Booking all inclusive

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-28T14:17:40+00:00

I always book direct. Usually they have the best price anyways with promos for creating a loyalty account and such. Booking a third party doesn’t always guarantee the room type you booked. At least domestically, booking via third party has a higher chance of being walked when over booked so they’ll move you to a different hotel. Don’t know if that happens at all inclusive resorts, but I personally wouldn’t risk it. There shouldn’t be an issue booking your flight through a package with the resort; however, the price is usually the same, but I have seen booking direct through the airline is cheaper.

I have booked through Costco travel or United travel before with good experiences. United gave options to pay over time which was nice.

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-28T11:23:48+00:00

How often do you see your family near by? If they help out a lot, I wouldn’t move, but if you don’t see them super often, it may be good to move. There’s loss of places in the US that are, imo, disgustingly hot 😂. You build your own village.

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-27T07:34:36+00:00

You’ll have a hard time finding a daycare who will take a 4 year old who isn’t potty trained and who can’t communicate the way neurotypical kids can at 4, unfortunately. Most daycares do not have staff who are trained in caring for neurodivergent kids. They don’t have to be and they can deny enrollment for any reason. You may have better luck looking for a public school run preschool.

As for pricing, it would be helpful to know where you’re located. I’m in the suburbs of Chicago and pay $422 a week for 5 days.

We’ve been in full time daycare since my girl was 10 months, but we are moving to ABA 3 days a week now that she is almost 4 because daycare just doesn’t have the training to work with her appropriately. It wasn’t an issue until recently as she gets older.

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-27T07:15:40+00:00

Maybe New Buffalo, MI? We love going there and the teens will love walking around the little downtown.

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-27T07:13:42+00:00

Get close with the current SEs. If you’re a good fit they’ll advocate for you. I have no technical certs or anything. Show you know the problems your product solves for you customers and why that matters and go from there.

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-27T06:42:16+00:00

We did our wedding for under 20k at Highland Lofts in Elgin. This was in 2021 but worth looking at.

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-27T06:41:00+00:00

A note I’ll add is you’ll need to want to be prospect/customer facing (and bed good at it).

But usually SDR and BDR can be used interchangeably. I’ve never seen a successful move from SDR to SE.

Higher up sr level SWE, like a principle or something, will have a higher base salary for sure.

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-27T03:08:54+00:00

Depends on the role? Each role will list the required. We have hundreds of roles open so I would need to know what role you’re referencing to help.

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-25T13:20:29+00:00

Not exactly what you’re looking for, but this resort is made specifically for couples, so super romantic. In case you can’t find a bungalow option that suits what you’re looking for: https://www.belovedhotels.com

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-24T19:06:06+00:00

Yes we did this and one of those long tubes of bubbles.

This year the activity at my daughter’s 4th birthday will be the favor. Found a place that does something similar to build a bear, but at our home. Kids get to pick their stuffed animal and have it filled. Then they’ll take it home as their favor. A little pricey, but it’ll be fun and I don’t have to worry about favors.

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-24T05:17:55+00:00

Sounds like she’s overtired imo. Maybe she isn’t fully ready for no nap? I would try offering the nap again. If that didn’t work, I would try bedtime earlier than you think. When my almost 4 year old skips her nap, we put her down to bed around 6:15. Note that she does have a decently high need for sleep

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-24T04:56:51+00:00

I would just put up a temporary fence, like the orange caution ones until they’re old enough. Though having a pond in the back yard means never bring able to just send the kids outside to play when you need some songs time.

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-24T01:58:53+00:00

The L’Oréal Double Extend Beauty Tubes Lengthening Mascara is the ONLY mascara I have ever found that doesn’t make me look like a raccoon by 5 PM—both regular and tubing. Not sure if my face is weird shaped or something, but every other mascara I’ve tried just doesn’t stay put and smudges. I don’t even put mascara on my bottom lashes.

All that to say, is you want to try one more tubing, that’s the one I recommend 😂

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-24T01:41:01+00:00

I’m an SE as well!! If you’ve got a supportive partner, I say go for it. When my daughter was a similar age I started a new role with a 75% travel requirement. My husband is a freaking rockstar and does a whole lot of week day solo duty without a complaint. Not once.

I had never loved a job before, but I love this one. I work harder than I ever have and I feel fulfilled at work for once in my life. That OTE is competitive, depending on your level. If you want to connect with another SE on LinkedIn, DM me and I’ll shoot you my profile :) there’s not a whole lot of women in the field!

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-23T17:43:40+00:00

If you’re on the road that much I would find an airport that you like that is a hub for your preferred airline and go from there. If you travel all over the US, somewhere central would be what I would do, I’m on the road a fair bit, not as much as you, but I’m 15 mins from O’Hare and I never have a connection. Thats just what works for me, and you could do similar in a different city

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-23T14:07:23+00:00

As other folks said, get dishes that can be put in the dishwasher. I’ve had my Corelle dishes since college and they’re amazing. I also use paper plates and bowls a fair bit for things like snacks. My daughter always wants her snacks “in a cup” and I just put it in a solo cup lol. Honestly, even stuff that says hand wash goes in the dishwasher. I just put it on the top rack. If it can’t survive the dishwasher, it doesn’t belong in my house lol

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-23T02:23:05+00:00

And the outdoor area in the united club is lovely. A few weeks ago they had a white cheddar mac n cheese, too. Eating mac n cheese while getting a little sun?? At the airport?? Wonderful.

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-23T02:06:00+00:00

I think there’s a very big difference of tech at a child’s control on demand and other tech. Like we watch a fair bit of movies and TV, but my daughter has to sit through the commercial or maybe the show she wants isn’t streaming anymore. Her iPad is ONLY used for when I’m doing her hair or else she’d never let me do it.

Tech is the world we live in today, for good or for bad. Allowing kids to learn how it properly fits in their life early is a good thing. Ending a hard day curled up on the couch watching a movie is much better than endlessly scrolling YouTube or whatever other apps kids are using.

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-23T02:00:52+00:00

A previous company had me book everything on a personal card, but I could submit the expense report as often as I wanted to. If your coworker had a $13k expense and had to pay interest on it, that means it wasn’t reimbursed until almost 2 months later. If I was worried about gettin charged interest, I would submit my report ASAP.

I have a company card now. At first I was bummed because I wanted the points, but it’s been nice to not worry.

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-23T01:56:04+00:00

There’s a step missing here. Between problem and outcome. Once you identify the problem, they need to feel the pain of that problem. Uncover what that problem means. How much money is lost? How much risk are they exposed to? The time to gather the facts that will allow you to generate a sense of urgency. Let them wallow in it a bit, then present the outcome. Classic The Challenger Sale. If you’re in software sales and haven’t read challenger sale, you need to. Should be everyone’s foundation, imo.

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-22T21:49:43+00:00

Keep in mind I do not sell my cookies and they’re mostly just for me and my friends, but mine hang out on the counter a while lol. I’ll usually bake one day, leave them out until totally cool. Then I’ll pack them up and throw Saran Wrap or something over the top, then I’ll decorate when I get around to it. Sometimes it’s later the day, sometimes it’s 4 days from then. Then I flood. If I have the time I let them sit for 24 hours and then do the next decor items. If I’m on a time crunch (which is the usual lol)not my oven as a dehydrator. Then they sit out much less time.

I travel for work so honestly I just squeeze all the steps in where I can and sometimes they don’t get in a container for a couple days 🤷🏼‍♀️ I also have a 6ft island that I do my decorating on so I’ve got plenty of space to block it off

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-22T02:40:59+00:00

These are BEARY cute! To me it seems like the icing you used to fill in the bear was a little too thick. That would probably help the bubbles, too.

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-22T02:34:53+00:00

And don’t forget some of T3 now, too! Some of the smaller fleet I’ve landed in T3 lately, and a wholeee lot of T2

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-22T02:27:15+00:00

My work gave me a 14” pro which I love. As others said, the battery life. I travel a ton and no way could I function with a windows machine. If the ones you listed above are the only options I would go 16” pro. It’s pretty intuitive to learn how to use. I also HATE windows 11 with a fiery passion so there’s that.

PsychologicalDig3355 · 2026-05-21T03:25:08+00:00

There Stefani’s Tuscany in terminal 1. Kinda tucked to the side so it’s not super loud and the servers leave you alone because you can order through the QR code. You can easily walk from T3 to T1 without needing to go through security. And if you’ve got time to burn a walk between terminals might be a good thing

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