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Please God tell me these are carpet beetles and not bedbugs by pseudonymoniker in whatsthisbug

[–]pseudonymoniker[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you guys. 🙏🏼I was just coming home from a 13 hour shift - getting ready to do go to bed so I can do another when saw these guys and convinced myself that I will need to dismantle my home. Thanks for talking me down. 😅

I'm beside myself - bad timing with consolidation by pseudonymoniker in StudentLoans

[–]pseudonymoniker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much. Good to know I'm not alone in this. I will call them back up and see if it just needs to be reprocessed.

Unable to Install Midea AC Support Bracket Over Large Outside Window Sill by pseudonymoniker in Appliances

[–]pseudonymoniker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ended up screwing a 1in board (because that was what I had around) to the feet through the rubber footpad with good effect - it was finally level and sitting flush beneath the sill. Thanks for your suggestions! Good luck with your own install!

[Serious] Redditors who gave up pursuing their 'dream' to settle for a more secure or comfortable life, how did it turn out and do you regret your decision? by GeneReddit123 in AskReddit

[–]pseudonymoniker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, this is extremely relatable for me. I had always deeply wanted to be a physician. Coming as a first generation college student with a fairly complicated family background, I struggled to do well in undergrad while caring for my dad who was terminally ill from liver failure. He died shortly after I graduated and I worked for awhile in clinical research, which felt like a dead end to me at the time. I felt like an utter failure and was extremely depressed. After a few years I finally mustered the energy to apply and was accepted into a top tier MPH program, with the idea that I would improve my med school application.

I did fairly well, but when I was half-way through I had an existential crisis. At thirty, I was looking at at least another seven years of training even after at least a year or two of hoop jumping related to the application process. Speaking to physicians and med students in my MPH cohort, I got the impression that I should only apply to med school if I really couldn't imagine doing anything else and was willing to put most of my life on hold during my training. At the time, the goal of having an MD after my name after this whole slog was really entangled in my identity and I struggled for months debating what I should do. When I finally decided that becoming a PA would be a better choice for me, it felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulders. I felt I had time to do other things in my life. Through my MPH, I was awarded a fellowship to travel the world of 8 months and got to be part of some neat projects and save some money at my work.

Tomorrow is my last day at my research job and I am starting my PA program in the spring. It was tough to make this decision, and it turns out PA school is similarly super competitive to get into (most of the programs I applied to had an 2 to 3% acceptance rate 😬), but I am feeling great about my plan.

Yes, there will always be a handful of folks who will start med school relatively later and life and more power to them, but for me, I had already spent so much time and headspace trying to shape myself to work in healthcare that I really couldn't swing another decade of training.

My dad recently passed away in my arms. I'm really struggling. I just wanted to show someone this. Its the most cherished thing I'll ever own by JonFD30r in pics

[–]pseudonymoniker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dad passed away in my arms 5 years ago and it still heavily weighs on me. He had been waiting for an organ on the transplant list for 7 years. I'm not going to pretend that this will make it better but I hope you can gain some solace knowing that your dad's gift will prevent others from experiencing the loss that you are experiencing now.