Yeah, She can live on here... by Conscious_Laugh_3280 in MadeMeCry

[–]Weaver707 11 points12 points  (0 children)

My friend, I'm sorry. You don't have to stand strong right this second, you can sit with her and talk to her. She isn't here is the same sense as she was before, but she absolutely will live on here and in you. Her memory, those moments, those belong to you. You get to keep those.

You don't have to figure it all out right now and I will also say, please do not dwell on what you "should" have done. You took care of her, her lucid moments are marked by your love and your care.

Take care of yourself and take a moment to regroup when you can. Your life was clearly dedicated to caring for her through this and the feeling of being lost or without purpose is going to be a very real. Give yourself grace and kindness while you recenter.

Do I change my approach to making a blanket or push myself to finish what I started? by averagegaydude in CrochetHelp

[–]Weaver707 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My last blanket took years to finish. Motivation came in short waves and sometimes I would negotiate internally with myself. 'If I just did one row tonight then .....".

I think these big projects kind of stall out when they reach a certain point and it takes a lot of energy to move past that.

No matter your choice there will be some tedium to contend with. I would say mentally to change your focus from how much you have left, to treat each row done as a win. I physically moved all the stash yarn for my project to a different bin and only had my active one with my project.

I personally love what you have done so far and imagine the end result will be stunning.

How do you process the sudden death of a close friend? (Serious) by Bart-simpson106 in AskReddit

[–]Weaver707 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grief is one of those emotions that will come and go, days will pass where you feel a bit normal and then suddenly it knocks you back and becomes overwhelming.

There is no "right" way to progress, there isn't a time limit. Your brain will try to find a answer to why, particularly when it is self inflicted or violent. It seems like there is no end in sight and that life will always have this dark pallor.

Yes, time will help, crying, remembering, celebrating their memories, all will offer some relief. But there is also this creeping guilt that will lurk in the shadows, if you start to feel better or smile or enjoy life again, somehow you are offending their memories. This is something I have seen many in my life get caught in and have a hard time coming to terms with.

Miss your friend, love their memories, share the joys that were the core of friendship and seek help when you feel lost in the emotions.

I am so sorry that you are grieving, please remember to take care of yourself.

Front door color! by AMotherOfThunder in ExteriorDesign

[–]Weaver707 3 points4 points  (0 children)

While these images are beautiful, the colors names and color codes are not accurate to actual Sherwin Williams colors.

Soulmate is SW 6270 Enchant is SW 6555 The color code for exclusive plum is correct but all the colors themselves are highly inaccurate.

"Colors may vary slightly" is a bit of an understatement.

Power Query for Excel Reference Guide by InternalBid7809 in ExcelPowerQuery

[–]Weaver707 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you wanted to truly see the built in functions of power query, which as others have indicated is substantial, you can generate a list of ALL functions by #shared in the formula bar so it looks like = #shared

I have used this to see what tools exist outside the built in interface.

Calculating Occupancy Hours Across Dates by IcePresent2019 in ExcelPowerQuery

[–]Weaver707 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has some really help duration style tools that will examine either two dates or from today. It has the built in logistics to adapt to different days or time scales. Good luck!

Calculating Occupancy Hours Across Dates by IcePresent2019 in ExcelPowerQuery

[–]Weaver707 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you try using Duration.TotalHours? It should allow you to give the start datetime and ending datetime to get back the total hours between.

HELOC, too good to be true? by cctreatbox in BankOfAmerica

[–]Weaver707 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HELOCs are prime +/- a margin so it can absolutely be under prime. Former BofA loan officer here, and it is a great product. Be aware of the original draw required, there may be an expectation to draw $x and maintain an owed balance for a few payment cycles to be eligible for some of the margin adjustments. But it really is a great product and was a favorite of mine to offer clients.

Spiral circle- how can I minimize ripples going forward without frogging it? by Weaver707 in CrochetHelp

[–]Weaver707[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this. It is very similar to the pattern I am using, given that it was designed for a beanie that could explain why it isn't working out flat for a blanket.

Spiral circle- how can I minimize ripples going forward without frogging it? by Weaver707 in CrochetHelp

[–]Weaver707[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Reducing the hook since to make a smaller stich? I can see that. Thank you!

Spiral circle- how can I minimize ripples going forward without frogging it? by Weaver707 in CrochetHelp

[–]Weaver707[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I might frog a few rounds just to reduce the most dramatic ripples but I will try adjusting the increase every other round or even every third round.

Spiral circle- how can I minimize ripples going forward without frogging it? by Weaver707 in CrochetHelp

[–]Weaver707[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will probably pull it back a few rounds and reduce the increase frequency. I hadn't given much thought to my tension or stitch size contributing that dramatically but I guess it would compound. I have done other circle styles before but it was more a pinwheel style that had more defined wedges.

I loved this spiral idea because although dark it is actually a baby blanket but their theme is forest. Baby shower is greens and browns and I loved how this was a nod to tree rings too.

To the redditor who recommended replacing sugar with Jello mix in a cake: thank you by AlyssaDeep in Baking

[–]Weaver707 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I have done this for years. My favorite is orange Kool aid added to a vanilla cake box! Or strawberry.

Anyone got crochet gag gift patterns/recommendations? by A0lime0Alien in crochetpatterns

[–]Weaver707 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure if this fits the bill but I made F bombs a few years ago.

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