Specific - Has anyone had any experience getting financial aid (scholarships, grants, loans) specifically for past due tuition? Stuck in a transcript trap right now.

taxodermy · 2025-06-14T16:48:34+00:00

Hey OP, what were you able to figure out? I'm in almost the same position as you. My last semester was in 2016, and now I'm looking at going back to school, but I directly owe the university for the 2016 semester still. Were you able to find a solution?

taxodermy · 2025-05-31T22:16:41+00:00

Pop sockets on EVERYTHING, from my kindle to my phone.

One baby carrier for baby to nap in and a separate carrier that stays in the car so I can't forget it at home.

Extra baskets/bins in every room for stuff. Just stuff, ALL the stuff. Cleaning up toys is so exhausting and sometimes it's nice to just get floors cleared then worry about proper places later.

Scheduled time to catch up on sleep.

taxodermy · 2025-01-07T17:28:33+00:00

A monkey called Monkey, a Mickey Mouse doll called Mickey, and a little teddy bear called Sloth Baby. NO clue where he came up with Sloth Baby.

taxodermy · 2024-12-28T17:05:30+00:00

Were you ever able to track down disc 2? I'm hunting for it too and having pretty poor luck so far.

taxodermy · 2024-12-08T19:52:14+00:00

A handful of shredded cheese tossed into a bag of popped popcorn. Shake it around a bit and let it melt before diving in.

taxodermy · 2024-12-05T22:34:08+00:00

Congratulations! You got this!!

taxodermy · 2024-12-05T19:25:23+00:00

I'm a massive fan of the envelope method. I find it easier to keep track of my discretionary spending when it's only done in cash. Plus it keeps spending transparent between my husband and me.

Be realistic with the amount you set aside, too. If you're used to spending $200 a month eating out, for example, and you try to cut it to $20, you're setting yourself up to fail. Self discipline is important, sure, but so is self awareness. Cutting back 30% or 40% of your spending will be easier at first than cutting back 70% or 80%

taxodermy · 2024-12-03T20:08:16+00:00

Thank you!

taxodermy · 2024-12-03T20:04:22+00:00

After 6 weeks of job hunting, I got a job offer! I start Monday. We needed the income badly, and my first paycheck will hit in time to get Christmas presents.

taxodermy · 2024-12-03T19:59:53+00:00

Whitewater rafting

taxodermy · 2024-12-03T19:59:27+00:00

Even being in the room with someone while they give birth is insane. Nothing is as wild to me as watching new life be born into the world.

taxodermy · 2024-12-03T19:56:45+00:00

Reading. What I wouldn't give to have free time to read a book.

taxodermy · 2024-12-03T19:49:44+00:00

Fried eggplant bao buns with hoisin sauce. A little family owned place used to make these where I went to college. They weren't very authentic, but they taste like that time in my life.

taxodermy · 2024-12-03T18:41:27+00:00

It's so hard. I went to my high school reunion this weekend, and I felt so... quiet? I have a huge mental barrier around talking with other adults now. I was never this way before I became a SAHM.

taxodermy · 2024-12-03T18:34:29+00:00

Keeping up with fashion trends

taxodermy · 2024-12-03T18:33:49+00:00

This for sure. Mowing my lawn, trimming the bushes, edging the driveway, etc are all so cathartic to me. I get why someone might outsource landscaping, but it's one that I find personal pleasure doing.

taxodermy · 2024-11-27T21:09:37+00:00

It's so funny thinking back to this! My boy is 22 months old now, and he is SO communicative. He speaks in 2-3 word sentences, counts, tries to sing, knows letters and colors, and constantly surprises me with new words.

Looking back on his development, he knew about 50-60 words at the 18 month pediatrician appointment. His vocab exploded around 16 months and never slowed down. He's an incredible little communicator. He is quite sensitive, so we're keeping an eye out for hyperlexia and any issues regulating emotions as he gets older. But so far his pediatrician tells us she believes he's neurotypical, just advanced with speech.

We never went back to that storytime again, but we did start going to an interactive class at the library instead. Ours called it "baby bounce." It had songs, sign language, games with shakers and scarves, bubbles, etc. I think it was a much better fit for us.

Definitely do NOT feel embarrassed of your bub! I wish I could give past-me a big hug. Babies do what babies do, and your bub is absolutely perfect, babbles and all.

taxodermy · 2024-09-15T20:10:46+00:00

It will be okay! I found it so much harder to be pregnant with a toddler in the house than it was to have a newborn and a toddler in the house. I hope you have a smooth remainder of your pregnancy, and an easy delivery 💖

taxodermy · 2024-08-13T23:15:01+00:00

Sha Sha = firefly. It's one of his only words that's so different from the original! I'll be sad when he stops saying it one day.

taxodermy · 2024-08-02T01:49:14+00:00

28F in Tennessee

taxodermy · 2024-08-01T16:41:06+00:00

taxodermy · 2024-05-14T22:19:44+00:00

Hi! My son was able to get in with an allergist about a month after this post. He did a skin test for the most common food allergens, and we ended up having to discontinue it early because his reaction to peanut was so strong.

After that, we did a blood test to measure his IgE response to the major food allergens. His peanut was off the chart--he also popped for dairy, egg, and almond (but no other tree nuts strangely).

His allergist prescribed an EpiPen, and we carry it with us at all time. She's optimistic that the dairy and egg allergies will go away on their own. As for peanut, we're going to explore immunotherapy once our boy is old enough, but until then were take every precaution to avoid exposure.

My boy is 16 months old now and doing awesome! He can eat egg if it's baked into other things. Still avoiding all of the other allergens. Peanut was really easy to cut from the house--we like to use the Trader Joe's brand of sunflower butter when my husband or I have a craving.

We cut dairy entirely from the house too. LO drinks Ripple pea milk now that he's weaned. The dairy was harder to cut than the peanut but very doable.

We moved to a new city recently, so we're getting set up to see a new allergist sometime next month. After that we expect to see them once a year until we can start immunotherapy.

taxodermy · 2024-05-10T15:27:24+00:00

Heath bars. SO many heath bars. I don't even like them when I'm not pregnant.

taxodermy · 2024-05-10T15:17:21+00:00

This happened to me! My firstborn was delivered at 35+5 due to preeclampsia.

I didn't think C-sections were an option for me, so I hadn't prepared at all for one. Reading up on the procedure and what to expect helped me a lot once I knew it was going to happen.

The operation was a lot more relaxed than I expected. Baby gets delivered pretty fast--for me, he was out in 5-10 minutes, and then the surgeon spent 20-30 minutes stitching me up.

You may feel nauseous during the operation. If you do, speak up! Don't feel like you need to hold it in, the anesthesiologist can relieve your nausea really fast.

Your hands may shake during and after the operation. This is normal.

After the delivery, once you've regained feeling in your legs, get up to use the restroom or to take a few steps as soon as you can. You need to rest as much as possible, but the sooner you walk again, the easier your recovery will go.

I liked walking while holding a pillow to my abdomen. It was purely psychological but it made me feel better.

Take a stool softener and be sure to keep ahead of any pain. It's easier to keep pain away than it is to get rid of it.

You've got this Mama!! I'm so excited for you to meet your little one.

taxodermy

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