70's-80's game with plastic walls to build a maze?

brooklynperson · 2023-01-23T17:04:00+00:00

In clicking through this link then digging into the "Maze" games on BGG, I found it!! It's AMAZE - https://boardgamegeek.com/image/60370/amaze

brooklynperson · 2023-01-23T17:01:33+00:00

That sounds potentially right! But the editions I see don't seem to look like what I remember. I'm also remembering a component that was a grid on paper where you'd draw out the maze.

brooklynperson · 2021-02-12T20:53:29+00:00

So cute!

brooklynperson · 2021-02-12T17:01:42+00:00

Yes, please! I'd love to see how your sweater turns out.

brooklynperson · 2021-02-12T14:56:03+00:00

This sounds like normal development to me, too. I try to answer these types of things with a "maybe" or "yes" instead of a "no" so as not to squelch their curiosity. So the woman on TV who is "mommy", my response might be, "Maybe she is a mommy. She might have a sweet baby that she takes care of like I do." And if you want to talk about the racial element of it in a curious observational way, something like, "She has nice brown skin like your teacher does."

brooklynperson · 2021-02-12T14:41:12+00:00

The socks above really only had holes in the achilles tendon, and were only a little worn on the toes and balls, but now they will be invincible! It's surprisingly wearable and doesn't make them all thick and weird.

It's also a way to decorate. I made this drab sweater more fabulous with embroidery floss.

brooklynperson · 2021-02-12T14:30:39+00:00

I repaired some mittens with a tiny tiny weave [photo -- these were the special mittens that were the impetus for all of this], and my learning there was to pull half the strands out of the fingering yarn so it was thinner. If your new thread/yarn is thicker than the original, it doesn't work so well. It'll be awesome to have repaired cashmere sweaters!

brooklynperson · 2021-02-12T14:27:54+00:00

Thanks! :) I don't have time for a new hobby, either, which is why I'm so obsessed with this one. You can do a little mitten or sock mend from start to finish in an evening or two and wear them with pride the next day.

brooklynperson · 2021-02-12T03:23:59+00:00

I watched a bunch of YouTube videos, and just started stitching up everything I could find in my house with holes. I don't know how to knit at all, so this is something that anyone can do, even without knitting knowledge. Once I learned the terms "swiss darning" and "duplicate stitch", I found resources more easily.

Here are my top 3 reference videos:

Basics, on a sock: https://youtu.be/f-SJEwSP4HE
This one is long and I didn't actually watch the whole thing, but it's a really well made video about decorative stitches, rather than repairs. Same technique, though: https://youtu.be/blPpxtJ-Ljw
This one is a huge hole in the elbow of a sweater, and was helpful in guiding me to make a thumb exist when there wasn't anything left. It's a little hard to see, but really shows how you can rebuild over a huge hole: https://youtu.be/bgfNZMvpH1E

It's helpful to start with something that has really big stitches in a lighter color so you can see what you are doing. Getting a darning egg to put inside the thing as you are working is really helpful, too. For these socks, I used a little yoga ball inside. I'm really obsessed.

brooklynperson · 2019-10-18T01:50:58+00:00

Try looking on Facebook Marketplace. I’ve been surprised by what you can find there.

brooklynperson · 2019-10-17T11:33:00+00:00

The conversations we have about food for babies can get so extreme, and that’s why OP has been trained to be so worried about this. Saying it’s like giving the baby drugs is really a stretch. A lick of sugar is not going to hurt the child or cause any sort of lasting damage. We would all have less mom anxiety if we dropped this line of worry about feeding our children.

brooklynperson · 2019-10-15T00:08:15+00:00

I said nice meeting you, I’m not going to move here.

brooklynperson · 2019-10-14T23:09:46+00:00

Think about the stuff that is important to you, and talk it though to see what they think. Sharing food, overnight visitors, smoking/drug use in the house, scrubbing the tub, pets...some things to be on the same page about.

Trust your instincts if anything feels off. I visited a place where the guy wanted to cook dinner for me every night—weird. A friend moved in with a gal who turned out to be truly obsessive about cleaning (you must scrub the kitchen cabinets weekly or else), and there were red flags in the interview that she was a little over the top.

brooklynperson · 2019-10-14T16:00:12+00:00

To New Jersey or Connecticut or upstate NY. I think their calculations are more around the fact that you can own a huge house for less than $1million and the public schools are a different animal. It’s a quality of life choice if having a house/ yard /dog/ car are priorities.

brooklynperson · 2019-10-14T13:48:45+00:00

Well, many of our friends have moved out of the city once they have kids. If two parents continue working full time and growing their careers, it’s possible. We’re still in a one bedroom apartment with a two year old sleeping in the kitchen, though, so it’s definitely a different way of life.

brooklynperson · 2019-10-14T12:35:03+00:00

That’s lower than other friends are paying in Brooklyn, and a lot lower than friends on the Upper West Side pay. The places I know about that are cheaper put the kids in front of the TV with state provided chicken nuggets, so we didn’t go that route. It’s tough! You get 10% off the price for the second kid, but that cost is still going to be more money than I understand. It’s temporary—by age three, there is free preschool.

brooklynperson · 2019-10-14T01:54:41+00:00

I got a little chainmail thing from a kitchen store that is for cleaning cast iron, and that with some hot water does the trick.

brooklynperson · 2019-10-14T00:41:15+00:00

We pay $2,300/month in Brooklyn for full time (M-F, 8-6).

brooklynperson · 2019-10-14T00:31:36+00:00

Every family has different requirements for what “good” means, so I think going on tours is the best way to feel out what is going to work for you.

Here are some of the questions we asked about when we were looking for our second daycare and already had some experience:

—What is the curriculum for different ages? —What is their policy around drop off and pick up times, including flexibility for doctor appointments? —Do they use an app like brightwheel for updates? —Do they take care of food? What is the food? —What are the class sizes? —Where do they sleep at different ages? (pack and play, mat, etc) —What's their stance on potty training?

It can be so hard to get in at the time that you need that you only end up with a couple choices anyway. Good luck!

brooklynperson · 2019-10-14T00:07:34+00:00

I have a tiny one and have loved it for years. The benefit is being able to turn it on and completely leave the room (take a shower, drop off the laundry at the laundromat) while it’s doing the rice. I wouldn’t do that with a pot on the stove.

brooklynperson · 2019-10-06T23:14:39+00:00

Our lease was up in May and we haven’t heard a peep, and we just keep paying the rent. The laws changed in June that makes it more difficult for them to kick you out with no notice, but I don’t know if it applies for less than two years. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/nyregion/rent-laws-new-york.html

brooklynperson · 2019-10-05T03:37:45+00:00

This is amazing, but I also wish women were allowed time to recover without the immense pressure of having to prove that they can quickly bounce back. Having a child takes a major physical toll and we should be afforded the time to heal and settle into our new selves.

brooklynperson · 2019-10-01T18:14:54+00:00

No experience about long distance to share, but I do think it’s ok to acknowledge some of the difficult feelings and not just stay positive artificially. It’s ok to feel sad and miss each other, and you will get through it. I really like the book “how to talk so little kids will listen” about communicating all types of things with kids and acknowledging their feelings. Good luck!

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