Leaving an extremely emotionally exhausting and stressful job this Friday and wanting to start my healing journey to connect back with myself. I feel that the 9-5 grind and long commute culture completely crushed my whimsy spirit and I’m hoping to find books that can help me get back to my old self again :)
Thank you!!
Mostly just a rant because I love going to group workout classes like yoga and Pilates and feel like only a year or 2 ago it was like $15 or $10 to drop into a class after work. Now all the studios in my area are charging anywhere from $35-$45 to drop into a class. The memberships are also over $200 a month, it’s just craziness! Why is this happening?
I wanted to share this because it’s weighing heavy on me and I know this unfortunately the name of the game but ethically I just don’t know how to carry this on my conscious throughout my life. A couple has been struggling through cancer of the wife and the husband unemployment/lay offs for months now. They have barely been able to catch up and I have tried to work with them many times and give them time to catch up but the just can’t. They now owe of 4K with September being posted and I know they won’t be able to pay it. I will have to give them a NTQ next week and it’s killing me. They are very kind people and I don’t know how to handle the stress of making them homeless. It sucks.
Bonus points if you say what your education background is and how your acquired said job!!
Just curious, our coonhound has a pretty drive for small game but we are curious how he will do once we have a baby. He definitely has some boxer and maybe Pitt mixed in. Did your coonie do well either way your baby?
When did you meet them, how old were you, how long have you been friends, has your friendships changed over the years?
To keep a long story short: my now husband and I adopted 2 kittens in the beginning of our relationship. We loved those cats so much, they were our babies and we spoiled them to no end. We got married last year and bought a house. I took a trip to the animal shelter one weekend and fell in love with a shelter dog that no previous experience with cats (not bad or good). I decided to take him in and thought I would be able to train him to get along with our cats. Well, I was wrong. He has a strong prey drive, and I am having a very hard time finding ways to coexist the animals. This has resulted to us separating them by a baby gate with the cats upstairs and the dog downstairs. Now the problem, our house is small, 1500 square foot cape code state home. Our cats have become extremely needy and vocal since we adopted the dog. They still at top of the stairs and meow to no end. The litter box is also in the only other room we have in the house, and the litter tracks everywhere despite efforts to vacuum daily and change the litter often.
We both want to start trying for our first child a year from now, a chapter I have wanted for a long time. However I am dreading it now more than ever due to the thought of having to navigate the needy,messy cats, the high prey drive dog, and a newborn who will require all my attention. I’ve softly brought up the re-homing discussion with my husband and he gets very upset and shuts it down immediately. I don’t even have a baby yet and I’m already stressed. I don’t know what else to do. Has anyone else gone through this before?
I know my boy has hound in him but I know he’s got something out else I just can’t figure it out. He is a very energetic boy who loves to play tug and chase squirrels. He doesn’t really get along with my cats so they are separate. He loves to cuddle and is extremely protective over my husband and I and his yard. He enjoys laying in the sun and rolling in the dirt. He is very expressive and barks and huffs and puffs a lot. He does have some leash reactivity and doesn’t really socialize well with other dogs.
Does anyone have experience working with or for Winn? Considering a job change and they seem to have pretty positive feedback.
My husband and I, (27F) and (28M) got into an a pretty heated argument last night over a couple topics and I want to get the opinions of others because I can’t tell if I am the problem, if he’s the problem, or if we are both the problem.
The argument started over money. We share our finances, and I have an an authorized user on his credit card. Both of our paychecks go into one savings account. And our bills are paid from that account. I am definitely the spender in our relationship, but I am never under the assumption that I spend a ridiculous amount of money. I bought more flowers for an our garden( I really enjoy gardening) and he got extremely upset about it because he doesn’t want to be buy more flowers. I buy lunch at work, and do some shopping every now and then. This past weekend was particularly spend heavy as I went to a festival and bought some items to bring home. He feels that I spend to frivolously and we will never be able to reach out financial goals. Husband rarely ever spends money on himself. He made a comment to me that I am “playing house” and it bothers him.
I cook us all of our meals. Sometimes after work I am too tired to clean up or make a little bit of a mess while cooking. He rarely shows appreciation for these things. When I brought this up he said he wishes he could appreciate what I do more but it always comes with a “mess”
I complain frequently about the lack of quality time and affection we get together. I am a social person, and spending time with my person is very important to me. SO rarely spends quality time with me, most free time at night is spent gaming. And then he sleeps on the couch every night. He says it has nothing to do with me, but it bothers me. I have brought this up multiple times but it never changes. I said I feel lonely, and he doesn’t feel lonely.
We also touched on the sexual aspect of our relationship. Even though we do not have kids, husband views having sex with me as degrading to me and believes I should not be sexualized. He made a point that he doesn’t not like when I get my hair done, wear makeup, or dress in tight clothing. He believes I married woman should not be sexualized.
Can anyone please offer perspective or advice that does not include “divorce”. We both love each-other, but have some issues that need to be ironed out.
I’m talking about the one that ads with “ Graham Platner, no way” and it’s some slow motion footage of him shirtless. Y’all this shit is getting brutal 😅 at what point is this lowkey online bullying. Who made this ad? I’ll be honest, I don’t align with him politically but good lord that commercial is so brutal.
Throughout my life I have found that I am extremely male centered. My life usually does not feel complete unless I have a man to hangout with and talk to. My attachment style leans anxious and my husband’s is avoidant. I offer require a lot of verbal reassurance and I can tell it’s draining the life from my relationship. I want to be one of those girls who has a very full life outside of her relationship but whenever I try to get anxious about what my partner is doing/ worried that because I’m not pouring my time into the relationship it is going to fail. How can I de center my relationship without feeling anxious while doing it?
I’ve always been the type to want to create a comfortable and relaxed work environment, but I’m in a situation where I think I may be too open about personal life or share to much and it’s opening up the pathway to some uncomfortable situations and some people feeling a little too comfortable. Do you share your personal life at work or keep it strictly work?
How did you know? How old were you? Did you plan it? Was your partner as ready as you are? Regrets? Was it what you thought it would be?
The other day but coonhound was acting crazy/very excited when I get home. He was jumping up on his hind legs trying to see me when all of sudden he yelps,get very upset, and slinks back inside. Ever since, he yelps out and runs away when we touch his back quad muscle. He isn’t running in the yard, he’ll do a jog or quick walk but that is it. He is slow up stairs, and will not jump up at us. He still seems to be in an okay mood, tail wagging, still has an appetite and walk around the house just fine. He has a vet appointment Friday. Google is telling me it’s a spine issue but, could this just be a torn muscle? I feel so bad when he yelps in Pain
Thinking of switching careers fields from Property Management to Sales Coordinator in the hospitality industry. I am anxious to start over and would be taking at 10K-20K pay cut to start out new. I’m freshly 27 and married. My husband is the bread winner, but my income right now is $67,000 and would be going to $50,000. This is anxiety provoking but i know I would feel more fulfilled to be back in the hospitality sector. My goals would include moving up into the company, or taking on a bigger role at a different resort locally.
My husband and I have been married for 1 year and together for 5. We have always slept together in the same bed up until we got married/bought a house which was about 8 months ago now. Ever since, he has elected to sleep on the couch with our dog and watch TV and videos on his phone. I have expressed to him many times that it makes me lonely and sad and I don’t Iike it. He will sleep with me that night and then go back to the couch the next night. Because he always choosing to sleep downstairs, we are also barely having sex anymore. Granted, he told me from the very beginning of our relationship he had a low libido. There have been ebbs and flows in our relationship regarding intimacy but he would always end up in bed with me at night, even when we would fight etc. besides this, our relationship is fine. He always kisses me, hugs me, tells me how much he loves me. He cleans up around the house, takes care of chores, cooks me dinner on days he is home before me, takes care of my laundry when he can. However, I am still left feeling like something isn’t right/is missing.
He grew up with his parents sleeping in separate bedrooms and see’s no problem with it. Says he needs to watch tv or videos to fall asleep and I need dead silence. My parents slept separately and went through a nasty divorce eventually. Is there an underlying issue here that is more complex or is the issue really just as simple as different sleep preferences?
Hello Ladies! My air fryer has decided to die on me after a year of use, so I am in the market for a new one.
There are so many options in the air fryer market. Which one do you recommend and why?
Hello! I am a 27 F 5’8 and 158 pounds. Up until I was about 24 I was pretty thin.. always weighed about 130-135. When I was 24 I got really into heavy weight lifting and also go my first desk job. Since then my weight has only been going up. My heaviest was 162. I know by no means I am obese by metric standards, but I’d to be around 150. I don’t count calories, but have been eating healthier meals and have been in a small caloric deficit for almost 2 months. I can’t loose more than 2 pounds at a time without gaining it right back immediately. I am exercising, walking,running. Getting at least 30 mins to an hour of movement a day. Yet the scale will not move. What am I doing wrong? Should I consult my doctor?