The only book I can think of that might address this is called something like "What Your Doctor Won't Tell You About Menopause". There is a sister book to it about perimenopause, as well. The other thing I can suggest is to hang out on Reddit's menopause board. City-Data also has a forum for women's issues or retired women or something. I haven't been on there in ages, but it was interesting to see on that site. I suspect you'd get more helpful info on a forum than from a book in this instance, since it varies so much and is so individual. This site and Reddit are my go-tos for everything under the sun.

What eye vitamin do you take? This sounds like something I should try.

I've only had their ham and it's divine. As mentioned above, it freezes well. They also used to have a killer Cranberry Chutney (sold in in a glass jar) so if you need to spend a few extra bucks to use up your gift cards, I'd check out their chutneys and other 'extras' they have on tables/shelves when you go in.

I second trying Walgreens. You can do them in store with a flash drive but I just upload them to their site and play around with cropping, etc, then order. Before I order, I google coupon codes so they are usually half off. I can't remember what the price came to but it was very reasonable. Definitely do a test print/order first, though, in case the color saturation of your store's machine is off. Bonus is that your order can be ready in an hour or two! Also, as a side note, you can do all of the above and set a "pick up store" at any Walgreens so you can send a real photo to a loved one and they can just pick it up at their local store! Well, it worked a couple of years ago, at least, so check to make sure they still offer that, although I don't see why they would remove that option.

Yes, OP you definitely want to vacuum well to get the hair up first if you're doing a general clean/spot remover thing. For fresh yak or other wet messes, that isn't an option, so any hair/fur does get sucked into the machine.

I was coming to this thread to post this. I love the idea of this and some of the things are great for hand-eye coordination development, too. The next toddler in my life will get one with latches, cabinet pulls, light switches, etc, like these. Just pay attention to little finger danger, choking, etc. There are tons of Google images with various things on them. https://www.familyhandyman.com/article/build-a-toddler-busy-board-with-items-you-already-have/ https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3f/8b/65/3f8b659e78c5391d6f475fb45b6c7481.jpg Isn't that the truth!? That's why I stick to making things that are fun for me to do. LOL.

Hands down, this is my favorite machine. I've had mine for about 15 years and it's still going strong. DD just got one and she loves hers, too. Bissell Little Green Clean Machine https://www.amazon.com/Bissell-Multi-Purpose-Portable-Upholstery-1400B/dp/B0016HF5GK/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3CUAYM27OJMBQ&keywords=little+green+machine+carpet+cleaner&qid=1668357883&sprefix=little+gree%2Caps%2C210&sr=8-3 Mine has cleaned so much stuff from from pets over the years! We had 2 cats, 1 dog and the messes ranged from housebreaking the dog, to cat vomit, including the deep red color made by dry food yak. It does a great job -- my carpets were beige, too. It's also great for stubborn, high-traffic areas that the larger machines don't get to as well, works wonders on stairs, and even upholstery and cars. It also worked wonders on the beige carpet and the red clay mud that came in on wet/dirty paws. it also got out some grease marks on that beige carpet that were made by the elliptical machine dropping stuff. And don't let the size fool you... I have used this little guy to clean an entire bedroom floor several times (different rooms in different houses over the years, but I did the whole rooms + closets). If I could rate this 10 stars, I would. When we moved states, it was one of the things I HAD to bring with us, even leading to tossing a few other things out that wouldn't fit in the car on the last trip. Pro tip -- you don't need to make a full container of solution for a quick yak clean up. I just learned to kind of eyeball the water-to-solution ration and made about 1/4 - 1/2 tank and it worked great for those tiny jobs. The hotter the water in the mix, the better. I did leave the remaining solution overnight in case of a repeat yak the next day but it doesn't do as good a job with room-temp solution.

This. For us, masking over the last couple of months has been moved to "situational". We are now masking all the time because of the onset of Flu season, an uptick in Covid, and more people out and about in the areas we frequent. I truly appreciated Not_a_Number's post because it never occurred to me about the planes sitting at the gate and the lack of air circulation being a possible place of increased risk (we don't fly much). Not_a_Number, please don't leave/pull back from posting. I have appreciated your posts since the beginning of all of this and have learned a lot because of it. I don't know what happened for your OP to have gone sideways but I totally understood what you were saying.

Ah, thanks.

For the jowls, filler might work. If you don't overfill the area, it can look quite natural and last for a few years. Over time, though, you'd want to stop filling because you'll overdo it, but that's what I would do. For a double chin, I'd definitely try Kybella. Losing weight often shows in our faces first, as extra wrinkles and saggy skin. I think it was Dolly Parton (?? someone please correct me if I'm wrong) who said decades ago that she had to choose between her face and her body. I notice this in my face, as well. If I drop a few pounds, my face looks older/more tired.

To add to this, native plants are being stripped out and replaced with non-native ones. There is a reason the Palmetto and Cabbage palms are hard to kill. This is their stomping grounds.

These work great. Depending on how large/small they are, a simple vase or mason jar would work, too, and the dirt wouldn't be necessary.

I'm jealous!! That's a great idea. A gray graduation gown.

Ugh. Man, I read about your building experience. It reinforced my idea that I could not survive a build from scratch. It sounds like you have done everything you can to mitigate the changes you made to your parcel of land and have plans for more. I think that's great. We are fairly new to FL but researched the heck out of flood zones, evac areas, and even drove around 'eyeballing' the streets before finally settling on a place. Some things just don't show up in topo or flood maps... like lots of concrete/paved areas, a gently slope of an area, an aged and dying treeline close to a house, etc. We also made sure to buy a house with impact windows, shutters on the lanai, extra ties for the roof, a reinforced garage door (exceeds the min. code), and well away from the storm drain. We are much closer to the coast than you are (Gulf side), so some of those things were non-negotiable at the time of purchase (the window situation). I would not buy where I am without impact windows or a full set of shutters. I completely agree with you about Mother Nature rezoning. It's happening in lots of places but people (and the gov) aren't listening and continue to allow people to rebuild time and time again, which pushes the insurance costs up for the rest of us. It's not just in FL, but in other states, too, with natural disasters. I don't get it.

That was one of my thoughts, too, but I never had luck finding costume-type items before Halloween so I didn't bother mentioning it. Between Halloween and Christmas was when I always had the best luck. OP, if you have time to thrift, I'd definitely give it a shot!

Nine is a good age for DIY costumes. They are more forgiving than teens. LOL. Have you decided on anything yet?

The thing about people moving out of flood zones, or not buying in flood zones, is that this country is growing and all that building changes the topography. Water from storms that used to absorb into the ground is now prevented from doing so because of new roads, houses with driveways, shopping centers with huge parking lots and building footprints, etc. Plus, most builders clear cut all the trees so make it easier for the equipment to get around and will flatten out small mounds/hills to create a more level area. All that displaced water used to absorb into the ground, or at least take more time to get to the streams and rivers, now goes into our streams and rivers in a hurry, causing flooding downstream where it never used to be an issue. I saw it happen first hand in my previous city. So, while an area may be safe from floods now, it might not be safe down the road.

You said you can't sew but are you at all crafty? How old is your ds? Like, is he old enough to be careful in the costume (as in simply walking around), or is he still the age where he would be running all over the place in it? If he's on the older side and would simply be walking around in it, I would get a gray bed sheet (flannel would be neat for this costume), some of that craft polyfill stuff for pillows, and the iron-on tape stuff for hemming. Cut the sheet and 'sew' it with the double stick tape. Cut the hat and make it stand up using the pillow filling (you will want to wedge a small piece of fabric in there across the 'bottom', or fill a pillow case with it or something to wedge in while full, so it doesn't slowly fall out while wearing.) If you can at least sew on a button, I would just put some simple stitches along the seams of the robe to help reinforce the sticky tape. If you can't do that, then I would probably use extra tape. Gorilla tape or carpet tape might also work here. Those are super, super sticky.

Our LG French style failed at 16 months, so not long out of warranty. It was also the compressor. The repair guy said both LG and Samsung are so awful, they don't even replace the compressors because they will fail again and they purposely do not contract with either company to do warranty work because they lose money due to all the calls for those two brands. Kitchen Aid or Frigidaire. Our repair guy recommended those two brands and said he has never repaired a Frigidaire, either because not that many people buy them so there are fewer to break down, or because they are just that good, but that was the brand he was going to buy when he needed one. We considered the Kitchen Aid brand, but the configuration of storage in the doors and the exterior esthetics didn't mesh with what we were wanting. We ended up with a Frigidaire from Lowe's. It's the French style freezer on the bottom with a drawer in the freezer. We absolutely love it and have no issues finding anything in there. The drawer is a big help in that regard.

Short and to the point! 👍 OP, based on the comments above, I'd contact a few realtors and see who they would recommend. Maybe phrase it as "light handyman work".

I knew of a company called something like "Rent a Husband". It's a cheesy (and somewhat questionable!) name, but they clearly showed those minor, yet nitpicky things that just needed to be done on their mailer. Kind of like a handyman 'light'. Maybe search your area for handyman + rent a husband or something. Mrs Tiggywinkle, how does your husband get business? Is he all word of mouth? How would he describe what he does if he advertised? Maybe that would help OP find someone. Another thought is to ask online in Nextdoor or FB or whatever. Be sure to vet any recommendations yourself and not just take some internet stranger's word for "a guy", but checking with folks in your community might help.

I haven't heard of cranberry/D-Mannose for cats so I can't help there. What I can tell you is that our vet had us try filtered or distilled water for our guy who kept getting UTIs. We bought a gallon of distilled and once that was used up, just refilled the jug from the fridge's water dispenser (filtered water). Six years of the filtered water and our guy is still going strong. He hasn't had a single issue since we started the filtered water, whereas before that he got UTIs once or twice a year. It may or may not help your guy, but I'd say it's worth a shot. The vet also suggested ditching the dry food and going to all canned. Since our guy ate very little of that and was mostly on canned already, we didn't bother and leave some out for him all the time. If your guy scarfs the dry food, you might want to start some canned stuff with the goal of going mostly canned. Fancy Feast Pate is the #1 vet-recommended grocery store cat food for urinary health. I hope your kitty gets better. He's a doll.

We also live in the south and dealt with fleas that came home from the vet. We tried the ones listed above, but our vet didn't have Bravecto. They did have Cheristin which worked wonders for us. I also used a spray that I got on Amazon along with a flea comb that pretty much kills the fleas on contact. It kind of put the cats into a zen-like state and they seemed to enjoy it. What I did was to pour some into a bowl, dip the flea comb in it , then comb the cat. I would 'rinse' the fleas off the comb and into the solution as some of them were still alive, but totally zonked. This also 'reloaded' the comb before each swipe on the cat. https://www.amazon.com/Vets-Best-Treatment-Certified-Natural/dp/B003PRI6OC/ref=sr_1_7?crid=20ERYV0AE459F&keywords=flea%2Bspray%2Bfor%2Bcats&qid=1653959016&sprefix=flea%2Bspray%2Bfor%2Bcats%2Caps%2C197&sr=8-7&th=1

That is fantastic news!!

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