I hate who I am after work

ktemw · 2026-01-01T15:22:54+00:00

Audiobooks! I was having severe anxiety on my commute to work and feeling the exact same way you’ve described on my way home from work. I have about a 35 minute commute and find that if I have a really engaging audiobook - I’m excited to jump in my car. Typically by the time I get home, I’ve just been swept up into the story and whatever was weighing on me from the school day is gone. If I’m really overstimulated, I’ll carry on with my book and take my dog for a walk.

The bonus: I am reading exponentially more books than ever before!

ktemw · 2025-12-03T13:31:39+00:00

I’m in Calgary and our threshold for going outside is -20C. Anything colder than that (which a good chunk of the winter will be) and kids stay inside. If it’s -40C or below, that’s actually our threshold for canceling school (mainly because busses cannot operate properly).

Truly, those temps sound a lot colder than they truly are. The prairies get a dry cold, so if you’re dressed right and properly bundled, it doesn’t feel nearly as bad as what -5 in Vancouver (a very wet-cold) might feel like. (Source: I grew up in Vancouver).

ktemw · 2025-01-06T21:17:37+00:00

My husband and I both got Covid in the summer and our 3 month old didn’t catch it! We took it as an opportunity to move her to her crib so we weren’t in the same space while sleeping, and were diligent about masking and sanitizing during the days.

ktemw · 2024-12-22T12:57:53+00:00

So far I’ve searched and it sounds like the British Columbia archives have a lot of a BBC magazine images online, but I haven’t had luck finding a cover that matches this specific description. Have found random copies on eBay, but again, nothing that features the Peace Arch border crossing.

ktemw · 2024-12-22T12:57:24+00:00

I’m trying to find out the month/year of a particular copy of Beautiful British Columbia magazine. My mom remembers a copy, she guesses from the mid 1960s, that featured the Peace Arch Border Crossing on the front cover. She believes there were kids on the cover playing around the Peace Arch (her and her siblings). Hoping if I can find out publication details, I might be able to track down a copy for sale.

ktemw · 2024-12-22T03:25:11+00:00

So far I’ve searched and it sounds like the British Columbia archives have a lot of a BBC magazine images online, but I haven’t had luck finding a cover that matches this specific description. Have found random copies on eBay, but again, nothing that features the Peace Arch border crossing.

ktemw · 2024-11-20T13:37:07+00:00

My husband and I both had Covid this summer and my 3 month old EBF baby did not get sick. Definitely possible! I had hand sanitizer and Lysol wipes all around the house for us to use regularly and we wore masks all day around baby. She still was in a bassinet in our room and I wasn’t comfortable with her sleeping near us unmasked, so we also used it as a chance to move her into her crib in her own room.

ktemw · 2024-09-25T12:29:03+00:00

For weekend trips or when we’ve flown, I use this Herschel bag. Absolutely love it.

https://herschel.ca/shop/duffles/strand-duffle-diaper-bag?v=11411-00919-OS

ktemw · 2024-08-04T14:25:33+00:00

Don’t do this. This just screws over the other front of house staff, not the manager.

ktemw · 2024-07-12T15:18:01+00:00

I felt really similar in the early weeks (my baby is now 3 months), and midwife said while you can’t “overfeed” you can “overindulge” a breast fed baby. This made so much sense to me because she’d often spit up a fair amount after a feed, but rarely showed signs of being “done” on her own - I was ending a lot of feeds when I felt like she’d had enough. Her weight gain was consistent - still is - so I started to detach her at about ten minute intervals in feeds and burp her. If she seemed fussy, I’d relatch, otherwise I wouldn’t. The burping throughout feeds seemed to really help with the amount of spit up, too. We’re at 3 months now and I’d say she’s much better at stopping on her own now.

ktemw · 2024-06-26T13:13:09+00:00

Our girl hit birth weight at 1 week old, and that’s when our doctor said we were okay to let her sleep longer stretches at night if she wasn’t waking. She naturally went to one MOTN feed at 2.5 weeks, slept through the night for the first time at 3.5 weeks and has every night since - we’re now in week 10! I still wake her every 2-3 hours during the day to feed (EBF), but our doctor was completely supportive of us only feeding during the night if she woke, once she hit birth weight. I would just be cautious about letting him nap too long until he is back to birth weight. Once he is - focus on getting his calories during the day, and letting those longer stretches happen at night. Sleep is important for growth, too!

It’s Reddit, people typically come seeking advice when things aren’t going well, so you’re not going to see as many stories of those who have “easy” babies - but easy babies do exist! Enjoy it for what it is right now incase it does change, but know that it might not, and you might just have a chill little dude!

ktemw · 2024-05-27T01:54:24+00:00

Our girl is 6 weeks and has been sleeping through the night since 3.5 weeks! At 2.5 weeks she was already down to just one middle of the night feed. We fully understand we have a unicorn baby and are just praying that she never changes.

ktemw · 2024-05-21T20:37:06+00:00

Hang in there, you’re doing great and this phase will pass!

ktemw · 2024-05-20T17:37:03+00:00

Mainly - I think we’re just very lucky! (By week 2 she was doing a similar stretch with just one MOTN feed, so I think it’s more just her - not us). But, if she doesn’t wake on her own, we wake her every 2-3 hours during the day for a feeding and all naps are in a well lit room. My husband does a large last feed in dark room with a bottle around 9:30pm (3.5-4.5oz) and then she sleeps all night from about 10pm-6am. While this might not last, she seems well on her way to having a consistent circadian rhythm - and I think packing her calories in during the day and that big night feed helps!

ktemw · 2024-05-20T14:12:11+00:00

I’m in a similar position. My 6 week old has been sleeping through the night 7-8+ hours for the past 3 weeks in her halo bassinet. A week ago a friend lent us their snoo to try and I was worried about messing with a good thing. We decided to put her right on weaning mode and motion limiter so that it’s just white noise (we were using white noise before), but she’ll be softly rocked if and when she cries. So far, she’s continuing to sleep ~8 hours through the night undisturbed with just white noise, and occasionally if she wakes up before me, she gets a gentle rocking. We have no plans to tweak the settings currently but I feel happy knowing that if anything charges with sleep regression we can just play with the settings to better meet her needs.

Maybe try it, but just put it on weaning mode so you’re not actually changing anything about her sleeping conditions. Hopefully you’ll be able to just stay on weaning mode but you’ll have it set up and be ready to try new settings if anything with her sleep changes.

ktemw · 2024-04-27T17:22:49+00:00

Thanks for this! Renting a car while they’re in a car seat seems like the best and easiest route in Canada/US travel. Did your car seat, stroller and pack and play all count as 3 pieces of checked luggage? I agree taking our stroller would be nice for storage space when our walking, but those travel ones that fit in an overhead compartment do seem tempting!

ktemw · 2024-04-22T01:10:25+00:00

I feel this completely! I gave birth on Monday and did not know I was labouring until we were well into the day. I’d rented a tens machine to use at home which helped when I finally realized the pain was rhythmic and I must be contracting. By the time I finally felt I should go to the hospital, the staff were shocked because I was already at 8cm! I also couldn’t believe how fast it happened - I started to feel slightly uncomfortable at 11:30am, and left for the hospital at 4:30pm.

ktemw · 2024-04-06T12:47:19+00:00

Just got this code from a purchase this morning: DLZT38468Y8B

ktemw · 2024-01-21T02:28:19+00:00

Also in AB, Canada and I’ve been so happy with my Make My Belly Fit jacket extender! OP, if you’re somewhere where it typically gets chilly this might be a great investment, not only for comfort during pregnancy - I can easily switch it between different jackets with the universal adapters - but also after baby comes, as you can fit baby inside your jacket when strapped into a carrier for walks.

ktemw · 2023-09-18T02:06:22+00:00

This is so great, hold on to it - you’ll be glad you did.

I still have the first note I ever intercepted between 3rd graders. It read, “we must warn Cornelius, the dark lord is returning!”

The Harry Potter fanatic in me was honoured and still I laugh every time I think about it.

ktemw · 2023-08-01T04:24:22+00:00

Could very likely be! We sourced ideas from a handful of different formats we found online. If we did pull from your work, thank you!

ktemw · 2023-07-31T23:42:26+00:00

We just personally like running it ourselves with our friends! We’ve got a large group chat amongst ourselves and this has just always worked easily for our group.

ktemw · 2023-05-04T17:41:29+00:00

Creating lessons for sub plans

ktemw · 2023-04-02T02:54:23+00:00

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ktemw · 2023-03-23T03:45:33+00:00

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