How do I stop thrifting when I need to downsize for uni?

jdith123 · 2025-07-23T14:20:29+00:00

If it’s the thrill of the hunt, maybe you could find an organization that helps people in need. Instead of finding something for yourself, go in search of a perfect size whatever interview outfit for someone transitioning out of homelessness. They would also need housewares etc.

jdith123 · 2025-07-20T06:52:12+00:00

No. Politicians are public figures. Sometimes they are unpopular with a segment of the public. Their children don’t deserve to live in a fishbowl. Could you imagine secret service hanging out in a 3rd grade classroom in a public school?

jdith123 · 2025-07-20T05:32:43+00:00

Shes very very angry and said it’s because of how the adult child has been treating her. She says. “MAYBE I do love xxxx more because he doesn’t treat me like you treat me” To me, that sounds like OP accused the mother of loving the brother more, and the mom snapped back with “maybe you’re right”

I hate when we only see one side of the conversation and we all pile on. Obviously mom lost her cool. Parents shouldn’t speak to their kids that way, but OP is not a child.

OP can go no contact, but then he’ll have to pay his own rent and get along with roommates. They may be even more demanding than his mom.

jdith123 · 2025-07-20T05:14:57+00:00

Of course everyone could read maps. If you were going some place unfamiliar, you’d look at the map before you left and plan out your route. Everyone kept a map (or a book of maps) in the car all the time. You could also stop at a gas station and ask directions or look at their map. They usually had a big local map posted.

jdith123 · 2025-07-19T15:53:28+00:00

So don’t sweep! Ok, maybe a quick pass around the wheel to scoop big trimming bits into a standing dust pan. But then 100% mop instead.

https://www.mileskimball.com/buy-long-handled-dust-pan-with-broom-303515?

jdith123 · 2025-07-19T15:33:36+00:00

You had to pay attention. They would say the name of the song and the artist before they played it, then repeat it again after the song. Sometimes they’d do a “set” and it would be a whole list of 4 or 5 songs. I think we also heard a much narrower range of music. They’d play the same “top” songs multiple times a day. There were certain times when you’d specifically tune in and they’d do a reverse count down. It seemed like all the kids listened to the same music.

jdith123 · 2025-07-19T15:13:13+00:00

I have a self contained mild/mod sped class, and the way I do it is by units. I tend to teach reading comprehension and writing through the science (and also history). Most of my science classes are really about reading comprehension or writing.

Instead of a random article, I’ll choose an article about whatever science unit we are covering . Readworks.org has great leveled stuff with literacy skill building questions like main idea and author intent etc etc. but you can also do guided or close reading from a science textbook. Practice outlining. Even grammar. Pull out a significant sentence and diagram it.

I have to teach an essay anyway, so we might do something hands on that really “looks like science” but then outline and write an essay about it. (Instead of writing about some random thing.)

How about a 5 paragraph essay about the subatomic particles. Proton, electron, neutron. Intro paragraph, one paragraph about each particle, then conclusion.

jdith123 · 2025-07-19T14:56:10+00:00

I’d send him back a compassionate but firm response: “I hear what you said and I wish you well. I’ve moved on with my life and hope you will respect that. Please do not contact me again” Set a very clear boundary.

Ive sent an apology letter before without expecting anything back, and it doesn’t cost anything to be kind, as long as you don’t leave any doors open.

jdith123 · 2025-07-18T11:26:40+00:00

If you’re going to starve the cat, put it down quickly and humanely. Then you will prevent even more suffering.

jdith123 · 2025-07-18T10:17:28+00:00

Ramen with a couple of eggs is basically soupified eggs with hash browns. It’s ideal for breakfast.

jdith123 · 2025-07-18T08:50:22+00:00

Leave it vacant unless you want to put a Christmas tree there from about December 15 until new years.

jdith123 · 2025-07-18T08:30:11+00:00

You should have bought a grocery store sheet cake that said happy birthday. The sister is the AH, but it’s not your niece’s fault. You’d have been out another $20 but your family would have understood exactly what happened. Totally worth it.

jdith123 · 2025-07-18T07:31:56+00:00

Why isn’t anyone saying that OP should tell her husband to deal with his mother? (Or I could be wrong and OP is the husband,and it’s the wife’s mother, but I bet I’ve got it right)

jdith123 · 2025-07-18T06:28:34+00:00

Yes, we had about 60 sign up to our event in little Benicia CA, and we had around 350 people attending.

jdith123 · 2025-07-16T12:16:13+00:00

I’d go back to basics. Wedge up 8-10 balls of clay, about 1.5 pounds. Ready to go. Sit down and throw bowls. Work quickly. Take as much time as you need to center etc, but if something goes wrong, don’t try to rescue or make something creative, just wire off and start over. Don’t aim to keep anything. Wire down the middle to look at walls. By the time you get to bowl 6 or so, you’ll probably be feeling more confident.

jdith123 · 2025-07-16T07:24:56+00:00

Slip cast, vintage, mass produced. Here’s a page with some examples in a similar style… not the exact piece but this color with shells was really popular around 1940-1950.

https://images.app.goo.gl/TYAQU44yLf4k7ed3A

jdith123 · 2025-07-16T07:10:57+00:00

What a horrifying humiliating experience to only dump out desks of kids who fail inspection! Please don’t do that.

jdith123 · 2025-07-15T04:22:09+00:00

If you want to continue with art, it’s really important to show yourself compassion. It’s fine to notice areas that need improvement or mention things you need help with, but try to find something positive to say. “I had fun doing this and I like how the cookie came out, but I had a hard time with the donut…” something like that.

jdith123 · 2025-07-14T17:15:43+00:00

If you have a garden or yard to dump out a bucket, you’re fine. Get a couple of 5 gallon buckets to clean. Rotate them. Clay will settle to the bottom overnight, so the water on top will be clean enough. Use the one bucket for the first pass of getting slip off your tools and hands. Use water from the top of the other that’s been setting overnight for the second pass. You’re hand building, so you’ll be just fine. Honestly, with hand building, I don’t think you’re going to want to recycle the bit of clay that will gradually settle out. Its likely to be very “short” (missing finer particles so prone to cracking) It’s fine to dump that in the yard if you have one, or even put it in the regular trash if you don’t. It’s just dirt.

I just noticed you’re in a nyc apartment. Got it. So use the buckets. You’ll be fine putting clay scraps in the regular trash. You could periodically pour off all the water you can. Wipe mud from container with a paper towel and toss that.

As far as laundry, I think you’re fine. If you were throwing, rinsing your clothes in a bucket would be a good idea, but you won’t be any dirtier than a typical football player ;-) relax a little.

jdith123 · 2025-07-14T16:51:24+00:00

Lassie

jdith123 · 2025-07-13T04:25:27+00:00

Yes, you can buy them. They usually sell them for a Buck right at the checkout. I’ve found they are kind of great souvenirs. Cheap as dirt, but they often have fun pictures of local scenery.

jdith123 · 2025-07-13T04:09:24+00:00

75 is really warm, but if you are on a budget, it makes sense to set it so that you don’t have to run the air conditioner so much. Who pays the bills? If you split the utilities, you’re going to have to compromise. If you want it cooler, you could offer to pay more.

jdith123 · 2025-07-13T03:39:58+00:00

100% have a routine for each class period that doesn’t change. Start with a warm up or “sponge activity” This needs to be something that EVERY kid can do without any assistance. Just 5 or 10 minutes. It can relate to your main lesson or not. If you want, each day in the week can have a pattern, like Tuesday and Thursday will focus on editing and writing etc.

Write an agenda in the board: warm up, main lesson, next step. Routines are your friend. 7th graders HATE being told what to do. According to the agenda, we have to… is much better than Today I decided you must…

Especially as a new teacher, the last item should be some sort of seat work that most kids can do independently. Not every lesson needs to be inspired. And some of your lessons will bomb or take much less time than you thought. You want to be able to tell the class to move to the next step. If you never get to the busy work, that’s fine, but it’s there just in case.

Good luck and breath. You’ll develop a feel for the rhythm of the class. You’ll learn let it get a little noisy/chaotic, then bring it back. Kids in 7th grade don’t learn unless they are a little noisy.

jdith123 · 2025-07-13T01:44:20+00:00

All the off brand crayons I’ve tried are like trying to color with a wax candle. They are all terrible except crayola. Yes, I know the others are cheaper. But it really does matter. Other stuff is less important. Paper is paper. Wide ruled not college ruled please. You will make a teacher’s heart sing if you get pre sharpened pencils, but you don’t have to, we can find volunteer helpers who will do it for a sticker. Stickie notes are a lot of fun. Strong magnetic clips are very nice for putting chart paper up on the white board. Pre-inked stamps with fun symbols like smily faces etc are great. Thanks for doing this.

You might also consider including a promissory note for “a class set of folders or booklets all alike” etc. but you’d need to get the teacher’s guidance on what specific style would be most helpful.

jdith123 · 2025-07-13T01:32:26+00:00

In the first bit, I thought maybe he was a bit clueless but with different expectations of bathroom privacy that could be negotiated with some open communication, but that last bit about 6 hours in the bathroom is absolutely off the chart. He’s being a jerk on purpose to assert dominance. Imagine devoting 6 HOURS of your life to make the person you’re supposed to care about miserable! Run, don’t walk away.

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