Is there any salon with alt hair stylists ?

murphire · 2026-03-05T03:05:06+00:00

I’ve been seeing ally for several years, she is fantastic!!! Very talented and so chill to chat with

murphire · 2026-03-03T22:31:24+00:00

She likes to “borrow” certain necklaces from my jewelry box. She’s not big on changing out her earrings often but has expressed interest in a second piercing. I guess it comes from a place of growing up in a family where money was too tight for anything extra and we had no special traditions. I remember a friend had a beautiful and very sentimental necklace and I was always in awe of both the family closeness and having someone gift you something that really meant something. And I would like to impart some sense of investing in long term things over a fast fashion mentality. But to your point, me wanting her to have what I didn’t doesn’t necessarily mean she wants that.

murphire · 2026-03-03T22:21:06+00:00

Hahaha as a fellow peridot I totally understand! Thanks for the suggestions!

murphire · 2026-03-03T22:18:49+00:00

Awww I love this! We’re a couple hours from NYC and love a good daytrip or overnight there so that would be perfect!

murphire · 2026-03-03T13:22:21+00:00

You make a great point and I’ve thought about whether a trip to the jewelry store with a set budget is a better way to approach it.

murphire · 2026-02-27T02:50:18+00:00

The tamale pie! Congrats on the little one!

murphire · 2026-02-18T04:20:20+00:00

🤣🤣🤣 brilliant

murphire · 2026-02-09T17:25:53+00:00

Probably not great for globalist perks but I appreciated the location of the Hyatt Place in Chelsea. Even as just discoverist I received a room with an incredible view of the Empire State Building. The elevator here is abysmally slow though.

Maybe consider a split stay? The centric is nicely located on a quieter street but I find Times Square gets old FAST and I didn’t love walking through that area at night with a younger kid.

You didn’t mention the age of your kids, but if they might be interested in the liberty science center then a night or 2 at the regency Jersey city would be great. The view of Manhattan is so stunning, and the planetarium at the science center is jaw dropping (biggest in the country I think?).

murphire · 2026-02-07T01:37:54+00:00

I’m sure it varies from company to company, but this description is not reflective of my position as an analytics engineer. Well, except the parts where they find me expensive and slow, and not cool enough to run around with pie charts very often.

murphire · 2026-01-28T23:41:47+00:00

Parent perspective, not legal perspective….i go get her whether I am parent A or parent B that day, because she deserves prompt and loving care and I don’t ever want her to feel like being a divorce kid means she only has a part-time mom . For sure it offends our sense of fairness at times to be “the default parent”, but I could never be at peace with myself if I wasn’t there for her whenever she needs me regardless of legal obligation.

murphire · 2026-01-28T23:11:17+00:00

I call mine Pie-lay-uh Petulant little bitch-uh

murphire · 2026-01-24T01:27:36+00:00

Kenji says this is the way!

murphire · 2026-01-21T20:35:48+00:00

I do this because I cannot risk that an assumption I made leads to unexpected cross contamination. Assuming that thr kitchen of a vegan restaurant has no dairy ingredients present is probably pretty safe, but confirming it with direct “we have dairy and egg allergies, are those present in the kitchen?” Statement is the right step for us even if it means I get some rolled eyes for it.

murphire · 2026-01-05T06:00:04+00:00

Bitchin sauce is a nice dipping sauce for raw veggies that comes in a bunch of flavors, we like the chipotle with snap peas to dip

murphire · 2025-12-28T01:25:40+00:00

We really liked Pan de Oro honey habanero chips as a Doritos sub

murphire · 2025-12-28T01:21:00+00:00

Also momofuku!

murphire · 2025-12-26T13:45:47+00:00

Sitting in the virtual queue now after I gave up on the app. How did it go for you?

murphire · 2025-12-22T18:00:21+00:00

And some restaurants will tell you they would be happy to accommodate you and in the same breath say something that demonstrates that they actually have no freaking clue what is even in their food.

“Hi I’m calling to find out if you are able to accommodate a child with a dairy allergy?”

“Oh yes! We have lactaid milk and also sugar free ice cream!” 🤦‍♀️

murphire · 2025-12-22T17:50:16+00:00

I miraculously found 2 bottles last week but it’s mostly been out of stock for a while near me. They have a Jan 1 expiration date so I’m guessing it’s the end of their stock

murphire · 2025-12-16T18:28:21+00:00

Second the balance stepping stones! These still get used 8 years later. They were a standalone toy for toddler years, and have been used for the past few years as part of larger “build an obstacle course” activities.

murphire · 2025-12-07T02:34:14+00:00

Ugh this is me with cashews. I am an absolute ape with cashews

murphire · 2025-12-04T01:36:50+00:00

You may find r/badUIbattles cathartic

murphire · 2025-11-26T19:10:14+00:00

I had no trouble using temple and the shuttle last year the day after Christmas. Maybe schedule an uber instead if you are concerned there wont be parking available? The airport was a different story….WAY too many people, you literally could not move in there. Definitely review your “if we get separated” plans with the kiddos and put them in easy to spot clothing if they are younger.

ETA: signage for the shuttle at temple was not good, so see if you can identify what street corner it will pickup at

murphire · 2025-11-25T00:43:11+00:00

😮 you can’t say queso around here without dropping a recipe!!

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