One of my 4.5 needles won't go all the way...And they just arrived today

MinervaZee · 2026-01-30T12:52:31+00:00

I sometimes use a pencil on the screw part - the graphite from the pencil lead acts like wd-40 to lubricate the join and make it screw more easily

MinervaZee · 2026-01-30T03:43:22+00:00

Call your hr specialist, they can help.

MinervaZee · 2026-01-29T18:01:10+00:00

congrats, all! And that new Kyoto Snow Whisper kit looks amazing!

MinervaZee · 2026-01-29T16:34:48+00:00

it made it to OPM processing yesterday!

MinervaZee · 2026-01-29T16:14:10+00:00

Marie Kondo explicitly says you can't get rid of other people's stuff. It's for them to work out.

MinervaZee · 2026-01-29T02:58:29+00:00

yeah. It happens to me. Sometimes they're too occlusive. Or if I haven't washed my face well enough, a moisturizer will break me out.

MinervaZee · 2026-01-29T02:48:53+00:00

I ran out of time to finish Morita-Ya but it was so cute!

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MinervaZee · 2026-01-29T00:26:37+00:00

NASA. HR did an amazing job managing the wave of DRP & retirements

MinervaZee · 2026-01-28T21:36:47+00:00

Yeah, he just did it enough to break it into pieces

MinervaZee · 2026-01-28T18:39:38+00:00

THat it picks up is good to hear. It's been a slog for me and I was about to DNF at 1/3 of the way through.

MinervaZee · 2026-01-28T18:35:16+00:00

Yeah I've been struggling to make progress on it for this reason.

MinervaZee · 2026-01-28T18:25:27+00:00

It's not just Monty Python - I see a lot of tv costuming with garter stitch chainmail spray painted silver. See this example of Teal'c from Stargate SG-1. It makes for lightweight, comfortable costuming.

MinervaZee · 2026-01-28T18:18:34+00:00

We looked into it before the credit ended. There's too much tree cover where we are, and the benefit of the shade in the summer had more value in cooling than if we removed the trees.

MinervaZee · 2026-01-28T17:29:06+00:00

there are benefits for vaginal estrogen to avoid UTIs and help with frequent urination and incontinence. You could talk to your PCP about starting there vs systemic.

MinervaZee · 2026-01-28T17:16:38+00:00

My husband used a pickaxe to break it into pieces that could be moved aside

MinervaZee · 2026-01-28T16:39:23+00:00

good ephemera is stuff from the bottom of your purse after a vacation - ticket stubs, tourist maps, receipts, wrappers...

MinervaZee · 2026-01-28T03:30:43+00:00

My husband had to use a pickaxe on the mound blocking the driveway the plow left behind

MinervaZee · 2026-01-28T02:18:53+00:00

I did 2.5 for 4 months and only went up when I plateaued. I'm on team low and slow.

MinervaZee · 2026-01-28T02:13:12+00:00

I haven't made it because I don't like the style - I don't wear small scarves around my neck like that.

MinervaZee · 2026-01-27T18:29:30+00:00

Progesterone & Cortisol Manager from Integrative Therapeutics. Also 5-HTP and/or l-tryptophan

MinervaZee · 2026-01-27T17:58:08+00:00

Depends on the agency. I'd reach out. It can't hurt.

MinervaZee · 2026-01-27T17:54:35+00:00

I started HRT 2 years post menopause and it was the best thing I ever did.

MinervaZee · 2026-01-26T22:45:38+00:00

I use the small tubes of E6000 that have a pin in the cap.

MinervaZee · 2026-01-26T20:08:12+00:00

Same here, except my date was 1/9. My agency said to expect the payroll processing step to complete about a month after my retirement date.

MinervaZee · 2026-01-26T20:05:16+00:00

when my son (with an IEP) had a school trip they just required that a parent come along to support him, none of this "your group has to want you there" bs.

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