GSP x German shepherd (+other things). We got her as a rescue and she is one of the sweetest dogs ever. Absolutely adores human attention, kicks up a loud vocal tantrum when we leave or come home, devours anything remotely edible within reach, and loves to tease her elderly brother. On the other hand, the only thing she points at is the treats cabinet.
I'm a new grad. I just got a job in a SNF and today's my second day. I feel like I don't know how to do anything. I don't know how to write goals. I don't know how to plan treatments besides mostly basically dynamic balance and grasp activities. It takes me forever to do their documentation for only three Pts.
For reference, I did not do a hospital or SNF for my fieldwork. I just feel so incredibly stupid, like I've never even seen this kind of stuff in my life before. I feel like a burden to my department, to the other therapists, and to my DOR. I wish I was a student instead of a actually staff, then I would not feel as bad being taught what to do, what to write, what to say, what to think, etc.
I don't have OT but I already kind of hate this setting. I feel so wholly incompetent. I'm so afraid of making mistakes. I already have. Small ones, not super major ones but I still feel like I'm so dumb.
I work per diem.
Basically as the title states. I like mangas that feature guy/girl duos but I really wish there were more platonic examples as I don't really care for romance. One example I like that I'm currently reading is Ghost Fixers where after 94 chapters there doesn't seem to be any feelings between Moka and Hifumi. Another is Yomi no Tsugai (siblings, so obviously). Golden Kamuy is another good example. Not really a duo, but I love Dungeon Meshi and none of the characters are romantically involved.
Obscure or lesser known series would be great. I've explored/read a lot of common titles that are recommended a lot or available via a quick Google/Reddit search.
My brother and his wife (both in the tech industry) make very high income. I don't make a lot currently and I probably only ever make a fraction of what they earn. They live in a different state from me. I don't know how to buy gifts for them anymore.
they can pretty much buy anything they need.
perishables/consumables are challenging due to the different state thing. Otherwise, I consider myself a really good baker so I would have sent them stuff.
I just don't make a lot of money. I'm embarrassed since I'm probably the lowest earner in the family.
I feel like I'm still expected to give gifts for major holidays and birthdays. I just don't know what anymore.
(follow up from my previous post)
Demographic info: 5'3 26F weighing 124lbs. Race: Asian, no history of smoking, drugs, alcohol, etc. I do drink 1-2 sugar free sodas a day, usually 1 caffeinated and 1 non-caffeinated. Normal diet, no medications. I had strep once in 2019/2020 and was treated with Augmentin.
History: I went to bed Sunday night with body aches, sore throat and some chills. Woke up the next morning with swollen tonsils, swollen nodes under my jaw, and feeling like I'd been hit by a truck. I went to Urgent care (UC) cuz I saw a lot of white streaks and figured it was Strep (had it before felt similar). They did a rapid test and in 5 minutes they came back and said "nope, doesn't look like strep." They also said I didn't have a fever even though I sweated through my clothes on the drive there and home. Later that evening I spiked a 103 fever and had a HELL of a night trying to sleep. Took an 200mg Advil/500mg Tylenol combo and that helped but made me sweat like crazy for some reason.
Next morning I woke up actually feeling pretty good and my temp said 101 so I was like yay I'm getting better. My temp spiked back to 103 again so I took only Advil but that did not seem to work very well. Only around 1 to 5:30 I had a nice period of my fever being down to 100.5 (Bliss honestly). Last night was bad again, 103 which Advil felt like it took forever to lower and I only slept about 4 hrs.
I woke up this morning to my temp being slightly lower: 102.7. However my throat is quite painful and swallowing even ice water is difficult. Currently sweating like crazy cuz I took my Advil/Tylenol combo.
Notes: I haven't lost my appetite and I'm still hungry most of the time but it's quite challenging to eat anything other soup or soft stuff. I also just don't really feel tired. I mean, my eyes feel heavy and I feel like a rock but I just can't sleep at all.
If anyone has advice, I would really appreciate it. I feel crumby and this is my third day of feeling like absolute crap.
I'm 26F and 5'3/124lbs. Generally healthy average woman with no health complications.
I had a mild sore throat yesterday as did my mom. I felt horrible last night and couldn't sleep much due to body aches, headache, and a low-grade fever (100.4). This morning I woke up with tonsils covered with exudate (left worse than right) sore nodes and the same body aches. The pain with swallowing is about a 5-6/10. Currently I don't have a fever.
I was wondering if I have to go to Urgent Care for a strep swab? I'd rather not have to go...
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I constantly have the issue of having no idea what friends are replying to in a conversation thread. It only says "[blank] replied to: ..." With their response but I have no idea what they're talking about. I am using RCS because when I turned it off my messaging got all weird.
So I'm traveling in Japan (my third time) but this time I feel so out of sorts. We've been riding the train a lot (multiple times a day, multiple stations etc). LOTS of crowds, bright neon signs. Cigarette + sewage in some streets. Warm muggy weather.
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I have no appetite.People are calling me a picky eater which I personally don't think I am when I feel good. But my stomach is very sensitive to oily fatty meaty foods which Japan is known for (restaurant foods at least). Smells are so strong and what I would normally think smells appetizing (fresh bakeries, ramen) smells awful and nauseating. There are times where I have to stop eating because my brain is going, "if you take another bite you will literally puke." Tonight I could only eat like a quarter of a bowl of fried rice.
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I think this is also exacerbated by having Mal de Debarquement syndrome (or maybe I'm just super tired and my body isn't processing information - I don't really feel tired at all) but my vertigo has been really bad and I constantly feel like I'm going to fall over or something.
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Does anyone have any tips? We have 9 more days left and I don't want to be a bummer to everyone else.
Basically, in August approximately, I was diagnosed with moderate AC joint arthropathy along with minor infraspinatus and biceps tedinopathy in my dominant arm. I got some prolozone shots (prolotherapy + ozone) 3x and experienced moderate relief, in conjunction with massage therapy and removal of overhead activities. Recently my shoulder has started to hurt again, dull aching right at the AC joint, mostly because I'm stupid and got overconfident and did some wall art stuff and lifting luggage.
I'm kind of concerned that this issue will impact my rehab specialist career (basically lifting people and moving them for a living) and I read that the surgery is really the only way to fix the symptoms. I already tried PT and that honestly seemed to make the pain worse.
Did anyone have this surgery? How was the recovery? Was it worth it?
For reference, I'm a 26F, standard athleticism, no comorbidities.
I get this random 1-2 second sharp stabbing pain in my vulva/groin area that literally feels like I'm getting knifed in my genitals. There have been a couple times I was sitting and it caused me to cringe, and people asked me what was wrong. Obviously I can't say my genitals hurt but what gives? I thought it had something to do with my period, kind of like the sharp anal pain everyone gets. I don't have my period but I keep getting these pains and they're annoying.
Edit: I have to say my regular periods are not bad at all. I feel mostly sick days 1-2 but after that. Zero pain or other problems except fullness in my side.
I know most people won't this is a flex but I really love the Range EXPs. I tried out the Ultrarange 2.0 and hated them. So I returned them and got these Gothic Grape EXPs. I think they look cool, they feel great and I look forward to wearing these as much as much as the black/white ones that I have.
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(Also kudos to the Vans in-store returns for online purchases, it was super fast and easy)
I wanted a more tapered nape sort of like photo #1. However I realize my hair may be a little more thick than that girl's. Every single time I show (any) photo to my hairstylist with a short cut, she ALWAYS gives me a blunt edge essentially like a bobcut and I don't know how to request for something different. I'm starting to wonder if it's because my hairline is too high in the back? Hair too thick? Head too big? Bad jawline? Please someone give me advice 😭 I don't hate it but I don't love it either (it was a necessity cut over anything). I specifically prefer the sort of disconnectedness of the sample picture so that it doesn't look so bob-ish.
This tree has popped up in my backyard and I want to know what it is because I recently caught my dog trying to eat the seeds in the ground so I'm worried he might make himself sick (or worse). It is pretty tall (maybe 10-12ft) and drops red/orange fruit with smooth black seeds.
My preliminary searches say tuckeroo/carrotwood.
I just bought the Ultrarange 2.0 in White because I wanted to get a white shoe to wear on a trip with decent cushioning. I got it and I'm kinda disappointed. I have the Range EXP which I bought on Amazon and I like that shoe better??? It has pull loops from easy pull on and a nice cushiony sole without being too squishy, along with being super light weight. I can wear them all day without my feet hurting like crazy. The Ultrarange somehow looks cheaper, especially the tongue. The insole feels pretty firm. The collar of the shoe feels hard and digs into my ankles when I walk but I don't know if this means it just needs to break in. I'm considering returning. What do you guys think?
Does anyone else have this issue. I've had my PW4 for about a month or so now. I've noticed that when I flip my wrist to turn on the display and press the crown, nothing happens. I have to press it again or even a third time to make it work? Is this normal? Or is there a delay and I have to wait a bit for the screen turning on to press the crown to open my app list (or use my Google wallet).
So I ordered the Ultrarange 2.0 in 7.5 True White for a trip about 2 days ago. Today I received the 2.0 in Black/black in size 10 women's. What in the world?? How does this happen?
I think I'm aro. I've never been interested in romantic relationships. I grew up in a religious household where it is pretty much instilled in you that to be godly you have to marry and have children. But even as a child, I never thought of marriage. I wasn't the type of girl to dream about dating, being a bride or having a husband.
However I am "attracted" to women. Not sexually but also not romantically??? Idk how to describe it but some women I just feel this extremely strong fascination/admiration towards and I like being around them. I will get extremely shy and flustered like I have a crush. But at the same time, when I get to know them better, that attraction fades almost completely. It's like the opposite of demi-romantic, I think? It's really strange and I've been struggling to label myself. I feel guilty to call myself anything LGBT because I don't know if what I'm experiencing is actually attraction or a messed up attachment issue borne from a sheltered homophobic upbringing.
Anyways, there's a new coworker at my workplace who I've been friendly with since she started. It feels like she's been trying to get close to me ever since I introduced myself and I low-key think she's flirting with me. It's hard to describe through purely text, but it's the way she talks. But also she likes to always sit near where I'm sitting, follow me around, compliment things I do, and other little nuanced stuff. It is honestly starting to make me a little anxious. I like my personal space. I was talking with my close female friend at lunch and she almost sounded jealous, like "who are you??" when she came into the break room. She said she hopes she'll see me around when we're leaving work at the same time.
Idk if this is genuine flirting (because I'm dumb and I don't know what flirting actually is) but this attention makes me feel tense. I feel stupid and like I'm overthinking everything. This is the second time a coworker has been paying me a lot of attention, except last time my close friend was an excellent wingwoman and I was able to ward him away but she no longer works there.
Please tell me what you'd do in this situation. 😭
It seems like fantasy seems to dominate the isometric style. I would really love a non-medieval fantasy game (aka, like BG3, Divinity, Diablo, etc) game for once. Doesn't have to be an RPG but I do love some element of exploration/sandbox and/or open world. Not a big fan of turn-based stuff.
Games that I've enjoyed: Eriksholm, The Precinct, Project Hospital, Project Zomboid. On mobile, I liked Darkness Survival, Lara Croft, Ocean Horn, LDOE.
Some games I'm anticipating or want to try: Hollow Home, Tiny Hero Courier, Witchbrook, HumanitZ, Underrail 2, Liminal Point, Holstin.
Any other recs??