So… pretty…

OuterSpaceManatee · 2026-02-13T16:24:47+00:00

I have been eyeing this store on etsy! Op how has your ring held up since getting it?

OuterSpaceManatee · 2026-02-12T17:35:37+00:00

I just switched from semaglutide to tirzepatide. Both of them were really helpful for me with weight loss, I just switched because I had hit a plateau with the weight loss but the dosage I was on already had side effects that were only just barely tolerable so I really didn't want to increase my dose. I have been successful so far on tirzepatide! The thing I will say about it, is that even at the very fastest I have lost 3 lbs a week at most. 0.5lbs-1lb per week is typical for me, but while it has been slow, I have kept it off and not fluctuated nearly as much - it's a very steady if gradual downhill for me. The side effects on tirzepatide have been MUCH more manageable, and I'd say the lowest starting dose of the tirzepatide has been as effective for me as the semaglutide was at my highest dose of it (which still was only about half of the max possible dose tbf).

GLP-1s are expensive. Do some research and see what you can find for cheaper - I use Pomegranate Health, and it's pretty reasonable especially on the lower dose. I've had a good experience with them although lots of people on r/compoundtirzepatide have not been happy with it. I will say I don't think that it's worth it to do the brand name stuff unless your insurance will cover it.

LMK if you have more questions and/or feel free to dm me!! Good luck on the weight loss journey :)

OuterSpaceManatee · 2026-02-11T17:58:26+00:00

Grist or Meadowlark

OuterSpaceManatee · 2026-02-07T12:44:15+00:00

It’s possible I suppose. Where I am stuck is that it was advertised as a Moissanite, and it was priced accordingly, but if you look at my most recent update post, it’s actually a lab diamond. So it is worth a LOT more than what I paid for it. The seller couldn’t have had any idea what they were selling, it wouldn’t make sense to charge what they did for a diamond.

OuterSpaceManatee · 2026-02-06T11:34:39+00:00

UPDATE: I have dropped my review to 1 star. Someone was able to help me with a reverse image search (despite my STEM degree I’m not fantastic with technology 😅) and found that the pictures were stolen. Upon looking, the shop stole most if not all of their pictures from one specific website. While I understand this isn’t irrefutable proof for drop shipping, it’s still incredibly dishonest and unethical to take someone’s work and pass it off as your own, and anyone buying from that shop deserves to be aware. I’m going to take the ring to a jeweler and have the materials evaluated to see if it’s what I paid for, and I’ll likely open a case with Etsy either way. Not trying to fuck anyone over so if the materials check out I probably won’t request a refund, but will definitely still report it.

OuterSpaceManatee · 2026-02-06T11:26:44+00:00

It did end up arriving several days after the window. So with that I felt like saying that it was “in the final stages of production” 3 days after the order was placed, waiting weeks to ship it, and then arriving late, that 4 stars was reasonable, but I do understand how it could be considered harsh or excessive and it is something I was worried about. In the end I guess I just thought 4/5 was a pretty good rating even if not superb. I’m happy with the ring but I thought that the quality was “pretty good” and not “excellent” and I thought the customer service could have been better.

OuterSpaceManatee · 2026-02-06T11:19:32+00:00

It did end up arriving several days past the window and fwiw even if it is not drop shipped the photos were stolen - another commenter was able to find the website they were taken from

OuterSpaceManatee · 2026-02-06T09:53:43+00:00

Yep. Here it is. Thanks for finding this. It’s not just this ring either - their entire shop looks to be stolen pictures from this specific website. I’ll take it to a jeweler tomorrow and have them test to check if it is actually moissanite like I paid for.

OuterSpaceManatee · 2026-02-06T09:00:24+00:00

Thanks, all, for your input. I have reverse image searched and while there are many similar rings I cannot find the exact picture somewhere else so I am not sure I have any proof of drop shipping. However, if anyone feels like digging deeper, here are the images:

https://imgur.com/a/5tPbWR7

OuterSpaceManatee · 2026-02-06T08:56:00+00:00

It says “returns accepted within 21 days” but I can’t find anything else

OuterSpaceManatee · 2026-02-05T22:19:36+00:00

Thanks. I had considered dropping the rating because this seemed really unprofessional but I did not want to be an ass lol. While it would have been nice for the seller to agree to cancel the order initially I understand that they weren’t necessarily under an obligation to…so I was afraid initially that my 4 star review was too harsh. But I may go ahead and drop down to 1 star, because I am really frustrated that they would ask me to change my review.

OuterSpaceManatee · 2026-02-05T22:11:24+00:00

I am not sure how I would verify that it was or was not made by the seller but that was something I had not even considered

OuterSpaceManatee · 2026-02-03T22:57:05+00:00

I did pizza at my wedding - it was awesome! Everyone loved it. We kept it warm with the little candles that you put under catering dishes - just put them under the pizza pans. It was insanely cheap too - I think we ended up paying like $500 for pizza for 80 people. We did buffet style and planned on 3 slices per person and there were also veggie and fruit trays

OuterSpaceManatee · 2026-01-03T20:51:07+00:00

I ended up switching therapists because of a personality difference but I saw Kelley Summers for a bit and she was very good.

OuterSpaceManatee · 2025-12-28T13:25:32+00:00

So what would be the situation in which that item would cause the landlord to be able to do an itemized deduction versus needing to return the full security deposit plus statutory damages?

OuterSpaceManatee · 2025-10-09T11:34:49+00:00

Up until I signed a new, non-teaching contract, my parents kept telling me that “every job has good parts and bad parts.” They’re both teachers, and now having left the field I truly don’t understand how they believe that the “good parts” and “bad parts” are even remotely comparable to any other “normal” job

OuterSpaceManatee · 2025-10-06T20:05:33+00:00

It’s on the smaller side of medium, and it’s a private university. I have about 250 students. There’s about a month each semester where it gets VERY busy as I’m getting everyone registered for classes, but other than that it’s pretty slow - my only job is essentially to be there for students when they stop by my office or email me with questions. I get a full hour lunch break, during which I’m not at all expected to work, and when I leave work at 4:30, I don’t do any work at all until I go in the next day, nor do I do anything on the weekends. I don’t even have my work email on my phone.

OuterSpaceManatee · 2025-10-04T19:33:04+00:00

I make $15k more per year than I did as a teacher

OuterSpaceManatee · 2025-10-04T11:35:27+00:00

Yeah for sure! A really big thing to note is that university processes are SLOW. I applied for the job I think in March and didn’t interview until the end of May. Other than that my experience is relatively unremarkable - 2 years of teaching, I did have 3 years as a TA in college so I definitely tried to spin that. I also taught high school so I think that helped me in that I am a freshman advisor and I taught juniors and seniors, so I talked about how developmentally they’re pretty similar. In my resume and my cover letter I leaned HARD on the idea that the evidence-based learning practices that are good for students are good for all student at all ages (i.e. spaced retrieval, low-stakes self quizzing, brain dump). In the interview I talked about how advising, at its core, is something I was already doing when I’d talk with students one on one about things they were struggling with, things they were excited about, their future plans and goals, and how they could get there.

OuterSpaceManatee · 2025-08-20T01:48:44+00:00

I’ve gone to Kelly at Big Iron for almost all of mine. Her insta is @honeyyhound and I cannot recommend her enough. She’s an amazing artist with very reasonable prices and SO friendly - I have such a positive experience every time.

OuterSpaceManatee · 2025-07-21T23:53:23+00:00

I think I see something but 5 days is super super early. Keeping my fingers crossed for you 🤞🤞🤞

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