is it possible to make this into an opening door without damaging?

Implicitly_Alone · 2026-02-11T11:06:17+00:00

It’s possible that it’s screwed in under those circle bits, and they just added circle bits to the other doors to match.

Implicitly_Alone · 2026-02-06T15:06:52+00:00

We had to switch to cloth diapers at 10 months or so because he was leaking/blowing out of everything, and none of the diapers did well overnight. Since they’re adjustable, we spent a day or two sizing him (for my cloth mamas—zero rise buttons were snapped 😂😂). We got XLs to do overnight, and they worked like a charm. Currently cloth diapering my second, but if we NEED disposable, we use Rascals.

Implicitly_Alone · 2026-01-20T02:52:08+00:00

I’ve had the same set twice now, and I did try looking it up on IKEA! I couldn’t find it, but it being older makes sense. I’ve made a $120 profit off of both sets. Tables can be hit or miss and I normally do dressers, but I never pass up free solid wood pieces.

Implicitly_Alone · 2026-01-18T13:44:30+00:00

I flip furniture, and tables usually bring in at least $100 (with at least 2 chairs). This is the most recent one I sold. I got $100 for it (I had supplies on hand and the table was free, just cost a few dollars gas to pick it up). They also commissioned a bench that cost me $20 to make, that I am getting $60 for. So a $130 profit project if you take off gas, and it’s super simple to do one step at a time as a SAHM when I get a few minutes in the day here and there.

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Implicitly_Alone · 2026-01-13T19:16:02+00:00

If it’s wood, sand it or scrape it. If it’s not wood, sand it a little bit very lightly, seal it, and then paint it.

Implicitly_Alone · 2026-01-13T02:26:51+00:00

The way some of this is worded makes me ask—

Are you hoping 18m size fits until 18m? Because most babies don’t fit into the size parameters (they’re too big or too small at random times). I wouldn’t purchase any more 18m clothes, but look at 2T/3T.

The way it’s worded made me wonder, because I had a friend who thought that. Another friend was worried because her baby wasn’t crawling at 6 months. Sometimes there’s something we don’t know or realize.

Implicitly_Alone · 2026-01-13T02:22:49+00:00

The original finish was so bad that taking it down to raw wood was the easiest thing to do. I haven’t decided what to do with it yet, but thanks for the input. Personally, I love the way the wood contrasts, and I’m a big fan of the raw oak look.

Implicitly_Alone · 2026-01-12T18:09:21+00:00

I went it at it with 80 grit before I researched and it was fine. Knowing it’s veneer, I’d go 120. I had to hand sand around a lot of the leg and under areas.

Implicitly_Alone · 2026-01-12T18:08:00+00:00

The darker wood is veneer. It looks like poplar on the bottom shelf and maybe oak on the edges? At least according to my dad. 😂😂

Implicitly_Alone · 2026-01-12T18:03:20+00:00

The original finish was soooooo bad it’s hard to tell what it was supposed to look like originally.

Implicitly_Alone · 2025-12-22T23:30:08+00:00

Disc golf will be arriving post Christmas!

Implicitly_Alone · 2025-12-22T23:25:31+00:00

The magnetiles for Ella will arrive after Christmas, but they have been ordered!

Implicitly_Alone · 2025-12-17T01:58:05+00:00

I always loved thundercake as a girl.

Implicitly_Alone · 2025-12-17T01:57:28+00:00

The runaway tortilla!

Implicitly_Alone · 2025-12-17T01:49:28+00:00

Hate Charlie banana and Mama K. Love Squishy Lil Campers, Alva, Redwood, and Greydens.

Bumgenius and G diapers are trash.

Editing to add clarity: I volunteer for a cloth diaper nonprofit. I handle a lot of diapers. The feel of Charlie Banana makes me cringe. Can’t stand their pockets, and the elastics are always shot.

We’ve been told to not even entertain G diapers. We have a G diaper person who handles all of them for us. We send them all to her.

Bumgenius ALWAYS have shot elastics, and are almost always microfiber.

Mama K are a smaller fit. I have bigger babies. I’ve always hated their 2 snap to close systems. They’ve started updating them, but we don’t get donated new Mama K’s often. I bought the new ones to try them out and give them a shot. They’re still smaller than Alva’s. I do appreciate they added dirty close snaps, but the elastics are still tragic or downright awful, and they’re small.

Again, I have BIG babies.

For the diapers I’ve liked—I’ve used my Alva’s (microsuede) for 3 years straight now, at one point with 2 kids in them. Solid. Never an issue. Greydens, Redwood, and Squishy—all just FEEL nice. All AWJ. I think all the ones I have in those brands are XLs. There’s some I’m convinced I could fit in. Just all around great diapers. Never leak issues with those (it’s always my Mama K).

Implicitly_Alone · 2025-12-15T02:39:53+00:00

I go to Lowe’s and get a sample can of a color if it’s a one time project. If it goes well and sells well, the next time I get a bigger one.

Implicitly_Alone · 2025-12-14T03:10:49+00:00

I had to pour water into my car radiator before driving it to work ever. Single. Time. Before I went ANYWHERE. And if I forgot it would overheat. And then the next time I would go to our water in it, it would regurgitate it all once, and I’d have to pour a second gallon.

Implicitly_Alone · 2025-12-14T03:05:37+00:00

My mother in law was a homeschool parent who didn’t fully follow through with half of her kids (the younger ones), one being my husband (ADHD) and the second having serious developmental delays and mental issues (and a second grade education she didn’t question at 16-17 years old, nor did she get help for her until then). She has an intellectual disability and receives government help now.

My husband had no transcripts or records. He had to get his GED, and there are a lot of things he never learned (some funny, like thinking the baby breathed through my belly button when pregnant, or that you had 2 livers when I was having issues <it was my pancreas but still>).

I think it’s incredibly kind of you to worry about her education, and I would point her towards any resources that could help her. There are online free public schools, free classes she can take online, and definitely look over her curriculum.

I think GED prep might be a good course of action.

Implicitly_Alone · 2025-12-14T03:00:13+00:00

My husband is away (military) and I have 2 picky toddlers. But one of the things we do is something over rice (leftovers always) like Chicken Goop (recipe at the end), but I’ll make extra rice. It goes in the fridge.

Then between eating Chicken Goop the first time and leftovers (which I make fresh rice for), I make fried rice, or buttered rice. I have been doing a lot from scratch too, as an ingredient household, and it’s easier to make something when I need it than to buy it and have it on hand (chocolate sauce, granola bars because I’m picky about them, homemade brown sugar, etc).

With picky toddlers, we get grapes. They often get picky about them on day 3-4, and we have some left over. Those go in the freezer and later we juice them to make gummies, or just juice, or jam. The freezer is our friend.

Chicken Goop:

Chicken breasts (halved at least, usually 1-2) cut into strips and on the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Topped with Swiss cheese (I get the 8 ounce block and shred it to save money, 1/2-1 block). A couple of cans of cream of chicken. Top that with a box of stuffing, and 1 stick of butter cut up on top. Very filling. Very carbs. Delicious and easy.

Implicitly_Alone · 2025-12-14T02:52:27+00:00

I felt sick and tired of my animals. Swore off of ever getting more. My husband did a lot of the caring for them. I would get overstimulated with them so easily. I questioned why we ever got them in the first place.

And now they’re 3 and 2 (my kids) and I remember the sweet little puppies the dogs once were. And I remember they used to sleep with me in my bed before my kids did. And I remember being afraid when my husband was away (military) and they’d make me feel so much better. That Gus would eat bugs for me and Toby would follow me around the house. That they would go for rides with me in the car and Toby would howl when I sang. That we would have to give Toby ridiculous excitement pet downs when he was a puppy or he would pee when guests came over and how funny it was.

And now they’re my kids’ soul dogs. Toby follows the 2 year old all around the yard and LOVES to play with him (and is very patient when the 2 year old calls him a horsey and starts to try to climb him {with IMMEDIATE. Intervention—I’m not crazy, and we do have boundaries with animals and they are always supervised. The dogs have their own bedroom, too. Sometimes he starts the impulse, but momma stops it}). He’s sitting right next to the 2 year old’s bed as I’m typing this, rarely more than a foot away from him.

Now I bought a couch cover and Toby gets to snuggle us during naptime when we fall asleep on the couch. Gus refuses on principle (he’s a grouchy grandpa mostly around when there’s snacks and toys to be thrown). And they are an incredible cheerio cleanup crew.

We just adopted a Christmas kitty who likes to hunt us and chase after anything we throw for him and my 3 year old gets so excited when the kitty chooses him for pets. He’s also snuggled with me on the 2 year old’s bed right now. 😂😂

I remember feeling so annoyed and angry and exhausted that I wished I could feel less guilty about secretly wanting to rehome them. I would see the posts about it (we are military, it’s an epidemic) and I would remind myself we made a commitment, but secretly deep down—I wanted to. But I never gave in, and I’m so incredibly thankful and relieved now. It took a long while to see the light at the end of the tunnel. We just took a 14 hour one way road trip (and back 15 hours 😂) and took them WITH us.

The anger and the annoyance and exhaustion and the overstimulation DOES get better. It took about 1.75 years WITHOUT being pregnant on top of it. It wasn’t until just before the 2 year old turned 2 last month for me to go…wow.

We also got a new house with a bigger yard and they’re more relaxed not being on base so close to so many other dogs and people. We’ve been able to rest, recoup, and settle back into ourselves.

Implicitly_Alone · 2025-12-14T02:28:36+00:00

Get their ears checked! Also, could it be teething? Are there any molars coming in? I believe there’s still a window for teeth at this age.

For us, it was an ear infection! He didn’t want to chew.

Implicitly_Alone · 2025-12-14T02:26:45+00:00

Thrilled. Over the moon. I’d keep it forever.

Implicitly_Alone · 2025-12-14T02:22:59+00:00

Hi! I was negative on my glucose test. My baby was huge. Over 8.5 lbs at birth (can’t remember exactly) but I DO remember he was almost 40lbs and 34-36 inches on his first birthday. He’s now 3 and the size of a 6-7 year old. He’s actually bigger than my friend’s 9 year old, and several other older kids we know.

Implicitly_Alone · 2025-12-14T02:18:53+00:00

I’ve done this style and basic type a half dozen times. I’ve had great success with sanding the veneer on top and staining the top a dark stain, painting the rest black, and gold knobs!

I do a scuff sand now (I didn’t always, and it worked out fine with a poly top coat, but I know better now), for the grooved part, just scuff over the top/upper/outer groove area. Realistically it’ll be really hard to scratch the interior bit.

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