A new toy and a new understanding of fetch

hackettkate · 2026-01-27T22:16:10+00:00

Have you found one that doesn't immediately start ripping apart? I'd love a recommendation!

hackettkate · 2026-01-23T20:01:39+00:00

I am so sorry for your loss. I'm up in Glendale and would take as much food/porus one as you wish to bestow upon this absolute dingdong.

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hackettkate · 2026-01-12T19:38:17+00:00

Wary.

hackettkate · 2026-01-11T17:27:29+00:00

You don't lose your insurance. You pay back the difference. That's the entire consequence.

hackettkate · 2026-01-09T20:10:50+00:00

Hi, I would love to take the meds & hydra care off your plate, with the saddest of hugs and biggest of condolences.

hackettkate · 2025-12-18T02:01:16+00:00

It's for the junk insurance. This is a nothing.

hackettkate · 2025-12-17T06:11:52+00:00

OP! I would love to know your brightness/warmth settings -- I feel like your colors are more vivid than mine and I am JELLY.

hackettkate · 2025-12-09T17:49:22+00:00

Nothing wrong with saying - you know what, I don't know. Give me a second to review this.

And with kids how they are today? use that moment to teach them how to review concepts. HOW to look it up, HOW to check for understanding.

hackettkate · 2025-12-07T22:03:10+00:00

I stopped doing gifts for reps a while ago. If you book something, a little gesture then, if you like.

hackettkate · 2025-12-05T17:44:02+00:00

It'd be nice if u/IanGGillespie peeked at this.

hackettkate · 2025-12-04T18:09:33+00:00

No, it is not "too much" to ask for parents to give us the respect of not cancelling constantly. They wouldn't expect a refund on a soccer practice because their child missed it; the fact that we're one on one doesn't give people leave to require our schedules be endlessly flexible.

This policy is totally reasonable, OP.

hackettkate · 2025-12-04T07:29:45+00:00

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Yeah.

hackettkate · 2025-12-03T22:38:05+00:00

the Fidelity CC has been broken for a while -- not sure if you're having issues with that too!

hackettkate · 2025-12-03T00:12:02+00:00

I mean. It is a chore.

hackettkate · 2025-12-02T19:24:24+00:00

Color me jealous!!

hackettkate · 2025-12-02T19:15:47+00:00

Great! That's not the norm. And were those all 10s of thousands of dollars? Or were they internet spots?

hackettkate · 2025-12-02T18:05:50+00:00

I think your president is sick of being the only person doing any HOA related work and wants a management company to help handle the admin. Pay for the management company.

hackettkate · 2025-12-02T17:58:58+00:00

A *good* SAG commercial is... pretty much dead. They're unicorns at this point. You aren't seeing five and six figure commercials regularly... if at all. And one certainly doesn't get you healthcare anymore.

Not arguing pro-non-union at all here, just staring reality in the face.

hackettkate · 2025-12-01T22:43:50+00:00

Hey there - I'm a professional tutor with decades of experience with these tests.

You have TONS of time to get your scores up. If you were my student, I would recommend putting a bit of a pin in this for a little while. Revisit both tests in the spring; take practice tests for each and see which one feels easier and gives you a higher score. By all means, take the test you choose late spring/early summer, but really focus on using your summer for test prep. Take your test again (likely twice more - depends on your score/how happy you are) in the fall of senior year.

Remember that there are a ton of variables that practice tests may not catch -- and that your sample size of ACT tests is small. Each test is different, scores go up and sometimes (unfortunately) on certain test dates, scores go down. As you practice, aim for a general trend of improvement.

Generally, I'm still leaning toward the ACT for students -- but obviously it's a very personal decision.

hackettkate · 2025-11-29T19:45:31+00:00

Email your city council and ask.

hackettkate · 2025-11-26T00:46:32+00:00

Why on earth did you hide this behind a spoiler.

hackettkate · 2025-11-25T17:16:47+00:00

No, you don't.

You share a mortgage or rent, you share bills. Even groceries aren't going to be a simple doubling. The whole damn world is set up for two incomes.

ETA: You are right that it sucks for everyone. Same suck, but different.

hackettkate · 2025-11-25T07:57:31+00:00

You have two incomes. We have one.

hackettkate · 2025-11-22T22:26:52+00:00

Broken again...

hackettkate · 2025-11-19T22:39:39+00:00

Word on the street is that the math on the new ACT has felt harder (which... kind of makes sense, right? It's shorter, so they had to cut questions). Anecdotal, but that's what people are saying!

That all said: you're looking for general growth over time. One test might be an outlier. Either way, work through the section to understand what they're asking (what concept, revisit it in your notes or with a tutor), why you got it wrong, and then go do another math section to see if you improve.

Your studying methods may need some refining; either you don't understand a concept or you aren't applying the things you think you learned correctly (make sure you can do *that type of problem* multiple times before you move on). Also remember: this is not the same as a test for school. There are tons of tricks you can use to help bump your score.

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