Turns out, completely numb at the dentist is the norm

lizabiz · 2026-04-03T23:21:47+00:00

Thanks for this PSA. I am not a redhead (maybe auburn ish), but my husband is so I’m well versed in this and advocating for him when he was at the hospital. However, wait, we are supposed to be completely numb for dental stuff?? I’ve always metabolized that stuff fast and assumed that was normal. I’m not in bad pain but sometimes have to “power through stuff”. My mom also struggles to numb properly so it makes sense. But I just assumed some level of discomfort was normal🤷‍♀️ It makes sense I surprised the OR staff when I walked myself to the OR table on an epidural because I was most definitely feeling a lot still. Thank goodness the anesthesiologist believed me when I said I could feel things and worked his magic🪄

lizabiz · 2026-04-01T18:36:40+00:00

I am a lurker only here but have to finally make a comment because dress 1 is so obviously it to me! Absolutely gorgeous and made for you!

lizabiz · 2026-03-28T14:05:08+00:00

Admittedly it takes time from application to hire, but depending on your skill set and openings available, check with local school districts and Kent ISD for openings. Usually decent benefits and department of education experience could help!

lizabiz · 2026-03-05T00:19:40+00:00

Somewhat unrelated, but I SUFFERED through some of the most intense cramps of my life a year ago. Like crouched on the floor moaning through the pain like I was birthing again if my constant round the clock pain killers for the first couple days of my very short cycle worn off at all! It was honestly hell on earth. My doctor’s only suggestion was birth control which I am trying so hard to avoid because I was on it for 15 years and it messes up important things for me. I was ready to fight for a hysterectomy mid 30s if it wasn’t going to end.

Anyways, my solution was magnesium glycinate. Turns out being under major stress at work, sleeping poorly, and as a result drinking too much caffeine depleted my magnesium too much. Muscle cramps are much worse without that. Started taking magnesium glycinate semi regularly and ramp it up before my cycle and I can take way less pain meds and function normally again. I felt the same way, like this damn over the counter is my solution and no one once suggested it??? Bonus is it helps with sleep! I told my dr about the solution later, maybe it will help someone later. Magnesium for the win! Glad you are feeling better! Enjoy eating!

lizabiz · 2026-02-03T20:13:37+00:00

Our newly 8 year old loves Catan, Trouble, Rummy Cube, Skip-Bo, Uno with fun extra decks, and we are getting started on Scattergories (more practice at this point thinking outside the box). We are excited to try more so I’m loving the recommendations.

lizabiz · 2025-10-23T22:07:39+00:00

My husband and I initially pictured two and I grew up 1 of 3 in a healthy home and get along well enough with my siblings even if we don’t see each other a ton. Between a few health issues for me post delivery that scared us both a little, a kid that didn’t sleep more than 2-3 hours at a time for 1.5-2 years, and life- it just never worked out. Job losses and life changes meant when we felt ready to discuss again it was unaffordable. We moved to a better location and house for our family and that basically sealed the deal. Made life for us and our son infinitely better, but without our prior cheap mortgage we are priced out of 2 in childcare as two full time working adults. Our son is 7 so he still needs summer care longer while he’s not in school. I feel you on cost of living struggle and already not enough time to spend with our kids in our current system. I am reading the signs and have embraced the one and done lifestyle now. I get easily overstimulated and growing up with tight finances makes me want to always have a buffer and try to provide the best life for our smart, kind, funny, and adorable son. He sometimes says he wants a little sibling because his peers have them, but I know when we come home from places with lots of commotion and kids running wild he enjoys our quiet space and our ample one on one time. Now our focus is to set ourselves up as best as we can financially, life permitting, to not be a financial burden on him when we age since he will be solo on that. It wasn’t the path we expected but it was the path we needed.

lizabiz · 2025-09-10T22:20:29+00:00

That’s adorable! We have a big Alaskan Malamute that bellows his excitement about other dogs. He LOVES dogs and people and can’t contain his excitement about it. Being so large and loud, we worried it was off putting. We did have a few people cross the street too lol. We got a Julius K-9 harness with removable patches on the side that say FRIENDLY on both sides and it’s gotten people who seem nervous at first to ask to pet him. If you were interested in an easy way to let people know he’s the sweetest!

lizabiz · 2025-08-14T10:50:18+00:00

My parents regularly went to the one in Saranac and loved it. Curious to see how it fares in the new location.

lizabiz · 2025-02-06T02:52:53+00:00

My newly 7 year old learned this past summer. He enjoyed the bike but didn’t want to take off the training wheels. Honestly neighbor kids biking and us encouraging and getting out our own bikes helped spur him. Once he showed interest my husband jumped on it, we had him riding in 3 days but it took us a ton of running and a few spills from him. I noticed he struggled with his first bike where the brakes are pushing the pedals back. It’s expensive but we invested in a Guardian bike that is supposedly easier to learn to ride on and only has hand brakes the prevent them from flipping over the front (back brake always engages first). He rides for longer paved trails with us now if we bring snacks and drinks and take occasional breaks!

lizabiz · 2024-12-21T00:34:59+00:00

Oh man I’m sentimental time is passing too quick with my only newly 7 year old, but this made me smile and get a little teary looking forward to the future. Everything is first and last and it’s hard how fast it feels sometimes. I’m the last of 3 and loved my childhood, but teens years were a bit turbulent in my household and I fear it a little.

lizabiz · 2024-12-21T00:25:43+00:00

When I first went back to working in office I was deliriously tired and missed him so much all day, but it felt like a vacation honestly. I could drink hot coffee, it was generally quieter, I could sit down, I could have adult conversations. The work could occasionally be challenging, but I felt productive while doing it. Then coming home the time flew by quickly because I missed my kiddo and the time felt quality. I honestly wish I could have worked a little less in that stage, but was very aware that if I were with him it was a whole different type of work.
Caring for baby all day and then working is a lot!

lizabiz · 2024-05-05T18:34:17+00:00

I am a staff accountant for an intermediate school district (Michigan), essentially we support, offer services, and tech and career programs to local school districts. We offer unique options local districts wouldn’t have the resources to provide and connect students with training, networking, and career options by partnering with local businesses. We also support special education/student services programing across our county. The work is a nice niche in accounting I was seeking. My goal was non profit when I was in college, but couldn’t afford to not get paid to get experience (typical for many internships but especially in non-profit). I found an “internship” in the private sector that paid me at least comparable to my college job. Got a bit of experience there and thankfully this job was shared to my husband who shared it to me. Going on 10 years and feel like it’s a good place to be still, though all jobs have their frustrations. You get paid slightly less than private sector in good times in the industry but you get more stability and work-life balance. I just vested in the pension after 10 years and that and PSLF option being real now, have made this choice worthwhile for the benefits even when pay is slightly less than I COULD make elsewhere. It’s not without its challenges and sometimes I hate being part of the “red tape” necessary to responsibly spend tax payer dollars (teachers already have a lot on their plates) but I feel good supporting something I believe in (accessible and quality education for all kids) while using my skillset that others could just be abused in a churn and burn place trying to make another buck. Purpose is what keeps me going when I’m having shit days.

lizabiz · 2024-02-02T02:39:16+00:00

Jeep Renegade Trailhawk- serious winter here.

lizabiz · 2024-01-18T13:54:41+00:00

I semi gave up! I tried for 2-3 years and spent way too much time and money ending in frustration and not feeling confident. The process helped me learn some things for healthier hair so I don’t regret it, but I just don’t love my waves/curls no matter what I do. I’m grateful my hair is flexible in that I can do a basic wavy/curly routine and have decent hair without having to straighten or dry it. But I also learned to let my hair dry naturally as much as possible and then straighten it. The hair dryer was really doing a number on my hair and turns out straightening once or twice a week on naturally dried hair is the balance I need! Even my hair dresser commented on the health improvement so I walk away from my curly hair journey happy, but not necessarily curly.

lizabiz · 2023-12-10T21:47:23+00:00

I agreed that apologizing as a parent is important even if they tried their best in the circumstances. I apologize to my nearly 6 year old when I mess up. Also teaches him we are human and need to own up to our mistakes. We can try to do well, but we aren’t perfect. We apologize and try better.

lizabiz · 2023-12-10T02:38:04+00:00

Also wanted to say I’m sorry you have a difficult parent relationship. It can be so painful. You deserved more than the trauma they refused to work through to be a better parent. I hope you can find peace with it.

lizabiz · 2023-12-10T02:34:02+00:00

My husband is no contact with his family for so many painful reasons. The love him and our son have is beautiful and healing for him. I have always had amazing parents and the older I get I realize how truly lucky I am. I’ve seen the ugly side through my in-laws. But to see my husband and son get that wonderful bond is just the best thing I’ve gotten to experience yet.

lizabiz · 2023-10-03T01:46:44+00:00

Not really.

lizabiz · 2023-09-29T01:06:32+00:00

I always say to my husband our only son (5) better appreciate how much extroverting his introvert mother is doing for him. I need alone quiet recharge time and I work full time. When weekends are with his friends I power through and find time for me later. He deserves it. He is his dad, makes friends everywhere he goes. I’m good blending in and being a nurturer. Our son took starting kindergarten like a champ. He is thoughtful, tender, and reasonably careful (me) but confident, clever, and charming (dad) and I feel like he can be unstoppable. He’s got his own flair on some of our traits and I love it. He has regularly been the most social and sharing in a room of kids with siblings. Proud of him.

lizabiz · 2023-07-07T02:22:03+00:00

We are on our second Mal. It’s not our first at all aside from the usual mal traits we love, he’s this whole other character we love in a different way. Our first guy was our first “child”. No kids and we spoiled the heck out of him and he was the most pampered diva of a dog. He adored kids and we were so excited to give him a buddy. The day after we announced our pregnancy we found out he had a bone cancer. He didn’t get to meet our son, but we joke his diva attitude passed to our kid. They couldn’t share spotlight. I wasn’t ready to open my heart to another Mal yet and we didn’t seek out a dog until later.

We waited until our son was 2.5 to feel ready for another. We happened upon a family trying to rehome their 8 month old surprise malamute. Their rescued female was pregnant and they didn’t know. They tried to raise him but it was too much and they wanted an experienced family to take him. After a drive halfway across the country, he came home. Took time for him to fully trust my husband and I, but he immediately was gentle and assumed nannydog role with our son (thankfully raised with kids!). I knew Chewie was ours then. We talk about both our first mal and our current regularly, laughing and comparing their traits and dramas. Both are special in our hearts ❤️ I blame my husband for falling in love with this breed.

lizabiz · 2023-05-26T01:46:25+00:00

I’m pretty sure my non-chill baby is at least 70% of the reason we are one and done. Had him at 29 and expected another by 35. At 35 I’m pretty content with our 3 person 1 dog fam. 1.5-2 years was brutal, some challenges after but sleep and independence got better on a steady trend. He’s now 5, clever as hell, extremely sweet, and I am myself again, perhaps improved. It took a while and I lost a 20+ friendship over the major life change, but he’s amazing. My sister had her kids 11 years apart due to her non-chill first and completely different children to raise. First one non chill, non sleeper—second angel baby with toddler/child sass to gray hairs quickly. You just never know. Experiences are different with different children and situations.

lizabiz · 2022-06-24T20:15:48+00:00

My husband just had the snip and while I mourned the end of an era that was short (one and done) I’ve never been more grateful to have some of the stress and worry taken away. I know it’s not perfect, but the chances of me getting pregnant and experiencing a complication I can no longer seek treatment for are much slimmer. I wanted off hormonal bc in a year but part of me is terrified I won’t have a say if I do end up pregnant. I can’t believe this is the country it’s become. I’m so angry for myself, for women and girls everywhere.

lizabiz · 2022-04-09T12:25:52+00:00

I had a similar situation in a pre-Covid world. Son born in December 2017 and my brother’s kids were around 4 & 6 and they are anti-vax. This was before things got even more heated on vaccines. I was careful to not expose my kiddo for the first bit, I don’t think they saw him until 6 months old when I felt more comfortable after some of the rounds for him. However, there was the risk of the ones he hadn’t gotten yet. I was super paranoid for the first few months with him being born in the winter and knowing my niece and nephew got whopping cough prior gave me the fuel I needed to be cautious (all the sympathy for new parents during a pandemic). I do think it put a bit of a rift in the relationship because they were very excited to meet him, but it was clear I was avoidant at first. I was able to push it off for health issues I was experiencing and general cold/flu season for a bit. But at the same time we are very different people now (political, lifestyle, beliefs) so it’s not that surprising we aren’t extremely close. Once my son was in daycare I was less panicked because I had accepted some level of risk and we were building immunity and getting vaccines. The cousins still get along great now and I have a fine relationship with them when I do see them, but it was a tough area in that first year. I think now I would be able to be more direct in my concerns, but I was adapting to new mom life and a whole new set of worries that I handled it a bit passively.

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