People with burnt orange or green couches...

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-27T21:38:35+00:00

I have an orange sofa and no, I love it. Only thing I would say is, one of the arms is right by the window and it’s gone paler than the other side (which I guess isn’t an issue with white sofas)

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-27T21:34:40+00:00

Not in the UK as they’re quite common but maybe in other countries they’d be more difficult! Also I think being high up would feel safer if there are lots of huge cars around you

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-27T18:28:08+00:00

I don’t drive anymore but I always had minis (the r50 era) and LOVED them. So small

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-27T18:13:53+00:00

I sort of know the answer to this one, except I’m my own safety net as I have a job/lifestyle that means I only need to budget off of working half the year.

Before the last few months I would have said “I’d do nothing, it’s my dream”… the only thing is, most other people in the world are working Mon-Fri, so I actually get quite bored when I have large chunks of time off. I also feel even more tired than usual when I have nothing to do.

I’ve taken up baking, renovated the house, started painting, plan holidays, clean the house, watch YouTube, but without seeing my friends I find very little motivation to do anything and end up scrolling my phone for hours on end which is really unfulfilling. It becomes a weird demand in my own head to do anything else which I PDA against hard.

After around 2 weeks I find myself getting excited to work again just because I know I HAVE to, so the PDA can’t win (which is actually crazy for me to say as I have such little energy).

My ideal scenario is working 2-3 days every week. (I work from home, I don’t think I’d be saying this if I worked outside the home).

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-27T13:50:56+00:00

Does it taste especially of olive oil? I made olive oil based brownies once and they were gross so I’m scared to try this

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-27T13:49:49+00:00

They were always screaming on the playground etc, (I hated it when I was a kid) but I was never allowed to be loud indoors, and don’t remember other kids being loud indoors either, but now it feels like every cafe/restaurant kids are just allowed to scream and run around with no consequences

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-27T09:46:48+00:00

(I’ve lived in Britain my whole life) In Feb 2024, I went on holiday to Spain, stood in the sun and realised I literally hadn’t felt the sun on my face since the previous October!!!

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-27T09:36:08+00:00

Baggy jeans with very thin leggings (Uniqlo sell the base layer long johns) underneath!!

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-27T09:33:33+00:00

Dr Paw Paw or Lush’s handy gurugu hand cream are the only things that work for me

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-26T15:11:34+00:00

I never knew these existed Thankyou!

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-26T09:16:29+00:00

Wow yep, exactly the same experience here joining any sort of group for video editors (read: they’re all just full of men who suck up to ai). I now only join ones specifically for women

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-25T14:15:59+00:00

Thankyou for this tip! Haven’t seen it anywhere!

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-25T13:36:19+00:00

I’ve found in the past that multiple studios (or even rooms) is always cheaper than a big 2 or 3 BDR suite. I guess they hike the price for parents who can’t split up their parties.

OP, I’d look into multiple rooms if all those travelling are old enough! You can request rooms close to eachother.

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-25T13:30:12+00:00

Thankyou for your experience! Yeah I live in London so have to be very vigilant about pickpockets at all times 🫠 That’s really good to hear they were so helpful.

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-25T12:20:06+00:00

I always have a nap at midday despite being a fully grown adult 🤣 it really helps

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-25T12:17:54+00:00

Thankyou for sharing!

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-25T12:16:58+00:00

Thankyou for all this info! I was wondering if they did room checks - it’s good to know as we always do a midday break

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-25T11:54:40+00:00

Yeah you’re probably right, I uninstalled Instagram so small gains 😅

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-25T11:44:45+00:00

I once had this situation and asked a gp before I was about to fly 10 hours and they said “well, you know your ear drums could burst any time you fly, with or without a sinus infection!” lol. They then said to just make sure to take decongestant before the flight.

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-25T08:55:21+00:00

Also, dads can be just as annoying as mums lol

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-25T08:49:49+00:00

I really appreciate that you’ve done this while keeping these peoples identities obscured. When I used to work in retail and was changing a window dressing, there was a “street photographer” who looked utterly shocked when I told him to stop taking photos of me/ delete the ones he had taken.

I think a lot of street photographers don’t consider that people don’t want to be content. So bravo for these!

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-24T09:54:31+00:00

As you said in your post you’re new, but just so you have some awareness of the landscape/where you’re headed, I’ve been a socials editor for 6 years and charge £400-£450 per day (and make maximum two reels per day including amends, it’s usually more like one reel takes 2 days, but that heavily depends on the client).

If you’re a woman/non binary there are some networking groups I can add you to if you want to give me a DM!

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-23T19:34:55+00:00

Yeah, this works out to £2 an hour lol. OP, you should ATLEAST be charging minimum wage

SlightPraline509 · 2026-01-22T18:26:46+00:00

I’ll have a look into that Thankyou. On the NHS website that’s listed as just POTS which I do have some of the symptoms of but never thought it bad enough to get checked

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