I'm still pissed at Obama for not putting her in charge on the agency she created. She is a pistol, and I think she'd be a good POTUS.

Those of us who have been or currently are in the service industry tend to be the best tippers. If we can't afford a 20 to 25% tip we don't go out. 

Yeah, I tip delivery 20% as well, sometimes more bc odds are if I'm ordering out the weather is shit.

Thank Reagan. Before him, tips weren't taxed so 15% was fine.

I believe housekeeping used to be a union job, so the wages weren’t horrid. Now the employees have to fight to unionize, the number of rooms per hour has gone up, etc. Hence tipping. I leave $5/day bc I have twin boys and despite my best efforts to keep things tidy, there’s always that one thing I miss. It probably…

Yeah, my dad initially taught me 15% but when Reagan started taxing tips 20% became his default (and by extension mine). 

Twice so far departments have fallen to pieces bc nobody listened when I gave lots of notice so they could get someone in early for me to train. Hearing about the drama from former co-workers brought me joy.

I'm sorry you didn't get the job 🙁 I'm impressed with your fortitude and that you already have a plan for moving forward to make your goals happen.

I remember an interview where she talked about how she had hit a point where she really wanted to date men her age, and thought she’d finally managed that with him and then was WTAF!!!!! when she found out he was younger than her 😂 

One of my good friends married a guy 10 years younger than her. My great aunt regularly dates men quite a bit younger than her. At this point in my life, I don’t think a man my age could keep up, TBH. If it works, go with it. No one would bat an eye if the genders were reversed.

Le Reve in San Antonio, Les Sans Culottes in NY; and a place in Alexandria I’ve forgotten the name of (it was in a hotel) bc it was a food/wine pairing, and we met the chef, and there was more wine and plates sent out from the kitchen, and I more or less expired from food joy.

That's really impressive! I find the worse the week, the more I love those workouts, even though it's a push to get to the gym.

They are so cute!

Whoo hoo! Excited for you 😀

That movie was the best birth control ever. 

Can you afford to hire someone to clean the apartment? Admittedly, it's not a substitute for therapy, but if he won't clean and doesn't want you to clean, then give that to a third party. You shouldn't be held hostage by something that negatively impacts your mental health. 

I feel your pain, but I’m very proud of your little old lady 😹😼🐾🐀

Wow. That's a truly amazing and giving thing to do.

Thanks. We plebes tend to be viewed as slightly less than human by certain upper management, so it was a nice change of pace.

Oof, I wish I knew. This deserves some expert input. I am no expert. When my boys stumble across stuff like this, I try to just be in the moment with them and be a safe space. I'm pretty up front when I don't have an answer, and then I go and research like a maniac.