u/crowinflight1982

Hey folks,

I'm currently on leave from a toxic, toxic work environment and am hoping to get a different job so that I can leave. The problem is that I'm still SO burnt out and ill that nothing has any appeal to me, but I'm worried that if I wait until I'm actually ready to work again, I won't be able to find anything. I have a lengthy, super weird resume that doesn't easily fit any one thing. Do I just apply for anything/everything and hope I can scrape by with my health? Do I wait? I really wish there was a way to be on paid leave for a year or something...

Hey folks,

I'm currently on leave from a toxic, toxic work environment and am hoping to get a different job so that I can leave. The problem is that I'm still SO burnt out and ill that nothing has any appeal to me, but I'm worried that if I wait until I'm actually ready to work again, I won't be able to find anything. I have a lengthy, super weird resume that doesn't easily fit any one thing. Do I just apply for anything/everything and hope I can scrape by with my health? Do I wait? I really wish there was a way to be on paid leave for a year or something...

Hello good folk!

I've been writing fanfic since the early aughts, when everything was still scattered across many, many different archives, disappeared from fandom for a couple of years to do my masters, then resurfaced for BBC Sherlock and by then everything had migrated over to ao3. I've now been posting there since 2015 and only started having security-type issues in the last couple of years. Lately, I keep getting comments from unregistered accounts that start with a compliment, then go into how they "have a few ideas about how to improve the story" or something along those lines (unsolicited and rude, ugh) and invite me to find them on discord, instagram, or another platform, but usually one of those two. What is going on?? Are these bots? Scammers? Is this why so much GO fic is locked to users only? Just curious!

So, I just had a sleep study but I haven't heard the results yet. I opted for it because I know I snore, but I also have a massive insomnia problem, so - both. Do we think this is why I'm tired all the time or is it peri or is it both??? This is mostly rhetorical, because obviously it's both, right?? I hate all of this so much.

Hi, all! I can't say what a relief it is finding this sub, seriously. (I'm not crazy, yayyy!)

-at 38, I lost 165 lbs over about 2.5 years through low carb eating, fasting, and then (later into this), exercise

-then Covid, a job change, joint injuries, and two break-ups happened

-perimenopause started and made my cycles way too frequent, so I had an endometrial ablation and IUD put in

-my body has lost any tolerance it ever had for heat. When I'm hot, I sweat PROFUSELY, mostly from the face. Like, my face will RAIN

-I have lost ALL motivation to eat properly or move at all. I've regained so much weight, I'm depressed, and all I want to do is bed rot and call in sick

I've had so many other mostly-minor little medical things going on that I haven't even talked to my GP about all of this nonsense. Since the ablation + IUD, I no longer have monthly mood crashes (like, truly rock-bottom dives), but I'm still blahhhhh the rest of the time. How do I get my groove back??? How do I manage my body temp???? I will take any/all advice from any of you who've experienced the same things! ❤️

Hi folks!

This morning, the Banff-Lake Louise SuperPass reservations went on sale, and the website crashed continually, including right at the point of payment. Because of this, one of my supposedly-failed attempts actually did go through, so I now have two separate trips to Lake Louise scheduled for the same day. Anyone need a SuperPass for July 24th? Outbound trip from Banff is at 12:02pm, return at 7:06pm. Plenty of time to do any of the hikes from Lake Louise in that window! Big Beehive, Little Beehive, Plain of Six Glaciers, Lake Agnes Teahouse, Teahouse loop, Saddleback Pass, Fairview Peak... any takers?

I've also emailed Roam (they're not answering the phone right now), so maybe they'll just cancel the one trip and reimburse me, but otherwise... it cost $33 and that's all I would like to get back from it!

Happy trails, all!

**Update: sold!**

Ahhhhhhhhh! Trying to book 8X superpasses and the website keeps failing!

Hi all! My mom has very recently gone from having touchy digestion to not being able to eat anything without having severe runs, and thinks it may be IBS-d. She's become so scared of eating that she's basically down to eating oatmeal, boiled eggs, carrots, and plain chicken breast. I've been looking up recipes to try to find her a little more variety, but it's so frustrating because half of them contain things that are obviously out for most people with IBS, as I understand. They'll have garlic as the only spice/flavouring and then add "if you're sensitive to garlic, you may want to eliminate that" and say something like that in every single recipe.

She doesn't like bananas. She's eaten a few blueberries and strawberries and it's been okay. All other fruit seems to be out, including citrus. The only safe vegetable she's identified is carrots and potatoes. Leafy greens seem to be semi-okay. Alliums are absolutely out. Dairy is a sensitivity but not bad if she takes a lactaide. She also seems to be very sensitive to high fat foods, even small amounts of mayo.

Can anyone given me some of your basic go-to meals that aren't just boiled eggs and oatmeal? I just want my mom to be able to eat, and bonus if she doesn't get scurvy!

Thanks in advance!