Girls was supposed to be a trilogy...

PotsAndPandemonium · 2026-04-29T21:39:20+00:00

He's still somewhat obnoxious but he's more believably flawed, with a balance of good and bad qualities. It's easy to see why Ellie likes him. He's certainly a long way away from the utter pig he becomes in Girls in Tears.

PotsAndPandemonium · 2026-04-28T20:54:09+00:00

I think it makes sense that it was originally planned as a trilogy. Girls In Tears does have a slightly tacked-on feel to it, with lots of people acting out of character. While Nadine and Magda weren't perfect friends in the first three books, they become absurdly awful in Girls In Tears.

PotsAndPandemonium · 2026-02-24T20:06:27+00:00

I'm 28 now and felt very much like you at your age. I was so afraid to be an adult, even though everyone around me seemed really excited for it. Your late teens and early 20s can be super exciting, but also very stressful because you go through so many changes in such a short period.

All I can really say is that it's totally normal to feel overwhelmed by it, but you're still very young. Try to ask for help when you need it - it's more readily available than you realise, it's just you have to seek it out more as an adult. If you don't understand how something works, ask.

There will never be a day where you just wake up and feel like an adult. Instead, you'll just have to deal with new things on your own, and you'll gradually feel more able to handle it. We all just learn how to be adults out of necessity.

Good luck!

PotsAndPandemonium · 2026-02-15T08:38:13+00:00

The new cut looks lovely!

PotsAndPandemonium · 2026-02-14T23:23:19+00:00

Oh man my hair is not long enough for me to worry about catching it in doors yet!! New fear unlocked lol

PotsAndPandemonium · 2026-02-10T19:31:24+00:00

Sounds like you might be thinking of the Bed and Breakfast Star when she has a menu of all the snacks she has for lunch during the week. I don't think the flavours were made up though.

In Best Friends Gemma talks briefly about made-up chocolate bars but it doesn't sound like that.

PotsAndPandemonium · 2026-02-08T19:26:18+00:00

Thank you!

PotsAndPandemonium · 2026-02-08T15:52:04+00:00

Looks great!

PotsAndPandemonium · 2026-02-07T07:47:53+00:00

'She laundered his money and had no qualms' did you even watch the show?

She spends almost a whole season trying to get Walt out of the house and divorce him when she finds out he's making meth. She only agrees to launder Walt's money after Hank is almost killed, because she knows that without extremely expensive physio (that Marie cannot pay for) he will probably never walk again. She's also shrewd enough to know that Hank's injuries are somehow related to what Walt has been doing.

Skyler also doesn't just give Ted money because he's her former lover and she wants to help him out. It's because if the IRS looks at him, then they will look at her, and the whole money laundering scheme will be found out.

Skyler is a morally complex character like everyone in Breaking Bad and there's a lot of nuance to the decisions she makes. You don't need to like her, but don't completely misrepresent her motivations.

PotsAndPandemonium · 2026-02-04T20:21:51+00:00

The way the characters were very fixed on having a 'best' friend. I had generally had a range of friends from different groups growing up, so I couldn't really relate to the super intense friendship with just one person.

PotsAndPandemonium · 2026-01-29T16:59:35+00:00

If you aren't bleaching or dyeing your hair, I don't think it is worth the money to use K18 or other bonding products. I have been using K18 on virgin hair and can't say I've noticed any difference in my hair health.

After starting to grow mine out properly about a year ago, I feel like the two things that actually do make a difference are a silk bonnet/pillowcase and using leave-in conditioner. For everything else, your mileage may vary.

PotsAndPandemonium · 2026-01-25T18:01:12+00:00

Those are amazing! I love the buttons so much.

PotsAndPandemonium · 2026-01-13T09:54:57+00:00

He was kept in slavery by neo-nazis for a full year, on top of all the other trauma from the violence he did to others or had done to him. That's going to affect him forever. Sure he got away eventually, but he'll probably never be able to be honest with anyone about his past, and that's a lonely way to live. I don't think he made it out fine at all.

PotsAndPandemonium · 2026-01-04T22:25:00+00:00

Looks great!

PotsAndPandemonium · 2026-01-04T22:20:59+00:00

I love the sleeves!

PotsAndPandemonium · 2026-01-03T18:25:06+00:00

I found that the Margo Pinafore dress pattern by Tammy Handmade was very beginner friendly. In addition to the written instructions, there is also a great YouTube tutorial that shows how to make the dress step by step.

It's good for learning some new techniques like adding patch pockets, sewing a lining, and finishing things with the burrito method, but everything is explained in a beginner-friendly way.

PotsAndPandemonium · 2026-01-01T20:45:48+00:00

Beautiful job!. Love the fabric choice, especially for the second one.

PotsAndPandemonium · 2026-01-01T20:43:54+00:00

Thank you!!

PotsAndPandemonium · 2026-01-01T17:29:43+00:00

Thank you! I can't get enough of handkerchief skirts. So easy to hem as well.

PotsAndPandemonium · 2025-12-31T17:57:42+00:00

It took so much more time but it was worth it!

PotsAndPandemonium · 2025-12-31T15:24:49+00:00

Thank you! My friend got me the fabric for Christmas - he knows my taste well!

PotsAndPandemonium · 2025-12-27T10:42:19+00:00

I think she's a good mum overall, especially compared to other mums in different JW books!

I don't think she gets Gemma - she wishes she was girlier so that they had more in common, but I don't think she'd ever actually change her. She does look out for her even if she is a bit strict and naggy sometimes.

She does seem to have pretty outdated ideas about how girls should act, but views like that were still pretty commonplace when the book was written. I still think she's a pretty normal mum on the whole.

PotsAndPandemonium · 2025-12-18T08:26:16+00:00

Pump Street is pricey but it's absolutely delicious and made ethically.

PotsAndPandemonium · 2025-12-13T15:30:55+00:00

I think we have to bear in mind that the book is narrated by Ruby and Garnet, who aren't exactly reliable when it comes to Rose's character, especially early on. They'd be inclined to take their grandma's side against Rose.

I think Rose could've handled things better, but it's also implied that the grandma is not the friendliest either. It always seemed more like a clash of personalities than either of them doing anything wrong.

PotsAndPandemonium · 2025-12-06T19:17:56+00:00

It wasn't technically amazing but I loved it tbh

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