For reference, I am 6ft 1 with a long torso. I bought a long tall sally swimsuit in a size too big and it was still too short for me!
I also have a large chest. I have tried bra size tankinis (from bravissimo) before, and I dont like them as they have a built in Bra- really uncomfortable.
Any suggestions at all? Everything seems to be for short women only!
Mamdani is a breath of fresh air. I am someone who lives in Ireland, and am just as used to corrupt, brown envelope politicians, serving only themselves and the landlords class, as Americans are. I understand of course, that the political structures of our countries are wildly different... but, I am genuinely gleeful whenever I see another news post about how Mamdani's mayoral term so far, is yet again, defeating the naysayers and proving that socialism works in ways that help everyone.
I dont believe he is without fault- no one is. BUT... as New Yorkers experiencing this history in the making, how do you feel about him and his office? Is the hype real? Do you think he has started something that will spread? He is such a glimmer of hope to me, that the tide is turning, or at least, that there is a realistic alternative to the capitalist and neo liberal politicians that overwhelmingly rule western politics.
So, I am currently on maternity leave with a 4mth old. I thought I would be more free with time by now (oh, how wrong I was!). 1 month ago, I bought 9 tiny 9cm pots of erigeron to plant about the front cottage garden.
I kid you not - these are just 6 of the 9 plants now, spread over a 1.2m window box. A relative helped me out by potting them in there, so they wouldn't just die waiting for me to plant them.
I am now reconsidering adding them to my front beds. Would they do OK in pots Instead?
I would also like to have them grow from my front wall- it is a modern stone wall- there arent many gaps or cracks.... would they take?
Has anyone any recommendations for a company either online, or in limerick, who will digitise a few hundred photos for me?
I dont have the time to do it myself, no matter how simple this is, I really just want someone else to do it.
Just putting this out there in case the right person is looking.
I am an Irish mother in early 40s, happily married.
No friends here really, close friends in another country where I used to live. Old friendships drifted due to other interests, causes, and moving abroad.
Into discussing politics and society, activism, charity work, etc. I love gardening and pottery.
I also love talking shite and a gossip too, but some things are more important.
Working full time professional. No one at work is similar to me regarding interests.
I dont go to the pub and not interested in this. I'd rather have dinner or lunch and a few wines and leave it at that.
I am not looking for cis het male friends.
Thanks for reading.
Edit: stating no cis het males, because if I said women only, I would exclude some people.
edit: thanks everyone for your suggestions. going to try the Aldi 4+ first and see how she goes. she is only 6.5kg so not very chunky, hopefully they will fit. if not, then pampers it is I guess!
Baby has been rolling during the day for a good few weeks. However, two nights ago she made the decision to only sleep on her front. She is started on back and rolls herself, is very strong, so I'm not looking for advice on that.
I do however, need nappy recommendations. This morning, she had leaked on her front. She normally never leaks, so its not a size issue. She usually wears size 3 Fred and flo, which are perfect during the day- they just must not have great stomach protection.
Does anyone have any recommendations please?
Meadow buttercup is so beautiful.
This is our back field (about .5 acre only). I want to landscape it eventually over the next 20 years, but it seems overwhelming. We have a built a large workshop and would need another smaller workshop for pottery/kiln. I love the meadow, but also would love to create an intentional garden, some walls, small trees etc. to add height, and build it up gradually.
Lads, can it get any better than this plant. It is beautiful, lovely foliage and upright filling over habit, pretty purple flowers and is an insect magnet.
You can also get upto 4 flushes of flowers if you cut it back, then use the cuttings as mulch- it is nutrients dense and an excellent fertiliser.
Is there any similar plant you would recommend?
I know its mostly 'anything goes' at this age, but I need a little reassurance as im driving myself crazy!
I have a pretty laid back, quiet 3 month who has always been pretty much and easy baby. She is EBF, and only contact naps as my own choice, and everything is pretty much at her demand.
However, I am worried that she should be stretching out her wake windows a little now she is 13, nearly 14 weeks? I spend most of the time at home and play as much as I can to keep her entertained between feeds, sometimes going for walks when weather permits. I just feel as though she wakes up, plays, nurses, and goes to sleep again within an hour, sometimes less. Her naps are also quite short, often 30 mins to an hour( I dont actually time these) . Maybe once a day she will nap for 1.5-2 hours.
At night she (co) sleeps well and wakes usually only twice for feeds. There have been bad nights too, but usually few and due to vaccinations, growth spurt etc.
Does she sleep too much for her age? It seems the whole cycle is so short and I should be trying to keep her awake longer?
Everything else is on track milestones and weight wise- she saw a community nurse last week fir a check up and no worries there.
Hi all,
We are looking for suggestions on the best way to get a WiFi signal to our external workshop (about 60m away from house). The workshop is clad fully in steel, with no windows, so there is no mobile voice or data signal in there at all.
We successfully connected an additional router as an access point to our provider's router inside and this tested fine. However, when trying to connect in the workshop, it says 'failed connection' on my phone's WiFi screen.
We did this by running an ethernet cable underground, but as it is running through the same pipe as the electricity cable, I believe the interference is too strong. We will test this tomorrow by running an extension from the house and turning off the power/ switch for the workshop.
If this fails, how would you propose we work with a wireless outdoor router? We are going to need security cameras too for the workshop, so perhaps can set this up together? In my head, the below will work ( please correct me though) :
Install an outdoor access point (1) to our roof, so no electrical interference.
Install another outdoor access point(2) to the outside of the workshop and run a cable from this inside to the original additional router. ( how do I get 1 to send a signal to 2? )
Cameras, etc. Will use the external access point.
Sorry if any terminology is incorrect, I hope this makes sense!
Hi everyone.
I am currently on paid maternity leave which ends in July. I dont want to take unpaid maternity leave after this as we cant afford it- can I go straight to paid parents leave? All I can see online seems to mention only taking it after the unpaid maternity portion- but I dont want this!
Hi all,
My EBF baby is only 12 weeks old, but I am already anxious about her inability to take a bottle. She only ever took the pre made bottles as a top up in the first 10 days, has had nothing since, despite a few tries. I am not pumping yet, just manage to catch some let down on occasion and have tried her on 2 different bottles so far to no avail( partner trying too).
I dont plan to go back to work until she is about 8 months old luckily. My question is, will she be able to use a sippy cup by then? Its been 8 years since my first and she was so different and took soothers and bottles no problem, so I dont remember much of use. She doesnt even feed off of me properly, I have to use nipple shields as she wont latch at all without them. I have pretty bad anxiety and this is just the latest thing for me to worry about.