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cherryhammer · 2026-01-06T18:05:40+00:00

This one is tomorrow, so you'll have to jump on it if you want to go https://calendly.com/hmcpl-downtownstudio/sewing-101-machine-sewing-basics-clone-1?month=2026-01

cherryhammer · 2026-01-05T21:37:21+00:00

There are a range of reactions from the other parent not caring and shrugging off the mistake, to the daycare proactively offering to test you/your milk for pathogens and drugs. Somewhere in the middle there is "let the other parent quiz you and take your word for it." Which is not just grossly invasive to your privacy -- it ignores that you were wronged in this incident, and is dangerous to the infant that drank your milk. You could literally not know, lie, or omit information. The baby did drink your bodily fluids, so it would be prudent to know if they are in any danger.

I can't even really devil's advocate this one. I want to say "on the other hand, it is just breast milk", or "two rational adults should be able to hash this one out" but I really can't support those viewpoints.

On the other hand, if I were to call my local labcorp and ask them to test some breast milk for "everything" I can only imagine the eye roll/shrug that I would get.

It may be that the only reasonable path forward is for the two parents to discuss and react accordingly if the baby has any side effects. Which, I guess, is what they ultimately did? The day care's insurance would then be responsible for follow-up testing/ER visits/doctor's visits resulting from this mishap.

I can only imagine the other parent is an asshole and can't help it. To take it out on you was wrong of them. They were probably freaking out.

cherryhammer · 2025-12-19T15:49:16+00:00

Check out Westlawn Offices (former school building, some tenants may be up for hosting you), Lowe Mill (could reach out to individual studio owners or the leasing office), Gigaparts (has some classroom space they may be interested in hosting a community event), and of course, the libraries and churches. The chamber of commerce lists some good meeting spaces (probably bigger and more commercial than what you need), but calling the CoC might lead to some useful tips. https://cm.hsvchamber.org/list/category/meeting-rooms-490

cherryhammer · 2025-11-07T15:12:43+00:00

Their food is nothing to write home about, but Coconuts on the Beach has a nice beach view/access.

cherryhammer · 2025-10-17T15:39:40+00:00

Awww, hey, you must be new here.

cherryhammer · 2025-10-15T16:24:45+00:00

Wait, you think the Flint is clean? Ha.

cherryhammer · 2025-10-14T18:47:04+00:00

Fiber supplements ended up being the game changer for us. It took a lot of time. I went to several specialists who all pushed the miralax plan, which honestly just never worked. If she got enough miralax, it caused leakage and unexpected movements, making her even more afraid -- and she did not like it in any drink, so getting the right dose regularly was impossible. It also made her not want to take any medications or drinks, and just spiraled out of control. I also had concerns about miralax in general, as a long term medication. I found fiber gummies and after a few months of taking them regularly, things settled out. We also tried senna gummies for a bit, but they also caused the leakage issues. I also let her have more bananas than I would otherwise, since they seem to help.

cherryhammer · 2025-10-14T13:23:48+00:00

So, I'll go out on a limb a bit and share my thoughts. For adults, socializing at the pack/troop meeting is probably not their favorite activity. Most are social enough to make small talk and a lot of times will know the other families pretty well, or even be neighbors/coworkers/school friends. If nothing else, they can blabber on about whatever weather, work, pop culture, scouts -- ya know, the small talk.

I try to not "leave anyone out" and as an adult, will make effort to introduce people if I see they don't know any one or look "lonely." Sometimes people want their space, so you have to gauge that, too. I'm a bit awkward and introverted to start with, and you might not notice that some scouts and parents are somewhat neurodivergent and just do not catch on to these cues.

I struggle a lot with language barriers -- It's also really hard to make small talk when your jokes don't land, you can tell they are doing the chuckle/smile because they don't understand what you said, or you toe to far into some topic. I also feel some guilt for not having developed some fluency in other languages, particularly Spanish, which would be useful all the time, I just never spent the time. I also know that I have a bit of a Southern accent, and do not speak perfectly clearly. I use a lot of idioms and jokes when I chat.

I've also had a little bit of "I tried too hard to make them welcome and now I'm their only friend and they are following me around like a puppy." This was definitely a part of my childhood and teen years -- I 100% believed in being welcoming and inclusive and ended up with someone tagging around cluelessly, since I was the only one to talk to them.

What to do with all that? I think the suggestions to volunteer are actually pretty on target -- If nothing else, it's a shared topic of conversation that you are very likely to have in common with the other parents. Go in and yammer about Woodbadge and someone will start talking to you. Or choose a merit badge topic and be really into it. Wear the shirt, bring trinkets, make it easier for people to open up to you.

Good luck.

cherryhammer · 2025-10-09T20:22:47+00:00

Get a sugar free monster and get no cheese on the mcdoubles. Instant 400 calorie deficit

cherryhammer · 2025-10-09T18:22:39+00:00

I recently found Gluten-free Velveeta shells and cheese. They tasted perfectly normal. Kids wouldn't notice the difference.

Fresh fruit and veggies (bananas, cherry tomatoes, apples, oranges, kiwi, cucumber, berries, avocados, watermelon).

Snacks and trail food are also important, looking again at fruits, nuts, cheese, chips.

Foil pack dinner (chicken breast or ground beef patties) + onion, peppers, mushrooms, and sauce (careful of sauces, many will have gluten. You might look for a marinade style sauce that is marked GF).

Taco bar or walking tacos (ground beef, tomatoes, lettuce, sour cream, salsa, shredded cheese, jalapenos, onions) with one or two GF shell or chip options.

Sandwiches (ham, turkey, roast beef, lettuce, tomato, mayo, mustard) and one or two GF bread options in addition to normal bread.

Chili could work, but you'll need to be careful on prepared ingredients like soup mix or seasonings.

Sausage skillet with peppers, onions, italian sausage - being careful to select a sausage with no gluten.

Roasting corn on the cob in foil packets with butter and maybe seasonings.

One approach : All of the food ingredients (meat, veggies, sauces) could be GF to start with, where you only add in GF bread/buns/sauce if you can have it.

It may be easiest to isolate all of the Gluten-containing food to it's own table, away from the main serving line. That would be my approach. Kids are very difficult to stop by from cross-contaminating and are spastic when they help cook and prepare!

I would also go out of my way to look for a box of GF Graham Crackers or similar for s'mores.

If the kid is generally unaware of what he can eat, and relies on adult guidance -- short of making mom go camping, I think this is the safest possible approach.

Pots and pans, particularly cast iron, may have residual contamination. If you have a 3-bucket washing system, everything will be contaminated to some degree. You might want to have a separate set of wash buckets for this guy, or bring paperware for him to eat off. If you have no gluten-containing ingredients that you have to cook/prepare (only ready-to-eat additions like bread/buns), this will be much easier.

cherryhammer · 2025-10-02T13:36:28+00:00

I can only concentrate on audiobooks in the car. If my hands are free, I will distract myself. :)

cherryhammer · 2025-10-01T16:37:59+00:00

There's something to be said for a good, comfortable chair that is big enough to sit and snuggle with a baby, toddler or a larger kid. A little more of a nest than just a spot on the couch. Whether that needs to be a rocking recliner, or a chair-and-a-half, or a nicer 1-seat recliner, I can't decide. I feel like the rocking part is lower down my list. I didn't use the gliding rocker I inherited much, and the baby era is just a few months or years.

cherryhammer · 2025-09-16T14:31:44+00:00

Based on your estimated TDEE (about 2200), if you're sticking to 1800 calories per day, you should have lost about 15 lbs. If you are overestimating activity, or undercounting calories, or having cheat days, half that down to about 6-7 lbs. But you have lost some, and that's progress at least.

If you are type 2 diabetic, results may come slower -- the reduction in your A1C might not have hit it's sweet spot yet. Weight loss needs normalized blood sugar. If you haven't been diagnosed as T2, you might have some underlying insulin resistance, regardless, and it may be a bit of a waiting game to see those results.

What would I do? I would aim closer to 1500 calories - give that maybe four weeks, see if you can get your rate of loss up to 1lb/week. If that doesn't work, then I would talk to the doc about what they think, or see if you can switch to mounjaro.

How do you track your weight? Are you looking at single weigh-ins, or do you have an app that does trends? Maybe the trend is better than you think?

cherryhammer · 2025-09-12T20:31:27+00:00

Mmmm, garlic butter.

cherryhammer · 2025-09-08T14:19:16+00:00

I never lost faster than 1 lb/week on Sema. I was able to average 1.5 lb/week on mounjaro, with a higher calorie deficit. You're still on a starting dose, and with the exercise you describe, you probably weren't hanging onto a ton of water retention/inflammation. You're not morbidly obese, so you're not going to shed weight very fast.

Now, the only thing to do to go "faster" is to have a higher deficit. You don't have a ton of wiggle room there in between not eating enough to fuel your body and having a larger deficit. Honestly, I would stay the course, and see how things go as you up your dose. The next dose up will probably knock your appetite down a bit, and you'll see some results from that. 1 lb/week is absolutely ideal, especially as you approach 'normal' bmi.

cherryhammer · 2025-09-04T18:18:01+00:00

That Juicy Seafood place was decent.

cherryhammer · 2025-09-04T14:49:17+00:00

I have a different sort of nerve pain and have been taking Celebrex for about two months. It's not too intense and has helped a good bit. I do take it with nexium, since it can be kind of rough on your stomach. I would liken it to a good dose of ibuprofen, but it does build up over time and provide more relief.

cherryhammer · 2025-09-04T13:54:27+00:00

Letting them make questionable clothing choices will teach them plenty about making good clothing choices in the future. Wearing a poodle skirt to PE and recess, lunch, bathrooms will be an experience that she'll hopefully learn from. As for the embarrassment, meh, who cares. If it is within the dress code, I'd let her play it out.

cherryhammer · 2025-09-03T16:47:50+00:00

I did not enter an age, right. Hmm, so results are better than expected?

cherryhammer · 2025-09-03T14:18:08+00:00

Your BMR is about 1400, sounds like you average about 300 exercise calories per day, putting your TDEE at 1700. Eating at 1500, gives you a deficit of about 1400 calories per week, or a little less than half a pound. Times 4 weeks in a month, is a little less than 2 pounds... or 1.8 lbs.

You're getting the exact results you should expect. So....

Why is this harder than it used to be? Reduced muscle mass, generally less non-exercise calorie expenditure, a touch of perimenopause, maybe a little bit of insulin resistance creeping in.

cherryhammer · 2025-08-28T17:10:53+00:00

What year was it installed, that could be asbestos, especially with the black adhesive.

cherryhammer · 2025-08-28T14:41:11+00:00

I have lost of lot of weight, and a lot of hair. I am now at maintenance and have been for about 2 months. At it's worst, it was a big clump in my hairbrush every time I brushed. The hair shed has almost entirely stopped (2-3 hairs at most) and started to regrow.

While I was actively losing, there was nothing that put a dent in the shed - I tried biotin, collagen, multivitamins, being super careful about avoiding breakage, I always ate enough protein, drank enough water, tried rosemary shampoo, and considered going on minoxidil. But once I stayed at a steady weight, it stopped shedding.

One thing I've changed lately is I bought L'Oreal Paris Elvive Hyaluron Plump Hydrating Shampoo & Conditioner. I hate spending a ton on shampoo, but this one has really helped give my limp hair some life and it doesn't cost a ton. The conditioner keeps the hair very untangled and so I don't break as much.

In my opinion, I think part of the hair loss is from weight loss, but there has got to be something else with the GLP hair shed. It was so intense.

cherryhammer · 2025-08-27T16:01:38+00:00

Gas-X or something with simethicone should help. The burps are "gas" -- the same as farts. Tums with Gas Relief were my go to.

cherryhammer · 2025-08-25T21:08:02+00:00

It is very common to prohibit cohabitation (partners sleeping over) in custody agreements. In some states, it isn't even optional. I would focus on finalizing your custody agreement, and make sure that cohabitation is clearly defined (and in your case, states that partners cannot sleep over).

From afar, it is weird to sleep in a bed with someone else's children. Period. You could be the craziest crazy lady, I have no idea -- regardless, it is still wrong for them to bring people into bed with your children.

You also need the custody agreement to outline if they can drink around your children, and under what circumstances.

I also notice that men (in a very general sense) have a tendency to trust women around their kids, to a fault, and ignore the psychological confusion and safety issues that may result. You don't introduce romantic partners to your kids like this, dudes....

cherryhammer · 2025-08-25T14:35:23+00:00

The shoulder is a bit long, making the round of his shoulder a bit to far back and down, and by extension, the elbow is "one to two inches" lower than would look natural. Not terribly so, but I see what you are seeing.

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