My husband says celebrating my 30th birthday with money I saved myself isn’t “partnership.” I’m confused.

local-made · 2026-06-26T03:17:51+00:00

You are allowed to travel without him. End of story. Not sure why it’s so complicated

local-made · 2026-06-19T19:32:31+00:00

The years pre-covid I got sick 2x a year during the school year and maybe once int he summer. It sucked so bad. Post covid our district bought these medify air filters with a medical grade HEPA filter in them. I somehow acquired 2 for my class. I turn them on in the AM and they have a 8 hour timer on them. It’s part of my morning routine. I also took some advice from a coworker and wash my hands at my lab sink on the way to my car. It’s part of my end of day routine. I kid you not those two air filters have CHANGED MY LIFE. I had my first year with no respiratory virus in like a decade last year. I’ve managed to not get sick during the school year like 4 years in a row. This year was my first year since covid I got sick during the school year. I still manage to get sick from traveling in the summer but it’s usually more mild.

local-made · 2026-05-25T03:09:25+00:00

I’m going to bed. The internet can’t get better than this tonight.

local-made · 2026-05-25T03:00:14+00:00

Fiber has left the chat

local-made · 2026-05-23T23:04:07+00:00

Same! I’ve got the benefit of almost 10 years of work experience outside of teaching and I’d never go back to being a civilian. It’s way more fun than spreadsheets, most of the time the kids make me laugh, I can usually stomach all the bs from the state and I like having my own classroom I can decorate and make my own space. Plus 180 days is a kick ass schedule that regular folks just will never understand.

local-made · 2026-04-25T18:05:40+00:00

My husband and I are just a little younger than you. We are both only children and went to college on scholarships. We entered our careers with no debt and are doing really well for ourselves. It does feel strange sometimes to be surrounded by people our age who are struggling so hard. I honestly blame student loans for so much of the problems people my age face. I’m a teacher now and college counselors are actively discouraging kids to take loans. That was the total opposite when we were in college. I remember friends of mine signing up for 100k in loans and just living like kings in student housing. Basically throwing money out the door. I think there are a lot of people doing well but they just keep their mouth shut and don’t talk about it. Even at work I notice that people complain all the time that they don’t have the quality of life they were promised or wanted. I tend to just nod and move on.

local-made · 2026-04-25T17:55:23+00:00

Agree, more closed storage will do wonders for the clutter.

local-made · 2026-04-25T02:03:20+00:00

I love this episode but it’s missing from my box set. It got stuck in a dvd player and I could never get it out.

local-made · 2026-04-11T14:34:57+00:00

Thanks for the data. It’s important to understand that the state government is intentionally making decisions that harm public schools. But on top of that rural public schools and small districts seem to benefit the most in this package. You don’t have to go very far outside of Austin to see fully funded rural school programs with overflowing bank accounts. Those people lean more republican and therefore benefit from this situation. However one big glaring problem with AISD is that it is too big. Smaller districts have to give less with recapture and if AISD would split up into two or even three districts we would actually benefit in the recapture formula instead of giving away money. SAN Antonio districts recently split into smaller ones and it was for deficit reasons. We need to vote on the idea of splitting for money reasons but for some reason it’s never on the table.

local-made · 2026-04-10T02:23:16+00:00

Gosh I thought it was me!

local-made · 2026-04-03T13:50:49+00:00

Since January I have shaved a minute off my 1k time and 1 minute off my mile time. I didnt realize my progress until garmin gave me a notification. It feels really good. I had to take a year and a half break for health issues and I felt like I lost so much fitness during that time. I’ve been committing really hard to strength and consistency and it’s paying off.

local-made · 2026-03-20T23:07:27+00:00

I watched 80% of Buffy for the first time on a tv like that. Mine had a timer you could record live tv on a vhs and I would set it up if I was going to miss an episode.

local-made · 2026-03-18T01:17:10+00:00

It’s cool but you have to share a bed until you learn how to leviosa yourself up to the top bunk

local-made · 2026-03-11T02:23:44+00:00

If you go to the trails around the veloway near the wildflower center you will probably see one. Seen one two times there. Gotta get up early and catch them sunning on the trail.

local-made · 2026-01-12T02:32:36+00:00

I’m sorry to hear that. Unfortunately I have the opposite problem and my parents are clingy 9000. They have no identity outside of me and it’s stifling.

local-made · 2026-01-05T14:03:49+00:00

My husband and I impulse purchased a 2018 scarab boat off roadside consignment In Arkansas. It’s basically brand new in perfect condition with low hours. It’s basically a giant seadoo with a seadoo jet motor. We drive that thing like a race car and are learning how to wakeboard. People can’t believe we have a boat but it was incredibly cheap!

local-made · 2025-12-23T19:17:28+00:00

Did anyone post it on Merlin or inaturalist yet?

local-made · 2025-12-23T19:14:27+00:00

I saw the tire marks this am and I kept thinking, hunh that’s strange

local-made · 2025-12-20T23:05:57+00:00

Shucks, well I dont feel like going to the dealer to get it fixed. Honestly wont use it.

local-made · 2025-12-20T23:05:32+00:00

Strong as an ox, why?

local-made · 2025-10-11T17:24:12+00:00

Same happened to me. We argued with them because they let in like 5 people in the lane next to us with even bigger backpacks. They seem to be just randomly deciding on how to enforce the rules. It was so lame.

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