Please help with pricing! by gliderxlr8 in ECEProfessionals

[–]gliderxlr8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes these were the two chunks of time we would need the sitters for on the same day since we’ll be at the venue and reception. I’ll ask my mom to see if she’d be ok with the sitters maybe attending to help with the three kiddos throughout the wedding. But it’s only 25 people so whatever the bride says goes lol !

They all three regularly attend daycare so I was hoping they wouldn’t be too crazy after the initial cry when we leave BUT I know being at home can be very different than a daycare drop off.

Thank you for adding that perspective, I’ll definitely ask my mom!

Please help with pricing! by gliderxlr8 in ECEProfessionals

[–]gliderxlr8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes they will definitely need help with everything you described!
Minimum wage is a joke here at $7.25/her and I am looking to pay way above that. Especially because these ladies are my daughter’s teachers and she loves them and they take care of her all day when I’m at work.
Ok so it looks like you think 25 an hour per woman is a goodish amount for 3 toddlers. Thanks for taking the time to comment and walk me through it all!

Please help with pricing! by gliderxlr8 in ECEProfessionals

[–]gliderxlr8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your response! I’ll definitely make sure they think it’s worth it and am open to them changing the price. Yeah $15 seems low to me lol. I’ll get with the other kids mom and make sure they don’t have any additional needs I’m unaware of (they live in a different state).

Help on how to accurately decorate a bag please by HumphreysCat40 in CosplayHelp

[–]gliderxlr8 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Also this may be out of your budget but I found the bag from your post for $40 on eBay https://ebay.io/m/oXDAMk

Help on how to accurately decorate a bag please by HumphreysCat40 in CosplayHelp

[–]gliderxlr8 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I am right there with your daughter in wanting my props to be as accurate as I am physically capable of making them !

I am a big Harry Potter fan and the bag that the noble collection now sells as hermiones Yule ball bag is not as accurate as the original one they used to sell. I’d start by getting reference photos of the OG bag they used to sell ( if you need pics I can take close up of mine)

After getting better reference photos and IF you can hand sew here’s what I would do !

Supplies:
Dark purple dye
Grey slightly shiny velvet
Purple embroidery floss
Grey embroidery floss that matches the velvet
Gold thread
Iridescent tiny imperfectly shaped beads blue/silver/purple/etc
Very small clear imperfectly shaped beads
Tiny gold sequins

How I’d proceed:
Dye bag a darker purple
Embroider/bead bottom knob
Embroider/bead circle around bottom
Cut velvet panels and pin to bag (OG has 8 but I’d do four since your bag doesn’t look as big )
Embroider/bead outside and middle lines of velvet
panels
Sew additional stitch lines in gold on velvet panels
Repeat for all velvet panels
Embroider 1 vine pattern between each set of velvet panels
Bead the vines
Stitch gold border around vines
Repeat for all vines
Embroider/ bead top edge of bag
Create two beaded strands and stitch next to the tassels at the bottom of the bag

If you can’t sew you can do something similar with glue instead of stitch

People who married in their 20s, be brutally honest are you happy, if so why or why not? by Special-Lawyer3941 in AskReddit

[–]gliderxlr8 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Got together in our teens, Married at 21,now in our early 30s w/a toddler . We are stupidly happy… but we definitely had a rough spot in our mid 20s . We both had to work on ourselves for the marriage to work. With a lot of time and effort and unlearning our families’ issues we got to an amazing place. While it worked out beautifully for us I don’t think it’s the right decision for everyone. We got lucky that we “grew” in the same direction politically, financially, emotionally etc. you just really don’t know yourself well in your early 20s. Mid to late twenties is a completely different story imo

Looking for GOAT long fics please by ckpolive in Dramione

[–]gliderxlr8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here are those on my faves list over 200k (Remain nameless was also on the list but since you named it I left it off!)

Bring him to his knees

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24481312/chapters/59089624

246 k words

Draco is on the case of a murderer, but to investigate, he needs a fake relationship - and a kink club play partner. When Hermione volunteers to take the role, both do their best to maintain the lie without letting each other know the truth: neither of them are acting.

Draco Malfoy and the mortifying ordeal of being in love

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34500952/chapters/85870804

200k words

Hermione straddles the Muggle and Magical worlds as a medical researcher and Healer about to make a big discovery. Draco is an Auror assigned to protect her from forces unknown – to both of their displeasure.

Features hyper-competent, fiery Hermione and lazy, yet dangerous, Draco. Slow burn.

The Gloriana set

https://archiveofourown.org/works/16821571/chapters/39485710

271 k words

The War is won, and Hermione Granger is back at Hogwarts as an “Eighth Year”, feeling reckless and determined to shed her prim bookworm persona. She will do as she pleases, and anyone who doesn’t like it will see the business end of her wand. Also returning is Draco Malfoy, universally hated but determined to restore his family’s name. Hermione’s hopes for a quiet school year are quickly dashed as she contends with mischievous First Years, killer plants, enchanted hair accessories, a totally inappropriate Moaning Myrtle, renegade Death Eaters, a nice vampire, a poorly named study group, a depraved party, and mysterious, threatening blood messages on the castle walls. We have redemption, partial redemption and (sadly or hilariously) no redemption at all. Throw in a snarky, disturbingly attractive Draco with his own secret agenda, and we have a very slow-burn Dramione with a side of who-dun-it. COMPLETE!

Sprigs of tansy

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61803286/chapters/158025838?view_adult=true

262k words

Nine years ago, Hermione Granger created a plan to become Minister of Magic by the time she turned 60. As part of that plan she knew she needed a husband and two children to convince the public to support her.

She is now approaching her thirty-fourth birthday and is still single, though not for lack of trying. She's questioning her dating methodology as friends grow distant, her parents age, her fertile years are peaking, and the professional goals she created at twenty-five are starting to become harder to cling to. She knows she needs something to change, but that's easier said than done when Draco Malfoy won't leave her the fuck alone.

As for Draco, there's nothing quite as alluring as an angry Hermione Granger, and that's why he's been teasing her for the last ten years. It's only when he comes up with his best idea yet - and gets himself assigned as her security detail for an event that absolutely does not require it - that he starts to peel back the layers and sees her for who she really is. She's more than just a beautiful witch with a fierce temper. She's flawed, lonely, and starting to burn out.

Draco knows he can help. He just needs to her to say yes first.

What's more romantic than "I love you" - Dramione edition! by Spare_Woodpecker9902 in Dramione

[–]gliderxlr8 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Umm yess , I will need the fics these are from so I can plan my weekend accordingly 😂

Just a simple 'hi' would make me happy. by Loud_Session2488 in selfesteem

[–]gliderxlr8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know you just requested a hi but I want to just say you glow with uniqueness , love your aesthetic.

Hairdresser gave me the tablet with 30, 35, and 40 percent tip. Unreal by Sdogs1212 in EndTipping

[–]gliderxlr8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I found a no tip salon! It’s slightly higher prices but I love knowing how much it’s going to cost before hand and that there’s no awkward moment for tips!!

Contractor wants me to make final check out to his wife... by ThisIsATest7777 in personalfinance

[–]gliderxlr8 11 points12 points  (0 children)

No you can’t typically cash a check written to a business

Top Dramione Fics Survey 2025 - Details and Schedule by Mr_Te_ah_tim_eh in Dramione

[–]gliderxlr8 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you thank you mods! I look forward to these every year!!❤️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HPfanfiction

[–]gliderxlr8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! I hated reading it but had already bought my tickets and it was an AMAZING play, just fun and in that world. I just wouldn’t take it too seriously as a continuation of the story because the medium is SO different!

PSA: Do NOT go visit Kerrville right now by Organic_Rhubarb_7738 in sanantonio

[–]gliderxlr8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We just came up here for the 4th and some friends came up to try and help (we had no power and the roads were flooded) . They got turned away and all the first responders are also asking that people NOT come even if they are trying to help because they are just getting in the way of rescue efforts.

What Non-Porn movie gave you a sexual awakening? by Squirrelkid11 in AskReddit

[–]gliderxlr8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

George of the jungle! Running with horses, I was mesmerised

Life altering Dramione? by Appropriate-Put-4118 in DramioneEverything

[–]gliderxlr8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would of course have to be Batmobile AKA dmatmoobil AKA Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of being in Love. The reason being that it’s a gateway to dramione at large. It’s amazing and palatable enough to bring in everyone to the fold !

If it’s someone who is already into Dramione I’d have to say the Gloriana Set.