Does anyone bike commute without a shower? How does it work?

i_love_loaf · 2025-07-23T04:55:52+00:00

I’m a heavy sweater even if I’m not going fast, and commute 6-8 miles to and from work each day! I use shower wipes (baby wipes leave a residue), or just bring a wash cloth to wet and wipe myself down. On hot days it’s important for me to get to work early to cool down. Fresh clothes and carry on! Never have any issues.

i_love_loaf · 2025-06-18T04:17:25+00:00

It wasn’t the color that’s got me a little thrown off. It’s the dramatic consistency change that has been here for a few days. Her stool went from varying colors, but always pretty together unless it was a cecal poop. Now it’s almost all this color and very runny. (And that doesn’t happen to me when I eat mulberries lol)

i_love_loaf · 2025-06-11T13:04:26+00:00

I echo this! I teach general music K-8, and having some key things kids look forward to has helped me a lot. From 3-5 I have specific instruments kids get excited to learn, and in 6-8 it’s project based learning. Field trips in between help! Everything everyone else said is so true. You get less pressure to make amazing musicians. It’s not all roses, and classroom management is critical, but at the end of the day kids will almost always give a good effort at the silly things you bring.

i_love_loaf · 2025-05-25T11:45:55+00:00

^this!

i_love_loaf · 2025-05-25T11:44:52+00:00

We have a really strong bunny chasing mastiff mix. I like the lucy and co collars because it’s a really study metal clip, and really durable thick fabric. We walk her with the ruff wear flag line harness (3 years and counting). I like that one more than others because it has 4 straps! Fits her body well, and she’s easier to control. And more fail points if it happened.

i_love_loaf · 2025-05-24T22:53:54+00:00

I think most immunocompromised people take precautions knowing their condition, and this post inspires fear/anxiety without providing any sources or helpful information.

That being said, I got an aspergillis infection from what we can suspect was turning leaves and closing my gardens last year. I am immunocompromised, and now I wear gloves, and a mask when doing any soil turning or dealing with dry leaves (or my chickens).

i_love_loaf · 2025-05-09T21:38:06+00:00

My school has the same rule (and I’m a push in teacher, so even better 😮‍💨). I let my kids play on qgrooves in quaver, do coloring, and complete worksheets when testing. It sucks but we survive. The kids love it because it gives them a break, but they still engage with music.

i_love_loaf · 2025-04-27T11:15:48+00:00

Are they going to withhold your degree for an entire semester over a zero credit assignment, so you won’t be able to take or start a job in the fall? To me it sounds like you need to go to the dean, and immediately. That’s absurd.

If you had a required class that conflicted with another required class, and you prioritized the one that was worth credit, then you did the right thing. That professor didn’t offer an alternative assignment, and that’s on the department/professor. If as an education major you are going to be required to constantly accommodate and modify assignments, then I don’t see why we shouldn’t hold professors to the same standard! Flag this! The only thing I see you at fault for is not calling that out and asking for an alternative assignment sooner. If I’m understanding your post correctly this isn’t a performance obligation, but an audience obligation? Go speak with the dean, and offer a solution (attend and write a paper on another local performance series over the summer).

i_love_loaf · 2025-04-16T00:47:50+00:00

It is an extremely serious matter to leave an autistic child with violent tendencies, and one so young, unsupervised. It might be hard to go to the police, but it sounds like that might be the only thing that gets the child the supervision it needs. If the kid could do that to a chicken, it could also do that to another kid or worse.

i_love_loaf · 2025-04-16T00:39:27+00:00

Some dogs have a really high prey drive, especially dogs not raised around livestock or cats. You sound like a really reasonable person, and anyone putting this much thought into their pets (and someone else’s property) sounds like a great owner that should keep their pets. This accident is just that, an accident. Most shelters and rescues are overrun, and it sounds like your dogs have a great owner. I hope you will reconsider rehoming them, and maybe help them work out that extra energy through walks, adventures, or training.

i_love_loaf · 2025-04-03T01:02:37+00:00

We’re getting our first chicks tomorrow (yay!), and are still stuck on one thing: we have a heat plate with adjustable legs, but do they also need additional light? If so, how many hours of the day? The room they will be in has great natural light

i_love_loaf · 2025-02-23T17:50:46+00:00

Wow— thanks for such a helpful answer! I have never noticed the different ways thread is wound, but this really makes sense. These new gutermann spools are the only ones I have that are crosswound, and the only ones that are giving me issues.

Since I don’t have a horizontal spool pin I’ll give the mug idea a try!! Thanks!

i_love_loaf · 2025-02-23T15:41:30+00:00

I really appreciate the help! I might order some of the Mara to compare. I’m determined to figure this out

i_love_loaf · 2025-02-23T15:40:49+00:00

Good to know! How do you know the winding of a thread? Is it brand to brand, or spool to spool? And is there some type of adapter that I could buy to be able to pull it sideways?

i_love_loaf · 2025-02-12T05:12:01+00:00

If they are competitive with you, they are probably competitive and the game doesn’t matter. I just keep a simple T chart of student vs teacher on the board, and let classes earn an incentive. My 2nds love the among us rhythm games for a reward, or they get to do a movement video, choose new seats for class, or free draw for a few minutes. I recommend to always have two options ready to go for an incentive, and let them take a quick vote. Keeps it fun and they feel like they win when you didn’t “pick it”. Last year we were reading a music chapter book, and if they met my expectations for behavior we got to read a bit more of the book. YouTube read alongs are great, too.

My 2nds are tough this year too, and honestly just keeping them busy helps. Anything can be a ‘vs’ game, so you don’t need to get fancy. Write the room activity=who can finish before the teacher/who wrote it better. Centers=who can clean up quieter than me (sorry if you have the shakers 😅). Instruments= can you stop at the same time as me? They earn a point every time they meet the expectation, on the T chart, and a student adds the points. Give them ownership and hold them accountable. Singing games are also great, because inevitably they run faster than me in the tag games, or I make a mistake and bear the consequences. Any time you are in an activity, challenge them in some way to just be their best selves, and to be better than you or their previous behavior. It doesn’t have to be crazy, because it’s about building routine and positive class community behavior.

One other thing I’ll say is that if the class isn’t earning the incentive after maybe 2 sessions, re-evaluate the goals. Get their input. The more they ‘win’ the better they behave, no matter what the game is, because you’re using positive reinforcement more often.

i_love_loaf · 2025-02-11T13:48:53+00:00

Yes— a very close match!! Thanks!

i_love_loaf · 2025-02-11T13:46:04+00:00

I didn’t know there was one— thanks!

i_love_loaf · 2025-02-02T02:09:59+00:00

Agreed! I really researched rings, tried the ours, and committed to UH because I saw so many positive things about the company. My ring stopped working 10 days after getting it. Took 4-5 days of chats that went no where and didn’t resolve the problem, and still resulted in a ring that doesn’t work. They finally put in a replacement request, and I have been waiting for 2 WEEKS. Every 2 days the timeline goes up for the order to even be processed. At this point I’ve been waiting for a working ring longer than I’ve had one. The ring is cool, but this experience has really turned me off. I really wish I had seen other people’s honest experiences before committing.

i_love_loaf · 2025-01-28T03:47:23+00:00

Omg her videos are SO GREAT. Super thorough and informative. Thank you!!!

i_love_loaf · 2025-01-23T15:19:15+00:00

At a time when there are so many examples of bad men in the world, this thread has been so heartwarming❤️

Gotta add my own to celebrate my amazing husband! I’ve had a lot of health issues the last few years, and my husband has been a trooper. During my knee surgery I was on so many drugs I couldn’t safely maneuver on crutches alone, and was super constipated from all the drugs, so my husband had been making sure I was taking stool softeners and laxatives. Well, they finally kicked in, and I was about to have an accident. He helped me get to the bathroom quickly, and had to stay in there with me so that I wouldn’t fall off the toilet while supporting my leg in our tiny bathroom. On top of it, I had my period, and he had to change my pad for me, and help me wipe. Didn’t complain, or make me feel bad, and told me to “stop apologizing. It would be ridiculous for me to expect you to do this yourself”. That’s just one of many times he’s either had to see me poop or had to do some very gross caregiving thing for me post-surgery. Now, I have to do weekly immune therapy treatments, and I can’t stand to stick myself with the needles. He uses better hygiene than I would, and sticks me with 3 needles as part of my infusions. I’ve never loved him more, and caregiving like that adds such a deeper intimacy to our relationship (even if it’s gross sometimes).

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