I did have VSG but I had RNY gastric bypass 4 years ago and I’m coaching someone now who is getting ready to go through the VSG process so I attended all the support groups and info meetings with her so you can ask me anything.

I’ve had a pretty amazing two weeks of vacation. (I didn’t take two weeks off work, I was in and out.) I got to see my favorite band, Modest Mouse, go to two music festivals in one weekend and see all kinds of kick ass bands, and finished it off by seeing Hop Along (highly recommend) at a tiny club in Asheville. I’m…

Holy shit that’s amazing! I just have this, with one tiny moon Europa.

I hope it gets better. I’m a cis gendered white woman so obviously I can never know or understand but I see little things that give me glimmers of hope. The bathroom issue would not happen at my employer. I’d say if you can apply to Wall Street type firms you may have a slightly easier time. My work is part call…

My large corporate bank certainly wouldn’t fire you for having those views but they might if you were dumb enough to spout them off at work, especially to a LGBTQ employee. I think when large employers with socially liberal employment policies are located in more rural parts of America, it helps push progress. If you…

I love him!! That’s a good name for a Boston. I have a pair, Bostons are the best.

I love him!! That’s a good name for a Boston. I have a pair, Bostons are the best.

Needs more dog pictures please.

Needs more dog pictures please.

I just got an undercut, in the back. It’s pretty mild. I’m totally calling it my business in the front, party in the back hair cut.

I had the same issue! The floor of my front porch needs to be torn up and redone and most of the people who actually showed up to give me an estimate, never actually got back to me. It’s bizzare how hard it is to get someone to take your money.

Some days I really hate home ownership. I’ve been in mine for 10 years and all the things that tend to break have started breaking, I need work done in my deck, new carpet, I have anxiety about my plumbing. I have to rewire the electricity to my shed, my HVAC system is on its last leg, and I just had to put in a new…

I closed on my house 10 years ago today. Granted it wasn’t a great time to buy, before the housing market completely collapsed. Even with 10 years worth of mortgage payments down, I honestly don’t know if I could sell it and make a profit. The improvements we’ve made have been modest, and it needs a lot more work. The…

My husband is 7 years older than me, we got together when I was pretty young but we were in the same spot in life. We’ve grown up together in a lot of ways but he’s come into his own and done really well for himself.

I agree it’s probably a bit of both. My husband worked for his company for over a decade before joining their machining program, which they basically forced him into because he already had a lot of the degree down. They’ve paid for everything while he’s trained and still has a high paying job. The largest employer of…

I’ve been really consistent with my weights routine over the last 6 months. I lost 100lbs and have always been muscular but it’s kind of hard to tell since I have lose skin and still have fat. But over the last few months I’ve been able to tell a difference in my body. My butt is firmer, I’ve built up more mass in my…

You’re supposed to use the period blood to fingerprint your calendar obviously.

Oh we would so be friends in real life. I want to hear all of your concert stories haha

I’m 31 but my husband is 38 so my taste in music tends to skew a little higher. Most of the bands you listed I’ve seen with in the last 5-6 years, many of them at a festival. That is a downside for me because I’m not into as many of the newer indie bands that fill up festivals these days but if I can get 3-4 good…

Right? If I was going to use period tracking I’d prefer it not use that scene from the Shining for the animations. It says you have to opt in, so it is acknowledging not all women have periods. Fitbit definitely could make the option available no matter what gender you select, and provide more gender options though.

I’ve been blowing dust and dirt out of my nose for two days. That’s very accurate.

The festival game is cyclical. They were big in the 90s and the busted somewhat in the 2000s and now they’ve gotten absolutely huge. Every town in America has some version of a music festival. I can’t help but wonder if we are near the top of a bubble. They’re a good value if there’s a lot of acts you want to see but…