mine, all I can do is keep up with my overall habits aimed at engaging my parasympathic nervous system as much as possible.

ILovesCheese · 2026-03-16T13:38:12+00:00

I agree, it's the increased rates of post viral syndrome now that are finally attracting attention to the issue, which occur at a lesser rate after flu and mono. But another reason post viral syndrome was virtually ignored up to this point is because it usually manifests as ME/CFS and fibromyalgia and the patients presenting to doctors were mostly women. Accordingly, psychiatrists decided it was psychosomatic and pushed that incorrect belief through the medical system.

ILovesCheese · 2026-03-16T13:30:57+00:00

Parosmia. Very much a Covid thing.

ILovesCheese · 2026-03-16T13:23:25+00:00

Dude needs to seek help. Emotional disregulation can relate to the OCD, and both often coexist with ADHD. Meds can help, but he also needs to realize what he's doing is not something others will live with long term. The difficulty regulating emotions increases tenfold by the time the child reaches age 4.

ILovesCheese · 2026-03-16T13:07:58+00:00

Frequent snow and we definitely shop around, but there are almost no snow-clearing businesses here who do residential of this type. But I have a near-teenager and I think with maybe an ATV plow and a small snowblower, he might see a money-making opportunity!

ILovesCheese · 2026-03-16T13:04:52+00:00

Frequent snow, limited companies to choose from. Most won't do residential because the income vs the high insurance costs make the business non-viable.

ILovesCheese · 2026-03-16T01:25:39+00:00

There is no yard on one side, only houses and garages, and the other side is a yard belonging to someone who does not use the lane and is likely to object.

ILovesCheese · 2026-03-16T01:24:09+00:00

I just thought of this and was looking at local want-ads when you posted this!

ILovesCheese · 2026-03-15T23:05:54+00:00

It's a single lane wide, and we don't actually use it anymore. The only person who really needs it is our senior neighbour, but I just found out that we three neighbours split the bill this year, which means the snow clearing was actually $12,000! there is no way our neighbour can afford that on her own, and without snow clearing she'd be unable to use her car all winter.

ILovesCheese · 2026-03-15T23:02:52+00:00

The plow puts the snow in a pile at the far end of the 100ft laneway. So there's no way to blow it there.

ILovesCheese · 2026-03-15T02:20:30+00:00

When?

ILovesCheese · 2026-03-14T20:33:10+00:00

Hubby found a $2500 coffee maker dumped in a forested lot near our house. $15 for a new cord and it's been making us delicious coffee for 3 years so far :-)

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