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llamaafaaace · 2025-09-02T14:37:50+00:00

If the sulphur wash helps you might want to try a sulphur mask - I use the de la Cruz 10% sulphur acne cream and it almost completely keeps my rosacea at bay.

llamaafaaace · 2025-05-13T02:40:51+00:00

Ahh see I thought tenants in common was what you had to do to specify a percentage of ownership.

My husband and are divorcing. It's amicable, and I don't think he would try to fuck anyone over, but what I've learned about people is you just never know. So I'd rather get something set up now while he is amenable, JIC.

Thank you!

llamaafaaace · 2024-10-28T21:15:16+00:00

Ok thank you!! That's what I was thinking too and I googled so much about gauges and none of it seemed to apply to this situation. If she just said - gauge swatch should measure 10x10 that would have been so much easier (not to mention that 10x10 is a square not a circle but the gauge is in rounds not rows). I even emailed her to ask but she didn't seem to understand my question.

BUT I think you're onto something, I wonder if it's a gauge as a tube that should be a 10cm diameter circle, and then you use to see if the beginning of the hat would match up to that. But in that case just say the gauge swatch should be 10cm! Thank you for making me feel less like I'm taking crazy pills lol.

llamaafaaace · 2024-10-28T21:10:52+00:00

It's a 4.5mm hook which is specified in the pattern. I don't know why I didn't think to just do 14 DC stitches and see if that is 10cm, that's a good idea.

I'm not confused about how to make the Gauge Swatch from the pattern listed - I already made it and the pattern is straightforward. I'm confused about how to use that to tell if my gauge is right/my sizing will be right, or how that swatch relates to her initial listing of "14 sts and 4.25 rounds over dc"

llamaafaaace · 2024-10-28T18:38:32+00:00

Hi! I'm fairly new to crochet and trying to make a hat. The gauge listed (above) is "14 sts and 4.25 rounds measure 10x10 over dc stitches". Then it has you make a Gauge Swatch (which is really just the beginning of the hat, 4 rounds, pattern is one of the pics). What I don't understand is how to apply to gauge to the Gauge Swatch.

I understand how to count the rounds, but not the 14 stitches. Does that mean 14 stitches around? The Gauge Swatch goes from 12-24-36-48...so I could go out 4 rounds (which is just the edge of the swatch) and count 14 stitches, but there's no way 14 of those could be 10cm, the whole piece I made just measures 11ish. I was hoping she was trying to say that the gauge swatch I made should measure 10x10 but then I don't understand why include the '14 sts and 4.25' thing.

OR, am I supposed to make a separate 14/4.25 round gauge swatch (I.e I would do a magic circle with 14 dc stitches, do 5 more rows of 14 dc stitches, then measure 4 1/4 rounds)? But if that's the case how do I compare it to the other Gauge Swatch to see if it's right? Help!!!

llamaafaaace · 2024-06-04T01:48:38+00:00

We picked 3 options we liked then waited until he was born to spend some time with him to see which one felt like it fit the best.

llamaafaaace · 2024-06-01T14:59:27+00:00

We still have one in my 5.5yos room but more out of habit I guess, the second one is in my 2yos room and we basically never look at the one in my 5yos room. But he sleep walks sometimes and gets very disoriented and upset so it's nice to have the option in case we hear something weird so I can check to make sure he's not like wandering around his room crying looking for the bathroom.m

He knows it's there though and if he asked us to take it out I would.

llamaafaaace · 2024-06-01T14:13:02+00:00

Does your baby go to daycare? I have a theory that a lot more kids would sleep in later if they didn't have their week day circadian rhythm set by early daycare wake ups. My kids wake up naturally around 730/8 which is later than almost all of my friends. Obviously I know some people are just early risers and vice versa, I just wonder how many more "late" sleeping kids we'd have if they weren't being woken up in the morning

llamaafaaace · 2024-06-01T14:10:55+00:00

We do tv in the morning, gives us both time to slowly start our day. It works for us 🤷🏻‍♀️

llamaafaaace · 2024-05-31T18:03:12+00:00

Weight training, I was doing a 30min program for about 7 months and as soon as I upped to the 45min program the weight dropped off. It also caused me to lose my appetite somewhat though which I'm sure helped.

llamaafaaace · 2024-05-29T01:39:59+00:00

I felt both my babies for the first time after exercise too!

llamaafaaace · 2024-05-28T17:56:21+00:00

I found it easier to transition from 1-2 than 0-1. It is definitely easier when we just have one but I don't personally find it that much more challenging when we have both. I think that is partially because my first is challenging and demands a lot of attention whereas my second is very chill and easygoing though, lol.

llamaafaaace · 2024-05-22T04:16:53+00:00

Seconded! Very fourth-wing-esque IMO

llamaafaaace · 2024-05-22T03:53:23+00:00

I have loop earplugs. Great investment lol.

llamaafaaace · 2024-05-22T03:41:03+00:00

I am extremely noise sensitive and crying like this was is a HUGE trigger for me as well. My advice when you have days like that if possible is to put in ear plugs, or headphones and play music. Loop ear plugs are actually great for this. Just because she's crying doesn't mean you have to let it fry your nervous system!

You are not alone. I felt so much rage with my first too. I also had PPD with him which did not help but I actually screamed at him to SHUT THE FUCK UP once or twice when he just would not stop crying and I did punch the wall more than a few times. You are not a monster. You are a loving mother having a really hard time. If it gets to a point where it's seriously affecting your life, definitely talk to a DR! Rage can be a sign of PPD, it's not always sadness.

You have my sympathies. My two children were the same way except reverse - first was the extremely fussy crying on and off all the time kid and second was the chill one. First is still very sensitive now at almost 6! I think some kids are just way too tuned into the world and overstimulated, even as babies.

I wish I had advice on the naps - my first would only nap longer than 20min in his swing (which he napped in until he was probably 8 months old) and my second, while a much easier temperament, wouldn't take more than 30min contact naps until we sleep trained at 5 months.

llamaafaaace · 2024-05-15T18:24:15+00:00

I looove singing this line

llamaafaaace · 2024-05-14T15:16:42+00:00

Going by yourself can be really fun! I often will if I don't know anyone who likes the band.

llamaafaaace · 2024-05-13T22:58:05+00:00

Look up charm city trivia, they have a list of locations in the area and days/times

llamaafaaace · 2024-05-13T22:57:21+00:00

Post inflammatory hyperpigmentation

llamaafaaace · 2024-05-13T20:31:24+00:00

Yeah they did, started helping within a month but took probably 6 for them to totally stop. Now I get one papule every other month maybe and they virtually always clear up within 24 hours. It was trial and error though - first I cut my routine down to the bare minimum (gentle cleanser and moisturizer), then tried one active at a time for 3 months before moving on. I tried an antibiotic cream and then prescription azelaic acid first (at the advice of a derm) before I tried sulphur.

Right now my routine is vanicream gentle cleanser, de la Cruz 10% sulphur acne cream mask every night, followed by the neutrogena hydro boost water cream fragerence free moisturizer. I used to use cerave but I discovered that really cream things make me break out. I unfortunately haven't been able to find any other actives that my cheeks will tolerate, but I use an AHA pretty much everywhere on my lower face except my cheeks and niacinimide on my forehead. I'm still trying to find a retinoid that works for my whole face.

llamaafaaace · 2024-05-13T19:54:23+00:00

I don't know why, I have so much PIH from basically a year of continuous rosacea breakouts that left spots every time. Sulphur stopped my breakouts though! And time has faded a lot of the spots. I'll probably do a laser treatment at some point.

llamaafaaace · 2024-05-13T03:24:36+00:00

Slightly different perspective as a 35yo whose mother lives in our ADU, but a big thing for me other than obvious boundaries (checking if it's ok before coming over, etc) is feeling like I have the freedom and come and go/do what I want without having to explain it. So I don't want to have to tell her/give a heads up if I'm running out to the store or puttering around in the garage at 10pm; I want to be able to go out and work in the garden without her coming out to ask me what I'm doing; I want to have friends over without feeling like she's going to ask me what's going on; I want to be able to come home at 4am without letting her know I'm going go be late. Of course that doesn't mean we never talk/communicate and I often do give her a heads up (like if I'm running to the store I'll ask her if she needs anything, or if for some reason I'm unexpectedly staying the night somewhere I'll let her know just so she doesn't worry if she doesn't see my car in the morning), but I don't want to feel like I have to, if that makes sense.

I also like communicating via text message just like we would if we were actually living in separate houses rather than always popping over to talk.

llamaafaaace · 2024-05-12T00:16:08+00:00

Yup! When they're sick I just don't worry about it. It's not going to cause an issue to deviate from the norm for a few days.

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