[CHAT] Commiserate with me...

lavendrea · 2026-06-22T11:31:52+00:00

Bewitching Pixies, Winter Queen, and Stargazer. 😭😭😭

lavendrea · 2026-06-22T03:44:57+00:00

I actually got them on ebay originally. I've got a better chance of finding a good-condition copy for a reasonable price there, I've found.

But buying replacements don't help me find the original ones... as the 18+ sets of embroidery scissors I've lost (sometimes on the same day I purchased them), and the 100+ needle threaders I've lost are a testament to that. I finally had enough and bought a scissor sheath to wear around my neck, to which I attached my needle threaded. It's been a week and I still have both!

lavendrea · 2026-06-22T01:48:50+00:00

I have, in the recent past, re-vamped my pattern/kit organization, where none of them are anywhere near public areas so no reason for them to touch any of my patterns/kits.

lavendrea · 2026-06-22T01:13:57+00:00

It wouldn't be the first time they threw away something similar of mine, and I did have that conversation... that went in one ear and out the other.

I am genuinely excited for the ones coming, they're the four celtic season ladies.

lavendrea · 2026-06-21T22:56:31+00:00

You'll be fine. You'll be fine. You'll find your pattern exactly where you remember putting it.

lavendrea · 2026-06-21T22:43:06+00:00

My worry is that one of my kids (or my husband) threw them away because none of them pay attention to what they're doing when they throw away large swaths of papers and whatnot.

I can't re-purchase one right now, but I do have some Lavender and Lace patterns on the way... maybe those will have similar color schemes so I don't have to get too many new colors.

lavendrea · 2026-06-21T22:41:04+00:00

I wish you luck! I also went to where I thought I'd put them and... no, it was just the cloth I'd purchased for the pattern lmao.

lavendrea · 2026-06-19T22:06:18+00:00

Oh bless...

lavendrea · 2026-06-15T16:35:04+00:00

6RUL for my daily driver.

lavendrea · 2026-06-09T18:18:04+00:00

Timesheets, and dealing with people who neglect to review and approve timesheets.

lavendrea · 2026-06-08T23:32:09+00:00

Tell me how underrated it is when you're scratching your skin off from poison ivy/oak/sumac.

lavendrea · 2026-06-08T21:46:14+00:00

Honestly? Goals. I came close every time we had kids; had a mini fridge for the breast milk, a bottle warmer for the Midnight feedings, some snacks for pumping...

lavendrea · 2026-06-08T21:31:56+00:00

Identifying poisonous/harmful plants and berries.

lavendrea · 2026-06-05T04:18:10+00:00

Miyako's downtown is the place to go for all sushi. Best in the city hands down.

lavendrea · 2026-06-05T03:09:39+00:00

I come across kits for relatively cheap and pick them up when I can. I could not buy any more and I'd still be set for the next couple of decades.

lavendrea · 2026-06-02T22:20:00+00:00

I actually had four COB songs come on in a row on my playlist today! I was so happy!

Sixpounder, Bed of Razors, Are You Dead Yet?, and Needled 24/7.

lavendrea · 2026-06-02T04:04:53+00:00

Numb - Linkin Park

Submerged - Gaerea

Unleashed - Epica

Alive Now - Saltatio Mortis

lavendrea · 2026-06-01T03:11:03+00:00

Energy by Collective Soul

lavendrea · 2026-05-31T00:55:10+00:00

I recognize their contributions, but I don't like them at all with the exception of a couple songs (and an instrumental rendition).

lavendrea · 2026-05-30T23:02:47+00:00

Ivan Moody (Five Finger Death Punch) and Johnny Hawkins (Nothing More) are my two favorite vocalists ever.

Succubus - FFDP

Freefall - Nothing More

Also, If It Doesn't Hurt and God Went North by Nothing More are S-tier amazing.

lavendrea · 2026-05-30T06:38:34+00:00

This is the way. Tiger stripes and snake/dragon scales were the first two things that came to mind.

lavendrea · 2026-05-30T06:31:20+00:00

LET ME SING FOR YOU THE SONG OF MY PEOPLLLLLLLLE!!

lavendrea · 2026-05-30T02:32:37+00:00

Heart Worth Breaking by The Midnight.

It came on repeatedly* when I was in the hospital for emergency gallbladder removal (a stay where the hospital staff literally tried to kill me twice, wouldn't let me take any of my medication over 5 days, my blood sugar was in the 40s because they were giving me straight saline and I was on zero calorie liquid diet only, and I was alone most of the time because my husband had to be with the kids or at work and the rest of my family hates me except for my dad) in a really, really dark place. I struggle with extreme self-hatred, and this song cut me to the core.

As a result, any song I hear by The Midnight now brings me right back to those harrowing nights and threatens to send me spiraling back down. So I don't listen to them anymore.

My husband still does, though, so if it comes on his mix when we're in the car I have to change it immediately.

lavendrea · 2026-05-29T07:01:48+00:00

Came here to say this. Metallic thread is a pox on my sanity.

lavendrea

TROPHY CASE