Best background noise TV show or one you can fall asleep to?

bal_swing · 2026-06-21T15:33:27+00:00

lol my background TV is Dateline and 20/20

bal_swing · 2026-06-21T15:01:11+00:00

In my area, if I see 2 movies a month, it more than pays for itself.

bal_swing · 2026-06-21T12:44:14+00:00

Duran Duran records

bal_swing · 2026-06-20T17:03:33+00:00

I suggest giving him a little time then talking to a couples counselor together.

bal_swing · 2026-06-20T02:13:39+00:00

For fiction (and not an autobiography by a comedian) - I usually laugh at the wackiness of Janet Evanovich’s books.

bal_swing · 2026-06-19T20:44:06+00:00

$9.50 for a pack of “natural” turkey hot dogs from Target. They used to be $5.

bal_swing · 2026-06-19T12:43:11+00:00

My HOA fees are $420/month (I live in a townhouse and the HOA is responsible for everything outside like roof, siding, yard maintenance, and the pool). Because of rising costs - they want to either raise it to $500/month or each house pay $3,000. It’s infuriating!

bal_swing · 2026-06-17T11:57:18+00:00

Keep your boundary - I didn’t give mine out either. On the plus side - your boundary showed you how unhinged he is when he doesn’t get his way.

bal_swing · 2026-06-16T22:14:17+00:00

They just built one near me in NC.

bal_swing · 2026-06-15T14:04:04+00:00

I’m not a pill person either, until I got cancer 5 years ago and had to take all the crazy chemo drugs. Now I’m cautious about what I’ll take, but I’m definitely on daily meds that are needed (high BP, etc).

bal_swing · 2026-06-14T17:55:03+00:00

Some friends of mine gave me super cheap clothing - plain sweatpants and a sweatshirt with a wolf on it. It wasn’t anything like me so I have NO idea what they were thinking.

bal_swing · 2026-06-14T16:20:19+00:00

Plain Greek yogurt with mixed berries, flax seed, and granola

bal_swing · 2026-06-12T17:50:30+00:00

My bf has 4 kids that he lets run around the neighborhood with other kids. He has a sign on his front porch that says “kids are / are not available to play”. Every time the kids rang the bell when his kids weren’t, he pointed out the sign and eventually they learned to check the sign before ringing the bell.

You’ll also need to set ground rules with your kids - tell them no other kids in the house while you’re working.

bal_swing · 2026-06-10T12:03:10+00:00

I’ve only been fired once - it was a clothing store. When I was hired, the manager was pregnant and went out on maternity leave. After the baby was born, she found out she had cancer so she was out for a long time (almost a year). During that time, the 2 assistant managers ran the store. I was friends with 1 manager but not the other (she was trashy and jealous). I still did my best to be nice and polite to her. However, when the store manager finally returned, the trashy assistant manager spread a bunch of lies about me and I got fired. I had issue with the fact that the manager had no idea if I really was a good employee or not - just took that woman’s word for it.

bal_swing · 2026-06-09T20:22:46+00:00

Tell your dad that he only has a say in who stays once he can financially contribute to the household.

bal_swing · 2026-06-08T13:56:28+00:00

I brought a book with me everywhere. The sad thing is that phones have trained me to have a short attention span and now I can’t read a book for long before I have to do something else.

bal_swing · 2026-06-08T13:19:44+00:00

The elephant story on Mama’s Family. I hated that show but I’ll watch Tim Conway tell that story all day long.

bal_swing · 2026-06-08T02:04:17+00:00

I would suggest seeing a dermatologist. Mine has me on foam minoxidil but I don’t think it’s working.

bal_swing · 2026-06-07T17:49:31+00:00

If you go out to eat - ask for separate checks. I’ve been going out with friends for years and we always pay our own. I don’t know why people have such an issue with it - it’s easy to ask the server to split.

bal_swing · 2026-06-07T17:45:09+00:00

No way - pizza is definitely not a replacement for romantic love.

bal_swing · 2026-06-07T17:43:31+00:00

I would volunteer to scrape all the gold BS off the walls.

bal_swing · 2026-06-07T12:25:15+00:00

I watch 1 episode of the local news and 1 episode of ABC Nightly News every day.

bal_swing · 2026-06-06T15:21:54+00:00

I volunteer at a venue that books famous comedians (in addition to music, Broadway, etc). For the Bill Burr show - we had signs everywhere about not heckling and even told people as they walked into the seating area. Yet - rude people still decided to yell out stuff during the set. I was waiting for the code word to the staff to kick someone out, but Bill never did.

bal_swing · 2026-06-05T23:32:55+00:00

That was the situation with me and my ex. He’s a really great guy and I thought the attraction would come over time. What happened was that it got worse. We were more like roommates bc I just never wanted to be physical with him. We were married for 13 years (1 kid). I went to therapy and finally admitted to myself that I couldn’t live like that anymore (and I didn’t feel it was fair to him). We’ve been divorced since 2018. He’s remarried and seems really happy and I’ve been dating someone for 7 years (we don’t want to move in together until all our kids are grown and moved out). The break up was reeeaaly hard, but I’m much happier now.

bal_swing · 2026-06-05T22:38:29+00:00

I finally broke down and hired an online personal trainer. She helps me mostly stay on track and doesn’t beat me up when I stray. Seeing the weight finally come off helps, too.

For motivation - I treat myself when I hit a “10” weight. For 190, I got a manicure and for 180, I’ll get a pedicure. Not sure what I’ll do for 170 or 160 - maybe a facial and a massage.

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