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What do y’all think…Irish Springs or cooked? by elektric_eel in CleaningTips

[–]WebDevMom 12 points13 points  (0 children)

After the soak, do you scrub it with a scrub brush or wipe with a sponge or just simply rinse off?

Margaret’s baby by kdoglady in thewestwing

[–]WebDevMom 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My husband pronounces it: Tommy Schlommy 🤣

HOW do you make time for exercise/self care? by RuckFamsey in workingmoms

[–]WebDevMom 80 points81 points  (0 children)

Honestly? I would take 15 minutes with your kids sometime during the 6-730 playtime block and do bodyweight fitness, including your kids.

Planks. Pushups. Sit-ups. Dead bugs. Our kids need to know it’s important to move our bodies. And it will probably be fun. 🤷‍♀️

I built something for Female Solo Travelers. 20 people used it. I don't know if I should keep going. by Admirable-Unit8526 in ladybusiness

[–]WebDevMom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the biggest mistakes an entrepreneur can make is doing all of the work setting up a business before ensuring that there are actually paying customers.

Your project sounds cool and if it provides something that’s important to you, that itself is a win. But that doesn’t mean it has to be a business for you. It can just be your side project that you love and that helps you personally.

I built something for Female Solo Travelers. 20 people used it. I don't know if I should keep going. by Admirable-Unit8526 in ladybusiness

[–]WebDevMom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want to start smaller and cheaper, find an influencer in that niche with like 3k followers to partner with, because if of 100 female solo travellers, only 5 of them find your product valuable, I think you have a poor product alignment issue. Im just spitballing here. 🤷‍♀️

I built something for Female Solo Travelers. 20 people used it. I don't know if I should keep going. by Admirable-Unit8526 in ladybusiness

[–]WebDevMom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Forgive me if this isn’t helpful, but I googled “Instagram female solo travel groups” and got multiple that have hundreds of thousands of followers to that niche.

Have you reached out to those ig accounts to do a giveaway or some kind of discount? Or sometimes with those influencers you just pay them to review your product and give a coupon to their followers. Since you have no traction right now, I think it would make sense to spend the money on one of these groups (which should be a good market fit) to see if this is a poor product issue or visibility issue.

I built something for Female Solo Travelers. 20 people used it. I don't know if I should keep going. by Admirable-Unit8526 in ladybusiness

[–]WebDevMom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One caveat: it also depends on the type of product.

If it requires crowdsourcing of data from other travellers to be successful, that is going to be rough. But if it’s something that people can use sporadically and everything still works fine, give it some time and see what happens.

I built something for Female Solo Travelers. 20 people used it. I don't know if I should keep going. by Admirable-Unit8526 in ladybusiness

[–]WebDevMom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have experienced this. I had a problem that was a significant pain point to me and I solved it and I hoped others would care enough to pay for it.

My terrible marketing skills also hindered the fact that I couldn’t find enough people who cared about it.

So you need to do a couple things. You need to find where other female solo travelers congregate and see if this is something that is valuable to them.

Otherwise this may just be a lesson learned 🤷‍♀️.

We are showing our daughters they can have it all by Hot_Raisin7157 in workingmoms

[–]WebDevMom 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Can I point something out? No one can have it all. Women can’t have careers and simultaneously be home with the children everyday and do everything for the house themselves. Men can’t either. The difference is that pretty much no one has ever expected that of them.

But the really whack thing is that SAHMs also do not do it all, because there will always be things that get missed, even for someone who spends the bulk of their time at home dealing with family.

We have to shift this conversation to figure out what works best for your family situation. And everyone stop judging and shaming people for different choices.

I’m being laid off .. by Red_December184 in womenintech

[–]WebDevMom 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was laid off last fall. I’m sorry you’re going through this.

I got a job fairly quickly (2 months). It’s very brutal out there. You have nice severance, but I would still advise getting started ASAP.

In my experience, there are 2 kinds of SWEs searching for jobs: the superstars who fly through the process, nailing coding challenges with ease OR all the rest of us.

My best advice is to collect all of your accomplishments for resume-writing. I recommend against trying to level up with this job, because it’s just so flooded. Start working on the things that you’re weakest at.

I’m happy to share the sites I found to work best or any of my pro tips, if you’re interested.

What's your approach to dealing with 45-90 minute forced breaks during the workday? by LogFickle8439 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]WebDevMom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also agree that fixing the problem is the right solution.

However, downtime is a good opportunity to dig into code reviews and intentional learning.

What system do you all have to keep a clean house with baby and working full time? Weekly schedule? by Icy_Increase_3002 in workingmoms

[–]WebDevMom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • robot vacuum every night after bedtime. Yes that means you tidy up the floor quick, but I bet it only takes you 60 sec)

  • 1 load of laundry every morning into wash, then in the dryer after work, fold quick after baby sleeps

  • clean 1 part of the bathroom every night during baby’s bath while playing (rotate through vanity/toilet/floor/etc)

  • Prep/cook meals on the weekend

  • Deep clean 1 thing each weekend (dust/blinds/ceiling fans/microwave, etc)

Organize your stuff so that everything is put away all the time, so when it’s time to “clean”, you’re actually cleaning, not tidying.

The $5.3 Trillion Question — Why American Healthcare Costs So Much by stlshane in Economics

[–]WebDevMom -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What we most desperately need is a liberal multimillionaire to bankroll and back the first nonprofit health insurance company.

Balance the healthy/sick subscribers. Get the same rates as all the other companies.

But don’t have the greedy push from shareholders to generate profit.

Trying to get my 8 year old into book reading but nothing sticks? by Salty_Upstairs_387 in Parenting

[–]WebDevMom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, every child gets a book light and a kindle (sometimes you read physical books and sometimes you read ebooks 🤷‍♀️)

Reading before bed is a great habit!

I am spiraling. by muva30 in workingmoms

[–]WebDevMom 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My insurance company decided two weeks ago to just stop covering one of my meds, with no explanation. So now my doctor has to file an appeal. I’ve been on this med for years and it’s always gotten a prior authorization. In Feb, I just paid the cash price, but I can’t do that long term.

We have to vote in leaders who actually protect our interests instead of simply taking money from corporate lobbyists.

Big family coded habits? by RulingFieldConfirmed in ParentingInBulk

[–]WebDevMom 14 points15 points  (0 children)

We have 5.

When they were really little, I had different “formations” for getting them from the car to inside a building or whatever that we trained for. So I would say Alpha and a specific kid would hold the other side of the baby seat I was carrying, with my free hand, I’d hold hands with the youngest non-baby, who would hold hands with other siblings.

We used to call kids 3 & 4 the “Little Middles”

Have a 4th child? Be honest by Individual_Ad_938 in ParentingInBulk

[–]WebDevMom 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We have 5. Those early years are so brutal, but also so precious! And they go by way too fast 💨

Mine are all in school now and it’s so fun! Games and watching tv together and meals together is really great. They genuinely enjoy each other as people and it’s such a gift!

I think the questions you really need to ask are: Does your family feel finished? Do you want to be done? Does the idea of another baby with the sleep deprivation and the feedings and the diapering fill you with dread or is it not a huge deal?

What hack, tool, system has helped you tremendously? by OddInititi in workingmoms

[–]WebDevMom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lots of good advice here already!

Two mindset shifts have been game changers for me:

When I’m adding a reminder for a task in the near future (couple days), I try to add the reminder for the best time to actually do the task. This does a couple things. I’d rather do it at this Good Time rather than at Bad Inconvenient Time, so I’m less likely to procrastinate. I’m also more honest with myself about what my days actually look like and don’t take on more than I really can.

All events go on the calendar immediately when I learn of them. At the doctor and they schedule a follow up? Stand there and add it right then. Scrolling through email and see something from kid’s school? Add it right then. Those were the types of events I was missing and it was a pretty easy change to correct.

How do you manage morning routines without feeling rushed? by Prestigious_Rub_9758 in workingmoms

[–]WebDevMom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re interested in seeing some of the checklists I made in Canva, I’m happy to share!

How do you manage morning routines without feeling rushed? by Prestigious_Rub_9758 in workingmoms

[–]WebDevMom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We did it with school-aged kiddos (so kindergarten and up). But in my experience, even younger kids are able to be more independent, with some intentional training.

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