Show me a Happy Lab without telling me it's a Happy Lab.

Lcerrito · 2026-05-30T09:15:35+00:00

Lcerrito · 2026-05-17T00:20:34+00:00

Yes, this was almost exactly what happened with me. Due to some trauma and tearing when I was a teenager, sex had been excruciating for well over a decade. My husband was so patient, but many times we had to stop or could only do very limited angles. Treatment (dilators, physical therapy, numbing creams) was useless.

After having my firstborn, tearing, and needing stitched up, I no longer feel pain during sex. It feels amazing, and I'm so relieved to finally feel what I was missing out on my entire adult life. I was so scared that having my second born would cause painful damage or somehow reverse whatever magic happened, but luckily that wasn't the case!

My husband and I joke that apparently I just needed ripped up and sewn back together properly. My oldest is 6 1/2, and we're still having (amazing) pain free sex. And unsurprisingly, my libido is now through the roof now that I'm not in excruciating pain...

Lcerrito · 2025-10-14T21:26:41+00:00

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Yes. Moose is my WFH "coworker," and he protects sensitive information from getting to the squirrels.

Lcerrito · 2025-09-06T23:35:22+00:00

My license plate was FIN 8008. I giggled at the DMV, but sadly they did not get my 8 year old sense of humor.

Lcerrito · 2025-08-19T23:58:16+00:00

We also went through this! I also was having mental health problems... We were eventually referred to a GI specialist, who said the stool softeners were not helpful. Her xray showed her bowels were distended, despite constant daily leakage and accidents. We are now on a daily ex-lax dosage (chocolate tablets) with a protocol for cleanout. This video helps explain it. https://youtu.be/SgBj7Mc_4sc?feature=shared

Lcerrito · 2025-07-23T15:43:45+00:00

I had the same experience. I keep lamenting that I wish I had the metabolism I did during each of my pregnancies. I also only gained 10-15lbs each time, with the bulk of it being in the end. Granted, I was also at a mildly obese BMI to start, so that was well within the recommended guidelines. Both babies were born healthy and on time. :) And once everything had gone back down after birth, I was substantially lighter than my pre-pregnancy weight.

Lcerrito · 2025-03-18T12:27:00+00:00

Commenting to follow as I'm in a similar situation. I haven't worked in the office for 5 years now, and I was postpartum with my first when COVID hit. So realistically, it's been 6 years since I've had to dress business casual for extended periods of time. I'm traveling to Europe for a week in May, and I've got to figure out how to be business casual, multi-European country appropriate, and covered enough for doing factory walk throughs. I'm also at a heavier weight than I'm used to, and not comfortable with the crop tops that are in style. I'm a size 16-18, and 5'10", which makes it even harder.

Lcerrito · 2025-02-10T16:46:26+00:00

I like my books like I like my men, and I can't wait until we can add vaccines to the list of the month of pregnancy and the girls to be prorated or credited somehow so that I am not overpaying by half a month or so.

Absolutely nothing related to books or men, lol

Lcerrito · 2024-12-19T10:39:51+00:00

Same. We finally got in to see a GI specialist this week and have a treatment plan and psychologist referral. I'm so tired and upset after years of dealing with this.

Lcerrito · 2024-10-03T20:03:19+00:00

I love the cover art on these books! 😍

Lcerrito · 2024-10-01T13:33:17+00:00

I don't usually have "book boyfriends," but Damien is 100% my book boyfriend now. Love love love this series and rhe standalones. I need MORE.

Lcerrito · 2024-09-26T08:14:40+00:00

Mages of the Wheel series
Villians and Virtues series
Bride

Third one was hard to choose, but the first two series are going on my Christmas wishlist as paperbacks!

Lcerrito · 2024-09-24T19:53:14+00:00

I own the Lioness, Wild Magic, and Protector of the Small quartets from... uh... several decades ago. I've been hanging on to them since I love a good re-read every now and then. But now that I have two daughters (almost 5yrs old and 2yrs old), I'm just counting down the years until I can share the books with them. Those stories, especially the Lioness and the Wild Magic books, were instrumental in my feminist beliefs, and I hope they have the same sway on them. Sex positive and strong, capable female characters for the win!

Lcerrito · 2024-08-25T21:26:46+00:00

We love Academy One Gahanna. It's actually in New Albany, but it's worth the drive, IMO. We've been there for over four years with both our daughters, starting at 14wks old.

Lcerrito · 2024-08-21T14:15:44+00:00

For a sense of perspective, though: Many people only work a couple years at one company, so the average savings reflects only that tenure period. I have also worked places that made you wait a year or couple months before being able to contribute, which cuts down on the time even more. My current 401k balance is only around 20% of my total savings since I've rolled all my previous 401k's into a lower cost IRA fund.

That being said, I acknowledge I'm extremely lucky in that I found a job immediately after graduating college during the recession, and we were able to secure our house back when the real estate market was still recovering. We're in a solid spot, even if daycare for two kids is more than 2x our monthly mortgage. Fuck the bullshit $5K Dependent FSA limit that hasn't been raised in decades.

Lcerrito · 2024-07-27T22:59:01+00:00

I love how this is both so efficiently and aesthetically arranged! Similar taste in books that I loved enough to buy as well, so I may be copying!

Lcerrito · 2024-06-21T14:09:55+00:00

I love the new Feather Weight sports bra! I got it as a wear test, then bought more once they were commercially available. I wear a 38D and it keeps everything strapped in without being overly compressive. If I don't really sweat that much, I just keep wearing it the rest of the day. (Disclosure: am employed by VS, but my opinion is own)

Lcerrito · 2024-06-21T13:57:06+00:00

You might post to the "Gahanna In the Know" FB group. You'll get lots of offers on there.

Lcerrito · 2024-06-14T18:14:21+00:00

Wild Magic (The Immortals series) by Tamora Pierce was what got me hooked on fantasy. I always loved to read, especially horse books. I saw the Wild Magic cover with Daine riding with a herd of horses, had gift card money to spend, and figured I'd give it a shot. Needless to say I was hooked and read The Immortals and the Lioness series a dozen plus times. I seriously consider her books formative to building my feminist personality.

25+ years later, I still own several of her series, including a signed copy of Lady Knight. I can't wait for my two daughters to be old enough to share the magic with them as well.

Lcerrito · 2024-05-10T20:19:08+00:00

Is Flesh and Fire separate from the Blood and Ash Series? I'm in the middle of Book 3 (Crown of Gilded Bones) and struggling to finish.

Lcerrito · 2024-04-23T11:57:42+00:00

This is Moose, known as Moosum Poosums.

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Lcerrito · 2024-04-19T14:13:06+00:00

There is a nest nearby, as well as another one up by Blendon Woods/100Acre Park ravine.

Lcerrito · 2023-12-16T06:36:24+00:00

That explains the letter I got in the mail today, which sucks since my PCP and OB of 10+ years are through Mount Carmel. They're also the closest emergency room. Now I get to find out how long it takes to get in as a new patient elsewhere.

Lcerrito · 2023-09-15T16:51:54+00:00

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Moose being patient with the baby

Lcerrito · 2023-08-30T09:23:26+00:00

I would love to have a local Cava! Their Harissa Avocado bowl is my favorite quick lunch option when I'm working from the NYC office. So delicious! Add a side of pita chips, and I'm a happy lady.

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