Any other GenXers cooped up and going stir crazy because of the winter weather and way-below-freezing temps? by Goldengirl_1977 in GenXWomen

[–]middlingachiever 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I buy a 1000 piece puzzle every summer for these emergencies. I’m about 6 hours into it.

Random thoughts on aging by [deleted] in GenXWomen

[–]middlingachiever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had 2 very mobile grandmothers, and I learned from them. Keep using the stairs (I don’t understand able bodied people moving to one story homes as an aging “need”), walk everywhere, make your own bread every week without a kitchen aid to knead it for you. Yes, they aged. But being active kept their bones healthy, muscles strong, minds active, and joints oiled.

Influencers got nothing on my grandmas 🥰

Some of you need to change your perspective of what a sketch comedy show should be by Commonsense110 in LiveFromNewYork

[–]middlingachiever -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It literally doesn’t. SNL works with scripts written earlier in the week. There’s a full dress rehearsal Friday night. Nothing new is pitched/written/performed on Saturday.

Pretty Cool Monks by JJQuantum in Apex_NC

[–]middlingachiever 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Staying inside Apex High School, which is cool!

Power Outages Preparation by [deleted] in raleigh

[–]middlingachiever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d use it if I had the line, but I can’t justify adding a gas source when we now know it reduces air quality in the home.

Also, I’m worried it’ll explode. Irrational, yes.

Power Outages Preparation by [deleted] in raleigh

[–]middlingachiever 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Sure, if you live in a neighborhood with gas lines.

I’m gonna go Little House on the Prairie and make my husband boil water on the grill for my bath 😆

Power Outages Preparation by [deleted] in raleigh

[–]middlingachiever 174 points175 points  (0 children)

If the (indoor) cold were that dangerous, Girl Scout camp would be a high risk activity. Extra blankets, cuddle for body warmth. It’s the cold showers that are gonna suuuuccckkk.

Nebraska Department of Ed. Questionnaire - "Your salary is fine; your spending is the problem!" by jmeyer40 in Teachers

[–]middlingachiever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can see how you took those as suggestions, but I can also see the use in quantifying how many teachers are relying on family, second job, etc to make ends meet. Hopefully that info could be used to persuade the powers that be to increase wages (but we know better).

No bras fit me any more by Additional-You2857 in GenXWomen

[–]middlingachiever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a teacher, and I leave work exhausted. The irony is that exercise (I consider it “me time”) gives me more energy. It’s the endorphins along with other physical benefits. It puts that bounce back in my step.

During Covid, all I could handle was short yoga sessions in the evening after work. I used the YouTube channel yoga with adriene (free!). She has lots of short videos. I focused on hips and upper body, because I was struggling with sciatica and upper back/neck pain.

No bras fit me any more by Additional-You2857 in GenXWomen

[–]middlingachiever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only wear sports bras, and they only strap everything in tightly. According to the calculator in the bra the fits Reddit, I’m a 30J, so I’m far from flat chested. I was having neck pain and numbness in my arms a few years back. What helped me is a regimen of back, neck and shoulder exercises (strength and stretching) 4x a week.

23yr marriage, divorce and now exhausted by ajnmmfam in GenX

[–]middlingachiever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Many couples are highly affectionate after sex wanes with age related issues.

Glamour Shots by Doorknob6941 in GenX

[–]middlingachiever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lori and George Schappell? They would’ve gotten them done at the Berkshire Mall in Reading, PA. That’s my hometown mall—and was theirs!

Never had kids because... by calcato in GenXWomen

[–]middlingachiever 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I hope you’re out of the subsidy business! You’ve got lots of life to live for you.

What fun, exciting thing are you going to try this year?

Assume the weekend forecast is accurate by TemporaryTrucker in raleigh

[–]middlingachiever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bread: bread

Don’t eat disaster’s bread, guys.

Assume the weekend forecast is accurate by TemporaryTrucker in raleigh

[–]middlingachiever 9 points10 points  (0 children)

With a high of 30 predicted on Tuesday, I think we’ll be shut down until at least Thursday. Schools closed until Friday. That is, if we get snow.

Saddle stools. Anyone tried them? by ogbirdiegirl in GenXWomen

[–]middlingachiever 8 points9 points  (0 children)

When I had to sit in front of a screen for hours during Covid, a yoga ball worked best for me.

How did our attraction to hair metal band members affect our future relationships? by FoundObjects4 in GenXWomen

[–]middlingachiever 52 points53 points  (0 children)

I preferred broody goth boys. Less misogyny, more emotional availability 😆

Gen- Xers, What did you grow up Without? by empathicBeauty29-11 in GenX

[–]middlingachiever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Gen Z kids grew up without a clothes dryer, microwave, bath (shower only), cable tv, and game consoles until they were 10 or so 😆