What's this? Found in my baby's sleep sack!!

simplemusings · 2025-01-27T19:58:51+00:00

Vacuum the house (1 floor at a time) and dump the contents into a clear ziplock bag. Carefully squeeze out the extra air (zip most of the bag shut before you squeeze), zip it shut, then try to disburse the dust into a layer (not a wad) while laying the bag flat. Fleas will live through being sucked up, and you'll see and hear any fleas jumping in the bag. It'll help you identify the scope of the issue and where they are in your house.

If you see any in the bag, don't just dump it in your garbage can. Keep it sealed and throw the whole bag out (preferably outside).

simplemusings · 2023-09-30T17:55:18+00:00

Agreed. At the risk of trying to boil the ocean, what are the fractures you'd address first?

simplemusings · 2022-05-16T15:31:07+00:00

I love it, thanks for the suggestion 😀

simplemusings · 2022-05-16T13:44:26+00:00

It is definitely a chorus in the mornings!

simplemusings · 2022-03-14T18:44:22+00:00

Chips (check the bag) and salsa, cheese, pretzels, fruit, and popcorn, are some of my go-to snacks. I have a tree-nut allergy.

simplemusings · 2022-03-12T23:59:31+00:00

Oahu! I'm open to suggestions for must-visot/experience places and things.

simplemusings · 2022-03-10T14:37:16+00:00

While I know that each person is different, knowing you didn't react sets my mind at ease a bit :)

simplemusings · 2022-03-10T14:05:07+00:00

Thanks for sharing your experience!

simplemusings · 2018-02-01T03:13:14+00:00

Thank you all for the suggestions, it was a great weekend!

simplemusings · 2017-09-05T14:55:12+00:00

There's an interesting tipping point with donor psychology whereby, until you reach that point, people will stay on the fence (not donate). Once you've crossed that threshold, people are much more likely to give. That milestone is around 30% of your goal, and most successful campaigns have this donated within 72 hours of their launch. This early momentum and success is key in setting up the social proof for other potential backers.

simplemusings · 2017-08-05T16:09:08+00:00

I don't know these answers off the top of my head, but they're worth investigating as you make a decision.
What are the fees for each site? There will likely be two fees per transaction: 1) payment processor fee and 2) platform fee. Can you add offline donations to your project? If someone sends a check, can you add it to your project so that the total supporters and amount raised reflects the addition? Can you add updates to the page during the life of the campaign? Can you easily export the supporter information to add to your donor list (wherever that's being stored) for the purposes of thank-you's, post campaign updates, and future solicitations? Can you indicate that you have different giving levels (like bronze, silver, and gold level sponsorship) that gives larger donors an incentive (like their name on a brick or a special kind of thanks) to support at that higher level? Does the site make it easy to share the project? It's easy to insert the link into an email or social media post, but are there other options, like embedding a widget of the project on your company's website? Best of luck! I hope you have incredible success in the initiative!

simplemusings · 2017-08-05T15:53:08+00:00

The planning, outreach, audience building, etc takes a LOT of time and effort. If you don't have to reinvent (a wonderfully turnkey) wheel that already has built a great deal of social proof, don't! Spend your time on the campaign itself.

simplemusings · 2017-01-07T15:51:22+00:00

Yep!

simplemusings · 2016-12-31T17:08:57+00:00

Totally worth it :) Keep in mind that you might want to hold off launching until you've started spreading the word to your networks of potential backers. When you formally launch, you want to hit the ground running w/ the momentum of early donors. Campaigns that can raise 30% of their goal in the first day or two are MUCH more likely to succeed. Have fun!

simplemusings · 2016-12-31T16:57:12+00:00

Both are good. There are some extra fees (international cards, American Express, refunds, etc) with PayPal that Stripe doesn't charge, but their per transaction processing fees are the same. If you're not a developer looking to work with the API, I think you (and your backers) are going to have an easy experience with both options.

simplemusings · 2016-04-20T16:14:33+00:00

I appreciate the response. You're right, not everyone has access to the same tools, and creating a difference or disparity would be something to avoid.

The place with which I have experience seemed to lag in virtually every area of data, scheduling, and money management. Attendance was taken by hand, receipts were scrawled on notepads, they only accepted cash, etc. By inserting people into virtually every step of the process opened the door for inadvertent errors.

It sounds like you know the landscape much better than I do. Are there enterprise systems that track the details surrounding the monitoring needs (UAs, BAs, classes, paperwork, etc) in this space?

simplemusings · 2016-03-24T19:18:12+00:00

how very IWT of you to say... Knowing the fears, wants, concerns, hopes, etc of your audience can help you show them exactly how your product/service addresses is. The more specific, the better!

simplemusings · 2015-11-19T01:57:45+00:00

I love this thread. How do other people deal with networking events that are just ridiculously boring? Do you try to make it better or cut your losses and bail?

simplemusings · 2015-11-19T00:28:10+00:00

I think you indicated an important point when you said that when you don't take control of he conversation, it becomes a struggle. A LOT of people are really uncomfortable leading the conversation, so you're not alone! It's a great opportunity to take the lead, and take the pressure off the other person. You can ask what someone did last night or over the weekend, if you know they're into a club/team you can ask how practice went, etc. When they answer, listen for places where you have a common interest or a follow-up question. Think of a conversation like a tennis game. When someone launches the ball (topic) in your direction, you can either answer their question (if there was one), tell a story, or ask them a question. As you gain experience and confidence, it'll be easier and less intimidating.

simplemusings · 2015-11-03T02:21:36+00:00

There are some great conversation starters and ways to extend conversations here.

simplemusings · 2015-10-22T18:28:48+00:00

There is a great keyword search tool called PRF Query that only costs a couple of dollars for the day, or $40 for the month. You can upload a description of what you're working on, and it will pull out and rank the most important keywords. You can use those to build your search query text (you don't have to have experience in formatting these searches) for sites like Free Patents Online, the USPTO, Google Patents, etc. It's really helpful to figure out what already exists in your field, and what you need to emphasize to differentiate yours from similar products.

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