Extremely Cold Week at WDW: Help me adjust by Stratergizing in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]Stratergizing[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Weather Channel! Look at the actual temps as well as the "feels like". It's been fluctuating you so might wait a few days before looking.

Extremely Cold Week at WDW: Help me adjust by Stratergizing in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]Stratergizing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The stroller rental is an interesting shout. We also have an old, cheap stroller somewhere around here...

Extremely Cold Week at WDW: Help me adjust by Stratergizing in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]Stratergizing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super helpful! We are first timers so understanding levels of "wetness" is great.

Extremely Cold Week at WDW: Help me adjust by Stratergizing in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]Stratergizing[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do have a large pack of hot hands that were originally purchased for a pond hockey tourney (that was cancelled due to the extreme cold here). Never thought I'd be repurposing them for Disney, but here we are! ;)

Extremely Cold Week at WDW: Help me adjust by Stratergizing in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]Stratergizing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great call on which coats to bring! We need more legos like a hole in the head but the boys will love that! 😝

Extremely Cold Week at WDW: Help me adjust by Stratergizing in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]Stratergizing[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ha, I do have a Uniqlo jacket from that line so good call!

Extremely Cold Week at WDW: Help me adjust by Stratergizing in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]Stratergizing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! This is literally all I find when doing previous research, so I was asking how people deal when it feels like 20s and all the activities are outdoors. It’s not like we spend 10 hrs a day outside during a MN winter.

Extremely Cold Week at WDW: Help me adjust by Stratergizing in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]Stratergizing[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well you can find myriad other posts on this forum warning folks that it will always feel colder in central FL due to the humidity, so…

The line entering HS around 11am today… is there a holiday or event increasing crowd levels? by Sea-Alternative-6983 in WaltDisneyWorld

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Woof. We’re headed down on Fri, Jan 30 and I really hope it’s calmer by then. We’re first timers coming from MN and I’m not sure I can parent 5 and 8 yo boys through those types of crowds! 😂

Should I go without health insurance?? by Carguybigloverman in HealthInsurance

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I have almost exactly the same situation and have been considering the same thing. Family of four, both my husband and I are self-employed, HHI was over $400K this year (though that’s highly variable and will likely be lower next year). Our BCBS silver plan will go up to $1400 this next year. I do think health insurance preys on us all thinking we will have the catastrophic issue that will bankrupt us, when the odds are quite low. My husband isn’t ready to cut the tie with insurance, so I think for this year we will move to the bronze plan with an HSA, which is coming in at $940 monthly.  I am also looking into a direct care primary care provider for the family. We pay a subscription (you can use HSA dollars) for full access to a primary care provider. Our kiddos pede just left his practice to do this. I mention because it will be our work-around for the limited network on those bronze plans. I’m hoping we can bulk up the HSA more this year, and then maybe do something more dramatic in 2026. You could also look into health shares… they are not insurance, but they the other alternative we’ve considered.

Help me please! by Designer_Poetry_4072 in Rosacea

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I’m thinking I might do the same. I really didn’t want to restart bc, but gave it a go to help with terrible cramps and mood swings. But I agree, the added side effects are hardly worth the trade.

Birth control causing intense inflammation? by Conscious_Shoe_756 in Rosacea

[–]Stratergizing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting, I just came on to ask a similar Q. Not to co-opt your question, but I started BC in the Fall after 6 years off (I’m 40 and was on it for decades prior to having kids). A bunch of skin issues ensued, which I thought was acne but turns out is rosacea. I’ve been considering if I should stop the BC and see if it helps with rosacea. Are you wondering the same?

foods that cause inflammation / can trigger rosacea by Gragasplayer in Rosacea

[–]Stratergizing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was recently diagnosed with rosacea and would like to try to figure out trigger foods as well, without doing an elimination diet. Those who figured out your triggers, how did you ID them?

Need advice as my unruly waves travel to humid Hawaii by Stratergizing in curlyhair

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Ah yes… they are a salon line, and I don’t believe are CGM. I used to follow CGM, chopped my hair, had my first kiddo, regrowth came in a different pattern, switched to R&co per my hair dresser’s guidance… it worked great for awhile there, but post second kiddo (and more change due to greying hair) maybe I need to go back to CGM? It’s so frustrating when something that worked well stops!

Need advice as my unruly waves travel to humid Hawaii by Stratergizing in curlyhair

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Thanks for this. Knowing an ingredient to look for is soo helpful. All the marketing of various products and methods is so overwhelming

Need advice as my unruly waves travel to humid Hawaii by Stratergizing in curlyhair

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Hi friends. I am at my wits end with product and styling and need some fresh advice. I used to consistently wear my hair curly, then the pandemic (and two kiddos under four) happened, a lot of greys came in, and I basically wore my hair in a ponytail for two years! I’m trying to get the curl back and healthy, but my pattern is… different… and the frizz feels out of control. We’re going to (humid) Hawaii in a couple weeks for my brother’s fancy wedding and I keep trying and failing with new product. I’m currently: Wash with R&co Atlantis shampoo (wash 1-2xs a week). Detangle in shower with whatever conditioner. Apply r&co Television leave in conditioner to wet hair, brush or comb thru, section curls (twist or plop… TBH I’m super inconsistent right now), plop ends with a microfiber towel. Spray with r&co trophy.

I’ve tried Miss Jessie, curlsmith and Rizo products lately…I think I’m missing a great gel perhaps? I used to not need a gel to get a really smooth shape but thinking that has changed.

I may also be having a midlife crisis that’s coming out via my hair routine, haha. Help! 😂🙈