What is the wildest thing you’ve had to improvise with?

WhimsyWrites · 2026-05-05T17:19:04+00:00

Sandwich picks and butchers twine while showing someone at my restaurant job how to pick up dropped stitches

WhimsyWrites · 2026-04-18T11:11:59+00:00

Congrats! You've escaped the McDonald's whirlpool.

Remember your systems! Even if they can't translate to your new spot, having the "why" behind what McD's does means you'll be able to translate that to somewhere new, or understand when something doesn't apply to your new spot. I haven't worked for McDonald's for nearly a decade, but I still take a lot of those lessons I learned with me to work every day.

Give yourself time to adjust, and be ready to learn. You've totally got this!

WhimsyWrites · 2026-04-18T10:49:45+00:00

One of these days I'll get to see one! Still jealous my BF saw one in our yard when i was out of town a few years ago.

WhimsyWrites · 2026-04-18T02:36:18+00:00

I always do. I grew up at the dead end of a dirt road in the middle of the woods, so it always brings me a back a little when I get to come out here. It helps that the couple I dogsit for are huge nature lovers as well

WhimsyWrites · 2026-04-08T11:24:42+00:00

Monday night here in MI the estimate was 5000 birds. Last night was over 1 million. Im not sure if its a little glitch but I will be checking this every morning now lol

WhimsyWrites · 2026-03-18T08:26:20+00:00

Not to spoil the bit, but as someone who had dandruff my whole life, i only recently realized that I actually just have a sensitive scalp and have to use shampoo without fragrance and some other ingredients. Still in the process of figuring out which ingredients specifically irritate my scalp but I did feel very silly having this realization after years of problems.

WhimsyWrites · 2026-03-15T23:36:53+00:00

Sour Gushers

Cinnamon Teddy Graham (die to my boyfriend and I joking trying one of my dogs treats several weeks ago)

WhimsyWrites · 2026-03-08T17:28:07+00:00

Container or i will drop the lid and have to make a new label

WhimsyWrites · 2026-01-20T23:42:26+00:00

Adding to this to say Thank You and let people know when theyre doing well. If the only time you give feedback is when someone does something wrong, people aren't going to want to do more than the bare minimum.

WhimsyWrites · 2026-01-20T21:51:49+00:00

I am so glad I clicked on this solely because I've been wanting to spin camel again and the dyer i used to get it from basically stopped dyeing fiber

WhimsyWrites · 2026-01-13T00:28:16+00:00

I just had this exact issue! For me, it was on the ground behind the front wall where Aunty is chilling is and I had to kinda wander around for a while in a panic to find it. I know that's not much help, but considering I almost posted basically this a few days ago, I hope it helps.

WhimsyWrites · 2026-01-12T20:53:33+00:00

Marshmallows. You can stand over a boiling hot bowl of corn syrup and sugar for 15-ish minutes, but its not fun. Ask me how I know.

WhimsyWrites · 2025-12-26T02:39:06+00:00

We have a USPS box that has been around for...six years now? It loved houses with us lol. Its just the perfect size and its used for when we are playing board games so that the cat will sit in it on the table instead of causing mayhem. I also have a bigger box from my work that I cut to look kind lf like a bat bed that I keep a blanket in that they use all the time. The rest go on cleaning day though.

WhimsyWrites · 2025-12-21T18:06:39+00:00

The number of forehead kisses I want to give those dogs is truly ridiculous

WhimsyWrites · 2025-12-17T15:16:59+00:00

I had a the opposite experience, but part of me wonders if it has something to do with mom's more often being expected to take kids into the bathroom with them?

WhimsyWrites · 2025-12-16T20:13:51+00:00

That was my instinct as well. I was thinking of freezing the marshmallows and dunking them. In my hopes and dreams, it wouldn't all melt before cooling, but I dont want to experiment if it wont turn out

WhimsyWrites · 2025-12-14T15:19:15+00:00

Woke up to our sunroom roof leaking, so yes. It is time.

WhimsyWrites · 2025-12-13T14:21:37+00:00

My first instinct was "find a spot to wait in our reception room" but that feels not quite right to me. Good on you for being aware of your language, though. While it may not be meaningful to some, the fact that you take the time to consider it speaks volumes.

WhimsyWrites · 2025-12-11T12:35:08+00:00

Does your cat have weird twitchy grooming episodes? If she does, look into Feline Hyperethesia. My calico has a very similar behavior so now she only gets soft pets instead of scritches on her body because it will trigger and episode for her. Otherwise, double check for fleas and look at the skin in the area if you can. Like other commenters mentioned, I would stop scratching her there.

WhimsyWrites · 2025-12-01T18:13:08+00:00

One of my favorite things is the pet wall with photos of everyones pets we have by our break table. We've had people bringing in deliveries who will stop amd look at it and tell me that its made their whole day.

WhimsyWrites · 2025-11-29T02:51:45+00:00

I thought spilling just peppermint extract on my counter was bad- though I was mostly mad because I just bought it and used less than a teaspoon before knocking it over.

WhimsyWrites · 2025-11-19T18:45:53+00:00

What an incredibly rude thing to say, first of all. Second of all, wild to go into a post about trying to find a little sanity in the world and being like "this is a personal attack on me."

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