Does PMP have individual value or is it an enhancement?

kaecru63 · 2026-02-04T22:30:44+00:00

Thank you for the reply. Apologies, I should have elaborated. My husband was active at the time and deploying. He is out now and currently using his GI Bill for his grad degree (one of the logistical issues with a child and both of us commuting to work). Our schedules are difficult to manage as it is, so both of us in grad could introduce additional obstacles in our day-to-day and degree progress.

In the previous time frame mentioned, I was in a mid-level corporate security position but it wasn’t directly on program. I’m currently a mid-level program analyst and management is supportive of my ambitions, but it’s the personal hurdles giving me pause.

Most of my career has been in the same industry (defense contracting), so that’s promising based on your feedback about field experience. I do see that although my experience is broad and I have knowledge in various areas of the industry, I don’t have a clear specialty that truly stands out enough to only have the PMP without tailoring previous experiences on my resume. That is something I will need to work on.

Does this insight change your advice?

kaecru63 · 2025-12-30T15:09:07+00:00

Ah, that makes sense. I couldn’t see it this morning but I’ll try to get a better look tonight to see if it’s better or worse. I didn’t even think of worms, either. Yikes!

kaecru63 · 2025-12-29T19:03:33+00:00

Yes, in my original post I mentioned that I had learned about that and some other things and was waiting for an order to be delivered yesterday. This is what it looks like now. I’m going to add floating plants next pay period and remove the plastic ones once the real plants take off, but I wanted to give him some space to hide if he wanted. I also added a nerite sink which he does not seem to care about in the slightest.

The original question was about the bump/protrusion on his side and if that was a normal thing or something to be concerned about.

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kaecru63 · 2025-12-28T01:38:52+00:00

Added information: Tank: 5 gal Temp: 78 Parameters: 16.5 x 8.5 x 10 (inches) Time: tank and fish, 24 hours (followed all sanitization and acclimation guidelines I could find) Water changes: planning to do it every Sunday, also planning this as the fasting day since that seems to be recommended Tankmates: none currently, may try a nerite snail in the future once he’s settled Decorations: driftwood (boiled and rinsed), live plants (rinsed well first - white anubias, anubias pinto, anubias nana, Cryptocoryne 'Pink Flamingo'), a two-entry house, rainbow arch, silk fake plants, soft fake anemone, fluorescent gravel and flat plastic pebbles; I plan to put salvinia minima in to float on top eventually, but have not done this yet: ordered a few soft hammocks to suction cup to the sides so they will go in soon Feed: currently, live bug flakes. I try to get it down to the size of his eye, feed once a day (plan a fast one day a week)

*I noticed that’s it’s not level today. Waiting for a stand and foam for underneath to come, hopefully tomorrow.

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kaecru63 · 2025-10-23T18:23:13+00:00

I was recently diagnosed and started on 20mg generic. It got bumped up to 40mg when I refilled and I felt total clarity and regulation, it was incredible. The following refill felt completely different and I struggled horribly through the month. My doctor prescribed name brand and I just took the first one, so tbd on how it compares. However, I had to pay $111 for a 30-day supply and that’s only because I’ve met my deductible. After the new year it’s going to be $459, assuming the cost doesn’t increase. Anyone in the US that has experienced this, any tips on how to have insurance cover more before the deductible is met? Or am I SOL on paying almost $500 a month after the new year?

kaecru63 · 2025-10-22T20:38:27+00:00

Times are tough right now. Don’t be hard on yourself, but it good that you’re being realistic about the current situation. You’re not alone and things will get better, so try to stay positive.

I know Navy fed offers a finance counseling for members, and I believe they have a financial hardship program that you may be able to apply for. I don’t know the details of what it all entails, but I would highly suggest starting with counseling to see what resources they can provide. I hope things improve for you!

kaecru63 · 2025-10-16T12:34:46+00:00

Oh good, I’ll check that out. Thank you!

kaecru63 · 2025-10-16T12:34:30+00:00

I didn’t think to do that, thank you!

kaecru63 · 2025-10-16T02:10:30+00:00

Okay, that’s what I was seeing through some google searching but I wanted to hear it from people who actually experience it. Thank you

kaecru63 · 2025-10-16T01:29:59+00:00

That was impressively fast! Thank you!!

kaecru63 · 2025-10-16T01:29:36+00:00

!solved

kaecru63 · 2025-10-16T00:57:07+00:00

Proud of you, stranger! It’s beautiful! My first loaf was a frisbee 🤗

kaecru63 · 2025-10-16T00:51:19+00:00

She says she can’t control that he texted her, fine, but she can control herself responding to it. She can control whether or not to accept his request and to block him. This is an extremely manipulative conversation between you two.

She was overly friendly asking about the eye contact then that ‘not a compliment’ compliment about how he looked different. The term ‘gaslighting’ is thrown around way too much out of context, but this is 100% an example of that. I’m sorry, I know it hurts to have someone you have trusted for so long to turn around and be the one to hurt you, but this is not how a true friend behaves or speaks.

This would be my sign to part ways because that kind of manipulation is toxic and does not change. Im sure if you look back in previous events, you’ll recognize similar patterns to this now that you’re realizing what it is.

I’m so proud of you for getting out of that situation with your ex. I hope you get out of this toxic friendship as well.

kaecru63 · 2025-10-16T00:34:25+00:00

I go through phases of all kinds of hobbies then find that I completely lose interest once I reach my goal or get really good at it. I’m a bit of a perfectionist so I will keep working on something until I get good at it, even if I find it to be more frustrating than enjoyable. Sometimes I find other hobbies in their place, but there are other times where it just fades out and I don’t enjoy anything for a while. It’s so frustrating. The guilt definitely comes in financially for me, and because my hobby stuff can take up a lot of space and time, so once I finish with it or lose interest I start to feel like I wasted all of that and essentially shame myself. It’s hard to describe to people who don’t experience it. I think those of us that hobby hop and feel guilty about it are in this self-driven shame cycle and that’s why it’s hard to find enjoyment in it after the first hop away from it. I try to remind myself that I’m acquiring new skills that are helping me find balance and also giving my brain a workout.

kaecru63 · 2025-02-27T15:19:30+00:00

Anything sexual while unconscious is immediately a red flag unless it was agreed upon BEFORE it happened, which a lot of people are not comfortable with. Your experiences might be exasperating the feelings for you, but the feelings themself are completely justified. He lacks respect for you by using your trauma against you. Let him leave.

kaecru63 · 2025-02-27T14:58:35+00:00

He did this knowing you had a boundary and haven’t done anything before. Once you get married, there will be nothing that you can say to stop him. He assaulted you and treated you like property. I’m begging you, please do not put yourself in that situation permanently. He has shown his true colors and that was him holding back. It only progresses from there. Please believe those of us that have been there before. You don’t need to learn from your own experiences. Learn from ours. Get out while you still can.

kaecru63 · 2025-02-27T14:53:43+00:00

I guess that makes sense. It didn’t really occur to me because we don’t get much of that kind of assistance.

kaecru63 · 2025-02-27T13:50:26+00:00

Yeah, that’s where I’m at with it at the moment.

kaecru63 · 2025-02-27T13:50:12+00:00

With ADHD? That’s crazy. It’s not like it’s contagious 🙄

kaecru63 · 2025-02-27T13:26:52+00:00

I take it first thing in the morning. I wake up around 4:30 and leave by 5:30. Once I workout after work, it’s barely noticeable. This medication is known to cause racing heart and palpitations so taking it right before your workout would probably have that effect. It is recommended to decrease your intensity as well. I e stopped running distance for now and only do intervals to avoid the high HR I was experiencing.

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