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Have you ever done airbnb by yourself? I'm wanting to go on vacation sometime but staying somewhere like that by myself just seems... shady...?

I am beginning to go through the same. I lived an hour away from home during undergrad and would go home for dinner, weekends, etc., and I just moved 13 hours away two months ago for graduate school. No matter how hard I try to make friends, it just turns out that I'm not a very social person. I'm sorry that I can't offer any advice and that all I can do is offer sympathy, but I'm in the same boat

And the kitten tummy rubs!! So rare to find a kitty that will let you do that!

Oh my goodness @sjoh197 that kitty is the cuddliest!!

Working at the school I'm entering in the fall, which in hindsight was a great idea. Highly recommend for any future grad students reading this.

You are all definitely in my thoughts and prayers, sounds like a lot of you are finishing up some final things before moving onto the new chapter. And some of you, like, @pterosaur, have to do it in an unreasonable amount of time

Well if that's not normal then I'm screwed too

Why not ask if they take a rain check? Probably won't work, but for that good of a deal might as well ask!

Why not join some hobby groups to make some friends over the summer, if you aren't going to be working? I've been looking into astronomy clubs / church groups / bands ever since I arrived (too lazy to actually DO anything but the concept is still there, I think)

It sucks, but take advantage of the opportunity. PURGE AND CLEANSE, PURGE AND CLEANSE.

I really need to learn not to cry when I'm yelled at. There's one postdoc here who loves to yell at me...

I hadn't thought too much about that. I probably have more publications as an undergrad than I'll have as a grad student/postdoc (7), but on the other hand my sister took her husband's last name towards the end of her PhD and didn't have any problems. I think you do whatever floats your boat.

Yikes! When's the deadline?

I think you underestimate mother nature's curse on me. #TMI Plus I regularly spend >12 hours at school in one day, but I'm working on that...

I mean, when I'm at my own home where I can take it out, rinse it, then put it in, sure! But when I'm at school/work, go into stall to take it out, pull up pants, go outside stall with nasty thing full of blood to put it in sink and rinse it, go back in stall, pull down pants, put in? Sounds like a nasty process (and I doubt anyone else really wants to see my cup full of... stuff).

I keep hearing great things about them but it just seems nasty to remove, empty (rinse in sink? ew), then put back in. Hahaha, the poor guys on this forum are probably long gone by now

Today I learned about the wonders of wholesale stores. I won't need to go grocery shopping for several weeks now

I'm not saying they should be free of course. I'm saying that they're absurdly expensive

Wow! I guess I didn't know much about Canadian healthcare but I just assumed it was better than it is in the US! But yikes!

A shot in the ankle? That does sound really painful. Does it go into the bone or something? (note: I know nothing about medicine but I'm not sure if shots that go into the bone are a thing). Can we talk about how EXPENSIVE medication is?? Those of you outside the US can keep your pieholes shut (I'm kidding) but why do I have to pay $40/month just so I can breathe with all the pollen/cats (okay, that's my fault) around? Allergy shots aren't cheap either! I guess it falls under the same reason why feminine hygiene products are so pricey... because people will buy them... but UGH.

I'm with you all on the friends... I had just started to make friends at my undergrad after 4 years there, and then I left. Also @Effloresce that's scary! I have deadly peanut allergies (can't even be nearby) for the same reason as your roommate - the throat swells up and you can't breathe. But 5 epipens... has she seen an allergist? And why wasn't she admitted to the ICU? That sounds like it almost killed her...

I actually had never considered natural remedies! If I didn't have a cat allergy while owning two cats, I would definitely think about that... as it is, the price of allergy meds is bringing me down.

Random question: has anyone here ever switched over from taking allergy meds daily to getting an allergy shot?

I'm sorry but now you have to explain to my entire office why I started laughing in a silent room

I have never been in your situation so I won't give any advice, but I will ask questions and state facts. Q1: Do you have a partner who is willing to help out, or are you able to make accommodations for a nanny? Q2: Imagine your typical day. Do you have the time and energy both at the beginning and the end of the day for a child? Q3: Take the amount of sleep that you get now and divide it by two. Is this sufficient? F1: If you look at this forum, there are quite a few people asking if it is possible to do a PhD while raising a child. Or to do a PhD while working full time. To the best of my knowledge (and I've only been browsing this forum for 6 months), no one has posted about wanting to do all three. Unfortunately, sometimes in life we can't have everything at the time that we want it. Life happens. I wish you the best.