Victoria

chemistry is a joy and my job. She/her.

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Child update: he gets upset when my husband walks away from him.

Almost as upset as when I try to take the broom to another room.

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Gonna vent: my parents are lovely people. But holy shit they know how to make me feel like absolute trash by showing how little they know or are willing to remember about me. Also, am I allowed to be profoundly offended at being gifted reusable paper towels and kitchen sponges?

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@bunsenbernerbmd Velcro for V

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@howie_hua Hm. 12-5 = 7, that leaves 70-30 to be 40, so 47.

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God bless modern medicine and the people that develop it. Went from genuinely being concerned I might be dying to just fine in 12 hrs.

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@BrandonHacha Yeah, ngl, really confused by why its controversial. Bought a house almost 2 yrs ago, and when discussin ✨️dream✨️ remodel plans, I said no gas appliances due to the asthma connection. Like...is that part being left out of the conversation?

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Having a kid is weird. Sometimes, I'm absolutely losing my shit due to hours of whining and want to just cry and runaway.

Other times my brain is over loaded with joy as my husband gives our giggling baby a bath.

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@blortneyspears Recipe: Shitty Italian Soup
2 6oz cans tomato juice, 8 cups water, 2 tbsp beef bouillon, 1 package frozen soup vegetables, oregano and basil to taste. Simmer covered 2 hrs. Serve with prepped frozen package tortellini and meatballs. (Oven baked homemade meatballs are recommended)

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@blortneyspears I adore my Dutch oven. Use it for dang near anything.

Chili, beans from dry, bolognese, any kind of braised meat or roast, any type of soup that benefits from long simmering times.

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I am in love with my robot vacuum. Just plugged it in, let it charge, hit Clean, and it'll yell at me when it's full.
Perfection

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@morningwitchy It's rather summery but:

Canna lillies, hibiscus, and palm fronds (tropical)

Bluebonnets, dandelions, poppies (plains)

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@fatternudes

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@PattonPray 🙃 terrifying

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For people who know me personally, heads up: I had a baby! And it went really well! And he looks like every other newborn but he's in fact the cutest and we would commit a lot of felonies for him 🥰

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BarKeeper's friend is magic for getting ancient rust stains out of my tub and sinks. Genuinely thought we were going to have to re-enamel the tub.

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@CamLeeBrown My more office environment R&Dish positions had core hours (usually 9am-3pm), with the understanding of you choose when to do the rest of your 40 hrs. Lab hours did close at 6 pm for safety. It worked great for people with kids that left at 3:30 daily.

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@CamLeeBrown @Chemjobber For more industrial chem, technicians are often on a dupont schedule, 3/12s or 4/10s, depending on skill level. Chemists and up are like engineers, with usually 4/10s, 9/80s (9hr day, every other Friday off), or regular 8-5, with on call duty as necessary.

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There has never been a bigger "I told you so" look from your spouse, as when you go to the ER, only at the insistance of your spouse, and then the ER doc says "oh wow!"

Yay stitches!

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@PattonPray Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!! ❤❤❤❤