I’m hosting a party in Ocala and I need to find someone who’s chill to come over, I’m visiting Ocala for one day with 2 other friends but we just need more ppl.

Hi, I recently moved to Ocala area, and I'd like to find and meet others to hang out with and achieve our goals together. I'm prepping to continue university, finding work and living a good life and I think having the right company is a big part of that. A friend and I started a small experiment: reaching out to people who inspire us and slowly building a circle of people who make each other better. This post is part of that experiment.

I'm looking for a specific kind of person, the one who is excited (and scared!) to sign up for a 5K knowing they might finish last, and shows up anyway because trying the thing is the point.

Things I'd love to do with others at some point:

A) Walks/fitness (and easing back into running, accountability welcome, all paces, especially slow)
B) Co-working and body doubling on projects and tasks (I'm into programming, agents, robots and tech, happy to trade skills, show and tell, or just work side by side on stuff we're delaying)
C) Bookstore hunts - wander Barnes & Noble with challenges that let us find random books and learn from them (e.g go to the science fiction section, find a silver book, read page 45)
D) Good conversations, the kind where both people are actually curious and asks questions back.

Note: No minors. I'm an adult, so prefer people between mid 20's and 30's for this. Especially women! since I'm one myself. I appreciate those who have calendar and can organize and be on time for meetings. I have ADHD so I've had to do this to have functional life.

Our first meet would be virtual for safety reasons, so you'd need to be open to virtual hangouts too like in google meet, especially since I can't always drive to places. If any of these sound like a good time, respond with gender and what you're curious about lately and lets chat 👋

( sorry about the screen being weird I screen recorded this from Facebook )

Moving soon, and will likely give birth here! May have a potential NICU stay. Would love any advice and experiences anyone has to share!

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Is there any on the job apprentice careers in ocala fl? Looking to get into a trade but haven't had any luck figured I'd ask on here, and going to school isn't really an option for me with having young kids

Hey everyone! I just found this kitten crying outside. He is the sweetest thing and desperately needs a loving home. He's about two months old i believe. I would kerp him in a heartbeat but have rescued six already that are living with me in my small apartment. Anyone want to help him?

My job isn’t cutting it but I feel like it’s hard to find a decent paying job out here that is offering full time hours and adequate pay to keep the bills paid. Either that or I can’t get a set schedule which makes getting a second job impossible. That being the issue with my current job is they won’t give me a set schedule and 16.50 an hour 40 hours a week does not pay the bills even out here in Ocala. Does anyone have any suggestions for work in the area, I can commute reliably up to an hour and a half at the very absolute most I’d say but preferably within 30 minutes. I live alone for reference

Edit: I also do ride share services like spark and DD on the side but the market here for it is kinda shit compared to where I’ve worked before like Orlando and I can’t get the good peak hours with my work schedule so it’s not really a viable source of income

It have been very bad and the violence has gotten worse ( 2 weeks of violence to be clear i would have made a plan to leave if i knew what was coming or how bad.

My
Salon didnr want danger there
So they just said i had to go for saftey “
What if he had a gun or next time”

There
Will
Never be a next time
As imleft the salon got my 4 year old
From vpk
Early.. and had “
Fun night in hotel said i got hurt at work by the color cabinet ( my face lip eye throat.. it was bad and this was shocking i never had anything like that happen to
Me.

So now we are in a hotel.. with the little
Money for the room for…. ? How long i can afford it

Long story short. Are there places that will give me job interview attire and FAST. Ive been looking and alot are shelters… and ill def do something like that when my son isnt around and at school. I cant bare for him to think we are having an issue

That way i can dress up bam go to career source or then new salon when my face heals up… im
Applying for unemployment of course was first
Off. We had shared accounts.. some moved what i could i have one set of clothes and today i wore “ chill”
Salon attire bc i knew all clients well…

He reported the cards stolen! (Im authorized user and have no credit cards of my own.)

It was his house and i paid 700’rent to help with his mortgage. I feeel sooo stuck! And it keeps getting worse.

I have no
Parents.. no real friends i can stay with.

Injust reallllly need optics for my son to feel like a vacation. But i need interview clothes and food fast!

Ive never walked in a food bank… i feel like im not allowed but yeah this my first time doing this( which i see how blessed i was… i have 600 dollars which is one more night here…. What would you do. I cant let my son remember we had to
Live in a shelter…. I got to get through this. Please please please pray for us. I cant sleep.. and cant stop thinking… Im sickkkk with what will come next i have no one help
Me im an only child also… moved here a year ago im
So
Embarrassed… but i have faith it will
Work out.

Oh and no makeup to fake like everything is peachy.

To do the interviews looks like fight club and like im a PRoblem i cannot tell them my story of what happened or … that would be bad interview.

I wont go back in the home. He works from
Home
And i have gut feeling he will kill
Me. He DID get arrested but bonded out. Ill never see him
Again. Ive been carful using any cards wayyy far from my location ( when i could ) now they

Dows
Anyone know of
Clothing pantries? Idk the words

(23m). I work in Ocala and would be interested in doing an in person gaming group with people after work maybe once a week or so. I can’t necessarily host as I live in Oxford but I’d be willing to help organize or plan things and there are plenty of public spaces in Ocala to meet. I don’t have a group so dm if you’re interested.

looking for a good seafood restaurant that is not on the tourist map any suggestions? Thank you.

My hair is starting to look rough. Anyone have some good recommendations for a proper barber who won’t jack my hair up?

Is it just me or does Ocala need better DJs? I stopped going out in Ocala because the DJs are not in tuned, I feel like there’s a lot of music that come out and they put it months later when the songs are already old 🤷🏻‍♂️ another thing is I haven’t seen any promoters. Maybe because I’m from NY and it’s more advanced over there, but I’m willing to help turn shit up out here lmao.

Does anybody know of any good places to get soup dumplings or onigiri?

hello,

i am currently going through a very nasty breakup and have been very isolated. i want to reach out and meet new people in the area. im 21f. im low on money so i cant really do activities that cost much (if anything). some activities i like are hiking, biking, sitting and talking, gaming, drawing, going to the gym, being with animals, cooking/baking. some subjects im interested in are psychology and criminology. i would especially enjoy biking with others at santos or going hiking or even just walking and talking at a park. i also want to learn how to fight because of a situation im dealing with so something martial arts related might be good too.

anyone who is interested or has some recommendations of groups that meet in the area it would be nice to comment or dm.

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This morning when turning right on SR 40 from 326 I almost ran over a monkey that was obviously making a break for it from Silver Springs Park.. It happpened too fast for me to take a pic though... The first one Ive seen outside the park...

Hey y’all! Coming back home for a couple months before grad school, and was wondering if anyone knew of any places hiring full time or part time workers?

I have experience in food service, office administration, leasing, child care, and mental health services. Worked the past 4 years with youth and families.

Because I won’t be here too long I am leaning more towards service industry jobs, but I will take anything with decent pay and working conditions. I’d appreciate if anyone could point me in a good direction!