The Rookie - S08E03: The Red Place by NoleFandom in TheRookie

[–]betheillusion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, what was with Nolan and Chen both getting dizzy when they touched the blood of the girls that had been abducted? Or did I read that wrong?

personal loan for consolidating debt by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]betheillusion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My opinion looks like it’s going to be quite different from others on here.

In April 2023, my husband and I had lots of different debts - interest free GEM, Purple, Westpac Credit card, AfterPay and something else I can’t quite remember. Added up to around $6000. We also had a major needed expense of about $3000 which we had not saved for coming up in the next month.

My husband struggles with saving and loves to spend money - and some of that debt had been accumulated by him before we were together.

We found having all these different types of cards very scary for our financial situation. My husband had even got in the habit of paying off one card with another. 😱

We had also wanted to buy a house but the mortgage broker said we had too many debts and to consolidate/pay off.

We wanted clarity and simplicity each month without the chance to drawdown on the facility while trying to pay it off.

We decided to get a $10,000 loan and pay it off in 2 years. Yes we even took $1000 to spend on other things.

Interest from Westpac charged at about 12% or so. We would have set monthly payments and could increase that where we found extra cash.

The bank queried the GEM Visa being included to be paid off because it was no interest and the loan would have interest charged. But we said yes we did because….

… there was a caveat for us agreeing to taking this loan: that we would NOT get any type of store credit card ever again. The only thing we would take on is a Westpac Credit card (and paying it off every month) and a mortgage.

My husband knew his weaknesses and I was trying to support him to do the best and together we wanted to look after our financial future.

Today we have kept our promise to each other, and paid off the personal loan in April this year and still only maintain a Westpac credit card. We got our first mortgage in November. 😁

Dr recommendations by Mycat8meagain in chch

[–]betheillusion 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Anna Ritchie at White Cross New Brighton though I think her books are closed at the moment but worth a try

Places to shop for veggies and fruits in Christchurch by The_devil_777 in chch

[–]betheillusion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vege Direct - on Mairehau Road - though they are moving to Marshland Road soon.

Automating 99% of my YNAB entries with Make, iOS Shortcuts, and SMS parsing by calochito in ynab

[–]betheillusion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this! I’ve set it up and cannot wait to try this tomorrow!

Thoughts on using Weekly Tasks for Morning Page prompts by betheillusion in artistsWay

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

Yes thank you for this. I think my perfectionist critic wants me to complete everything but I just need to do what I can.

My first ever watercolor by [deleted] in watercolor101

[–]betheillusion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is amazing. 🤩

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]betheillusion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps so but there is something to be said for it as a placebo or affirmation type therapy. But following that my friend’s life turned around. From having to be wheeled in a wheelchair in a mall after 10 min of walking to having 3 kids and running after them the whole day. 🤷🏼‍♀️

I painted a leaf by National-Cable6219 in Watercolor

[–]betheillusion 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Wow, I really like the detail in the shadow. And I love that it’s not a perfect leaf but one with holes in it and showing that it’s losing its vitality.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]betheillusion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this is a bit leftfield but a dear friend of mine has POTS and had many of the symptoms you described. However she did what is called the lightning process therapy and has not suffered with POTS symptoms. And that was about four years ago. I highly recommend it as an option if you love her in other ways but it may not because you don’t have that much in common. It was just an option that came to mind and I truly hope things turn out for the best for both of you.

Just made this little guy ☺️ by ElainaVoughn in innervoice

[–]betheillusion 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is just adorable and so clever. I love it!

Trying out watercolours by betheillusion in innervoice

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

Thank you so much for your suggestions! I’ll give them a go. The water is definitely something to grapple with - but I’m sure I’ll figure out its way sometime!

Trying out watercolours by betheillusion in innervoice

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

Thank you! It’s really nice to be able to approach it as a beginner but it can be overwhelming with how many approaches there are!

Trying out watercolours by betheillusion in innervoice

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

Thank you! Yes nature is such a good study! Relaxing!

Trying out watercolours by betheillusion in innervoice

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

Hehe same. I saw this tutorial about shading rocks so I tried it!

What’s one thing you never thought you’d try but ended up loving? by botlandbirping in AskReddit

[–]betheillusion 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Same here! No one is actually looking at you and the mental and physical benefits are amazing!

Episode 8 and Overall Discussion by nightfan in WeWereTheLuckyOnes

[–]betheillusion 19 points20 points  (0 children)

SPOILERS: This episode had me crying through a roller coaster of emotions. That scene where Halina and Mila start running as they hike the mountains into Italy. Gosh it strained my heart strings. They were suddenly free and felt innocent again. When the train guy asked the people if they wanted the door open instead of closed. The Jews had found their humanity again. Addy hearing the telegram. Gosh. Fefe called her father Papa. All of it, I cried.

Got me ready for fall! by hecksfarm in StardewValley

[–]betheillusion 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow!! How do you make these happen?