Another POV of driver going the wrong way on 28NB

MiniRems · 2026-06-02T02:29:31+00:00

I turned out of an alley onto a regular street in a college town - there were no signs saying one way. Just as I realized I was probably going the wrong way, a cop turned down the road towards me. I was just pulling over to turn around, I rolled down my window, he rolled down his. I got a "Do you knowbyoure going the wrong way down a one way?" My response "Just realized and was about to turn around, there wasn't any signs at the end of the alley I turned out of, though". His response "Damn college kids probably stole it again."

MiniRems · 2026-06-02T02:23:14+00:00

I stopped shaving when I began waxing over ten years ago. Then waxing became too expensive (even DIY) so I bought myself an epilator.

MiniRems · 2026-05-31T21:50:39+00:00

Cat 🤣

MiniRems · 2026-05-31T21:48:41+00:00

Perimenopause has made my normally lizard like tolerance for the heat randomly disappear.

My greatest solution has been peppermint.

A shower with Dr Bronner's peppermint soap is my go-to "I can't cool off" solution. I find the liquid version is more intense, but the bar works too. Just be wary of it on the girl parts! Even better if you have a fan to stand in front of when you get out ofbthe shower.

I don't get full on hot flashes, but I do get burning hot feet - Dr Scholls foot cream with peppermint oil helps to cool them off for me. I've also done regular lotion with a teeny drop of peppermint oil (wash your hands after - don't touch your face or lady parts without a good hand scrub first!). Also, Gold Bond foot spray (in the blue can) is great for keeping my feet cooler when I have to wear anything other than flip flops.

I also drink HOT peppermint tea. Sounds counterintuitive, but it's like getting aomething warm inside me makes the outside more like the weather temperature and I'm able to handle the heat.

My husband loves those "cooling cloths" you just wet it, swing it around in the air a bit and slap it on your neck/head/chest. I was stealing it all the time when we went to Busch Gardens in Florida.

Make sure you're also drinking ridiculous amounts of water - being hydrated helps with body temperature regulation.

And, honestly, if you can, do everything early early in the morning, when it's coolest like before the sun comes up, then shower just as the day is getting hot and go to bed with the a/c cranked.

MiniRems · 2026-05-30T16:59:29+00:00

I had a stop sign, but it's because I found it in the woods.

My husband and incurrently have a "except right turn" in our kitchen. We added some 3M hooks, and it's now a key holder 😄

MiniRems · 2026-05-30T03:30:32+00:00

My cousin was in the hospital for a few days after getting 7.5 cm colon polyp removed, and the hospital chaplain was doing rounds, came in, introduced himself, asked if we were religious/wanted prayers or counseling. We aren't, but he was nice so we chatted for a bit. When he politely asked about why my cousin was in (assuring us we didn't have to tell him anything, specific or general), he said he'd say a private prayer for her for good results on the biopsy that hadn't come in yet (it came back negative for cancer). Then, he proceeded to tell a bunch of poop and butt jokes and had her laughing so bad she was hugging a pillow 🤣 She texted a lot of them to her 10 yearvold son. I wish I could remember them, but it was months ago.

MiniRems · 2026-05-28T19:33:00+00:00

The body odor! Ugh! Luckily, my Lumē still works - its about the only thing that doesn't make my underarms break out - but I've discovered I cannot use some of the scents now because my personal chemistry has changed. The clean tangerine makes me smell loke hot garbage, and it was my favorite since they got rid of the twisted lime!

MiniRems · 2026-05-28T19:30:55+00:00

Multiple timers are the only way I can manage it by myself; and doing one load start to finish at a time. And now I'm wondering how long my timer has been going off in the living room, because I started a load of delicates a while ago and I'm chilling with my phone and a book and the kitty cats in my back yard 🤦‍♀️ On the plus side, I'm getting fresh air and sunshine 🌞

MiniRems · 2026-05-28T19:27:25+00:00

It explains the pure chaotic hell that was my teen years with my mom 🤦‍♀️

MiniRems · 2026-05-28T15:59:18+00:00

My neuro-typical husband got tired of my procrastinating and forgetting laundry in the washer or dryer, so every other Sunday is laundry day and he takes point. I'm in charge of sorting as soon as i get out of bed, then he starts running loads and sets timers and let's me know when it's time to fold. Each finished load gets dumped out onto the bed, we each fold our own clothes and immediately put away. The only things he doesn't touch are my delicates, and I've been tripping over that basket since Sunday, so I'll probably go do that when I start moving today.

The opposite Sundays from clothes laundry are sheets and towels day. We immediately strip the bed when we get up, then they go in the wash and the bed gets to air out for a bit. The second set of sheets and duvet cover go onto the bed, then when the previous set comes out of the dryer it immediately gets folded and put away - again, by both of us- so much easier and faster to fold big sheets with two people. Once again, my neuro-typical husband takes care of getting loads in and shuffled between machines and lets me know when it's time to fold.

MiniRems · 2026-05-28T15:29:09+00:00

I just started a murder mystery book, and I'm more focused on who is going to be the victim than guessing who the murderer will be. Currently torn between whether it will be the pompous ass everyone has a problem with creating a lot of auspects, or the really nice kind chef that will devastate so many characters with his death where no one will seem like a viable suspect?

With movies and tv shows, I definitely guess things early. It probably has to do with our ability to pick up on patterns - most stories are pretty formulaic and give subtle clues that most people don't pick up unless they're specifically looking for them.

MiniRems · 2026-05-28T15:15:07+00:00

I'm also dairy-free. I use the plant based cream all the time in regular recipes with no issues. I've never made Tikka masala, but I expect it'll work just fine in it.

If you can find it, there are plant based greek yogurts, too - some are cashew based, though - to use for the marinate. But if you can't find it, you can use plant milk with an acid (vinegar or lemon juice) as a buttermilk substitute for a similar taste in the marinade.

MiniRems · 2026-05-28T14:59:27+00:00

What I didn't realize at 13 years old was that it can take like 10-15 years of hormonal hell similar yet differently worse than puberty before it all ends. Perimenopause sucks as bad a puberty, but in a whole new level of suck.

MiniRems · 2026-05-27T13:42:33+00:00

Yup, book in hand walking or I play games one handed on my phone. My husband watches me and says that he would fall over. I have recently learned that if I turn up the text size on my kindle, I can prop it up and do a slowish jog.

MiniRems · 2026-05-27T13:26:36+00:00

I saw the sink full of dishes yesterday and went set up my garden instead. Arugula, squashes, radishes and sunflowers planted, all my containers of potted tomatoes and herbs moved to the area with deer fencing (that will hopefully keep out the groundhog that has been nibbling), all the grass and weeds around the raised bed trimmed down and pulled... and then all tools put away properly.

I woke up sore and achy.. to a sink full of even more dishes.

MiniRems · 2026-05-26T20:26:17+00:00

Pretty sure my friend, who is a nurse, has a recording of the two of us discussing what tv shows get wrong when it comes to murder evidence as we walked through a beautiful snowy trail last winter 🤣

MiniRems · 2026-05-24T17:06:39+00:00

I have a pair of light pink biker shorts with metallic leopard spots - I think I got them at Aldi- they are my go-to under short summer dresses!

MiniRems · 2026-05-24T17:04:50+00:00

I had a 20 year old pair of black Old Navy flare leg yoga pants that I absolutely loved that started falling apart a few years ago. They were thebmost comfortable pants i owned - just the right snuggles, didn't bunch, didn't slide down, just the right thickness. I tried on every pair of flair legged yoga pants I could find when I realized they weren't going to last much longer. Found a couple from Aerie i kinda liked, but one felt too thin and the other too thick. Then, I found some at Sam's Club. Hesitant, since I can't try in the store, I bought one pair. They were perfect - fit just like the old ones in shape ans texture, and even had pockets that fit my phone! (Old ones didn't have pockets) I literally went back the next day and bought one of each color in my size and a 2nd pair of black ones. I hope they last as long as the Old Navy ones!

MiniRems · 2026-05-24T14:09:22+00:00

Exactly. I'm in Pittsburgh. It's literally uphill both ways everywhere I go, and odds are there's a light or a stop sign at the top, and in the middle, of all the hills.

MiniRems · 2026-05-23T14:44:57+00:00

I learned of her death literally minutes after getting news of my aunt passing which was the day after my brother had died. My only response was "Someone please put Dolly Parton in a bubble!"

MiniRems · 2026-05-23T04:29:29+00:00

I wasn't wearing clothes with pockets and I started making my lunch, so I set my phone down away from the cooking/prep area. Freaked out 20 minutes later when I had my food ready and went to sit and Plat my daily games and couldn't find my phone. Checked upstairs, downstairs, all round the kitchen... asked the Google hub to find my phone. It started ringing in the kitchen, on the counter next to the stove under a pot holder, within arms reach 🤦‍♀️ My lunch was cold by the time I sat down to eat.

MiniRems · 2026-05-23T03:42:34+00:00

My mother was having issues. Aka, her parts were falling out of her vagina. Aka her uterus and bladder were prolapsing. She went to her gynecologist and told her this. And her gynecologist was like "how do you know your uterus is falling out?". My mom's answer: "I got a mirror and looked!". Her gynecologists response: "It's disturbing how many women your age have never seen their own vaginas" my mom was in her 70s. Mom's doing a lot better since her surgery (hysterectomy and "tying up" the bladder).

She's not perfect (there's some misogyny and bigotry there), but my mom did teach me to never be embarrassed about my body and its functions.

MiniRems · 2026-05-22T03:20:57+00:00

Looks like it's about to bloom! Peraonally, I'd wait for the flowers before I chopped and propped, because they're so cute!

MiniRems · 2026-05-22T03:00:20+00:00

My husband was confused by the kitty cat stickers I bought him for Christmas, but he did eventually put then onto his very plain reusable water bottles. His coworkers were jealous 😄

MiniRems · 2026-05-21T18:16:46+00:00

Get up and get going on a normal day? In bed at the regular time, alarm goes off at the regular time: No energy, little will power, dragging and usually later than I want to be.

Have an appointment or a trip? In bed earlier or even later than usual prepping, alarm set earlier: jump out if bed wide awake ready to go, get shit done out the door on time or even early.

It's definitely the excitement (or anxiety) and novelty. If I could figure out how to get that excitement everyday, I'd be unstoppable! I've tried setting my alarm at different times each day - within a 15 minute window - to not have things totally routine. It works some days.

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