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I think they phrase it badly. "Good hearty meal" has implications of some wholesome fresh-cooked made-from-scratch multiple course dinner. In reality, you just need something adequate to eat. Get some decent-quality microwavable frozen dinners and call it good.
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Using the "strengthen" button tends to be less effective than just clicking on the bubble that has turned non-gold - doing that lets you do a topic-specific review, and if you catch it quickly, it will turn gold again with just one review. Making mistakes or getting hints (mouseover the word to get a translation) when the word/concept is used in a future lesson will make a skill revert from gold faster, so if they really can't keep things gold, it may reflect that they're struggling with that concept even though they've successfully completed the lesson. I've been doing DuoLingo for a few years, and have found that eventually I reach a point where I really can't make forward progress and still keep everything gold, because too many lessons are degrading at the same time. If I were really going for absolute mastery, I suppose that eventually I'd get to the point where they stayed gold longer, but I'm just playing with it so I end up just focusing on the new lessons and not worrying too much about older lessons that aren't gold.
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My oldest (13) has pretty much abandoned it. The 10 year old uses it fairly regularly. The 6 year old would like to use it, but isn't reading yet.
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San Diego- without kids!---update in last post
ocelotmom replied to Rachel's topic in The Chat Board
Torrey Pines State Park is a good combo of hiking and beach. I don't know what kind of transportation you'll have - I'm not sure how accessible it is without driving. -
anyone else experiencing multiple bouts of stomach viruses this fall?
ocelotmom replied to maize's topic in The Chat Board
It's going around here - two of my kids have had it (I'm sure everyone else will follow), and it's been going around at work and in town. Luckily, it seems to be a fairly mild one. Seeing as I fully expect to start throwing up any minute now. -
That one actually makes some sense, if she wants a specific pronunciation. I've met Evelyns that pronounce it Eva-lyn, Ev-lyn, and Eve-lyn.
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I'm similar. Sleep deprivation really messes with me. At my last job, I was working one day shift and two night shifts. I could never get enough sleep during the day, and for the 8 months I was there, I was seriously sleep deprived most of the time. Three months out, I'm starting to remember that I'm not actually totally insane and self-destructive at baseline.
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Has your dc taken a year off in the middle of college?
ocelotmom replied to klmama's topic in The College Board
I dropped out after the first year. I had very poor motivation for school, and the option to go full-time at my job, so I took it. I'm currently working on my Master's. Obviously, it's taken some time to get there, but I think I ended up in a reasonable place. Being in school solely for the sake of being in school without a clear goal in mind isn't necessarily going to lead anywhere productive or beneficial. I will say, the way you've phrased it, where he wants to do it because his friends did it, does make me raise my eyebrows a little. Is *he* struggling with his long-term goals? Or is he just following what his friends did because it seems fun? -
What are you getting your dh for Christmas?
ocelotmom replied to Prairie~Phlox's topic in The Chat Board
Considering: http://nationalparksdepot.us/pages/2016-stocking-landing http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-best-part-of-waking-up-is-this-r2-d2-coffee-press-1787269458 -
I find that cutting all dairy from my diet tends to minimize the length of the illness, especially if I do it as soon as I start feeling symptoms.
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There is no reason that this would help with an actual allergic reaction.
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Alternatives to girl scouts, especially secular
ocelotmom replied to Janeway's topic in The Chat Board
Frontier Girls is another one. They are not purely secular - there are religious badges available. But they leave the extent to which this is included up to the individual or group. (Quest Clubs is their co-ed version) That was the individual troop. Official Girl Scout stance is that anyone can join, and that girls who are not religious can substitute something appropriate in place of "God" in the promise. "The Earth", or "the greater good", for example. They definitely do not have an official anti-atheist stance like the BSA. -
Nurses- I have questions (about school/degrees)
ocelotmom replied to sassenach's topic in The Chat Board
The "You have to go BSN from the start or it's not worth it" push really irritates me. Many hospitals preferentially hire BSNs, and ADNs, especially new graduates, have a very hard time getting in the door. But hospitals are not the end-all and be-all of nursing. There are options outside the hospital that will happily hire ADN nurses. So many people seem to think spending 1-2 years in a nursing home or something while finishing an RN to BSN program would be the end of the world. I don't get it. It's not the most glamorous specialty, but it's a paying job. I think there's a lot of elitism amongst the younger, single crowd who don't have concerns about providing for a family. In any case, look at your goals, finances, program length (many BSN programs really aren't significantly longer when you take prerequisites into account), how hard it is to get into a program, and hiring patterns in your immediate geographic area. Don't worry about what people in other areas say, or about the opinions of people unwilling to look beyond the acute care setting. Where I went to school (Sacramento area), general consensus was that you applied everywhere you could, and went where you got in first, because nursing programs were soooooo competitive that focusing on one particular program wasn't realistic. There were like 2 BSN programs and 50 kazillion ADN programs... so most people ended up going with ADN out of sheer probability. I got into an ADN program first, because I could apply for it a semester earlier (fewer prerequisites). It actually did end up having an impact on my career, because we moved to a totally different area, but I don't regret it. For good students, programs with merit-based entrance criteria may be easier to get into. That's more common in BSN programs, but there are ADN programs out there that are competitive, too. I should note that RN to BSN programs are *much* more flexible and manageable than an entry-level nursing program. It's not nursing school all over again - they don't generally have a clinical requirement, and are designed for adults working full time. I'm pretty sure someone could identify me on both forums from this post, even though I use totally separate usernames. This is apparently my rant of the day. -
I wouldn't say it's common here, but it does happen. The big problem is that a nursing degree is inherently one of the most inflexible time-wise, and doesn't leave a lot of time for the additional, also often difficult and time-consuming, courses that are necessary for pre-med. I think often people getting a nursing degree and then continue with the pre-med requirements while working as a nurse. Which is certainly an option, but not a quick one.
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Fitness tracker with continuous heartrate monitoring?
ocelotmom replied to Veritaserum's topic in The Chat Board
I've used the Charge HR and the Vivosmart HR. The Charge is better for HR tracking. I like the Vivosmart better as far as other features go, but the HR tracking seems slightly less reliable, though good enough for my purposes. I will say that it seems to have improved from when they were first released. -
What are your personal "rules" about drinking and driving?
ocelotmom replied to 6packofun's topic in The Chat Board
Suburbs aren't necessarily bad. I spent most of my life as a non-driver in the suburbs. It was easy to walk/bike anywhere local I needed to go, and there were public transportation options to nearby cities if I needed. Rural is rough, but I did actually live here for 5 years before getting a license. -
What are your personal "rules" about drinking and driving?
ocelotmom replied to 6packofun's topic in The Chat Board
While my personal rule is more lenient, I want to mention that this doesn't apply to my kids. If they feel unsafe with the situation, that's enough. -
What are your personal "rules" about drinking and driving?
ocelotmom replied to 6packofun's topic in The Chat Board
Same here. Farrar always says what I'm thinking. I'm neither a confident driver nor a high tolerance drinker. I'm not going to drive soon after even a single drink. But three or four hours later I would. As others have said, it's math/science. If it takes actual calculation to figure it out, I've probably had too much to drive. If I drink much more than that, I'm not driving until after I've had a good night's sleep. The concept of getting actually drunk and then staying awake until I'm sober enough to drive is kind of incomprehensible to me. -
I like carob. Where I used to live, there were carob trees, and you can just take the pods and eat them and it's awesome. But I agree - eat it for it's own sake, not to try to replace chocolate.