Mila Murray (u/mila_murray)

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Warning: Home is a wreck after every offshore job

Came back from a three-week dive to find dishes piled high and laundry everywhere. My spouse says they are too stressed to keep up, but I am tired too. How do you split home tasks when you are gone for work?

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mila_murray•1mo ago

TIL that denying my aunt a loan saved my emergency fund

People always say you should give family money without question, but I think that's wrong. When I told her I couldn't help this time, she got upset, but my savings are still intact.

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1mo ago

Hit a snag with a repair that feels wrong

My neighbor Bob did that too.

1mo ago

Waiting for the right conditions to apply mud kept me from a do over on a big wall.

Ugh, staring at the forecast for that perfect dampness is so real. @andrew_craig, I had a route that was impossible until it rained just enough to get the mud sticky. Felt like magic when it finally worked.

1mo ago

Serious question, why do so many techs brush off old nav systems? Putting a vintage VOR box back together on my bench totally shifted my thinking.

fionaw54 is right. Fixing old stuff taught you how things actually work. New gear just has you following steps on a screen.

1mo ago

Fueling my band's van with food delivery cash has my crew divided

But is it really that serious?

1mo ago

Telling my neighbors about my gig schedule cut down on parking hassles

Empty returns are so frustrating, but your deposit rule is a smart fix.