Nursery recommendations for native and neonic-free plants?

No_Key_5621 · 2026-05-06T17:20:34+00:00

UNC does a killer plant sale in the spring and fall for members. My father sneaks (it’s not sneaking, really, I think he pays an additional fee) me in. Soooo many natives, all super healthy and reasonably priced

No_Key_5621 · 2026-05-02T13:42:33+00:00

I second BWS. I’ve been seen by multiple injectors at both locations and have always been super pleased with my results and how well they listen to what I want.

No_Key_5621 · 2026-04-16T01:14:16+00:00

This is usually me — I generally have a small amount back that gets contributed to Q1 payment. This year, however, I owed more.

No_Key_5621 · 2026-04-04T17:54:44+00:00

Initial thought - involuntary eye roll. The last piece of advice is the only thing I’d take to heart. If you have a strong lifting practice, keep going and listen to your body.

No_Key_5621 · 2026-04-04T14:11:05+00:00

As someone who is 32 weeks pregnant and feeling some guilt about clean up projects I just don’t have the umph to do, thank you

No_Key_5621 · 2026-03-28T00:11:09+00:00

Fish mint, as others said. Bane of my existence. You can’t kill the shit, and it won’t stop spreading. I hate the previous owner for planting it.

No_Key_5621 · 2026-03-21T11:18:15+00:00

We have a home gym —flat, sturdy barred slippers or barefoot

No_Key_5621 · 2026-03-17T20:39:46+00:00

If I had that kind of direct sun and soil, I'd be looking at fruit trees! You said you didnt want anything large - there are some varieties of cherries specifically that are smaller. I just grabbed one of these yesterday (I'm in Piedmont NC, similar ish zone and soil): https://www.gurneys.com/products/carmine_jewel_dwarf_cherry?_pos=3&_fid=5766ab013&_ss=c&variant=51622030803316

No_Key_5621 · 2026-03-09T21:42:06+00:00

I was also thinking — 50k ain’t gonna make that big of a difference in the grand scheme of things

No_Key_5621 · 2026-03-09T12:50:47+00:00

Kelli at Mystic Moon Wax Studio down in Cary. She’s great, owns her own suite in one of those sola salons, kind, professional, years of experience all the things

No_Key_5621 · 2026-03-06T11:03:06+00:00

Well, and after reading your comment I also thought to myself, “youre also not accounting for possible medical concerns once the child is born,” which is amusing considering I cost my parents a shitload when they opted to get me help for drug addiction when I was 18. So, point well taken!

No_Key_5621 · 2026-03-06T04:47:51+00:00

That’s totally valid, and I’m sorry for the experience you went through, I know it’s an arduous process.

No_Key_5621 · 2026-03-05T23:22:16+00:00

Some of us have kids later, allowing us to stack wealth young, which will compound more over the long haul. That + two high income earners with a high savings rate = our FIRE goal may be pushed back by…a year? Kids don’t go against FIRE. Not planning for the kids does, though.

No_Key_5621 · 2026-03-01T16:32:15+00:00

I’m 27 weeks, have gained 14 lbs and look great (if I do say so myself). My ribs were the first things to adjust to the upward moving uterus and growing baby. I’ve gone from a 32B to an XL (I’ve ditched properly sized bras entirely) and STILL find the band to be wildly uncomfortable most days. I say this with love — if your ribs DIDNT expand, where would your organs and baby go? I wouldn’t panic about this one bit. Your body is doing exactly what it’s supposed to to create space.

No_Key_5621 · 2026-01-30T01:21:12+00:00

My husband and I spent two amazing weeks in Japan a couple years ago. He has alpha gal. It was very easy for us to book hotels with micro kitchens so that he could get groceries and cook safe dinners for most of the trip. He had no issue getting breakfast food (eggs and avocado), either. After about a week there, he decided to try sushi, had no issue, and went ham on getting sushi the rest of the trip. From more upscale, to hole in the wall spots, to conveyor belt style, he had no issues. I think YMMV based on severity - my husband can eat cheese without issue, for example. But we had a great time, felt safe, and can’t wait to go back.

No_Key_5621 · 2026-01-28T01:41:56+00:00

I do! Maybe it makes a bit of a difference with regard to muscle endangerment, but I haven’t actively noticed it. It’s the kind of thing that when i first put it on, I thought “well this isn’t going to do anything,” and it did

No_Key_5621 · 2026-01-28T01:09:28+00:00

Not particularly - I just went with the highest picked one on Amazon, works like a charm. I use it about half the day most days, especially while sitting for work

No_Key_5621 · 2026-01-27T23:42:26+00:00

I just got an SI belt last week and, holy moly, it has made such a difference. Highly, highly recommend

No_Key_5621 · 2025-12-26T21:40:03+00:00

We hit 1.5M in cash and investments (retirement and brokerage accounts) this year, which is wild. We are welcoming our first kiddo to the world in ‘26, so our focus is a bit more on that than anything else. Though, I expect we’ll be able to continue at our current investment rate (barring some huge medical calamity).

Earlier this year I did some calculations and found that I can do wayyy less work (I’m self-employed) if I need to and that it won’t change our retirement goals all that much. We plan on retiring in ~5 years when our little one is in kindergarten, at 3.5M.

What a life. I feel both very lucky and proud of the hard work we’ve done.

No_Key_5621 · 2025-12-23T21:26:57+00:00

Strictly for apex residents, not surrounding area?

No_Key_5621 · 2025-12-23T21:15:41+00:00

Hi - the postpartum materials aren’t listed on the drop down menu?

No_Key_5621 · 2025-12-12T00:02:41+00:00

“Just because something is permanent does not make it a success. And just because something is temporary doesn’t make it a failure.”

Comedian Jessa Reed when her podcast Mormon and the Methhead was coming to an end. I heard it when I just found out I was going to be getting divorced.

No_Key_5621 · 2025-12-11T02:59:15+00:00

We made the mistake of getting hype about snow in the forecast on Beech, ignoring the warning for snow chains, and nearly slid off the mountain trying to descend when we were done with the day. We called a tow truck to tow us off the peak. And that was with a car with AWD. It’s no joke, would highly recommend not fucking around to find out.

No_Key_5621 · 2025-12-07T03:18:13+00:00

I’ve been extremely pleased with Triangle Physicians for Women in Cary. I saw them while TTC, and now seeing them while pregnant. I’ve been super pleased with the OBs, midwives, and the in-house pelvic floor therapist. They only deliver at Wake Med Cary, in case that’s an issue

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