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the_ladyplumber · Oct 14, 2025

I found as I got older, it was getting easier to get fluffy. I did CrossFit 4-6 days a week, ate healthy but still found my body composition wasn’t what I was thinking it should be for how hard I worked.

I hired a trainer, and it got worse, then another and another, then the more I learned, the more I realized not all of them were as educated as I thought they were. But like doctors, dentists and trades people, they’re not all the same and finally found one that knew their stuff and the changes in just a few short weeks was insane. I actually found her on Instagram once my algorithm changed to a lot of fitness oriented posts. I started an 8 week challenge that was pretty reasonable in cost and started from there. Realized my eating healthy wasn’t exactly as balanced as I thought, cut down on CrossFit and focused more on weight lifting. Bam, 8 weeks I was damn near shredded.

I do often fall off the wagon when I’m busy, but a quick 8 week challenge is a great way to reset the program. There’s a bunch of dudes I follow to that I have seen people make huge transformations if you ever wanted to give one a try I can send you their profile.

the_ladyplumber · Oct 14, 2025

For me I would say my attitude. I show up with a smile and good energy, it makes a huge difference than showing up to just get the job done. It makes people feel comfortable, happy to see you and always wanting to makes sure you’re their first call next time.

the_ladyplumber · Oct 14, 2025

Mine is all rollerskating and fitness

ellyhopes · Oct 14, 2025

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the_ladyplumber · Oct 14, 2025

Awesome Framers said:
Anyone using Trial Reels to success? I always forget to use it and mean to use it for every Reel on IG for the first 24 hours

I have been starting to use it recently. I actually re-edited reels that have previously gone viral and posted them strictly to trials. 4 so far and 3 have all done pretty well (90k, 700k and 6 mil). One doing really bad at 60. Like, 6-0 lol.

Following bumped by a few thousand this month on IG from my average so I’d say it’s going good. As for new reels, I haven’t done any as I think I’m not patient enough for that yet. I should try though.

John Talman · Oct 14, 2025

Awesome Framers said:
Anyone using Trial Reels to success? I always forget to use it and mean to use it for every Reel on IG for the first 24 hours

For the Good Contractor podcast stuff, trial reels have been a bust each time I’ve tried them. But I’ve heard of others having some success.

Awesome Framers · Oct 14, 2025

Saw it on Instagram and then looked into it. Tried to talk my brother into it, but he's stubborn. After you all reached out and I started using it, I converted him.

Awesome Framers · Oct 14, 2025

My brain "I am a great interviewee. Why? Because I have something no one else has: my brain. Which I use to my advantage, when advantageous" "I'm always thinking one step ahead, like a carpenter that makes stairs" Andy Bernard

Awesome Framers · Oct 14, 2025

janel.delgado said:
Any Indie or folk music fans

Yes! Huge Gregory Alan Isakov fans. Sat next to his parents at Beneroya Hall back in 2014-15 ish. Huge Fleet Foxes fans, and Lord Huron (though they aren't indie folk. Logan Bowden is a good one too

Awesome Framers · Oct 14, 2025

the_ladyplumber said:
What’s up everyone. I just wanted to check in to see how y’all were doing?! Now that summer is coming to an end and the cooler weather sets in, any intentions for the next season??

Mine is to take my annual holiday coming up and when I return, be more present and less scrambly as life is always super hectic in the summer time.

Boy Mary-Anne, this is a great question and I'm stumped. I'm going to zag away from work with my answer.

I'm almost 48 and really focused on being healthier now as a better investment in my future. Currently trying to figure out why no matter what I seem to do, I can't seem to change my weight set point. On the one hand I'm stronger in every lift than I was in high school, in better shape cardiovascularly, blood work is good, etc, but still something is off.

I had esptein barr in my early 20s and it seems to flair up and drag me down. So learning better balance I guess is the answer I could have stated simply

Awesome Framers · Oct 14, 2025

Anyone using Trial Reels to success? I always forget to use it and mean to use it for every Reel on IG for the first 24 hours

Awesome Framers · Oct 14, 2025

All good, nuanced views. Love it! Right now my explore page is all Mariners baseball and that's ok with me

Awesome Framers · Oct 14, 2025

the_ladyplumber said:
What does everyone’s daily routing look like? I’m up at 4:15am, admin, gym, editing, work, work, work until sometimes late into the night. Making lunches and dinner can seem daunting with a crazy (self inflicted) schedule. Yet I can’t stop doing this to myself. Ever since opening my company it’s been the same. Do you have a job that you’re not able to just drop belt at 4:30pm and head home? Plumbing is challenging as you often have someone’s heat or water off so there’s no bouncing til your done. Time management is definitely not my greatest skill, how the hell does one survive?! Or fix this insanity?! I’m tired! But, I do holiday a lot for extended periods as I have to remove myself from home to actually decompress so theirs is a light at the end of the tunnel at least.

I'm up between 4:30 and 5 most days. I edit, invoice, respond to emails, etc then meet the crew onsite about 8 (they are there about 7:30) and work with them as long as they need me, shoot content, come home and off load coards, then head to the gym, then come back and edit off and on until bed time

I find that as long as I stay in motion, I don't get behind.

Here's something that has help me. Think of shedule and work load like a sine wave.......why is it some weeks everything lands and other weeks are easy? During the "easy" weeks, borrow from the future and try and make the peaks and valleys in the sine wave less dramatic.

So on an easy Sunday, I'll often ask Nicki (my wife), what can we take from the future, either later this week or later in the month and do it now or get started now

KAyersETC · Oct 13, 2025

I spent 15 years in food distribution, and we always preached keeping a low stale percentage: product that went out of date. However, if that number was effectively zero, we were missing sales. If you are not pushing the envelope on price, you are missing profit. If you have 100% retention rate, you're not charging what you're worth. A good rule of thumb is to climb in increments. The first number of a cost is always the one that matters. There has to be a balance in what you charge, and how many people walk away. Most people don't think outside of $100 increments and the ones that do, think in $50 increments. $125 might as well be $145, for example. If you have a 15% increase in cost, you can afford to lose 10% of your customers. 100x125= 12500, 90x13050 in this example. Maybe you keep everyone, and then you're at even more money (and consider a higher number again), but you never know where that line is until you find some rejection.

KAyersETC · Oct 13, 2025

For context, it's been a fly by the seat of the pants process, up until now. Which has worked for a long time, but we have outgrown that process and can't rely on one person to just "know" what we have, or what/when we need to re-order.

KAyersETC · Oct 13, 2025

We have 3 facets to our business, and two of them require inventory to be kept and tracked across 3-5 vehicles, 2-3 storage sheds, and 1 warehouse at HQ. We track over 100 SKUs from sensor probes to computer boards to refrigeration valves. We are testing out inFlow for the next two weeks and so far, are generally pleased with their user interface, and integrations. Does anyone else utilize a tracking system across a similar scope? Do you like it? Do you hate it? Has anyone used inFlow before?

the_ladyplumber · Oct 13, 2025

I always save email threads because it’s happened where I’ve had to go back and remind a client of what we communicated about. Right now I’m just copy and pasting them to my Jobber notes in each job.

I don’t like the disorganized nature of it. There isn’t a keyword search in the notes in Jobber, so you do have to read through the whole thread to find it.

Is there a better way? Is there a CompanyCam spot that would log it into Jobber?

the_ladyplumber · Oct 13, 2025

Ok I will!!

John Talman · Oct 13, 2025

the_ladyplumber said:
This is great! I checked it out and it’s super easy find a lot of the info that I’m always asking @Aiden for so I’m sure he will appreciate not being bothered so much . Great job on the organization

I still think you should ask @Aiden Schneider anyway, just for fun!

John Talman · Oct 13, 2025

the_ladyplumber said:
Omg these are the best!

The "Friends" one still haunts me.

Jimmy Fallon Oops GIF by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

John Talman · Oct 13, 2025

the_ladyplumber said:
That’s insanity . In our area we’ve been seeing an exponential rise in foreign workers in the industry to supplement the lack of workers locally. There have been definitely pros and cons. Of course jobs are actually getting done, and not all bad, however, some issues though due to lack of proper training and experience causing system failures (some dangerously so, ie. collapsing concrete slabs) in many high profile jobs in the city. It seems the smaller towns aren’t seeing it as much as the builds are smaller, not much commercial work and people tend to stick with smaller local companies for the residential and spec homes. But if the workers aren’t here, and the work load continues to rise, what other options are there?

This is an aspect I've wondered about. Like with anything, when you have a big need for something, there is a chance you could get an influx of folks coming into fill those roles faster than normal and in turn, the training and general experience isn't there compared to someone that maybe didn't rush in as quickly. That of course could lead to poor work and as you said, sometimes dangerous results - "collapsing concrete slabs"

the_ladyplumber · Oct 13, 2025

This is great! I checked it out and it’s super easy find a lot of the info that I’m always asking @Aiden for so I’m sure he will appreciate not being bothered so much

. Great job on the organization

John Talman · Oct 13, 2025

the_ladyplumber said:
Same

the_ladyplumber · Oct 13, 2025

Being in the service industry and basing most of my jobs off flat rates, it’s pretty easy to see your profit off each job in the program I use (Jobber). It’s a fairly new feature within the past couple years and it’s made a big difference. I find I’m changing many of my rates often, that have materials as a high cost in the line item, due to consistent inflation.

the_ladyplumber · Oct 13, 2025

That’s insanity

. In our area we’ve been seeing an exponential rise in foreign workers in the industry to supplement the lack of workers locally. There have been definitely pros and cons. Of course jobs are actually getting done, and not all bad, however, some issues though due to lack of proper training and experience causing system failures (some dangerously so, ie. collapsing concrete slabs) in many high profile jobs in the city. It seems the smaller towns aren’t seeing it as much as the builds are smaller, not much commercial work and people tend to stick with smaller local companies for the residential and spec homes. But if the workers aren’t here, and the work load continues to rise, what other options are there?

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