athn64
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Post by athn64 on Oct 2, 2022 14:09:37 GMT -6
Pumpkin Spice season has officially arrived!
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Minerva
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Post by Minerva on Oct 2, 2022 14:11:57 GMT -6
Pumpkin Spice season has officially arrived! We made pumpkin spice cinnamon rolls for breakfast. They were yummy!
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Post by dc2london on Oct 2, 2022 14:20:14 GMT -6
It's Spooky Season!! We kicked it off by watching Hocus Pocus 2 last night. (OK my Halloween decorations have been up for like 2 weeks. Shhhh.)
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Post by dc2london on Oct 2, 2022 14:20:45 GMT -6
byjove how's it going with the new piggies?
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byjove
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Post by byjove on Oct 2, 2022 18:31:01 GMT -6
We have almost all of our exterior decorations up. We are the only house on our street 😂
The piggies are doing well! They definitely have some different food preferences than yours we are figuring out (they are not interested in those little papaya treats at all and only one of the 3 likes cilantro, wut) but we are figuring things out. Our cage has a second story and they like it up top, but they will not use the ramp to go up or down, and a feel a bit bad because I think it’s a little cramped without the upper space… so we are going to try some things.
ETA ok, well being terrified that DH was a predator and going to eat them, he fed them cilantro and they went nuts. So they apparently like cilantro if he feeds it 😂 the piggie dad begins 🐹🐹🐹
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fatpony
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Post by fatpony on Oct 3, 2022 7:18:33 GMT -6
Happy October 3rd!
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Post by kbw on Oct 3, 2022 7:39:30 GMT -6
H just put in his two weeks notice. It’s the first time in our married life and having kids he will have a new job. To say my anxiety/people pleasing personality is thrown for a loop would be an understatement.
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Post by Wtfshouldmynamebe on Oct 3, 2022 13:07:02 GMT -6
We have almost all of our exterior decorations up. We are the only house on our street 😂 The piggies are doing well! They definitely have some different food preferences than yours we are figuring out (they are not interested in those little papaya treats at all and only one of the 3 likes cilantro, wut) but we are figuring things out. Our cage has a second story and they like it up top, but they will not use the ramp to go up or down, and a feel a bit bad because I think it’s a little cramped without the upper space… so we are going to try some things. ETA ok, well being terrified that DH was a predator and going to eat them, he fed them cilantro and they went nuts. So they apparently like cilantro if he feeds it 😂 the piggie dad begins 🐹🐹🐹 does your ramp have carpet or treads? I know it took a little bit for mine to get used to the ramp, but soon it became no big deal.
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byjove
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Post by byjove on Oct 3, 2022 13:40:03 GMT -6
We have almost all of our exterior decorations up. We are the only house on our street 😂 The piggies are doing well! They definitely have some different food preferences than yours we are figuring out (they are not interested in those little papaya treats at all and only one of the 3 likes cilantro, wut) but we are figuring things out. Our cage has a second story and they like it up top, but they will not use the ramp to go up or down, and a feel a bit bad because I think it’s a little cramped without the upper space… so we are going to try some things. ETA ok, well being terrified that DH was a predator and going to eat them, he fed them cilantro and they went nuts. So they apparently like cilantro if he feeds it 😂 the piggie dad begins 🐹🐹🐹 does your ramp have carpet or treads? I know it took a little bit for mine to get used to the ramp, but soon it became no big deal. It does have wood treads. I was thinking about putting some fleece, but I don't know if that might make it harder.
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starbuck
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Post by starbuck on Oct 3, 2022 13:43:35 GMT -6
PDQ I will poof the place I am interviewing with later.
I have been with my company for about 4.5 years and love it and wasn't planning to leave but on Thursday I have an interview with POOF. Would not need to move to AL and it's a lot more money. I'm still not convinced I'm ready to leave my current role but interested to learn more about this one. And nervous as hell because it's been so long since I've interviewed!
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byjove
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Post by byjove on Oct 3, 2022 13:46:03 GMT -6
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Post by Wtfshouldmynamebe on Oct 3, 2022 13:50:58 GMT -6
does your ramp have carpet or treads? I know it took a little bit for mine to get used to the ramp, but soon it became no big deal. It does have wood treads. I was thinking about putting some fleece, but I don't know if that might make it harder. Mine has almost like indoor/outdoor carpet on it. It's super thin, but enough for them to grip
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Post by cakewench on Oct 3, 2022 13:57:34 GMT -6
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Post by sifl on Oct 3, 2022 13:58:56 GMT -6
philo that’s amazing, congrats! Your mugs are beautiful so I’m not surprised 😁 starbuck also amazing! Good luck!
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kbw
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Post by kbw on Oct 3, 2022 14:01:14 GMT -6
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elle
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Post by elle on Oct 3, 2022 14:24:47 GMT -6
I’m freaking out and just needed to post somewhere lol. A while ago a woman in my neighborhood asked is there anyone that can make pottery for her to give as client gifts and I made her 4 mugs and she said she loved them when she picked them up. I was still so worried she didn’t really like them and I didn’t hear from her again, that was back in May. She just messaged me asking to make her mugs for her wedding as guest favours. She needs 75 mugs!!! I have only ever sold those 4 mugs to her. I had been prepping and making stuff to have enough inventory to have a stall at a market but now this is going to take priority! I can’t believe it. That was not the direction I expected this story to take! It's a good freak out! 😆 Congratulations on your first big bulk order, that's really great.
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Post by trueblue on Oct 3, 2022 15:35:08 GMT -6
Hope the interview went well starbuck! And congratulations philo what a good thing to happen, albeit super stressful until they are delivered.
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elle
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Post by elle on Oct 3, 2022 15:38:49 GMT -6
I can't believe you've been there that long already starbuck, where has the time gone? My gosh. Good luck with the interview, I know you'll be great!
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Post by addymac on Oct 3, 2022 16:30:52 GMT -6
Good luck starbuck! You’ll do amazing. It’s scary and nerve wracking but you got this. philo that’s awesome. And I get how terrifying it must feel bc omg that’s a lot. But the best part is she knows your work and wanted more and obviously understands the time and commitment plus the uniqueness of them!
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Post by cakewench on Oct 3, 2022 17:44:49 GMT -6
Good luck, philo - im sure you’ll do an amazing job!
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Post by oreobitsy on Oct 3, 2022 18:55:14 GMT -6
philo That is awesome news! I’m a little jealous I didn’t think of that for a wedding favor, it’s a great idea.
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dc2london
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Post by dc2london on Oct 4, 2022 7:35:02 GMT -6
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klw
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Post by klw on Oct 4, 2022 10:39:32 GMT -6
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byjove
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Post by byjove on Oct 4, 2022 13:18:20 GMT -6
I just spent a quality 10 minutes watching those BBW Appleton, WI videos. My gosh.
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fatpony
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Post by fatpony on Oct 4, 2022 15:39:00 GMT -6
Do you guys remember my fury this summer about the Frontline Worker Pay for our state and how libraries as an industry didn't qualify? I applied anyways, because pissed, and today I got an email that my application was approved and I'll get $487.45 deposited into my account within 10 days.
My husband got his approval email too, so now we're almost 1k richer for all our hazard work.
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sifl
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Post by sifl on Oct 4, 2022 16:16:21 GMT -6
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Post by addymac on Oct 5, 2022 10:13:06 GMT -6
fatpony that is amazing!! And very deserved. I love getting money I wasn’t counting on. Back in July I got a check for like $450 from a Facebook settlement I didn’t even know I had signed up for, and was so psyched.
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byjove
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Post by byjove on Oct 6, 2022 7:38:30 GMT -6
You all have really creative ideas and I'm hoping that you might be able to help me out. Next month I am giving a talk to a bunch of grad students where I did my undergrad about non-academic career paths. Having a severe case of imposter syndrome, I am a bit... and how will I talk about myself for 30-45 minutes? There is unfortunately a lot I can't say about my current work, but I can be general and will have a few slides about my current employer. Any thoughts of things to include? Any thoughts about a catchy title? How far would you go into family life? Like I had my first kid as a post-doc. What would you want to hear about?
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Post by blurnette989 on Oct 6, 2022 8:15:16 GMT -6
You all have really creative ideas and I'm hoping that you might be able to help me out. Next month I am giving a talk to a bunch of grad students where I did my undergrad about non-academic career paths. Having a severe case of imposter syndrome, I am a bit... and how will I talk about myself for 30-45 minutes? There is unfortunately a lot I can't say about my current work, but I can be general and will have a few slides about my current employer. Any thoughts of things to include? Any thoughts about a catchy title? How far would you go into family life? Like I had my first kid as a post-doc. What would you want to hear about? are all the grad students studying subject matter relevant to your career or is this more general? If specific what is the field (forgive me for not recalling ATM)
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Post by byjove on Oct 6, 2022 8:24:12 GMT -6
You all have really creative ideas and I'm hoping that you might be able to help me out. Next month I am giving a talk to a bunch of grad students where I did my undergrad about non-academic career paths. Having a severe case of imposter syndrome, I am a bit... and how will I talk about myself for 30-45 minutes? There is unfortunately a lot I can't say about my current work, but I can be general and will have a few slides about my current employer. Any thoughts of things to include? Any thoughts about a catchy title? How far would you go into family life? Like I had my first kid as a post-doc. What would you want to hear about? are all the grad students studying subject matter relevant to your career or is this more general? If specific what is the field (forgive me for not recalling ATM) Yes, same department I did my grad and undergrad in, but my grad department had a different specialization that is not offered at this school, so I'm a little adjacent, but my diploma says the same. This is science/engineering.
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