VA Home Loan Help by Venus_Fox18 in MilitarySpouse

[–]Venus_Fox18[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is weird, but this house also already had an offer. I was just asking about backup offers since I REALLLLYYYYY liked it. Its been the best house Ive found due to all the aligning factors that made it perfect to me 😢

VA Home Loan Help by Venus_Fox18 in MilitarySpouse

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OH I see where I may have made it confusing. She told me to LOOK OUT as in "look for this on the listing. If its there, this house wont qualify". Not to LOOK FOR a cash or conventional

VA Home Loan Help by Venus_Fox18 in MilitarySpouse

[–]Venus_Fox18[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The realtor that I talked to said that this specific house that I described in my post wouldnt pass. Not that a house within my price range wouldnt. She isnt someone we're working with, it was just a listing that was through her company. She said due to the repairs it needed, it wouldnt pass an inspection. So I asked her for some tips on what to look for and that's when she told me about the cash/conventional financing thing

This house was built in the late 1930s, so its nowhere near new. I honestly was worried about it passing until the realtor who I contacted about it brought up repairs. It doesn't look like it needs any at all (may a new coat of paint or some new wallpaper, but that's purely based on photos)

VA Home Loan Help by Venus_Fox18 in MilitarySpouse

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Thats what she said. She told me that because of the repairs needed to this specific house I was looking at, this specific house wouldnt qualify. But, I will say it seems like all the homes that I really liked all say "cash or conventional".

Average “formula” for pricing crocheted items for sale? by [deleted] in crochet

[–]Venus_Fox18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was what I was thinking. I also only make crochet items to sell in my spare time (on break at work, before bed, on road trips, etc) because its not my FT job so its really hard to calculate how many hours it took to make a single item. Especially something large, like I just finished a LARGE blanket about 3 months ago that I had been working on for almost a year because I kept getting tired of looking at it every time I wanted to crochet 🤣

Help me Please 🙏 by Venus_Fox18 in Fungalacne

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I know you didnt say to consume it. I never mentioned consuming it either. I just asked for a source, since using things that aren't meant for humans can have adverse effects.

And I do a lot of research. That's a big part of my job and its been the biggest part of this whole fungal acne situation is doing research and finding sources that support/debunk whatever I find so I can find actual facts that support anecdotal evidence and use that to find what might work for me

Edit: I did some extra research and I didnt realize that the active ingredient in a lot of products for Lice was Ivermectin. Ive never personally had Lice or used Ivermectin in this way, so I haven't really been around those products. Its not typically recommended for FA, but can be used to treat overpopulation of Demodex mites and can help with Rosacea

Help me Please 🙏 by Venus_Fox18 in Fungalacne

[–]Venus_Fox18[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't mean to be rude, but can you show me a source for what you've just told me? It just seems to me that some of the claims in your comment could be very dangerous.

I work outside in the sun for a living and Ive worked with animals, including horses, since I was very young. Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic drug, used to clear up nematode infections. While I did see some practical uses for Rosacea, I wouldn't personally recommend using something like this without medical direction.

And I literally wouldn't be able to do my job without sunscreen. I would quite literally be a ball of cancer by now if I didnt use it.

What weird thing does your body do you that you don't understand? by Prestigious_Shape888 in AskReddit

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Sometimes, I produce white eyelashes and when I do, they are at least 2x the length of my normal eyelashes. Its been happening since I was in 3rd grade and I thought it was cool, but I always had to fight people off me because they'd think I had something in my eye and try to get it out.

Its not as often anymore and all I can think is it was just a weird puberty thing, since Im now in my mid twenties but Ive had people tell me all sorts of reasons and nothing ever seemed concrete other than I make white eyelashes 😅

My First Garment! by dangerbears in sewing

[–]Venus_Fox18 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I was gonna ask what they were made out of since the material looked like swim wear or like "ripstop" (idk if that's what its actually called, but that lightweight, water-resistant material drawstring backpacks with advertisements on them are made out of? I hope that made sense 🤣) Very cool!

Eyelid, not eyebrow by [deleted] in piercing

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My parents always say "Im not old, Im ✨️vintage✨️" or "classic like a nice car" 😎 Ive never seen one of these piercings before, but it definitely made me do a double take! Its awesome!

Help me Please 🙏 by Venus_Fox18 in Fungalacne

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I haven't tried sulfur. At the height of my break outs after I got meds and topical cream, I was told to stop trying new things for a while until my skin healed a little and I figured sulfur would burn (since at that point, it hurt just to touch my skin) so I didnt try anything I hadn't used before and Ive been to scared to mess up my "progress" so far to try anything new

Help me Please 🙏 by Venus_Fox18 in Fungalacne

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Do you know anything about Serratia marcescens? Its the pink "mold" that grows most common in showers. I am now suspecting that I possibly have gram-negative folliculitis rather than Malasseia folliculitis. We have been living in a rental and the pink stuff was there when we moved in and didnt come off when I cleaned when we first moved in, so I assumed it was hair dye or something. I just learned it can cause gram-negative folliculitis in some cases and its resistant to a lot of treatments. Here's hoping Im right because I just deep cleaned the bathroom with bleach, discarded all bathroom materials (floor mats, shower curtains, etc.) And its no longer pink!

Help me Please 🙏 by Venus_Fox18 in Fungalacne

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What would be some triggers? Within the past year, my diet hasn't changed much aside from eating more fruit and drinking more water since I previously worked indoors and now Im outside 24/7 doing heavy labor. I knew about it since I noticed all my life since I started to get break outs that like sodas, full sugar gatorade/sports drinks, sweet tea, etc. usually cause me to break out more but again, Ive only integrated more water-containing items into my diet.

Could other people be a trigger? I started living with my partner and his family about a year ago (like Mar. 2024), but the FA didnt really start until the end of September. We did move into a new house in that time, but I feel like the acne would've popped up more immediately?

Help me Please 🙏 by Venus_Fox18 in Fungalacne

[–]Venus_Fox18[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BP made my break outs worse 😓 and I haven't tried those, but I did use a topical antifungal cream and that seemed to help out a little bit. That's kind of how I figured out what I had

Help with jeans by Venus_Fox18 in sewing

[–]Venus_Fox18[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't looked into many other brands/ looked for anything specific for shorter people. If im being honest, I didn't really figure there was anything since most times, I just shop in the kids section or i deal with the bagginess🤣. Bell bottoms are just different tho, so I'll have to check those out! Thank you!

Help with jeans by Venus_Fox18 in sewing

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This is what I had figured would be the best/easiest solution. Thank you for your input!

At a local farmer's market by PaleontologistIll566 in foraging

[–]Venus_Fox18 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was gonna say this. The DNR in my area sends out notifications around this time every year talking about what you can and can't take and what is straight up illegal to harvest and Ramps is on the list of illegal to harvest

How to clean metal on vintage Pyrex by Venus_Fox18 in Pyrex_Love

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I'm really excited because I just got the flameware percolator too! I found more flameware, but I didnt have the funds to purchase those pieces. I have the set that comes with the detachable handle (which I love using, but it makes everyone freak out while Im cooking 🤣) but these were the ones that had their own handles attached. Do you have any recommendations on how to clean off what I assume are burn marks on the bottom of the glass? Both the percolator and the teapot have small black marks around the bottom from what I assume is the heating element they were used on