I also dropped out very early. Struggled with that disappointment for a long time. Moved in with my SO’s parents and lived with them for years!

We moved out and got a rental when I was 25. I’m 29 now and working on my career in banking. Started exercising the last couple years and have been keeping up with it consistently. I feel like it was only in the last few years that I felt I was making progress but really needed some optimism to keep going. You just never know what’s going to change your life around. Try to improve yourself in any way you can and sometimes that can help you change your trajectory

Absolutely! It doesn’t matter how small you start.

I work a desk job and told myself I needed to exercise otherwise I would continue having back/health problems. I started with a 1-2 minute workout every day just so I could get in the habit. And if I didn’t feel like doing even that, I would at least do a few push ups or squats. Once I got used to taking that time every day I saw myself taking 5 minutes. Then 10, 20, 30… Now I commit to a 75-90 minute workout about 5 times a week. And I never thought it would get to that point but I started to enjoy it and look forward to that time every day!

I could’ve sworn I heard of a Hannah Montana-type show/character years before the show came out…

Monterey Jack cheese or pepper jack.

I’ve always heard that but also been told to wait for some time after eating before brushing to not hurt your enamel? Not sure how true that is

Yes, same thing would happen to me! It was a risk trying to stretch it out because if it works the pain would go away but if it didn’t pop, then the pain would be worse than when I started. Sorry you’re still going through it. My doctor recommended NSAIDs for the pain but they didn’t help me too much. Eventually the problem went away and I luckily haven’t had it come back

I used to have costochondritis which was an inflammation of the cartilage in my sternum. It would feel like a pressure on my chest that wouldn’t be relieved until I bent backwards to stretch and “pop” my chest. So occasionally friends and family would see me stretching and wonder wtf I was doing

Sounds similar to deja reve which is when you feel like you’ve previously dreamt what is currently happening

Mean Girls hands down. Bridesmaids second, then White Chicks

Every day before bed. If I exercise earlier in the day then I’ll shower twice.

I stopped giving them presents when they were around 20-22 years old. I transitioned to cash for a couple years then we just changed our gift-giving to a secret Santa type process instead

Your first sentence is a really good point. Many cis-gendered people thing it’s pointless to add their pronouns in their email/bio, but it helps to not out those who are trans. If everyone/most people state their pronouns then it makes it harder to unnecessarily identify those who are trans.

Toad on a motorcycle is my go-to! He’s very light and agile, but can be pushed around too easily

I AM SWORN TO CARRY YOUR BURDENS

Scratch it! What kind of masochist just endures the itch until it goes away‽

Werk bitch

Activated charcoal or BBQ charcoal? Does either work?

I work for a bank and we need a clear view of each other when we open the building, so we all back into our parking spaces. At first it was tricky and took some practice, but after a few tries you get so used to it becomes more intuitive to park that way. And it’s so much easier to leave without having to yield to cars and pedestrians passing by as you’re trying to back out.

I’m actually pretty enthusiastic about psyllium husk supplements so you have my attention!

I live in the US and 95% of the time I use credit cards; I carry very little cash for tipping and quick purchases. I have about 3 cash back cards that I rotate depending on what I’m purchasing and pay them off every month. The points I earn I’ll use for traveling. I never use my debit card except for when I go to the bank