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I started looking for cavapoo puppies about seven months ago and the process was more involved than I expected, thought it would take a few weeks and came out the other side with a much clearer picture of what separates a good breeder from one that just has a good Instagram page. the cavapoo market has grown fast enough that there's a wide range of breeders operating in it, from small dedicated breeders who've been working with cavalier and poodle lines carefully for years to operations capitalising on the demand, and the listings can look almost identical on the surface. what actually helped me filter, breeders who could speak specifically about parent genetic health testing, breeders with documentation ready before money was involved, breeders who asked about my living situation before I asked them anything the process took longer than I expected but I'm happy with where it landed.

Ok so this is mildly mortifying but worth sharing. Had a client uninvite my notetaker bot mid call last week because they didnt recognize the account 😬 Felt the need to apologize the rest of the meeting and the recording obviously didnt finish. Spent the weekend looking at options that record without putting a bot in the room because I dont want to repeat that experience.

Quick rundown of what I actually looked at:

Fellow AI has been my answer to the client perception problem, and the only one that finally got approved by my IT team. It records meetings without joining as a visible participant in Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, or any platform you're using. On the compliance side: SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, and they don't train on your data. That last part is the one I always get asked about. Some of my clients in finance and legal specifically wanted confirmation that their conversations weren't going into a training set somewhere.The action items output is also formatted in a way thats easy to drop into a client recap email.

Granola is decent for solo work, runs on your local audio. Found out the hard way its mac only when I tried to set up a partner on windows. Their docs also mention theyre not currently HIPAA compliant which was a thing for one of my clients in healthcare. Probably fine if youre on mac and dont have compliance asks from your client list.

Krisp does notetaking now as part of their package which im told works fine. I havent personally used the notetaking side since I switched to a different tool for that, but a friend uses it and says its good enough for internal calls. Worth a look if youre already a Krisp user and dont want to pay for another subscription.

Tactiq is chrome extension only. Captures from the browser tab which works if all your meetings happen in zoom on web or google meet in chrome. As soon as a client wants to use the desktop app

The first month off sugar was rough and I'm not gonna pretend otherwise. Everything tasted bland and I missed candy more than I expected to. But I've found a few things that make the sugar free life actually sustainable and not just something I white knuckle through every day.

Dark chocolate 85% or higher. It took about two weeks for my palate to adjust but now milk chocolate tastes sickeningly sweet to me. I never thought I'd say that.

Nuts with a little bit of cinnamon and sea salt tossed together. Satisfying and no sugar spike.

Berries. Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries. They have some natural sugar obviously but nothing like a candy bar and they actually taste sweeter to me now than they did before I quit.

Shameless gummies for when I genuinely just miss the experience of eating candy. They have like 3g of sugar per bag which is nothing compared to what I used to consume.

Nut butter on celery. I know it's a kindergarten snack but it works.

Herbal tea with a drop of stevia. This replaced my nightly ice cream habit and somehow I don't miss it anymore.

The biggest change has been that I actually taste food now. Like fruits taste way more intense than they used to. My whole palate shifted and it took maybe 3 weeks for that to happen.

ramy brook sits in the contemporary designer tier where the pieces are distinctive enough to justify the price if the construction matches the design, but at that range it's worth knowing the sale cycle before paying full retail. The brand's strength is the elevated going-out and vacation category where the prints and silhouettes stand apart from what you'd find at a department store. Is the fabric quality consistently premium across the line or does it vary by category, and what's the best time to buy if you're patient enough to wait for a real discount rather than the perpetual "20% off new customer" emails?

Running a small agency and looking for how other people handle the context problem at scale.

Managing content or projects for 5-6 clients, each with their own history, ongoing threads, and active decisions. How do you actually stay current on where each one stands without spending the first part of every session just catching up?

I've tried:

• Dedicated Notion workspace per client
• Color-coded project boards
• Detailed end-of-session handoff notes

None of it holds up consistently because the maintenance cost is almost as high as just doing the work.

What's actually working for people managing multiple clients?

I'm finalizing a memoir and trying to figure out how many copies to print for the initial launch. I've gone back and forth between 50, 100, and 250 for weeks now and I keep getting different advice depending on who I ask.

Here's my actual situation. I have maybe 30 confirmed buyers from my email list and immediate family. I have a small signing event in late June where I might move 20 to 40 copies if things go well. And then I want some inventory for online sales through my own website over the following six months while word of mouth builds.

The math problem is that per unit cost drops a lot between 50 and 100, and again between 100 and 250, but I really don't want to be sitting on 200 unsold books in my closet either. I've seen friends do print runs of 500 and then still have boxes of them three years later, which feels like the worst possible outcome.

Most printers I've checked have a 24 or 25 copy minimum, which is great, but the economics at that quantity are rough and It's mainly because the setup costs get spread over a very small print run, so each copy ends up carrying a much bigger share of that fixed cost. . I went with DiggyPod for this one after comparing four options. They had a 24 copy minimum which gave me flexibility, free shipping kicked in at 100 books, and the rep on the phone actually talked me through whether 100 or 150 made more sense given my situation rather than just trying to upsell. Ended up at 125 because I wanted some cushion for the signing event without going crazy. Also, they do free ground shipping over 100 orders.

For those who've done a first launch in this range, what did you actually print and how long did it take to move them. The reorder question matters too, I'd love to hear how that worked out for people.

I started this journey down 50 pounds ago and lifting has been the single biggest change for me. Cardio helped at first but adding strength training has been what's kept the weight off and changed how I look. The hard part for a total beginner is figuring out what to actually do in the gym and the apps make a huge difference here. Here's what I've tried and what worked.

Boostcamp ended up being my main app because it's free, it's polished and has actual beginner programs already built in, like greg nuckols beginner program, the basic PPL, plus a bunch of bodyweight options if you're not gym ready yet. You pick one and it tells you exactly what to do each day.

Caliber is good if you want a more guided experience and don't mind a paid app. They give you a coach built plan based on your goals.

Fitbod is popular and the algorithm picks workouts for you. I personally found it didn't progress me consistently because the workouts changed too much but a lot of people love it. Free trial then paid.

Strong and hevy I'd save for once you're a few months in and want to design your own. As a beginner, having a program decided for you is so much better than building one.

For weight loss specifically, I'd skip anything that promises to burn fat. Just lift and eat in a deficit and walking helps too. The app's job is just to take the planning off your plate so you actually show up.

I’m 44 and ever since I started working from home my eating habits got so bad without me even realizing it 😩

During the day I’d do fine then nighttime would hit and suddenly I was eating snacks while watching TV every single evening. It honestly started feeling automatic at some point.

I kept seeing people talk about Retatrutide online lately so I decided to try it pretty recently. Wasn’t expecting much because I feel like every life changing thing ends up disappointing eventually lol.

But the weirdest difference so far is how much calmer I feel around food now. I can actually sit and watch a movie without immediately wanting chips chocolate ice cream whatever is in the kitchen 😂

Also this sounds random but I don’t look as tired lately. Not in a dramatic way or anything. I just look less drained in the mornings and even my under eyes seem a little better somehow.

Still really early for me so I’m trying not to get ahead of myself but now I’m curious if other women around this age noticed small changes like this too besides just weight loss? TBH I NEED SOME GENUINE SUGGESTIONS😅.

I've been producing corporate content for about eight years and the local vs national production company question comes up constantly, especially in mid-size markets like Philadelphia where there's a solid local production scene that can handle most briefs competently.

My answer used to be "it depends on the project" which is true but not particularly useful.

My actual answer now: hire local when the brief is straightforward, the deliverables are simple, and you need someone who knows the specific geography and community. Hire a company with national infrastructure when the project involves multiple markets, complex post-production pipelines, compliance requirements, or talent that requires an approval workflow you don't want to manage yourself.

We used beverly boy productions for a Philadelphia-based shoot that was part of a larger multi-city campaign and the reason the national footprint mattered was that the same producer who handled our Philly days also coordinated the Atlanta and Boston days, so the brief didn't have to be re-explained three times to three different companies and the visual consistency across markets was actually consistent.

That continuity is invisible when it works and catastrophic when it doesn't.

I've been building a startup in Austin for three years and we've worked with three different video production companies over that time and the variance in quality and professionalism has been genuinely shocking for a market that considers itself a serious creative hub.

First company was a two-person operation that did beautiful work but had zero infrastructure, no real producer, no backup plan for anything, one of the shoot days got completely derailed by a location issue and they had no idea how to handle it.

Second company was larger but felt like they were going through the motions on corporate content, technically fine, completely soulless, the kind of video that exists because somebody decided a company needs a video rather than because anyone actually cared about communicating something.

Third was beverly boy productions, who we got referred to through another founder in our network, and the difference was immediately apparent in pre-production, they asked questions about our positioning and what we were trying to communicate before they talked about anything visual, and the final product actually felt like it was made for us specifically rather than assembled from a template.

Austin is growing fast enough that the market will sort itself out but right now the variance is real and referrals are still the only reliable signal.

Four kids, ages 6, 8, 11, 14. End of year means four sets of concerts, field trips, spirit weeks, sports tournaments, and class parties landing in the same three week window. Last May I missed a recital because I had the wrong time written on the whiteboard and nobody caught it until we were already somewhere else.

That was the thing that finally made me stop tolerating a system that worked fine nine months of the year and collapsed under the two months that mattered most.

The specific problem with a family calendar for multiple kids during end of year activities isn't finding a calendar, it's that the volume of overlapping events breaks any system where one person is responsible for entering and maintaining all the information. I'd been using a combination of google calendar, a whiteboard, and a notes app and all three had different information on them by the time May hit.

We put up a Hearth in February after another school email disaster. The biggest difference was honestly just having everything in one visible place instead of split across apps and paper. Each kid has their own color so you can glance at the week and immediately tell whose life is about to derail yours. The volume is still a lot. Four kids in May is always going to be a lot. But losing things stopped being the thing I was managing on top of everything else.

Hormonal acne supplements sound similar from the outside but vary a lot once you're on them. I spent the better part of last year alternating through three formulations.

The first was standalone DIM at 200mg. Worked ok for breakouts but the adjustment period was rough, weeks two and three felt worse, headaches, foggy mornings. Stuck it out about ten weeks.

Second was nutrafol skin which has a different formulation entirely, more multi ingredient with marine collagen and ashwagandha alongside the hormone stuff. Less brain fog but I wasn't sure how much it was actually doing for breakouts. Skin looked healthier generally but the jaw pattern still showed up monthly.

Third I tried mindbodyskin by clearstem which combines DIM with B5, milk thistle, glutathione and dandelion root. I was skeptical going in because I'd already tried DIM standalone but the combination with B5 did smth for the oiliness the others didn't. Cycle predictability shifted around month two, earlier than my standalone DIM round.

So in short, standalone DIM was kind of a sledgehammer for me, worked but rough adjustment. Nutrafol felt gentler and more general wellness focused than acne specific. Mindbodyskin was the one that actually targeted the cluster of issues hormonal acne brings together, oiliness, jaw pattern, the cycle stuff. None of them are magic and there is variation between people. If anything I'd say B5 alongside DIM is the underrated combo, more than the specific brand imo

Been on 7.5 for about 9 weeks. Current provider is getting weirdly slow on refills, last shipment was 8 days late and customer service basically ghosted me until I sent a third email. I have like 1.5 weeks of supply left.

The idea of switching at 7.5 freaks me out because I don't want to restart at 5 or whatever. Has anyone done this without losing their dose continuity?

went through this whole process recently and the amount of time I spent just figuring out what I was even looking for before I could compare anything was genuinely unhinged, so here's the short version for whoever needs it

"ADHD testing" currently covers everything from a 15 minute online questionnaire that emails you a PDF to a multi hour neuropsychological evaluation with a licensed PhD psychologist and a 20 page clinical report, and both show up in the same google search, use the same language, and there is almost nothing consumer facing that helps you tell them apart quickly

what actually matters if you want documentation that holds up: was the evaluation conducted by a licensed psychologist, does the report include specific test scores and clinical reasoning or just a diagnosis label, and does it meet the standards required for workplace accommodations or university disability services, because a lot of the fast platforms fail all three

I went with the Sachs Center after too much research, got actual diagnostic testing with an actual licensed psychologist, and the report was detailed enough that HR accepted it without any pushback, and the cheaper questionnaire-based and prescription-focused platforms are faster but the reports tend to be lighter and more medication oriented, so if you need documentation that works somewhere formal that distinction matters a lot more than price

Edit: No idea why was it removed, here’s me trying again. Thanks!

Storm season is starting here in the Midwest and I'm trying to get ahead of it this year because last year was rough. My beagle Daisy is four and is completely normal 99% of the time, but the moment a thunderstorm rolls in she transforms, panting hard, pacing the hallway, hiding behind the toilet which is apparently her safe spot, sometimes drooling, basically inconsolable until the storm passes which can be hours.

We've tried the standard things, thundershirt which helps a little, white noise which helps a little, sitting with her in the bathroom which is a band aid more than a fix. The vet prescribed trazodone for the really bad nights last summer and it does work but it knocks her out for the better part of a day and she's groggy the morning after, so I want to save that for the truly nasty storms rather than every afternoon thunderclap.

Calming chews seem like the gentler middle ground and there are about 50 brands and they all look the same on the bag, l theanine, chamomile, melatonin, sometimes hemp or valerian. I've tried two so far and honestly I couldn't tell if they did anything but I also wasn't great about the timing, you're supposed to dose them 30 to 60 minutes before the stressor which is hard when a midwest thunderstorm announces itself with five minutes of warning.

Has anyone actually found a calming chew that does something measurable for storm anxiety specifically, or are these all placebo and I should just stop spending money on them. Want real experiences not the amazon reviews.

not loneliness from lacking people. i have people. good people actually. but there is a specific kind of lonely that comes from carrying things that do not fit into any of your existing relationships. things you cannot tell your partner without it changing something, cannot tell friends without becoming a topic, cannot tell family without consequences you are not ready for.

the loneliness is not from being alone. it is from being known incompletely by everyone around you while knowing there is no available option to be known more completely. the things that would complete the picture are exactly the things you cannot say.

i wonder if this is more common than people realize and just never gets named because talking about it requires saying things you cannot say.

Six years on the pill, skin was fine the whole time. Came off it and eight weeks later I had the worst acne of my life. Jawline, cystic, took weeks to clear each one. I genuinely didn't know my skin could do that.

What was happening makes sense now. The pill suppresses androgen production. When you stop, there's a rebound where androgens spike temporarily before your body recalibrates. For some people it's mild. For others it's months of skin that doesn't feel like yours.

The only thing that actually moved things for me was going internal. Topicals weren't touching it because topicals can't reach what's driving it. I use mindbodyskin by clearstem, DIM is one of the main ingredients and it works on estrogen metabolism which directly affects the androgen balance post-pill. Nutrafol skin and pore favor are others that come up in these conversations. Took about six weeks before things started calming down but the change was real.

Getting a proper hormonal panel was also worth it. Total testosterone, free testosterone, DHEA-S specifically. The basic markers your GP runs tell you almost nothing useful about what's happening after coming off the pill.

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MOTS-C is a mitochondrial-derived peptide that regulates AMPK signaling, the same pathway metformin targets. The mechanistic case for metabolic benefit is more coherent than most longevity compounds, improved glucose uptake, better mitochondrial efficiency, reduced fat accumulation over time. The question is whether human experience aligns with what the mechanism predicts.

The human research base is still thin. Most of what exists is animal data, with limited human trials. Anecdotal reports cluster around gradual improvements in energy and insulin sensitivity rather than dramatic fat loss, which is consistent with how AMPK regulation actually works. It's a metabolic recalibrator, not a stimulant or aggressive fat burner.

Personal observations from people running it tend to follow a similar pattern: minimal noticeable effect in the first four weeks, a gradual shift in energy and post-meal response around weeks five to eight, and modest downstream metabolic markers improving over a longer horizon. Fasting glucose improvements come up frequently. Weight changes appear to be a secondary effect of better metabolic function rather than a direct mechanism. If the goal is aggressive fat loss on a short timeline, the data doesn't support MOTS-C as the right tool. If the goal is improving underlying metabolic function over months, the mechanistic story and the anecdotal data are reasonably aligned.

Trying to separate what's real from what's marketing in the ai for airbnb property management space. Every tool has an "ai" sticker on it now, but most of what I've tested is just slightly better autocomplete dressed up as something more impressive than it actually is.

Looking for use cases that are deployed and working in real ops. Not interested in demos or theoretical capabilities, want to hear from people running airbnb property management businesses where ai has actually replaced something they were doing manually.