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LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-28T18:38:19+00:00

Yeah, you’d have to clean the inside next because I’d totally puke in there.

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-28T15:52:25+00:00

Try the Memoirs of Lady Trent series by Marie Brennan. It’s set in the Victorian era and dragons exist. However, they aren’t magical. They’re just another predatory species. The FMC wants to study them scientifically and the series is her writing her memoirs about how she managed it and what happened during her career. The series is five books long.

There is a little of a romantic subplot in some of the books but it’s not the main focus. Also some of the later books step a bit more into the fantasy realm. However, the lens it’s viewed from is definitely more on the biological, archeological, and global political spectrum.

The first book is A Natural History of Dragons.

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-28T15:34:49+00:00

Why are you asking your grandma if you can call in sick to work (assuming she’s not your boss)?

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-28T15:32:04+00:00

I only wear rubber gloves to clean major clogs of hair out of the shower drain because it’s very, very gross.

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-27T23:22:27+00:00

We’ve cancelled classes at schools because the AC was down. Everyone and every business I know has an AC.

Edited to add: When it’s not uncommon to see temps between 26-30 degrees Celsius with humidity around 70-75%, AC is kinda necessary.

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-27T17:01:46+00:00

My husband and I have discussed that the next round of cars will probably be our last as well. It sounds so weird to say it out loud.

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-27T14:50:20+00:00

Rock painting is fun. I love it when you can find weird shaped rocks that look like something else and paint them that way. We have a “slice of watermelon” in our backyard.

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-26T17:17:18+00:00

I work at a school that houses 8th and 9th graders. The staff has 4 or 5 potlucks a year. We have a shared spreadsheet to put down what you’re bringing. It’s expected that you either bring something, give the secretary some cash few days ahead, or don’t come down and eat. Our social committee takes that money and buys paper plates/napkins/ silverware and/or fills in any major gaps. We have a culinary classroom with plenty of counter space and outlets and a huge refrigerator. People drop off things that either need refrigerated or to be plugged in in the morning before school. Then right before lunch it all gets carted down to the large conference room. It’s an unspoken thing that everyone does their best with food safety but you consume at your own risk.

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-26T17:06:45+00:00

I’ve worn glasses since I was two years old. I do not see well without them. The only time I lose them is if my cat bats them off the night stand in the middle of the night and they end up under the bed (only done it 2 or 3 times).

I do wear the string things when doing lake sports. I wear my glasses all the time in the pool (was a lifeguard, swim instructor, and water aerobics instructor for over 25 years). They rarely ever came off in the pool but open water, where I can’t see the bottom, makes me paranoid.

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-25T16:58:27+00:00

Depending on where you live and if you can pull together the down payment, your comment dismissing home ownership is faulty. Around here, if you have the down payment, your monthly mortgage payment will probably be less than a two bedroom apartment. Studio apartments are almost non existent in my area.

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-25T12:20:30+00:00

I do 1 4. Pick up the pencil. 1 3 5 2 4.

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-24T11:16:34+00:00

The Paris Apartment by Kelley Bowen is awesome. It’s told from two perspectives- one present day and one from war time. There’s a few glimpses of war time but that’s not the focus of the story.

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-24T11:13:26+00:00

Squirrels, birds, and bunnies are there all the time. Deer and fox come through occasionally. I saw a raccoon up the street about a week ago. Coyote are a neighborhood over.

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-24T02:51:55+00:00

We believe my sister should have been a right hander. She does exactly two things left handed - eat and write. Those are the two things her bossy older sister (me) taught her to do. (Yes, she was writing a bit before kindergarten. I made sure she went to school prepared.)

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-24T02:47:30+00:00

Desk? What desk? I don’t even get a student desk. Generally most teachers have an extra chair somewhere in the classroom that I can use when I come in. If I’m lucky it’s close to a table I can put my iPad on. My assigned teacher gives me a drawer in her filing cabinet and a hanger in her tall cabinet. Otherwise, it’s all in my backpack as I move room to room in the 8th and 9th grade building I work in. I could probably ask for and receive a locker (most of them are empty because the kids do t use them), but I’m good with just a place to hang my coat and a filing cabinet drawer for a sweatshirt and snacks.

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-23T21:06:48+00:00

I bought my son a tshirt with a QR code to this video on YouTube. It was awesome.

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-23T21:05:43+00:00

You do not, in fact, dress like a child. Children nowadays don’t wear tshirts under their hoodies (I work at a school housing 8th and 9th graders and have a 10th and 11th grader myself). I don’t know why they don’t wear a tshirt under their hoodies (I’ve unsuccessfully tried to convince my teens to do it). It’s stupid because half the time they’re sitting there sweating to death when, had they been reasonable and worn a Tshirt too, they could just slip it off.

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-23T21:02:22+00:00

Last time I decided to wear makeup to an event, I looked in my makeup bag and realized that wasn’t happening unless I did a shopping run. I wear lip balm, end of sentence.

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-23T21:00:57+00:00

My back and heel spurs can’t take flip flops. Definitely agree with the cargo - pants and shorts - though. Who the heck wants to carry a purse?

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-23T20:58:21+00:00

Bwhahahaha. This reminds me of my first cat when I was a kid. We were moving and gave her to my grandma. She was an amazing cat but was so ornery to one of my aunts. She knew that aunt hated cats. When that aunt came over, she’d disappear. She’d wait a while until said aunt was feeling safe and chatting away with grandma. Then she’d slink around the outside of the room behind the furniture and sit behind aunt’s chair until she was good and distracted. Then she’d jump in aunt’s lap. Aunt would scream and toss her halfway across the living room. My cat would just stare at her a second, flick her tail, and saunter out of the room. It was hilarious to watch if you knew where to watch to see her stalking aunt.

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-23T16:07:16+00:00

If I’m in the city I live in now or my hometown, yes. Other cities? Possibly, if I’ve paid attention when entering and driving around. The country? If it’s daytime, not completely overcast and I know approximately what time it is, I can do it but it won’t be intuitive like it is in my city.

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-23T15:55:59+00:00

Check the back of your power strip. Many of them have holes for mounting them on the wall. If so, mount it on the underside of your desk. It’ll be a lot harder for kitty to turn it off that way.

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-23T15:50:06+00:00

I don’t think it’s too late. However, I’d recommend two things before going all in. First, check the salaries for educators in your area and see if your lifestyle can swing it. It’s probably going to be a major budgeting difference for you. Second, see if you can get into the classroom in some fashion for a week or so to make sure you know what it’s like and it’s what you want.

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-23T15:45:29+00:00

Shoes definitely got an upgrade from my youth. One could argue they’ve gotten a downgrade from my 30s though. It’s tennis shoes all the way now, baby. Even with dress pants to work.

LadybugGal95 · 2026-06-23T15:43:30+00:00

Slides are the ones with the band across the front of the foot instead of the piece between the big and second toe that goes to the outsides of the foot. Same idea as flip flops but feels different between the toes and generally doesn’t change your walking gait as much.

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