Rachel US

My five year plan is to have a dog. | Social justice, public policy, cute animals. | She/her.

[Rachel US @RachelMarieUS]

@CeliaBedelia my experience is that when I get bitten in Europe the bites are more dramatic (same goes for if I get bitten in e.g. the Canadian Maritimes, so I think it's mosquitos my body is less used to), but that I get bitten a lot less here.

[Rachel US @RachelMarieUS]

@MomKrill @potatoslav Really interesting! I grew up seeing them in Ontario, but maybe not as frequently as you do.

[Rachel US @RachelMarieUS]

@MomKrill @potatoslav There's a super cute free water play area in my German town.

[Rachel US @RachelMarieUS]

@PudgyMade Honestly kinda nice that they told you what they were looking for! We were stressed when we were doing a video walkthrough for the shelter because we didn't know if there was anything they were looking for that we hadn't thought of.

[Rachel US @RachelMarieUS]

@potatoslav we are thinking of getting our little dog a muzzle purely so she stops making herself sick with unauthorized snacks

[Rachel US @RachelMarieUS]

@mcmansionhell my ebike is one of my favourite possessions! Hope it works well for you!

[Rachel US @RachelMarieUS]

@HankHeil yeah we need new scripts around weddings. We were 8 years into our relationship when we got married and were definitely not using that language, but other people kept talking to us as though we were just beginning something.

[Rachel US @RachelMarieUS]

@theistinthought I did once overestimate how much I could carry and have to call in backup, and often it's a serious workout bc I get too excited about what to buy, but it's doable.

[Rachel US @RachelMarieUS]

@theistinthought My hiking backpack is a key player currently, but one of those rolling carts was definitely the level up before I moved.

also when I lived in a place where grocery delivery was an option, I did do an occasional heavy load that way.

[Rachel US @RachelMarieUS]

@potatoslav Would be more complicated with a larger household, obviously.

I do miss the grocery delivery option for if I want, like, a bunch of cans and a bunch of flour or w/e.

[Rachel US @RachelMarieUS]

@potatoslav We usually shop weekly and carry the stuff ourselves in hiking backpacks and tote bags. It's a bit dicey if only one of us go so usually we both do, but we can also make it work with good prioritization if only one shopper is available.

[Rachel US @RachelMarieUS]

@CeliaBedelia I love them so much!! Not sure how much of an issue they'd be in a Canadian winter but like...worth a try...

[Rachel US @RachelMarieUS]

@queenathenah there were allergy considerations for us so I wasn't sure it was gonna work out, but actually multiple potentially suitable dogs came up pretty quickly!

[Rachel US @RachelMarieUS]

@queenathenah We learned that the shelters near us had lots of dogs that weren't getting listed on their websites - so we were seeing a lot of big dogs with biting problems on the websites, but it was possible to get on a list where we might get contacted if a dog that met our criteria came in

[Rachel US @RachelMarieUS]

@JillFilipovic I will say that the intensity of diet culture in offices is probably not good for very many people regardless of eating disorder history, especially given how many diets promote weight cycling. I wouldn't quit over it, but I'd love to see a culture shift.

[Rachel US @RachelMarieUS]

@kenzianidiot

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@svershbow Anyway Millie hopes that Citrus figures out how wonderful snuggles are soon.

[Rachel US @RachelMarieUS]

@svershbow Wild how different different dogs are, eh? My slightly scared new pal is all in for cuddles but really has not figured out toys or playing yet (except occasionally when she's all riled up because she needs to pee...)

[Rachel US @RachelMarieUS]

@ralphmays_ @svershbow Spouse was wondering if he was allergic to this - would be curious to hear your recommendations!

[Rachel US @RachelMarieUS]

@y0urbaeagatha @svershbow Mine came back negative so I was just told to avoid all irritants to try to get the skin to calm down 🙄