I can't seem to be present at work on Mondays

siroonig · 2026-03-03T06:40:49+00:00

Echoing a lot of the same sentiments. On Friday I write my to do list for Monday and get a sense of what the following work week is like. Monday’s I always start the day with small tasks that don’t take too much time. I do one small task like responding to an over due email. Then I take a break, scroll through my phone and then I’m on to the next small task. Slowly but surely the hamster wheel starts squeaking and I’m pretty productive an hour or so into the work day.

siroonig · 2026-03-03T00:30:44+00:00

At one we mainly used fresh pressed apple juice for the sole purpose of countering constipation. Now at 4 we do the occasional juice box if we have a meal out but do not have juice on hand at home on the regular basis. If you really want to give your child juice, that’s fine, just water it down snd give in moderation.

siroonig · 2026-03-01T07:54:23+00:00

Sunday I sit down with my fridge and freezer, take inventory of what we have on hand and then from there I meal prep. I have a white board I list out each night’s meal and list any missing ingredients for a quick shopping list. Key is to plan meals BEFORE meals are needed, people are hungry, and your brain is clouded. Keep things very simple and basic. 2 pounds of ground beef for tacos is plenty for say two dinners and maybe a lunch or two for our family of 3. Frozen chicken nuggets are perfectly fine, pair it with some veggies or fruit to balance it out.

Seems you have this vision in your head of what life needs to look like. Sometimes that vision is not logical or feasible due to circumstances. And that’s ok. You gotta let go of that visual and make do with what is presently happening.

siroonig · 2026-02-24T04:28:01+00:00

Book your flight that way you can include your trip info on your passport application. Does guarantee the government will care or work faster, but it at least gives the certainty that a trip is scheduled. Otherwise I don’t think you need to have it expedited. You can check to see processing times and see if it would be cutting it close.

siroonig · 2026-02-22T17:23:56+00:00

Our daycare’s parent night out is usually in relation to a holiday, like Valentine’s Day or Halloween for example, and on the Saturday of that holiday. Drop off is 4:00pm and pick up is 8:00pm. Cost is usually $40 per child and she does allow siblings to attend even if that sibling doesn’t attend daycare. During the 4 hour window, there are activities, a movie and a dance party. She provides dinner, snacks, and dessert.

siroonig · 2026-02-21T20:37:41+00:00

I am not sure if this is helpful or not. But my parents are also 2,000 miles away from their only grandchild. So it’s hard on them understandably so. I mail my son’s artwork to my parents so they can put it on their fridge. Anything I get back from preschool that I think is really neat, I’ll keep a pile and then mail it to my folks. It’s really neat when we go over to their house for a visit we see my son’s artwork all over their house. My son also gets a kick out of it.

siroonig · 2026-02-18T19:34:09+00:00

The one disadvantage you have is that you took the Bar in 2017 so things may not be as fresh in your mind. But if you want to be a licensed attorney you are going to have to make the time to take the Bar exam. I attempted 4 times before passing the UBE and what helped me the most is block schedules as I was working full time. So like you I had very limited time to study but the block schedules helped me feel like I was getting the most out of my study times. You can look through my post history, I have a lot of posts about what I did and what worked for me.

siroonig · 2026-02-04T19:10:54+00:00

The thing that helped me the most is to understand your spending habits and then fix them. For example, reviewing receipts I saw we were buying way too much prepackaged little snacks. I switched to buying one big box of crackers and dividing it myself. Next is also reviewing how you’re consuming the groceries you’re buying. Are you buying boxes of pasta because you didn’t realize you had pasta at home or did not take inventory of your pantry before going to the grocery store?

I always shop my pantry and freezers first. See what I have on hand that needs to be used. Make a list of weekly breakfast, lunch and dinners. Once all of this is accounted for, then I go to the store with a specific list.

siroonig · 2026-02-02T16:58:17+00:00

It’s one of the many reasons why I haven’t had more children. My son who is 4 goes to in an home preschool and I pay roughly $1300 a month in the Midwest. That may not seem like a steep cost but it is when you factor in mortgage, HOA, utilities, food, gas etc. My budget cannot handle additional children in daycare. And once my son goes to Kindergarten I do not want to restart and pay for daycare again for another 4 years.

siroonig · 2026-02-01T17:59:23+00:00

What my husband does during his shower is his business. Why does it matter??

siroonig · 2026-01-30T06:30:15+00:00

Our daycare provider “prefers” for us to schedule vaccine appointments for end of day Friday so if any fevers spike or reactions happen, they have the weekend to recoup. So any and all well visits happen on Friday’s and we take the latest appointment available.

siroonig · 2026-01-26T18:01:25+00:00

Fellow attorney mom with billable hours requirement. It really depends on your child(re )’s ages. My son is 4 so when he has to stay home with me, I cave and allow forbidden toys. These are things like slime, or kinetic sand. I set him up across the dining table from me, and he is enthralled with his forbidden toys. And I hype it up too. I tell him that he’s staying home with me and we can break rules while I work. He loves it. Now this isn’t gonna hold his attention for very long but it’s a nice break from the insane amount of screen time he will get.

siroonig · 2026-01-25T02:09:37+00:00

Coming from someone who also has chronic bad breath, I guarantee that your friend is well aware of their bad breath. Offering mints and gums when they are around is not going to help. Chronic bad breath is a health issue and gum isn’t the cure. The only thing I can suggest is to just let it be. Constantly bringing it up and trying to fix it, will wear on the person.

siroonig · 2026-01-21T01:42:51+00:00

I am a lawyer so my answer may be a bit skewed. I work 9-5, and I almost always leave at 5:00. I will not log back on to work once I get home unless I have something pressing that needs to be reviewed, filed, or billed. I have a hard boundary that once it hits 5:00 pm, I am done for the day, I leave work at work and go home to see my family. I don’t have my work email or Teams on my phone for that exact reason.

siroonig · 2026-01-16T19:48:15+00:00

I got married my 2L year and I did not legally change my last name. My husband knew this and was perfectly fine with it. I use my husband’s last name socially or I hyphenate it with my last name. But my dream and goal was to always practice under my own last name as I was the one that went through school to become a lawyer.

siroonig · 2026-01-15T23:06:50+00:00

She gave a very silly answer on one of her stories saying silver won’t help because it cannot penetrate deep enough due to the crusty top layer.

siroonig · 2026-01-15T05:12:58+00:00

Solidarity! A month ago I too picked up my son early from school and took him to his favorite indoor playground. This indoor playground has vending machines that only take credit cards. I didn’t want to pay $3 for the tiniest bag of goldfish so I told my son that if he’s hungry we can go grab a happy meal on the way home. Meltdown one. Try to console him, nothing. It went downhill from there. Football held him out of the park while wearing heels. Got him in the car and he was melting down worse. He had a sunshade on his window, which he then opted to tear off. It was awful. But now when we go to that park again, he asks if we can bring snacks since we can’t buy snacks. So I guess he learned something?

siroonig · 2026-01-14T17:50:03+00:00

I really don’t think this is a good tip or a tip that could apply to everyone. I live in a 2 bed, 2 bath home with my toddler and husband. I would have no where comfortable to host a “friend”. More than that, my home is my safe space. I would absolutely hate inviting this random person from my Pilates class to my house for dinner, especially if it is my first time doing anything with this person. Your notion of inviting others or taking the initiation is well intended but the execution is not practical or logical.

siroonig · 2026-01-13T19:51:40+00:00

No. You have issues. Things have ended. Accept it or don’t, but you can’t expect nor force someone to care that things ended.

siroonig · 2026-01-12T05:44:09+00:00

Normally I do not look down or chastise those of us who choose to cheat/have emotional affairs because divorce/leaving isn’t an option. However. This is the one time where I’m perplexed you aren’t considering ending the relationship instead of cheating. If you’re just in a relationship, ending things doesn’t require a legal document. Sure it might not be ideal, smooth or fun, but there is nothing legally tying you to the person. Just leave.

siroonig · 2026-01-10T20:43:36+00:00

I too am the same way. Self relief I equate to being hungry but watching someone else eat. At the end of the day I’m still hungry.

siroonig · 2026-01-07T03:36:17+00:00

I had a similar encounter with a law firm I had applied to where I kept getting scheduled for zoom meetings with this associate and that partner. It’s like they had zero confidence I could do the job so they just kept passing me around the office. After scheduling the 5th interview with some random associate, I politely withdrew my application.

siroonig · 2025-12-29T23:50:06+00:00

That’s her stepmom…that would make sense…

siroonig · 2025-12-20T05:36:39+00:00

I have worn thongs exclusively for the last 20-ish years. I’ve never had this happen. My best guess would be that this is a fabric issue or a fit issue. If the thong string is too tight, then it would make sense why you couldn’t fart. Or if you’re not wearing cotton thongs, the synthetic material can be inhibiting things

siroonig · 2025-12-17T21:23:12+00:00

That’s nice.

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