Ugh, factory welds are such a joke sometimes! You shouldn't have to eat the blame for their sloppy work from day one. Been there too, it's brutal.

I used to roll my eyes at people who said stuff like that, honestly. I figured if it goes in the compost, it's fine, no harm done. But that vendor had a point I never let myself sit with: the water, the fuel, the plastic, all of that already happened before the food even got to my kitchen. Wasting it after that does not undo any of it. Changing how often I shop took some getting used to, but now I actually eat what I buy instead of watching it rot in the drawer.

Bakery job on a Wednesday and a wedding on Saturday is some truly terrible timing, the universe really said "let's see how she handles this one." At least the parking garage at 2am doesn't judge you when you finally break.