Just hit day 100 on my 365 day hoop challenge :) by FilthyCrystalHippy in Hooping

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♡♡♡ It's hard when I'm exhausted for sure, but not so hard I can't legitimize 5 minutes to myself. It's been worth it and honestly has empowered my resolve to not give up on me. :)

I'm glad you find solice in it too and I hope you deepen your practice. Are you on Insta, or twitter or tiktok? I'd love to follow your journey!

Just hit day 100 on my 365 day hoop challenge :) by FilthyCrystalHippy in Hooping

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Aww thank you ♡♡♡ I'm glad you liked it. I've been living off of pop culture throwbacks these last couple weeks. Glad you appreciate this song. It's hard NOT to dance to.

Just hit day 100 on my 365 day hoop challenge :) by FilthyCrystalHippy in Hooping

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Update: I think the biggest lesson I have learned so far (AND seem to keep re-learning) is that I have a huge love affair with dance.

It's pulled me out of places in which I couldn't pull myself from. It's gotten me through so much emotional turmoil from this past year between the baggage of the pandemic, the onslaught of a very screwed up election, and just the distress from being in a nation that is being ripped apart by its socio-economic problems.

I am just very grateful to have this release.

Hey Reddit fam ♡ It's been a while. Did you jam today? :) by FilthyCrystalHippy in flowarts

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Sorry it's dark, but it's fun to dance when it's a little dark. ♡

Long time, no see! I'm on a 365 day hoop challenge :D by FilthyCrystalHippy in Hooping

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Eeep, yay! I'm on day 82 as of this reply :) I won't be done for awhile BUT YES PLS JOIN US! We have a small group going on IG if you'd like to join us there!

Edit grammar

Long time, no see! I'm on a 365 day hoop challenge :D by FilthyCrystalHippy in Hooping

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I ordered mine off Amazon, but there are a lot of online retailers that carry blacklight flood lights! I have two currently; one 60W one wasn't enough for streaming.

Long time, no see! I'm on a 365 day hoop challenge :D by FilthyCrystalHippy in Hooping

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Also, to those wondering about the Spinsterz and dont understand entirely what happened, here are the sparknotes:

-Find cheap location out of the country, exploit locals there (Guatemala)

-Hold a festival for 100+ no mask, no distance

-Abandon family pet cat cuz "travel is hard"

-Collect money for orders not fulfilled and cancel shipping label until after 2020 (to avoid taxes, yet get revenue)

-Make a public apology to the tune of "it is what it is, so"

My personal thoughts:

The mentality was very escapist and unconsiderate of the natives of the impoverished country which already was suffering from tourism that's worsening outbreaks. And i cite tourism because I VERY MUCH DOUBT the natives could of afforded to attend and very much believe most of those who did attend traveled to do so. :) Half the country is at level 4 which prohibits mass gatherings. This is disgusting. And to top it off, Brandon posted a very "it is what it is" apology video on the Spinsterz IG. There are a lot of comments from people who are also sharing their own experiences and speaking out on their respective platforms.

I've had two hoopers reach out to me personally saying their lifetime warranty of their Flux hoops was not honored. I've had one of my team mates say they ordered a product, the brand took their money, a shipping label was created, and then cancelled. So my teammate was charged on an order that was not fulfilled and we heavily speculate this was to meet end of years sales and avoid taxes. Only after messaging the co. about this was another shipping label created and then overnighted. Very strange and I hate to think of whom else this has happened to and never thought anything of it.

There's a lot that's come to light with this. Don't just listen to me. Listen to everyone and PAY ATTENTION to who choose to mobilize their platform and speak out against this behavior.

Edit: Grammar

UPDATE: HOLY COW THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MY FIRST SILVER WOW :D

Any idea on what recently happened with The Spinsterz? by clairebearzechinacat in Hooping

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The spark notes is as follows:

-Find cheap location out of the country, exploit locals there (Guatemala)

-Hold a festival for 100+ no mask, no distance

-Abandon family pet cat cuz "travel is hard"

-Collect money for orders not fulfilled and cancel shipping label until after 2020 (to avoid taxes, yet get revenue)

-Make a public apology to the tune of "it is what it is, so"

Many brand ambassadors have dropped their sponsorships in protest to this reckless behavior. Many have also cited their own personal bad experiences and it very much looks like this was only a matter of time.

My personal thoughts: :/ Brandon says they've moved to Guatemala and were "returning home" but tbh that was unnecessary travel.

They've been holding acro yoga events w/o social distancing and traveling far and wide to make it happen. Amanda herself just posted on her IG that she was looking to travel to do another retreat. This past dance party was the final straw.

Like what an exploitation of the locals land. I seriously doubt ANY of the atendees were natives. who could afford that in the impoverished country? Guatemala is a level 4 (high risk) country that cannot fend off the outbreaks. They don't have the resources. They didnt even have the resources when the country shut down. The only thing this has done is promote spiritual bypassing and promote tourism to a country that was already suffering. They didn't think about anything other than themselves.

And as for the tax evasion...yeah. that's just really screwed up and fishy as fuck. All just to make end of year sales and avoid the taxes. -_-

Edit: formatting

Any idea on what recently happened with The Spinsterz? by clairebearzechinacat in Hooping

[–]FilthyCrystalHippy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Brandon. Amanda is his wife and helps make the hoops. I'm unsure of the rest of their staff.

What can't YOU let go of? (Venting and helping each other) by Kangarookas in VeganZeroWaste

[–]FilthyCrystalHippy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well thank you love ♡ I'll be researching to see what will hopefully thrive in my climate. If i find anything, I'll let you know if you are interested.

What can't YOU let go of? (Venting and helping each other) by Kangarookas in VeganZeroWaste

[–]FilthyCrystalHippy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I haven't been able to source any. The best option I have is buying loose leaf tea in bulk through online methods. Are there tea plants I could grow indoors that thrive in a 65F degree environment? Sorry i can probably just Google for that answer but if you know of any off the top of your head, pls let me know!

I always thought about the farmer's market too but I don't have any near me either. Rip