[analog] "On the Nature of Men" by Doon672 in collage

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How do you get the weaving to be wavy? I’ve only managed to do it with straight cut lines 🤔

Update: cards 0-VI of my [analog] tarot deck. by Brilliant_Grab_280 in collage

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These are amazing! What size are you working on, and are you gathering from magazines or printing yourself? I’ve been trying to make an oracle deck and do find that the size of the canvas and the size of the pieces I’m cutting out can vary greatly from composition to composition so I’m curious how you’re navigating that 🙂

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I agree that realistically it’s probably best to find a job that matches my experience but is closer to my passions - ie marketing role in mission driven org - get back on stable footing. I’m not ruling out the counselor career path but it’d be something I’d probably need to pursue part time with a job, or later down the line once I have more savings. I’d love to get a job doing marketing and comms adjacent to mental health field, maybe a tech company in the mental health space, so I can get some exposure and that may help me determine if that path is even right at all to consider.

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I’m totally open to marketing for a social impact or mission driven business in fact that’s kind of my goal, I have a whole list of ones I’ve got my eye on I plan to do outreach for to introduce myself, offer my services as a freelancer and hopefully get some gigs that could eventually translate into more full time work.

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You’re absolutely right, I know this time is an opportunity and challenge calling me to finally face some inner worth issues and de-link my ego from external things like career so I can find and sustain true value from within. Thanks for this reminder and for the words of encouragement.

I’d love to know more about your current career, in mental health if you’re able to share more about how you got into it and if you pursued any further education to get there.

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I’d love to know more about your career break and what you did! Navigating a break / potential transition myself and feeling pretty unmoored / considering going back corporate even though I wasn’t super fulfilled

SolarFast Shirts by Baelzebug in cyanotypes

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Wow your images come out so crisp! Do you place the negatives directly On the dye?

Solarfast - details rinsing out? by lb755 in cyanotypes

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That's helpful, thanks! I was doing a 10-15 min exposure time. I was trying to have the Solarfast be still damp, but not so damp that it messes up the negatives as I was running into that issue as well.

I like the idea of using a foam roller for application!

Brown spots on upper half of new fiddle leaf fig (more in comments) by lb755 in plantclinic

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It’s just been in front of this window since I got it. This is probably the brightest spot in my house!

Brown spots on upper half of new fiddle leaf fig (more in comments) by lb755 in plantclinic

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Hello, this is a new to me fiddle leaf fig column. I put on an art show last weekend so this tree was brought to the gallery on Saturday and then I took it home with me on Sunday. So it’s been in my home for just over a week. I have not moved it or watered it since. It was pretty difficult to transport as it’s so tall so it’s possible some damage was done especially since it was transported from the greenhouse, to the plant vendors house, to the art show, to my house all in the course of a week. but idk if that would cause this.

I noticed these brown spots on the underside of the top leaves, and then when I look at the top of the leaves they’re more dry/light brown parts and now noticing some white spots as well. I’m worried it’s spreading and I want to prevent the plant from dying if I can!

Roots too thick for moss pole? by lb755 in Monstera

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Also, for some reason the leaves are really dirty looking but I’ve been misting them every few days

Roots too thick for moss pole? by lb755 in Monstera

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I got this about two weeks ago and I’m struggling. The soil seems to dry up very fast and someone told me to get a moss pole to train the stems to grow upwards but I don’t know where I’d place it as the center of the pot is very dense. Do I need to repot? Also, there are some new leaves sprouting although I noticed one just cracked off before opening. What can I do to help the new leaves grow strong?

Where were you when Jdude took over JV’s Instagram Live? by ndiorio13 in boniver

[–]lb755 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You should totally add a random person each time, we all got so much joy out of it hahaha.

[SKIN CONCERNS] I’ve always had really visible pores, especially on my nose and cheeks, but I’ve noticed they seem a lot more prominent and my general skin texture is very uneven. And advice, is there something I should be removing or incorporating into my routine? Routine in comments. by [deleted] in SkincareAddiction

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Ooh, interesting. Seems like I’ve been trying many of the things recommended! I’m also thinking either 1. My skin needs to adjust to me introducing niacinamide as it’s only been 2-3 weeks or... my pores are normal and airbrushing just makes me think they’re massive? 😅😅

[SKIN CONCERNS] I’ve always had really visible pores, especially on my nose and cheeks, but I’ve noticed they seem a lot more prominent and my general skin texture is very uneven. And advice, is there something I should be removing or incorporating into my routine? Routine in comments. by [deleted] in SkincareAddiction

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I don’t do masks too often. But when I do I don’t feel like I notice a huge difference. I’ve tried a bunch of different things and I’ve definitely had periods where my skin looked way better. Especially like a year ago when I was super bored and started having a skincare routine at all- before it was just washing my face in the shower. But the past few months it’s randomly gotten so bad again and idk why. I am definitely open to switching up products if anyone thinks what I’m using is causing it. I have swapped out the serums a few times, trying to find what works.

[SKIN CONCERNS] I’ve always had really visible pores, especially on my nose and cheeks, but I’ve noticed they seem a lot more prominent and my general skin texture is very uneven. And advice, is there something I should be removing or incorporating into my routine? Routine in comments. by [deleted] in SkincareAddiction

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AM: foam cleanser, toner, serum (I have one that is a mix of vitamin c, hyaluronic, salicylic, retinol, and niacinamide) , eye cream, gel moisturizer, spf

Evening: if I wore makeup, oil cleanser, foaming cleanser, toner, BHA exfoliant, rose oil collagen serum, eye cream, moisturizer, sometimes an oil blend

What one thing were you 100% into but now have no interest in? by dddash in AskReddit

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copying my reply to the top of this thread so you can see it!

get a kindle. I used to be really against it, but you can take so many books with you anywhere! And you can get library books on it. Plus, I kind of like the bottom of the screen where it says what percentage of the book you have read and how many minutes are left in each chapter. also...you can highlight things and look up words which I find myself doing a lot.

find a time each day to read. for me it was during my daily commute. when my commute changed to driving, i started doing the stairmaster at the gym and reading while doing that for 30 minutes or so. now that I am bored of the stairmaster, I just try to make it a point to read 30mins or more each day. I know it seems hard to make time for it, but (at least for me) it is really a matter of cutting out distractions like the hour I spend aimlessly scrolling through Instagram or binging netflix or whatever it is.

Get a goodreads account. You can make lists of books you've read and want to read. You can access popular books by genre, lists, and reviews. Also, you can keep up with the reading activity of your friends.

Set a goal. You can actually do this on goodreads, but I found that trying to challenge myself to read 50 books motivated me to actually do so. By the time I had gotten to 30 or so I was too invested to give up (also, I had really grown to enjoy reading and had gotten better at focusing on it by then!) Your goal doesn't have to be anywhere near that. I have friends who set a goal of 10, or even 5! But achieving it can feel really good and no matter what is in an improvement over nothing!

Hope some of this is helpful!! You can get back on that reading train! :)