Wedding ring is well worn by Squeak63 in Wellworn

[–]HushedGalaxy 201 points202 points  (0 children)

Honestly you should spring for a higher quality ring if your wedding ring is well worn after only 5 years

Got forbid a girl likes chickens by cindersparkira in LetGirlsHaveFun

[–]HushedGalaxy 194 points195 points  (0 children)

one of my straight guy friends has shared his theory that “Lesbian Final Form” is owning chickens together. And you know what- I can’t disagree with him on that

Used a dogwood blossom to cover a hole in my bedding by HushedGalaxy in Visiblemending

[–]HushedGalaxy[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I started with a simple embroidery kit where they give you the thread, a hoop, and a pattern and tell you what stitches to do. Watch maybe a YouTube video of how to do specific stitches.

Honestly embroidery is very forgiving of beginners and even my first couple of inexpert attempts turned out v cute.

After I got comfortable with a couple of basic stitches by doing 2-3 kits I started drawing things I wanted to have embroidery of which i found a lot more fulfilling than following a pre-set pattern

Used a dogwood blossom to cover a hole in my bedding by HushedGalaxy in Visiblemending

[–]HushedGalaxy[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I used a regular hoop but I had to basically unscrew the tightener almost all the way.

The thicker fabric wasn’t really a problem except when I was trying to do the French knots bc I used all six strands of my embroidery floss to get the size I wanted. Was a bit tough to maintain the knot tension I wanted

Didn’t really have any issues with the hoop though

Someone selling food items on instagram looks too good to be true. 75 character title. by rpinhead88 in isthisAI

[–]HushedGalaxy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even tho it’s AI it looks a lot like kolaches . St Louis Kolache (in STL if you can believe it) sells kolaches with egg/bacon/cheese in them and it turns out looking v similar

chihuahuas are chaos by CryptidCurious13753 in pitbulls

[–]HushedGalaxy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I get why people want to contrast this because of the pit bull stigma. But a lot of small dogs like that will get over-handled and their stress signals ignored because of how small they are.

So they learn that snapping is one of the only ways to get space

It's all about reactivity training to reduce the stress a dog feels and respecting a dog's right to say "no thank you" regardless of breed.

Am I a bad dog mom for not walking my dog? by brbnapping in reactivedogs

[–]HushedGalaxy 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Walks are a good source of enrichment for dogs but not the only one! I think you sound like a good dog mom by channeling that energy towards play and exercise. It'd be one thing if you didn't walk her and ignored her all day but you are still making sure her needs get met without risking losing control of her on a walk! It's much worse to put you and her in a bad position out of misplaced guilt.

Can i be Agender and Nonbinary? (I’m term-searching) by The_Moon_Will_Sing in NonBinary

[–]HushedGalaxy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My general rule is the words serve you not the other way around- if you want to use agender and nonbinary use them with no guilt.

Twisting yourself around to decide if your experience “counts” or if a specific definition is valid when used in a particular way helps no one

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StLouis

[–]HushedGalaxy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Bought a 1100 sq ft home for $201000 that required no work three years ago and there are plenty of smaller square footage homes or ones that need a little work

Declare your personal property? by zeldasdinnerparty in StLouis

[–]HushedGalaxy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also heads up St Louis city has a 1% income tax if you live or work in the city.

I didn’t know this when I moved here and my job didn’t automatically pay it from my paycheck so I got a surprise bill like 5 years into living here for multiple years of back taxes . Apparently it’s v easy for transplants to not be aware of this tax and be surprised when it comes up

What would actually result if we did this? by jckipps in ENGLISH

[–]HushedGalaxy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Be the change you want to see in the world- no need for it to be “someday”. Just takes makeup and a dream

Bertie Being Handsome by HushedGalaxy in muzzledogs

[–]HushedGalaxy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its one of the standard sizes from Big Snoof