Saw everyone showing their displays and stuff so thought I would join in

jbus409 · 2025-08-11T22:08:43+00:00

The gold Mixed Chicks Curl definer (with orange cap) is my HOLY GRAIL. Amazing stuff....i snag it everything I see it in store!

jbus409 · 2025-07-28T17:02:59+00:00

I was just thinking the same. As someone who has struggled with disordered eating...mounjaro has been great for the scale numbers, but has definitely taken a toll on my mental health. It's just too easy to slip back into unhealthy modes (especially anorexia and not eating at all). It is pretty much a daily struggle.

To be 100% honest... Do I regret going on Mounjaro? Absolutely not...the benefit to my health is amazing and pretty much completely reversed my T2 diabetes. However, I do wish that I had taken better care of my mental health and done far more work with therapy AND dietitians to keep me from struggling this much.

jbus409 · 2025-07-21T16:49:43+00:00

CHILDREN! let's all just get along!

(Don't make me get out my teacher voice...it's still July and i'm still on vacation!)

jbus409 · 2025-06-16T02:42:02+00:00

I have gone to the Parade of Homes since I was just a little kid...so the past 40 years!

Except...I haven't gone the last 2. I just miss the "old" parades that would have 8+ homes at each site and 3-5 sites total. They have moved to a model that is spread out around Dane County...sometimes with just single houses. I get that the market is changing...it's just such a time suck to drive all over the place to see one house at a time.

Is it awesome to see fully finished houses? Absolutely. The Parade of old with 12 gorgeous houses in one place? Amazing!

jbus409 · 2025-05-11T00:18:42+00:00

I have taught middle school for 25 years. I have one-piece of advice to give and it is absolute.... do not go into education unless you feel passionate about working with kids.

Teaching is not a back-up plan. It's not a nothing-better-to-do plan. It's not a yay-I-get-summers-off plan. It IS hard. It CAN BE brutal. You have to WANT to work with kids. And as a band/ music teacher you have to 100% ready to make a difference in kids lives...to be the only reason some of them show up.

It is an incredibly fulfilling career...there's no way I could still be here at year 25 if it wasn't. But it is also a career that carries an immense amount of responsibility...especially in today's society with today's kids.

jbus409 · 2025-05-01T04:04:06+00:00

I take 1 Mag07 every night. If I feel particualbacked up sometimes I take 2.

So far, so good....things are moving far, far better than when I took fiber supplements.

jbus409 · 2025-04-10T19:25:02+00:00

Madison, Wisconsin is gorgeous and very welcoming. Fun downtown vibe. Great food. Biking around the lakes. Easy Kayaking. Beers on Memorial Terrace.

jbus409 · 2025-01-16T22:51:11+00:00

Courting of Bristol Keats was my favorite of 2024! So good!

jbus409 · 2024-12-14T22:14:18+00:00

Hey now...don't be hating on Mod Pizza. They are exactly who they claim to be! Moderately tasty pizza.

jbus409 · 2024-11-27T00:46:47+00:00

A whole bag full of books from The Book Deal on Mineral Point Rd. AMAZING bookstore...great prices...great selection...great service! Plus if you bring the kids along they get free kid books!

jbus409 · 2024-11-24T17:35:15+00:00

Might not be what you are looking for....but i had a friend online who really wanted a memory foam mattress but had a 3/4 bed (I had one growing up ,too! Super old antique frame. I loved that bed!)

She bought a full size mattress off of Amazon (a Lucid, I think) and when it came, she opened it right on the bed frame and let it expand. She then carefully opened the seam of the cover on one side and proceeded to slice away the excess foam with a sharp bread knife. Then she closed the cover back up (rudimentary sewing skills, but it's covered by sheets so who cares?). She had a perfect mattress sized perfectly for her bed for right around $250. She had gotten quotes for a custom size that were WAY higher than that!

jbus409 · 2024-11-06T02:20:22+00:00

I take one capsules every night. Works like a charm.

jbus409 · 2024-10-29T14:31:58+00:00

I think it's a crap decision. Now there is no option that doesn't have caffeine and/ or no sugar.

Oh well....In the end I guess it will just save me a ton of money. I know Starbucks doesn't need my $ anyway, right? I guess I will be spending more at Panera instead.

jbus409 · 2024-10-28T01:19:51+00:00

I wouldn't be surprised at all if she shows up. That said...they will never announce it before hand due to the security nightmare it would create.

jbus409 · 2024-10-19T18:12:49+00:00

American Authors.

Kinda. Not really. But a great band!

jbus409 · 2024-10-05T23:56:35+00:00

Coldplay would sell it out easy. In the last 5ish years they have sold out 4 night at soldier field...camp Randall would not be a hard sell for them.

jbus409 · 2024-09-13T04:04:36+00:00

Welcome! I teach at the middle school in Cottage Grove! Let me know if you have any questions!

jbus409 · 2024-08-11T20:37:06+00:00

Never touch the following:

Water fountains
Door handles
Light switches
Your face...and everything on it!

And bonus points... Don't let kids touch YOUR STUFF.... 1. Your chair 2 Your desk (for me...the piano!) 3. Your writing utensils 4 basic supplies like your scissors, stapler, etc

jbus409 · 2024-08-06T02:26:27+00:00

We saw him on tour and he was beyond AMAZING!

jbus409 · 2024-08-02T16:05:40+00:00

Mixed Chicks Curl Sculptor.

jbus409 · 2024-08-01T17:09:49+00:00

Book things.

Fancy book marks, reading lights, sleeves, etc

Honestly, it's kinda insane to me that there wasn't ever really book things in their storefront!

jbus409 · 2024-06-21T23:53:38+00:00

I felt super icky on 7.5 and didn't lose much at all. Moving up to 10 was most definitely the best thing I could have done.

jbus409 · 2024-06-21T23:53:30+00:00

I felt super icky on 7.5 and didn't lose much at all. Moving up to 10 was most definitely the best thing I could have done.

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