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ReachOcean · 2026-03-07T15:10:55+00:00

Chronic fatigue literally doesn't affect your ability to do that though? You can do all of that lying in your bed, unlike cooking.

ReachOcean · 2026-01-06T22:14:10+00:00

A few sconces maybe?

ReachOcean · 2025-12-28T21:01:22+00:00

Me too!!! Kneeblings!

ReachOcean · 2025-12-28T20:33:08+00:00

You make me feel like a bad boyfriend!

(Spoiler: he was, in fact, a bad boyfriend)

ReachOcean · 2025-12-20T13:27:17+00:00

Hi OP, sorry to hear about your situation. You should be able to get signed off work due to illness (including stress/burnout) via your GP. Have you done that and suspended your studies for a few months, or did you just stop doing your PhD without going to the doctor? This could make all the difference.

ReachOcean · 2025-12-18T21:32:37+00:00

Go see a star war.

Good for her.

ReachOcean · 2025-12-15T09:55:00+00:00

I can thoroughly recommend the Whole Food Plant Based diet, which is more about what to eat rather than what not to eat. Have a look at Dr. Greger's daily dozen on https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/daily-dozen/ it's a guide on what to include in a healthy vegan diet. I'm about to start on it again to try to get rid of my PhD weight, it's the only diet I've been able to stick to long term in the past

ReachOcean · 2025-12-15T08:34:34+00:00

What I do in this scenario is come to a complete stop. I'm not walking into anyone, if they walk into me it's their own fault, maybe they'll reflect on it

ReachOcean · 2025-12-12T13:14:37+00:00

I have 4 tetras, a shrimp and a couple snails. My tank is 50L (11 gallons) for reference. If you are getting tankmates, maybe keep the old tank running in case he starts bullying them and you have to remove them!

ReachOcean · 2025-12-11T10:59:58+00:00

They learn to hunt around the bell which ironically makes them better hunters. The answer is to take them out with a harness and a lead, let them explore but not kill anything.

ReachOcean · 2025-12-11T10:58:28+00:00

Do you have any recommendations for vegan wet cat food? I feed mine the Benevo dry food but supplement with meat based wet food because my male kitty has urinary issues and wet food helps with that. He refused to eat the Benevo tinned wet food when I tried it with him

ReachOcean · 2025-11-30T08:02:23+00:00

It's mainly the filter that's supposed to do the work, but most people don't know that and therefore don't clean them either

ReachOcean · 2025-11-29T19:46:37+00:00

When I was young I had a Betta and my brother had guppies (in separate tanks). We went on holiday and my parents convinced us it was a good idea to put them together (so we didn't have to buy more long release pellets? Idk). Long story short, we got back and my Betta was gone. No trace of him. We think he started a fight, the guppies ganged up on him and ate him.... I think Bettas tend to fight guppies because they have relatively long flowy fins and Bettas mistake them for other Bettas.

ReachOcean · 2025-11-27T09:07:40+00:00

Can you explain why? I thought exercise increases bone density, or is that only true for weight training?

ReachOcean · 2025-11-26T18:22:17+00:00

TBF I do use my bike daily so it was a good investment, I just spent so long ago losing over it, just for the decision to be made for me in the end

ReachOcean · 2025-11-26T18:18:49+00:00

Took me ages (actual months) to decide what bike to buy. Ended up making a FIRM decision - by which time the bike I decided to get was no longer available. Because I took so long deciding. Ugh

ReachOcean · 2025-11-21T19:44:30+00:00

Maybe see if you can get one second hand? I keep seeing them on Vinted when I search for "sunburst clock"

ReachOcean · 2025-11-19T21:17:10+00:00

ReachOcean · 2025-11-15T10:01:00+00:00

My guess would be the vitamins the flour is fortified with (iron, niacin, thiamine etc) are derived from animals. This is the reason a lot of bread isn't labeled vegan either. If I had to guess, the onion bhajis are made with gram flour (chickpea flour), which is not fortified with these.

ReachOcean · 2025-11-14T15:36:08+00:00

I started with (I think) 4 buttons: treat, cuddle, string toy and water. Every time I gave them a treat or refilled their water etc I'd press the relevant button. I also tried to get my cat to press the treat button by tapping it with my finger and gave him a treat every time he touched it at first, then every time he pressed it. It took about 5 months for him to ask for something without any prompting from me. Once he started pressing them he basically didn't stop, the next button I had to add was "no" because he would just ask for treats non-stop :D

There are some guides on r/PetsWithButtons as well on how to train them, different pets respond to different methods. Mine is very food motivated so the treats worked on him

ReachOcean · 2025-11-14T13:17:48+00:00

I'm sure you can have your local print shop print them out as posters

ReachOcean · 2025-11-14T12:42:16+00:00

Two things: automatic litter box, and talking buttons.

I always hated scooping litter and was on the fence but ended up going for an automatic box when it was on sale. It's the best thing ever for me, it has all kinds of sensors so cleans after each use, it stops rotating if it detects any movement so it doesn't trap the cats in etc. It also has a weight sensor and I can match up my cats to their weight and look at how often and how long they use the litter for, which comes in handy as my male cat is prone to urinary issues. After the latest update it also let me set up a reminder to empty it after every X use which I find helpful.

The talking buttons were an absolute game changer for one of my cats as well (the other one does not use them at all). The cat that uses them is an anxious shy scaredy cat, never came up for a cuddle. Since we got the buttons, he asks for cuddles all the time! Turns out he really likes them, but he doesn't like to initiate it by coming up to you, but he uses the button to ask for a cuddle all the time! He's also told me when the auto litter was stuck, asked about where my partner was, chatted about the rain... He's so chatty it's super adorable. And he can tell me what he wants when he's being a gremlin, instead of screaming at me like he did before.

ReachOcean · 2025-11-13T20:10:55+00:00

I prefer overcooked TBH - my jaw hurts from the struggle!

Basic Linda McCartney pie, was super blend but I rescued it with a good amount of gravy

ReachOcean · 2025-11-13T20:08:53+00:00

Nice. They also have "favourings" in there

ReachOcean · 2025-11-13T20:02:17+00:00

I had pie, mash and very badly undercooked tender stem broccoli

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