u/Competitive_Pop9002

Half rant, half asking for ideas. Louie’s a ~2yo rescue shepherd mix, had dogs my whole life, never dealt with this. Was fine when i WFH, then I got called back to office and it fell apart, camera shows him panicking ~4 min after i leave, shredded the blinds twice, neighbor left a note.
Stuff I’ve thrown at it so far:
tiring him out first (naps 20 min, then panics anyway)
worn t-shirt on his bed (ignored)
snuffle mat and calming treats buys me maybe 10 min
dropped the dramatic “goodbye i love you” thing, that actually seemed to help a little? Honestly I can’t tell you which one is doing the heavy lifting. Added an alone-time training schedule from the home alone program in thewoofzapp
basically reps, 30 sec, 1 min, 2 min, don’t move up till he’s calm. Also pretty sure I pushed too fast around day 12 and got a regression day (peed on the rug, wouldn’t settle). Probably the reps + not making a whole event, but i’m doing all of it at once so who knows… Where we are: ~2.5 hrs and he mostly sleeps through it now, but a full workday is still a fantasy. So if you’ve managed to train a dog to stay home alone for real 8hr stretches, how’d you bridge that 3hr full day gap? That’s my wall right now.

we do janitorial for a few small offices, just me and one other person. mold keeps popping up in the bathroom corners and around the caulk and we usually just grab whatever is cheapest at the store. it never fully works and comes back within a few weeks.

we dont have alot of money to throw at this. what mold remover actually works without needing to reapply constantly?

Analyst at a mid-size company, SQL and Power BI all day. Over the last year the requests changed. It used to be “show me last quarter.” Now it’s “which customers will churn” and “forecast next quarter by region.”

I flagged that this is modeling work, not reporting. The answer was basically “you’re the data person, figure it out.”

I’m not against learning, but there’s a big gap between knowing SQL and shipping a model someone will make decisions on. And a Coursera cert doesn’t give me the months of runway to build, validate, and maintain one on top of my actual job.

So for analysts who got pushed across this line, what did you do? Tools that bridge the gap, ways you scoped it down, or scripts you’d trust in front of a VP. Also fine to hear “I refused and here’s how that went.”

Sorry for the rant, but I really want to let it out. I have been wanting to work on TikTok Shop so bad because I feel like I missed out on literally every single wave (e-com, dropshipping, FBA, influencer era, etc.), and everything now is just completely saturated. Back in 2023, my friend introduced me to TikTok Shop, but my lazy ass is still just sitting here thinking about executing instead of actually doing it. I desperately need massive hand holding or someone to literally push me to do it because I want to escape the corporate life so bad and build an actual business type of asset for myself. I even created channels, but I hardly ever post because my only motivation is making money, and since there is zero money at the start, it’s so hard to get past that friction point.
I have saved up a decent chunk of money solely for the purpose of investing in a proper course that can get me off my ass and force me to take it seriously. My absolute main goal here is handholding and going through even the bare basics because I cannot just watch random YouTube videos or I will literally fall asleep and lose motivation. I couldn’t even figure out where the actual icon for the seller shop was on my profile page, lmao. Yes, that level of dumb is what we’re working with here. This kidjonreiter (TikTok W i z) keeps popping up on my feed, so do you think a TikTok Wiz course by a young guy who is actively earning from it himself can actually help someone like me get that close level of handholding to learn the platform A-Z? I know profit comes later once I fully understand the platform and the algorithm, but I need to know if the actual TikTok W i z program is structured enough to keep a lazy person accountable.

I was always the person who would enjoy my own company the most. Been solo travelling for years. Not on social media since ages. Don’t have a lot of friends. Have a few whom I catch up with every two months or so.

But since 2023, with my mental health declining, I assigned the responsibility of providing safety to my nervous system to my boyfriends. My ex was absolutely toxic so the dependency and trauma only made everything worse for me. And now the person I’m with is great, but I have somewhere lost that relationship with myself. I’m still finding emotional regulation through my partner’s reassurances.

I don’t sit with myself anymore. I just sit alone thinking about him. My life/thoughts practically revolve around him. And I’m mourning this. I miss myself.

Due to certain circumstances, I cant travel that much rn and I’m mostly in a room, in isolation, studying for an important exam next year (struggling so much with discipline there).

And I compare my “lonely, isolated” life with his “vibrant” one (he is pursuing his masters so lives with his friends, has classes, activities etc throughout the day). I don’t want his life, I just don’t want to feel bad about mine.

I miss enjoying my own company. I miss being the person who didn’t give two fucks about what anyone else is doing.

How am I supposed to get that back?

I was always the person who would enjoy my own company the most. Been solo travelling for years. Not on social media since ages. Don’t have a lot of friends. Have a few whom I catch up with every two months or so.

But since 2023, with my mental health declining, I assigned the responsibility of providing safety to my nervous system to my boyfriends. My ex was absolutely toxic so the dependency and trauma only made everything worse for me. And now the person I’m with is great, but I have somewhere lost that relationship with myself. I’m still finding emotional regulation through my partner’s reassurances.

I don’t sit with myself anymore. I just sit alone thinking about him. My life/thoughts practically revolve around him. And I’m mourning this. I miss myself.

Due to certain circumstances, I cant travel that much rn and I’m mostly in a room, in isolation, studying for an important exam next year (struggling so much with discipline there).

And I compare my “lonely, isolated” life with his “vibrant” one (he is pursuing his masters so lives with his friends, has classes, activities etc throughout the day). I don’t want his life, I just don’t want to feel bad about mine.

I miss enjoying my own company. I miss being the person who didn’t give two fucks about what anyone else is doing.

How am I supposed to get that back?

I was always the person who would enjoy my own company the most. Been solo travelling for years. Not on social media since ages. Don’t have a lot of friends. Have a few whom I catch up with every two months or so.

But since 2023, with my mental health declining, I assigned the responsibility of providing safety to my nervous system to my boyfriends. My ex was absolutely toxic so the dependency and trauma only made everything worse for me. And now the person I’m with is great, but I have somewhere lost that relationship with myself. I’m still finding emotional regulation through my partner’s reassurances.

I don’t sit with myself anymore. I just sit alone thinking about him. My life/thoughts practically revolve around him. And I’m mourning this. I miss myself.

Due to certain circumstances, I cant travel that much rn and I’m mostly in a room, in isolation, studying for an important exam next year (struggling so much with discipline there).

And I compare my “lonely, isolated” life with his “vibrant” one (he is pursuing his masters so lives with his friends, has classes, activities etc throughout the day). I don’t want his life, I just don’t want to feel bad about mine.

I miss enjoying my own company. I miss being the person who didn’t give two fucks about what anyone else is doing.

How am I supposed to get that back?

I’ve been doing cold email for my agency for 3 years now. Everyone keeps saying it’s dead but my reply rates tell a different story.
Last quarter we sent around 42k emails across 8 clients. Average reply rate was roughly 11%. Booked meetings at close to 3%. Not amazing but definitely not dead. The difference is we stopped spraying and praying. We use Apollo for initial lists then spend time enriching and verifying everything. Switched from mass templates to semi-personalized based on actual triggers (funding rounds, tech stack changes, new hires). Also started mixing in mobile outreach which bumped our connect rates way up. Biggest change was targeting. Instead of just ICP matching we layer in intent signals and technographics. If someone’s researching our client’s competitors or their contracts are expiring, those convert way better than cold lists. Cold email effectiveness 2026 comes down to one thing: quality over quantity. The days of blasting 10k emails a day are done. But 500 targeted ones with solid email deliverability? Still prints money.

I’ve been thinking about trying an online psychic reading, but I’d rather test a service before committing to a paid session.Do any legit psychic reading websites still offer free trials or free minutes for new users?
I’m mainly looking for things like:
* Free chat minutes
* Free tarot or psychic readings
* Introductory offers for first-time users
* Platforms that don’t require spending a lot upfront I’ve come across names like Mysticsense, Spiritual Blossom, Kasamba, and California Psychics, but I’m not sure which ones actually have worthwhile free offers and which are mostly marketing. If you’ve personally used a site with a free trial, I’d love to know:
* Which site was it?
* How many free minutes did you get?
* Was the reading actually helpful?
* Would you recommend it?
I’m looking for real experiences rather than affiliate lists or sponsored reviews. Thanks!

Do you actually need to use bacteriostatic water?
Couldn’t you use some other form of sterilized water, like a sterile saline solution, or just a mix of water and iso? Bacteriostatic water is expensive. Most of the places I’ve seen are really expensive, so I’d love a cheaper option.

I’m in the part of this process where every answer creates two new questions. We want a mini Bernedoodle mostly because our house is not tiny but it’s not “let’s casually own a horse” big either, and I keep realizing that people say mini like it’s one actual size when it kind of… isn’t. I’ve seen “mini” mean mid 20s and I’ve also seen mini mean basically small standard with a haircut. I don’t even care that much about hitting an exact number, I just don’t want to act surprised later when a 32 lb expectation turns into a 48 lb reality and suddenly the backseat setup and crate plan are both wrong. The other thing I wasn’t prepared for is how much the vibe matters. Some breeders answer like they’ve had the same tab open for five years and are pasting from it, and some actually talk like they know the dogs. Berry patch puppies came up on my radar mostly because I was trying to compare how different places talked about size, parent pairing, and what they’ve actually seen in past litters, not because I was trying to collect fancy breeder names. Anyway I’m less fixated on markings now and more on build, energy, and whether I’m setting myself up for a dog that can handle family chaos without melting down every afternoon.

I want to start cold water immersion but every time I search for the best ice bath tub for home I get either a $50 inflatable that looks like a paddling pool or a $15k medical device. Is there a middle ground that’s actually well made?

A salesman called me this week pitching annuities, promising nearly 250% turnaround on a $150k 8-year contract. That sounds way too good to be true,but, I’m 63 and retiring soon, so the guaranteed income piece is appealing if it’s actually real. Is this a legit thing or just a sales pitch?

I am looking for some bridal shops who rent bridal dress or sell in Copenhagen. I will be there in 3 weeks.

Petroleum engineer with sales and data analytics experience. Need a remote role that can fetch me 20-30k/month. Preferably part time.

i need CPR and first aid certification for work. has anyone taken a class around walnut creek recently?

We’re trying to plan a honeymoon that feels special but not overly hectic. We’re not huge nightlife people, and we care more about scenery, good food, relaxing together, and having a trip that feels different from a normal vacation. Right now we’re considering three options,a celebrity cruise, a silversea cruise, or a resort in Hawaii or the Caribbean. celebrity appeals because it seems like a nice middle ground with good food, a bit more going on, and a more modern ship feel. silversea appeals because it looks quieter, more all-inclusive, and more relaxing for a honeymoon. A resort feels like the easiest option if we just want to slow down and not think too much.

Has anyone done a cruise for their honeymoon and actually loved it? Would you choose Celebrity, Silversea, or just skip cruising and do a resort instead?

i keep hearing so much about ai girlfriends on here but literally barely anything about ai boyfriends lol. i’m trying to find a solid platform with male characters that are actually unfiltered, romantic, and capable of holding a long term conversation. i just want him to remember simple details about me and my day. do good ai boyfriends even exist right now ??

Everyone i know who follows f1 has mixed feelings about hungary. some say its a boring track to watch live, others swear by the budapest experience making up for it. Thinking of going this summer but cant decide if its worth the money. Also where should I buy tickets since I missed the official sale.

I’ve had brooklinen luxe sateen sheets for a little over a year and they’re already pilling and the elastic on the fitted sheet is going. Kind of disappointed for what they cost. Looking for something with that crisp hotel bed feel. King size, ideally not $300+. I keep seeing Boll & Branch and Parachute recommended but their reviews seem mixed lately too. What are people actually happy with long term?