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Sounds like may be flu if you’re feeling so unwell with fever so long. I’d get tested. Also, headache with fever could be a sign of sinusitis or worse (meningitis). I hope you feel better!
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These aren’t necessarily minimalist but are clutter rid promoters:
Clutterbug has a YouTube and podcast.
A slob comes clean has books and a blog and podcast.
Gretchen Rubin has a book in March coming out (from Happier podcast and books).
Marie Kondo just had a Netflix series released, and she has you tube.
There are minimalist podcasts but I’m not there at the moment, just decluttering.
Sorry it’s been tough. 😞
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Miso soup, yogurt, kefir.
Thats all I have!
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Wait wait don’t tell me
a slob comes clean
happier
Others for self education (homeschooling, adhd, learning disabilities).
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A slob comes clean (blog and podcast or books), is made by a woman with ADHD, so her tips and advice are great for executive function challenged people.
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I would let it go. If DH felt a line had been crossed, I’d respect his feelings and see from him what he wants to do if the apology doesn’t happen (if you didn’t state already). I’d be careful about doing anything at this moment. All of us (kids and adults), have different perspectives. Without seeing it directly, there is really no way to know exactly what happened so I’d be cautious about consequences as a result. Unless this is a pattern already established by this BIL. I would probably minimize unsupervised interactions between the two just because BIL is showing some behaviors I wouldn’t want a five year old to be subjected to.
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If you’re searching mostly for salad dressings, I’d search oil free salad dressings. Most will be vegan, some will be Whole Foods plant based. I found a lot using vinegar with tofu/soy (might be able to buy salt free?)/citrus juice.
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Dr. Greger How Not to Die is similar (his cookbook is mentioned above). People often recommend sautéing veg in a bit of water or broth instead of oil. I would think a lot of recipes can be modified by just leaving out fat and salt (or subbing). For baking I sub applesauce for oil, etc.
Have you searched recipes using Whole Foods plant based? I think it’s hard to find healthiest recipes online, but modifying can get them close. I’m still trying to transition so not a lot of tips from me 🙂
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4 hours ago, Bambam said:
This does sound like a possible solution, but it is also unsafe. The people inside could NOT get out that door when mature responsible kid is outside. There is no way I'd let any outside door be blocked and unopenable from outside my house.
Yeah, I was trying to be inventive instead of logical. I shouldn’t have tried. It’s a total mess and would work anyway unless both doors opened. Engineering and safety hazard! Do not do it anyone! I’m going to erase it as it is such a bad idea. 🤭
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Or... child uses a normal front or side door and walks around to back... 😆
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Deleted due to: safety first!
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There are hinge latches you install with adhesive. If installed at kid height, taller than toddler, they should work. Like- https://www.amazon.com/Sliding-Safety-Closets-Window-Adhesive/dp/B07KBG9Z2D/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1545420706&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=sliding+doir+kid&dpPl=1&dpID=41SP3rUCZEL&ref=plSrch
Idk if they work in/out and out/in so that may color their usefulness.
ETA- Never mind, they wouldn’t lock after the kids... sorry 😞
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I agree with Harry Potter world as being awesome. I enjoyed Simpsons world as part of nostalgia (but I don’t let kids watch yet). For me, universal is best for kids/tweens who are into movies and things there. Personally, I never saw King Kong the new movie, I’m not into superheroes or transformers, I don’t like big coasters, and the movie coasters make me sick. We are also limited to what live shows we can watch and almost never rewatch them. I’m also a bit anti-tv/movie industry so the whole idea of amusement parks based on movies and shows is not exciting to me. It really limits what I personally enjoy. Kids like it and I do enjoy it enough that we go and have passes, but I doubt we’ll get passes again. Whereas Disneyworld I can anticipate getting passes every few years if possible. Plus universal has two non-water parks vs Disney’s four, so there’s a limitation. I’m sure the passes are way cheaper at Universal though.
The lockers are free to use for the rides that require them, but they’re not fun and require me to memorize a number when we do use them. Not all rides require them.
DS has complained about some rides with steep drops causing a minimal airborne lift. It’s scary enough for him he now refuses some rides. He’s well over minimum height and I feel the rides are safe, but he’s moved into more of a logic and fear stage.
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I’d plan on everyone going if I felt it was a regular illness, as in a typical cold, etc, depending on the distance and cost. If I felt the illness was worse than usual, I’d plan on sending DH and coming later, but give DS input as well, and weigh that heavily. This is assuming DS will be honest when giving input vs trying to tell you based on what he thinks you want.
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But I don’t think you’ll need the express passes if you get the disability pass (everyone in the party gets one). I’d research it because those express passes are $$.
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Universal has a type of disability pass to get you to the front of the lines (free) at customer services. I think you can just state you need one and they give it. I didn’t feel like we “needed” it so I don’t try. A lot of their rides are a mix with movie screens and coaster aspects. They tend to make me nauseous but the kids have no problems. We don’t ride the big coasters so I can’t comment on them (I think the rock coaster you mentioned I’d consider a big coaster). After being there only a handful of times I feel like we’ve seen a lot of stuff. Disney, no matter how many times we went, I felt there were more things we had not done yet.
The crowds I think are smaller, even on busy days. There are water rides for cooling off on hot days.
Frozen butter beer is better than cold. Get an interactive Harry Potter universal studios wand off ebay before going. The interactions are fun, but the wands in the park are like $75 I think? But once you’ve done the spells, they probably don’t have much repeat fun.
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In the box with the dry milk packages.
Dry bean drawer.
Chocolate chips in the freezer wrapped in aluminum foil.
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Vegan shepherd’s pie.
Vegan chili.
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I got one a year or more ago and didn’t use it much until the last month. The reason I’m using it more now is because I became vegetarian and I’m in the process of converting to a whole food plant based diet. It has made it so easy to cook dry bean based and whole grain meals. I don’t like eating too many canned products and dry beans are way cheaper, and I can decide to have fresh black beans to make burritos is about an hour with no soaking/etc. I don’t have to figure out my menu hours or days ahead of time if I want fresh cooked beans. The beans only take 30 min or so to cook, but it does take time to pressurize and de pressurize. Stews, soups, chilis, curries, plain cooked beans for hummus, wraps, etc are all easy. I haven’t tried it for stir fry but I bet it would work.
I prefer to cook one dish meals (everything combined, not a separate protein, sides, etc), which The IP is great for. It’s also good for a main dish meal if you prepare other sides, or even sides that are time consuming.
I still use my rice cooker to cook a lot of grains separately if I’m not making a stew or soup.
I love the texture, vs a crock pot which cooks too soft for me (maybe I use the crock pot for too long). And I really like the crock pot for convenience but the IP is more convenient because I can have a meal within an hour instead of needing to prep by lunch.
I am frugal and until recently thought it was a waste of money for my cooking style, but since my diet change it has been the best decision and I’m glad I have it. It does make a lot, like a crockpot. You may even get some leftovers once in a while to help with cooking. If not, you could batch cook multiple meals or foods in one day if you desired to save on food prep for the week, since a lot of whole food meals reheat well IMO. I cook only one lb of beans at a time but I’m sure there’s room for at least 2+ lbs, or more, and I have a smallish one.
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Rice Krispie treats and decorate.
No bake bars.
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Either Italian (usually lasagna or ziti) or roast beef for Christmas.
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We’re aware of the phrase. I think it depends on the age of the audience.
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Maybe those cardboard bricks to build walls and knock down? Easy stuff like masking tape on the floor with cars to make streets/roads.
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Prayers please?
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My mom is hospitalized and very ill, emotionally complicated by a likely medical error causing the severity of her illness and rapid decline.
Even if you don’t write a response, I’d appreciate any thoughts and prayers. We’re all aging, but in my mind she’s still my strong rock who has supported me and the kids throughout everything. My small family is my everything. I’m having trouble keeping it together. But more importantly I want her to heal.