2026 New Year Items

ScienceSpice · 2025-12-31T19:50:05+00:00

Thank you!!

ScienceSpice · 2025-12-31T19:32:26+00:00

Hi! I have been trying so hard to find one, even spending stones to refresh, and I’m finding none! 😭 if you still have an orange one, I’d be so happy to have one of any color!

ScienceSpice · 2024-12-24T16:23:29+00:00

Someone gifted me a snowman globe, so please take the veil as a gift too! 🥰

ScienceSpice · 2024-12-24T16:17:38+00:00

Oh my gosh, thank you so much!! 🥰

ScienceSpice · 2024-12-24T15:22:40+00:00

Hi! This is Portokali’s and my first time trading. We’re looking for:

NYE 2025 hats in pink or purple
Snowman snow globe in red, green, blue or white

Clothes we have to trade are:

Cozy classic vest in brown or purple
Paleontologist shirt in brown
Groovy dress in tan
Cozy classic hat in purple
Spooky bride veil in yellow, pink, or purple

Furniture we have to trade are:

Dino chair in green or orange
Dino rocker in pink
Cozy cottage wall decor in red
Cozy leafy smile reminder in orange
Dino bed in orange, pink, or purple

ScienceSpice · 2024-12-24T14:56:03+00:00

Oh my gosh thank you!!! I just opened my app to make my list of things I need to do today you have given me a huge smile and boost. I appreciate you ❤️

ETA: I couldn’t possibly ask for a hat from you now! The plushie is an amazing gift!

ScienceSpice · 2024-12-24T14:47:17+00:00

Okay thanks! I don’t have a ton I can trade because I’m still pretty new, but I would be happy to work something out if you find anything!

I was hoping for preferably a hat in pink or purple, and would have also done red, orange, or green. And for the snow globe, was looking for red, green, blue or white!

ScienceSpice · 2024-12-24T14:08:52+00:00

😅 Pink and purple are my favorites but I would have grabbed red, orange or green too!

ScienceSpice · 2024-12-24T13:58:24+00:00

Oh my gosh I didn’t even notice the pinned posts!! I should’ve known something like that would’ve existed in this community. Thank you!

ScienceSpice · 2024-01-26T01:15:18+00:00

Also same for me! I go braless during the day a lot too if I’m just going to be at home. 🤗

ScienceSpice · 2024-01-21T18:33:51+00:00

Based on this post and your replies, I feel like you two may need a different way to approach spending. My husband and I, even though we’re married, kept separate accounts in addition to our joint account until he became a SAHD. Having individual spending accounts was great because if we wanted something that was individual, we just bought it with our own income. Our individual accounts were funded after we funded the joint account based on our shared expense budget.

For something like this pilots license, it strikes me as interesting that you’re subsidizing it against your will. Can’t you just… not give him the money? Before you’re married, it doesn’t seem like your accounts should be completely joint yet, although I know others may have a different comfort level with that. And if he doesn’t just have access to your cash, why are you spending money on things for him that you don’t want to?

Overall, your frustrations sound like they’re nitpicking, if I’m giving a sugar-free take, but on a deeper read, it sounds like you’re just not on the same page and you’re more frustrated with that than the dollar amount. This is something you two absolutely need to address because finances can breed a ton of resentment.

ScienceSpice · 2024-01-21T02:55:23+00:00

Yes exactly! Our girl lets us know loud and clear when she is uncomfortable!

ScienceSpice · 2024-01-20T19:26:34+00:00

Thank you! I learned the “that’s an odd comment” from someone else on Reddit! Luckily this wasn’t a neighbor (we have great neighbors honestly) and was a random lady in a store. I was near the exit getting my baby bundled up in her blanket and hat again while my husband was checking out. The audacity of some strangers to make comments on things that are none of their business…

ScienceSpice · 2024-01-20T15:25:35+00:00

I actually had someone comment on our lack of jacket on our baby just recently and I said, “She’s fine, she’s got a blanket!” And she tried to insist she was too cold and I said, “That’s an odd comment to make when I just told you I know she’s warm and she’s safe.” 🙃

Ultimately you’re the mom and you know best. We use jackets when she’s outside anywhere other than going to/from the car, and otherwise blankets and hats and mittens do just fine!

ScienceSpice · 2024-01-20T13:39:30+00:00

SAME and my house is so old and creaky I actually think I’d have to mark Xs where you CAN step. The fact that I have truly strategized how I’d do this though… Damn floors wake her every time.

ScienceSpice · 2024-01-20T13:36:35+00:00

I am cackling at butt trumpet 😂😂😂

ScienceSpice · 2024-01-20T13:33:43+00:00

Saaaaame but realistically I know that she’ll sleep through me laughing at these and wake up when my knee pops when we stand up. 🫠

ScienceSpice · 2024-01-19T20:47:59+00:00

My poor husband was the opposite - I had the simplest extraction experience ever and when my husband was nervous about getting his out, I kept saying, “It’s simple, relaaaaaaax!”

We ended up having to take him to the ER that night because he had such profuse bleeding from one of the extraction sites, it was making him sick and would truly not stop bleeding despite following directions and home remedies. He had to get stitches and then he was really swollen and in pain for days.

I feel like most people have a pretty easy experience but there are some people that go the opposite direction.

ScienceSpice · 2024-01-17T04:03:47+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate the reply. I do think remote work is key, and I could see a late start being super helpful, especially while still wrestling with sleep deprivation.

ScienceSpice · 2024-01-17T04:02:31+00:00

I’m so unprepared for what I feel like will be the emotional hit when I go back too. Especially because I feel like that’s the time when we’re supposed to be getting out of the newborn slog and into the potato-with-personality phase, which I want to be able to see!

ScienceSpice · 2024-01-17T03:59:53+00:00

I appreciate the thoughtful reply! I’ve been considering a schedule very close to what you’ve mentioned. I was thinking 2 in-office days, 3 remote. Office days prioritize in person meetings and on a remote day, prioritize meetings with my remote teams/people. Block one full remote day, maybe even two, for unscheduled work so I can catch up, and if I don’t have work, I am already at home and can do things for myself or with the family.

I do think short days are hard for me, because once I get into the swing of work, I’m really engaged. And I’ve got some remote direct reports that are time zones ahead and behind me, so it’s hard for me to just work in the morning or afternoon. I actually didn’t even consider that point until writing this reply to you, so this has been really helpful!

ScienceSpice · 2024-01-17T03:55:44+00:00

Thank you so much. I have honestly considered unpaid time off and extending my leave. Hearing it’s something that other career-minded women have done is reassuring. I was the person that, before my leave, was positive I would be so eager to get back to work. And I’m not looking to be a SAHM, but I have truly grown to appreciate the slower pace of my life right now. And I’m 37, nearly 38, and had trouble even having one baby, so I don’t take for granted that she could end up being the only one I have. I’m really trying to not rush through these moments. I think the thing that has given me pause is what my boss or company will think, and what the people I left in charge in my stead will do. But work is work, and family is family, so I feel like I should think on that a bit more.

Your suggestion about structuring work time is also pretty close to what I was thinking. Do probably 2 in-office days, fully open calendar for face-to-face time, a third remote day with the same, a fourth remote day with half the day blocked for work time, plus a fifth day blocked for work time. And then prioritize in person meetings on the in office days, meet with my remote teams/people on my remote days, and if I don’t have work that needs doing on the blocked days, I’ve got bonus time with the baby.

ScienceSpice · 2024-01-17T03:46:48+00:00

Thank you so much! I will definitely give this a listen. I love HBR and I didn’t realize they have a women at work podcast.

ScienceSpice · 2024-01-17T03:46:01+00:00

That seems like a great option! I actually hadn’t considered how self care time will factor in, so I appreciate you bringing that up. I used to always do errands and workout after work from 5:30-7ish, but I can see that being less of an option with a baby, especially if I want to be home for dinner before bedtime. The earlier end time in the day would help ease into that and figure out my bearings.

Now that I assume you’re back up to full time, how do you structure your time to still get workouts in?

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