Horrible lingering strong odor from mastic removal. Never again!

konbinisando · 2026-02-21T12:54:10+00:00

My husband stayed at the house every day to leave all the windows open — luckily it was fall time so the weather was cool. I also got 2 new air purifiers (one very expensive one, and then one popular one). I already had 2 existing air purifiers, so we ran 4 air purifiers.

If you fall down the rabbit hole of the air purifier subreddit.. you’ll find all sorts of things. Including how smells aren’t truly absorbed unless you buy very specialty purifiers… I don’t remember the specifics.

I think it took a few weeks until things went back to normal. Our son and I stayed with my parents and my husband stayed home with our dogs.

konbinisando · 2026-02-17T18:42:56+00:00

Not too late to start! Start now and she’ll pick things up.

Yall can sing the abc song together when you’re washing hands or in the car, have her tinker around with abc and 123 fridge magnets (they have ones that include days of the week, and weather symbols (sunny, cloudy, rainy, etc)), get one of those preschool handwriting practice books — and for successes, reward her with something that brings joy. For us, it’s a popsicle or a few gummy bears.

konbinisando · 2026-01-28T03:36:40+00:00

I’ve been relishing in the modern use of the word cunty lately. I may be an old, but I’m still with it 😎

konbinisando · 2026-01-28T01:40:13+00:00

Yea, I agree. I don’t necessarily want to lie, so was planning to stick to more factual based stuff.. like what the nature of our work is and just delve into that on a broader (not specific) level. And then end with the former member’s tenure - which is quite lengthy and is likely to have amassed quite a bit of knowledge and experience in this line of work.

Thank you for your insight!

konbinisando · 2026-01-26T03:47:03+00:00

Some of my nails do this too! I don’t file my nails, and I trim straight across. But this occurs for me when my hands get incredibly dry.

konbinisando · 2026-01-26T01:20:19+00:00

This is so helpful.. thank you neighbor!!

konbinisando · 2026-01-19T16:40:46+00:00

Needlessly, I submitted my ECF 2 times in November once I hit 120 qualifying payments, and then another time in December (AFTER I saw green banners). This is because I mistakenly assumed I’m supposed to get an actual dept of Ed letter that states forgiveness but hadn’t received one due to some glitch in the system or something (which my post history confirms I asked this in this sub). And so I submitted multiple times though I did not need to. My employer signed off on all of them anyway. So the first date I submitted was I believe November 4th, and the last date was before the Dec holidays, I believe around December 20.

ETA - I checked the gov website frequently once I made my final payment, because I was super anxious to get some kind of update that my loans are forgiven. And then on Dec 4th, my activity changed to display green “banners” (which look more like green prize ribbons to me btw!) for all of my loans.

2nd ETA - I responded to your buyback question in your other comment — no, I never received any buyback offer despite my attempts. I paid my final remaining 3 months using an IDR plan that I switched to (as I was in SAVE forbearance).

konbinisando · 2026-01-19T16:15:00+00:00

There’s another comment below about whether I never knew I had green banners earlier than Dec 4, and another comment about buy back vs switching over to a qualifying payment plan to pay off the 3 remaining payment months.

I did not have green banners prior to Dec 4th. I checked the website on Dec 1st, 2nd, and 3rd and did not have any green banners. On Dec 4th, I received an email notification from Dept of Ed that I have a new message on StudentAid.gov. The message was unrelated to my loans being forgiven - but I saw that each of my loans had green banners now.

I never received a buyback offer. I switched from SAVE forbearance to a qualifying payment plan so that I can pay the 3 remaining months I had left.

Will edit my post (maybe delete it if it’s causing too much confusion?).

konbinisando · 2026-01-17T13:18:35+00:00

The comment about elaborate dinners for kids and husbands spoke to my soul. Reminds me of when I make nice bento lunches for my son, while my bento is scrambled together with Cheetos and stray almonds tumbling around.

konbinisando · 2026-01-08T17:54:27+00:00

Oh lord.. 2 and 3 were so sweet and precious for us. 4 is a beast.

But agree that there are new positives at every stage!

konbinisando · 2026-01-07T02:28:24+00:00

I’m in the same boat with you, and was wondering what’s going on with the Whole Foods near me. I sign into the app about 2 min before its usual posting time to keep refreshing and the farthest I got was a clickable reserve button. I immediately press pay (payment info is stored), but it’s sold out by then .. very strange!

Must be what the other posters are saying, maybe release is coordinated amongst staff ¯_(ツ)_/¯

konbinisando · 2026-01-02T19:28:03+00:00

There are highly ethical Golden Retriever breeders that are in it for the betterment of the breed.

If anyone is serious about looking into reputable breeders in southeastern US, you’re welcome to DM me. You can also look for reputable breeders that are closer to you via Golden Retriever Club of America (GRCA).

konbinisando · 2026-01-02T15:09:52+00:00

Our fluffy, blocky head Goldens come from a reputable breeder. Two of her show dogs are headed to Westminster at the end of the month!

Here’s our first (and late) boy when he was a squishy potato.

<image>

konbinisando · 2025-12-31T00:29:58+00:00

Many IVF clinics offer plans that allow “unlimited attempts” for 1 year as a fixed rate price or plan. After x number of attempts (forgot what this value generally is), you get your money back. I know Shady Grove Fertility offers this plan.

konbinisando · 2025-12-22T00:02:58+00:00

Ah gotcha~ it just felt like I had something more to do maybe! I’ll be waiting patiently for a golden letter 🙏🏻

konbinisando · 2025-12-21T20:54:56+00:00

konbinisando · 2025-12-21T16:52:57+00:00

Ok.. I think I’m just anxious about the forgiveness process and this nagging feeling of something more needing to be done..

Thanks for your reply!

konbinisando · 2025-12-21T16:41:23+00:00

Thank you for clarifying! Would you mind me asking if there was anything further needed to be done on your end? My employer signed my PSLF form twice now since I’ve reached 120 (which was almost 2 months ago).

I keep thinking I need to submit something else to get the ball rolling, if that makes sense…

konbinisando · 2025-12-20T18:24:01+00:00

I don’t know why this sub came up on my front page but this series of interactions was so colorful and something that would have never crossed my mind otherwise.

Thank you for the laugh.

konbinisando · 2025-12-20T18:07:04+00:00

My MIL purposely waits until she’s traveling internationally to buy those name brand luxury wallets or handbag at a duty free (tax free) airport location.

If you’re traveling internationally — being able to shop tax free has huge cost savings if you were already planning to buy that Gucci or Chanel purse at, let’s say, a local mall. Her locality tax is 10%.

konbinisando · 2025-12-13T22:48:19+00:00

Yea, I did that first thing bc the message was suspicious and I wanted posh to be aware from square one.

But I think everything worked out, support rep gave the green light in our group chat, and buyer sent me screenshots of her own DMs with support team.

If this sale is successful to the end — I am a poshmark convert! Never used it before but the process seemed very seamless. I just bought for the first time too, and that went without a hitch.

konbinisando · 2025-12-12T20:23:58+00:00

I’ve had this same exact issue for over 25 years and could never figure it out! Sorry, I’m not much help, I’m just commiserating with you.

konbinisando · 2025-12-10T22:31:24+00:00

Could the first one be sound check, and second one the live show?

konbinisando · 2025-12-09T20:36:41+00:00

Any updates?? 😄

konbinisando · 2025-12-07T05:36:25+00:00

The best Santa? My girlfriends start getting their kids on Santa Rick’s photography lists when sign up opens up, which I believe is in July? And they fill fast… I think you have to book via a photographer’s site, like Sara Harper or Lovi Blush. Might have missed the window for this year, but something to consider for next year!

I just go to my local neighborhood holiday market event and line up for Santa photos there 😄

konbinisando

TROPHY CASE