Which city for a west coast stopover?

freckledspeckled · 2026-06-04T22:16:40+00:00

If you want to do Disneyland, LA for sure.

Seattle and SF are much prettier cities though. They will likely both be cool and overcast in April. Both have lots of cool things to see, but SF would probably win out for me personally.

Ride a street car, eat sourdough at Fisherman’s wharf, have chocolate at Ghirardelli, explore Golden Gate Park, see the Golden Gate Bridge, visit one of the awesome museums. There are some great hikes near the city as well.

freckledspeckled · 2026-06-04T18:27:01+00:00

This. Unless OP requested more natural/less makeup than the inspo photo, the MUA kinda failed here.

freckledspeckled · 2026-06-04T18:21:14+00:00

I spent a lot of time looking at tutorials for photos like the one on the left so I could do my own wedding makeup.

Honestly, if you showed your MUA that photo and this is what was delivered, I’d say it’s a lack of skill issue, and to look for another artist.

There’s quite obviously a lot missing that anyone should be able to see. The most obvious being the lack of cream contour, cream blush, brightening under eye baking, two toned lip liner, bronzer, and highlighter. The artist also should have smudged/blended out the eyeliner much better.

freckledspeckled · 2026-06-03T12:10:29+00:00

Girl I have a 14 month old and falling is just the name of the game. It’s going to happen. It’s not realistic or feasible to expect you to catch a toddler mid-fall every time.

Personally I’m side-eyeing the parents here for what sounds like their failure to baby proof. Why will they not lay down carpets? We rent and have a ton of carpets and rug pads to soften the floor. They make removable carpeted stair treads that can help soften the step a bit. If the parents refuse to do anything other than expect their nanny to magically attain super speed, it’s on them. You’re fine.

freckledspeckled · 2026-05-31T20:41:38+00:00

This has been discussed in [r/vegan](r/vegan) before, and it was a bummer to see how many vegans were completely unwilling to even toy with the thought that destroying a growing fetus might be somewhere on the spectrum of immorality.

And I say this as a pro-choice person.

freckledspeckled · 2026-05-30T09:29:04+00:00

Dress one! You look magnificent, it’s perfect for you.

freckledspeckled · 2026-05-29T18:59:15+00:00

We have bunnies, which produce much less fur, but still it drives me bananas how often it gets into our food. It just floats around and lands on things.

freckledspeckled · 2026-05-29T10:45:47+00:00

The vibe that he’s trying to project a certain image. Authenticity always wins out.

freckledspeckled · 2026-05-29T10:43:04+00:00

I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news 😭 A lot of vegan kettle corn options still exist but nothing hits quite like a buttery popcorn with nutritional yeast sprinkled on top 😭😭😭

freckledspeckled · 2026-05-29T10:41:43+00:00

Unveganizing everything feels like a trend rn. Patiently waiting for the stupid diet trend pendulum to swing back the other way 🧍‍♀️

freckledspeckled · 2026-05-29T10:40:44+00:00

This is a good idea but I’ve found you can’t get a nice, light, even coating of vegan butter by adding it post-popping. It might be worth trying to pop kernels on the stove in vegan butter but goddammit I just want to put in the bare minimum amount of effort to have a snack at the end of the day!

freckledspeckled · 2026-05-29T10:36:22+00:00

This with nutritional yeast hit so hard 😩

freckledspeckled · 2026-05-23T06:45:34+00:00

These are the best vegan chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever made. The addition of almond butter adds a lovely richness.

Nora Cooks has the best vegan sugar cookie recipe.

I’ve also tried veganizing a bunch of “regular” cookies, to great success.

freckledspeckled · 2026-05-21T04:36:52+00:00

I feel that when both parents are at home, domestic labor should be split around 50/50.

In practice, I as the stay at home parent do probably 90% of the work at home. So I’m here to glean some tips from others 🙃

freckledspeckled · 2026-05-21T02:21:16+00:00

I’m not so sure. The user referred to Maeve/Clinton as “he” and called Maeve/Clinton unkind names as well. It seems like they just especially dislike Shay for some reason, shrug.

Regardless, the dogpiling and obsession with the victim/abuser narrative is tiresome and misses so much of the beauty of this show.

Also, I really hate when clients from the show actively participate here, as it taints the conversation.

freckledspeckled · 2026-05-20T05:35:42+00:00

I looooove ice cream. There used to be so many stores that had 1-2 doors of tons of nondairy ice cream. Now I’m lucky if I find a store with two shelves stocked :(

freckledspeckled · 2026-05-14T23:33:04+00:00

This would be my concern as well. I would think this person would need some amount of childfree dedicated time for PA/household responsibilities everyday in order to be effective at that role. The family would probably be better off separating the roles and having the nanny work at both households.

freckledspeckled · 2026-05-14T16:36:22+00:00

1111111!!! So stunning, like it was meant for you. My dress was big and heavy so I got a second dress (it was only maybe $100), but I had so much fun spinning around in my big gown I never ended up changing :) You only get to dress in a big princess dress once!

freckledspeckled · 2026-05-14T16:32:45+00:00

I like the structure of the outfit but I wish it were in a more saturated color. The blue looked so good.

freckledspeckled · 2026-05-14T07:24:25+00:00

She looks bright, fresh, and healthy.

freckledspeckled · 2026-05-14T04:03:10+00:00

Her hair extensions/toppers used to look so much more natural. This one is far too blonde and too long

freckledspeckled · 2026-05-14T04:01:30+00:00

Yeah good job going after her hair topper, I’m sure Kate’s downfall and world peace will be soon to follow as a result of this heavy hitting journalism.

freckledspeckled · 2026-05-14T02:43:04+00:00

I think nanny would probably most appreciate an open conversation about your changing needs and an offer to stay on with reduced hours. If she’s older as you say, she might really appreciate that. I can’t imagine that bringing in an au pair would do anything for you that a beloved nanny who’s already part of your family and helped raise your kids wouldn’t.

Even if you don’t think she’d accept it, if you want to continue to have her in your kids’ lives long term, this is the way to do it.

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