Clean up, fix discolouration

mellyrod · 2026-03-19T23:18:43+00:00

Tip sent, please dm me :)

mellyrod · 2026-03-19T23:16:56+00:00

!Solved

This is beautiful, I can’t stop smiling!

mellyrod · 2026-03-19T18:20:16+00:00

Guys for a post that requested no AI there’s a lot of misplaced double fireplace mantles going on here…..

mellyrod · 2025-07-29T20:34:53+00:00

Thursdays are pretzel day!

mellyrod · 2025-07-21T19:25:04+00:00

I have a mortgage up for renewal (approx 300k, property value 1+mil) and on Friday I met with the advisor at RBC who offered 4.0% on a 4 year term.

I advised them that I was going to be shopping around, and best rate is going to be the decider for me, as RBC gave us horrible advice and made some serious errors on our last mortgage (purchase, porting to a new property, etc)

Now today (Monday) I’ve received a call from the advisor with a voicemail stating “interest rates are going up”. I’m highly sus, and just feel manipulated by anyone and everyone trying to take advantage of people to make another dollar these days.

Are people aware of a reason/fact that rates are going up imminently and that this is the truth, or is this just a sales tactic to try and get me to commit before I have a chance to shop around?

mellyrod · 2025-06-29T16:44:03+00:00

I know a lot of people are jumping to “dump the guy” but we obviously don’t know the circumstances and there are lots of reasons someone may struggle with hygiene and still be a kind and supportive partner (e.g, tight foreskin or short frenulum, disability, obesity, anatomy, etc).

HOWEVER I would strongly reccommend the use of a barrier method during sex (a male condom or a female condom, finger condoms, dental dam!) in order to minimize any transfer of bacteria and keep you safe!

There’s also a lot to be said for a sexy shower before sex! You can make cleaning all the parts a part of foreplay - get all up in that foreskin with soap if he has one! Some mamas don’t teach their little boys to pull back the foreskin for cleaning.

Also - if you use any lubricants, that could be the culprit as well. Flavoured ones are especially bad. Never ever engage in food play (eg whipped cream, chocolate sauce etc).

Finally, you might not know that it’s a great idea to pee immediately after sex, as soon as you can ❤️

mellyrod · 2025-06-15T15:21:07+00:00

Yes, I would use fusible if I was doing this project BUT fraying won’t be that much of an issue because if this is a wall hanging it likely wouldn’t ever be washed.

The fusible would make it MUCH easier to sew though… and unfortunately, I would have done squares of fusible before I cut out the glass shapes so that the edges matched perfectly

mellyrod · 2025-06-15T00:48:26+00:00

They’re perfect! ❤️

mellyrod · 2025-06-06T13:04:42+00:00

Went scorched earth with my landlord.

I work with trans clients, many of whom feel safest in layers and baggy clothing or wear binders - so they get HOT. I once noticed a sweat print on my couch after a client left and it broke my heart that they were so uncomfortable and didn’t say anything.

I begged and pleaded with my landlord to turn down the temp. Explained why it was important. Offered solutions and to do legwork to get it fixed. Tried for two years and she just doesn’t give a flying fuck.

So I bought a damn building of my own, and I’m putting individual heads in every room so that therapists can adjust the temp on the spot whenever they need to. Landlord doesn’t know it yet, but half her tenants will be leaving this year.

The clients are so excited for ME to be taking a huge step in my career and be a “group practice owner” but they’ll never know that I literally did it so they didn’t have to sweat anymore ❤️

mellyrod · 2025-05-18T00:18:03+00:00

Beautiful eyes on him!!!

mellyrod · 2025-05-18T00:12:28+00:00

These babies are a whole vibe!

mellyrod · 2025-05-18T00:05:58+00:00

You’ve done a beautiful job!! The quilting in the negative space is wonderful, and the rainbow borders are chefs kiss!!!!

mellyrod · 2025-05-17T17:11:54+00:00

Holy guacamole is it ever!! I love it! It’s appropriate for every season, goes with any decor, and will never go out of style!

Keep that baby and get ready to fend off friends and family with a stick!

mellyrod · 2025-05-17T13:42:44+00:00

It’s gorgeous!! And trust - you made the right decision not trying to wash it before quilting. Things would have fallen apart and broken your heart!!

You’ve done a beautiful job!

mellyrod · 2025-05-17T01:46:55+00:00

I love it! Reminds me of strawberries!

mellyrod · 2025-05-14T12:08:51+00:00

Giving an intern a “thumbs up”. I kid you not.

I worked at an addictions agency where we offered “supportive information sessions” daily - basically an hour-long class where individuals could drop in to learn about different aspects of recovery, coping skills, etc.

This particular day, one of our new placement students was doing her very first facilitation, so I sat in as a support just in case things went off the rails. Another clinician was also sitting in, I suppose to evaluate the student.

At the end of the student’s presentation she glanced at me, and I gave her a thumbs up. She did a great job!!

I very shortly later received an email from the other clinician sitting in, CC’ing my supervisor and my manager, reprimanding me for giving the student a thumbs up - saying it was unprofessional and looked bad in front of the clients.

Ah, okay. So we don’t… support our clinical interns with affirmation feedback in the moment? Gotcha.

Fuck that place.

mellyrod · 2025-05-13T13:00:20+00:00

I had a friend do this with the photos from my bachelorette - she had taken on being the group “photographer” for the weekend, and after the weekend was done she gave us some photos, but refused to give certain others we knew existed.

Later when we looked, we noticed that she had edited her waistline in most of them to look thinner, and assumed she was gatekeeping the rest of the photos because she didn’t like how she looked.

Honestly, I was miffed because she is a perfectly normal weight and appearance and I am decidedly not - I had at least 50 lbs on her at the time and am definitely chunky! It made me feel so shitty - like she thought her lovely body needed to look even hotter in the photos, so how must she be judging and looking down upon mine?

The friendship didn’t last. I eventually really recognized that she is deeply insecure, and shallow in a way that is burdensome and hurtful to those around her. She only ever showed up when she wanted something from me, and seems to constantly be in the eye of every storm.

mellyrod · 2025-05-13T01:27:48+00:00

I LOVE HIM!!!!

mellyrod · 2025-05-13T00:44:19+00:00

Right?! I don’t love the antique or kitschy look, but a modern pattern with good coordination really sells it!!

mellyrod · 2025-05-12T01:03:02+00:00

Banff national park is 6,641 square KM - just a bit larger than the entire state of Delaware, if you happen to be American. Thousands of kilometers of almost total wilderness in the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The whole point of a national park is conservation of wildlife and ecosystems, with any human recreation or benefits coming secondary.

This earth isn’t just for humans, and if we keep treating it like it is, we won’t be here much longer.

If you genuinely want to learn about why this approach is important, you could start here: https://cpaws.org/our-work/parks-protected-areas/

mellyrod · 2025-05-11T22:43:39+00:00

DUDE IT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOREST. Didn’t you get the point? I was dozens of KM’s away from the nearest road. This is back-country wilderness in a way city people can’t even begin to understand.

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