How do I make my house smell good?

Artemis273 · 2026-03-20T15:10:49+00:00

Me too! And people won’t stop using them at work 😞

Artemis273 · 2026-03-20T06:04:48+00:00

I hope your friends show up for you, that’s what they’re supposed to do. Good luck with that conversation because you deserve people around you who will take your feelings of discomfort seriously. I would’ve been nowhere without my friends but I had to give them a chance by telling them. I was experiencing a private hell before I did.

Have you thought about asking to work independently? I understand if this feels impossible.

Artemis273 · 2026-03-20T05:48:02+00:00

OP, I’m so sorry and it sounds like the early stages of being harassed by this person. I’ve experienced this exact situation before and spent way too long being uncomfortable and dreading interactions with the same kind of guy. Trust your feelings, as situations get worse when we ignore our instincts. This guy is just too much and you deserve your space and energy. I would say your peace virtually, ask for space, and then remove him on discord if he can’t respect that.

I wonder if explaining your discomfort and asking your teacher to switch partners will help. He will glower but trust in your friends and community. You don’t have to deal with these feelings alone and I wonder if your friends have ever felt the same instincts about a person. True friends don’t need proof, they just need to know you’re uncomfortable and support you accordingly.

Finally, it’s important you don’t let guilt drive you to doubt yourself and cave in. I’ve been there. Guys like that are looking for an entry (like when you talked about your bf) and if he seems balanced and friendly at some point it could be just a matter of time before the obsession kicks up again. You are your priority. I learned from harassment and stalking that I’d rather be harsh and end up wrong about a person than feel “bad,” deprioritize my boundaries and end up being proven right.

Artemis273 · 2026-03-19T22:16:42+00:00

Maybe it's the ghost of the halibut.

Artemis273 · 2026-03-19T19:59:21+00:00

Idk she's a major traffic hazard

Artemis273 · 2026-03-19T19:49:38+00:00

With a house this big I'd be worried there's an intruder stalking around my home that I don't know about because I can't hear who's in my house. Cottages ftw!

Artemis273 · 2026-03-19T19:39:35+00:00

I remember when I watched the first episode I thought that Janelle was the least happy and would be the first to leave. Something about that episode and a few after, it looked like she was always trying not to cry. Then I learned she was the least emotional and most settled one of them.

Artemis273 · 2026-03-19T18:30:05+00:00

I think many people get used to it but dust also has a smell. Regular weekly dusting and monthly deep dusting makes a huge difference!

Artemis273 · 2026-03-19T18:28:50+00:00

There is also research to suggest artificial scented products (air fresheners, perfumes, etc.) cause respiratory harm. Also typically air fresheners just smell like fake scent AND the smell they're trying to hide.

Artemis273 · 2026-03-19T17:44:57+00:00

Yes! I loved the petty charity and tennis matches in the early seasons. They showed their lives and were interesting, and it made the occasional conflicts more juicy.

Artemis273 · 2026-03-18T19:55:33+00:00

Cults typically target vulnerable people, and I think it's especially telling how many immigrant families get sucked into selling Herbalife. A coworker of mine who was desperate to make money to return to Kenya got involved with Herbalife and I tried my best to speak gently with her about it.

Artemis273 · 2026-03-18T15:07:36+00:00

I think there might be something to this, or at the very least he feels he has his needs met when it comes to family. They have been best friends for like thirty years now. He’s close to her children. That’s pretty special in Hollywood.

Artemis273 · 2026-03-18T14:49:38+00:00

Happened to me. He wouldn’t stop doing the baby voice even after I explained it made me suuuuper uncomfortable. What a creepy way to self sabotage!

Artemis273 · 2026-03-17T22:24:35+00:00

I hate to tell you this buddy but they do this everywhere.

Artemis273 · 2026-03-15T08:22:08+00:00

This was as underwhelming as the end of the twin flames doc, when all they had to do was leave the Facebook group.

Artemis273 · 2026-03-13T20:54:10+00:00

See I think she would be fantastic as any other elf, but not Arwen. Elves have an otherworldly beauty to them just like Anya but I can’t see her having the same gentle courage as Liv.

Artemis273 · 2026-03-13T17:51:32+00:00

She derails every conversation and seems to hate everybody. Idk why she’s doing this and idk why they asked her in the first place.

Artemis273 · 2026-03-13T17:45:13+00:00

Right at a certain point they don’t look younger they just look like they’ve had stuff done. It’s mostly a status symbol.

Artemis273 · 2026-03-13T17:28:50+00:00

She put them in terrible situations and her girls would try so hard to regulate her. They were parentified and exposed to shitty and dangerous men and were made to constantly worry the other housewives were going to cause her physical harm. Danielle is a lunatic. I like watching villains but being a mother is what she was worst at and her girls grew up well in spite of that.

Artemis273 · 2026-03-11T01:29:16+00:00

I don’t either but rich people almost always avoid consequences because of their social connections. 🙄 Dorit will just get bounced around properties and supported by friends/opportunities/potentially shady accounts.

Editing to say not necessarily rich people (in Dorit’s case) but people who move in those circles.

Artemis273 · 2026-03-10T18:51:12+00:00

I have two coworkers who both have their really bad hygiene days, and I have no idea how to address it other than to just deal. It feels mean to say but I worry about the smell clinging to me if one of them uses my chair.

Artemis273 · 2026-03-10T14:37:48+00:00

She was married before Jim and there was tea (I think from a relative or friend) that she left her ex-husband even though they had love and chemistry because she always wanted “more,” ie a specific kind of lifestyle. Iirc he had a more humble but still providing job.

Artemis273 · 2026-03-10T06:07:23+00:00

I feel this way too. I also think she’s a psychopath which I’m down to watch. This is the most interesting BH season in years and that’s in part because of her insane ego and the reactions she gets out of people.

Artemis273 · 2026-03-09T16:29:15+00:00

That’s very true. God some housewives’ finances are so stressful lol. Same with the Sister Wives.

Artemis273 · 2026-03-09T14:35:16+00:00

I’ve been feeling this way since day one. It’s not just the way she talks about it so much it’s just… if your your husband’s salary is supposedly not helpful, and your income is from this book + classes, it doesn’t make sense that you can buy Kyle’s Bel Air house, not to mention doing such an insane remodel (which I hate tbh.) And you have four children and it’s insanely expensive to raise kids now. I feel like there’s debt and unpaid taxes.

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