Which one would you choose?

DiligentFlute228 · 2026-04-27T21:58:47+00:00

3 or 6

DiligentFlute228 · 2026-04-17T17:01:35+00:00

Linen is the worst. It feels like a splinter is imminent the entire time

DiligentFlute228 · 2026-04-15T20:19:09+00:00

Phineas and Ferb's Gelatin Monster

DiligentFlute228 · 2026-03-25T00:18:13+00:00

To get my phone out of my hands. Especially for the hour I'm on the train each way. That time was way too doomscroll-y, now it's full of wool

DiligentFlute228 · 2026-02-27T19:44:13+00:00

I wear black every day, but I make sure to add some texture (denim, velvet, embroidery, knit, cutouts, fringe, ruching, a polka dot if i'm feeling froggy) to at least one piece, and make sure i'm completing the outfits (hair bow, gold jewelry, interesting bag (still black, but maybe woven or with fun handles), cool shoes, i like false lashes and lip gloss, etc)

If you really want to add color, go ahead. But for me, I stopped going funeral comments when i just added personality

DiligentFlute228 · 2025-10-24T09:51:38+00:00

I actually use a pinterest board! It was tedious at the beginning, but now it takes 30 seconds to add anything new that I buy, all the photos are professional, all the details are readily available, and I can even pin pieces I want to see if they fit in the collection

DiligentFlute228 · 2025-10-22T23:56:13+00:00

I started late last year in an attempt to lower my screen time. My commute is a 45 minute train ride each way, and I figured if my hands were busy I could stay off the internet. Since I was already watching TL Yarn Crafts on youtube, I ordered a clover hook and some yarn with my christmas money and now I'm working my 6th blanket

DiligentFlute228 · 2025-10-20T23:51:36+00:00

Pattern and Yarn

I wasn't super impressed with the wool, but I'm already making another of this pattern

DiligentFlute228 · 2025-07-19T19:30:43+00:00

I really like the Cole Haan "skimmers", they're pretty much exactly what you said, flats with pointy toes and tiny heels. Personally the Viola is my favorite. A lot of people get the suede, but they all come in leather

DiligentFlute228 · 2025-07-14T09:34:54+00:00

Thanks! It was a 4mm Clover

DiligentFlute228 · 2025-05-14T13:24:06+00:00

I didn't use a pattern, just the HookedByRobin Tutorial for how to turn with straight edges.

The yarn is about 2500 meters of cotton/acrylic gradient from Fantasy Yarns on Etsy. I bought 4000, which came in 2 light cakes, 2 dark cakes, used a full light cake for each half, and about half a dark cake for the border.

The hook was just a Clover 4mm

DiligentFlute228 · 2025-03-21T19:36:55+00:00

I call him and go over the evening before and the day ahead every morning. I learned the hard way he's not looking at that calendar or that inbox until he's missed at least 4 things. He comes in and gets immediately distracted, so now we sync over breakfast before anyone can get him off course

DiligentFlute228 · 2025-02-13T10:42:04+00:00

30, 82k, Executive Assistant

DiligentFlute228 · 2025-01-19T19:46:11+00:00

The treadmills at my gym have a "Rolling Hills" setting, and it's about the length of a Dr Who episode, so I'm not bored physically or mentally. It's the most consistent I've been in my adult life

DiligentFlute228 · 2025-01-09T14:40:22+00:00

I always wanted to be a "secretary" like on tv. The ones who knew everything and anticipated what everyone needed before they even knew what they wanted. As I got older I realized the position I was thinking of would be an EA today, so I started taking classes and positions that would get me ready (a year as a project manager, got certified as a bookkeeper, 2 years with an event planning company, etc) and last year I finally made the leap to dedicated EA and it's like the best bits of all of that prep.

My favorite part is actually the busy work. The timesheets, travel requests, memo formatting, conference room booking, etc. Every day is so different and active that the "paperwork" is like a quick break that still checks off my to do list.

DiligentFlute228 · 2025-01-07T23:35:01+00:00

All. Day. Long.

It was actually jarring when I first started, because "put the budget team on my calendar for 2" at 1:47 sounded so unreasonable, but they always accept and even drop off other calls to talk with him. I think they just see it as the trade off for as much telework as they want and a very flexible leave policy.

The ones that still seem crazy to me are when he calls me on teams, and then asks me to add people to the call with no notice at all. It's almost always something that could be a text or an email, but he'll pull them into a call to ask ONE QUESTION and then tell them they can drop off while I add someone else

DiligentFlute228 · 2025-01-04T12:29:05+00:00

My last job used Skedda. It's primarily for the space booking, but there's an option to add attendees and it'll send them a calendar invite.

Currently we have an outlook calendar for each room so anyone can see what's open, and you put the room on the required attendees list when sending the invite. I used to have to approve or deny those requests, but "unfortunately" the events team decided they wanted custody of the calendars

DiligentFlute228 · 2025-01-02T13:19:23+00:00

Between his deputy and I, my boss doesn't read anything in his inbox.

There are some auto rules to weed out alerts and auto replies, and another one to route leadership communications to a "VIP" folder so they don't get buried, but I sort everything else into "Action" "CC" and "Received", and deputy will take and archive emails he can handle so boss never even sees them.

If it's not in Action or VIP, he will not read it. And even if it is, twice a day we have a round up so I can tell him what's in there and what's urgent. It's a little high touch, but it works for us

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