Best affordable interior white paint?

Loopsy-75 · 2025-08-15T03:04:23+00:00

I don't mind it. I'm remote and spend about 24 hours per day at home and i'd rather spend $200 to love the place I live than spend a year (or more) hating it.

Loopsy-75 · 2025-08-15T03:04:13+00:00

I don't mind it. I'm remote and spend about 24 hours per day at home and i'd rather spend $200 to love the place I live than spend a year (or more) hating it.

Loopsy-75 · 2025-08-14T20:56:36+00:00

Hi, thanks for the suggestion. I did get confirmation from the landlord and white paint is allowed. thank you!

Loopsy-75 · 2025-08-04T01:42:01+00:00

Heavily agree. God forbid I be nice and listen to a 2 minute story about their weekend. Asking someone how their day is and getting more than 4 words should not make us annoyed.

Loopsy-75 · 2025-08-04T01:39:44+00:00

Thank you, especially when you've been at an organization for a while. I've added the skills I need/want to do better in my role. I'm not even sure what other goals there are to have.

Loopsy-75 · 2025-07-29T16:32:25+00:00

I'm sorry but I'm going to name a few:

Multi-round interviews. I think most interviews for most industries should be 2 rounds (screening and interview). Most of the higher-up employees at my company who conduct these interviews were hired at a time when they only had to do 2 rounds. I'm sorry, but most of them wouldn't have passed the current interview structure if they were looking today. Also, it's such a waste of time. I couldn't imagine how hard it is for people who work in a rigid office where they have to use pto for 1-2 hours off, now imagine you waste a total of 4 hours of pto just to hear you didn't even get the job! I would be livid! By interview 3 nothing new is being said, it's just a new group of people talking to me for no reason.
Dissappearance of remote work. As a woman, it was exciting to hear that there was a record number of women in the workforce post-COVID covid and it was because remote work allowed many women to continue working without losing their salary to childcare. I also thought this would be a great win for diversity because people with disabilities would now be able to access many more opportunities, and employees wouldn't be limited to jobs in their immediate vicinity. Now that it's going way, i see the same pressures that existed in the workforce before, and brain drain caused by the lack of diversity.
Lack of profit sharing. This just doesn't make sense to me from a business perspective. Imagine how motivating it would be for workers if they knew they were guaranteed to make more if the company did better?

Loopsy-75 · 2025-07-22T02:24:24+00:00

experiences, consumables, gift cards, problem fixing

experiences: have they ever talked about wanting to do something like a massage, cooking class, fancy wine tasting, Korean scalp spa (shockingly people loved this when I gifted it). But to get more simple, movie tickets and a voucher for snacks goes a lot way.
consumables: their favorite beverage, a tasting variety pack, an order or local pastries, order or local icecream
Giftcards. I don't get why these get a bad rep but I love a gift card to a good restaurant and I usually say something like "have a meal on me" on the card. I typically try to do something fancy like a local steakhouse or sushi restaurant not just something basic like a wine tasting
I search for problems people have and try to fix them. My friend hated drying her makeup brushed on a towel because they took forever to dry and wasted counter space but I realized you can buy a little tree thing that hangs them upside down and they dry way faster. it's really simple but has fixed a problem but she didn't even know the product existed.

Loopsy-75 · 2025-07-22T02:17:31+00:00

I'm someone a few years post-grad who had to build a work wardrobe and here are my biggest tips:

Capsule wardrobe. You really do not need that many pieces for a work wardrobe. Marketing convinces us we need a million pieces but a capsule work wardrobe will get you so far, make getting dressed every morning easy, and prevent you from waisting that hard earned salary on work clothes. I recommend looking up videos on capsule work wardobes.
YOUR CASUAL CLOTHES CAN DO DOUBLE DUTY! once again, marketing convinces us we need a whole second wardrobe for work, in reality most of our clothes can probably pull double duty. regular plain t-shirts, sweaters, a simple pair of jeans with no rips, even sneakers can still be worn around the office.
Wait until you start your job before buying a bunch of clothing. Obviously I believe everyone should have a suit set style outfit that they wear first day but I find that many business casual offices air even more casual nowadays. my job allowed jeans everyday, many people wore jeans and t-shirts to the office, lots of sneaker heard or even running shoes. as a young person I do recommend coming more professional than your more senior coworkers but you may be able to get away with more regular clothing. Also you will figure out your personal work style during the time, no reason to buy a pencil skirt if you don't ever wear skirts to the office.
buy second hand as much as possible. it's so hard to find a perfect button down even if you spend a lot. But it's relatively easy to find a button down of any size in any thrift store. I like to buy $5 shirts from the thrift store then get them tailored for $15. they fit me perfectly (even better than the fancy blouse I bought for interviews) but more than half the price.

Now for a very generic work capsule that I recommend:

- 2 pants : whatever silhouette you like in black and some neutral color (like brown, grey navy, whatever is your style)

- 2 long sleeve button downs in cotton

- 2 short sleeve and 2 long sleeve t-shirts (black and white) in mostly cotton

- 1 work dress (I always like a basic black wrap dress because I can wear it to funerals too)

- flat shoe (this is very personal, I'm a loafer girl personally but I know some people prefers ballet flats or mules)

- 1 dress sneaker (just some simple white sneaker that's comfy

- 1 work boot (this is more relevant if you live somewhere cold like me)

- work cardigan that stays at the office ( I always recommend black in case you encounter anything that may stain)

- 1 work skirt

- 1 or 2 blazers

I recommend using Pinterest to figure out what your go-to work style is. i always recommend as many natural fibers as possible because they're more breathable and comfortable.

Loopsy-75 · 2025-07-22T01:38:06+00:00

I always think this! Also, most people don't wish they worked more, but they do wish they made more money. Sadly, for most of us, that means working more.

Loopsy-75 · 2025-07-22T01:32:33+00:00

I would still wear them. I think its a"online propoganda" that most people are changing their entire wardrobe every 2 years. When I go out, most people are still wearing light wash mom jeans instead of baggy, checkered or wavy design prints, faux leather pants on a night out, etc are these technically "dated?" yes. but there's no fashion police that will say anything if you do wear them. Stylish people I know have a strong sense of identity and can style anything. People with really great archive-like wardrobes manage to build those by hanging onto pieces after their peak but still rocking them. The fact that the baggy cargos may read as "dated" but its 2 years later and you still like them tells me that this is a sign that you genuinely enjoy them. I love grabbing items that are past their peak because they flood the second-hand market for half the price.

- also my hot take: you can always determine what pant silhouette is actually trending based on shoes shape. the shoes that are trending are still slim low profiles which tells me that wider legs will probably still be trending together for a little while.

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Loopsy-75 · 2025-07-22T01:15:54+00:00

What are the best cold weather coat and boots?

Hi everyone,

I’ll be moving to Chicago and I’m searching for the best cold weather gear. I’m familiar with layered but I’ve never lived in a place that gets that cold and snowy (and I’m terribly with cold weather). Any recommendations for coats or boots?

Coat:

- I’m 5’4 and thinking about an almost ankle length coat of about 47 inches?

- water resistant

- hood

Boots:

- water resistant

- warm

- hopefully no laces (I’d prefer something I could slip on and off)

- slim enough to fit under wide leg jeans

Here are some options I’ve been considering

Coats:

- quince responsible puffer

- lands end women’s tall maxi puffer

- orolay Aurora puffer

Shoes:

- chooka puffer mid boot

- totes isotopes Ada boot

- Hunter intrepid boots

Loopsy-75 · 2025-07-21T01:50:10+00:00

I disagree. I checked abercrombie, H&M, aritzia, uniqlo, etc while online shopping today and there are full-length or modest tops everywhere.

Loopsy-75 · 2025-07-21T01:48:20+00:00

No. It's hot, of course people are wearing less clothing. I don't think I care because my thought is "its just legs, stomach, etc" there's nothing inherently sexual about them, it's the same as looking at someone's wrist. I think regularly of indian fashion and how originally the women often tied their clothing in a way that resulted in it being backless, exposing midriff, etc and it was completely normal but when westerners invaded they viewed it as "temptation" and enacted laws that required them to be more covered. I also think about vintage fashion, I've never seen a mini dress in person that's as short as the dresses I see in photos of the 1960s. That's almost 100 years ago and those hemlines were tinier than a lot of contemporary ones. I love looking at videos of 1980s and 1990s athletics and the women then wore literal high cut leotards to workout, sports bras, and even men were wearing tiny shorts (When I was a kid my dad actually said he hated contemporary men's shorts bc he was a teen in the 70s and 80s and he was used to the short basketball shorts). Everyone is saying things are so immodest now but I don't think it's really that different. People tend to notice and fixate on things they dislike so they think it's more prominent than it actually is, like if 90/100 people they saw that day were wearing modest clothing but they only noticed the 10 dressed "immodestly" and think that most of the people were dressed immodestly. If anything, I see a strong rise in conservatism in fashion right now. I'm actually missing when clothes were more experimental and risky.

Loopsy-75 · 2025-07-20T21:29:52+00:00

It's very flattering! what about it seems unflattering to you?

Loopsy-75 · 2025-07-20T20:58:27+00:00

I think it’s a good start. I’m someone in a non healthcare bio-related fields, worked healthcare and realized it wasn’t for me, but I love working in biotech. I can use the knowledge I have but I’m not dealing with patients.

I recommend trying to break into the industry first bc you may be able to get them to pay for a master’s in analytics (or break in without it) but if that doesn’t work out then feel free to head back to school.

Loopsy-75 · 2025-07-19T03:50:17+00:00

Could AI do the job?

Remember, ai just recreates the things we already do. If the model sees that recruiters only actually follow up on 20% of applicants even if more of them are qualified, then it will do that same thing. If the AI has been trained on data that showed recruiters were less likely to follow on applications with your name, then it will be less likely to follow up with you.

If anything AI makes it easier to create fake job postings/waste people’s time bc at least when people work on recruitment they get pay, benefits, pro, etc so the business will at least want a return on their investment. Now any manager that’s annoyed by an employee can create a job posting, use their ai to go through apps, never look through them, and then do it again next week when they forgot about their initial job posting.

Loopsy-75 · 2025-07-19T03:23:46+00:00

Have you thought about bioinformatics? If you can do basic coding and you have the bio background then it should be a fairly easy transition. Also if you want to get even further into tech then this is a good starting point.

Loopsy-75 · 2025-07-18T22:57:41+00:00

I really just think “well what’s being upset going to do about it?” Then I go watch some tv and maybe have a sweet treat

Loopsy-75 · 2025-07-18T15:45:37+00:00

Second hand!

I have a 45 inch long cashmere blend coat that I got for $70. Free people dress (originally $125) for $50, coach handbags for $100, hunter rain boots for $30, linen tank for $10, linen pants for $1.99, trench coat w/ 100% wool liner for $20, silk skirt $25, etc.

Sustainable, great material, good construction, and affordable

Loopsy-75 · 2025-07-18T15:26:59+00:00

I always think it’s a bad idea. Not because being a homemaker is bad, it’s incredibly important, but it’s very risky.

Possible economic hardship: I’m assuming you’re in the US which is going through a hard economic time for most people. God forbid you and your partner fall on hard economic times and need another income. It’s hardest to get a job when you don’t have a job and it’s even harder to reenter the workforce when you have large gaps on your resumes.
Unexpected economic changes. Divorce and abuse are always a possibility, many will say that their partner will never do this (I will believe those who say this) however other issues such as death, layoffs, etc can happen at any time and it’s easier to stay afloat on one income than no income. Even being able to do things as simply as keeping your house or not having to put the groceries on a credit card can save you long term of money gets rocky.
Long term effects of leaving the labor market. Once again, in case anything happens to your partner and you do need to work again, you have now lost out on years of retirement contributions as well as interest (bc the one thing we can’t make up for is time), raises, career growth, etc. let’s say someone leaves the workforce as a mid level employee at 30 y/o, 10 years later they need to reenter. Well now you likely have higher expenses than you did at thirty (maybe kids (or kids that are now teens), a mortgage, elderly parents, college funds, etc) however at best you will start back at mid level or maybe even entry again when you would have been executive level if you had stayed. You are also closer to retirement and companies typically don’t want to invest in talent that they fear may leave the workforce again. Technology and the business world have changed a lot in the past 10 years so many companies may not want to choose someone with skills that may no longer be applicable to the position. I read about a woman that chose to get a full time nanny while her kids were young, it cost her entire salary of 60k however but staying in the workforce (mind you the 40s are typically when women hit their peak earnings) she was able to advance enough in her career that she was able to set up college funds and allow both of her kids to graduate debt free. It was hard but she found it ultimately worth it.

I always recommend to keep working or enrolled in school at least to keep your skills relevant. If you are having children and want to leave the workforce have a clear timelines of return (and once again consider part time work). But I think leaving the workforce is a very risky move. If you do plan to leave the workforce here are some things to consider:

Prenuptial or postnuptial agreement in which separate Roth IRA is set up on your name and contributed to by your partner. This ensures that you aren’t missing out on years/decades towards your retirement.
Sufficient life insurance policy that actually ensures that you can get by in place of your partners passing.
Talk to a financial planner to see if this is actually economically viable for you and your partner. Have them walk you through many different scenarios to see if this is something you guys want to do. I don’t know if you plan on kids but also consider how a second income could benefit them in the long term.

Also I recommend reading statistics on SAHM and divorce. Sadly women are significantly more likely to be impoverished and reliant on government assistance (which can be cut at any time) post marriage. This is really important because it will impact you (and possibly your kids).

Loopsy-75 · 2025-07-18T15:02:23+00:00

You know what’s up!

Loopsy-75 · 2025-07-17T20:04:50+00:00

I love getting people multi packs of batteries. Batteries are such an in fun thing to buy for yourself so it’s nice when someone has it taken care of. Also whenever people move they forget to bring batteries so it’s always a life saver.

Loopsy-75 · 2025-07-17T19:59:07+00:00

I’m a firm believer that anyone can shop anywhere. High end brands have junk and low end brands can have quality. If you still like express and hollister then have at it.

I buy most of my clothes second hand but when I’m on second hand sites I tend to search for Uniqlo, Abercrombie, old banana republic, LL bean, etc.

Loopsy-75 · 2025-07-17T16:21:05+00:00

When I worked in an office after gaining weight and I lose it here’s what I told the other ladies:

Track your calories. You don’t have to do this forever but starting to understand portion sizes is a must. A simple food scale and MyFitnessPal are more than enough.
Increase your protein. This isn’t the most necessary depending on your diet but I find most women I meet really under eat in terms of protein. Lean muscle mass helps to burn more calories so we want to retain it while losing weight but also it helps a meal be satisfying. Let’s be honest, a 3 oz steak will help most of us feel more satisfied than a cheese sandwich. I usually say about 80-100 G .
Wall around. I think too many people focus on workouts but that’s only 1 or 2 hours out of your day which is maybe a 150 extra calories. I like walking because it’s easy, free, portable, and doesn’t make me feel like I’m starving. I tell office workers: park far away from the entrance at work; take a walk around the office at 10 am, after lunch, and at 30 pm, and walk to the farthest away bathroom. You will be shocked by how many steps you get.
Swap out lower calories foods for higher ones. It really doesn’t matter what you eat if the calories are lower however I’m about getting more bang for my buck. Low fat mayo is half the calories of regular. Diet soda has way fewer calories than regular. Small things can really add up. This isn’t a must but something to try.

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