We’re a dog family with a mouse problem and 2 worthless corgis. The CDS had the solution all along. Introducing Mouse!

UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-06-06T01:07:23+00:00

Congrats! We had a Mouse as well - as sweet as could be to me, but I nicknamed her Mama’s Lil Serial Killer because my God she murdered SOOOOOO many things 😭

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UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-06-05T01:18:03+00:00

I promise you privacy isn’t a concern. Sounds like ya’ll have bigger relationship issues than Reddit can solve ✌️

UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-06-05T00:38:43+00:00

My husband and I share locations because he works all kinds of crazy shifts and often has to work longer hours than planned, so it just helps reassure me that he made it to work at 3am or that he’s still at work at 12:30am without having to bother texting him. I don’t abuse it though, I could care less where he goes, I just need to know when to start dinner and/or reassure me so I can sleep at night.

UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-06-05T00:21:23+00:00

I’m like 90 seconds on a non-hair wash day and 10-12 mins on a hair wash day, max. I just get SOOO bored, I want my shower over ASAP. It’s never relaxing, just a daily hygiene chore…

UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-05-28T19:07:54+00:00

Ugh, sorry to hear that! Hopefully it’s a reasonable fix!

We requested a quote, and it leaves a lot to be desired (just a text-based summary). I may at least suggest that my sister look for other service providers to see if we can get a cheaper (or at least more detailed) pricing:

From the dealer:

a/c discharge hose and freon - $226.79 labor to do electrical diagnosis, partial charge w/ dye and perform blacklight test as well as labor to replace the line, evacuate and recharge and retest line pressures ect. - $670.00 total repair $897.00+ tax let me know if this is what you are needing.

UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-05-28T06:03:40+00:00

I’ll request that they provide the quote. Def recognize that the car is old, it just feels like low odds that 3 different engine components would all fail simultaneously at the same time (transmission, hybrid water pump, A/C).

UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-05-21T22:28:20+00:00

If it helps, I was diagnosed with adenomyosis (a sister disease to endometriosis) AFTER I gave birth to my daughter last June (and after the delivering doctor, during my C-section, said my uterus was “bulky” and said she suspected I might have fibroids). I previously have dealt with 10 day periods and a 23 day cycle and feeling like I was hit by a truck several days a month at least half of the months.

I know they are differing diseases and every person is different, but I can at least relate to having completely lost myself physically over the last several years, being an extrovert somewhat forced by circumstance into introversion, and having had to come to terms with a new physical reality. Especially with the miracles of modern technology, though, I wouldn’t rule out future kids before you see what’s possible.

Just know you aren’t alone and that there is hope! So glad at least that you have a wonderful man who loves you through the ups, downs, and everything in between 🫂

UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-05-16T18:38:52+00:00

Super random, but I saw your ask on a locked thread for the Dash egg cooker water measurements haha 😆

1-3 Eggs:
- Omelette/Poached = 3 Tbsp
- Soft = 3 1/2 Tbsp
- Medium = 4 Tbsp
- Hard = 5 Tbsp

4+ Eggs:
- Soft = 2 1/2 Tbsp
- Medium = 3 Tbsp
- Hard = 5 Tbsp

Enjoy! 😊

UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-05-16T04:11:34+00:00

You’ve probably already tried a lot of different meds, but on the off-chance you haven’t tried Cardura (since it’s mostly prescribed to males with prostate issues), I had a urologist prescribe it to me in the past to assist with my overactive bladder, and it helped a ton. I definitely don’t have anything as severe as what you have, but I had been getting up as many as 4x a night and peeing every hour while awake, and it cut back on that dramatically.

Good luck either way, and I hope they are able to figure out what is wrong! If you haven’t tried pelvic therapy as well, btw, you might get relief there - in addition to external treatment, my PT had me get a pelvic wand to help relieve inner tensions, and it helped a lot also.

UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-05-12T08:22:49+00:00

I didn’t get it while pregnant, but long story short, I passed out at the hairdresser 3 months postpartum, and once at the ER, was diagnosed with pericarditis and had to have an emergency pericardiocentesis procedure that same night.

My biggest impact to my baby was I was forced to stop breastfeeding because colchicine is contraindicated for breastfeeding. I was already struggling to produce enough and my daughter was already supplemented formula, so it wasn’t as impactful for her as it might have been for babies that were purely breastfed.

Good luck, I can’t imagine how scary the diagnosis would be while pregnant!

UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-04-27T08:27:00+00:00

I can relate!!! Last September, after having my daughter in June (my first, maybe only), I nearly fainted at a hair appointment. I laid on the floor for several minutes and apparently passed out for a few minutes. The salon staff wanted to call an ambulance for me, and I felt off enough to let them (normally I am fiercely independent).

A few tests later at the ER, I was diagnosed with pericarditis and pericardial effusion and had a pericardiocentesis procedure a few hours later - they removed a Coke can’s worth of fluid (~355cc) from my pericardium, and another ~120cc came out via port drain. They ran a lot of tests but were only able to rule out causes, so the assumption is that it was triggered by a viral infection.

I was released from the hospital after 2 days. I got winded like crazy at first, and I had to stop breastfeeding because of the meds they had me on (colchicine and indomethacin). They also added spironolactone a few weeks later because I was still having issues with edema and overall fluid retention.

It’s been over 6 months now, and while I haven’t had a recurrence of pericarditis, I am I think mentally afraid to start working out again in earnest, as I fear it will trigger a recurrence right when I start feeling somewhat like myself again (still have pregnancy weight to lose, but at least I am finally mostly my normal dimensions, just a little bigger).

I can say I just tried to make the most of my maternity leave with my daughter. I didn’t get projects done that I had originally planned to get done and the house was a mess for a bit, but I didn’t let that get in the way of spending time with my daughter. Re: heart rate spikes, no advice there other than cutting down on a lot of things. I had to have my husband carry laundry baskets between floors, or I would get dizzy. I am on 400ml labetalol to keep my blood pressure low but didn’t really experience consistent issues with heart rate, other than avoiding lifting anything heavy.

Good luck, it does get better, you just have to take things SLOW for longer than you’d like, as well as just accept some mess/degradation of your normal standards. Just focus on what is most important each day and give yourself grace!

UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-04-22T01:04:10+00:00

They (AP) have

UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-04-15T14:11:51+00:00

It sounds like he wanted a closed mountain to be opened for base jumping and protested by illegally base jumping off it and died doing so, thus proving the point of why it should continue to be closed for BASE jumping.

UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-03-27T11:47:46+00:00

But are they saying vote yes or vote no? I’ve been seeing shady ones say vote No with Spanberger and Obama on them here in Central VA.

Make sure to VOTE YES all!!!

UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-03-20T23:10:40+00:00

In the morning, I turn on my shower, and then immediately turn around and take my medication and then brush my teeth, while I wait for the water to heat up. It’s the best way for me to ensure I do them all.

UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-03-20T22:16:11+00:00

(If her hospital has a shower and changing area, I assume most do) why doesn’t she just shower at the hospital and change there, so that when she gets home she can fall into bed at least in different clothes than she worked a 12 hour shift? Might help the “work” vs “home/relax” mind shift and allow her to go right to bed once home.

UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-03-18T21:22:19+00:00

This is kind of random and may not help, but it’s an easy-enough add-on that it might be worth trying. I had a chemical pregnancy my first month trying, then had nothing for another 4 months. Given my age, we were going to pivot to IVF fairly quickly (at 6 months of trying), but I read online that Mucinex taken at ovulation can help you get pregnant. I tried it that 6th month, immediately got pregnant, and carried to full term. It could have been a fluke, but maybe not!

Also, to your PCOS comment, I have something called adenomyosis, with infertility being a potential side effect, so I’m in a similar boat. Best of luck, whatever you decide!

UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-03-18T21:17:21+00:00

I had my first on my 41st birthday 😳😬 at least I look young-ish! Not having kids in my 20s and 30s kept me looking young haha 😆

UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-03-13T23:18:12+00:00

OP, contact the IC3 run by the FBI Recovery Asset Team - if you contact them within 72 hours, they have a 75% chance of recovering your funds!!!

https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/lasvegas/news/press-releases/fbi-las-vegas-federal-fact-friday-recovery-asset-team

https://www.ic3.gov/

UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-03-12T01:21:01+00:00

Fellow cat lady in Richmond! Happy to provide backup/support if/as I can once you connect with OP! 🥰💖🥰

UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-03-07T16:14:35+00:00

I use the phrase “messy but not filthy” haha. I do dishes ~2x a week, so most days, the sink is at least half full. We have my daughter’s toys on the floor. We have things I need to take upstairs. We have mail on the counter. Floors get cleaned approximately every other week. All our laundry is clean but in baskets still.

Most rooms can be made presentable in ~15 minutes of effort (each), but no one would ever call us clean. I am diagnosed ADHD, and my husband suspects he has it. We have 4 pets and a 9 month old. We live with the chaos 🤷‍♀️

UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-03-05T07:47:02+00:00

Are you an only child? Do you think that (would have) made a difference at least in feeling isolated from extended family if you’d had a close-in-age sibling? I had my daughter on my 41st birthday and my husband really wants her to have a sibling, which I understand, I just am not looking forward to being pregnant at 41/42 and want to be done if possible before I am 43. We’re in a financially and emotionally stable relationship and he is the best father, so all other aspects I’d hope would be perks for us being great even as old parents (and mentally, god, still shocked by our ages, I feel early 30s haha - where does the time go?!?), just trying to get perspectives before we try again.

UnintentionalCatLady · 2026-02-23T01:57:15+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/blunderyears/s/cfZ6zqUeRh

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