I feel this. I have adapted very well to small talk and kid talk, but veer off this and I realise how little I have in common with other parents. I even work in a field that should be full of lefties, but I can only think of one person there I can have these proper conversations with.
Luckily my neighbour is more on my wavelength when it comes to billionaires. Actually had a conversation today that went to cursing their existence within minutes. Can’t remember what started it!
1, I used to work for this company when I was young and had no idea what my rights were. They very much took advantage of this, such as calling me in on an hour’s notice on my days off.
2, The Raw Egg Nationalist is a right-wing twat. https://hopenothate.org.uk/2024/06/20/egg-sposed-we-reveal-the-identity-of-far-right-bodybuilder-the-raw-egg-nationalist/
I’m trying to think of something I can actually do, but all I can think about are weird coincidences beyond my control:
My parents and my husband’s parents were married on the same day in different parts of the country. His dad also shares my birthday.
My first child was born on the same day as a moderately famous comedian’s first child. Later, when I looked that comedian up, I realised my second child was born on his 50th birthday.
You might enjoy the podcast Maintenance Phase if you don’t already know it. They have a Dr Oz episode and Oprah has a few of her own too.
That’s so weird - I heard about, for the first time, and looked up this ice-cream only this morning. There was a failed petition to change the name, which generated a number of counter petitions.
Our house is about 150 years old and we dug down to the dirt floor in one of the downstairs rooms. We found suspicious white bits, and had to send a sample off. Luckily it came back clear. It was unlikely anyway, as asbestos wasn’t in widespread use here in the 19th century.
However, we do have corrugated asbestos roofing on our “scullery” but it’s in one piece so can be left until we renovate that part, then disposed of safely. It’s pretty common to find it on sheds and outbuildings here.
I have everything I need for a Nadja of Antipaxos costume, but I don’t think we’re going anywhere.
Thank you so much! I will try some magnesium glycinate. I am taking iron as well as I’m almost always low on that. Appreciate you taking the time to help.
Some are more gentle on your stomach.
You may have helped me solve a mystery. I started taking it a few weeks ago and I’ve had a lot of abdominal discomfort recently, but never put the two together. Also, I’ve unfortunately not seen any improvement in my chronic fatigue.
Oh, you don’t like bonfire night? Fireworks too loud? /s
Edit: Seriously, good luck to you guys - I’ll be watching nervously from the UK (where our election was on 4th July.)
Three shares, folded in half, then in half again. Maybe two squares if it’s quilted.
Stop trying to make fetch happen
Yeah, I guess so. It’s probably so they put lower overall salt on the packaging.
Not only “spices” but paprika and white pepper too!
I’ve been using Daylio for years.
It’s designed to track moods and the activities associated with them, but it’s adaptable, so I use it to track my headaches. It’s very easy to use and it doesn’t feel onerous to record the information.
Man I love those books. Only time I’ve finished a series and gone straight back to the beginning again.
Thank you for your dedication to the search. I love this.
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
When I worked in retail, I had this wanker of a middle manager who would ask how I was getting on, and when I said fine, he’d always say “It’s not rocket science, is it?”
He was mid twenties and only a few years older than me. He used to call female employees “babe”.
One time I watched him get a withering telling off from a customer. The customer wasn’t in the right, but it felt like a little bit of retribution for all us “babes”.
Psych too