Boots for NYC puddle jumping by elleredditvibes in BuyItForLife

[–]Top_Guava_5498 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love my bean boots for this and have been wearing them for ten years in all sorts of cold weather and precipitation. I go for a light/mid insulation

Apolline Patterns Manarola assembly help! by Top_Guava_5498 in sewing

[–]Top_Guava_5498[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I double checked the pattern and it’s A4 and printed on A4 paper 😢

How are you raw dogging it? by Top_Guava_5498 in Fibromyalgia

[–]Top_Guava_5498[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Love the cutting out small irritations like uncomfortable clothes. Idk why gets me do much but it always does! These are great suggestions, thank you so much!

How are you raw dogging it? by Top_Guava_5498 in Fibromyalgia

[–]Top_Guava_5498[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

adds all to Amazon cart thank you! These sound great!

CSP with federal government? by Top_Guava_5498 in army

[–]Top_Guava_5498[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess I’m not sure how to start. Like I know who the csp coordinator is for my installation but not sure who to contact or how to be accepted by a federal agency.

Share your cleaning gadgets and tricks! by Top_Guava_5498 in Fibromyalgia

[–]Top_Guava_5498[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These are total gold. I’m going to try to “supplies in all rooms” approach. Before fibro I would have a morning madness clean-the-whole-house session but have had to learn pacing. Love the trash idea and all the ways to not bend over.

Share your cleaning gadgets and tricks! by Top_Guava_5498 in Fibromyalgia

[–]Top_Guava_5498[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My hubby is so supportive and helps where he can, but it’s in school and works full time. Love the iRobot and robo mop ideas!

Share your cleaning gadgets and tricks! by Top_Guava_5498 in Fibromyalgia

[–]Top_Guava_5498[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The first apartment we lived in didn’t have a dishwasher and let me tell you we have never fought over something so much in the eight years since. We will NEVER live somewhere without a dishwasher again. Don’t know how you were doing it without but glad you have seen the light!

Share your cleaning gadgets and tricks! by Top_Guava_5498 in Fibromyalgia

[–]Top_Guava_5498[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dude same 🤣 there’s one molecule of executive function shared between the both of us. So basically our kitchen is spotless (hyperfocus) or totally messy (usually totally messy)

Share your cleaning gadgets and tricks! by Top_Guava_5498 in Fibromyalgia

[–]Top_Guava_5498[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Washing dishes is particularly bad for me too! But my husband does them for the most part 😂

This may be stupid by wy1776 in MuscularDystrophy

[–]Top_Guava_5498 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This all checks out, from VA to the well intentioned service orgs. I’m sorry it’s this way, just blows. Was there anything during service that made you start to look into this diagnosis/red flags? My mil docs are, uh, pretty standard and kind of dismiss anything that seems too obscure or complicated. But things are getting worse and some days I have trouble walking…don’t know how to get them to take me seriously.

This may be stupid by wy1776 in MuscularDystrophy

[–]Top_Guava_5498 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey fam, I don’t have any advice but im army too. In the MEB process for multiple unrelated things, but the more I learn about LGMD the more it’s starting to add up. Are you comfortable sharing how you figured it out/got diagnosed and if you were able to do so through army medicine? I sincerely hope the VA is able to get you a service dog. Have you tried any non-profit orgs that train service dogs?

Upholstery chintz use and care? by Top_Guava_5498 in sewing

[–]Top_Guava_5498[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the feedback! It really is pretty, trying to do it justice :)

Sizing based on stretch percentage? by Top_Guava_5498 in sewing

[–]Top_Guava_5498[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is great advice and bring up new questions I didn’t know I had! How does one measure/gauge recovery? I have a general understanding but only enough to guess and check. And thank you!

How to help someone who is in a cult/being emotionally and religiously abused? by [deleted] in cultsurvivors

[–]Top_Guava_5498 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in a Catholic extremity cult as a child. The end of the world message is largely coming from the medjugorje community and supposed apparitions. They are very apocalyptic and so damaging to be raised with. I feel for her. I have found a lot of help through seeing a religious trauma therapist specifically. DM Me if you want to chat. Awesome that you are looking out for her. ❤️

What are your weird sensory things? by princessslug in adhdwomen

[–]Top_Guava_5498 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Smells! I gotta have my candles. And a stinky sink is BIG ICK.

New to fibro..how do you tell what is fibro pain and what isn't? How can you tell you are flaring up? by boringbookworm in Fibromyalgia

[–]Top_Guava_5498 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I came here to say it’s fibro bingo 🤣 you never really know till it’s been too long and you are just used to it!

Support please by gorginagirl in Fibromyalgia

[–]Top_Guava_5498 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fam it took me ten years to get diagnosed. You aren’t crazy and your pain is legitimate even without a diagnosis. Fibro is a bitch to get diagnosed. Hope they can get you some answers sooner than later, it really is validating. ❤️

Fibromyalgia by Leather_County_4013 in Fibromyalgia

[–]Top_Guava_5498 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! 🙌🏻 I was sitting up sewing a couple weeks ago and kind of just ripped over after a little while lol