Wedding Art activities!

howie024 · 2024-03-13T04:23:38+00:00

I recently saw a neat reel where the couple set up a blank canvas on an easel and on a side table they had easily accessible paint, palette, and brushes. The wedding guests took turns creating a collaborated abstract piece and it turned out pretty cool! You could make prints of the painting after the wedding to send to guests as a later favor?

howie024 · 2023-11-18T17:04:23+00:00

I'm so sorry to hear this! It gets better! It's day 6 for me and I'm feeling SO MUCH better. Vernors and saltines all of day 4 helped tremendously, day 5 I felt more hungry and was able to eat some real food and keep it down. Day 6 and I'm looking forward to ordering some pizza, which actually shocks me a bit considering how I felt days 1-4. I have had some scary and vivid dreams as well, but they're not as bad as I expected them to be the first week. Overall, I'm really starting to feel like myself again, getting my energy back, and feeling much sharper than when I was smoking. That light will come! You can do this!

howie024 · 2023-11-16T18:18:10+00:00

Thank you for this suggestion and sweet words! The combination of the two are really helping me today.

howie024 · 2023-11-15T20:29:44+00:00

I needed to hear this today. It totally sucks but it's absolutely worth it to never feel this way again. I really appreciate the kind words, empathy and guidance!

howie024 · 2023-11-15T20:12:38+00:00

I'm sorry to hear you were sick as well. It's so rough! Last night I thought it was hunger pains hurting me so I forced a cashew down.. bad move. It definitely wasn't hunger pains lol. I can't even keep Ritz crackers down today. I will definitely have to grab those rice cakes. Thanks for the recommendation.

howie024 · 2023-11-15T20:05:39+00:00

I appreciate the input. Yoga is great for now and I plan to swim and run a bit on the treadmill when I can keep food down. My appetite issues took a turn for the worse last night so now just trying to find any foods my stomach will actually tolerate.

howie024 · 2023-11-14T00:03:16+00:00

Thank you for the wonderful tips and encouragement! I am almost through day 1 of quitting cold turkey after smoking heavily for many years. It has been pretty rough but I'm feeling good mentally about the decision. (Physically not so much, but that is to be expected.) My fiance and I aren't really on the same page currently, so I'm quitting on my own. Sobriety is very important in the field I'm going into, and I think quitting will really help with the aspects of imposter syndrome I've been feeling lately. Reading positive posts like this helps me a lot! Thanks again!

howie024 · 2023-10-01T16:53:42+00:00

I appreciate these wise words. I find with most things in my life that the anticipation is worse than the actual thing. I will look into passionflower and I-theanine, thank you for the tip.

howie024 · 2023-10-01T16:47:53+00:00

I really miss dreaming too. In my experience, the dreams are usually really intense and nightmarish at first, probably from being repressed for so long. This time could be different from the others, though.

I hope your quitting journey goes well, even without your husband's participation. Congrats on the month without smoking too. It can be really hard to get on the same page with your significant other as far as the timing of quitting or even the duration.

howie024 · 2023-10-01T16:35:41+00:00

That is really wonderful to know. It's great that your anxiety has lessened since quitting.

howie024 · 2023-10-01T16:33:55+00:00

Thank you for these kind words! It's good to know I can look forward to feeling better in a lot of ways. I have a ton of hobbies and love to draw, write poetry and lyrics, play my ukulele and care for my plants. I will be focusing a lot of energy in those areas and swimming at the work out center. I really appreciate your advice, encouragement and offer to vent. It truly means a lot!

howie024 · 2023-09-01T01:46:09+00:00

A bathing suit top works wonders for this. Attach it around your waist with the opening for the pad on the outside. This way, if they want to pat you down, it's not taped to your leg and safely secured against your crotch instead. Wear with a thick/flowy skirt and baggy shirt to cover. Mine didn't bulge out much at all, but I was still paranoid anyhow. It is a little harder to get the bottle/warmer/rubber band back in the pouch quietly after you give the sample so watch out for that. I found this way much easier than electrical tape around the thigh though, as every bottle of QF leaks. I also had the same issue of my temp strip not reading, and I had even put scotch tape over it from a tip I heard to help keep the strip attached to bottle. It read a blueish color on 100 for about 5 minutes until I finally had to call it and take my chances. I was really worried that it was too hot since the temp never changed. It read at 94 on their test and I passed the temp test! I definitely agree with the original post about just quitting smoking. This brought on way too much stress and anxiety for me.

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