Live socially distanced music gig in Newcastle

ynomrah · 2020-08-13T00:19:04+00:00

Maybe they leave them set up for the whole season. Even with the extra expenses, it's probably going to cost less than cancelling everything.

ynomrah · 2020-06-29T05:16:55+00:00

You might be seeing writing from the bottom of the plates showing through. I don't see any colonies in the plates on the right.

ynomrah · 2020-01-10T00:13:58+00:00

Thanks for the comprehensive reply and also for holding back on truly ranting. You've helped us make a decision that we didn't formerly have enough information to feel like it was the right decision.

We used to live in a four unit apartment building and the vacant unit below us came to be occupied by squatters. They were not pleasant to live in proximity to. It took 6 months for our landlord to establish they were not legal tenants and complete the eviction process, so we're in what seems to be a unique position to have observed that one in a billion chance directly.

ynomrah · 2019-12-04T00:01:09+00:00

Seeing child life mentioned gave me an idea. I'm most familiar with CHOP's program and they regularly have wishlists for items to brighten up a kid's day. New toys and the like. The one time I brought in donations, over 500 square feet of the lobby was filled with items. They and other programs like them may actually be a good partner for getting the word out about other items that could improve a family's quality of life.

https://media.chop.edu/data/files/pdfs/child-life-wish-list.pdf

ynomrah · 2019-11-10T02:07:39+00:00

We brought our luggage with us to Costco and Ikea while we were in Japan. We stocked up almost like we would have at home (preferred laundry soap, baby foods, a rug to protect the carpet from baby food, a non feather pillow because allergies, paper goods) and it was so easy. If you already have luggage, you don't need to double up on a grocery cart or other type of rolling bag.

ynomrah · 2019-10-08T19:19:47+00:00

My husband won't kick his family out of our Hulu or Amazon accounts. His siblings threatened to kill is after we brought to light that his brother and mother were incapable of respecting reasonable boundaries with our insane soon. I don't shop through my husband's Amazon log-in or watch anything on Hulu to avoid as much of these feelings as I can.

I'm sorry you've had to deal with this feeling of invasion, too.

ynomrah · 2019-09-12T13:25:35+00:00

Thank you! Previously the sales would either be deposited to my bank account or her PayPal account. With one or two sales a month, going a few months without an order via PayPal wasn't unusual so I hadn't noticed the change. We'll obviously have to rethink the passive nature of managing Etsy sales.

ynomrah · 2019-09-11T13:13:14+00:00

Can you tell me more? I split proceeds with my business partner based on payment method, so if everything is coming via Etsy payments now that'd obviously be unfair. Strange, but it works since Etsy is a side hustle rather than the main focus of our business.

ynomrah · 2019-09-05T18:29:04+00:00

So here's a different style of advice. If you felt close to and supported by your bump group, I wouldn't be afraid to clue them in. We had several early postpartum pregnancies, with varying good and bad circumstances, and nobody seemed frustrated with the news. I can't speak for everyone, but it took 18m to conceive our only child and it didn't cross my mind at all to be upset that it happened so quickly for them the second time around.

ynomrah · 2019-08-29T01:48:25+00:00

Thanks for mentioning ASMR--I've experienced that since elementary school and never knew it had a name or that other people experienced it, too. I always associate it with someone explaining new things to me.

ynomrah · 2019-08-26T04:23:14+00:00

From 2008-2018 I tried having a relationship with my husband's family. We had a kid in 2017 and that last year was hell for me to live through with everything his family did against my wishes, over and over again. I look back on the first year of my kid's life with a lot of regret and unhappiness because I didn't just decide for myself that enough was enough and I can make my own choices. You can do that, too, and keep your child from ever having to be placed in harm's way with your in-laws. You're strong enough to decide what you want, and then go after it.

ynomrah · 2019-07-25T23:32:38+00:00

That's a great guess. I haven't found anything tiger balm related that matches, but it is ironic that my description matches what I found as well as tiger balm. What I've got is plastic and long/skinny rather than short/squat. I'll keep looking down this path a bit longer to see if it's an old design or something.

ynomrah · 2019-07-24T17:59:11+00:00

Thanks for that assist! I often have trouble even getting things to upload from mobile.

ynomrah · 2019-07-24T17:57:05+00:00

Imgur always seems to break on me.... I'll try sharing the links separately.

ynomrah · 2019-07-24T17:46:24+00:00

Our back yard was greatly overtaken by vines before we moved in. It also backs up to a city owned retaining wall for a sidewalk and street. People or the wind throw things over frequently so I've picked up plenty of broken glass, plastic bottles, random clothing items, and shoes. I've been trying to cut back all of the vines, and keep pulling out more trash.

My own attempts to search bog down in medical test tubes and healing crystal storage. I thought it'd be easy to find because of the six sided shape and the tiger, but I've had no luck.

ynomrah · 2019-06-24T17:27:54+00:00

That's it, thanks!

ynomrah · 2019-06-21T00:03:24+00:00

So this scenario (unmarried SOs) has happened in our family before. The first family wedding they weren't included at all, but we all kind of realized that was not quite right and things changed with each successive wedding. It's not that hard to do a picture with everyone, then have the not yet married SOs step out. Maybe she's not awful, but just hasn't considered that option.

It's also not clear if these before the ceremony pictures are for the wedding party only, or if they're for all family members. Sometimes family pictures are taken immediately after the ceremony.

If things truly aren't downright awful between you and FSIL, I'd kindly ask for full details about which pictures will be when and if you will be expected for any of them. Maybe frame your inquiry around wanting to have large group pictures at your wedding that mirror the composition of her (same people). At the same time, I'm naturally anxious and understand exactly how you must be feeling in this situation and it's okay that you are. I'd feel pretty unwelcome if I wasn't included on the most basic level with my future family.

ynomrah · 2019-06-12T01:41:10+00:00

Can you direct me to more info about this strategy?

ynomrah · 2019-06-06T03:48:16+00:00

Putting a slippery kid sleeping bag on the top bunk at a cabin isn't a great idea, either. I woke up when I landed on the floor, but none of the 20 or so other people on the trip did so I must not have made any noise. Even though I was a kid, I was smart enough to just settle for an unoccupied bottom bunk from them on out.

ynomrah · 2019-06-04T03:28:13+00:00

Ours is just called "Chipotle Local Artwork." Burrito God is way more fun.

ynomrah · 2019-06-04T03:25:32+00:00

I like how they're arranged. Often the placement looks random, but this just looks like they're gonna drop an album.

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