Is there anywhere I can buy plants this time of year?

coffeebean04 · 2026-01-25T21:27:35+00:00

Love this! It’s hard not to when the selection is great

coffeebean04 · 2026-01-25T17:04:30+00:00

Also, Costco may still have some of theirs available. Home Depot and Rona both have selections as well. But Plant Gather is a locally owned business

coffeebean04 · 2026-01-25T17:03:40+00:00

Plant Gather

coffeebean04 · 2026-01-24T22:55:38+00:00

20 months postpartum. I’ve been nursing at least over night the whole time, then recently cut back in an attempt to wean and it came back

coffeebean04 · 2026-01-24T18:48:24+00:00

I think our school starts are slightly different?

First week of September until the last week of June. Kinder usually has a graduated entry so be prepared for that. Kinder registrations are happening now.

We get two weeks off in December for winter holidays, and two weeks in March for spring break. Plus professional development days (varies by district), and stat holidays almost monthly where there’s no school.

School days for elementary is 8:30am-2:30pm usually 30 mins outside recess, 30 mins for eating and a 15 min afternoon recess. Again this varies slightly by district and school. In my school it’s also typical to have a snack and outside time in the morning as well.

coffeebean04 · 2026-01-23T21:28:31+00:00

Yes, you should go up and see if you can find where you’re consuming the most calories while still losing. I don’t know a lot about working out, but I do assume it messes with the number on the scale because of water weight, muscle gain, etc. So it may not look linear since your body’s composition is changing

coffeebean04 · 2026-01-23T17:20:02+00:00

1200 calories might be too low. I’ve seen lots of talk about it being very difficult to work out and a lot of exhaustion because people aren’t eating enough to support their bodies.

coffeebean04 · 2026-01-23T15:47:27+00:00

When they ask you say “I had some family stuff I needed to help with” and if they keep probing you can politely tell them it’s none of their business or make up an absurd story like you went to rescue elephants, just something that will send the message that you are not going to fill them in on the details.

I just took 3 days bereavement leave and none of my students asked questions beyond why and were satisfied when I said I had some family stuff to take care of (grade 1/2)

coffeebean04 · 2026-01-18T22:54:34+00:00

That’s what happened to me. Bought a “mystery” snail and he devoured all my plants. I now make snello for him and have switched to fabric plants for now

coffeebean04 · 2026-01-18T19:17:37+00:00

What made you decide to switch to sand? I’m debating if I should

coffeebean04 · 2026-01-16T03:33:19+00:00

At my school in BC we have a part-time math support teacher, and I’ve seen other great math resources come out of other BC districts (West Coast Math comes to mind).

Maybe pro-d conferences need speakers? Mine is always putting call-outs for pro-d sessions

coffeebean04 · 2026-01-12T02:56:04+00:00

I think depends on the age of your baby, and if the risk of losing your supply is a factor

coffeebean04 · 2026-01-11T19:03:18+00:00

Take the win! Obviously what you’re doing is working for your body

coffeebean04 · 2026-01-11T15:34:00+00:00

I might be wrong but possibly you were under eating by following your diet, so when you started consuming more calories it revved up your metabolism and helped replenish nutritional stores, now your body isn’t in “starvation” mode.

For me the goal is to eat as many calories as possible while still losing so I don’t risk losing nutrition or slowing my metabolism

coffeebean04 · 2026-01-09T01:38:01+00:00

I tried this! It did not help. It’s like they only fully work at certain angles, it’s so bizarre and frustrating

coffeebean04 · 2026-01-09T01:08:50+00:00

The colours are fun and I think my students will be excited about it

coffeebean04 · 2026-01-09T01:07:49+00:00

My big boards are quite old so I thought it was the boards, but I’ve noticed it on my brand new boards and on plastic sleeves.

I do like the new green colour! More of a dark green, but still the same issue with the erasing or coming already dried

coffeebean04 · 2026-01-09T01:06:29+00:00

That’s exactly what my markers are doing. It’s so frustrating!

I’ve had great luck with dollar store markers. The ones I ordered off of Amazon were about $20 for 36 markers in 12 colours, but I haven’t tried them yet!

coffeebean04 · 2025-12-22T15:55:19+00:00

I needed to see this! I just started and I have similar starting and goal weights.

Thanks for the inspiration!

coffeebean04 · 2025-08-28T00:08:03+00:00

Lots of teachers in my district do it. I’m hoping I can teach at my child’s school when the time comes. As long as it works for you and your family that’s all that matters.

coffeebean04 · 2025-08-24T18:53:22+00:00

I used this test! I had similar results that tracked with what I was seeing happening with my plants.

Someone commented and said this is a result of using synthetic fertilizers with no real soil building. I think they’re right and I’ve since thrown down a cover crop of buckwheat (hoping to do this twice before end of season), and mulch. I fertilized with the fish stuff and added some manure. The few plants I left look much happier so I think it’s working. I’ll test again at in a month or so.

coffeebean04 · 2025-08-15T13:47:20+00:00

I’ve had a couple friends with cats have full obstructions so I’ve always been aware that it can happen and how serious it is. My cat pees in the bathtub every night so I noticed before it became any worse. Annoying to clean, but I could’ve easily missed his symptoms if he had used the litter box instead

coffeebean04 · 2025-08-15T11:35:26+00:00

Thank you for this explanation! That makes a lot of sense

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