u/chump555

It really wears on me. This is probably the most painful thing about being an Aqua, in my experience.

Anybody have anything good that’s dairy free and that can be prepped to last 4 days?

I usually have ful but I’m getting sick of it. I also did a lentil soup for breakfast but it didn’t fill me up and I felt sick.

Thanks!!!

As the title says. I’m already struggling :(

Does macewan have a specific data base of tutors or anything? Is there a way to find reputable tutors? I only know of UofAs database.

Ty!

Hey!

Is there a resource from macewan or that someone has made showing where the water bottle refill stations are? I’m having a hard time finding them in each building:)

Thank you!

I’m in university and I’m going to be quite short on time for the next while. I eat really healthy, but my lack of time and energy is going to weight heavily on me.

I basically need fast ways to cook or easy ways to prep foods, especially veggies.

What I mean by this, and what I’m looking for, are hacks like this:

1. Using a slow cooker
2. Prepping and freezing rice in portions for the week
3. Buying large packs of chicken breast and cooking them for a few days worth

So, stuff like that

My biggest thing is veggies. I eat a LOT of veggies and need ways to cook them easily or quickly as I can spend all my time chopping veggies. I don’t want to just rely on frozen veggies because they’re more expensive (at least where I am) and there isn’t a huge variety. I don’t like the Costco frozen veggie mixes either.

Looking for ideas similar to these:

1. Cutting potatoes in half and roasted them face side down (only have to cut in half)
2. Roasting a whole head of cauli
3. Boiling a whole head of broccoli
4. Cutting zucchini into spears (only have to do a few cuts)

Any ideas/tips? Especially for the veggies!!!

Thank you :)

Hey guys,

Im starting my first year and I just went through all the textbooks I need on the bookstore website.

Im wondering if you have to buy all of the ones they list or if professors on the first day will tell you if they are necessary or not?

Is there a better way to buy textbooks for cheaper other than marketplace/fb groups?

Not sure how this all works. Thank you

Hey!! I’m starting school next month and it’s the first time I’ve ever had an in person university experience with a FULL course load, so I’m going to be really short on time for the next 3 years.

I need some easy meals to make. I eat pretty healthy, and I’m in a calorie deficit so I do a lot of volume eating.

What are your favorite things to make that are quick (prep wise- I don’t mind crock pot recipes or things that take long on the stove/oven) or easy, or one pot. I don’t eat gluten and I’m allergic to coconut. I also love trying new cuisines- so please, give me any suggestions!!! Or good resources :)

Thank you

I know there are a million posts on these things, but I’m not really finding my specific question being answered, so I’m still confused.

I am starting university this fall, and I eat a LOT of produce. I love chopping veggies and try to improve my skills constantly. That being said, I’m going to have such minimal time to do things, as I’m in a pretty stressful program that’s going to suck up all my time.

For those of you who HAVE a chopper, would it be worth it for me to get one since my husband does the dishes and I don’t have to worry about cleaning it? Does it really save any time?

I’m starting university next month and I need a good way to track exercise (walking on campus, mostly) so that I can make sure I’m eating enough/staying in a deficit.

I got a Fit Bit (forget the name, the $100 one) today and I despise this thing, so I’m going to return it.

With that being said, I need a good and reliable way to track my walking that isn’t $500.

Do you guys have any ideas? The only other thing I can think of is setting a timer on my phone when I start walking and then pausing and starting it as a walk but I don’t need any more mental load.

Thank you!

Hey!

Im starting at Macewan this fall. I would like to ride my bike for as long as possible until the snow comes. Is there an actual safe place to lock up my bike?! I saw that there is one in the underground parking, but is it actually safe?

Thank you

Hey!

I’ve been working on getting into acu school for a year now. I finally got accepted. I’m very excited, but also so so so nervous!!! More than nervous. Honestly so scared.

Any advice? Tips? Also- what kind of laptop do you think is best for me? Thank you!!!

Hello!

I’m looking for a good backpack for university this year. I haven’t bought one in a looooong time- not sure what’s good or not.

I’d like something that has 2 drink holders, and preferably has a separate laptop holder but I’m not too picky on that part. I’m not sure how often I will have to carry around textbooks, but I travel heavy anyways so I need something that can hold a lot!

Ty :)

Hey!

I will be in Okotoks for the day over the long weekend, and I’m wondering what there is to do.

We love to eat, be outside, farmers markets, or anything unique or quirky. We will have our dog with us, so that takes some things out of the equation.

Thank you:)

So I’ve been with my partner for 7 years now, married for 3.

I will admit, I’m pretty avoidant, so keep that in mind. But, I’ve had lots of annoyances with my partner over him just being an airhead + me being a control freak. It’s like weaponized incompetence, but he actually IS that dumb. It really drives me insane. Among other things, I’ve had lots of issues with his siblings bullying me, us not being on the same page financially with how to appropriately spend money, (he has ADHD and is unmedicated, and is bad with his money). Otherwise we laugh together, we can have fun, we like a lot of the same things. I would say we are really good friends.

For the past few years he has taken up a new hobby (a sport) that takes up a lot of his time. He will he out at work from 8-430 then 2 days a week he goes across the city to his sport and he will be out from 530-1030 or 11 doing that. Some days he is doing matches where he will be gone setting up, doing take down, and playing from 2pm-2am. This is probably every other month. When he actually is home, he is constantly on his phone. Like he is a true phone addict. The second he gets to a red light, he’s scrolling. There is literally no moment of the day that he isn’t scrolling. He is also talking to his friends from the sport in the group chat most of the time. I will talk to him, but he doesn’t hear/listen to me. He is so into his phone, it’s like I’m invisible. When we do talk, he’s just talking about his sport and his friends there. If hes not doing that, he will call one of his siblings and talk to them on the phone for hours, even when we are walking our dog together. When the sibling he’s talking to is busy, he calls the next one, and the next one. He slacks on chores a lot because he will be “busy” doing everything I said above. On the weekends, when I want to go do stuff, he will spend both days at his mom’s house for hours and hours. When he finally gets home, the day is gone and it’s time to do chores before Monday comes. If he’s free on a weekday evening, he will go to his mom’s house and take out her garbage, go buy her groceries, etc. I don’t really like his mom. We are completely opposite- she is extremely religious and doesn’t speak hardly any English, so we don’t communicate.

I feel so extremely lonely in this relationship. I don’t have many close friends- my bff lives hours away, and my other friends and I aren’t super close anymore. I haven’t been able to work in almost 2 years due to an accident. I don’t have any hobbies due to cost/me not working. Which is another reason my husbands sport makes me mad- it costs a LOT of money every month. Money we don’t have.

I’m truly just on the brink. I’m not sure if this is normal behavior from him and it’s just life and it’s busy, if he even likes me, if I should stay with him. I’m so unhappy, but when things are good, they are good.

Idk what to do anymore. Any advice?

Looking for what topics were on the multiple choice the most, also, how many questions were there?

I’m about to write my final for upgrading soon.

Thanks!

Question- do the speciality Dr Peppers (strawberry, blackberry, etc) still taste like Dr Pepper? Just with a hint of whatever the specialty flavor is? I DESPISE Dr Pepper but am curious about these ones!