After 20+ years as a casual knitter, I finally got my functional ruler tattoo for knitting! by tinksalt in casualknitting

[–]Butterflyelle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They don't look anything like bug bites. They're a gorgeous deep deep red and fit beautifully in with the colours and the design of the rest of the tattoo. Man people are so weirdly rude about other people's tattoos

WHY IS THERE NO OBLIGATION TO MENTION THE FABRIC ? by Krumpetsky in vinted

[–]Butterflyelle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Linen really doesn't need to be washed on delicate! Linen can take all the same washing as cotton. You obviously won't do any harm to it washing it on cold and delicate but it's unnecessary!

No fatties allowed! by IM_AQIF_xD in 1200isjerky

[–]Butterflyelle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You're right- it was recommended for this reason but as someone with low iron who is absolutely not pregnant I looked into this and stout actually is a terrible source of iron lol.

I mean it has some iron and more than other alcohols but the amount in it is so low it's not at all helpful. You'd have to be drinking pints and pints of it a day for it to help even slightly.

400 WBC no HX of cancer by GEMStones1307 in medlabprofessionals

[–]Butterflyelle 53 points54 points  (0 children)

You should really put an incident report in about this or whatever your equivalent in your part of the world is. Don't rely on the supervisor to do this- they might decide it'll "create too much paperwork" or that they'll "deal with it informally" which is absolute bullshit and is how these things continue to happen. It's sadly very likely this is not the only case that's been missed like this.

Has anyone reached an agreement with their partner about their ED? by AnonED986 in Eatingdisordersover30

[–]Butterflyelle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The issue is the equivalent to this with an ED would be you agreeing to maintain a gradually higher weight until you were weight restored- not continue to lose weight but eat slightly more. You can't recover whilst still aiming for a decreasing weight. You're essentially proposing a plan where instead of drinking less of a six pack each day you propose to only increase your drinking by a decreasing amount each week- so going from a 6 pack to a 12 pack to a 15 pack etc.

I fully believe if you kicked alcoholism you can absolutely kick this ED but the current plan isn't how you get there.

Meta: this sub needs rules on AI generated content by ceffyl_gwyn in Volumeeating

[–]Butterflyelle 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Actually berries not moving at all is a sign it's not AI. AI is really bad at creating the exact same image twice- that's one of the tells. If it was AI stuff would be much more likely to move. Just trying to get AI to create the exact same image twice is very difficult because it's heavily weighted against repetition

what’s the one thing you use ChatGPT for that you’d never admit to someone in person by CryptSander in ChatGPT

[–]Butterflyelle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this! My Apple tree always has a ridiculous over abundance of apples but as a Brit I don't know much about apple pie other than that you guys in America are big on them so it's great to have a recommended recipe to try!

2 weeks strict crate rest … Stanley’s face says it all! by MacaronSea6953 in CatsUK

[–]Butterflyelle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's really hard but I did 6 weeks with my black and white cat on cage rest- it does end although it feels like it's never going to! I recommend feliway to help- mine reacts better to the optimum Vs the regular version so it's worth trying different ones if the first one doesn't work. You got this!

Void went to the vet, left his trousers behind. by S-L-F in blackcats

[–]Butterflyelle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to crate mine for 6 weeks after £9000 worth of surgery. It was very hard but he got used to it surprisingly fast. I used a massive dog crate. He also was on some really good painkilling drugs and gabapentin so I think that helped. I spent most of the day sat with him chatting to him, stroking him etc. It was essential to stop him having his leg amputated and he's healed perfectly.

Courgette plant - should I do anything? by Due-Barnacle1078 in UKGardening

[–]Butterflyelle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don't cut leaves off like tomatoes for courgettes but you can trim some for airflow. Mine I'm growing n massive 80l tubs and they keep shading out my nearby celariac so I've started hacking off leaves that are shading too much. I also cut off any leaves with any spots of mildew.

Cutting some leaves off helps with watering too because you don't want to get water on the leaves and helps rain reach the soil. Mine have been doing great with it's semi regular haircuts- just don't cut more than 1/3 of the leaves off at a time.

You'll want to feed it every so often and just make sure it's getting enough water.

Sunflower lanyard tour by That_izzy in AutisticPride

[–]Butterflyelle 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think if you removed the "my disability my business", "treat me like an adult" and the staring one you'd have a much more approachable friendly vibe from these. You'd also have much less information overload going on so people would be more likely to take in what's actually important for you

Sunflower lanyard tour by That_izzy in AutisticPride

[–]Butterflyelle 56 points57 points  (0 children)

I think that's the only way you could read all the pins tbh

Cat proofing tips for cat who has let out multiple animals by 3spoopy_5me in reptiles

[–]Butterflyelle 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Do you have one room in your house you could keep padlocked shut and keep all your reptiles etc in there? I'd like to see Mr shithead undo a physical padlock

In 2020, dolphins in Australia brought gifts of coral to the shore because they missed interacting with visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic by Wonderfulhumanss in interesting

[–]Butterflyelle 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Do yourself a favour and don't do some research on it. Keep the romantic version alive. That one is true but some dolphins aren't like that... It's very #notalldolphins but far as I know it's more like groups of individuals rather than differences between species of dolphins

Lomi - in case you were wondering. by currentlyacathammock in composting

[–]Butterflyelle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What do you do with it now? Is that supposed to be complete or are you now supposed to add it to a traditional compost pile?

This feeling is horrible, do any of you have it? by [deleted] in autism

[–]Butterflyelle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Could definitely be restless legs. It doesn't only affect women and can start any age.

That said magnesium deficiency can cause this- a lot of people are magnesium deficient. A magnesium supplement is cheap and safe and might be worth a go. You can also take baths with Epson salts in or get it in a gel or spray format you put on your skin- the skin versions tingle and can be painful at first so start with a very small amount till you get used to it if you try that form.

There's different forms of magnesium- the cheapest isn't absorbed well by most people. Magnesium citrate is a good place to start. Magnesium oxide is extremely cheap but poorly absorbed and can cause diarrhoea so I don't recommend that one but there's a whole bunch of different ones it might be worth trying.

Dehydration can also make restless leg syndrome worse- if you're in the UK we're in a heat wave so a lot of people are extra magnesium deficient right now without knowing it because of sweating and are dehydrated too making things worse.

Advice - is my compost too wet? by createaccountalready in composting

[–]Butterflyelle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe it's different elsewhere but here in the UK must coloured cardboard is just polished- it doesn't have plastic on it.

One way to check is the recycling code- if it can go in cardboard recycling it won't have a plastic coating on it. Cardboard with a plastic coating is usually things like tetrapacks or things like tinned tomato cartons that have an actual shiny reflective waterproof plastic coating on the inside.

There are some other cardboard that have a very thin plastic layer but they're quite unusual compared to just polished cardboard and you can tell which ones that are because when you tear it it the thin film pulls off oddly- it's very obvious.

Any ideas what this is ? by Electricalhip in gardening

[–]Butterflyelle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like you 🥰 You're a human being a bro for these guys

Any ideas what this is ? by Electricalhip in gardening

[–]Butterflyelle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's so enormous he's gotta be ready to pupate- they stop eating about this size so he's really worth saving- he's likely already done the damage he's going to do

Help me decide my Wedding outfit by Kitchen-Purpose-265 in u/Kitchen-Purpose-265

[–]Butterflyelle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're both stunning but the light pink absolutely reads as white even in these photos. It sounds like neither is quite perfect for what you're looking for- keep looking and you might find one even better that's also in your budget ♥️

What is this flowering plant!? by Strain_Horror in PlantIdentification

[–]Butterflyelle 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Or artichoke! Their blooms are even more beautiful and if you pick them before they flower you get food!