I think it’s just who we are? I don’t love sunshine. I hated living in Arizona. Southern California was better, but not by much. Only because it was less hot and the sunshine wasn’t as intense, but there’s still a lof sun in L.A. I chose Portland in part because this weather suits me better. Fortunately, Husband I have similar weather preferences. He dislikes sunny days even more than me, and that’s saying something!
I get a little tired of the general darkness this time of year, I admit. I don’t want heat and I don’t need a lot of sunshine, but when the sun goes down at 4 and it’s been raining for five days straight and it’s just always dark, I’m over it. I want some sunshine again. But it takes that much for me to feel that way. Most of the time, I’m good with how little sun we get. And we do have very dry and sunny summers, so I sort of get my fill for the year then.
I normally do not, but ive had a lot of days above 40°C and today its overcast and probably going to rain and cooled down to 32°C. So I am liking it a lot
I was stunned to realize that our MAGI is too high to deduct all the traditional IRA contributions (the cutoff starts at $104k for MFJ with access to employer retirement accounts, we’re at $108k). Roth IRAs don’t start restricting the amount of money you can put in until $196k. We haven’t actually done most of the contributions yet, so I can change my plan.
Is it legal/a good idea to put the ~$4k (each) that we can deduct into traditional IRAs, and then the rest into a Roth IRA? Credit Karma software lets me do this, but I googled it and no one else talked about it, which makes me wonder if there’s something I’m missing.
Excellent thank you @Bracken_Joy and @Crow. I was pretty sure it was fine but then started getting nervous when I didn’t find anyone else talking about it.
I wasn’t sure if this should be spoilered, because it really is not about weight, but figured it was safer. If nobody cares, then replies do not need to be spoilered for my sake… I have a question about menopause body stuff. I have not had a period for probably 10 months, I have been on a low dose bc pill for about that long, maybe a few months longer, I honestly can’t remember. Anyway… Right around the time of no periods, I gained a big gut compared to what I had before. I have never been small, but my stomach was relatively flat, and it is not now. I DO NOT LIKE THIS. I have not gained any weight so my assumption is that it is menopause related, like the “old lady gut” that women get. Because of Covid, I did not see my gyno last year so could not ask her. Does anyone have info/help/ideas until I can see my doctor?
My new computer’s screen hurts my eyes. I have reduced the resolution and dimmed the screen but it’s still jarring. Is there a way to make it be kinder to my eyeballs?
I thought I had hit menopause after going on a low-dose pill, but turns out that was not the case. The low-dose pill itself can cause an absence of menses.
I’ll second a telehealth conversation as probably useful.
You could purchase a privacy screen which are usually pretty cheap ($10-15) and either slide over or stick onto the screen. They are polarized so you can only see the screen when you are looking straight at it, but in my experience they also dim the screen pretty substantially even if you are looking directly.
Does anyone have reccs for a songbook / other resource for casual social singing? I know I’ve seen some before but don’t know the right words to Google.
I’m thinking a collection of something like sea shanties / folk songs / etc with basic musical notation. Songs that sound good with a group of amateur singers.
ETA: ideally something with the melodies written out, not just chords.
