Excessive weight gain

February 28, 2023 No comments Article

I’m 36 weeks and started this pregnancy at 115 lbs – I’m current 162 lbs and really stressing about how much weight I’ve gained 🥴. I’m super motivated to lose it all after giving myself time to heal but I just want some perspective on how hard it’s going to be to lose 50 +

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Rate our 130+ year old home’s bathroom remodel?

February 28, 2023 No comments Article

My wife and I just finished our bathroom. We started a couple days before Christmas and wrapped everything up about 7 weeks later.Our house was built in 1890 as a barn. Sometime in the 50’s they moved it 1/4 mile to its current location, set it on a concrete block foundation and converted it to

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A single developer has been maintaining core.js with little recognition or support. Almost all modern single page apps use core.js. Millions of downloads and hardly any compensation

February 16, 2023 No comments Article

It blows my mind to learn the story about Denis Pushkarev & core.js! I remember in 2013 when I started serious frontend work I had to chose polyfills by hand and integrate them in webpack. Then at some point they became part of Angular 2 and I forgot of their existence. I always thought these

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Roasted veggie bowls fill up your soul!

February 6, 2023 No comments Article

I had this giant yam. Peeled it and cut into 1” pieces. Next i took an onion, 2 bell peppers, and a broccoli crown, cut them into 1”pieces, tossed everything in avocado oil salt and pepper and roasted at 425°F for 45 minutes. Had some boiled Yukon gold potatoes on hand and roasted them too.Served

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Ridiculous body comment of the week

February 4, 2023 No comments Article

I went to my 38-week appointment yesterday and my medical center has a greeter-type person in the front to help give directions, etc. She said to me “you know where you’re going today, mommy?” And I said “yep, 4th floor.”She said “Let me guess, you’re having a girl, right?”And I said “Yup, cuz I’m carrying

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First period postpartum

February 2, 2023 No comments Article

After three hours of pushing, an episiotomy, and three attempts with the vacuum, my pregnancy ended in a c-section. If my delivery was the menu at your local Mister Carwash, I got “The Worx”.I spent 2 weeks postpartum in adult diapers. One week in extra long overnight maxi pads. Two weeks in panty liners. I

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Thank you kind stranger

January 30, 2023 No comments Article

I snagged this text off of someone’s comment a few months ago, knowing I was going to need something polite and pre-written in the future. It has come in very handy for me now that I am overdue and the daily “I’m just checking in,” texts will not stop.I know they’re well-meaning, but gosh darn

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