San Diego-Pretty Little Readers Bookclub

🗓️ August Meetup-DIY Clay Pot Meetup 🪴

We’re getting together this month for a little DIY clay making activity! We’ll be making our own pots, enjoying some snacks + mimosas, & just having a relaxed morning together. 🤍

If you’re local & this sounds like your kind of Saturday, come join us 💃🏾. No pressure, no awkward expectations-just a fun activity & good company.

📍Private residence is Serra Mesa. Address will be sent out after you RSVP

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Friends

Hi mamas🦋
So I plan on moving to Texas next year! I currently live in Las Vegas(absolutely don’t like it) but I’m originally from California. I want to start making Texas friends!! I am 27 years old with two boys, ages 4 months & 1 years old. I want to go on trail ride & explore Texas when i touch down! Let’s be friends!!

Starting to think I don’t have people

I’ve been looking for my people since I was very young. Like 5. I’ve never had a friend. I’ve also lived all over the country. Yet still can’t find anyone I click with. It’s really frustrating. I’m a stay at home mom that can’t drive so my life is just a prison in a nutshell

Advice

I just had a break up and I can’t make up my mind for the life of me on what’s going to happen from here and I keep going back and forth on my decisions upsetting friends and family… which one would you decide

GO BACK HOME — NORTH CAROLINA

Pros

* More family/friend support.
* More help with the baby.
* You wouldn’t have to depend as heavily on your ex for help.
* You could have family support while going to LPN school.
* You wouldn’t be navigating everything alone while newly separated.
* Lower chance of staying somewhere mainly because you’re hoping the relationship comes back together.
* Could give you emotional and physical distance from the breakup.
* You already have connections/a life there.
* You’ve been looking into LPN programs there, so you could still move forward with school.
* Your mom/family could potentially help with the kids while you get yourself established.

Cons

* It’s about 1,000 miles away.
* You don’t really want to feel like you’re starting over.
* You may feel like moving home means the relationship officially ended.
* You may wonder, “What if I stayed and we worked things out?”
* You’re worried Tennessee could feel lonely romantically.
* Moving all of your belongings that far is expensive and difficult.
* Your baby would be farther away from her dad.
* Co-parenting could become more complicated.
* You have custody/legal considerations involving your other child that need to be factored in separately.
* You may feel embarrassed or disappointed about returning home after building a life in Texas.

STAY IN TEXAS

Pros

* You don’t have to make a 1,000-mile move immediately.
* You keep the life you’ve already started building here.
* Baby stays close to her dad.
* Easier for him to actually help with the baby if he follows through.
* You can pursue LVN school here.
* You don’t have to uproot the kids again.
* You get a chance to see what life in Texas looks like without making your relationship the center of it.
* If reconciliation ever happened, distance wouldn’t be an obstacle.

Cons

* Much less family support.
* You could end up handling the baby and school largely by yourself.
* His promises to help have been inconsistent.
* You could unintentionally stay because you’re waiting to see whether he changes his mind.
* Seeing/hearing about his single life may make healing harder.
* Childcare is a major issue if you start nursing school.
* Financially, establishing yourself alone could be harder.
* If you eventually decide to move anyway, you may spend money getting established here only to move later.
* Being physically close to him could keep you emotionally stuck in the back-and-forth.

More batch cooks 👩🏽‍🍳🍽️

Last week it was babies turn, this week - mine! All homemade, veggies packed in (yup I have to do this for the partner to eat them! 🤣), and even got use of the leftover sweet potato and lentils from babies purée - so no waste! 🫶🏼
20 meals all together done, dusted and ready to freeze 🍽️