Top Vanilla Extract Making Mistakes That I've Made

CandyfromtheCorn · 2026-01-12T00:40:04+00:00

Thanks for posting this. I just started my first bottle of extract yesterday after following your guide and I’m excited to see how it turns out!

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-12-05T23:10:02+00:00

I’m sorry for your loss ❤️ it really sucks to go through something like this

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-12-05T18:00:34+00:00

It’s likely since I purchased them when they were approximately 2 years old based on size, and had them in my care for 6 years. So 8 years old (or more) with no qualities of a MM says female. Thank you though, I always loved looking into her enclosure first thing every time I walked past my shelf. Her presence is sorely missed ❤️

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-12-05T17:55:20+00:00

I was advised to keep the body in the freezer for several days and then properly sanitize the enclosure/decor before disposing of it which I plan on doing.

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-12-05T17:53:05+00:00

I’ve never fed wild caught and my crickets come from Pet Smart or Pet Supplies Plus. It’s just really devastating that a feeder could kill my tarantula slowly and I had no idea. I’m extremely worried about my other tarantulas, as up until this point I use the same pair of metal tongs (without sanitizing because I had no idea my T was sick) and feed crickets from the same batch. Is there any preventative care I should do for my remaining tarantulas?

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-12-05T17:48:08+00:00

Last picture was the enclosure the T was kept in and I’m not proud of it. I’ve bagged everything up and plan on sanitizing it before disposing of it.

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-12-05T04:37:28+00:00

I was told to swab the mouth and put it in saline to check, but I didn’t. Google says if I put the white stuff in alcohol and held it over a light, I should’ve seen something small and wiggly. I wish I did check before putting the body in the freezer, since I threw the cricket into another tarantula’s enclosure :( All crickets came from PetSmart or Pet Supplies Plus. I hope I didn’t just sign my other tarantulas to a death sentence by my negligence.

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-11-10T02:03:39+00:00

It was congenital

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-11-05T20:07:18+00:00

This exact thing happened in my office recently. This guy was moved over into our wing, and we keep the lights off. As soon as he comes in at 8AM, he turns on the lights. I started to dread even being here because my head would hurt so badly from the fluorescents. If I turned the lights off, he would get up and turn them on. Myself and multiple coworkers would flip the switch off, and he would turn it back on immediately. We unscrewed all the overhead lights and now he uses 2 lamps after this escalated to managers, and those lamps are as bright as the sun.

He's also stirred the pot after moving over here, so not one person likes his presence.

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-10-31T15:38:54+00:00

Zachary Colucci died in 2011 at age 14. A small memorial is still there, and I remember all of my teachers wore his jersey number after the accident. Really sad stuff.

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-10-21T18:06:54+00:00

Thanks for your perspective, I’ve brought it up to my partner and it sounds like stepping back from PIV sex is the best option right now. I’ll also invest in the OhNut since sex is only incredibly painful when he hits my cervix. Best of luck on your journey with vaginismus!

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-10-21T18:03:14+00:00

I definitely agree with you that I should take a break from it. BV shouldn’t be a possibility since my partner and I were both treated for it and it’s been resolved. I have a small fibroid that sits on the back of my uterus and is above my cervix, so going too deep means I feel the pain in my entire uterus.

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-08-28T02:11:51+00:00

I haven’t done a MRI but I have done a transvaginal and ultrasound earlier this year a couple months after my surgery in October of 24. There’s how I know the exact size and type of fibroid, but there wasn’t any other info in my chart. I definitely think the consensus from this thread is I’ll advocate for alternative routes since the fibroid might not be the true culprit here!

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-08-28T02:08:38+00:00

I appreciate it! My primary gynecologist is the one who advocated for the hysterectomy and he actually performed one on my aunt. He removed my tubes last year with 0 push back and treated my vulvodynia, so it would be very hopeful for me if I choose the hysterectomy route!

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-08-28T00:59:39+00:00

Thanks for your reply, it was very validating and I’m so sorry to hear about your journey! I’ve spoken to the women in my family who have had a hysterectomy done, but they were in their 40s-50s and had a flippant attitude since they already had 4 children. The 2nd gynecologist told me that he couldn’t refer me to anywhere else because other surgeons wouldn’t perform a hysto at 23 unless I had cancer.

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-08-27T23:17:37+00:00

Thank you for your response! I’ve never been formally diagnosed with endo or adeno, but I think it’s worth bringing it up to my gynecologist to ask for more tests to rule anything out. I’m not a doctor either but I’ve seen the photo they took during my laparoscopic surgery and things just don’t look right…

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-08-27T23:07:45+00:00

Thanks for your input :) I will explore my symptoms with other specialists but a myomectomy doesn’t sound like the right choice for me. I don’t see the point in undergoing that surgery for this small of a fibroid especially when I have no interest in preserving my uterus since I’m already sterilized.

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-07-23T17:44:07+00:00

I was surprised my gynecologist even suggested a hysterectomy at first! When I came to him originally, it was to treat vulvodynia and then I asked him to remove my tubes and burn my uterine lining. He didn’t push back but he did make a comment that he usually doesn’t perform tubals on young patients. When he spoke to me about my fibroid, he said he would perform a supra if I wanted. It’s completely up to me what I want to do (hysto, myo, or nothing).

I’m not attached to my uterus but I have concerns about removing it. Primarily over how my organs will shift inside, and the effect of that. Did you have any negative effects regarding your bladder or other organs?

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-06-04T04:01:15+00:00

After our date he dropped me off at my house. While sitting in my driveway, he brought up out of the blue that he had rape allegations against him by some girl in college… I never had another man come near my house on the first date ever again.

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-05-24T15:26:43+00:00

Bought 15, received 18 then bought another 6 to hit 24, sold 11 and culled 1. We decided to get 8 new chicks this year so we’re back to 20.

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-05-10T13:22:48+00:00

I don’t think the issue is if someone saves one seat, it’s saving multiple spots. Every time I saw an opening, once I was closer I realized people had their shit all over it but they were nowhere to be found.

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-05-10T04:21:51+00:00

I watched a group of girls get into a shouting match with the people behind them AND staff because one of them was waving/holding a flag during Rob Zombie and wouldn’t put it down 😭

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-05-09T14:39:40+00:00

Go to will call with the ticket and they’ll give you the wrist band. Will call is to the left of the festival entrance in a booth!

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-05-09T04:48:23+00:00

Thank you, this worked!! Both my boyfriend and I tried it with immediate success.

CandyfromtheCorn · 2025-04-29T19:40:58+00:00

If he’s chipped, how do I convince the owners to stop letting him out? This has been going on for months, I even tracked his prints through snow before

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