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  1. Any other sites you visit for positive or even neutral frivolous entertainment? Such as here, cup of jo, yes and yes, entertainment news sites, sunset magazine, reader’s digest.

  2. What is it with places with Miami having The in the name? The Webster? The Betsey?

    It’s like they all went to Ohio State.

        1. Yes, but Ohio University is THE oldest university in the state!
          (Go Bobcats!)

  3. Where should I eat in Madison, WI? And any suggestions for toddler-friendly activities? We already have the children’s museum on our list and check out public libraries pretty much everywhere we go.

    2. YAY! I went to UW Law. I love Madison.
      The Old Fashioned and The Tornado Room on the square are awesome. If you’re there over the weekend, check out the farmer’s market – it’s amazing.
      A quick stop at Memorial Union for an ice cream cone shouldn’t be missed – I think that you can buy ice cream without being a member.

      1. These are 10/10 suggestions. At The Old Fashioned, I highly recommend the cheese curds (duh).

        Good local beer (when I left, which was admittedly a while ago) was available from the brand New Glarus, among others.

        Signed, another Wisconsinite.

        1. Agreed! Also Lazy Janes and for breakfast and Madison Sourdough for pastries (or breakfast). Tornado Room used to have an amazing late-night special on the most delicious burger.

      1. Just went – zoo and the children’s museum were excellent. Walking around Memorial Union and running or rolling down the big hill on campus are also fun. Picnic Point is nice for a nature walk.

    4. You can totally enjoy the Memorial Union without being a member, it’s a must (also beer and brats, music at least in the summer).

    5. Current Madisonian. If you’re there on a football weekend, Old Fashioned will not be toddler-friendly, only because you may have a rather long wait for a table unless you get there when it opens or go at an off time. Graze is one of my favorite restaurants (get the bibimbap), but with a toddler, you’d definitely want to get there on the early side to avoid a wait for brunch or dinner.

      There are so many great local breweries now. Working Draft, on the near east side, is definitely toddler friendly on a weekend afternoon (plenty of high chairs!). Everyone will say that you have to have New Glarus Spotted Cow, but if you’re a beer person, you’ll think it’s overrated. NG’s seasonals and some of their special beers are much better.

      A word of caution about the downtown public library—unfortunately, Madison has a large homeless population, and as the city has pushed them away from the square, many congregate around and in the library when it’s open. I have never felt personally unsafe, but there are occasional fights and ODs in the entry area and around the main floor bathrooms. Just keep a close eye on your kid when you’re coming in and leaving and you’ll be fine.

      I’d echo the suggestions for the zoo, Picnic Point, Memorial Union Terrace (try the ice cream, too!), farmers market (the spicy cheese bread is a lot more expensive than it used to be, but it’s delicious), Madison Sourdough, and Lazy Jane’s. If you’re at the farmers market, the Capitol will be open if you need to take a break away from the crowds or find a bathroom.

  4. Has anyone gone to Paris solo? It’s always been #1 on my bucket list but with all my friends married with families, I don’t have anyone to go with. I am mostly interested in art and museums, which are good done solo, but I wouldn’t want to feel weird or out of place. I am fantasizing about saving up for a trip…

    1. I haven’t been there solo, but I think if you like solo travel in general and your primary interest is art and museums (which I agree are great things to do solo), you’ll be totally happy on a solo trip there! It has a reputation as a romantic city but I’ve been there many times with friends and/or kids and haven’t felt odd or left out in any way because I wasn’t smooching someone.

    2. I’ve been there solo and had a wonderful time! If your primary interest is art then I highly recommend the Lourve’s evening hours, which are much less crowded than those during the day. Musee Cluny is also often overlooked. Not sure if you’re an experienced solo traveler but, for me, I need at least some interaction with people. You can get this by going on English language tours of different neighborhoods (Marais for example) or sites.

    3. There’s a thread on this in yesterday morning’s post with some recommendations for places to stay.

      I have been solo for a few days, but it wasn’t my first trip. Honestly, I was a bit apprehensive (not for safety or those reasons, but just because I wasn’t sure I’d enjoy it alone), and actually had a wonderful time! It’s a city where just walking around alone is super interesting. Bistros are also good for solo eating, and there are so many amazing bakeries for more on-the-go food. I never felt unsafe, but was very careful to dress “normally” and not like a tourist. Don’t have a giant camera hanging off of you with shorts/chacos or flip flops/polo shirt and you’ll be fine. Be a bit more on your guard in high traffic tourist areas.

      I do have a low-intermediate level of French which is definitely helpful, but pretty much all the store owners and restaurant people spoke some English when I got stuck. Make sure you always greet them with a “Bonjour” when you first walk in and they’ll be very helpful. I have never had the “French people are so aloof and rude” experience.

      1. Thank you! I am Canadian so I do have some French, although Canadian French is so different from Parisian French!

        1. In that case you’ll be TOTALLY fine. Just remember you want a voiture not a char, and dejeuner is the second meal of the day. :) I’m sure you’d have a great time!

      2. As a counterpoint I speak fluent-ish French (I can communicate well but definitely have an accent) and I’ve found people in Paris very rude. People in the rest of France are generally much nicer, but even the French make fun of Parisians for being insufferable.

    4. Also forgot to add, the Metro is AMAZING and can get you around pretty much everywhere you’ll want to go. It takes a few minutes to figure out buying the tickets, but if you have any experience with a large city’s subway system, it’ll be second nature. It is so much nicer and cleaner than pretty much every subway system I’ve ever taken in the US.

    5. You probably have asked but just in case you haven’t…have you asked your married with children friends if they want to go? I think a lot of people kind of assume that they can’t or won’t want to go without their family, and this is likely the case 75% of the time, but a LOT of my friends that are married and/or with kids would hop at a chance to go on a family-less vacation, especially if their kids are out of infant stage. They just aren’t really asked so often don’t go. Honestly, from my conversations with them, some kind of stopped doing vacations to awesome places because it’s a pain in the butt with a kid, or go on kid friendly vacations that are more “trips” than vacations. And a couple just go solo and their spouse does the same. Just saying, it doesn’t hurt to ask.
      I don’t have kids but am married and still go on solo vacations and vacations without the Hubs all the time and there is no issue with it (I obviously can’t speak as someone with kids how it would be).

    6. The best trip I ever took was a week in Paris by myself. It’s easy to navigate, tons to do and I LOVED being able to just do all the things I wanted to do. I am a huge fan of solo travel. You should go!

    7. Live close to Paris currently. There’s lots to do. Plus you can check out meetup groups when you are here if you want some company. Take the trip!

    8. I went to Paris solo as a college student and loved it! Free walking tours and solo tours of museums were amazing. Only downside was that I couldn’t try All The Food due to budget constraints.

    9. Yes! I go every year solo. It is implicitly written into my marriage and mothering vows. I tend to go between business trips to NYC.

  5. I’ve worked hard to pay student loans, and only (yes, only) have $50k left. If I minimize spending, I should be able to pay them off in two years. But now I’m getting nervous with the recession talk. I have 2-3 months of expenses saved, stable job (for now), and open offers to return to my previous employers. Would it be better to minimize spending and put that extra cash in a savings account? And pay off the loans in one fell swoop in a few years? I’m looking at an 8% interest rate, which is why I’ve been trying to payoff quickly.

    1. I would probably cut back on paying the loans so aggressively until you have 6+ months of expenses saved. But once you reach that point, continue paying the loans aggressively. 8% interest is a lot, as you know.

    2. What industry are you in? Some get hit harder than others — like if you’re in medicine/healthcare, you’re fine to keep doing what you’re doing; if you’re in engineering/finance/law, it may be better to plan ahead more. But also keep in mind the yield curve inverted last week — which means we’re looking at a recession in 6-18 mos, median time around a year from now. This isn’t happening tomorrow. For now couldn’t you split the difference? For the amount you’d put into loans to pay off extra — put in 1/2 or 2/3 of it, and save the other 1/2 or 1/3 to build up your reserves? Other option — pay ahead instead of paying off extra principal (by paying ahead some goes to principal, some goes to interest, whereas when you pay extra principal it is all principal), so then if there is a job loss, your monthly budget goes down for a while as you won’t owe loans for the # of months you’ve paid ahead; it’s another means of saving for an emergency fund without just having the money sit in savings. An 8% loan is significant, I wouldn’t just stop all extra payments just because the media is talking recession 24-7.

    3. People just need to stop being weirdly panicky. Save more if you want but you must all chill.

        1. Yeah, I get it too. I graduated from law school in 2010 and spent a year unemployed, despite having sterling academic credentials. I saw so many people – including some people from my T14 law school – who just couldn’t get legal jobs and ended up doing long term temp work or finding new careers. When that was your introduction to being an adult, it’s justifiable to still be traumatized a decade later.

          1. Yep, I was one of those people. I eventually recovered fine, but the first few years after graduating were rough and have left a lasting impression. I keep a larger emergency fund than I probably realistically need as a result. And now we’re cycling back toward recession just about the time I’m up for partner at the firm I finally landed at, so that’s just great.

          2. *Raises hand.* Same. (2011 tho.) I make 140k (and still have loans) and still feel too scared to buy large pieces of furniture that most adults have. Yes, I’ve got an emergency fund (more than 1 year at current standard of living). It’s also the “fear” of feeling regret/stupid when I’m sitting on a couch from somewhere better than rooms to go when I’m unemployed in the next recession.

    4. I would be more conservative and pull back on the extra a little to pad your emergency budget up to 6 months, but still pay as much extra after that as possible.
      I have always prioritized a very healthy emergency fund, but also snowballed my extra payments for loan pay-offs. In this way, I still have a huge chunk of money saved that I throw at the loan every 4 to 6 mths, but can hold that back if my circumstances change as it’s easier to see four to six months out for predicted changes in financial flow than two years. On a job loss you can defer the loans, but you can’t defer your rent.

    5. 8%? You need to refinance ASAP. Sofi let me refi without extending my loan term at all. Then I would do what anon suggests below, splitting the extra payments to pay down the loans and save more at once.

      1. +1 to refinancing. But then I’d build up savings to 6 months living expenses, then pay extra on loans, rather than splitting extra payments.

  6. Recommendations for books/resources about gardening?

    I’d like to do some landscaping this fall/next spring, and would like to learn about types of bushes/plants, when and how to plant flowers and bushes, when and how to cut trees etc.

    1. If you’re in the Western United States, Sunset Magazine has a whole lot of gardening books that are very helpful.

      1. +1. The magazine itself has helpful info too, although it’s often more towards the aspirational.

      2. Sunset Western Garden Guide. This is all you need, If you are west of the Rockies.

    2. My local library had several books about gardening and plants in our specific region. I think those were more helpful than anything else.

    3. I… only red your first paragraph at first and my curiosity was instantly aroused as to what people would recommend :)

      I second the opinions above to find books local to your region. Also, think about your specific plot of land – is it mostly sunny/shady? Dry shade, large tree roots? Soggy clay? Morning vs. afternoon sun? And look on Amazon for books specific to those conditions.

      I have had great luck buying used gardening books on Amazon for dirt cheap that may be out of print now or are jsut old, but still very relevant. Nature doesn’t change that much.

        2. I thought this said “used books” and I was giving you such a virtual side eye ?

      1. Thank you so much for this recommendation, they have one for my state actually and the other suggested books on Amazon are also great!

    5. If you have a state university with an ag program, they probbly have an ag extension website with lots of good info. Our’s has tons of incredibly helpful info about what works best in our soil, care requirements,etc.

    6. IME it’s really best driven by local resources — find a few great plant stores and see if they have a newsletter or even offer classes about taking care of your stuff.

  7. If doing a vegan taco bar, other than the obvious like tortillas, sliced lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole and salsa, what should I include?

    1. I would include beans. I know they’re not a traditional taco filling, but I think a lot of people would appreciate some protein.

      1. A lot of the Amy’s organic meals like this also include small cubes of tofu in a spicy sauce. Someone mentioned jackfruit and I could see that made like pulled pork being popular. I think black beans would be great. Also, avocado (or guac), mushrooms, sauteed onions and peppers (fajita style)

    2. marinated onions or sauteed onions and peppers, jalapenos, refried beans, hot sauce, olives

    3. Grilled onions and peppers, sauteed mushrooms, black olives and jalepenos come to mind. I second the protein option like Chipotle’s sofritas, jackfruit or boca crumbles would be much appreciated.

    4. Beans, cilantro, fake cheese, and maybe another veggie? I recently had red cabbage on tacos and it was yummy.

      1. yes! Thinly sliced onions in a quick pickle of red wine vinegar, a bit of salt, and a bit of sugar? Heavenly.

        Check out Smitten Kitchen’s sweet potato tacos. We do cubes of sweet potato tossed with smoked paprika and other spices and they’re a house favorite in our omnivorous family!

        1. +1 to adding smoked paprika, I buy it 4 at a time at trader joes we use so much of it!

    6. You could do crumbled TVP with traditional taco seasoning. The seasoning is flavorful enough that most carnivorous eaters are happy enough to sub it in for ground beef, in my experience.

    7. For vegan tacos I (an omnivore) would be very pleased if there were some sort of grilled veggie (zuchini, peppers, onions perhaps) and some warm vegetarian refried beans. Both are warm and substantial and would help all the toppings stay in the taco.

    8. I usually do cauliflower (cut small) in with beans and ground turkey in my taco meat as a way to cut down on the amount of meat I use. Cauliflower sauted in olive oil with taco seasoning mix on its own (or with beans) would probably be a great, filling option too!

      1. My grandma always mixed diced potatoes in her taco meat as a way to stretch the meat for her large family :)

    9. If I were at that taco bar, I’d appreciate some (1) vegan chorizo or (2) just baked tofu with spices. I like to press it until it’s really pretty dry, then marinade, then bake. Then again, I also like vegan chorizo, so maybe I just have bad taste.

  8. Can anyone recommend some good restaurants in Juneau AK. I’m going to have a few days to kill there.

  9. I was assaulted yesterday. The tl;dr version is that yesterday I was driving on surface streets during rush hour, crazed maniac is somehow angered by my driving, culminating in throwing various objects at my car and damages it, and when I pull over to inspect damages he also pulls over and before I can get back into my car, beats me up. I just went home because I was in shock and had client deadlines, but today I am going to report it to the police. I have his license plate number. I called the police and they told me to come to the station in my neighborhood with my damaged car. What can I expect when I go in?

    1. No advice, but I am so sorry that happened to you. It sounds terrifying. I am sending you internet hugs and good wishes.

    2. I am so incredibly sorry you went through that, that’s terrible! Is there someone close to you that can go with to help you out if you need an advocate or feel you can’t get your message across? I would also write out bullet points of the most important facts before you go in so you’re sure to cover everything you can recall.

    3. Well that is awful — so sorry to hear it.

      I was the victim of an assault, and when I went in I was lucky to encounter very sympathetic, helpful NYPD officers who tried to make the process as unintimidating as possible for me. They may ask you for your story a number of times or ask for what feels like the same details repeatedly, but that is the process. It is not specific to you. Be as precise as possible, but do not worry if they ask you a question and you do not recall or have the answer. That is very common.

      I spent an ungodly amount of time looking through mugshots, but if you have a license plate, they may try to put the driver (if the car is registered to him) into a photo array to see if you can ID him. Take your time, be contemplative, and don’t let anyone rush you through that process. You may or may not be able to identify someone, or they may show you more than one array. You do not have to pick someone, and it is not your fault if you cannot. Just go with what you recollect.

      They may put you in contact with a victim/witness advocate, and they may give you a loose timeline for when they could reach out to you again. Make sure they have your contact info so that, should this dirtbag get arrested, they can keep you informed of where things stand in the process.

      That said, if you get some bad apples as your detectives or desk sergeant, do not feel bad about registering any unhappiness either with them or with their immediate supervisor. Not every cop is as equally skilled in handling victims or the public (perhaps a mild understatement), and you do not have to deal with some jagoff retraumatizing you.

  10. Anyone have thoughts on replacing my tub with a shower? I have not taken a bath in the 10 years I have lived in my 1BR/1BA condo. I am looking at renovating my bathroom and want to put in a glorious, walk-in spa-like shower, but friends have intimated it is too risky in terms of resale value. While walk-in showers are a plus to people thinking about aging in place, I live in a multistory walkup, so the folks who care about aging in place are not going to be bidding on my place.

    Anyone have any thoughts, pro or con?

    1. So I opted to only have showers in my place for all the reasons (I never take baths, I wanted a large shower, wasn’t having kids, wasn’t planning to sell so didn’t care too much about resale/if I sold the bathroom would either be outdated or renovated by then anyway, etc . . .). And after all of that, I kinda wish I had a bathtub. I’m not a bath person, but sometimes it’s helpful (after medical procedures, when you hurt yourself, for random situations where a bath would help – itching, etc.). Every now and then I also just really feel like a bath (despite aforementioned not really into them). I don’t know if it comes from not being able to or what. But when I do renovate eventually again, I’ll probably put in a tub in one of the bathrooms. They also make really cute, small clawfoots and there’s some great design that can incorporate them into your shower space if you have enough room – check out Pinterest for ideas.

    2. They are repeating what they have heard from…whoever. Bathtubs are usually wanted for family homes for bath kids. the typical buyer of a 1br condo apartment is unlikely to be a family with small children. Do it if you want to. Talk to a realtor if you want a real assessment of what the listing would be with/without a tub.

      1. I would personally never buy a house without a tub and I know most parents would not either. Not having one will define key affect your resale value.

    3. In a 1 BR/1BA no family with a small child that requires a bathtub will be buying it, so I wouldn’t even consider that as a strong reason not to do it. The general wisdom is if you have 2 bathrooms, one should have at least a short tube to entice families with small children. That doesn’t apply here.
      And if you have not used a tub in 10 yrs you won’t want to in the future. There are inflatable tubs you can stick in a shower for temporary use for 50 bucks if you really want a soak or are injured.

    4. We are about to do the same thing. We have a walk-in shower and a bathtub side-by-side, and are going to rip out the bathtub and make the whole thing a giant shower.
      Also in a 1BR/1BA. We plan to live here until we retire (>15 years), so any lower resale value if that is even a thing is worth it to us to have what we want.

    5. We have a giant Japanese soaking tub that we have used precisely once in the past five years. I vote put in the awesome shower and don’t look back.

    6. Thank you all! I have a number of single friends who are oddly, fanatically bath-enthusiastic, so they skewed my thinking. Considering I bought this place from a guy who, rather later in life, unexpectedly impregnated his gf and moved into a larger family home, I should have realized that this is not going to be the family home that needs a bathtub.

  11. Any recommendations for tasks to give boundary-challenged, non-self-sufficient parents/in laws when they are visiting a new baby? Looking for any creative tasks (beyond laundry, groceries, and cooking) to keep them occupied and out of the mom’s hair without causing too much damage.

    1. Um…tell them not to come? Why would you do this to yourself? New baby + managing grown *ss adults to annoy you less? Absolutely not. IMO if someone is coming into your home with a new baby, they are required to lighten your burden, stay for a short visit (hours not days), or not come at all.

      1. Yes, this.

        Your recovery is more important than other people’s wants, full stop. It is utterly engaging how women are expected to cater to other people during and after childbirth. You wouldn’t expect someone who is undergoing chemo or had a knee replaced to entertain or cook meals or have other people in the OR, but it’s a BABY, so all normal rules go out the window??

        No, just no.

    2. They take care of you. You take care of baby. That means you can ask them to buy you stuff, cook you food, take off any chores from your plate that you would be doing otherwise, leaving time for you to relax. Laundry, groceries and cooking, running the dishwasher and unloading it etc. – that’s plenty, it takes care of the essentials.

    3. Are they staying in your house? If at all possible, I would ask them to stay at a hotel and give them visiting hours they can come so you have at least some downtime.

    4. Some of the prior responses strike me as a little flip. Telling new grandparents they can’t come meet the new baby is the kind of thing that ends relationships, and I don’t think most people want to completely cut their parents out of their lives, however difficult they may be.

      I would absolutely ask them to stay in a hotel if you think they’ll be a burden in your home.
      Discuss in advance with your partner, but a birth mother should get priority to excuse herself to nap/rest/nurse while her partner entertains any visiting guests.
      Feel free to be more blunt than you would normally be about ending the socializing. “We need to do X now, and it would be best if we said goodbye for now, we look forward to seeing you again tomorrow” can be a bit rude in normal circumstances when someone is in your home, but when you have a new baby it’s completely appropriate.
      Most importantly, if these are your in-laws your partner needs to run interference as much as possible – all their needs, demands, etc. should go through your partner. Your partner can do what they can/want to, and tell them to shove it on the rest. You should not hear a peep from them.

    5. Wow! This is crazy. Visiting parents/in-laws take care of the house and the mom. If they cannot do that, then they should come later when you are getting a good nights sleep. You do not need to entertain or manage these visitors. Can your husband help here? Hotel for them, and clarity about what you need.

    6. Researching close by parks, cafes and coffe shops that will be baby and pram friendly for outings at a later visit. Researching museum or other “entertainment” places for family memberships – maybe they want to become a member to be able to take sprog, as a future tradition.

      General errands like dropping off or picking up books at the library, dry cleaning, clothes for donating, doing the recycling that never gets sent to the right place.

      Start a grandparents’ favourite recipes, family stories or genealogy note book for the sprog (they can add to it at every visit).

  12. Lawyers, do your firms require to bring in a “return to work” note if you were out of work for a week for medical reasons? This seems unusual to me, particularly where we have “unlimited” vacation/sick time.

    1. Definitely not. Not even at the biglaw firm I worked at. Is this a policy, or something that is specifically happening to you?

    2. Not at a firm, but my employer requires this whenever you use FMLA (I believe actually federal law may require this when you use FMLA?) and if you’re out for more than one week, your FMLA clock starts ticking and you would need a return to work letter. Fwiw, we have very generous paid sick leave here that far exceeds FMLA minimums.
      A doctor can write you a very generic note that says nothing about your condition or treatment, just that you’re cleared to return to work.

      1. +1 – I had to do it when I used leave for mental health reasons. The return to work form did not specify my illness, just that I was ok to work – it also had a space for any modifications (e.g. if you have reduced hours or something like that).

    3. If you’re taking FMLA you need doctor info including return to work. If you’re just taking a sick day, no and that’s kind of weird and untrusting.

  13. For those who struggle with seasonal affective depression i.e. seasonal depression, do you consider the amount of sunshine a place gets before making a move there?

    1. Yes. I hate being a zombie in the winter, and if I’m going to move to a different geographic locale, upend my life, and move away from my friends, it should be to a place that is an improvement.

    2. I don’t have SAD and I consider it — the lack of sunlight affects my quality of life too highly. Exercising, going to work, and coming home from work all in the dark really weighs on me. I love Stockholm but I couldn’t live there full time.

    3. I’m in Chicago for a lot of reasons (family and my work industry being the most important), but if I were looking to move elsewhere it would definitely factor in. I’m able to soldier through with a light therapy box, supplements, trying to take a winter vacation to somewhere sunny, and cross country skiing or snowshoeing to get my rear outside whenever possible, but this past winter was ROUGH. Thankfully our other seasons are pretty great!

    4. I have reverse-SAD, where avoiding summer issues makes me depressed. I seriously debated before my only big move, knowing it would be an issue, and I still wonder whether I should pick up and leave ever August.

      1. Dad says when he was in college, he was with his girlfreind in Europe with this issue, and he is sure he cured her by giving her “very close and undivided attention” when the weather got warm. He would NOT elaborate, but he said he was abel to get her to focus on him and his very attentive actions, and not on her own mental state. I am not sure if this helps, but it did for his girlfreind. He never married her, but he did say she was gratful for him doing that stuff to cure her. YAY Dad!

    5. We have a rule in our house that we only move south (even if ever so slightly). We’re still in the same state we were born in, but have made it to the SE corner after being born and raised in the NW corner.

    6. For me the weather is more important than the amount of light. I moved from the SW of England to Southeast Scotland, where we get less sun in winter, more sun in summer, and less rain all year round. I do find the winter difficult but I make an effort to get out in daylight at the weekend and I start counting down to the days getting longer again from about the second week in November each year.

  14. I see lots of articles about women making a career comeback after having kids, an illness, getting married – basically “acceptable” reasons for taking a step back from their careers or falling behind their peers. What I don’t see much of is how to come back from plain and simple career mistakes eg staying at the wrong workplace too long, not knowing how to market etc. Does anyone have tips or stories to share?

    Background: I’m an attorney who stayed loyal to my first firm for way too long, then discovered that my mentor had no intention of letting people rise up the ranks. I left with skills but very little in the way of a portable book. I’m now at a place that will give me space and time to regroup, but I can’t help but feel that I can never catch up.

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