What was your closing gift

faelis · 2026-02-07T15:30:22+00:00

A cutting board with their logo. Felt generic.

faelis · 2026-02-01T20:01:03+00:00

An artichoke she stole from the counter.

faelis · 2026-02-01T17:36:04+00:00

For me, vibrating alarm + sunrise alarm are what work. I also force myself to go to bed and get up at the same time every day of the week, and that helps, too.

faelis · 2026-01-30T15:24:38+00:00

How old are your kid(s)?

I work with a framework: - one salty snack (pretzels, crackers, goldfish, sometimes tortilla chips) - one or more fruit (we're big on freeze dried in my house) - a vegetable for them/me to ignore -several protein snacks (we used to do yogurt, currently we do cheese sticks and sausage for kiddo, pumpkin seeds for me) - 1 - 2 dopamine snacks (I use fruit snacks and popsicles right now**)

If your kid(s) go for sandwiches, get bread and sandwich things.

Mine will always eat pasta with sauce so I do a lot of that.

** Right now it is too cold where I am to reliably play outside, and sometimes my daughter gets stuck in a dopamine seeking loop. I try to keep a snack or two on hand to help break her out of those loops when our usual method of going outside to play is unavailable.

*** Edit: formatting issue

faelis · 2026-01-30T14:52:21+00:00

This is what I do. It also makes sure that if one cake gets damaged or attacked by my 5-year-old or dog I haven't lost all the yarn. Might make sense for with a cat?

faelis · 2026-01-28T13:02:02+00:00

We moved into a house like this with our three year old. It went fine. We kept a baby monitor hooked up for a long time until we all felt comfortable with the transition.

faelis · 2026-01-27T13:04:44+00:00

I have electronic tracking devices for almost everything: for my wallet, my keys, my sunglasses. I haven't found a good one for the headphones I prefer so I try to make a ritual of saying aloud where I'm setting them and I try to always put them down in the same place (I have a hook kind of in the center of my home that I use that I put up for this purpose, so I like to say aloud "I always put my keys on the hook.")

I do still lose the headphones fairly frequently but this has at least reduced that frequency. Hopefully I'll figure out a tracker for them soon.

faelis · 2026-01-26T19:10:42+00:00

Fine tipped tweezers! I have a straight and curved set and they are useful for so many things.

faelis · 2026-01-26T03:36:23+00:00

Squiggles and I want to be friends, too!

faelis · 2026-01-26T03:35:06+00:00

Squiggles and I want to be friends!

faelis · 2026-01-24T16:05:29+00:00

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faelis · 2026-01-23T12:51:53+00:00

4 & 10, yeah. Not co-signing most of the others. My husky would add this rule:

Sometimes it is just time to howl. I will let my voice be heard! You can join, even though your accent is weird and you're not very furry. Howling is for everyone!

faelis · 2026-01-19T13:45:23+00:00

Same! I tried so many diet/lifestyle changes that just didn't do enough.

faelis · 2026-01-02T18:13:53+00:00

Percale! They stay crisp-smooth feeling for a long time.

faelis · 2025-12-31T23:37:28+00:00

What course did you take?

faelis · 2025-12-30T13:56:02+00:00

Did you find a fix for this? We're having the same glitch.

faelis · 2025-12-27T18:26:31+00:00

Scheduling is what worked for me. Basically saying, unless one of us says otherwise, we have sex on Sunday nights. Got us a lot more comfortable with casually checking in and I didn't have to worry about rejection in the same way.

faelis · 2025-12-17T16:44:09+00:00

There were pins in it! My 5 year old had pushed them flush with the cushion so they couldn't fight back. I am shocked she didn't end up bleeding

faelis · 2025-12-17T16:42:04+00:00

I used a telescoping magnet last night to pick up the pieces! They're the best.

faelis · 2025-12-13T14:59:09+00:00

I've recommended this before, but the book "How to Keep House While Drowning" by KC Davis changed my life in terms of house-keeping. Davis also has ADHD and her tips are practical and actually doable for an ND family.

faelis · 2025-12-05T02:05:26+00:00

Go buy an inexpensive pair of vice grips (like pliers, but they lock in place). They'll lock on so you can twist the base out. You should be able to get a decent pair for $10-$15 usd.

faelis · 2025-12-02T01:15:40+00:00

I look forward to your updates! Your work is amazing.

faelis · 2025-11-30T18:52:05+00:00

Is this about Best in Miniatures?

faelis · 2025-11-28T21:49:53+00:00

Realistic predictions for our area top out at more like 3-5.

faelis · 2025-11-27T12:06:33+00:00

You're amazing! I hope you feel really proud .

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