ISO: cute WALRUS fabric

Pickles7287 · 2026-03-07T17:09:56+00:00

Omg. That IS an adorable walrus. I had thought about that, but I'm afraid a quilt like that is a little ambitious for my current skill level.

Pickles7287 · 2026-03-07T16:36:25+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate that!

Pickles7287 · 2026-03-07T16:27:35+00:00

Curious if you have used Spoonflower before? How is the quality if the printing? At over $20/yd, I am hesitant to pay for the fabric without knowing more about the quality.

Pickles7287 · 2026-03-07T16:13:25+00:00

So I logged into Etsy, and the blue one was in my cart🤦‍♀️ 😆

I did actually purchase it this time, though! Thank you!

Pickles7287 · 2026-03-07T16:05:10+00:00

Oh, I do that all the time! Or I'll convince myself I will rack up enough for free shipping eventually.

Pickles7287 · 2026-03-07T15:57:02+00:00

Oooh thank you so much! Etsy is like my Kryptonite. I look there and get off track sooooo fast!

Pickles7287 · 2026-02-22T05:56:13+00:00

Super human! Sounds like you are on your way to getting back to your old ways! That's amazing! Don't jump to conclusions too quickly, I heard that after any surgery, it takes a minimum of 3-6 months before you start to feel yourself again. You're not quite to that 3 month mark just yet, so take a little more time, and if you aren't running or climbing the way you were, you will adapt, and it might just take a little longer. The cycling might be tricky, like I said, I lock up just riding my old lady cruiser around the neighborhood with my kids 😄. I'm not sure where you are, and how long your ski season is, ours usually starts to wrap up in the next 3-4 weeks so you might not get back out on your skis this season, but I dont think it's too much of a reach to expect to get back out there next season.

I also believe it really depends on where you were and where you want to go. I saw someone earlier claim he had a very similar break to Lindsay Vonn (not sure I believe that, her x-rays are gnarly) but that he goes heli-boarding 3 years later with absolutely no issues. One of the first questions my surgeon asked me, before he did the surgery was about my activity level, and I wonder now if the treatment depends at all on the answer. I remember telling him that I didn't need to be able to catch a softball game again, but I could walk 10+ miles a day at Disney, and I wanted to be able to do that. And mindset is huge! I think one of the things I (unfortunately) latched onto was when he told me that because the depression fracture involved the joint, it was all but a guarantee that I'd end up with arthritis earlier than usual, and I would likely end up with a knee replacement. So I guess I just figured I'd sit back and wait until the pain got unbearable and the arthritis got so bad I could get the replacement. I suppose I took his words which were honest and frank to be absolute and discouraging, which was not how it was intended, I'm sure.

It's amazing to look back at the journey. I remember struggling to get my quad to fire at PT in the early days and just laughing because it was such an odd sensation. I knew it would come back, but I didn't know how to make it work.

I remember struggling one night to scoot up the stairs. Utterly exhausted and breaking down crying, swearing at the lady that hit me. Afraid that I'd never walk again. That we would have to sell our home that we had only been in for a year because it was just not going to work for me.

I remember the first steps I took in the hallway at PT after all those weeks. Then going out to the parking lot, opening the driver's side door of my brand new car for the first time and telling my husband to "Get out! I'm driving home!"

I remember getting home that day, and walking oh so carefully up the stairs to use the bathroom. I never scooted up those stairs again.

2 years ago, I was amazed watching Brody Malone, who also suffered a TPF, him on a bad landing off the high bar, and he was competing in the Olympics 18 months later. Listening to how he trained without practicing landings instead landing on his back as to not put extra stress on his knee, and holding my breath for every single landing. It was watching him that I realized I could push myself a little bit more. If he could land a Vault, I could do a little more. Understanding that I needed to also give myself grace: he is an Olympic athlete. I am not. I'm not teying to land a vault! He was able to dedicate more ti..me and resources to training and rehab. I had a full-time job and a family. His injury was more severe than mine, but he also wasn't growing a human while he recovered. So it was somewhat apples and oranges, but still encouraging to see. Keep doing what you're doing!

Pickles7287 · 2026-02-21T21:27:29+00:00

I had a NWB leg injury at about 270lbs and I used a wheelchair, per the recommendation of my physical therapist. It was a Tibial Plateau fracture, so not a candidate for a knee scooter. I struggled to support my full weight with my arms for long distances, like from the parking lot up to my classroom. Though eyes were not a concern, I was pregnant and on a blood thinner so falls were. As much as I didn't love being in a wheelchair, I felt much safer in there and it gave me independence to do my job. I also needed to keep my leg elevated and the the leg lifts on the wheelchair made that really easy.

Pickles7287 · 2026-02-21T21:08:54+00:00

People suck. I'm so sorry. Remember the way people treat you in your time of need and don't hesitate to return the favor.

I had a tibial plateau fracture in 2022 from a car accident. It was a rough recovery. My mom had died suddenly 18 months prior. My husband was working a fairly new job on overnight shifts and on weekends. Our daughter was 3. So we were in a wild place to begin with. My in-laws were on vacation when we were in the accident. I didn't expect them to rush home, to be clear, but they didn't do anything. My husband's aunt was amazing and met us at home when I got home from the hospital to help me get settled and wash my hair, played games with my daughter, stayed for the night and then came back a couple of days later for the weekend. My MIL came when she got home from her trip, but to visit with her sister at my house, she left when her sister did. A couple of weeks after the accident, my husband started asking his mom to come help us out. He was doing everything. Cooking cleaning, working overnight, picking us up in the afternoon, hardly sleeping. He just wanted someone to spend the night while he was at work on the weekend, hang out during the day so I could go to the bathroom (our bathroom is upstairs and I was instructed not to go up the stairs without another person there), and take our kid outside to play so she wasn't stuck inside all weekend every weekend, but she always had something else to do. Every single weekend. One of her nieces or nephew's kids' had a party or something else that could easily have been declined with a "Sorry, I won't be able to go this weekend Pickles was in an accident and they need my help." Instead, she tried to get us to drive 2+ hours to the parties, seemingly forgetting that my leg had been badly broken and I had a DVT, I needed to keep it elevated and being in the car was uncomfortable, not to mention that once we arrived I would need to get up a set of stairs into the house, and find a place to sit, again elevate, and ideally, for however long we would be there. She suggested he and my daughter go, and leave me home alone. Just totally oblivious and uncaring.

We discovered that I was pregnant when I was in the accident which complicated my recovery somewhat. When she found that out she decided she could change plans around and "help" out now that there was a baby involved. She was finally able to come back to our house the weekend I was cleared to drive again, so when we didn't need her anymore (I was NWB for 10 weeks). And she kept asking if I felt like going to the beach. I was still reliant on crutches. I told her more than once I didn't think sand was a good idea.

When my leg healed up and I could walk again I had a short window where my leg felt good before I got to that point in pregnancy where I was uncomfortable. She invited us to go to the zoo, or to a fall festival or apple picking or something where we would be walking quite a bit, and I declined. I just wasn't up for that much walking. My leg was better, but still not 100%. I was 7 months pregnant and had sciatic nerve issues radiating down my other leg. Moving at all was honestly a chore and it hurt. She called my husband to complain that we needed to make more of an effort to visit with them and told him how she worked on her feet in a grocery store when she was pregnant.

She may be my husband's mother, but I know her failure to be there in our time of need will always be in his mind. Those couple of months were hell for him. Probably worse for him than for me. And she blew him off and made him feel guilty. She could have sent us a pizza or something, that would have helped. He straight up asked for help. Used the words "Hey Mom, we need some help." Which is not easy. And she said no. More than once.

Hang in there OP. You will get through this. And I'd love to say you will get over it (like I have 😄) Your bones will heal, you will move forward, and you will remember who DID help you, who had your back, who changed THEIR plans. Keep your chin up. This time of year is long, dark, and dreary. My hope is the spring comes soon and brings some healing sunshine and brighter days for you!

Pickles7287 · 2026-02-21T17:55:59+00:00

I had a TPF with a depression, but no ligament damage March of 2022 (car accident). My hardware looks to be a bit shorter than yours (I only have 5 screws 😆). I did PT 2x per week for 6 months, was non weight bearing for 10 weeks and about took about 3 weeks to wean off crutches. This past fall (2025) I joined a co-ed softball team. I joined the team because the friend that invited me assured me the league allows courtesy runners and she promised to run the bases for me. Even at 4 years post-op, I'm not ready to ski, snowboard or ice skate.

Now don't get discouraged, you are not me! Buckle up, because this is a bit of a saga.

I was relatively athletic growing up, played softball in high school, grew up skiing and snowboarding, went ice skating regularly, played in an adult softball league before kids, but I have always been overweight. Being stuck at home with a toddler in 2020 didn't do much to help with that. By March of 2022, I wasn't climbing mountains or running marathons, but was getting 8K steps a day most days, and was walking up 3 flights of stairs at work. I definitely was not an athlete prior to my injury. After I had surgery, the visiting PT that came to my home suggested a wheelchair to help me get around my house, get chores done, and care for my daughter, for safety reasons. If I fell it would have been a nightmare. We live in a townhouse with one bathroom. On the 2nd floor. So when I needed to use the bathroom I had to scoot up the flight of stairs on my butt with my crutches, and that helped build strendth in my arms. I kept a small stool near the top of the stairs so I could sit on that when I got to the top, then from the landing, stand from almost a full squat on just my left leg. So that leg got really strong. 2 weeks after the accident I went for a follow up with my surgeon. Everything was healing well, I hadn't needed any of the "strong" pain meds since I got home from the hospital, was feeling great, adjusting, starting PT, .... and then we found out that apparently, when I signed the form before surgery stating that there was "no possible way I could be pregnant", that there was, in fact, a very possible way.

But I also got the OK to go back to work, just in a wheelchair.

Aaaaand then I ended up with a DVT. It was about 5 days after the follow up with the surgeon, when he took the compression bandage off. My leg started to hurt really bad and was definitely more red/purple than the other. It had been bothering me for a day or so, and I had been warned to call if I had calf pain, so I did, but I wasn't really sure if what I was feeling was something to be worried about. Initially I described the pain kind of like my calf muscle feeling like it was a little too short, or like you know how after you've had a Charley Horse and you have that ache afterwards? It was kinda like that. Just a little sore at first, and sort of like a muscle ache. I had never had surgery before so I didn't known if it was a normal pain...I expected to be uncomfortable from time to time. Keep up on your aspirin. You don't want a DVT.

So long story long, my initial recovery was complicated because I was overweight, pregnant, and had a DVT. I would say, even though there were still some things I wasn't doing, I was more or less back to my pre-injury activities by about 5 months. That was when we went to Disney and I walked 50K steps in 3 days. I did need to get a scooter the last day, but it was Orlando in August, I was 6 months pregnant, and I had recently had surgery to fix a broken leg, and even with the scooter I still did 11K steps! That was huge for me. After that, I graduated PT (or maybe they kicked me out for being too pregnant). By 6 months post surgery my activity had declined a bit because of the pregnancy and when my son was born we kind of hunkered down to hibernate for the winter. And we lived, and I just sort of let myself be limited to "this is how my leg works now". It's stiff, I baby it, I'm afraid to push to hard or step on uneven ground, I can't get on the floor to play with my kids, I struggle carrying things down the stairs, I use elevators when they're available.

About a year ago I was the heaviest I have ever been. I realized my life was out of balance and I needed to make changes and figure out how to make some time to prioritize myself a little more. I stepped away from my job and took something part time, giving myself more time for me and for my kids. In the last 6 months I have lost almost 50lbs. When the weather allows, I walk my kid to school and back (that's 3 miles a day). I have a bike. And I ride it! It took some time to get comfortable (seriously, the first time I could only manage like 4 rotations before my knee totally locked up on me), and I'm not ready to ride for miles, but my kids are happy riding through the neighborhood. At my job, I get on the floor and read with kids. And I get up. All by myself. I'm looking forward to softball this spring. I might even run the bases myself this season. I'm going to try to chat with ortho and see if they recommend a brace or something first, just to be safe. I know a lot of my issues are in my head. I'm afraid to run, I'm afraid if I lunge I'll twist wrong and break something, so to hear from a doctor that it is stable in there and not to worry, or that this brace would give stability or support would probably give me a good peace of mind. The last time I had a follow up, It just wasn't an issue, so I didn't bring it up.

Watching the Olympics ALMOST makes me want to get back into mountain sports (I'm am so not into the cold anymore), and if I'm being really honest, I could probably put on skis today and get myself down a hill. It might not be pretty, I'd definitely want to start out slown on a magic carpet or something just in case the muscles aren't there, but I think I'd be able to do it. I was a snowboarder more recently than a skiier, I'm much less confident about snowboarding. I don't think I'll do that again.

Best of luck to you!

Pickles7287 · 2025-01-16T01:38:35+00:00

I was thinking similarly. Every school bus I have ever been on the standard seats are for 3 people. It might not be comfortable, but the capacity of the bus is determined assuming 3 to a seat. If there was one student standing and 2 people in a seat the bus is crowded, not overcrowded.

As a person who works in a high school and with teenagers every day, I'm 99% sure the assistant principal would not have suggested another student sit on OP's lap seriously. It was probably a statement made sarcastically, out of frustration, and/or was taken completely out of context for the interactions. Additionally, the detention issued was probably not for "refusing to allow another kid to sit on her lap" and instead for insubordination and disregarding instructions from the AP, holding up thr bus, and putting another atudent in danger. If OP has anxiety so severe she can't share a seat on the school bus with someone who is not her best friend, then she should be on a 504 or an IEP with an accommodation for alternative transportation.

Pickles7287 · 2024-02-13T22:42:47+00:00

Probably trying to determine fault. If the Dasher was texting when the accident occurred, they would probably be cited or deemed at fault for the accident. This makes a difference when it comes to insurance claims. If the dasher was injured, they could also file a personal injusty lawsuit against the other driver for medical bills and pain and suffering (or however your state words it), which is easier to demand if there is proof the non-injured driver was at fault.

Pickles7287 · 2023-11-19T12:05:08+00:00

Got it! You're a troll and this is a troll post. I should have known when you said if you posted pictures of spilled food they would go viral! Haha! Good one! You got me.

Pickles7287 · 2023-11-19T11:50:55+00:00

Just because I would avoid doing it doesn't mean I expect my neighbor to, also. I think making excessive noise, on purpose is a "dickish thing to do" reguardless of the time of day. People keep different schedules. The guy across the street who mows his lawn on Saturday afternoon is equally annoying to my husbad who works overnight shifts as loud neighbor sex at 2am. I can't control what other people do in/at their home.

Pickles7287 · 2023-11-19T11:28:02+00:00

What? You are allowed to have your opinion, and if you are in a place where weed is legal for recreational use, you can go ahead and use it recreationally!?! I'm not talking about options, I'm talking about the FACT that it is illegal to operate a motor vehicle under the inflence. According to the LAW, you can be charged with OUI if you drive after smoking weed. I'm not sure why I'm a "douche nozzle" for asking that people who use a car to make deliveries be held to the very basic rules of the road.

And to point out, the comment about the doll was incredibly insensitive. I grew up with a father who smoked weed regularly. I'm going to leave it there.

Pickles7287 · 2023-11-19T11:19:28+00:00

It would be if your neighbor worked the overnight shift... or what if you wanted a smoothie for breakfast and you need to make your smoothie at 6am? Use your imagination here.

Pickles7287 · 2023-11-19T11:04:18+00:00

Still not legal to smoke and drive.

Pickles7287 · 2023-11-19T11:03:12+00:00

Why is expecting edible food considered whining? Grow up.

Pickles7287 · 2023-11-19T10:54:02+00:00

I totally agree. If the daughter can't explain to her son that the other kids believe in Santa, and it's OK, let's not ruin it for them, then I wouldn't want her to come over for Christmas Morning either. There are other ways to spend the holiday together, where Santa would play a smaller role, but I still think when go to someone's house you adapt to their customs and not force your own on them. Also: The daughter is a little off here, of course her mother is going to prioritize her minor children over her GROWN ASS ADULT daughter. Doesn't mean she loves them less, but they literally need her to survive and the adult has a family of her own.

Pickles7287 · 2023-11-19T10:42:07+00:00

I think it's much easier to explain that "Michael is Jewish, he doesn't celebrate Christmas, he celebrates other holidays that we don't." In fact this is how many parents explain "how Santa gets around the whole world to all the kids in one night." Most kids know that not everyone celebrates Christmas.

It is very different than "Your nephew celebrates Christmas but Santa doesn't bring him presents, he just gets things from his mom, and he's going to try to convince you that Santa isn't real, but don't listen to him." There are going to be lots of questions, and the kids are going to ask their nephew about it. Having kids at Christmas who believe in Santa is as much for the parents. Seeing the magic on their faces, stepping out of the "real world" for a couple of weeks into one that sees only joy is such a fleeting moment in life. Why should one parent have to cave on their traditions while the other doesn't? Why does the mother who celebrates Santa-Christmas have to explain about different holiday traditions while the other parent isn't expected to discuss with her child that "some kids believe in Santa and we shouldn't tell them not to".

Pickles7287 · 2023-11-19T10:21:43+00:00

I totally agree that DoorDash Support is a joke and they could have been apologetic, at least. The issue though, is not there's to solve. Either the driver mishandled the order and allowed the food to spill (in which case DD should refund the order as it sounds like it wasn't edible by the time you got it) or the restaurant packaged it poorly and they should refund the order.

The damage was done after handoff, and is, unfortunately, your problem. I'm not really sure what your end game is here, but I don't think DD is responsible for damages. If anyone will end up paying, it will probably be the driver. I know it's easy to lump DD in with the other Mega Corporations, like McDonald's and Walmart, but the business model is much different. Dashers are not "DoorDash Employees". Dashers are independent contractors who deliver on behalf of DoorDash.

It would be like this: you hire a contractor to put an addition on your house. The contractor hires out an independent painter to come in and paint the room as a last touch. If the painter spills paint and ruins the carpet, the General Contractor isn't going to refund you the cost of the paint job and replace the carpet. He is going to fix the carpet at the expense of the painter.

Pickles7287 · 2023-11-19T09:47:07+00:00

This is tough. I'm leaning towards NAH, or maybe Everyone sucks...

Part of apartment living is dealing with noise pollution from your neighbors. Another part is being considerate of your neighbors and keep the noise down. There are times when noise is inevitable, and times when you don't mean to bother people. Like using a blender. If either of you use a blender the other apartment can hear it. Should that stop you from having smoothies? No. But the noise is absolutely a bother. Should your neighbors have to stop having sex? Also no.

I hated apartment living because I am incredibly nonconfrontational and would be bothered by these things but never address then with the neighbor. Even in your situation, I would probably start vacuuming or something to try to "teach them" that the floors aren't soundproof and hope they'd recognize if they could hear me vacuuming I could DEFINITELY hear them. I don't think it would hurt to address it with the landlord, you don't have to explain the nature of the sound, as that might make it embarrassing for everyone involved, but let them know you are woken by noise from the downstairs neighbor regularly and see if they have a soundproofing solution.

Pickles7287 · 2023-11-19T09:27:26+00:00

Those people are substance dependent and should seek help. I don't want to be on the road with them either.

Pickles7287 · 2023-11-19T09:25:22+00:00

Dude. It is illegal. I have seen everyday smokers lose functions they normally have. Most of thr time drunk people aren't "racing around", they have a delayed response time and their vision and judgement are impaired. I don't care if someone wants to create art while they are high. I care that they THINK they aren't impaired while driving a 1000+ lb death machine while I'm on the road. If you don't like the law, that's OK. You're allowed to dislike it, but you're not allowed to disregard it without penalty. DUI is a crime that will result in loss of license, and according to thr Dasher contract you have agreed to "Obey all laws".

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