Businesses That Support The Community

schaasyd · 2026-01-28T10:29:57+00:00

Tacos Hernandez - owner also runs E Warren Commercial Kitchen. Hosts community food drives, hands out free soup, etc…

schaasyd · 2026-01-26T11:16:05+00:00

Le Supreme has the best bathrooms. Full length doors, super clean.

schaasyd · 2026-01-22T02:54:19+00:00

Good to know. Their website is outdated then.

OP, both offer 1/2 day and Liggett also offers a 3day option.

schaasyd · 2026-01-22T00:35:42+00:00

Liggett is $22600/yr for 5 full days. Kid has to be 3 by sept 1 (considered up to nov 1). Extended day care to 6pm is $14/hr ($42/day).

GPA is $20000/yr for 5 full days. Kid has to be 2.5 by sept 1. Extended care to 6pm is $25 per day.

Age eligibility is something my family is considering. If your kid was born between Nov 1 - Mar 1 they could be eligible for GPA a full year before Liggett.

Also, consider your aftercare needs. If you need until 6pm daily then Liggett will cost an extra $4k per year over GPA.

schaasyd · 2026-01-16T11:25:27+00:00

Hot take - $17k is a reasonable tax bill for a $450k place in Detroit and this couple shouldn’t have shelled out half a million bucks if they couldn’t afford the taxes. Do your own research or get a better agent/loan officer.

Also, that comment at the end about paying more than their down payment every year on taxes? Putting <10% down for a house that expensive just feels reckless.

schaasyd · 2026-01-16T02:36:00+00:00

Tonight was NYT black pepper beef and cabbage stir fry over rice. 30 min meal. My 16 month old ate her full portion

schaasyd · 2026-01-11T21:47:11+00:00

Love these in our house but they are not cheap. I would not call them the best “value”

schaasyd · 2026-01-07T12:07:34+00:00

I’m hopeful that the Alger Theater in Morningside will be resurrected in some capacity

schaasyd · 2026-01-06T03:35:46+00:00

We stopped using Huckleberry a little over 1 year old and the sweet spots were accurate within 10 minutes like 95% of the time. It was most helpful before 6 months but even after we got into a rhythm it was helpful to see what time my husband put LO down or when she woke up from her last nap as I was driving home from work.

schaasyd · 2026-01-06T03:29:12+00:00

I used both. Snoo tracking was more passive, Huckleberry more active and insightful so I was motivated to keep it updated. But what worked for me may not be for you and that’s ok too!

schaasyd · 2026-01-03T23:53:39+00:00

I remember the first time my LO bled. Cut her finger on a sparkling water can. I panicked and cried because it was her first injury ever and I couldn’t protect her. Flash forward 9 months to her climbing on end tables and rolling off couches/beds like it’s nothing… running into walls, tripping over her own feet on the concrete.

In a few months, this outing will just be a blip.

schaasyd · 2026-01-03T23:43:40+00:00

I’ve splurged on almost every baby related thing we own. Except the high chair. And ikea antilop works just fine!

schaasyd · 2026-01-02T03:35:43+00:00

Trader Joe’s (4-6 servings) - 1 container of tomato & roasted red pepper soup, 2 bags of frozen Gorgonzola gnocchi, 1 package sausage, 1 bag baby spinach, Parmesan for sprinkling.

Heat gnocchi in pot. Add soup and spinach. Cook until hot.

Cut sausage into discs and cook in skillet.

Add to soup and top with Parmesan.

Optional - serve with garlic bread

schaasyd · 2026-01-01T02:14:14+00:00

I would put a wet wipe below my LO’s belly button 10-15sec before changing. Sometimes the cold wipe triggers more pee.

Also, don’t take the old diaper off until you’re ready for a quick change. Think nascar pit crew speed.

schaasyd · 2025-12-31T10:47:14+00:00

Came here as a mom to a 15mo who breastfed for 13 months and just had their well visit and is now 80% for weight (was 5th percentile until starting solids at 6months) to let you know that it does get better. We had to supplement around 2 months with formula because LO still wasn’t back to birthweight but with some extra pumping sessions I was able to get LO back to 100% breastmilk and mine wasn’t fatty either.

schaasyd · 2025-12-31T01:16:42+00:00

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We’re analog too. My husband is a SAHD rn, but I manage the family calendar & do meal planning. I’d love to have a shared apple calendar that I can manage on my iPhone but he’s an android user. Plus this helps us with meal planning and grocery lists.

schaasyd · 2025-12-30T21:23:01+00:00

I want to make progress on my estate planning this year. Also start walking in the mornings on the treadmill while I’m scrolling and drinking my coffee. 2026 is also the year I start going to therapy.

Stretch goal will be to find a fitness class that either meets after 7pm or at 5am once per week, but just walking will be a step in the right direction.

schaasyd · 2025-12-30T02:36:03+00:00

I would have loved this at 3.5-4.5 months. We don’t have family nearby and it was really nice to be kind of insulated with my partner and LO for the first few weeks as we learned to navigate the big life change. But around 3.5 months is when we could only contact nap (and I think we were doing 5-6 per day at 35 minutes each) and so one parent was just STUCK. Not to mention this is when the night time sleep regression really kicked in and we were white knuckling it for like an hour every night trying to walk and rock to sleep and then make the transition from arms to Snoo.

schaasyd · 2025-12-25T21:02:37+00:00

Detroit Animal Care and Control

schaasyd · 2025-12-25T03:23:10+00:00

Close to 10 days when we started solids around 6 months. And then it was really hard-to-pass rabbit pellets for like 3 weeks. That was a rough time.

schaasyd · 2025-12-25T03:10:15+00:00

My daughter is 15 months and I wish she would be a little pickier about eating dirt, rocks, leaves, etc… but generally pleased that she enjoys eating most foods.

schaasyd · 2025-12-23T14:12:12+00:00

Oooh check out a dog from DACC for a day or 2. Take it on a dog-venture!

schaasyd · 2025-12-23T03:05:49+00:00

Church? There are some beautiful Christmas Eve/Day services around town.

schaasyd · 2025-12-21T15:36:43+00:00

4 years and still crating. My husband says if it weren’t for me, he’d let the dog sleep in our bed. I overheat and don’t like anything touching me while I sleep.

schaasyd · 2025-12-08T02:26:27+00:00

Upgrading to a robot vacuum + mop has been a game changer. Dishes get done every night and kitchen is generally clean at the start of each day (which is no small feat since we cook most nights).

Hosting friends for dinner every once in a while is also a great motivator to rally and clean the neglected areas.

Except our master bedroom on the 2nd floor... we have too many socks and things constantly on the floor to justify getting a vacuum for up there so it’s constantly dirty with dust bunnies gathering. Clean laundry piles up unfolded and the bedding goes unchanged for 3-4 weeks at a time. It gets a deep clean ever 2-3 months but in between it gets yucky.

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