I posted this to someone else in another thread, but we seem to have similar work situations : “My job involves helping clients with long term professional goals, so some of these people I’ve been speaking with three times a week, for five or six years. I know all about their vacations, kids in college, who is having…

I understand. My job involves helping clients with long term professional goals, so some of these people I’ve been speaking with three times a week, for five or six years. I know all about their vacations, kids in college, who is having affairs and financial trouble because they kind of confess it to me. I am not a…

I’m a Michigander, and I think you’re right about Maine. All my relatives up there are quiet people and it’s hard to get them to talk with me. I’m pretty damn introverted, and I noticed. I’ve learned to just appreciate drinking coffee next to them without more than a few words being exchanged. Also they all seem…

I’m a big gardener, so I would really hate to cut all my plants down on that side of the yard, especially since they are native pollinator habitat and bird food. I found a way around it, and I’m going to put three foot tall hardware mesh up with stakes around my plantings so my dog can’t get in. I can easily check…

I’m sure humidity makes a difference, along with all the other differences. I can’t speak about gardening anywhere else, unfortunately. In Michigan, the humidity in summer is at roughly 40-70%, while for indoors they recommend 40-50%. So yes, Michigan is much more humid than what you are dealing with, and the…

I’m a renter, so yes, I do want to move after these incidents with the crazy guy. My husband and I have talked about what we want in a house and have contacted a real estate agent in our area we like, but we would be first time home buyers and it’s a lot to do. After living in this house for three years and knowing…

I put my houseplants outside for the summer, and yes, a few leaves do get burned. Aloes in particular will look dead, but they are fine and bounce back in a month easily. I’ve had a few mother-in-laws-tongue leaves bleach out too, but I just cut them off. Doing this may seem kind of harsh, but it is also the only…

May I just continue the things that piss us off thread...

Right now, my neighbors on one side are making me want to move, so I would not take that for granted!

I take my houseplants outside during the summer months, and I bring them inside ideally when the outdoor temperatures are the same as the indoor temperatures. I managed to do that on time this year and I’m happy, but my plants always get a little droopy and sad at first from the shock of different light levels. As…

My husband pulled this once when we were dating. I started including an arrow at the bottom so he would know there was more, and it worked. No excuse now.

That would make me bitchy too. You’re fine. I just send my husband a picture of the grocery list if I discover he’s there (like I text to ask if he is on his way home yet). He’s not getting out of that so easily.

I’m a dog person, but pic number two is very cute. You got me to say Aww out loud, so bravo.

I’m working on a bone wreath for Halloween. I don’t eat meat, but my housemates do, so I’ve been hoarding their chicken and turkey bones in the freezer for about a year. I finally simmered off all the fleshy bits and now they are soaking inhydrogen peroxideto further white and defunk them. Once they dry out for a…

For Halloween, I have a witch’s broom I made from sticks and a tree limb found in my yard. It looks super creepy. That was last year’s project. Also, I have ceramic skulls, a life size black metal raven sculpture, creepy twig candlesticks, and a lot of lab glassware I usually fill with food coloring, dry ice, or…

For Halloween, I have a witch’s broom I made from sticks and a tree limb found in my yard. It looks super creepy. That was last year’s project. Also, I have ceramic skulls, a life size black metal raven sculpture, creepy twig candlesticks, and a lot of lab glassware I usually fill with food coloring, dry ice, or…

For traveling light, pick a color scheme and stick to it. I choose blues with black and white almost always, but whatever works for you. I like to seal a shirt, socks and undies together in a ziplock to push out the extra air, which also makes it easy to get dressed. Grab a ziplock, choose pants and bra, and go. …

May I ask, why do you hate toggles? Is it that the wind gets through sometimes?

If you check the forecast and it’s not too bad, you could probably wear your regular lightweight coat with a quilted down vest underneath. Quilted, so it won’t add much bulk, and you won’t feel like Randy’s from A Christmas Story.

I like is kind of coat too, as it’s dressy enough for work but practical!