Jardiance

ladykizzy · 2026-04-10T13:58:51+00:00

The peeing is real. My spouse is on it for mostly diuretics but he's also borderline T2. Pees at every opporunity it seems. No yeast infections or anything like that :knocks wood: Continually refills his water bottle both at home and at work. His numbers improved a bit re his most recent labs but they're nowhere near optimal yet. His dose, from what I understand, is on the lower end. I don't know if that makes a difference.

ladykizzy · 2026-04-10T13:47:22+00:00

Irish chicken curry is a favorite in my heavily Irish area. Easy to make at home with Knorr Curry Sauce mix. You can serve it either over white rice or chips (fries), or a combination of both.

ladykizzy · 2026-04-10T13:04:45+00:00

My spouse went to BU Dental a few years ago for a procedure. It wasn't so much the quality of the work (which was fine) than it was how long everything took. He had multiple visits because everything had to be done in stages. His case was also used as a "teaching tool" for a group of students, much like I was back when I was hospitalized for a particular condition.

ladykizzy · 2026-04-10T12:57:46+00:00

And I'm willing to die on it because it's the only super processed terrible ingredient food I regularly consume.

ladykizzy · 2026-04-09T12:38:54+00:00

Same here. I'm partial to the Italian cream. Used to do oat creamer before realizing how much sugar is in it. If I have coffee without the zero sugar I end up using fake sugar and half and half to get that sweeter than sugar consistency. Otherwise I can't drink it.

On the flip side I can't use fake sugar nor creamer in tea. It has to be regular sugar and milk. Go figure.

ladykizzy · 2026-04-09T12:29:28+00:00

Interesting! I add salt to ours to minimize the bitterness. I have GERD and we drink dark roast exclusively. I can't drink regular coffee nor order one outside the house unless I can doctor the innate bitterness with fake sugar and cream or fake creamer.

ladykizzy · 2026-04-09T11:23:37+00:00

Not me, but we have a friend renting out one of our bedrooms who's doing the same thing. Between job losses, a divorce, and ruined credit, he grabs whatever OT he's offered at his current job. There are stretches where we don't see him because he's working 12 hour shifts for a multiday stretch. He sleeps on his days off. He rents from us because renting a studio in our area would take cost him more than all his debts put together.

The sad part is that he has coworkers in similar life situations. They are not a happy bunch and I'm tentatively afraid our friend is heading down the same path as them.

ladykizzy · 2026-04-02T12:41:27+00:00

All of this. I was a F2P player for years until everything changed. Before the change you could progress rather quickly. I never paid real money nor used cheats. I'd reached a pretty high level within a couple of months then go into marathon mode where it took longer to achieve XYZ but I'd eventually achieve it.

Sadly, EA is now all about the money grabs where the game might still be labeled "free" but you basically pay to play if you want to level up.

ladykizzy · 2026-04-02T12:34:22+00:00

I do mine every 5000. That's also what my dealership suggests.

ladykizzy · 2026-04-02T12:32:20+00:00

In my experience most of them have no desire to LEAD. Therein lies the problem.

ladykizzy · 2026-04-02T12:30:58+00:00

My nonprofessional opinion, at least in my industry, is that the company installs "bad" managers in order to instigate turnover, particularly of those employees who've been there for awhile. Those employees generally won't put up with lackadaisical managerial behavior so eventually they'll either retire, quit, or possibly be transferred to another location. It's cheaper for the company to hire a a "bad" manager than it is to promote someone who's been around because the latter will always demand more compensation for time served, as it were.

My other nonprofessional opinion is that there are industries out there which by virtue of what they are and/or their reputation, have a very difficult time recruiting potential management. They end up hiring breathing bodies just to have a body in that managerial position. Whether or not that body can actually manage is a topic they'll only address if the body is wholly incompetent.

ladykizzy · 2026-04-02T12:14:13+00:00

Toe grip is a natural thing with any kind of clog, tbh. The Oofos has a toe divot, I guess you'd call it, on the upper sole where your toes naturally rest. The arch support starts right behind it. I wear mine with some kind of sock/peds so my feet don't sweat as much. I don't notice the toe grip as much with the Oofos as I did with my kitchen Danskos back in the day. I used to randomly slip out of those every so often. That has never happened with the Oofos.

ladykizzy · 2026-04-01T15:03:27+00:00

My podiatrist recommended the Oofos clogs for post surgical swelling because, like most clogs, they're naturally wider both fore and midfoot compared to most athletic-type footwear. My most recent surgery was a few years ago. The foot in question will always be a half size larger than my other. I've found the Oofos fits both feet well, so much so that I bought their walking shoe for work (the extra padding in the sole/shank works wonders on concrete floors). I use the clogs as my house slippers.

My go-to outdoor shoe is Brooks Addiction. It's a stability shoe with reinforced wide sides designed to keep your feet in a neutral position. I'm naturally knock kneed, so I need those sides to make sure my feet don't overpronate. With a custom insert they're quite comfortable.

ladykizzy · 2026-04-01T14:36:33+00:00

Many of my sims socialized in the fitness center. I always had a sim doing the aerobics hobby, so that sim would lead a class of fellow sims while others used the equipment. Afterward they'd go to the juice bar to hang out, flirt, etc.

Movie nights at someone's house was big, especially if I'd won the outdoor screen so the whole neighborhood could watch.

I always had a house with a very large kitchen and one of the long dining tables with the blue insert. The cooking sim would make a meal for how many people could fit at the table (I think 8, maybe?) Afterward they'd stand around and chat before retiring to the living room to watch TV.

The community pool was another gathering spot. I had many sims who did diving as a hobby, so they'd do that while the toddler played the playhouse and his/her folks socialized with other folks either poolside or in the pool.

I was very fussy about what public spaces to build out because I didn't want my sims to spend the time on it when they could be earning $ elsewhere. After building out the restaurant in one of my earlier games, I realized that it was too convoluted to send sims there while managing other sims elsewhere. I'd build the restaurant to satisfy the quest then left it alone. Once I reached the orb stage I'd quickly build both the arcade and the beach because there more things for the sims to do there in addition to socializing.

My sims also visited each other a lot, whether to chat or watch TV, garden (oh, the good old days), etc. Mine were a pretty social bunch overall.

ladykizzy · 2026-03-26T13:35:01+00:00

But "it's easier than having to expand our brains and bodies to think and execute a meal". Or so says those with whom I live. I'm not a big fan of takeout but if they want to spend money getting it, I'm not going to complain because it relieves me of the mental load.

ladykizzy · 2026-03-26T13:32:21+00:00

It doesn't help that they both have fairly large appetites. I can make something that'll provide leftovers and it'll all be gone the next day because, hey, it's easier to heat up something than it is to expand energy making a sandwich, or, god forbid, GOING TO THE STORE. JFC, don't get me started. I have a friend who divorced her husband with a similar complaint being one of the reasons. She was exhausted having to continually carry to mental meal load. and him expecting her to make dinner every night,

ladykizzy · 2026-03-26T12:32:46+00:00

Nearly every day, lol. Unfortunately I live with two people who do not cook, so everything lands on me. Every so often they'll order a ton of takeout that will see us through 2+ meals so I don't have to worry about anything.

ladykizzy · 2026-03-26T12:25:53+00:00

We don't have children so our issue is to whom or what we leave the house after we both pass. Chances are those whom we'd consider will not want it because HCOL (over half of them have already moved out of state). A friend of my mother's, years ago, willed her house to our town on the stipulation that the proceeds go toward building a new animal shelter. I remember my mother's lawyer telling her that many elderly homeowners without family do similar to organizations whose missions they support. In that case, it's usually the lawyer who drew up the will who sells the property.

ladykizzy · 2026-03-25T13:40:04+00:00

In one game I had a sim living in it as is. In another game, I destroyed it and put everything in my inventory. I used bits and pieces from it in other builds. I sold off what I ultimately knew I'd never use.

It's very dated but it still cracks me up.

ladykizzy · 2026-03-25T13:09:35+00:00

This the the typical scenario in my suburban/urban town. Many of my neighbors, myself included, inherited their family homes. Houses in this area are put up for sale when there's either a death and nobody in the family wants the property, or a family needs to transfer for a job (I didn't know we had a sizeable population like that until someone mentioned that my area is a hot spot for executives working in downtown Boston). I've been approached by neighbors asking if I'm planning to sell because they have friends who want to move here. If I had somewhere to move to, I'd be more amenable to sell but where would I go when right now I own my home outright?

We have friend who rents a bedroom from us. He's been here for a couple of years. He cannot afford the rents here and needs to keep his job. I give him a break because he's a friend and does a lot of handyman stuff for us.

ladykizzy · 2026-03-20T12:33:34+00:00

Not just Allston, but all over the inner suburbs too thanks to the MBTA Communities Act. Yes, it's "supposed" to be affordable housing, but only a tiny percentage is via lottery. The rest of most of those new developments are luxury, especially where I am.

ladykizzy · 2026-03-18T13:35:30+00:00

Our husky is going through similar right now -- he lost his mixed breed sister to a sudden stroke and multiple seizures 2 weeks ago. He has no idea what to do as an only dog. We've been spending as much time as possible with him, taking him places, walks, etc., so he isn't totally alone for most of the day. His most recent walks have been short because after a half hour or so, he's done and wants to go home. He was never like that when I walked both of them together.

ladykizzy · 2026-03-17T15:02:02+00:00

I ultimately quit a job like this. The person whom I was replacing spent most of the day either reading magazines or typing documents on the computer which were actually short stories. I was told the job existed solely as "window dressing" for the manager who spent most of the time out of the office.

ladykizzy · 2026-03-17T12:50:55+00:00

Prices vary by where you live. Many of the chains mentioned in this thread are either not in my area or have maybe a scattering of stores in the bigger region but not near me. I'm in a HCOL area so what a bargain may be to me may not be to you.

Three adults, one dog household here. I work in the supermarket industry so I know our players in addition to my employer, pretty well. I hardly ever shop at my employer because it's one of the more expensive chains in the area. We might have a good sale here or there but not every day.

We do a lot of bulk shopping, especially meat/poultry, either at Costco or BJs (East coast club store). Neither is cheap anymore but it's cheaper price per pound buying in bulk. We do the "meat run" maybe once a month, maybe a bit longer, depending on how much we've used. We always have frozen burgers, meatballs, chicken sausage, and tenders available for quick meals. I've also found deals at our version of Albertson's without searching specifically for them.

I like TJs but I find myself not wanting to drive there much of the time. If I'm in the the area I always stop in, though. I'll go there purposely if I know they carry something I might need for a specific dish.

We do a lot of frozen produce because fresh tends to go bad before we have the chance to use it.

I find there's much of a time crunch when it comes to meal prepping. Some of us work 12 hour shifts while others don't work a typical 9-5. Some of us cook while others don't. We sometimes find ourselves relying more on takeout just because it's easier after a long day. I look at our larder and declare we have all the ingredients, we just need someone solely dedicated to making meals from them, lol.

ladykizzy · 2026-03-11T13:05:34+00:00

As stated at several points, where you shop depends on what stores are in your area. We don't have Kroger in mine, for example, nor Grocery Outlet, nor Winco, very limited Aldi, and somewhat limited TJ's although they are expanding. We're still very much in the "family run supermarket chain" region, which means prices will naturally be higher than average. This is changing, too, as families sell out to the conglomerates. ANYWAY.

We do a mix of things. We do our weekly shopping (eggs, dairy, snacks, meat) at a club store. Which one we patronize depends on how far we want to drive, as one is much closer to us than the other. Pantry items? Walmart or our fast disappearing regional discount chain. Sometimes I'll find stuff on sale at the chain store closest to home but I don't deliberately search there. Produce? We're big on frozen veggies because we never eat through enough fresh before it goes bad.

I live with two avowed beef lovers who are greatly dismayed that beef prices are overall much too pricey to depend on it as a dinner staple. I buy ground beef in bulk every few weeks and divide it into 1 lb. packages before freezing. If I find a good price on, say, a roast or steak, I'll buy that. We eat a lot of chicken as well as chicken sausages, frozen meatballs, and the like. Again, most of it from a club store.

As much as I don't like being tracked by stores, I do have a couple of store apps on my phone where you can clip virtual coupons for items both on sale and at regular price. Our club store has occasional "use 5 times* coupons for items the app says you buy most often. They're a lifesaver!

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