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Do I really want a pool? Help -- pros/cons
Comments (43)I appreciate everyone's input -- pro and con. That's why I asked. Part of the reason we are considering the pool is because there isn't a neighborhood pool nearby and we aren't really the country club type. We are members of a health club with pools (indoor and outdoor) but that means packing up and heading over there which can be a real hassle and that would be true with a neighborhood pool or country clue. Right now I work full time but when my daughter starts school next year I am contemplating switching to teaching ( I work for a community college) so I don't have to hassle with finding care for her during the summer. A pool would be a great way to get her outside and have fun. It would also make it easier to be the house where she and her friends want to hang out as she gets older. I would much rather have her at our house with her friends so I can be the one keeping an eye on things. That being said -- I know its a lot of money to spend and I do agree that it doesn't mean we will never take another vacation elsewhere. I do think it will cut out the mini-vacations to Texas beaches -- an easy thing to give up for me. I also am not counting on big bucks on resale -- that's why I think it is important that we don't plan on moving unless there is some unexpected career change. Another plus for us regarding resale is that we have a big enough lot that the pool won't be the entire backyard. That was one reason we didn't buy a house with a beautiful pool that we looked at -- you walked out the backdoor and were practically in the pool. We have almost 1 1/2 acres so we can have a pool and still have a yard. Maybe that only makes a difference to me but I have to think that factors into the purchasing decision for others as well. I also think it helps a bit from a safety standpoint. We will be able to fence a pool separately from the "play" area of the yard if we want to and not have it look strange. And no neighbors that can check us out from their backyards or the second story of their house. Finally -- I am married to a 50 year old kid so he will probably be the number one pool user -- whether our daughter is around or not! =) He is a SoCal native and misses the water. Of course he is no help with this -- he told me if I wanted a pool to get it -- he doesn't worry about the finances. He knows that I will spend all this time figuring things out and researching before I do anything. I guess opposites do attract. =) Keep the opinions coming. I really appreciate the input. I probably will post on one of the other boards as well. THANKS!...See MoreOCD Therapy
Comments (15)O.C.D. definitely has a genetic link, although I'm sure it can also be like breast cancer and occur in people with no known relatives that have it. My sister has had it since childhood, although neither myself nor my other 5 siblings, nor either parent, had it. Although we thought my sister was a rarity, we discovered at family reunions over the years that 6 of our cousins have it, among 42, although only 2 are siblings in the same family. So there is definitely a genetic component within our family tree. When we were kids, O.C.D. didn't have a name, and we all just thought my sister was kooky because of her habit of constantly counting and checking and avoiding certain things. After her first pregnancy it became so bad it was ruining her life, so she confided in her doctor because she thought she was losing her mind. Luckily her doctor had just learned about O.C.D. and got her on Anafranil, which was the first drug used for treatment many years ago. It worked well to help curb her symptoms, but gave her side effects that were just as bad, so she lived for a number of years in agony until they began using anti-depressant medication to treat O.C.D. After trying several, she found one that allows her to live a pretty normal life, and has been on that one ever since. One of her four children also has O.C.D., but in a mild form. My youngest child, now 19, began showing symptoms at age 6, and I dreaded what might lie ahead. Unfortunatley, by age 11 it was really getting bad, but he forced himself to cope without medication because he was hoping if he could get through puberty without any, that his symptoms might abate. However by age 15 my honour roll student was suffering so badly that he could no longer concentrate long enough to read or write for school assignments, so his doctor insisted it was time for medication. He went through several and finally found some alleviation of his symptoms with the fourth drug he tried, which happens to be the same one that works for my sister. So if any of you have kids with severe enough O.C.D. to require medication, please don't give up if the first or second drug doesn't work. My son is a happy testament to the old addage "if at first you don't succeed, try, try, again."...See MoreDone with adult coloring picture (therapy). Frame?
Comments (89)Terri, that is a great painting. I am wading my way through the books that I ordered and I can tell you I have a very long way to go to a quarter as good as you are. Do you ever buy your canvases pre-primed? I found a great article on supplies for the beginning oil artist. Absolutely stressed was high quality brushes and the best paint you can afford. I purchase from Utrecht and some things from Amazon but I have found Ultrecht, Dickblick, and Jerry's have better prices on art supplies overall than Amazon. The list had 12 colors that were recommended. Honestly the pricing is pretty even across the spectrum. Ultrecht has their own line of oils and some of their prices are great but then in other colors they are higher. Highly pigmented reds and yellows are on the high end. Do you have a studio, or at least a dedicated room where you paint? My animals would drive me crazy and there is no way to paint without locking Simba and Toby out of the room or all art would be abstract kitty paws! I am so happy for your encouragement and I am determined to go as far as my limited talent will take me....See MoreMassage Therapy expectations
Comments (36)I've kept quiet about what's going on. Hubby had 5 more sessions of radiation directed on his L-2 vertebrae. It's fractured because his bones are weakened.......his cancer has spread to his bones. It seems that prostate cancer often comes back in another form of cancer.......in the organs or the bones. Organs are more difficult to treat, because obviously the cancer can jump around. Hopefully the bones are easier to treat. We've met with the chemo doc a few weeks ago and we have a follow-up app't with him next week now that the radiation is over. Hubby is to start (not sure when) oral chemotherapy, and injections.........neither of which are covered by our provincial health care. The hospital is going to see if we can get coverage; they're going to apply to see if the government will cover all or some of it (it's in the thousands of dollars/month). This is a huge sore point with me. I'd love my tax dollars to fund life-saving cancer treatments of all kinds; but the government feels it's more important that if I wanted to change from "Jane to John" that is fully covered, IVF is completely covered, and abortion pills are provided free of charge to anyone who wants them. ETA: people 65+ are covered by our provincial healthcare. We're under 65...See More- 3 years ago
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