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Post by Speedy on Jun 24, 2021 12:34:28 GMT -6
We had a beer outside last night. Now I have 4 mosquito bites. I hate mosquitoes. When we move out to the country my cottage garden will be regularly interspersed with citronella plants lol
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Post by mintyblueair on Jun 24, 2021 15:22:04 GMT -6
Mosquitos ruin a lot of mornings and evenings here. They're at low levels right now so we're enjoying it, but as soon as it starts raining there will be so, so many. The city eventually fogs for them.
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Post by charlotte on Jun 24, 2021 16:09:36 GMT -6
It’s so freaking hot outside
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Post by DGM on Jun 24, 2021 20:37:50 GMT -6
Someone posing as MH tried to resubscribe to Sirius XM today, and now we're in a runaround with the company. We think our info was taken from the DMV cards we left in the glove compartment of the car we sold so now we're checking to see if the poser is trying to open credit cards or the like. Uuuuugggggghhhhhh.
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Post by rhymeswithdisco on Jun 27, 2021 10:15:53 GMT -6
The girls (just turned 4) recently stopped napping. Holy hell the days are looooong now.
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Post by tj on Jun 27, 2021 10:39:40 GMT -6
The girls (just turned 4) recently stopped napping. Holy hell the days are looooong now. Oh you need to enforce quiet time. When it would be there nap time, everyone goes to their room for quiet time for an hour.
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Post by rhymeswithdisco on Jun 27, 2021 11:10:11 GMT -6
The girls (just turned 4) recently stopped napping. Holy hell the days are looooong now. Oh you need to enforce quiet time. When it would be there nap time, everyone goes to their room for quiet time for an hour. I do have quiet time. Even J still does it. But it’s still less time than naps. I’m just being whiny 😫
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Post by tj on Jun 27, 2021 11:35:40 GMT -6
Oh you need to enforce quiet time. When it would be there nap time, everyone goes to their room for quiet time for an hour. I do have quiet time. Even J still does it. But it’s still less time than naps. I’m just being whiny 😫 Ok good. I know it isn’t as good. But it’s better than nothing. Mine are 7 and 8 right now and I think I’m about to restart quiet time after lunch at least for the summer. They driving me cray.
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Post by mintyblueair on Jun 27, 2021 12:12:19 GMT -6
N started skipping her nap a couple of months after turning 3. Sometimes I think I'm looking forward to naps ending for her, but she still needs one. I purposely let her skip it yesterday and at 530pm she brought her blanket into the hallway, laid down, and immediately fell asleep. Thankfully bedtime wasn't impacted.
Today, at noon, she said she was ready to go potty and go for her nap. My poor, tired girl.
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Post by mintyblueair on Jun 27, 2021 12:14:05 GMT -6
Our dryer stopped working yesterday and I was prepared to order a new one. MH opened it up and saw that the drive belt (I think?) was broken, so he's going to replace it himself tomorrow. I was getting kind of excited for a new dryer.
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Post by charlotte on Jun 27, 2021 12:23:27 GMT -6
Quiet time 4 lyfe
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Post by charlotte on Jun 27, 2021 17:55:27 GMT -6
The olympic trials for women’s gymnastics are on tonight! 🍿
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Post by mapleme on Jun 29, 2021 18:29:29 GMT -6
I just discovered that there is a musician with basically the same name as me. Her music isn't my usual style, but I'm listening to it and really enjoying it.
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Post by DGM on Jul 1, 2021 16:01:06 GMT -6
Anybody have reusable popsicle sleeves you like? I’m looking for something that doesn’t have a “stick” so, they’d be more like the pop ice tubes you freeze. Like gogurt, or icy pops? I don't know the real name for icy pops. I don't have them, but a friend has some that look like this, and they were great! This was years ago. Update: The Boao Store silicone sleeves are a winner for us! The one downfall I see for some people is they only hold about 1 oz of liquid. I put in juice from the free school lunches and let each kid have 2 sleeves as a treat. They think they are getting more sugar than they really are LOL.
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Post by rugger on Jul 1, 2021 17:40:43 GMT -6
You guys. I have a tween who is an empath. I'm not ready for this.
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Post by tj on Jul 1, 2021 18:26:12 GMT -6
rugger luckily my empath is my baby. But yeah. So many feels. And I already feel too many feels. It’s hard. But it’s also so fucking beautiful. She is so precious and she is my heart.
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Post by rugger on Jul 1, 2021 18:28:09 GMT -6
rugger luckily my empath is my baby. But yeah. So many feels. And I already feel too many feels. It’s hard. But it’s also so fucking beautiful. She is so precious and she is my heart. It doesn't help that the neighbor kid is basically the same, only 1.5yr older and they get themselves into emotional loops because they feed off each other 🤦
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Post by tj on Jul 1, 2021 18:46:03 GMT -6
rugger luckily my empath is my baby. But yeah. So many feels. And I already feel too many feels. It’s hard. But it’s also so fucking beautiful. She is so precious and she is my heart. It doesn't help that the neighbor kid is basically the same, only 1.5yr older and they get themselves into emotional loops because they feed off each other 🤦 Oof yes. Those loops are rough. Can anything help her snap out and move forward?
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Post by rugger on Jul 1, 2021 18:55:47 GMT -6
It doesn't help that the neighbor kid is basically the same, only 1.5yr older and they get themselves into emotional loops because they feed off each other 🤦 Oof yes. Those loops are rough. Can anything help her snap out and move forward? No idea. If you know of a great technique, let me know
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Post by tj on Jul 1, 2021 20:03:33 GMT -6
Oof yes. Those loops are rough. Can anything help her snap out and move forward? No idea. If you know of a great technique, let me know So I can’t remember what these types of techniques are called. But we combine a couple of different techniques. First we talk about blowing our feelings into a balloon. We inhale all of our feelings and exhale them into an imaginary balloon. But as we talk through it, we use an anxiety grounding technique of something you see, smell, touch, hear, taste. We talk about the color of the balloon. The taste of the balloon in our mouth as we blow it up. The feel on our skin of the wind blowing through the evergreen trees, the birds chirping softly in the trees sounds so soothing. And then we tie up the balloon, and we let it go. And we watch it float, float away from our hands, float into the blue sky, drift past the green trees and up into the white puffy clouds. As it rises, it gets smaller and smaller. And as the balloon gets smaller our feelings get smaller and smaller. Until we don’t really feel that feeling anymore. I guess it’s also sort of a meditation. We use soft and gentle voices. A very lilting cadence. A soothing story. A relaxing visual. It’s very calming for us. I needs to hold my hand while we do the story. Maybe she thinks the feelings flow out of her and into me. Or maybe the touch is soothing.
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Post by mapleme on Jul 2, 2021 7:41:08 GMT -6
No idea. If you know of a great technique, let me know So I can’t remember what these types of techniques are called. But we combine a couple of different techniques. First we talk about blowing our feelings into a balloon. We inhale all of our feelings and exhale them into an imaginary balloon. But as we talk through it, we use an anxiety grounding technique of something you see, smell, touch, hear, taste. We talk about the color of the balloon. The taste of the balloon in our mouth as we blow it up. The feel on our skin of the wind blowing through the evergreen trees, the birds chirping softly in the trees sounds so soothing. And then we tie up the balloon, and we let it go. And we watch it float, float away from our hands, float into the blue sky, drift past the green trees and up into the white puffy clouds. As it rises, it gets smaller and smaller. And as the balloon gets smaller our feelings get smaller and smaller. Until we don’t really feel that feeling anymore. I guess it’s also sort of a meditation. We use soft and gentle voices. A very lilting cadence. A soothing story. A relaxing visual. It’s very calming for us. I needs to hold my hand while we do the story. Maybe she thinks the feelings flow out of her and into me. Or maybe the touch is soothing. This is much better than the method that I use for myself, "put on 'blinders' and ignore them until other people's emotions go away."
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Post by tj on Jul 2, 2021 7:43:32 GMT -6
mapleme probably also better than my personal method where I just feel and feel and feel until I explode. At least we are teaching our children better?
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Post by tj on Jul 2, 2021 10:13:56 GMT -6
I got my results today and while there is a mass in my right breast, they do not think it is cancer. We will wait a few months and do another ultrasound to compare growth and change. Then a biopsy to confirm. Thanks for the good thoughts.
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Post by mapleme on Jul 2, 2021 10:25:34 GMT -6
I'm glad that they aren't concerned about it tj,
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Post by mapleme on Jul 2, 2021 10:31:54 GMT -6
I just bought a new bikini and I really love it. There is a new trend of high-waisted retro style swim bottoms that do a good job of shaping things. I really hated my last two swimsuits, so I'm excited to have one that I love.
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Post by rugger on Jul 2, 2021 22:00:22 GMT -6
Yay tj that's great news! And hooray for feeling confident mapleme
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Post by rugger on Jul 2, 2021 22:54:09 GMT -6
I need someone to show me how to makeup. I'm trying to get better at eyeliner, but whenever I try to use it on the bottom, I end up looking like an Emo kid that's trying too hard.
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Post by charlotte on Jul 3, 2021 6:37:59 GMT -6
I need someone to show me how to makeup. I'm trying to get better at eyeliner, but whenever I try to use it on the bottom, I end up looking like an Emo kid that's trying too hard. I thought we* were doing no bottom eyeliner these last several years! I used to do it on the bottom (poorly) but now I just do the top (also poorly). * I don’t know who we is… society?
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Post by rugger on Jul 3, 2021 7:14:28 GMT -6
I need someone to show me how to makeup. I'm trying to get better at eyeliner, but whenever I try to use it on the bottom, I end up looking like an Emo kid that's trying too hard. I thought we* were doing no bottom eyeliner these last several years! I used to do it on the bottom (poorly) but now I just do the top (also poorly). * I don’t know who we is… society? Well, I always end up wiping off the bottom line, so at least I don't go out with it. I just see Pinterest images like these and then feel like I've failed b/c I can't achieve the look
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Post by Speedy on Jul 3, 2021 9:43:11 GMT -6
I thought we* were doing no bottom eyeliner these last several years! I used to do it on the bottom (poorly) but now I just do the top (also poorly). * I don’t know who we is… society? Well, I always end up wiping off the bottom line, so at least I don't go out with it. I just see Pinterest images like these and then feel like I've failed b/c I can't achieve the look Okay, I don't know much, but that looks mostly like tightlining to me, with maybe a dusting of dark eyeshadow on the outside corner? Maybe someone is better than me XD
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