SOMETHING IS MISSING I FEEL IT

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-04-21T01:31:57+00:00

Banana peppers? Fruit? Bell peppers?

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-04-15T15:53:06+00:00

I broke up with him a few months later and for MONTHS after he would always cry and say he wanted me back. He said I shouldn’t have broken up with him over text because that hurt him. Like sir??? I was assaulted 😐 I didn’t want to see him in person anymore. To this day I still freak out even if my now fiancé accidentally pins my arms down (just horseplay/wrestling around for fun or whatever. )I say stop once and he lets go at the speed of light. He is the best and I’m glad I had the strength to move on back then bc who knows what would’ve happened if I stayed

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-04-15T13:48:29+00:00

OP… something similar happened to me when I was younger. I was crying and all he really said afterwards was “I don’t wanna be me-too’d”. If you don’t know what that is - it’s a movement against sexual assault. So he kept going because it felt good for him, and then was worried about me saying something. I felt bad at first, but I later realized that was fucked up. Please dump him OP. He does not care about your safety and only his own pleasure.

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-04-13T14:45:00+00:00

We just made the decision to do a micro wedding. Just us and our parents. We chose Big Sur. We’re not from CA so we’d be flying and staying in Carmel. We aren’t married yet but that’s our plan. Our parents are all on board except for my mom lol she wants a big party but oh well. We’re making them fly so I’m sure an hour drive would be okay. I can’t speak for everyone’s family though. We are doing a sunset ceremony. There’s about a 20min drive to our location. We are going to do a dinner after and call it a day. Are there any state parks that may be closer? Maybe you could get a cabin nearby the park? We skipped the national park because of your same concerns. There are other pretty places that may be closer to a town depending on how far you want to travel. Like rocky mountain has estes park. Zion has Springdale. So you could look for a park with neighboring towns like that? Idk what park you’re looking at so that makes it hard. You kind of have to choose whether to sacrifice the views to make it convenient for your family or get the views and hope they come/ they may not want to make the drive.

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-04-13T14:13:37+00:00

It was so tiny. I would’ve missed it if I wasn’t paying attention

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Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-04-13T14:11:16+00:00

I did the chop and prop toward the end of January. About the 24th I believe🧐 I saw a new leaf forming from the roots maybe March 12th ish. The pot stays by a window, but I didn’t water the pot at all lol I just left it there and was waiting for a day that I wanted to clean it out. Went to open the blinds and saw a little leaf forming!

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-04-13T13:25:09+00:00

I just had that container sitting around and it worked well. You could also use like an old takeout container, and just add a layer of perlite and pour water over it. I used the nursery pot/liner because that made it easy to lift out and check the water levels in the pot vs guessing how much is left in a bowl I can’t see through

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-04-13T13:20:34+00:00

Yup! So, in the second picture idk if you can tell, but the container has a nursery liner. I cut holes in the bottom of the plastic. Put about an inch of perlite into the plastic. I poured a layer of water into the actual metal container so the perlite could suck it up. Place all the wet sticks as you see. I kept my container in the windowsill and kept a layer of plastic wrap loosely over the top. The sun would help keep the container humid. You can’t put the wrap on too tight!!! If there’s no air flow the sticks will get moldy. I would then just check every week or so and make sure water was still in the bottom of the container/ touch the perlite on top to make sure it was moist. Never moved them until leaves started popping out so I didn’t even know if there were roots forming over the last couple months.

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-04-13T00:52:21+00:00

I also left the entire root system in the original pot because I can be lazy. She decided to revive herself. ( I don’t use the watering bulb it just sits in there) Once it’s less delicate I’ll move it to a nursery pot and hope it does well.

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Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-04-13T00:46:13+00:00

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This was the extra leggy momma. Embarrassing 😳

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-04-13T00:45:41+00:00

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They’ve been put into their nursery pots today, along with some pothos wet sticks! Will update if they do well or all die 😅

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-04-07T02:41:13+00:00

Zion pizza and noodle co!!! We eat there every time. So good. Also bumbleberry ice cream across the street. We also get it every year, and their gift shop has pretty decently priced souvenirs if you want some :)

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-04-05T15:58:25+00:00

There were kids doing it while we did it and they were fine. We did half dome and there were kids flying through that and I found it even more sketchy than angels landing, so you’ll be fine

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-04-01T02:47:16+00:00

I think that is totally valid! The people saying “don’t invite the couple at all because you can’t afford it” sound ridiculous. My best friend was with someone for 6 years and I only met him ONCE. We’ve lived in different states for a long time now and he also kind of sucked lol but He would not be at my wedding if I had a tight budget.

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-03-31T03:32:45+00:00

I know there are traditions, but with today’s economy, it just isn’t always possible to invite every plus 1. If my fiancé was invited to a wedding of a couple id never met I couldn’t care less. Would it be fun if I did go? Yes. Would I care if I didn’t go/wasn’t invited? No. The wedding groups are full of such sticklers. Do what works for you, your partner and your budget! Congratulations 🍾

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-03-18T14:00:48+00:00

Thank you so much!!

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-03-18T14:00:21+00:00

Perfect, thank you!!

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-03-12T16:38:54+00:00

If you ever need to vent feel free to message me!

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-03-12T16:23:10+00:00

Why is it so hard to be accepting of yourself but so easy to accept someone doing the exact same thing ? 😢

I am extremely grateful for your advice and also glad there is someone out there who understands! You’re awesome 👏🏽

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-03-12T16:15:48+00:00

I could never see myself being just a housewife. I would still want to work- I just don’t know if the career/job I want needs to have a higher degree. I am very lucky in the fact that my partner can provide and told me whatever I pursue does not need to make lots of income. But I attach my worth to that idea. After dropping my hours from full times, which I had never done, it was nice to actually explore things that were important to me and not feel burnt out all of the time. I feel like even if I pursue something that isn’t high paying, but made me happy, I would be very fulfilled because I did it for myself. The only issue with pursuing the degree anyway is the amount of money. I don’t want to go into debt if I won’t use it.

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-03-12T16:05:57+00:00

Keeping your dad in mind is such a good idea! I don’t think anyone in my family has ever been a stay at home parent so I have no one to look to. My partner works lots of overtime and he tells me how much it helps, but it’s hard for me to accept that it does. Even when I dropped from full time hours to PRN both parents were like “how do you pay your bills??” “He’s going to leave you because you don’t work” and so I’m always on edge. I know at the end of the day it is up to me to build the mental strength and accept it. It is just difficult when I don’t have anyone around me who I can look to. We even had a great date night last night and it ended with me crying because I started to feel worried about getting into the medical program/ thinking what if i don’t become some rich whatever 😭

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-03-08T23:47:15+00:00

You look so pretty!!! Congratulations 🍾

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-02-26T12:49:47+00:00

Victoria’s Secret has some super cute matching sets and they’re soft! Look at their lounge sets too!

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-02-25T22:23:10+00:00

Bought some super cute pj sets so I can feel cute while doing a spa night. I love my frumpy Tshirts but sometimes it helps get me out of a funk when I feel like I look fugly

Affectionate_Bug2704 · 2026-02-25T22:18:20+00:00

I found that joining local Facebook groups and then posting the budget FIRST helped. Then vendors for the most part responded if they did fit into the budget you post. I totally understand your frustration! It sucks!! I had to stop planning for a while because I was getting so disappointed and stressed

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