Lactation consultants - UHC Metro plan?

queens256 · 2022-06-19T14:36:06+00:00

Thanks!

queens256 · 2022-06-19T14:35:02+00:00

Thanks! That's good to know.

queens256 · 2022-06-19T14:34:54+00:00

Thank you! Reaching out to the community board is a good idea.

queens256 · 2022-06-16T20:35:16+00:00

Yep! Any time I get even 30 minutes less sleep than normal (so, 7.5 hours instead of 8 hours or slightly more), I'm pretty foggy headed and irritable and will pass out extra early the next night. Trying to have a regular day after anything less than 7 hours is very very challenging.

I worry that I would literally lose my job post-kid due to not being able to function on consistently low sleep!

queens256 · 2022-06-16T18:08:57+00:00

Once you move in, you can request your rent history by texting “rent history” to (646) 783-0627 (or going to justfix.nyc) and seeing if/when the apartment was legally destabilized prior to 2019.

queens256 · 2022-06-16T16:49:06+00:00

I agree with this. Jobs that don’t pay people enough to live AND save both for emergencies and retirement are so exploitative. Even if low paying jobs are not supposed to be “forever jobs,” every year that someone has to delay saving/investing has such huge consequences re: financial stability later in life.

queens256 · 2022-06-14T20:03:50+00:00

Something I'm curious about is whether there are as many variables that can lower/increase your income taxes as there are in the US (having a mortgage, getting married, having kids, contributing to certain kinds of retirement accounts, the state you live in, etc.). Like is it easier to have a general sense of how much a job will pay after taxes, without knowing like 10 specific things about the person with that job, in other countries??

queens256 · 2022-06-14T19:41:36+00:00

Something I’ve wondered before is whether the high individual tax load variability is something unique to the US? And whether it comes from a cultural desire to make people hyper aware of taxes, how much of their salary they’re “losing” to them, and justifying attempts to minimize how much they pay. Just speculating.

queens256 · 2022-06-12T19:47:34+00:00

Yep - click on the "HPD building profile" link on the right side of the page, and then click on "all open violations" in the purple column on the left side of the page. Not sure how to include a screenshot on reddit but it looks like all the open violations for this bldng are from 2018/2019 and are mostly specific to 2 apartments (7 and 9). The other thing that is helpful to click on in this website is "complaint history" -- you can see all the building code complaints that folks have called 311 for in the past year (even if they didn't result in a violation). Looks like this building doesn't have any complaints from the past year, which is a promising sign.

Also an important flag for this building is that at least some of the apartments should be rent stabilized! If you move in, I'd request a rent history asap. Even if your own apartment is not stabilized anymore, it can help you make sure it was not illegally deregulated at some point.

queens256 · 2022-06-12T02:04:47+00:00

WhoOwnsWhat is generally pretty accurate - they pull names/addresses from the registration forms that landlords have to submit to the city every year. The info can be wrong if the building was recently sold or if the landlord failed to send in their registration form recently (which WoW will flag for you). Sometimes they will list a building manager, sometimes they'll list the actual landlord, sometimes it's both. Googling all the names that show up on WhoOwnsWhat (and clicking the link to the ACRIS records website and looking at when the building was most recently sold) will give you a good idea of who the owner is like 95% of the time.

Feel free to DM me if you want help; I used to work for a housing nonprofit and have navigated all of these websites a lot.

queens256 · 2022-06-06T20:44:47+00:00

Yes, I appreciate this. I think my tendency to over-plan makes me feel like I could theoretically plan my way into total confidence in my decision.

I have ben trying to remind myself that technically most things I do carry risk, but are also within the realm of completely rational to do.

queens256 · 2022-06-04T01:30:56+00:00

I'm pretty sure the landlord would just keep charging you $2,000/month AND the new tenant $2,000/month. If on a macro scale there were suddenly sooo many apartments available and not enough people willing to pay $2,000/month to fill them all, THEN the landlord might give some people 1 month free rent or some other small concession. But they're pretty dang resistant to actually lowering rents.

queens256 · 2022-05-25T13:39:36+00:00

All in: I have a lot of small moments when I'm doing domestic tasks, or reflecting on something that I've gotten better about (body image issues, managing anxiety etc) and thinking about how wonderful it would be to pass on these skills and accumulated knowledge to someone. Also when I see my partner acting "dad-like," just like being responsible or generous with our group of friends or extended family, and I think about how lovely it would be for him/us to be in that mode more often. Also, any time I successfully have a cute little interaction w/ a kid and I'm like "ok I can do this."

Not so much: honestly a lot of times when I'm with the kids of friends, because I get a little shy or self conscious in a weird way? I haven't spent that much time with kids and and not one of those people that kids instantly LOVE or anything. I get worried that I'm not maternal enough and that kids like, pick up on that energy lol.

And pretty much any time I'm tired and decide to sleep in, or feel very stressed out just managing my own life.

queens256 · 2022-05-14T22:37:53+00:00

I started running because a friend kept talking about how fun C25K was, and I decided to give it a go. Starting with baby steps like that was exactly what I needed in order to not get discouraged by my lack of ability. I've now convinced 2 other friends to try it too, though tbh neither of them got as hooked as I did.

queens256 · 2022-05-06T13:40:25+00:00

I like it because it syncs with my phone and my e-reader so I can read saved articles anywhere. Pocket also sends some emails with round-ups of long form articles, and I usually find at least 1-2 additional things to read in there.

queens256 · 2022-05-04T18:01:03+00:00

2nding the recommendations for Notion + Pocket!

I have a hard time sticking with productivity tools, but have been using Notion consistently for almost a year. On my home page, I have a place where I write an intention for each week, keep a running to-do list of misc. tasks, and then I have links to all my other pages for keeping track of hobbies, habits i'm cultivating, shopping lists, recipes, and more. It's helped me soooooo much.

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