I have been buying glass Tupperware, specifically the Bayco brand for a while. Im not sure if i am just clumsy or unlucky,but they keep breaking.
This morning I pulled out some salsa I made and I set it on the counter and it just split in half 😮💨 not sure if it is the brand or is it just me haha.
So, we are all adults. Myself, my husband, and cousins are in our late 20's -early 30's. Well we live within 30 mins of each other and love playing board games and DnD.
Games or not, my step dad is a classic grumpy older man. His way or the high way. Has to argue about everything being wrong and not the way he grew up with. Its kind of his whole personality....his favorite jokes are about him being sooooo smart and knows everything without having to Google it (which is an eye roll) i mean, even his friends dont really talk to him anymore.
On top of that, hes lonely because my mom works by taking care of my grandpa in another city 2 hours away and is gone tueday-thursday. So he wants someone to move in with him. My husband and I moved in temporarily to save money to get out of debt and get out own place and we finally did that. He's now upset we didnt save more before leaving but we desperatly wanted out as soon as possible. Now hes grasping at anyone else taking the spare room and everyone is declining. Its kinda sad to see and he actually mentions just wanting a companion to be there with him.
He literally compares himself to Anger from Inside Out as his persona... and here's a scenario about this for a little taste of his arguments. On father's day he mentioned Inside Out 2 and I said i hadn't seen it but wanted to. That i saw they included the emotions depression and anxiety. He then goes on this huge argument about how those are not emotions that young teens are even capable of and the movie was good but bullshit to even consider those emotions. And i tried to rebuttal the point but he starts barreling on and on and I eventually just vhange the subject because there is no changing his mind or having him actually consider anything I say.
Well, my cousins stopped wanting to go to my step dad's house and has started making excuses to not go. And I just got my own place that I can finally host and have now invited my cousins over twice without inviting my step dad. They are loving it and are wanting to do it more often at my place without my step dad being there. Yesterday I mentioned im feeling a little guilty because I do talk to him at least once or twice a week and hes lonely. I havent been telling him theya re coming over either and im feeling extremlty guilty. He's not a bad guy, he does have good attributes l... but just everything is an argument and its exhausting. I want to help him rebuild these friendships but I just dont know if there is anyway I can nicely tell him all this. That if he wants to hang out with us, he basically has to change his whole attitude/personality...
My husband and I have made a lot of life changes to better prepare ourselves for parenthood. We recently moved to get out of debt (our studio apartment in town was crazy expensive) and we did (by moving in with a stressful family situation) and eventually bought a house. It wasn't easy and we made a lot of sacrifices. He was able to get a secure transfer job but I was not. I commute 3 hours a day for work. Again, I make just enough to not be able to find something lower to cut the costs and take a lower paying job. I have done the math a million times and its hard.
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Well our game plan was to use the maternity leave at my job and then come back and quit. I have been with the company for 4 years and think i highly deserve it because of the work I put in . I dont want to get a new job and then instantly be pregnant.
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I recently made a post and then deleted it in girl dinner diaries about my stress... and to be honest, i was manic when I posted. I have been in a high stress, high anxiety situation that made me sound crazy. I dont blame the responses I got. The post was all over the place and I didnt know how to word my feelings... so it sounded crazy.
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Someone said "respectfully, you're not ready to be a mom and dont bring life into this world until you get mental health help and gifted yourself out."
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I do think I am ready and have been wanting to be a mom since I was very young, so this hurt. I understand I sounded crazy but like I said, I was exceptionally stressed and it was my first time ever posting on reddit. So I did so in a frenzy.
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Well either way, I dont feel myself and I feel crazy with the commute and never having enough time to do what I need to do. I am not sure if thats why I haven't veen able to concieve. I track it all and even stopped relying on the Samsung cycle tracking.... yet I still am failing. We have been trying every other day. Which is exhausting to feel like its even fun or sexy.... idk if that's tmi but were just trying so hard. I just hate it. I feel disgusting in a sense? I like s*x but God dayum, its a lot. And even then, nothing???
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Im starting to worry i am the problem....i am( 28f) and he is( 33m). I didnt think it would be hard at our age.
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My friend got pregnant twice within a month each time of trying and my sister accidentally got pregnant. She actually is having some personally problems amd we help babysit every weekend.... but it feels unfair. And again just, like maybe I am infertile? Im scared to test and its expensive. So i am thinking maybe its the stress of the commute and my stupid corporate job that drives me crazy. I am thinking of taking a lower paying job so I dont have to throw away 3 hours of commute away... but then I have to worry about maternity leave and getting less money. I dont know what to do and im heart broken. I have always wanted to be a mom.
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My cousin lives nearby and has 2 kids. She keeps saying, "stop trying" but i dont know how??
I have a hobby/art medium addiction....
I primarily started focusing on watercolor for my art years ago and I love it. I have learned quite a lot of techniques, but i get overwhelmed with what I want to do. I dont have a lot of time in my afternoons and I want to free hand paint, which i feel is hard with watercolor. I have done it before but its never a full fleshed piece of art.
Lately I have backed away from painting and have done crochet, gardening, beading, wood work... i honestly want to try everything at least once.
That being said, I still yearn to do better with my paintings and finding my personal style I have been chasing. So, i have come back to watercolor!!
Sorta.... i wanted to try sketching out pieces before I paint. To force myself to make a fully thought out piece that I am happy with. If I use regular pencil though, I find it boring and dull and I erase too much and overthink....
So I started using the few colored pencils I have to create sketches and force myself to practice without being able to erase! Except now i am enjoying colored pencils and the ones I have are garbage. I have to sharpen constantly and the lead breaks when sharpening .
Long story short, im looking for colored pencil recommendations for people who want something quality but isn't too high end or expensive. I have just a handful of basic generic brand colored pencils I have somehow acquired 😅
Edit: I also want to hear from other people who love to try different mediums and how they found the one that is the best for them! 💚