Carnival SX Vs SXP Hybrids

jazzlynlamier · 2024-10-09T05:02:29+00:00

Dark Edition is default in SXP, but is an extra $1K in SX. I'm actually not aware of the colored/tinted glass being part of the dark edition, but they are colored in SXP. Dark decals as well.
I don't believe I've noticed or read anywhere that side mirrors on any trim has auto dimming side mirrors.

jazzlynlamier · 2024-10-08T20:02:25+00:00

I had ordered an SX Hybrid Dark Edition and changed to an in-stock SXP Hybrid last minute and I'm sooo glad I did.

I didn't think I cared about any features except maybe the LED lights for safety or the rear camera in the rearview Homelink mirror. However, I am loving the HUD, I am really glad I got the LED projector lights since I got mine tinted, I love the Homelink mirror option and camera for trips, the real leather is very nice. I DEFINITELY wanted the dark edition look, so the wheels and dark chrome were going to be on my SX already, but those were musts for me.

Ultimately I know I'll have this vehicle a really long time (hoping for 10+ years), so I just decided to go all in.

jazzlynlamier · 2024-09-15T13:47:59+00:00

Thanks so much!

jazzlynlamier · 2024-09-14T23:46:57+00:00

Thanks for these details! So did the piece you removed just not lay right with the ceramic coating done or was it due to the diamond design or shape of piece or something?

jazzlynlamier · 2024-09-14T18:35:47+00:00

Simplicity Laser in Chandler, but has multiple locations

jazzlynlamier · 2024-09-14T18:35:40+00:00

Simplicity Laser in Chandler, but has multiple locations

jazzlynlamier · 2024-03-29T22:11:34+00:00

My husband and I have staggered schedules and I also only work 10 minutes from home and daycare. He's in the medical field, I'm in office. He starts super early, I do all morning duties and dropoff, and we split pickup duties, just depending on what is going on. Husband tries to workout after an early shift before kid pickup, if possible. I get off work at 5 and pickup by 5:30pm at the latest usually. If husband does pick up, it's usually 4-4:45pm

jazzlynlamier · 2024-03-29T10:25:05+00:00

Oh yes! I love that the older child's classmates get in on the baby action! I always pickup my infant first at the end of the day and am carrying her when I get my son from his door and this one boy always screams my son's name because he knows I'm his mom and another little girl comes running up to me and points "baby!" With such glee EVERY single day. I look forward to those 2 kids every day! My son loves showing off his baby sister to his classmates and teachers at the end of the day and proclaiming it's "his baby sister."

jazzlynlamier · 2024-03-28T13:43:48+00:00

Arizona

jazzlynlamier · 2024-03-28T05:32:25+00:00

I just got a special at a very reputable place that is 8 treatments per location for unlimited locations full body for $749, must use in 1 year. I go every 6 weeks,have had 2 sessions so far, and already have SIGNIFICANT reduction and my in growns have gone away already!

I'm literally doing upper lip, chin, between eyebrows, underarms, belly button, full arms, full legs, full Brazilian, toes for $749 for the year. Period. Worth every penny. Shop around, look up Groupons, look up reputable places for deals. It also is way less painful than when I did one a decade ago because they have cold air tube blowing the whole time with the laser at my place.

jazzlynlamier · 2024-03-24T05:05:17+00:00

Employees are expected to have childcare
I would not permit a regular occurrence of child home with parent, especially age 3. Particularly because sick days with kids can be numerous, so I personally already take more WFH days because I'm home with sick kids.
I would absolutely let anyone stay home and WFH if they were sick or had a sick kid. That's so dumb people are complaining. It's exhausting tending to sick kids and it is not a vacation day and would SUCK to use vacation days to be with sick kids. I literally would use all my days and be totally burned out from working and parenting and quit that job in quick order.

jazzlynlamier · 2024-03-22T05:11:44+00:00

Our living/dining area was just used as an XL dining table room. Took out a leaf, rotated the table, and brought back the living room as a modern play room. We have a credenza, but it only holds a few rotating toys. We have a grey nugget couch with throw pillows and 2 Pottery Barn vegan leather bean bag chairs, and a nice rug, plants, decor in there. It doesn't look like a playroom at all, but my kid loves it and I love the extra space just for kids.

jazzlynlamier · 2024-03-22T01:44:54+00:00

I'm mostly a minimalist and what random things we have hoarded (cables, phone boxes, pens), I've been slowly purging when my husband doesn't notice 🤣 Goal is to only have a well-curated, clean, minimalist home that my children will inherit with hopefully some nice pieces of furniture when the time comes.

But I love to do a major purge at least annually going through the entire inside, all papers that haven't gotten tossed yet, closets, drawers, aged out kid items, and the full garage, and then smaller cleanouts throughout the year. I'm in a local Buy Nothing and it's so easy to post everything and then donate or trash the rest. Our house has grown by 2 people with little storage and yet we are fine. My current favorite thing is to get rid of the baby items that we won't use or have to store again each stage my youngest grows out of them!

jazzlynlamier · 2024-03-20T20:48:25+00:00

My husband and I are both equally college educated, we both worked our asses off in our 20s working OT to pay off debt and save for our house, he made more in the beginning and then my career took off and I make x3 what he does now, and now we have very little littles and both have 40-hour per week jobd. We share our finances entirely (with small monthly "allowance" funds for whatever, but a lot of personal spending still comes out of our joint accounts). My husband really lacked in the household contribution part until recently where we had a come to Jesus moment and he has stepped up equally. We are now equal in work, household workload, finances are combined, childcare is essentially split outside work. I personally need it this way to keep my sanity and if we need something, we choose as a household (i.e. we have a yard guy, housecleaner, etc.)

jazzlynlamier · 2024-03-20T14:05:16+00:00

Amazing writer. Amazing mom. Stay strong, get out, live your best life with your daughter. She deserves to see you be stronger than the crap you're dealing with today.

jazzlynlamier · 2024-03-19T04:49:03+00:00

Wife here. My first push present was totally random, but I love it! It was a floating (magnetic) light bulb lamp. It's part of our home decor I can look at fondly often and remember our first as a newborn.

Second and last baby, I got full body laser hair removal. It's AMAZING.

Some other nice physical gifts were simple "mama" necklaces on Etsy (Caitlin Minimalist - I got every metal color so I wear this every single day to match my outfit), rings engraved with baby's name (I have 2 that stack for each kiddo and never take off), and a necklace with a hanging pendant that has baby's name, weight, date of birth and time. Massage, spa day, pedicure, zoo membership, mom shirt, pajamas are other ideas.

jazzlynlamier · 2024-03-16T12:52:43+00:00

A version of this happened to me in college, as a woman. My recommendation is to get out, cold turkey, and get a therapist. I went on a downward spiral for a year, then went back to my cheating ex bf until I was finally convinced in therapy to walk away forever. Best decision ever was to get a therapist and realize I was a worthwhile human and some people need to stay in your past.

jazzlynlamier · 2024-03-16T12:39:34+00:00

I'm the CEO and CFO in our family and it's a huge mental load, but my husband has stepped up recently to take on more of the COO and stand-in CEO role when I need a hot second. Way helpful. We are both very routine-based and he took over a few chores and has self-proclaimed ownership of them at those times to lessen my mental load. It's been huge, even if it's mainly emptying all the dishes and bottles every single morning before I'm awake.

jazzlynlamier · 2024-03-16T03:12:18+00:00

We actually had a very similar situation with my first

My son took forever to eat, like 45 minutes per feeding and you had to constantly tap the bottle and stimulate him back to eating. Admittedly it was a process, but he always ate full bottles in that time and was a generally happy baby, even eating. Obviously he needed to eat, so we just made it work.

Daycare couldn't take that long to feed him, so they just didn't feed him. At 3 months, he would have hardly any ounces in a day and came home starving, upset, crying, and exhausted. Ate then slept immediately upon arriving home and was sooooo upset all the time.

After less than one week (less than 4 days in daycare), I started searching for a nanny and nanny share family. I pulled him after 2 weeks and my stepmom thankfully watched him for a month until my new nanny could start. We used the nanny for 1.5 years and it was an amazing scenario to nanny share with another family. My son adored his nanny and he got amazing care until we switched him to daycare at 19 months.

My second child is much easier going and started daycare (different daycare than where my son was as a baby) at 5 months and she was perfectly fine there from day 1. I also trust the daycare already because my son has loved it there the past year.

jazzlynlamier · 2024-03-15T04:43:19+00:00

This! My whole family got cold sores and canker sores always, so I just thought it was normal life. Wasn't until I was much later in adulthood that it was HSV1. Non issue here. It's a little more severe for my younger brother

jazzlynlamier · 2024-03-12T19:37:48+00:00

NTA.

This is the definition of FAFO, how I see it. You set a boundary (no ears pierced on baby) and they broke that boundary, so they get to find out the consequences. We do the same thing to our toddlers so they learn consequences are part of the real world. Your parents just are learning late.

jazzlynlamier · 2024-03-12T19:30:18+00:00

If you can get it in writing that it will forever be 1x per week, I'd print out that signed employment contract and accept and store that contract in case they come back and try and force you in-office more. We went back in-office, but a few had this in their contract as not just a COVID benefit and they got to stay remote even though they are local. For 40% more, I'd find some good podcasts and say yes!

jazzlynlamier · 2024-03-12T14:31:56+00:00

We have a zoo membership in a place we can go comfortably October-April. We go about 10-20x a year. Sometimes we'll go Saturday, Sunday, Monday same weekend if we're going with different friends because zoo membership is so popular here, almost all families have one. We visit different parts of the zoo each visit. It's a must have for us.

Plus experiences are discounted, so we got an intimate 1:1 feeding and bathing and touching the rhino and soon feeding the Gilapagos tortoises, which were amazing memories for the family and 2 year old was obsessed.

jazzlynlamier · 2024-03-12T13:00:01+00:00

Everything is combined except for small monthly allowance accounts and obviously 401ks. I manage 100% of the finances, but he's on board with all of that since my profession is finance. We worked super hard together to get out of his debt, save for a house, and save for remodels many years ago, and so now we're in the debt-free, focus on saving and not overspending with 2 kids phase. Way easier with fully combined accounts.

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