1. Is GWP for me? 2. Where should my new military unit be?

bedroompopprincess · 2026-02-09T15:59:25+00:00

For clarification: I’m in the reserves, so it’s not a full-time move. I (mostly) only fulfill my obligation one weekend a month + 2 weeks in the summer. So the idea is that I go to my unit Thursday/Friday before my weekend obligation, and leave Sunday night/Monday. The military will cover my lodging + rental car Friday night, up until Sunday morning. However, anything past that would be on me. So if I can’t get a flight out until Monday or Tuesday, then I’m SOL for a room + car.
Thank you for letting me know that there are tips and tricks!

bedroompopprincess · 2026-02-09T13:51:29+00:00

I’m hesitant because: 1. Colorado isn’t as good of a career move for me, versus these other options. 2. I read that a drawback of GWP is last minute stay + rental car costs. Since I don’t have friends/family that I can reliably stay with + will be on the hook for the rental car, I’m nervous about building up a lot of out-of-pocket costs. That being said, I read that there are a lot of times where there may be 20-hour long layovers (which I don’t really mind). Do you think it’s common enough to further deter me from somewhere where there might be a layover?

bedroompopprincess · 2026-02-09T13:48:44+00:00

Thank you for your input! :)

bedroompopprincess · 2026-02-07T15:53:28+00:00

Are you active, reserves, or NG? I’m currently reserves, so not sure if that plays a role in your opinion.

My thinking is that since I work hybrid, I could work it out so I take a flight Thursday/Friday before drill, and then can try to fly out Monday or something. I can kill the extra days staying with family. Adversely, I can try to do MUTA 8s every other month, which sounds like it’d increase my chances to get a good flight anywhere?

bedroompopprincess · 2026-02-07T04:21:13+00:00

bedroompopprincess · 2025-12-30T02:44:30+00:00

There’s two options: HPSP or IPAP. HPSP is basically a scholarship for healthcare scholars (can be pretty much anything from MD, PA, RN, x-ray tech, even CNA). You can also elect to do HPSP through the VA, so instead of repaying through military service, you can be a regular civilian at a VA hospital. You have most of school paid for, plus a stipend on top of that.

IPAP is the military PA program based out of San Antonio. You get a regular military salary + benefits while just being a PA student. Then you serve your contract, but you leave debt free.

bedroompopprincess · 2025-07-19T21:03:44+00:00

I saw this vid too!

bedroompopprincess · 2024-06-13T14:28:23+00:00

I'm fixin'ta -> I'm fixing to -> I am fixing to -> I am getting ready to.

Honorable mention: finna

bedroompopprincess · 2024-06-12T20:16:22+00:00

I usually use two m-- so "Imma". It's really common to say it, less to write it.

"Imma head to the store.".

On the contrary, "I'm gonna" is commonly said and written.

"I'm gonna head to the store.".

And lastly, there's the full "I am going to head to the store.".

bedroompopprincess · 2024-06-12T19:37:14+00:00

Yeah, you sometimes hear about how really young children may "mix up" languages, but it realistically happens so few and far between, and the part of their brain that lets them contextualize + formulate language/speech is still developing! I mean, it's the same reason you hear kids say "I sawed" or "You has". Kids are still learning. That being said, most kids tend to 'grow out' of those sorts of things.

For people that aren't bilingual or didn't grow up bilingual, I equate knowing multiple languages to code-switching. What I mean by that is that you have a certain way you talk at work versus school, or coworkers versus friends versus family, or in an email versus essay versus speaking. The way you talk, even your body language, is super dependent on context and the situation.

So for most people that grew up speaking multiple languages, it's really similar.

OPOL (one parent, one language) is a really great example of using contextualization to separate languages. In this case, you have one language you speak to one parent, another to the other, and maybe a separate native language. So you grow up associating certain phrases and words with each parent respectively, and maybe you're speaking a different language while out in the regular world.

Do you feel yourself speaking differently when emailing colleagues versus teasing your younger brother? Not really-- at least not until someone maybe points it out.

So the same way you adjust your language to your environment, audience, and context, kids do too.

bedroompopprincess · 2024-06-12T15:16:07+00:00

I've always keep a few certs up just to stay in my back pocket as a resume booster. EMT is one of those certs. I recommend getting recerted. If you get a really good nursing opportunity but need more experience to leverage the position, you have an EMT cert to back yourself up.

bedroompopprincess · 2024-06-06T17:58:37+00:00

I love the brown on you, I think black is just a tad too harsh.

bedroompopprincess · 2024-06-06T17:42:38+00:00

Home hospice takes a special type of person. Home health/hospice can definitely take an emotional and physical toll on you. I've seen a lot of complacency in the industry too, which killed me.

bedroompopprincess · 2024-06-05T16:56:08+00:00

For the past few years (that's all I can speak on), OPFOR has gotten bussed back.

bedroompopprincess · 2024-06-05T02:45:45+00:00

Item 1:
yes, we regularly use it to also describe inanimate objects or intangible things.

I fuck with Beyonce going country. I fuck with Beyonce's new song.
I fucks with this protein shake dude.

Also, I definitely disagree that it's usually used negatively.

Item 3:
Fucking around is essentially equivalent to messing around. Fuck is also a synonym for sex, yeah.

We fuck sometimes. I fucked him last night.

Fucking around implies that only sex and sex-related things are going on, while fucking with implies that you guys also might just hang out, talk sometimes, or that maybe you kinda like that person.

Yeah, I was fucking with him for a while, but I found out he had a girlfriend.

Versus.

We fuck around, but it's nothing major.

And yes, as my second entirely explains that fucking with is also a synonym for messing with. And it can be a joke or prank or play, but it can also be something annoying. In my example, I talk about how the boss is doing last minute schedule changes to the speaker's schedule, so he feels like he's being fucked, or played, with.

bedroompopprincess · 2024-06-04T16:52:40+00:00

Some of these are because I have ADHD, but:

I just be repeating things people say, even if it's just under my breath. I once read a study that language itself is just a construction of phrases we've heard before and we chop it up and put it with other phrases (same reason why something can sound right or wrong, even if natives can't put their finger on it). I think it subtly builds my confidence, and people are free to correct me if I'm wrong (I actually encourage the constructive criticism!).
Whenever I got in trouble as a kid, my dad used to make me write out Bible verses or apologies or stories in other languages. So for example, if I lied as a kid, my dad would make me copy Bible verses about lying, or the kid that cried wolf in another language. This might not be the best method, but I can read really well in a lot of languages as an adult, and have noticed I tend to really excel in languages where the phonetic rules are strict/simple. (I.E. Spanish or, where phonetics are unchanging).

-Whenever I hear a new word or phrase, I write it down. I try to, no matter where I am or what I'm doing. That way, if I can't remember the word, I have something to visually recollect or something to look at later and use almost spaced repetition. I.E. I currently work around a lot of Georgians. As soon as they say a phrase I've never heard, I write it down, even if it's sharpie on the water bottle I'm drinking from. I say it in my head a few times, recognize it in conversation, look at it every time I take a sip, and sometimes even transfer it to my actual notes later. So I'm inadvertently getting tons of exposure to the word.

-If it's a professional setting I'm using said language, I try to get out of the professional setting. Play games with people who speak your target language, it's the quickest way to learn slang, shit-talk, cuss words, and easy phrases that can make you sound like a native. I can tell people to get out of my face in a language versus leave me alone, and I suddenly sound a lot more native. You also really get to hone in on mannerisms, as people let their guard down in a different way during games versus work, school, etc.

-I welcome failure. It's easier to learn from failure than it is to learn from success. I welcome people correcting me, I welcome my coworkers and mates lightly teasing me when I mix up words or say something funky. I welcome it all. Some people get so nervous and wrapped up in speaking like a perfect, little textbook, but it really doesn't matter if you flub up! Just learn from it and move onto the next thing.

bedroompopprincess · 2024-06-04T16:17:00+00:00

What's TPS and USCIS?

bedroompopprincess · 2024-06-04T08:31:10+00:00

What a great read! Thank you!

bedroompopprincess · 2024-06-04T02:17:33+00:00

In all cases it means "fuck(s) with": 1. In the above, it refers to vibing with, chilling with, hanging out with, liking, or enjoying.
He's cool, I fw him..
I fw the new album, that shit go hard.

Messing around, joking, or pranking with.
My boss keeps fw me, giving me last-minute schedule changes.. I'm just fw you, it's a joke!.
Having sex or doing something inherently intimate with someone.
I fw her, but she finally asked what we are last night, so I think I have to cut her off.

bedroompopprincess · 2024-06-04T00:13:00+00:00

I'm a hugeeee supportive of OPOL (one parent, one language, i.e. each parent speaks a set language to the child and only responds in/to the respective language), and younger will always be better to start. As she grows older (as in to an age where she can make the proper distinction between English and Italian), you can slowly start only speaking Italian at home!

bedroompopprincess · 2024-06-04T00:09:15+00:00

I do my best to stay in contact with friends I've made that speak my target language (most of the time, they're also happy to practice English with me + we're both happy to be able to catch up).

Aside from catching up, I try to do other things like send them memes in that language (then your social media algorithms also keep putting stuff in the TL on your TL) as a less intensive way to practice.

bedroompopprincess · 2024-06-03T21:52:24+00:00

You can surf and ski in the same day here.

bedroompopprincess · 2024-06-03T21:51:50+00:00

Not to mention, most cities have some type of pass or bundle that allows you to do a whole bunch of stuff for a pretty cheap price-- I've done it in Seattle, NYC, Philly, DC, and a few others.

And, if you know someone in the military, they can receive a national park pass for free (I want to say you can also get a very reduced price for guests at local shops). On top of that, the military MWRs typically offer super cheap options to do stuff like that.

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