The sounds that people make when chewing grosses me out so much. And I want to be clear, sometimes even the sound of my own chewing grosses me out. Whyyyy do humans have to make those disgusting noises?
The voice that reads text messages while driving has always been female. Today suddenly it was male, and more informal. I didnt change any settings. Anyone else?
So, background, I had a membership years ago, and I let it lapse. My job offered a membership as a perk, so I renewed. I've placed one order. I got wheat thins. I love Wheat thins. But these taste... not the same. I actually checked to see if they were lower salt or some weird wheat thins variant, but they appear to be just regular wheat thins except they dont taste good. Why would a name brand product taste different at Sam's than it does when I buy a regular box anywhere else.
My house is a newer home, built as a spec home. A lot of the things in the house are not things I would have chosen, but the house checked all the important boxes and I'm happy here. But I hate the tile in my bathrooms. It always looks dirty. Its a pretty basic beige with some gray in it, but the randomness of the colors makes it look dirty all the time. I scrub it on my hands and knees with a brush and it doesnt help. I keep trying to tell myself it doesn't matter, but it drives me nuts. So if you are looking at tile, lay a few pieces out and pay attention, because dirty looking floors will ruin your whole vibe.
I've searched this sub and done some reading but wondering if anyone has a solution that worked well for them. My husband has dementia. He spends hours every day on his phone, either watching endless videos or playing games. Because the games have ads, usually for other games, he keeps downloading new games and other apps that he doesnt play/use. I just removed 70 games that he had downloaded by mistake. He also gets so many spam notifications that he turns off the volume on his phone and then misses calls. Im thinking of getting him a Raz phone for simplicity on the calling side, but it looks like that doesnt allow for games / streaming. So im looking for a tablet that I could put some games on and load with his favorite websites and streaming but that would block downloading and potentially restrict access to websites that are phishing. Any advice on devices or apps that would accomplish this? I don't want to take away the thing that he enjoys, but I worry about exposure to scams and his inability to use the phone for its main purpose. He misses calls and texts ALL the time and complains that the phone doesnt work right. We are Android users, not apple.
So, I have my tires set at the correct pressure. A couple of times when I got it back from.the dealer it looked a little low, like they had changed it, but I put it back where it belongs, at 35. When driving a lot and getting heated up it goes as high as 39. I've read other posts about the standard tires that come with the car not lasting very long. But my tires are visibly wearing in the middle, which I know can be a sign that they are overinflated. But they're NOT. I have it on my dash and ive checked it with different gauges and they all say 35. Has anyone else experienced this? 2025 platinum max, 18k miles. I know ill need new tires for winter, but concerned about the wear pattern.
Thanks for the tip about HomeGoods, I added to my stash!
To start, my husband is one of the smartest people I know. He has always been fairly low energy, although he talks a good game. Talks about how he loves to play sports, but doesnt actually play them, things like that, and he doesn't really have interest in working on projects around the house. When he started talking about retirement, I told him he needed a plan, a place to volunteer, something besides sitting around the house all day. He didnt come up with anything. After he retired he did a lot around the house, dishes, laundry, made dinner, things like that because I still work full time. But still no real drive to do..... anything. I often will ask him "what are you doing today?" And he has nothing. At any time I probably have 20 things on my list, from chores to fun things to just "make a cup of tea and watch a movie", but he has nothing. Lately he's been saying "I'll do whatever you want me to do" or "what can I do to help you" which is nice, but for the love of God, man, find something that YOU want to do. And I've told him that, I've said that I can see how much he looks forward to his kids coming to visit, or going to the movies with me, but I feel like he needs some goals that are just his, something that he can look forward to for himself. And he's got nothing. He denies being depressed. I am finding it really oppressive to feel like I have to arrange my own life and his too. Because if I dont come up with something for him to do he will literally spend all day in his recliner scrolling Threads on his phone. Its making me pretty depressed. And I'm hoping to retire next year and dreading having to deal with this every day. I am looking forward to doing the things that I havent had time to do. Some of those things are with him, and some without. It gives me anxiety to be in the middle of doing something and look over and there he is, in the recliner, scrolling on his phone. He does have some health issues but he is capable of reading a book or volunteering or having a hobby or taking a class.