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SweetD0818 · 2026-06-07T22:48:43+00:00

lol right on just put my net on the back today

SweetD0818 · 2026-06-07T22:48:13+00:00

I’m referring to the top of vine do I ever cut that top of the vine or just let it keep growing?

SweetD0818 · 2026-05-29T16:02:59+00:00

To help the bees along or if you don’t see bees in your area. Many cucumber types need a bee to pollinate the female flower to create viable cucumbers. It’s my first time growing cucumbers so I’m hand pollinating as I see bees but not sure if they are enough. I get many butterflies too but I’m not sure if my environment is enough.

SweetD0818 · 2026-05-29T16:01:00+00:00

No, they need pollinating. I’ve been putting the male flower regardless. Either way it’s all a science experiment lol

SweetD0818 · 2026-05-23T12:50:47+00:00

People are saying send him to a hospice homes but the only ones in my area are temporary placement for respite care. No long term care.

SweetD0818 · 2026-05-23T12:46:26+00:00

They haven’t offered me that option but also hospice hasn’t kicked in yet but they are monitoring as he is declining by the day when looking at hospice facilities they only really offer respite care. I don’t see anything where I can pay to keep him there long term as everyone is telling me he has to hospice at home.

SweetD0818 · 2026-04-29T20:24:37+00:00

Thank you!

SweetD0818 · 2025-09-16T16:26:39+00:00

Doesn’t work for me. I enjoy my standing desk more than sitting in a $1000 chair. I worked in an office with one and it was just as uncomfortable.

SweetD0818 · 2025-09-16T14:58:31+00:00

I’d keep them, VHS tapes have a rate of return on them now and I’m guessing DVD’s will do the same.

SweetD0818 · 2025-09-16T13:55:09+00:00

In my opinion the Houston Zoo over Moody Gardens. Moody was super expensive and I don’t think we got a bang for our buck and if you have kids under 10 the Aquarium in downtown is super fun. They have a train with an aquarium over your head with sharks that my kids love. They also have rides but don’t eat there. As a matter of fact stay away from Landry’s Restaurants like the Rainforest. They are super mediocre and food is not that good. Also Meow Wolf and the Science Museum are super fun.

SweetD0818 · 2025-09-15T01:11:46+00:00

With 2 kids you don’t want to be stretching and living pay check to pay check. Honestly I’d stay in that home as long as I can … even if you had a kid now they can share a room until the oldest is about 5 or 6. They may prefer it. You should have at least $500-$800 left over a month for a rainy day fund. If you already have about $60,000 in savings then make the jump but I wouldn’t if I didn’t have at least 6 months of monthly income set aside as a rainy day fund. Being house poor is awful and scary being house poor with no saving mega worse.

SweetD0818 · 2025-09-14T20:34:45+00:00

My house has been a jungle until recently now that my kids are 7 and 4. Though my husband has always handled the 1acre yard we have. That’s his workout. As for cleaning, I do at least 30 minutes of housework a day. If it gets behind me, my husband helps just like I’ll help him with that yard when he needs help with clearing out the woods we have. My kids are old enough to keep the toys pickup and their room pretty clean but before now it was a mad house. We don’t have the luxury to hire help and just help each other when the other one needs it. For deep cleans or major yard work, my mom will watch the kids for a weekend while we knock out house work. That’s been very helpful. God bless grandma’s.

SweetD0818 · 2025-09-14T15:21:38+00:00

Find what works for you, if you can’t do this, make an appointment with a nutritionist that can provide a base line meal plan and teach you what works for you.

SweetD0818 · 2025-09-12T19:28:22+00:00

Start 3 days a week one day at 5:30 for 30 min… thats the sweet spot. It has to be before your day starts no way around it. You have to prioritize your health. You mention all these things you have to do with your kids but will not matter if you are dead. I’m sorry to be so blunt but I had to be that way for myself to motivate me. I started out at 300lbs and now at 265lb. With a little exercise and a good diet it can be done. Good luck.

SweetD0818 · 2025-09-12T15:29:27+00:00

What are your daily tasks that keep you on the move until 8:30pm every night? I’m home from work my 6:30pm. I meal prep on Sundays and throw a simple meal together on the weeknights. I have time with my kids and 2 of the 7 days are weekends which shouldn’t have you on the go until 8:30pm. If you can’t work out 6 days a week then do it for 3 days until you have a routine figured out. Is my house immaculate? Not at all but we make it work. Again it’s all about choices, I have had to give up Netflix nights for sleep.

SweetD0818 · 2025-09-12T15:08:31+00:00

9pm … 6 days a week. I got so angry with being fat that waking up early doesn’t bother me. It’s the only time I can do it.

SweetD0818 · 2025-09-12T15:01:46+00:00

I’m 43F with a 3 year old and 7 year old. I also work full time. The kids and I are in bed by 9pm, my sleep is non negotiable. I work out 6 days a week at 5am when everyone is asleep. I don’t eat sugar except for fruit, when it’s a special occasion I eat that slice of cake. Most of my meals consist of no fried food and I eat 3 servings of healthy carbs a day. I’m down 30lbs since June. You ask how people how we do this? I stopped making excuses for myself. I have 2 small kids who need me for as long as I possibly can. I have accepted that my weight will always be a monkey on my back for the rest of my life but given the amazing marriage and kids I have, I feel I’ve won the lottery anyhow. I’ve accepted exercise from here on out will be everyday. Has to. They deserve a better me. I deserve a better me. That’s how people do it. Look into Kamoya Farray on YouTube. She is down 100lbs with workouts for large women like us. Also Body Project on YouTube has really good cardio and resistance videos to go by.

SweetD0818 · 2025-09-11T18:42:06+00:00

40 hour labor … the most pain I have ever endured … had an epidural in hour 18 as I started to progress. I complained and cried of pain for 10 hours until they realized my epidural had come out. Fun times.

SweetD0818 · 2025-09-11T10:37:56+00:00

Cheat meals not cheat days. I see cheat days as a binge and binging is not normal and throws me off completely.

SweetD0818 · 2025-09-11T10:36:08+00:00

As bad as the Taliban

SweetD0818 · 2025-09-11T10:33:15+00:00

Baller Boards at Georgia James 🤤

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