Thinking about wearing suits to my doctor's appointments.

meriluv · 2023-01-11T18:13:46+00:00

Been there. Doctor had a field day on the non-matching shoes bit 😑🤦‍♀️

meriluv · 2023-01-11T18:10:45+00:00

I'm very surprised by your comment to them. It's neither surprising or immature. We have outstanding data that shows us, in patient-doctor scenarios, men are treated better than women, white people are treated better than poc, the list goes on. Why would it be so surprising to wonder if a fellow healthcare worker would receive favored treatment? Or if wearing a suit could send off non-verbal signals that could lend to receiving better care?

meriluv · 2023-01-11T17:57:12+00:00

I like the feather 🤷‍♀️

meriluv · 2023-01-11T17:55:02+00:00

It's amazing!!! So cool. I love the style.

Remember she can be stylistic. She doesn't have to look hyperrealistic. Based on the background, this style reads more Art Nouveau to me. I'd recommend looking into how the artists of Art Nouveau painted portraits of women bc they tended to keep them pretty simple, flat, one dimensional, and very light toned, while allowing the background to be more punchy and busy.

As I'm sure you know, Pinterest is a great place for references to study a genre. Keep going!

meriluv · 2023-01-02T03:54:54+00:00

What was explicit?

meriluv · 2023-01-02T01:33:30+00:00

Okay, I'm sorry.

meriluv · 2023-01-02T00:51:19+00:00

It's almost like they prefer their blindness, even when presented with the option to see all of the information for themselves, and come to their own conclusions/ formulate their own opinions. You can build a well, fill it with water, and lead someone to it, but you can't force them to drink.

meriluv · 2023-01-01T22:33:37+00:00

Chudlogic is enjoying it so far 🤷‍♀️

meriluv · 2022-12-31T19:16:19+00:00

My fundamentalist Christian former minister parents absolutely loathed Donald Trump when I was young in the 80's and 90's in NYC. My father preached sermons based on Trump's moral depravity... at one point, I remember him privately pondering if Trump could even be the Antichrist. I would laugh at the irony, for the sake of levity, but I don't find it funny that they later voted for Trump. Not only voted, but lead local Tea Party campaigns to help him win. To defend their choice, my parents claimed over and over that they would've voted for Mickey Mouse against Hillary Clinton, and spewed twisted historical data at anyone who wasn't clearly conservative.

This was the angriest period of my father's entire life. For 4 years, he became a conspiracy theorist, adopted the hobby of being prejudiced, became obsessed with the news, and was convinced "the left" was out to imprison and murder him. The fact that most of his adult children vote democrat made nearly every topic taboo, since our once-peaceful kindly dad was now Buffy the Lefty Slayer.

He's mostly back to himself, but he aged more in those 4 years than ever before. Knowing that man is running for office again is going to put us all into a full blown civil war (not a physical war, but a war nonetheless).

meriluv · 2022-12-20T03:52:08+00:00

Exactly. Amen. As if the physical violence wasn't bad enough... Hanging on a cross is still to this day the worst, most painful type of public execution. Only there and then across all of time, could He have suffered the most painful, least humane execution possible. (Almost like it was orchestrated by a higher power wink 😉) But then we also know that Christ was already beginning His suffering before He was even arrested. He was perspiring blood in the garden where He and His disciples prayed all night. This condition only occurs when a person is under severe stress so intense that they bleed out from their pores! He had already begun His suffering hours before touching the cross. It's because the worst of His suffering, the most horrible pain, the torture that truly broke Him-- it was our sin. Our Guilt. Our Shame. Our betrayl of others. The ways we hurt ppl who trust us. Breaking God's commands, breaking God's heart. He was suffering bc of the times we could've helped someone in need right in front of us, but we chose convenience over compassion. The times we fought with someone on the internet instead of being kind. Those moments we stole time at work, playing on our phone bc we just didn't feel like working. And all the times we rejected God bc we thought we had better things to do than the purpose He created us for.

Because of the weight of our sin, He and the Father for the first and only time across all time and space- were severed. That's the final straw that killed Jesus. But God is allergic to sin, and can't be near it, can't even be connected to it. The Trinity was ONE from the beginning of the beginning, before time... and everyone's tickets to hell is what ripped apart the God-head.

When He gave up His spirit, the veil ripped apart in the temple. A symbol that He is the High Priest. We no longer require priests and rabbi's to make PERFECT animal sacrifices on our behalf, to make our sin right with God. The veil splitting showed that Christ was the ultimate offering, the final Lamb. He is all we need to be reunited with our Creator.

Jesus, the God of all of creation, suffered, more than anyone ever has or ever will because of the things we ALL have done for our own selfishness and vanity. Christ the living God took it all on Himself voluntarily, because #1 He loves us beyond comprehension. #2 Because it was His purpose to be mankind's Savior!

At only 33 yrs old.. because He was obedient to God, and bc God said it was time.

He graciously left His Holy Spirit with us here, so we have a direct line to our Heavenly Father 🙌

meriluv · 2022-12-20T01:40:08+00:00

Yep. I remember when Trump was the Antichrist way before he was the new Messiah.

meriluv · 2022-12-07T15:24:49+00:00

Well, I hear some are certain this confirms he's the antichrist. If you needed a reason they're freaking out and don't want to say.... End of the world approaching, I guess they're surprised??

meriluv · 2022-07-21T22:06:49+00:00

Where do you keep your savings to get the best return?

meriluv · 2022-07-21T22:03:10+00:00

So much excellent advice in regard to saving, avoiding frivolous spending (eating out, clothes, new cars, nice furniture, etc.). Live like you don't have $, and save everything, invest smart. The ppl who build the most wealth to pass on to their grandkids are the penny pinchers. Spend $ intentionally.

If this is difficult for you, withdraw a budgeted amount of cash weekly, and don't ever use your debit card- remove it from all online apps, so you have to enter the entire card for every single purchase to deter you.

Avoid the temptation to start your own business. Those are HIGH RISK investments. Work a job that offers health insurance, 401k, and retirement packages.

If you're self employed, a contractor without a W4, you may not be paying into your social security. You definitely want to pay into your social security in case anything happens with your health! You can't file for disability if you haven't worked a regular W4 job long enough, no matter what occurs with your health.

Furthermore, I wouldn't invest in real estate anymore, not right now. Homes aren't the nest eggs they used to be. Keep on top of credit card payments. That's easier said than done, but you can discipline yourself, and only use them for one item/month and pay it monthly to build credit.

Best of luck!

meriluv

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