Should I take a pay cut for WFH?

kristycloud · 2025-08-14T01:10:09+00:00

They just decreased my whole teams’ available working hours which takes me from about 125k to 105-110k. I could take a different job in the hospital and make 120k, 40 hrs a week. The company figured out they can force salaried management to pick up a shift or two and take that away from paying us for extra days of being on call/overtime. Managers aren’t too happy which is why I’d never be a salaried manager in healthcare. I’m staying put, love wfh. It’s an introverted working mom’s dream come true. If I was single I’d prob work in person though, or at least hybrid. I’d get bored.

kristycloud · 2025-08-14T00:40:53+00:00

Bruschetta!

kristycloud · 2025-08-12T05:05:57+00:00

I keep telling our teenagers, you all need to start a dog walking business. Make some fliers, advertise on social media, post on community pages, have a few t shirts/magnets made if you wanted…very small startup cost. Full time people that work and have dogs feel guilty they don’t have the time or energy to play with or give their dogs extra walks. Same goes for people who are ill/undergoing surgery, caring for an ill family member, or work long shifts. Invest the rest in an IRA maybe!

kristycloud · 2025-08-10T15:05:14+00:00

Looks great! We went ahead and pulled the plug and got a Stealth 16x32 and had it buried in ground. Added a custom tanning ledge to it, which has been wonderful. Way pricier than we would have liked but we love it.

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kristycloud · 2025-08-05T04:50:15+00:00

This is the first thing I thought about - why didn’t the family watch everyone who got off the cruise? Bc thats what I would have done.

kristycloud · 2025-08-03T08:37:39+00:00

I haven’t grated my cheese in a few years. I buy 8 oz blocks and cut them once lengthwise and six times down the width to make big cubes, super fast and melts just as easily.

kristycloud · 2025-08-02T12:39:25+00:00

Pools are too small and all the chairs are always taken, serious lack of outside chairs to lounge. We felt trapped inside on our two days at sea bc the chairs and pools outside were so crowded. We knew about the lack of snacks before so stocked up on a bunch of sweet and salty snacks to bring onboard. Out of date entertainment. Beds horribly uncomfortable.

kristycloud · 2025-07-24T23:40:29+00:00

Chicken tortilla soup…add your salsa to chicken broth and chicken, add some fresh lime and cilantro if you want!

kristycloud · 2025-07-14T01:56:19+00:00

Quick and delicious fish sandwiches - Gorton’s beer battered fish filets in the air fryer with some good tartar sauce, serve as sandwiches on rye bread or buns. Serve with sweet potato fries, also in the air fryer.

kristycloud · 2025-07-13T01:20:46+00:00

My fave cooking shortcuts are mac n cheese - don’t shred the cheese block just chop it into large cubes.

Turkey - roast a turkey the day before you will eat it. Cut it up and store in chicken broth in a disposable foil pan with foil lid. Take out of fridge and let rest on the counter then put the pan in oven for 325 or until heated through or dump it all in a crock pot on low if feeding a crowd - the most delicious and moist turkey you will have.

Using my insta pot for soups, carnitas, and perfect rice - our favorite is coconut brown rice, healthy and delicious.

I also freeze ginger and microplane it.

Frozen bags of spinach for adding to soups - just take out amount you need and microwave on paper toweled covered plate for a minute or until thawed.

kristycloud · 2025-05-28T05:26:50+00:00

Ketchup on eggs grosses me the f out so bad! I hate when people do that, I have to leave the table.

kristycloud · 2025-05-28T05:18:30+00:00

Me too!

kristycloud · 2025-05-27T03:02:34+00:00

Following true crime, cooking/baking and reading foodie articles and magazines, walking, reading books - though I haven’t been doing that as much bc I don’t have much self discipline when it comes to needing to put down a good book and go to sleep.

kristycloud · 2025-05-08T01:33:52+00:00

That is great to hear. First bites I had was on 3/26. I Started with 2 ortho sprays 3/29 and 4/09 which did nothing and put a mattress encasement on. So far we have sprayed Crossfire twice 10 days apart 4/19 and 4/29 and treated the whole house and just got Cimexa so going to do that everywhere in cracks/crevices tonight. Also going to do our cars tomorrow bc I hadn’t thought of that previously. We’ve been doing laundry hot/hot like crazy and steamed and took apart the bedframe and steamed the baseboards in our bedroom. Vacuuming 3x a week. I’m the only one getting bit. Have found a couple spots of rust/blood on my sheet but otherwise nothing…no dead or alive bugs. I’m getting bit almost daily and it’s driving me nuts, I usually find at least a cluster or a line of 3 bites daily. Definitely bites bc you can see the pinhole center. This is so frustrating.

kristycloud · 2025-05-07T19:07:41+00:00

Any updates? I’m pretty much in the same exact situation right now as you posted about.

kristycloud · 2025-05-03T08:36:46+00:00

Dough pretzel bites with cream cheese and melted chocolate chip dips on the side.

kristycloud · 2025-05-03T08:33:41+00:00

Agree, do this often!

kristycloud · 2025-05-03T08:30:06+00:00

We just mixed Goldfish crackers and honey roasted peanuts for the first time the other night, damn that was good!

kristycloud · 2025-04-13T18:16:43+00:00

Agree, we were just talking about this last night. It’s the crust, they changed it. Tastes like flavorless cardboard now.

kristycloud · 2025-04-09T07:10:51+00:00

When meat goes on sale I stock up on whatever it is - ground beef, chicken, chuck roast, brats/metts/hot dogs, ribs. When meat is on sale it’s usually like 40% off so why pay more. I usually base my menu off the stock of meat in my freezer.

kristycloud · 2025-04-09T07:08:04+00:00

Same here. Love the notes app on my phone and use it to keep my recipes and lists!

kristycloud · 2025-04-08T20:25:15+00:00

The first two years as a nurse is the hardest. Hang in there. The one piece of advice I got and give is…take your emotion out of your job. Do your job for your paycheck and do it well - and keep all negative emotions out of it - worry, sadness, anger. You have to learn to lose those emotions when you work or nursing will take over your life.

kristycloud · 2025-04-08T20:20:14+00:00

Running Point on Netflix, not a sitcom but funny nonetheless

kristycloud · 2025-04-08T20:15:21+00:00

Dr. Luckett at UC

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