u/mwaxo4

Hi all, I am looking to plan an anniversary staycation for my partner and I in late August/early September. I am mostly looking for recommendations for a more adult oriented nice hotel, ideally with a spa on site. We are from Pensacola, but definitely willing to drive out towards Destin or Santa rosa beach! TIA!!

Hello! I am a 22 year old female at what feels like a critical decision making phase of life.

I have a bachelor’s in software development (🤣) and I had an amazing SWE internship for 3 years where I gained so much experience and had intense responsibilities, just without a full time title. I was on track to full time employment, but the company encountered hard times (government funded scientific research … ) and I lost my contract due to loss of funding.

Since then I have, naturally, been unable to find a job. I live in a pretty small town, and was lucky my first position even existed. I’ve applied, but remote roles are a shot in the dark.

The first option I feel I have is to apply to SWE jobs in cities I’d like to live in and try to land a role. This interests me and I would love to move, but I have a boyfriend of 5 years who has given me some anxiety about 9-5 life since he became a part of the workforce and he despises it. He also says he thinks that it wouldn’t be possible for me to land a role anywhere because of the immense competition, and I have been without a relevant role for about a year now. Coordinating moving somewhere with us both needing jobs is also an issue.

I currently teach dance classes for children and i enjoy it, mostly lol. I have a background in dance and am currently on a local performance team. My mom is an entrepreneur and has offered to help invest in a studio space if I wanted to open a place of my own. This opportunity feels interesting but also daunting for many reasons, especially the fact that I would be locked into my hometown.

I have also done a commissioned mural that got a lot of positive feedback and I made a solid profit on it, but I don’t know if art is something i’d feel safe pursuing full time.

In essence I feel like I am, in general, smart, talented, and capable. I definitely put a lot of pressure on myself, and I feel like I am now behind when I started out ahead of my peers (graduated HS with a college degree). I worry about choosing the wrong path and ending up unfulfilled/further behind/not making use of my abilities to make money.

TLDR; as a young adult, how did you find your way to the right career path/location? How did you manage anxiety around these choices?

I have a bachelors in software development from UWF and 3 years of software engineer experience. I’ve applied to Navy Federal and countless remote roles with no luck yet.
Curious if anyone personally knows of any companies hiring or any specific openings.
TIA!!!

I am 22f and had a pelvic ultrasound today, I expected to have a cyst based on my pain but they only found “multiple small follicles in both ovaries.” Which i think is normal from my research?

I have been experiencing extreme lower abdominal bloat, dull aching pelvic pain along with sharp stabbing pains in both ovaries but mostly my left side. I am not on my period and this pain has been lasting consistently for over a week now. The stabbing pain is random and also triggered by flexing my core, running/walking, and other movements. It is painful to press the area, especially the left side.

I have experienced this sensation before but never this intensity or for this amount of time.

I expected it to be an ovarian cyst based on my pain but they found none.

I read the follicles can be associated with PCOS, but it doesn’t sound like my pain matches up.

Thank you very much in advance!!

I am 22f and had a pelvic ultrasound today and they found “multiple small follicles in both ovaries.”

I have been experiencing extreme lower abdominal bloat, dull aching pelvic pain along with sharp stabbing pains in both ovaries but mostly my left side. I am not on my period and this pain has been lasting consistently for over a week now. The stabbing pain is random and also triggered by flexing my core, running/walking, and other movements. It is painful to press the area, especially the left side.

I have experienced this sensation before but never this intensity or for this amount of time.

I expected it to be an ovarian cyst based on my pain but they found none.

I read the follicles are associated with PCOS, but it doesn’t sound like my pain matches up. I am curious if anyone feels that it does, or what else it could be related to.

Thank you very much in advance!!