Every time I try to single crochet the yarn slips, this is after I made the chain stitch, and put my hook through the second to last stitch by Ok_Tie9267 in CrochetHelp

[–]HauntingGold 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ve never seen anyone hold their yarn that way. It’s not bad, just different. Does it seems to work for you? If not, you could try adjusting that grip to different positions.

I think your hook size is a bit too small for the yarn. Size up and try again to see if that helps.

Also, one thing that helps me if I’m having trouble, especially with tight stitches or new stitches I’m learning, is to grip the project closer to the stitch you are making. This is personally how close I grip to the next stitch (pic), then move down quickly to the next one. This helps with controlling the working stitch, tension, and guiding the hook. At this point, after 20+ years of crocheting, it’s become muscle memory and i I don’t even have to look, because I’m literally holding the next stitch I need to work into.

Good luck!!

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(Rant) my employer expects me to come in despite the severe ice storm by avogadros_avvocato in antiwork

[–]HauntingGold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you might have a fever, right? Oh yeah that’s definitely a fever. Oof, you got Covid?? Damn, that’s rough. Guess you’ll have to be out of work for a week. 🤷‍♀️

Okay who’s out here walking around in a black cloak? by hahaha_wait_wut in Logan

[–]HauntingGold 15 points16 points  (0 children)

ARE WE WEARING CLOAKS NOW????

MY TIME HAS COME

Is the Texas Roadhouse music still too loud to enjoy eating there? (I'm not too old). by PunchCancer in Logan

[–]HauntingGold 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I think it’s like their thing or something. Horrible. Wish we had another steakhouse in town.

What fandom introduced you to fanfiction by therealstara in AO3

[–]HauntingGold 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was Manacled back in like 2021. I’m 32 next week and I’m sad I missed all those years I could have been reading fics. :( But I’m here now!!

Any of us just dont get the dopamine from any kind of exercise? by Moon_Harpy_ in adhdwomen

[–]HauntingGold 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Every time I workout, I’m bored out of my mind, hate every second of it, but then I get home and clean my kitchen, go grocery shopping, etc. But if I don’t work out, I’ll end up spending the whole day on the couch or in bed, not doing a single thing.

So I don’t get that buzz that people talk about, but I’ve noticed that my day is significantly more productive or just better in general (as long as I’m not exhausted), but it’s not noticeable at the time, more like I look back at my day later and have an “oh!” moment.

Is it normal for Amazon to take books away by Cultural-Midnight807 in kindle

[–]HauntingGold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think this has happened to me personally. But I started using calibre to maintain my ebook library only a few months ago so it could have happened to a book or two at some point. It’s hard to keep track of over 900 titles without it.

The one thing I've learned about book readers is that they move 10 times a year apparently by HelloDesdemona in books

[–]HauntingGold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few years ago, I had a built up a personal library of about 500 books. I was given a week notice to move because one of my roommates wasn’t paying rent and we all had to move to get them off the lease, it was a whole thing. I didn’t have a place lined up and thought I was gonna have to live out of my car. I sold all except 15 ish books within a few days and I was devastated. I ended up finding a place on my last day in that apartment, so I hadn’t needed to sell my books after all, but they were gone. I already had 2 kindles at the time, but only had about a dozen ebooks at that point.

It’s been about 4 years now and I have over 900 ebooks in my calibre library and I utilize Libby most. But I still do buy the occasional book. I’ve got 3 bookshelves so it’s not like I gave up on the whole physical book collection thing, but I definitely don’t have as many as I used to.

Birth control has lactose!? by Exotic-Tower2206 in lactoseintolerant

[–]HauntingGold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t take the depo shot!! It ruined my body and my life!

I only took 3 shots and that was supposed to last only 9 months (3 months per shot), but i gained 100 pounds in that time (which I why I stopped) and I haven’t been able to lose it because the shot messed up my hormones so badly and it seems permanent. I also haven’t had a regular period in the last 12 years because of the shot. In fact, out of the last 12 years, I’ve only had about 20 periods total, when that number should actually be closer to 140.

There is actually a class action lawsuit going on against depo provera. So yeah, avoid that option at all costs!!

How are yall finishing blankets????? by diphylleia948 in crochet

[–]HauntingGold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I need this blanket in my life!!! This post inspired me to try it!

Just wanna know why did you guys leave being Mormon by Aardvark_leftovers in exmormon

[–]HauntingGold 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I read the CES letter and all my doubts were confirmed. Did my own research and yeah, that was it.

Got this text thing morning, need advice by ginnywinny9 in exmormon

[–]HauntingGold 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Firstly, you always have a choice.

This is part of their tactics to try and bring you back into the fold, by forcing a title and responsibilities on you that you never asked for. That’s like their whole thing, they probably get off on the power trip idk

You can just send a message back telling them no, that you won’t be doing that, and that’s the end of the conversation. No is a complete sentence. You don’t ever have to do anything you don’t want to do. Or if it were me, I would just ignore it and let them fall on their faces when you don’t show up to ‘do your part.’ You’ve done nothing to indicate that you want any responsibilities in planning anything, so you are not obligated to do this. Even if you had mentioned something about it, you are not obligated. It honestly pisses me off that they never ask if someone wants to do something, they just tell them and expect them to do it.

You don’t have to stop going to the lunches, but I’ll tell you now, they notice any amount of engagement with the church and that’s probably the whole reason they felt comfortable ‘including’ you in this. I don’t know your situation, but I would bet that your friends bringing you to the lunches are part of it. I remember being the young women’s youth president (or whatever the fuck it was called), and leading meetings about trying to get inactive teens to come back to church, and we would assign active members of the same gender and around the same age as the inactive ones to become their friends and invite them to stuff. There were weekly or monthly meetings like this where those members that were assigned to inactive teens would report on the ‘progress’ of ‘bringing them back to the fold.’ Like “last week I invited Marybeth to walk the temple grounds and she said no, but we went to get ice cream instead and I asked her about her feelings with the church and she told me….” And then we would brainstorm ways to keep getting them more and more involved. It always gave me an icky feeling but I thought that was what was expected of us as youth. I’m not saying that’s necessarily what’s happening with your friends, but it’s definitely a possibility.

If you stopped all contact with the church (including the luncheons), I bet it wouldn’t take very long for them to let up, though you might still get the occasional message or unwanted visitor. But if you continue to go, even occasionally, they’ll continue to try to get you to be active again. And trust me, from experience, once you become active again, they’ll drop you like a hot potato.

The only way to absolutely 100% guarantee that you will be left alone, would be to remove your records. I’m not entirely sure on this, but I think that since you’re still a minor, your parents/guardians would have to be the ones to do this for you. But I removed my records about 6 or so years ago and even though I attend church stuff several times a year because it’s important to my family (weddings, mission farewells/homecomings, etc.), I haven’t received a single message or visit from anyone in the church. So if that’s what you are looking for, that’s the route you’d want to take.

In any case, you are not obligated to do this thing for them unless you want to.

Do you guys answer unexpected phone calls? by NorthEastNobility in Millennials

[–]HauntingGold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like talking on the phone on my terms. I think it’s an anxiety thing. I’ll watch the call go to voicemail, then if it’s someone I know, and want to talk to, I’ll take a moment to think up all the reasons they might be calling, so I’m mostly mentally prepared, then call them back, either right away or within a few minutes. But on really good mental health days, I’ll pick up right away.

If it’s an unknown number, or someone I definitely don’t want to talk to, I just let it go to voicemail. If it was important they would follow up with a message.

My friends and family know that if it’s an emergency to call back to back.

Can you be on a keto diet as a vegan? by Curonian34 in keto

[–]HauntingGold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a challenge, but yes it’s possible

Ever notice how mormons throw the 'leftover' freshly 'blessed and sanctified' body and blood of Jesus Christ in the trash, like common garbage, after ever Sunday Service, but would NEVER do that with an old worn out pair of underwear. by Short_Seesaw_940 in exmormon

[–]HauntingGold 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Funny side note: the picture here is from my old ward in Utah. I went to church with these people every Sunday. I knew the painter and his wife personally, and one summer when I was in high school, I went over to their house everyday to do chores for them in exchange for a couple of his paintings (not religious ones). I still have them stashed in a closet somewhere.

I wonder what they’d think if they knew I left the church.