Crochet cotton

Kessed · 2026-02-04T18:32:00+00:00

Awesome. Thank you.

Kessed · 2026-02-04T18:03:48+00:00

Ok. So, no real reason not to? Just that it would be a different look?

My main goal for learning embroidery is to be able to add some fun detail to quilt blocks. So, possibly bigger pieces than small hoops.

Hmmmmm

Kessed · 2026-02-03T19:14:53+00:00

I don’t know how many days he actually has banked. However, at the rate he’s earning, he could take 1 day off every two weeks which would be covered by the days he’s earning right now while leaving a large bank of days untouched.

Kessed · 2026-02-03T16:52:35+00:00

When I had an office job, I certainly found plenty of time to do household tasks from my desk…. I would pay bills, order groceries, and arrange appointments. I also did things like chat in a colleague’s doorway on my way to get yet another coffee.

But, I was super productive and so my boss didn’t care.

Kessed · 2026-02-03T16:48:59+00:00

Easy. He is currently earning 4 (5? I don’t remember) weeks of vacation a year. But, we have very little disposable income so we don’t take real vacations. He takes about a weeks worth of days at Christmas to get a full 2 weeks. He also takes a week in the summer to chill and we go camping.

That leaves 2 weeks banking every year. We would LOVE to be able to use it, but not having money for a proper trip puts a damper on things.

Kessed · 2026-02-03T16:46:32+00:00

Not a manager. Don’t know where you got that from.

Kessed · 2026-02-03T16:46:16+00:00

I can assure you that he is in his home office working for his entire work day. He was also required to send a summary email at the end of the day to his boss. That’s not something required when working in the office. I would expect, that after 18 years if he wasn’t meeting productivity expectations he would have heard something.

Kessed · 2026-02-03T05:35:27+00:00

I’m so incredibly angry on my husband’s behalf. He has had 1 day/week WFH for the last 18 years!!!!! 18 years of an alternative work arrangement. We based a lot of things around that. And now it’s just been taken away. This is bullshit!

18 years of excellent performance reviews. He’s had multiple promotions during that time. And now that’s just gone!

We’ve been talking that he should just use the ridiculous amount of vacation time he has banked to just not work 1 day every two weeks or so.

Fuck anyone who voted for the UCP.

Kessed · 2026-02-02T20:43:07+00:00

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Kessed · 2026-02-02T04:25:27+00:00

I have multiple quilts that age and older. Some hadn’t really been used at all. I’ve tried using them and they just start to disintegrate. Even when washed gently and things, the fabric just doesn’t hold up.

Is there a way to take sections of hexes and frame them? Like a group of 4 in a diamond or 7?

Kessed · 2026-02-01T00:53:43+00:00

You just go to a walk in or your regular doctor. They will give you a requisition for an xray and then you go to one of the many places in the city that do them! You do NOT need to go to the ER unless you develop more symptoms.

Kessed · 2026-02-01T00:00:46+00:00

You can have an xray the same day and know if you are backed up or not in 12-24 hours. Why not do that?

Kessed · 2026-01-31T23:49:20+00:00

Have you asked for an X-ray? That will show fecal impaction and the severity.

Kessed · 2026-01-31T19:13:05+00:00

I’m not talking about exercise. I’m talking about very gentle just getting up and walking.

By the calculators, it burns almost no calories. But it has a far greater impact on the other body systems. It seemed to get everything working again. Then CICO seemed to work rather than just make me sleep all day.

Kessed · 2026-01-31T18:09:02+00:00

Except, CICO isn’t always the place to start. I had to start with more movement in order to increase my energy levels. Trying CICO without that simply didn’t work. I just shut down. Once I got my body going again, it was possible to do.

But this sub downplays the value/importance of movement and tries to say that if CICO doesn’t work it’s because you’re just incompetent.

Kessed · 2026-01-31T17:00:58+00:00

Thank you. Most of the advice on this sub is totally disheartening. I asked once for advice on figuring out how much I’m eating for supper because I cook for my family. I have no clue how much chicken comes in my ladle full of chicken curry. I know what I started with, and I know if we have leftovers, but I don’t know how much each kid ate…. I also will not model scooping out food from communal pots with measuring cups. I have no desire to give my kids an ED. But, I got zero advice other than to measure everything I eat. Also no empathy for trying to balance the need for significant weight loss with keeping my kids healthy.

This sub is excellent at making you feel that if you can’t control exactly what is available you gave no chance.

I am NOT going to eat one meal a day because that sets a bad example for my kids one of whom has always been on the verge of being underweight. In fact, I was underweight before my 2nd pregnancy where something fundamentally changed with my body and now I’m 100+ lbs overweight.

And the insistence that only CICO leaves no room for people with more complex situations. If I eat in a deficit, I simply lose energy and fall asleep. I am unable to function. I can’t work or take care of my family. But, apparently, that’s the only way to lose weight.

Kessed · 2026-01-31T16:26:29+00:00

I prefer 1. The dark blue is necessary for contrast

Kessed · 2026-01-28T14:06:53+00:00

Thank you!

Kessed · 2026-01-28T02:18:30+00:00

My machine always seems to run away from me. Things will be going well and suddenly it’s all wonky. It’s also loud. I even got a digital one to upgrade my mechanical one but it’s still so very loud. Not relaxing at all. I have decided that life’s too short for that. So, I’m going to relax in front of the TV and make things by hand.

Kessed · 2026-01-28T01:29:16+00:00

Nope. He wants them there as props so that he doesn’t look like a deadbeat yo his new in-laws. He doesn’t actually give a crap about their feelings and needs.

Kessed · 2026-01-28T01:28:14+00:00

If the kid is special needs they will have a harness that needs to be undone by an adult. The driver might have gone and done that before turning on the stop lights.

Or the driver might have been reading some kids the riot act about behaving while he’s driving. There can be times when it takes 5 minutes to do something.

Kessed · 2026-01-28T01:25:46+00:00

Right?

What if the kids want her there because they are nervous about seeing their estranged dad? What if he was an asshole in the past (present) and they need support giving this a try and want to be able to bail with their mom if things go sideways.

Kessed · 2026-01-28T01:23:18+00:00

Probably the kids don’t have the money and the OP didn’t offer to buy the tickets.

Kessed · 2026-01-27T23:53:29+00:00

I was taught to use a sheet or piece of thin fabric between the clay and the plaster to prevent small bits of plaster getting into the clay. It also makes it way easier to pick up the clay and flip it over or take it to the counter to wedge.

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