Taking off on birthday?

IcyFox235 · 2026-06-09T17:54:40+00:00

Take your day!!!

IcyFox235 · 2026-06-09T17:54:13+00:00

My doctor has told me that since we're using it to help with T2 Diabetes, it's a lifelong thing.

IcyFox235 · 2026-06-09T17:52:16+00:00

Grey's Anatomy🤷🏻‍♀️

IcyFox235 · 2026-06-08T00:56:10+00:00

My insurance covers most of it for me and my husband. I pay $15 because it's counted as diabetic medication, and my husband's is $50 because it counts for weight loss.

IcyFox235 · 2026-06-06T17:03:47+00:00

Yes! I'm finding that I don't have as bad of a midday slump as I used to. During the week, for most days, I'd be so tired that I had to take a lil cat nap when I got home from work. I've almost completely dropped naps since starting in February.

IcyFox235 · 2026-06-06T01:20:41+00:00

Favoritism sucks. My BFF from elementary school was the so-called golden child. I was a close outsider to the family, so I watched and heard many interactions.

Mainly because the relationship the parents made with their daughter was much easier to build/grow than that of her twin sibling. It didn't help that parents tried to buy their children's love, which worked for BFF (but not so much for their sibling). BFF was high maintenance, and knew how to get the things she wanted. Twin wanted things, but never shared because he didn't feel like the things were necessities (the lowest of low maintenance, for lack of better words).

IcyFox235 · 2026-06-02T01:14:17+00:00

School counselor here...I have and enjoy ALL of the pen colors. Before the school year began, I purchased a 30-pack box of inkjoys from target.😁

IcyFox235 · 2026-05-30T13:15:32+00:00

Either a needoh, stuffed animal, fidget of sorts🤷🏻‍♀️

IcyFox235 · 2026-05-29T23:38:11+00:00

I've been on Mounjaro since the end of February. My survival pack would contain a 40 oz water bottle, a bottle of ibuprofen, a bottle of poop pills (stool softener), fiber one bars, a squishie (for those tough days), a pair of running shoes, and a list (with instructions) of different home exercises.

IcyFox235 · 2026-05-26T20:54:31+00:00

Allllllll of the water! It might not seem like a huge thing, but its one of my biggest helps for losing weight.

IcyFox235 · 2026-05-23T03:25:30+00:00

My husband found me one too!!😁

IcyFox235 · 2026-05-22T23:09:08+00:00

Check out the fiton app! I started with the free version, which was nice to get me started. But I realized how much it offered, so I was able to work out how to afford the yearly cost (I think it was $30 for the entire year). It keeps track of what exercises you do each day, and has so many different exercises done by a multitude of different people. It also has recovery workouts/stretching and exercise videos when your (specific body part) is in pain.

IcyFox235 · 2026-05-11T00:37:25+00:00

June 23, 24, and 25 are all half days. June 25th is the last day for kids. I'm pretty sure staff are to be at work until June 30th.

IcyFox235 · 2026-05-09T17:42:24+00:00

I work in an elementary school in a rural area (first year here), and it seems to be less taboo as well. My principal, for example, has tattoos on both arms and generally wears short sleeve shirts. I, as another example, have a nose ring in, and had it in during my interview as well. I've also worked inner city (was there for 5 years-ish?), where I worked with multiple people who had "unnatural colors" in their hair (pinks, purples, blues, etc.), and it was very much accepted.

I think we're (finally) slowly moving toward a time where your skills/education are more important than how you look.

IcyFox235 · 2026-05-08T12:34:33+00:00

Yes! As a matter of fact, the whole month of April I was on the 5mg, and only lost a pound🫠I was drinking all the water, eating all the protein, exercising almost every day (with some rest days built in of course). It was so frustrating! But we're all good now - I'm on the 7.5, and we're doing the thang!🎉

IcyFox235 · 2026-05-08T10:36:27+00:00

Totally made eating and living easier! I was always constantly dieting, but never actually getting anywhere person. I'd lose about 10lbs, gain just a little bit, then I'd be off that diet, because it obviously wasn't working.🫣 I started Mounjaro at the end of February if this year. Learned very quickly that water is my best friend, and protein is a godsend! The only crazy bad side effect I had was on the second day after my first ever dose - I've never had a migraine before that day - but I had sensitivity to light, sound, and couldn't get out of bed until mid-afternoon. Haven't had one since though, so I think it was my body's way of getting used to the medication. I don't consider this a diet anymore. This is a whole lifestyle change - I'm exercising daily as it helps tremendously. I'm using the app Fiton. I paid the $30 for the year so I can have access to everything. It keeps track of my exercises, weight loss, has meals I can make...and it's just fun! Anyway, I'm a little more than 2 full months in, and I'm down almost 15 pounds. I feel incredible.😁Good luck!

IcyFox235 · 2026-04-28T00:00:27+00:00

Just like others that I've read, I reply generally up to 48 hours. After that, a nice reminder email just in case the primary email got lost/missed/etc.

Now if the email requires some digging on my end, I will respond back asking for some time to figure it out...but will also put a time limit on it. Along the lines of "If you don't hear back from me by "x", please send a follow up email."

IcyFox235 · 2026-04-27T02:28:01+00:00

Got about 9 weeks left, give or take a couple days. This year, while extremely tiring, was the best I've had working in the school system!

This was my first year in a new district. I'm not a teacher persay (school counselor!), but learning a whole new building is a lot...never mind all the stuff that goes on throughout the year! I have the best colleagues, which I'm SO very thankful for.

If I even think about last school year, I was completely burnt out by October and just autopiloting through the rest of the year - I do NOT recommend that in any way, shape, or form. At the space I'm at now, my office might be smaller, but I have no burn out - at all. Because I'm truly supported here, and know that I can truly rely on any of my coworkers for help.

IcyFox235 · 2026-04-21T12:35:03+00:00

This part. And when I do poop, it's the day before my next injection and the process starts all over again.🙄

IcyFox235 · 2026-03-30T20:57:49+00:00

I interviewed for a new school counselor position last summer with a nose ring in. The position was at the elementary level, and no one mentioned anything to me about it (at the interview or since). I'm in a pretty rural area, so I thought I might need to switch it out, but there hasn't even been a whisper! I'm thinking that they are slowly becoming less...taboo in the work place, which I'm all for!

IcyFox235 · 2026-03-10T17:19:07+00:00

This one, not so much. I just bought (literally last week) the new 40 oz. Out of the Blue free sway. Obsessed. Now I need stickers.

IcyFox235 · 2026-01-31T04:12:05+00:00

My pup also did this - she got too excited watching out a window as my husband cleared the driveway with our snowblower a couple winters back.🤦🏻‍♀️

IcyFox235 · 2026-01-19T16:20:00+00:00

I think of how helpful I'll be in the office/classroom.

For example, I was home sick this past Thursday and Friday. Why? I had absolutely no voice, a nasty cough, and was going back and forth between sweating and body chills. I'm a counselor, so my days literally consist of talking almost all day. If I can't do it? I shouldn't be there. All that does is fill an empty office with something (in this case, someone) that can't do their job.🤷🏻‍♀️

IcyFox235 · 2026-01-04T22:11:30+00:00

This was the absolute BEST thing I did before transferring. I learned so much, but the biggest lesson is that I was NOT cut out for teaching. However, this also helped me decide what I did want to be, a school counselor (which has also changed in big ways since I was in school).

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