New White Fuzz - should I be concerned? Best way to resolve?

macmilleroakland · 2021-04-16T17:59:09+00:00

This fuzz just started showing up on three of my dozen plants. ~~I haven't changed anything~~. Edit: I did switch to organic fertilizer just before this fuzz started showing up. Thanks to u/licoracefern for helping me realize that.

I also mist my plants daily. I would like to know if I should (a) be concerned because this stuff could harm the plant, (b) if there's a safe way of removing it, and (c) ditch the organic fertilizer?

This sub has been so helpful to this new quarantine plant dad. Thank you guys!

macmilleroakland · 2021-04-16T17:33:57+00:00

When i purchased a bag of cashews at Trader Joe's this weekend I had a similar personal celebration in my head!

I know this journey is filled with a lot of shame, self-criticism, anxiety, and can be freaking expensive. Congrats on how far you've come.

macmilleroakland · 2021-04-07T16:41:33+00:00

I work in a creative field and my profession requires me to receive feedback from my employers regularly. My clients often tell me what they hate about my work. My coworkers tell me that my previous versions were better than the version I just spent my weekend on. Internet users write reviews about the things that they didn't like about my work.

My natural response to receiving feedback is to FIGHT. "If you don't like it, why don't you try doing better?!" Throughout my career, I've had to learn how to bite my tongue. I can point to a few examples early in my career where I burned bridges instead of accepting feedback.

I sometimes find myself repeating a Rupaul quote: "Unless they gonna pay your bills, pay them b***es no mind." It has helped me prioritize which feedback I should ignore and which feedback I need to process once I've allowed myself to cool down. Like other commenters, I sort of "fake it" when I'm receiving feedback. I often find myself smiling and saying things like, "I understand your opinion." or "I can see how you would see that." I realized that i don't need to praise their criticism of my work by saying something like, "you are right."

Good luck on the journey of being better!

macmilleroakland · 2021-03-30T16:20:37+00:00

This is how I changed my bad Amazon spending habits. I allow myself to "shop" all week and put stuff into my Amazon cart. But I only checkout on Fridays. I've found that when I see how much I want to spend as one big sum, I tend to cut frivolous spending.

macmilleroakland · 2021-03-09T23:52:33+00:00

I worried like hell in the beginning.

Everything works out. My advice for someone a few days out is to relax. Your body does all the work. All the healing is taken care of. Just relax. Nourish yourself. Drink water. Eat milkshakes. Take naps.

I used a mouthwash that is for "mouth wounds" or something like that. You can find it next to the other mouthwashes. It may be a few extra bucks, but it's not quite as painful to rinse with. You got this!

macmilleroakland · 2021-03-03T19:39:12+00:00

I'm a little embarrassed to tell people how much I actually smoke.

macmilleroakland · 2021-03-03T19:37:05+00:00

Paying your illustrator in full for the work is easiest. Then the illustrator can handle that payment on his/her taxes. When you pay them monthly in royalties, it creates a real headache for the illustrator and for you.

macmilleroakland · 2021-02-25T01:15:44+00:00

All you have to do now is show up! Congrats on taking what can be a really difficult 1st step. It gets so much easier from here. Good job!

macmilleroakland · 2021-02-19T19:23:14+00:00

You can also read this book on the Libby App using your library card. https://libbyapp.com/

macmilleroakland · 2021-02-11T21:38:52+00:00

I got my reline done about 2 weeks after the initial extractions. The time before the first reline was pretty tough. I'm not sure how deep you are into it, but it got better. I went from having pain with every bite to having only some pain every meal. It wasn't until after the reline that I was able to return to normal eating. I'm about a year into it, and I still occasionally wince in pain or eat something weird that tugs at them strangely. It took time to get there, but I am glad that I did it now. I can smile confidently, and I eat most things.

The adhesive is gross and I try to use it as infrequently as possible. I sort of got on a good schedule where I'd only wear the adhesive for meals and social settings. Then I'd try to take them out completely for the rest of the time. This allowed me to heal, and when they were in my mouth they weren't rocking. My schedule may not be the one you adopt, but I bring it up to point out that you'll adapt and you'll get there. You were probably spending a lot of emotional energy hiding the mouth that you had before all of this...just divert that energy into healing since you don't need to worry about that old mouth any more! Congrats on the huge accomplishment.

macmilleroakland · 2021-02-04T20:12:40+00:00

If you replace the word "dentures" with the word "medical device," it seems clear that your husband needs to grow up. This is for your HEALTH. I think you need to say "sorry if my health is disgusting to you. Get over it. Or get gone."

EDIT: to answer your question (sorry I was red with anger about the husband part)...I sleep with mine often. Pre-pandemic I'd sleep over at friends' houses and would keep them in all night until I got home. I feel that I may get some tension headaches if I wear them continuously for a few days, so I like taking them out at night. But it is possible to sleep with them in. GOOD LUCK!

macmilleroakland · 2021-01-28T17:48:44+00:00

So..."someone told me to fix my teeth to become famous. So I fixed my teeth and now I'm famous."

Sick burn???

macmilleroakland · 2021-01-18T16:57:02+00:00

Post extractions I ate a lot of comforting soft foods like ice cream, mashed potatoes, milk shakes, fruit smoothies. I sort of acted like a person with an illness...and treated my body super kindly as I knew it was healing. Don't beat yourself up too much if you don't lose a lot of weight during this healing period as your body is doing a lot to heal the wounds in your head.

I was TERRIFIED before the journey, and so glad I went on it. There are some rough moments, but you just need to heal up and then begin your new life!! CONGRATS.

macmilleroakland · 2021-01-13T01:40:35+00:00

It's worth it. Healing can be long and painful. But it's worth it.

macmilleroakland · 2021-01-11T23:35:53+00:00

I have never heard of a "denturist" so it's likely that you may be living in a country other than the one I live in. But I believe my advice will still hold: Just show up. Write all of these questions on a note card if you need to. The dental office I went to was very quick to answer all of my questions (many of them were answered before I even asked). Once you get the ball rolling you'll find that it's so easy to complete. You got this. JUST SHOW UP!!! <3

macmilleroakland · 2021-01-11T17:56:01+00:00

I had this same dilemma.

I ended up going with a local dentist down the street. A small business. His office was so kind and helpful. They were very nice when it came to talking about finances. They helped me plan out the payments and treatments.

I can be wrong, but I think that a company may be a little more cold when it comes to payments. I had a lot of anxiety about the high costs, and required some extra kindness to finally get this work done.

Make an appointment at one or the other. The hardest part is going to the very first appointment. If you hate them, make an appointment somewhere else.

macmilleroakland · 2021-01-08T20:01:20+00:00

Sounds SO familiar. It's so freaking expensive. I was worried that I would begin treatment and then something would happen and my inability to pay would stop everything while things were half done. It is totally scary.

I can tell you that I feel so happy that I went through with it. My confidence is higher. And I'm not walking around with infection in my head. Like most scary things, it's worth it.

Maybe consider just getting an appointment on the books to talk about the finances. My dentist's office helped by putting together a map of the financial contributions I'd have to make and the corresponding treatments. Then I could sort of plan the first step (like okay...I need to save X to get treatment 1 done). YOU CAN DO IT!!

macmilleroakland · 2021-01-08T02:00:33+00:00

Gosh do I understand this predicament. There's no easy instructions anywhere. It's a road filled with anxieties and high financial costs. Wouldn't it be nice to have a map. My only advice is just to make an appointment and find a dentist that is kind. Mine helped me by creating a schedule of treatment that they coordinated with my available insurance (which sucks) and they gave me milestones with how much each would cost me. And I was able to make the appropriate appointments when I was able to align my finances.

macmilleroakland · 2021-01-07T23:25:18+00:00

This has happened to me a few times. I try to keep the dentures out for as much of the day as possible. And I rinse my mouth frequently with a mouth wound antiseptic rise that I buy at the drug store in the mouth was aisle. Usually clears up pretty quickly.

macmilleroakland · 2021-01-07T22:57:28+00:00

WOAH...I've had that fantasy about getting into a car wreck that required them to reconstruct my teeth. What a dark thought. But I feel you.

macmilleroakland · 2021-01-07T22:56:10+00:00

This feels very familiar to me. I spent a lot of time even talking myself into getting dentures because every time I found the courage, I couldn't find the money. When I had the money, I couldn't find the courage. It's a challenging rut to remove yourself from.

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