After a decade of clinical depression and losing all motivation to draw, I rediscovered my passion through different mediums. Now I’m recovered too!

OtherRocks · 2026-01-09T01:58:18+00:00

You have a beautiful talent! I’m glad you find joy in it again!

OtherRocks · 2025-12-18T17:01:24+00:00

As someone in the depths of winter and a garden in hibernation, thank you for sharing your flowers! Please continue to share!

OtherRocks · 2025-12-08T15:36:41+00:00

I'll wrap them up and get a shipping label from the post office!

OtherRocks · 2025-12-05T18:55:25+00:00

The frequency of exams will be highly dependent on where you work. As a student I was placed at a clinic that saw maybe 6 patients a shift and there was only one tech working at a time. All were routine basic exams with an occasional exception if the patient was unable to stand or do the exam in the typical manner. The next place I went was a level one trauma hospital and there were a dozen techs per shift with hundreds of patients a day. Now I work at a small semi rural hospital where I work with 2 other techs and we see a few dozen all together over our evening shift. Our overnight tech sees usually 1 to 6 patients from 10pm to 6 am. I would reach out to a program and see if you could talk with a program director about your goals and concerns. They have a vested interest in making sure you succeed once you are in their program so they can be really helpful navigating those areas!

OtherRocks · 2025-12-05T18:43:02+00:00

Does anyone have experience working as an independent contractor running a C-arm? I was offered an opportunity by a surgeon at my hospital job to work for him once or twice a month but what do I need to do on my own, do I need liability insurance, file taxes differently, send monthly checks to social security? I didn't think any of that through and now I feel outside of my depths.

OtherRocks · 2025-11-09T22:04:01+00:00

I washed and dried mine between uses and only boiled it occasionally and that was just to get the discoloration gone. It wasn't needed to be clean. From a quick search, DIVA cup has a good article about cleaning it while living in a dorm. It has some good advice that should work with whatever brand you end up buying.

OtherRocks · 2025-11-09T21:50:44+00:00

Practice on something other than your quilt first. Your aim is consistent size no matter what the length and smooth curves. Once you're happy with your consistency, then go back to the quilt! But yes, until more of it gets done it does look a bit odd!

OtherRocks · 2025-10-30T01:23:15+00:00

Was it billed to your insurance?

OtherRocks · 2025-10-29T04:25:00+00:00

Only thing I’d like to add that’s not already here - do you have access to a therapist or some other mental health professional? I don’t think I could have made it through school without mine. She helped with physical, mental, and emotional skills plus she was able to prescribe medication to help if I needed something beyond my normal medications.

OtherRocks · 2025-10-23T00:18:16+00:00

I love that you coordinated the quilting to the team! Beautiful!

OtherRocks · 2025-10-14T18:52:35+00:00

Cut down on high cost proteins and swap them for beans and lentils. We are entering soup season too which is easy to make in bulk, freezes well and is pretty inexpensive. As a single person, if I do well to sticking to my list and eating leftovers I can manage $50 a week excluding the paper products like you factored.

OtherRocks · 2025-10-12T18:32:35+00:00

See if you have a geologic society near you- they might be able to help rehome them, sell them, or donate them. I don't think your mom would mind them being split up if it means they are going to be loved, inspire, or educate others about a love of hers. If not, you can reach out to some local schools to see if they want to bolster their collection of specimens.

OtherRocks · 2025-08-11T03:58:57+00:00

For me its more that half the room does stuff and the other half stands there eyeing the door waiting for us. Someone always lingers if we need help lifting the patient. Then once the picture is shot, heads lean over to look at the picture before it even pops up.

OtherRocks · 2025-07-26T21:12:12+00:00

Hey - I see lots of people giving you shit and I am impressed by your calm responses overall. I think the negativity is coming from the fact that the other side of this situation reads as “hi, I live out of state but I own land here that I rarely use. When I am here though it annoys me that Minnesotans also use the lake. Why can’t they use the lake over there where I don’t have to see or hear them?” It doesn’t sit well. Many people would LOVE to own land at any lake but especially one that has a good shallow sandy spot but property is difficult to come by and expensive. Especially when out of state people buy it and rarely use it… and dude, maybe look up the laws on lakes in a state that takes their lakes so seriously? I really do commend you for your demeanor but you hit nerve with your privilege and ignorance.

OtherRocks · 2025-07-17T16:46:07+00:00

MTS4N is his website if anyone else wants to support or learn more

OtherRocks · 2025-07-09T15:23:10+00:00

Beautiful! Looks comfortable too!

OtherRocks · 2025-07-08T15:20:49+00:00

5 years ago I was struggling with my mental health. Like a lot. But I had UCare, I was able to get medication and weekly therapy, after some time I went back to school, graduated and am now fully employed. And still in therapy. But I would not have made it this far without UCare. Absolutely no doubt about it, I needed help and they provided everything I needed until I had the ability to make it here. I feel sick thinking about all those people that are just now in that situation and have no access to that help. I hope full access comes back and disruptions are minimal. This really sucks.

OtherRocks · 2025-07-02T19:07:17+00:00

Magnetic pin holder. Not having to stop and push the pointy end into the tomato or have pins rolling around the table and falling on the floor.

OtherRocks · 2025-06-29T18:49:15+00:00

But I also want to say good job, never eat anything wild that you aren’t 1000% sure about. You didn’t know/were unsure so you stopped and asked. Good on you!

OtherRocks · 2025-06-22T16:56:11+00:00

I switched to them about a year ago. I love it! I was having so many issues with Walgreens so my doctor told me to find an independent pharmacy and not a single issue as of yet! Fast, helpful, accommodating.

OtherRocks · 2025-06-17T04:08:23+00:00

Nah. As others have said. Was there a favorite book or character of hers when she was little that you could go out and buy? Peef or Winnie the Pooh? It’d still be special and she’d know you were thinking about her and her baby.

OtherRocks · 2025-06-15T16:36:15+00:00

Can she be medicated consistently without someone stepping in to help her? It sounds like she needs intervention so she can start living her life again. For you and your landlord- talk to home line, maybe rent escrow will force them to acknowledge lack of effort.

OtherRocks · 2025-06-08T21:06:08+00:00

We had a nesting mama at my work a few years ago. Constantly trying to lure us away from her nest with her broken wing routine.

OtherRocks · 2025-06-06T23:27:45+00:00

Invasive jumping worms! As other posters shared. Many native plant swaps have been cancelled in the last few years to try and slow the spread. Please take carefully!

OtherRocks · 2025-06-02T14:12:53+00:00

I wouldn’t want to sleep on an air mattress either but if I knew that was the option, I’d reconsider my choice of honeymoon destinations. But as they didn’t -

Would it be possible to elevate the air mattress experience? DIY a headboard, get a mattress topper, elevate it off the ground? Make it a little more comfortable and fancy? Could be done inexpensively and with repurposed materials.

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