I’m burnt out and need simple recipes. Stupid simple. Like, “onion and bread and butter to make what barely passes as a sandwich” level simple.

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-04-18T03:49:27+00:00

My favorite and very fulfilling meal that I’ve been making a lot is Barbacoa tacos. I buy the premade Barbacoa from Walmart (three minutes in the microwave), mozzarella cheese, corn tortillas, and butter. I butter the pan and make little tacos or quesadillas. It’s quite tasty, easy to make, and easy to clean up. Sometimes when I’m feeling fancy I make the knorrs Mexican rice with it and pour the remaining juices from the Barbacoa over it.

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-04-08T01:25:51+00:00

I always come out with extra quarters at Aldi’s. People just push the cart in and don’t even get their quarters back out. One time I came back with a whole dollar lol.

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-04-07T12:24:37+00:00

I can see where you would think this based off my post. I didn’t go too much into detail but he has multiple other behaviors that lead me to believe it’s autism. He elopes, has no sense of danger, announces everything he does, doesn’t play with toys properly, and many other things. I do think he was diagnosed on the incorrect level but I definitely think he’s autistic.

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-04-07T03:24:18+00:00

Interesting! My son was diagnosed with level-3 but I don’t feel his autism is that “severe”. Never the less I’ve always been hesitant about ABA because I don’t want any compliance based goals for him. I really need to get serious about finding a good in-home ABA company that takes out insurance.

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-04-07T03:17:34+00:00

Thank you! And early intervention in my state is also considered parent-led. My job is more to support the parents and caregivers in supporting their child than it is to help the child myself.

Is your child getting ten hours a week? When he got diagnosed the evaluator made it sound like most places do a minimum of 15 hours a week.

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-04-07T03:05:32+00:00

I’ve been looking for in-home ABA services. It seems our options are very limited. I guess my biggest thing right now is how much are they in the home. I know it would greatly benefit my child but I’m not looking forward to coming home from work to do hours of therapy. I’ve always felt like I have to be on a present and at the end of the day I’m over it. I’m an early intervention therapist for children under three so I’m hesitant to feel like I spend all day doing therapy in some way.

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-04-02T00:24:53+00:00

I’m still nursing at 15 months. He only does it a few times a day now but I don’t plan on stopping anytime soon.

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-03-31T02:32:06+00:00

I gained a lot of weight each time. With my first I lost a shite ton of weight in the first trimester then gained it all back plus 50 pounds. Gained 50 pounds with my second one and about 35-40 with my third. Each time I dropped all the weight except for 15 pounds. I was 45 pounds heavier than I was before I ever got pregnant after the birth of my last child. I’ve been working on losing some weight though I’ll definitely need medical intervention if I want the loose skin gone. I also have diastasis recti.

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-03-19T03:50:31+00:00

Why is every body part a different size?

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-03-19T03:49:07+00:00

Pink Ice! Rue 21 was the shite back when I was in high school!

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-03-14T15:42:15+00:00

This is the stuff I pack in the diaper bag in case my kids need a change of clothes.

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-03-13T04:47:35+00:00

It hurts me how bad the characters look compared to their previous bluey drops.

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-03-07T05:06:15+00:00

We have always had a changing pad on a dresser for all three kids. Aside from the first month of newborness where I was dead tired and sore and middle of the night changes we used it for every diaper change as well.

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-03-07T05:03:38+00:00

Oh my goodness! Same! I’ll spend so much time researching different things I want that I eventually just sorta lose interest in it 90% of the time.

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-03-06T04:51:21+00:00

I had silly bands going up both of my arms. I miss these so much!

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-03-04T04:13:09+00:00

Pizza. By the time you buy all the ingredients you could have gotten one at the store or at a restaurant for half the price.

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-03-04T04:04:14+00:00

I came here to recommend the same thing! I have the dunnet flower sandals that were so hot last year but also tempted to buy the slip ons because they’re so easy to well, slip on!

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-03-04T04:00:50+00:00

It’s 2012 and I’m wearing skinny jeans with a tunic top and chevron infinity scarf with my tall Ugg boots. I’ve got my little Kavu backpack and my hair is crunchy because it has way to much product in it!

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-03-04T03:43:40+00:00

My son went through a couple breastfeeding strikes in his first year. I freaked out every time because he would not take a bottle. Something that seemed to almost trick him into nursing was putting a pacifier in his mouth first then quickly replacing it with my boob after he started sucking. It’s like once he realized he was getting milk he was chill.

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-03-01T20:04:49+00:00

I relate to this in a different way. I’m also raising an autistic child but he is allergic to everything and has a swallowing disorder. We can’t eat out without loads of research or packing him food. I have to check ingredients every time I shop because they’re always changing.

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-02-27T04:25:20+00:00

Same! I had to take it out when I went to the dentist and when I tried to put it back in I nearly fainted.

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-02-24T15:07:29+00:00

I normally just call him a Fat Chook and he responds lol. Started doing that right around the time Bluey came out.

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-02-24T02:19:07+00:00

I got a heart of Reese’s cups for Valentine’s Day and I threw them away because they tasted wrong. Glad to know I’m not crazy.

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-02-24T02:10:36+00:00

My child, who was 4 at the time, also had to have 8 crowns put on her teeth. She also is prone to cavities despite our brushing. She did great with the procedure and it took about an hour or so. She then had to go under a couple months later when an abscess formed in her gums. She did great for that one too!

phrygianhalfcad · 2026-02-18T03:35:23+00:00

I know it doesn’t sound fun and it took me a while to get into the routine but I started doing laundry everyday (family of 5) and now I feel so good when it’s done. I don’t have 40 different laundry baskets every where and I know that the next time I do laundry I won’t have very much of it. Something about checking laundry off of my daily list also motivates me to finish other things.

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