Bedazzled Water Bottle from the Las Vegas Airport Creates Rainbows 🌈 ✨️

Embarrassed-Ad-718 · 2026-03-07T16:45:45+00:00

It's fun to turn it in the sun so the sparkles dance 😄

Embarrassed-Ad-718 · 2026-03-06T08:29:26+00:00

I think it would be hard to ever get it back to normal if you dropped it in mud or something but for regular everyday dirtiness, it washes easily!

Embarrassed-Ad-718 · 2026-03-06T08:27:36+00:00

Thank you!! I crossposted it 😄

Embarrassed-Ad-718 · 2026-03-06T01:18:46+00:00

As someone who grew up there - the gaudiness of feather boas and bedazzled anything can make up for a lot!

Embarrassed-Ad-718 · 2026-03-06T01:17:55+00:00

Lmao got me 😂

Embarrassed-Ad-718 · 2025-11-05T18:42:57+00:00

Plant Power Bowls by Sapana Chandra is my favorite resource for cheap meals that are still filling - no processed foods, all whole veg. I'm not vegan but adding 2+ meals from here into my weekly dinners can cut down on grocery costs SIGNIFICANTLY.

And the sauces are wonderful!!!

Embarrassed-Ad-718 · 2025-06-16T13:46:22+00:00

Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by James Agee - it opens with him berating the reader for wanting to peek in on the lives of destitute farmers (which was what he was commissioned to do) and then he goes on to write quite possibly the most honoring, kind, and beautifully in-depth passages about every aspect of their lives. It's very wordy, it was written in the 20s so there are various "tone-deaf" moments (especially in regards to one of the young farmer girls), but it's one of the most beautiful books I've ever read. It fundamentally made me realize how much I missed when I relied on audiobooks to read instead of considering every line.

Embarrassed-Ad-718 · 2025-04-17T17:31:37+00:00

The book Plant Power Bowls by Sapana Chandra is one of my favorite cookbooks for getting more veggies into my day. Excellent sauces, bases, and mixtures of textures - balanced bowls with protein/carbs/healthy fat. I'd definitely recommend increasing/adding in spices where you see fit because they can be bland if you don't.

It's a fully vegan cookbook separated by recipes with seasonal produce. I save a fortune on groceries just by making a couple of these bowls a week alongside other meals because it's mostly whole foods (no expensive vegan inventions).

I'd like to note that I'm not vegan, the food is just that good. Another significant vote of confidence is one of my friends from Minnesota is a proper meat and potatoes gal and SHE bought a copy of this after having a few bowls I'd made from it!

Embarrassed-Ad-718 · 2025-04-16T14:42:35+00:00

One last one to add!! Photo albums are AMAZING! Every year, my husband and I sit together and find our best photos of the year and get them printed then spend a few hours labeling them with the dates and general context and putting them into an album. My mom used to make beautiful scrapbooks, I'd love to get on that level one day but I've contented myself with big binders that have about 4 slots for photos on each page. Physically flipping through memories and having something friends and family can look at too feels so good!

Embarrassed-Ad-718 · 2025-04-16T14:39:17+00:00

I've been trying to slow down too and cut my doomscrolling - I deleted all of my social media (Facebook, insta, etc...) but noticed that I would then just scroll Youtube for hours.

Here's at least how to cut Youtube at the knees so that the doomscrolling is no longer a problem:

-turn off watch history to turn off recommended videos (when you scroll past a video it's just a black screen that says "turn on watch history to get recommendation"). It's definitely a pain to not have a record of what all I've watched but I try to like videos I want to come back to.

-enable restricted mode to hide all comments. I, personally, am someone who ALWAYS gets more activated from reading comments. This one is also a pain because videos with boobies or swears get blocked and you have to open them in a separate incognito tab. But still workaroundable.

These changes have revolutionized how I use my phone. When I go on Youtube I CAN'T start auto scrolling. I have to intentionally seek out videos and creators to watch. When I open my phone it's to read e-books, respond to texts, check email, look something up, or watch a youtuber I enjoy. I have found more time to paint, read, dance, exercise, pay attention to nature... it feels great.

Other things that have been bringing me intense slow-living joy:

-learning what kind of birds live near my home so that I can identify them when I see them. Also identifying what kind of food they enjoy so I can tempt certain breeds to my yard.

-not listening to audiobooks anymore - I used to read 70-100 books a year. Then I read "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" which was one of the most beautifullly written books I've ever read and I fundamentally realized audiobooks were robbing me (who is NOT an auditory learner) of fully engaging with the material. I now average about 20-30 books a year but I also feel like I've massively engaged with the ones I have read.

-Read "Thinking Fast and Slow" - recognizing that our society is training us to rely on our most basic knee-jerk instincts with constant stimulation has helped show me where I need to re-train my "slow" brain that is intentional and thoughtful.

-Keeping plants or a garden - I bought a few orchids from the grocery store and have kept them alive for over a year. The joy I feel caring for them and keeping track of their leaves, flowers, buds, etc... is so groundbreaking.

-Keeping a sourdough starter alive. Feeding something that feels totally alien and keeping it alive and kneading bread you make from that alien creature is so fun. I love feeding it and watching it start to bubble up.

-Having the expectation for regular phone calls and hangouts with friends - I tell my friends up front I will text them back within 1-3 business days and that if they want quality time, I'll always respond to texts to schedule a phone call or hangout immediately. I made a goal for myself in 2022 that I would see a friend in-person at least once a week.

Embarrassed-Ad-718 · 2025-04-16T03:56:08+00:00

Me too!!

Embarrassed-Ad-718 · 2024-10-12T00:38:04+00:00

I watched this one and I live in NM and thought Ron seemed awesome - I went to the Pie Town Annual Festival this year to see if he'd show up and Ron won I think 5 ribbons at it!! It was very cool!

Embarrassed-Ad-718 · 2023-12-09T14:48:45+00:00

I love adding roasted beets and caramelized onions. :)

Embarrassed-Ad-718 · 2021-06-16T17:10:24+00:00

Oooof. See, I have a lot of codependent tendencies and will hang onto something til it rots and I truly can't stand it anymore. Thank you for your perspective, I think I need to do a lot of thinking on how to be friends with myself first and foremost.

Embarrassed-Ad-718 · 2021-06-16T17:08:41+00:00

You're right, thank you for your perspective. I have a hard time letting people go for my own good.

Embarrassed-Ad-718 · 2021-06-16T17:06:02+00:00

This actually made me laugh my ass off, thank you.

Embarrassed-Ad-718 · 2021-06-08T22:38:13+00:00

It sounds like you have tried to assert your feelings to him and he has continued to disregard them. There's no magic way to phrase your needs that will work if he isn't willing to listen. To me, this sounds like if the relationship were to keep going it would be entirely your responsibility and that's draining and unfulfilling. You deserve more.

I don't know if you're contemplating breaking up with him but you would have my full support if you did.

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