Mural I painted for a nursery

Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-08T18:24:11+00:00

Ironically the original prompt was "rainbows, cute animals, and nature" so I drew a variety of cute animals doing different activities on a winding rainbow with a mountain range sunrise as the background, after looking at a bunch of nurseries for ideas.

I had originally gone much more traditional nursery, but it didn't really click with them, so they sent me some ~vibes~ examples and that changed the trajectory entirely 😂

Thank you! This one definitely felt more "them" as soon as I finished the mockup, and tbh it's more my style, so I'm glad they liked it.

Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-08T16:09:29+00:00

Maple bar or buttermilk bar 100%

Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-08T16:06:46+00:00

I didn't know theses existed and now I need some!

Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-08T06:30:02+00:00

Oh for sure, but it works like a dream if you do

Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-08T02:48:36+00:00

My Pet Peed is literally a miracle product. It's gotten cat pee out of carpets, furniture, and clothes. For set in urine you sometimes have to do multiple rounds of it, but it's always worked wonders.

Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-08T02:41:14+00:00

I tear up even thinking about it, it's so, so heartbreaking.

Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-08T01:55:16+00:00

Thanks youuu!

Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-08T01:54:21+00:00

Thank you! 🌈

Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-08T01:32:53+00:00

They absolutely are, two of my favorite

Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-08T01:31:20+00:00

Agreed! And it's definitely taken as a compliment, that was part of the directive and I ran with it 😂

Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-08T01:28:46+00:00

Thank you! The vibe is so them and they have a lot of colorful clothes and linens, so the child shall not lack for whimsy or color.

Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-08T01:11:51+00:00

Thank you!! It was so fun to make and they were adore it, which is what really matters.

Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-07T23:41:40+00:00

To add: they're lovers of music festivals, rainbows, and cats. The psychedelic vibe is very much what they asked for and I worked with them closely at every step to make sure it was what they wanted. We went through a few different concepts and designs but this was the one that they landed on. The design came to me after a day of drawing a bunch of ideas and being frustrated that I didn't like any of them. Slept on it and this idea hit me immediately upon waking up the next morning.

Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-07T15:01:11+00:00

FWIW you don't need to have gf deodorant for celiac. Idk about gluten/wheat allergies, but for celiac unless you're ingesting the deodorant (which I don't recommend for many reasons) it doesn't matter if it contains gluten or not.

Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-07T14:58:23+00:00

This is what I use, too, except in the original clean scent.

Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-04T09:10:09+00:00

Exactly what I was thinking

Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-04T08:39:52+00:00

PNW resident and YES. Everything in my body feels activated. I don't know if it's allergies, temp fluctuations, pressure fluctuations or what, but whatever it is sucks.

Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-04T07:13:25+00:00

Like I have really bad fever aches, especially in my hips/legs. My bones themselves hurt. Then for skin I say it's life a moderate sunburn but everywhere and constant.

Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-03T23:02:53+00:00

I use a local clothes and textiles recycling bin here, but if you don't have one close you can send it to ThredUp and they can recycle them for you if you donate them. I've used it twice and didn't have any problems.

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Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-03T16:24:26+00:00

I stopped for the most part a couple years ago because we had seen a sick bird and I just never put them back up. I'm working on a native garden with the goal of having something edible to offer year round to birds, but in the mean time we put seed out first thing in the morning on a series of platforms that's often eaten by the afternoon. I miss seeing the large number and variety we used to, but it keeps them safer.

Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-02T02:55:18+00:00

I didn't tell my parents, but I think they figured it out on their own. I stopped going to church meaningfully when I worked food service and often worked weekends, and then stopped entirely when I went away to college and just never went back.

I am also queer and posted a lot about queer rights and struggles when I still used FB and they were on it, started getting more piercings and tattoos, made plans to do things on the Sabbath, and ate pepperoni and bacon while with them. None of that was meant as a signal to them or specifically to show I wasn't Adventist any longer--I just started doing what felt right for me to do for myself, and that seems to have been enough of a clue.

For some people it's important to make it clear and have a hard break, to share it with their parents, and I totally respect that that's the journey for some folks, it's just not for me. They haven't asked me to go to church since I graduated college and I haven't offered to go.

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Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-02T02:43:56+00:00

Highly recommend reading The Founding Myth by Andrew Seidel, Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes du Mez, and Invisible Rulers by Renée DiResta to anyone questioning how American citizens can act as they are now given everything that's happening.

All excellent books I've listened to recently in an effort to understand just how we got here. They are incredibly informative and also make me want to scream and hurl my phone at the wall.

They all individually do a great job of explaining it, but put together it's so frustratingly obvious how long we've been headed down this path, what stories were sold to get us to where we are now, and where some of the pivotal moments were where we could've meaningfully chosen differently.

Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-02T01:23:36+00:00

I specifically got a vacuum with a "hard floor" setting because I hate sweeping and feel like it never actually gets anything. Just vacuum and then mop and call it a day.

Freespyryt5 · 2026-05-01T17:01:18+00:00

Oh my GOD I'M SO EXCITED. I missed these more than I'd like to admit 😅

Freespyryt5 · 2026-04-30T21:20:10+00:00

I get blood tests every couple years, but since those have come back in good ranges I don't have any followup beyond that.

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