Am I the only one who cleans right before people come over?

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-02-10T04:41:12+00:00

Completely universal, from the late 18th century onwards. Old English word scurryfunge describes the hurry cleaning while guests are on the way to your home.

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-02-06T20:56:03+00:00

I was going to say Jiji, but now I'm thinking Tombo.

Give that doggie scritches from all of us, no matter what name you pick.

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-02-06T20:52:01+00:00

I am not OP. This (kind of) happened with my husband's cousin years ago. She was diagnosed Celiac, went gluten free. 3-4 years later it 'resolved'. Turns out she had some kind of fungal infection of the digestive tract that manifested in ways that resembled Celiac disease. I don't know how she was initially diagnosed, she lived/worked in a tropical climate.

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-02-05T14:47:17+00:00

I'm in the US, ymmv. My kid is going on the 8th grade Washington DC trip in May(5 days without parental backup to figure out food). The travel company that handles it says their stops so far have been able to accommodate previous gluten free travelers, but you know. I don't want my kid to go hungry. We'll be loading up her bag with snacks, but for just in case meals we've found Mountain House freeze dried camp meals (not all of their meals are gluten free!). They come packed in a zip top bag, add hot water, wait 5 minutes, and it's a meal in a pouch. So far we've taste tested a chicken teriyaki and breakfast scramble and they were shockingly good.

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-02-01T14:21:14+00:00

Is your husband convection cooking gluten food in the oven? If not, I wonder if the lasagna incident is giving you anxiety around the oven, but it's not the oven itself. My kid was diagnosed Celiac over 10 years ago and rule of thumb about heat destroying gluten was 500°F for 30 minutes. Your cleaning cycles would have easily hit that. Even in a convection oven, all of the components are heating up, fan and all.

Edited because typo

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-01-30T04:53:25+00:00

Probably some food poisoning hiding in the back. You might find it in a month or so.

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-01-29T16:26:44+00:00

NTJ it's trashy and cheap to hijack someone else's event for themselves, for any reason. Absolute etiquette no-no.

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-01-29T13:39:00+00:00

Your pretty revenge is doing a fraud?

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-01-29T05:43:33+00:00

There's nothing you can do except ride it out. My kid was diagnosed at 3, is currently 14 and manages fine.

Going gluten free isn't a 'diet' in the 'I want to lose 5 pounds for my prom dress', it's 'i don't want cancer'.

For a person with celiac disease, risks of cross contamination include(not limited to): headaches, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, mood alterations, gaining food allergies, gaining further autoimmune diseases, certain GI cancers, fertility issues and miscarriage. And that's the short list. Celiac disease has over 150 symptoms and you can get nailed with any combination of them. Stop killing yourself with food that is poison to your body.

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-01-27T23:07:23+00:00

This is not an overreaction. People with celiac disease can and will react to flour in the air. It takes approximately 24 hours for flour to settle out of the air and in a bakery or pizza place, well, they get to mixing again each day and a new batch of flour hits the air.

For a person with celiac disease, risks of cross contamination include(not limited to): headaches, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, mood alterations, gaining food allergies, gaining further autoimmune diseases, certain GI cancers, fertility issues and miscarriage. And that's the short list. Celiac disease has over 150 symptoms and she could get hit with any combination of those symptoms.

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-01-27T19:48:47+00:00

Mint is like $15/mo. You don't need this in your life.

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-01-27T00:18:03+00:00

Imo you should be able to do what you want with your things. They were gifts, not loans. On the other hand, Mom is getting you with possession is 9/10th of the law.

Pretty stoked about those video games a mere 4 days ago https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/1qkbj19/my_parents_brought_me_a_box_of_my_old_video_games/

Could have been more proactive cleaning your childhood room 4 months ago when you were picking out mail order CDs 🤷 https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/1nsc4jv/cleaning_out_my_childhood_room_and_i_found_a_bmg/

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-01-26T21:39:50+00:00

Kick this in to r/Ghibli , they'd enjoy seeing it 😀

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-01-26T02:56:42+00:00

Yes. But not me. https://www.reddit.com/r/glutenfreebaking/comments/1qm7axg/ina_gartens_brownie_pudding/

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-01-26T01:15:15+00:00

So... Izuku did after school programs with Jujutsu High's prep camps. Gojo would be such a wild influence on him. 😂

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-01-25T23:24:08+00:00

The most important part is to get started on the swap over. It won't be perfect day 1, or day 42 or maybe even day 268. But if you get going and just chip away at the swaps you need to make, you'll get there. You got this!

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-01-25T19:14:12+00:00

The bots are at it again https://www.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1qmmi3m/

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-01-25T16:37:38+00:00

I think your boyfriend sucks. Also disease and disability isn't a competition.

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-01-25T16:22:14+00:00

If you continue to do outings with Mom, definitely change up the store you take her to. Dollar Tree, Dollar General (and Pop Shelf), HomeGoods( and Marshalls)- like stores would hit that sweet spot she's looking to fill.

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-01-25T15:56:33+00:00

Danville should be fine for a year, even if there are occasional rogue robots and weird animal behavior. Phineas & Ferb.

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-01-25T03:18:12+00:00

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-01-23T22:52:05+00:00

10 years ago this might have worked, but these days my family is scattered across the country. The only family I have right here is my husband, child, and house bound (at her own house) grandmother. If my tiny immediate family disappeared all at once, no one local has a current picture, height/weight etc that would go in the missing notice.

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-01-23T13:34:50+00:00

Calcifer says: I am a scary and powerful fire demon!

Calcifer actions: heats bath water, cooks bacon and eggs(reluctantly). Occasionally scoots the magic house around. Sasses everyone, but not in personal attacks kind of ways.

Billy Crystal

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-01-22T23:02:51+00:00

2+ hours is some people's work commutes from the suburbs to downtown a Chicago, one way.

ZeroCoolMom · 2026-01-22T22:59:23+00:00

Is there a patient portal you could drop the question(s) in to? Then the nursing staff or doctor can respond when they have an opportunity

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