sunflowerlady
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I am so sorry for your loss. Prayers for you all.
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We came through fine here . I am in North Central FL.Lots of heavy rain last night and a few strong wind gusts early this morning. Sunny out now. :)
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This thread inspired me to buy a new bikini :)
Bottom http://www.walmart.com/ip/Catalina-Women-s-Skirted-Swimsuit-Bottom/46892117
Nice! I bought two bikinis this year. I couldn't find any in stores that would fit my ample booKs , so I had to order online. This is one the ones I got. The other is a plain black one in a similar style.
http://www.swimsuitsforall.com/Swim-Sexy-The-Muse-Medallion-Bikini
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I work from home as an internet assessor for Lionbridge. Pay is decent, and I can work when I feel like it, for the most part.
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Medication! LOL :laugh: Only sort of kidding. I deal with chronic depression and anxiety and I finally went for help last year. The meds I take help a lot.
Also, trying to concentrate on what I can do in my own back yard, so to speak. I cannot control much, but I can try to do what I need to do to get through my life one day at a time. Hug my daughter, say an encouraging word to my husband, be a listening ear to someone who needs to talk, etc.
Praying the serenity prayer helps too.
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Yes! And so does my teenage dd. Although we are moving into a smaller home soon and are having to downsize our collections.
We each have a stereo with turntable that we bought from Kmart. It is a vintage looking item that plays records, cassettes, CDs and has a radio and a hookup for MP3.
We get most of our records at a local flea market. Also, local thrift store often carry them.
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Well, people take pride in various things they identify with all the time. Nothing wrong with it that I can see. Gay pride, black or other ethnic pride. St Patrick's Day brings out "Proud to be Irish" Proud New Yorkers, proud Southerners, etc.
It isn't something I spend any mental energy on, but I see nothing at all wrong with it. To each their own.
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Is this series ok for kids?
I watched the Frontier House one years ago. I recall some references to tEA and some discussion of family planning methods of the day.
Also it could be stressful to a child when it comes time where the animal is about to be turned into meat.
Maybe others could remember more.
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I somehow missed the news that you were expecting! Congratulations and best wishes! i hope you feel better soon.
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Off to research the Instant Pot! I am moving into a new home pretty soon and need to replace my crock pot (which I use frequently).
Maybe this will be better??
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Yes, you can do Flylady without the emails! I did for a long time. I bought a used copy of her book, "Sink Reflections." Then I just followed the steps from the book. I wrote the zone tasks on notebook paper and used that for a reference.
Also, I think all the info you would need is on her website, then you could just print or write down the tasks and keep track of which week is each zone.
By the way, I really need this thread. My housekeeping skills are....not great. I am moving into a smaller home (brand new,yay) in a couple of months and I want to do better.
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Following along. My dd is going into her senior year. She works part time and has a social life. We are buying a new home and I will feel better with adding in some more income to my part time work at home job. I am applying for a full time warehouse job and just got a call for an interview (yikes) working in the school system's extended day program (part time) .
Changes are in the air for many of us. :willy_nilly:
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I am getting rid of a lot of stuff. Downsizing to a new smaller home, and simplifying my life.
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:cheers2: Standing in solidarity with you!
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My 17 yo dd loves to do winged eyeliner also. It is just a makeup trend. I would talk to your dh in private about it and have a discussion about hills he is willing to die on. Does he really want to make this one of his hills?
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Following. We will be replacing ours also and are considering going from Q to K.
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So, do you all think that this type of thing is becoming less common and less popular in homeschool circles? I used to see all the Pearl books, Vision Forum items, etc at convention. Also , homeschoolers I knew IRL as well as online homeschool moms used to really be into this type of thing. As time went on, it seem to have gone somewhat out of fashion. Of course, Vision Forum imploded, so that is why they are gone.
Is this type of thinking/lifestyle on its way out in the homeschool world?
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So, we are getting a new home soon and I need some bedroom furniture. I spend a good bit of time browsing online local FB sales groups and other online classifieds.
Things I have seen include:
Someone selling a "chesser" drawers
Someone selling a "bump bed"
A person listed a bedroom set for sale. Someone replied and asked , "Does the mattress come with it?" Except that they spelled "come" with a short "u" and no "e" at the end. :huh:
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Used them a couple of times when dd was a toddler. We went to a night time outdoor Christmas party. There were lots of people and a very large bonfire. :w00t: Even though she was a very easy child , she was a toddler and liked to run around. If I felt I needed it for safety, I used it.
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Here's a side topic---I am wondering why people feel the need to drink alcohol. I'm hesitant about it myself. There are just some days that I'm pretty stressed and really think a margarita would be a great thing. I also have an intense personality as a general rule which just adds to the stressed thing. My husband, who loves me regardless, likes it every once in a while when I've had a glass of wine because I am just not so intense. What is wrong with me?!?! Is alcohol the only way for me to truly relax? Wine at least has some health benefits, but I don't really like wine all that much either. At the same time, I did start drinking coffee so that I could feel awake at least in the morning. My female neighbor drinks a beer when she gets home from work some days. I hate beer, but I totally understand...
Nothing wrong with you. A drink to help unwind and relax is a good way to end the day sometimes. Yes , there are other ways to relax, but I am assuming you are a responsible adult and there is nothing wrong with partaking in moderation if you so choose. (Of course I understand some people have religious convictions against it or choose not to partake for whatever reason. That is fine also.)
For me, why do I partake? Well, I don't feel a need. It is just something I like to do. Sort of a "grownup time" thing for dh and myself in the evenings. We just enjoy it, relax, and spend time together. We do not get drunk.
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Thanks everyone! I will check out Plum paper !
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Why are they considered to be so awesome? They just released the new life planner and it starts at about fifty dollars. Wow!
I am considering one and like the idea of personalization, but I feel I am missing something in what makes these worth so much money.
Here is what I am looking for in a planner, so maybe it will help you all to give me input.
I am not looking for a lesson planner. Dd will be a senior, and hopefully doing dual enrollment, so no need for that.
I am buying a home, have a part time, work at home job, and am trying to start a new venture doing some online selling via ebay. I need to have a week and month at a glance and then be able to break each day down into hourly sections. I tend to have ADD tendencies (no formal diagnosis) and I want to allot time each day to do things that need to be done. I need to assign myself blocks to time for my part time job, my new online business, housework and things related to my home purchase.
Anyone here love Erin Condren and can tell me why? Or anyone have other planner suggestions?
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Thank you, everyone.
I realize my perception may be skewed. I don't know. People tell me I'm doing a good job but I don't necessarily believe them.
When I say the schools are inferior, I mean lots of kids who are out of control. That's what I've heard from teachers who I've met around here. Yes, the schools get poor ratings, and no I haven't seen what it's like first hand but that's my understanding. I've heard the kids in these schools have lots of behavioral issues. My own experience with public school was awful and my concern about sex, drugs, gangs, bullying etc is real.
For what it's worth I'll try to briefly describe how my days are: I want to say for one thing I do deal with depression and low energy but I don't flop around the house crying in my bath robe with dark bags under my eyes all day. I get dressed in real clothes every day, tidy up as much as I can, gently push my kids into a daily routine (things like teeth brushing, bed making, breakfast, vitamins) and try to be kind, caring and smile for them.
Since our neighborhood is not nice we go to a park almost daily. I try to teach them along with whatever we're doing each day and answer their many questions that come up. My son is fascinated with railroad crossings and I make an effort to go one minute out of my way when we're out so we can cross the tracks hoping the train will come by.
I read with them occasionally. My goal is to do it daily. Sometimes it happens, sometimes not. They play Starfall and learning games a few times a week. I or DH sit down and do our boxed curriculum with them (5 and 7 year old) a couple times a week. We randomly do things like M&M math when I feel up to it (it's a booklet where you count, divide, categorize M&Ms... as you can imagine, they are pretty eager to do that one).
There is a large portion of the day that the older 2 spend in pretend-play mode, both together and separately . They seem to really enjoy it and be good at it. There's some days where there's a lot of youtube kids (it has content filtering) happening on the ipad and some of it is mindless stuff that I can't really justify like watching a lady play with Shopkins etc. Baths and meals take up a portion of the days. Me trying to maintain order with dishes and laundry takes up a portion of the day. Sometimes I turn on upbeat music that I like and we dance or blow off steam as much as we can indoors.
Most days my energy crashes pretty badly in the early afternoon and I take a nap and/ or lay down for 2 hours or more. The kids are always safe and if I have to choose between laying down and tending to their needs I will always help them. But there are times where it seems like there's nothing but kids shows on Netflix and youtube, me laying down because I can't do anything else and the house being trashed.
What makes things extra hard is that we have basically nothing in terms of extended family support. It's a depressing combination of geographic distance, difficult, fractured relationships and not being like-minded (hostility towards homeschool etc) as well as trying to have a decent life for DH, myself and our kids on a single income household that is probably lower than anyone we know.
Well, in my opinion , this sounds great. They are young children of 5 and 7. Going to the park regularly to play, being read to , playing learning games like Starfall, and a little bit of formal curriculum adds up to perfectly ago appropriate learning. Plus you walk through life with them and answer their questions as they come up.
Keep homeschooling is my advice. You are doing fine. :grouphug:
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My husband and I were married for about ten years before we had our dd. Most of those years, I stayed home, There were a few times I had a part time job.
Why did I stay home? DH and I were both content with me not being employed. We live in a rural area, so we had to consider an extra car for commuting, gas expense , extra car insurance, etc.
As for what does it look like-well, I did all the things I do as a SAHM minus the kid. Housework, laundry, errands, shopping, meal prep and planning. Also, I cared for our pets. At the time, we had a dog that had ongoing health problems and I was taking her to the vet a few times a week before she died. If I had worked, it would have been even more stressful for us. My ability to take care of these domestic, family type things adds plenty of value to our lives.
I worked a part time job that I loved when I found out I was expecting. I quit that job a couple of months before she was born and have been at home since. She is now 17. I do work from home part time now and I really like doing that. If I need to go back to work outside the home at some point, I will .
Never once have I felt that I shouldn't go in the kitchen and get something to eat because I didn't bring home a paycheck. :huh: My dh earns money that provides for "our" needs. I cook the meals-does that count as working for the food.
In other words, he brings home the bacon, and I fry it up in the pan. :cheers2:
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vent about doctors (mostly JAWM and/or be gentle)
in The Chat Board
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Right there with you. :glare:
In the last two weeks, I have spent about $500.00 on doctors and prescriptions I am no better at all. I did see a different doctor after the first one. So, two doctors can't make me well. One prescription (a steroid) caused a mid cycle period from hell and made me even sicker. So, in addition to my original problem, I put 500.00 on my credit cards and now have my hormones all out of whack.
And I am sicker than ever. :cursing:
And they want me to come in for a follow up. More $$$$$. I could just flush the money down the toilet and get the same results.