TVP works better 

Try being the only non religious people in a family full of ministers. Yeah. I have to explain the differences in the holidays and such to my toddler.

Were there any major reversals this year? I’m skimming through but it looks like the usual. Eat all the veg. Reduce the sugar. Nothing “new”

My town has recently seen a huge influx of those awful remote workers. They make a ton of money, drive up housing costs, and complain that Montana isn’t like California. 

My spouse and I were talking about this. We were in couple’s therapy before this. We were agreeing recently that we miss our 1 hour a week where we are forced to talk to each other. 

I love using this at target. I can load my coupons and gift cards and it takes those off before charging my red card. It’s fantastic!

With my son home more and not getting free meals from school, we have had to increase our food spending. The student loan suspensions have roughly equaled the increased food so we are OK. It makes me anxious to be spending $100 more per month on food but I think it is going to even out alright. 

Thanks. I’ll call Monday and ask.

Any idea how this applies to seeing the doctor? I just received a bill form March. I called my local triage number when I got sick. I have severe asthma so they sent me to urgent care for a test. Urgent care ended up not testing me because I didn’t have a fever and just made changes to my control meds instead. Am I on…

Mother’s day is super important to me. My first mother’s day was 10 years after I broke my back. I ran a 5k and then went out for pizza and beer. This will be my third mother’s day and I’m really upset that we can’t do the local 5k and go out for junk. I found an online company that does virtual races that include a…

I was tested this morning. I live in a tiny apartment. Should I wear a mask at home to protect my husband and son?

Failed, but improved. My goal was to not use the work vending machines. I managed only about once a week. I discovered that I am week when I’m exhausted. I need to pack more snacks so I’m not tempted by chips.

Gross. Mine has bubbly soda (like la croix), baked chips, and chocolate granola bars. Quick blood sugar spikes are hard to ignore when you’ve been on a diet from your doc for a while and you are weak willed. 

I am going to bury rhe NFC setting on my phone so I can’t easily use the vending machines at work. It’s not a ton. Maybe $5 a week if that but I really don’t need the expenditure or the calories. I would be better off spending $5 on the deli veggie trays I like than on chips in the break room

I’m still keeping my pebble time on life support. My biggest need is being able to pause and skip my audio and to get texts. I use my pebble to control my podcasts while I work. I also leave my phone on mute and screen texts and calls with my pebble. 

So I was looking at that. I expect just under 10k for childcare for next year. I know if I contribute I can’t use the tax deduction. Can you help me understand the risks/benefits?

My Ally account just dropped from 1.9% to 1.7%. I'm going to leave it. I'm using that account to cover my increased child care costs in a year. I will need 900 a month more but I only make 500 on top of basics so I'm saving every time I can to get ahead of the change.

I am picking up a vacuum sealer tonight. Any recommendations for where to go on tips for cooking, freezing, and reheating? 

On google, it seems like I have to sort through a TON of bullshit. I’m looking for a period tracking app. I’m post partum. Health stuff, yadayada. Pretty much everything is in engrish as are the reviews. They have to be data farming, right? I really just want something to help me see the patterns in my post partum…

Toys that can't be dunked in bleach. No stuffies. No dolls. I usually like to at least do a quick Lysol on any second hand toys if not a bleach bath