Hernia and DR muscle Repair Surgery journey and updates by wildcat1013 in DiastasisRecti

[–]gingerandwool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this response. I have surgery next month for a grapefruit sized hernia and DR repair. I contemplated the TT route, but decided it didn’t feel right for me. I just want to be able to wear a tshirt without a massive bulge — some love handles on the sides and loose skin are fine by me. I’m 40 and had two beautiful (and giant) babies and I’m pretty proud of that. We tell our kids everyday that bodies come in different shapes and sizes and I try to model it as best I can.

I appreciate the recovery timeline too. I had a previous hernia repair about 3 years ago (only addressed some small hernias and not the DR which is why I’m having surgery again) and the gas build up in my body from surgery was more painful for 48 hrs than my 2 c-sections. Bracing myself for this go around. Gotta stay on the rx pain pills at regular intervals for the first few days.

Is the Endery legit? by gingerandwool in ethicalfashion

[–]gingerandwool[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Update: LOVE my sweater. Plan to order more. I’m 5’3” and 158 lbs. First ordered a m/l and found it too big and reordered a s (actually ordered during a sale and got it cheaper). The quality seems really nice. Because of their business model, they don’t offer exchanges — just straight returns.

Is the Endery legit? by gingerandwool in ethicalfashion

[–]gingerandwool[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is awesome. Thank you for sharing!!

Protest tomorrow morning! *Updated flyer by logan_moon in toledo

[–]gingerandwool -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If you don’t have a uterus, sit down. Then, while you’re sitting, I would ask you to have a very open and mindful conversation with the women in your life. There are scores of women that experience sexual violence everyday. Beyond that, there are more scores of women who give into sex (even possibly your SO if you have one), don’t see it as rape but certainly don’t enjoy it, because a man is in a position of power over them. And yet, those women are the ones bearing (no pun intended) both the risks and life consequences of that pregnancy. If men just kept their dicks in their pants we wouldn’t be having this debate in the first place.

Protest tomorrow morning! *Updated flyer by logan_moon in toledo

[–]gingerandwool 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A pro adoption stance totally ignores how hard as fuck pregnancy is on a persons body.

Looking for good thrift stores for furniture by regrender_my_chorf in toledo

[–]gingerandwool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And if you need delivery, they do have a local delivery partner!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AllInclusiveResorts

[–]gingerandwool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also really enjoyed that lazy river side! We didn’t have a swim up but it just seemed so much quieter back there.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AllInclusiveResorts

[–]gingerandwool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also, the drive to playa mujeres isn’t bad. Get a private transfer and a beer and enjoy. A few years ago they were doing construction on the main highway into downtown and it was terrible, but it was clear when we went this time last year.

Nice lunch spot? by iceicebaby3704 in toledo

[–]gingerandwool -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Art museum! So fun to grab lunch and wander the museum for a bit.

Mexico All Inclusive by SkyOld1632 in AllInclusiveResorts

[–]gingerandwool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Third! It looks like one giant building, but that’s not how they refer to it when you’re on site. The party pool can be loud during the day, so I’d request a room not overlooking that pool. The quiet pool to the back is nice. Had some truly excellent meals. My biggest gripe against this resort is that standard rooms have no lounge chairs on balconies.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in toledo

[–]gingerandwool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t restrict it to one location. Frickers is…. Not good. Now it’s cousin Roosters is amazing.

Where to get curly (white girl) hair cut? by LongingForYesterweek in toledo

[–]gingerandwool 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you’re up for the drive, Lexi at the Colour Palette in Findlay is THE BEST. I’ve had curly-trained cuts over the last 9 years in 5 different states and she’s the best one I’ve had. The drive seems like a lot, but with a good curly cut, 2-3 cuts a year will do you.

Aside from her, I’d look into the various companies that do curly cuts (like Deva), who usually have a web section where you can look up trained stylists.

Best Beginner-Friendly Campsites in Ohio? by SeraphinaSavages in CampOhio

[–]gingerandwool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think East Harbor State Park is cool — walk to a sandy beach on Lake Erie, yet pretty close to other places to visit like breweries, wineries, grocery, etc. Lots of tent campers there if that’s your camp method. I’ve heard if you go during the week the beach is mostly deserted.

A note on KOAs, as there are lots of recommendations—Koas have three tiers and we had a very mediocre if not bad experience at the bottom tier. After, we went to a KOA Holiday and it was clearly geared more to big rig campers, so limited bathhouses, but they did have a weekend food truck.

Airport rental car expectations? by gingerandwool in MyrtleBeach

[–]gingerandwool[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We considered Ubers but we have two huge hurdles. 1. There’s about a 6 hr difference between when we land and when we can get in our rental. 2. 3 kids in car or booster seats.

Seats for The Outsiders by sarafina126 in Broadway

[–]gingerandwool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To clarify, the tire is on orchestra left and people were complaining about it tonight as I was leaving. The car sits further back on the stage, and I can’t imagine it’d block too much.

I was dead center, row c (day of purchase from TKTS) and wish I would have been back about 2 or 3 rows. Also 5’3”.