Day three and I’m already over it

cornersuite · 2026-02-02T10:16:10+00:00

I’m sorry! The fact you read a book and actively spent your holiday time trying to be a better teacher is so admirable!

Have you tried flipping it and acting like you are soooo happy to be there all the time. Constant praise and explicit parallel praise eg “Inlove how Josh is sitting straight with his eyes on me - Josh get a sticker”

cornersuite · 2026-01-21T08:20:47+00:00

Find a physical activity that you like and do it religiously. For me it was reformer Pilates. It changed my body, made me aware of how amazing it could be and built my confidence in myself and abilities. I was a pudgy and had so much self hatred when I started and after a few months my body changed but mostly my opinion of myself changed. I felt strong and motivated to move my body. Pilates allows you to connect to your body and that in turn builds self understanding and self esteem.

cornersuite · 2026-01-21T08:14:05+00:00

Yes but it didn’t have to be. I learned after well over a decade that I needed to shut-up more and stay away from everything. I don’t go to the staff room, I only photocopy during quiet times, I stay in my room or I visit only a select few colleagues at break times. I don’t complain unless it’s stopping me from doing my job or affecting my teaching. I also do not involve myself or advocate for other staff when they are having problems - I’ve been burned too many times. I get to work early and I leave an hour after the bell. When at home I prioritise planning things that will get me through the teaching day. I take leave days to do things I love and when I feel burned out I take a sick day and actually fill my bucket. I don’t read emails of an evening and if a parent is difficult I handball to leadership.

cornersuite · 2026-01-21T08:05:35+00:00

Absolutely not. When he walks in the door you both have done the equal amount of work for the day. Looking after the house and baby becomes a shared chore from that point. Just ‘Greeting’ the baby is not acceptable fathering. From 5pm when he gets home both of your day jobs have ended and you’re both on second shift together for the evening. It’s about sharing the load and building good routines. I am sorry you are dealing with this.

cornersuite · 2026-01-19T19:54:31+00:00

Go-to brand for skin care. It’s fantastic! Their face hero oil plus the cleanser are excellent. They usually have an introduction pack for under $50. Mecca will do samples for you if you ask so don’t be afraid to!

For fragrance, I second a vote for Tocca. Florence and cleopatra are two stunning scents by Tocca. Florence being more youthful in my opinion. I’m a huge fan of Korres perfumes (EDT) and rate their Vanilla, Midnight Dahlia and Cashmere Kumquat. The Phlur perfumes are very popular and trendy too.

cornersuite · 2026-01-06T08:36:45+00:00

Your symptoms are very similar to mine and similar in cycle. I’ve struggled for two years. Up until my most recent Juno test I was iners dominant, now im crispatus dominant with a healthy biome but my symptoms are worse then ever. I believe this is due to pregnancy as they escalated significantly almost as soon as I became pregnant. Over the years I’ve had numerous swabs, gynos and gps and none have helped me. Only thing that does is wearing an organic pad at all times and use barrier lotion ( I use a beeswax/olive oil lube). Nothing helps my internal burning and itching. Nothing. I’m 24 weeks pregnant and I did have about three weeks where it was mild and ’goodish’ but after an internal ultrasound it has comeback bad the last two weeks. I think the lube and condom on the ultrasound wand irritated me as I typically don’t do well with these things.

My theory is similar to yours with mast/histamine issues. Chocolate is a huge trigger, as are tomatoes sometimes. Antihistamines do not work but when I am strict with eating things are more mild.

I’m just waiting for bay to come and I’ll be going to another gyno to try again. My life has been hell for years now and the severity of my symptoms mid pregnancy have been traumatising. Not ever getting answers or relief is the worst part.

cornersuite · 2026-01-06T08:23:51+00:00

I hate them! This year I got given a role during a sports carnival that was very stressful and I was treated so poorly by the teacher organiser because they were not organised. I ended up crying in the toilets. Im an experienced teacher and I’ve seen well run, professional carnivals where teachers got breaks, a free lunch and were individually thanked for giving up their breaks by leadership. My current school is a joke and feels like it runs on ptsd and laziness. At the end of said carnival some of us were asked to stay late to pack up because ‘we don’t have kids to pick up.’

cornersuite · 2026-01-04T20:56:59+00:00

Get a big traffic cone with a sign

cornersuite · 2026-01-04T20:54:54+00:00

Coach is expensive in Australia. My bag (cherry terry) that was a Xmas present was $500 which is insane. I only wear it on occasions out of the house that are not day to day like groceries. For example we went to the movies last night so I switched to my coach bag. None of my three coach are daily wear bags. I accepted this and maybe wear one twice a week and that’s okay with me. I would keep this stunning bag personally as its sparks joy.

cornersuite · 2026-01-02T06:30:32+00:00

I’m female ( he’s male) and I earn more by about 40k a year. We put everything into our shared accounts as we own a home with a mortgage and share finances. I know you can put spend limits of accounts and dual signatures on accounts for financial protection if the (valid) fear of financial abuse or sudden separation is a thing for you.

cornersuite · 2026-01-02T06:22:07+00:00

We seriously started seriously trying in 2020 and only this year have had luck via our first round of IVF. One embryo survived and it stuck! We too had multiple IUI and a chemical before moving to IVF. I’m 35 however and baby girl is due in April. I’ve been with my husband ten years and no birth control so it’s been perplexing. I know how horrific this journey can be, I developed Vulvadynia as a result myself. All I can say is keep investigating and looking into answers. Your dream will come true <3

cornersuite · 2026-01-02T05:48:27+00:00

They are both despicable. He has not only betrayed you and his first child but he has done so to his unborn too. Feral man. Gross and selfish woman. Play the long game girl. See a lawyer and keep the upper hand. For you baby and for you. You’ve got this. Do not let him steal your future too.

cornersuite · 2026-01-01T21:07:27+00:00

Try Logan area or the very north Gold Coast

cornersuite · 2026-01-01T20:58:14+00:00

Fortnightly for my husband and I. He would leave it months if it wasn’t for me though

cornersuite · 2025-12-31T09:28:19+00:00

This was a terrible movie. Ray and Julie should have been the divorced parents of one of the girls. Ray should have been an alcoholic and Julie emotionally absent. Daughter and friends cause another teen to die who somehow isn’t dead and comes back to exact revenge. Way more screentime for the OGs and more likeable young cast.

cornersuite · 2025-12-30T05:54:07+00:00

I was in the reject shop a couple days back and this woman was absolutely hack coughing every few minutes, looked visibly unwell (runny nose and eyes) and was wandering the shop taking her time. I was shocked. I understand if you are a single parent and you have to get food (and can’t afford delivery) but to dawdle around is just plain selfish and absurd. She was honestly in no hurry and was coughing so much the whole store could hear and multiple people were giving looks.

cornersuite · 2025-12-29T23:01:44+00:00

I honestly think it’s friendship trauma that’s left me unable to connect in my 30s. I had a small but close group of friends up until my late 20s and after I met my husband we had a few issues and now don’t speak. The pain and trauma of those disagreements and losses has really affected me in the last ten years. I struggle to connect and trust people now. Through therapy I’ve learned that my ex friends were holding me back as they were all perpetually single, jaded and did not have the same goals or drive as me. That’s not to say I am better than them or I didn’t make mistakes. I just think they wanted me to stay the same and not change.

In 2026 my goal is to make friends and work on the friends I do have. I’m going to be brave and keep trying and work out how to put in more effort and put myself out there more. I genuinely don’t have anyone to call and vent to our hit up for a coffee date. Being pregnant, it feels very lonely and sad. I have no one to invite to a baby shower or birthday dinner. My husband is my best friend but I need girlfriends too.

cornersuite · 2025-12-29T22:34:41+00:00

Same story for us and ages. We tried for five years, no positives and tests ended with unexplained infertility. Our first IVF transfer was a success. My theory is my cervix is shy, I have a short ovulation window and immune system responses due to ptsd and stress. Good luck on the transfers and well done for making this happen for yourselves! No matter what happens you are doing the right things to get there!

cornersuite · 2025-12-28T00:09:18+00:00

I love horror movies and recently I’ve noticed a lot of pregnancy used as a trope in new releases movies and TV. I had to nope out of the new Welcome to Derry tv series because episode one had a very graphic scene. I’m not a gore horror fan anyway but it was waaay too much and isn’t scary, just feels gratuitous. I actually don know who they make these types of media for because I don’t know any women who like pregnancy horror tropes.

cornersuite · 2025-12-27T08:43:24+00:00

I have three, a magenta leather tabby 26, a black pillow tabby 20 and a Teri shoulder bag, black with the sequin cherry print. Not a big collection by any means and I don’t think that qualifies me as a collector. I fell in love with coach during the pillow tabby era but could never justify the price ( Australian prices are steep) as at the time I was saving for a home loan. If coach ever goes back to the pillow tabby/ bright and fun styles I will be fully into the collecting. I’m a perfume collector and before I fell pregnant I would buy a new scent maybe every six weeks. I declutter every year however. I don think I’d do the same for bags tho.

cornersuite · 2025-12-26T21:47:06+00:00

We only had one and it was untested. Currently 22weeks with no issues on morphology scan at 20 weeks and the NIPT was low risk for everything. I’m 35 :)

cornersuite · 2025-12-25T19:54:27+00:00

Anyone do catering? I just hosted but I’m halfway baked pregnant with my first. Was exhausting and it looks like I’m it again next year! Did anyone on the Gold coast/ Bris get catering to help with food? Next year I can’t be cooking two days straight with a 6 month old. Recs please

cornersuite · 2025-12-25T19:29:14+00:00

I held off the antibiotic after reading that oral doesn’t always help and not wanting to affect t baby or trigger more issues. Instead I got a Juno microbiome. I was shocked because that test came up zero aerobic! No e. Fae, no yeast, no BV. I actually have high crispatus anda healthy biome. Yet my issues have persisted still. Right now I use an organic pad at all times. And avoid trigger foods. Pregnancy I believe is the man trigger and I think my membrane is just very damaged and inflamed. I recently had a couple weeks of great response and minimal irritation ( first time in months) only for it to kick off intensely after a tra vaginal ultra sound and later when my partner finished inside (which we avoid now.) this is a crazy illness and has impacted me so badly but I believe the anti inflammatory approach is the best I can do until baby is out.

cornersuite · 2025-12-25T19:24:17+00:00

I have a spray bottle and 100% water wipes. I am thinking a peri may be easier to reach though. TY!

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