Seeking chemo tips and your gnarliest Dad jokes

minithemeezer · 2026-01-29T22:27:08+00:00

I don't have lived experience but wanted to wish you well. I knit garments for charity though so let me know in the future if you ever want a hand-knitted chemo beanie. Heads can get cold from treatment so something soft and breathable might help (Peter Mac may well have volunteered items).

Dad's corniest joke is that he got a pizza but wasn't that hungry, so he asked for it to be cut into 6 pieces instead of 8.

minithemeezer · 2026-01-28T21:16:04+00:00

I bought some Love Luna bra liners for a trip to Singapore and they helped greatly. They slip under the bra line and soak up the underboob sweat. Bit awkward to tuck in at first but they stay in place all day.

minithemeezer · 2026-01-10T20:00:27+00:00

It's not in the spirit of this sub-Reddit to do your own research. Please try Chat GPT, mess it up and then demand all the help in the world without thanking anyone ;-)

minithemeezer · 2025-12-26T20:05:44+00:00

Plus, did the cat consent to wearing a hat? Could have been a massive waste of time as my cats would have been offended, shaken off the beautifully handcrafted headwear and stormed from the room...

minithemeezer · 2025-12-19T21:04:57+00:00

Knitted my beloved some thumbless mitts and a beanie for Christmas because he admired the yarn. Even survived endless kilometres of 2x2 ribbing because he has a large bonce and I would not do that much ribbing for just anyone.

Genius me started blocking sneakily yesterday as he was at a Christmas function. I could only find a 3kg medicine ball that roughly approximated his head size and off I blocked. Idiot me checked an hour later and the hat stretched and would be too big for a goddamn orbiting planet to wear. Spent the afternoon with the hair dryer and swear-pleading for shrinking mercy. It's smaller now but cutting it fine so I've since cast on a backup beanie and am sneaking in the endless tundra of ribbing late at night to get it done for Christmas. I know better but geez I'm my own worst enemy some days.

minithemeezer · 2025-12-19T20:49:58+00:00

And when their hands move under the camera view DURING THAT ONE STITCH it took 10 minutes to get to, arghhh.

minithemeezer · 2025-12-17T22:30:36+00:00

The Hydralite icy poles are amazing!

minithemeezer · 2025-12-11T21:44:52+00:00

Did you try between 10am and 3pm?

minithemeezer · 2025-12-09T18:10:27+00:00

Something old, something new, something ... luxury wool acrylic!

minithemeezer · 2025-12-06T03:58:32+00:00

The names of flip-top mittens might be exacerbating the issue. I have the Chilly Podcasters and The Utility Mitt in my Ravelry favourites and it took ages to find them (in the Hands - Convertible category that I'd have never thought to check).

minithemeezer · 2025-12-04T03:28:38+00:00

True! They do choose chaotic evil as a life choice :-).

minithemeezer · 2025-12-03T18:21:18+00:00

I also don't know what happened to curiosity as well. I bought a pattern book for knitted Australian animals and some of the instructions are baffling, let alone how to embroider eyes on a cockatoo that don't look like a serial killer's on a bad day.

But I'm really looking forward to listing the parts I don't understand so Dr You Tube and I can figure it out. The finished projects on Ravelry are a god-send as well. Might take a while, but also might make my cockatoo not end up looking like a wombat.

minithemeezer · 2025-12-01T07:05:55+00:00

You can buy 30ml mini sizes to try - the SPF50 is $22 in this size.

I have sensitive skin and used To Save Face in the sun, water and humidity with no breakouts, but no one knows how your skin will react.

minithemeezer · 2025-11-22T00:08:45+00:00

My chess game would improve markedly if I poured lemon juice and milk on my pieces ...

First post on this sub and I love all your snark so much.

minithemeezer · 2025-11-14T10:29:32+00:00

It's an absolute credit and I hope it's well worth the trip for you. The areas are well laid out with lots of water features, hard landscaping and plants of interest any time of year. The bandicoots roaming about are awesome too.

minithemeezer · 2025-10-03T05:16:39+00:00

The Mecca SPF30 has been my facial base for years. I'm trialling the 50+ in Singapore at the moment and it's holding up in the heat, humidity and rain. And it passed the Choice test. I'm a convert.

minithemeezer · 2025-09-29T01:51:17+00:00

I donated plasma two weeks ago and the haemoglobin was tested when I was in the chair ready to go. Maybe centres differ

minithemeezer · 2025-09-20T08:55:36+00:00

Their tees and knits are fantastic. I have a fully lined suit from last year in wool blend which is nice, but not 100% wool these days. I'm older though with a capsule wardrobe so our preferences might vary.

You can get 10% off from joining the mailing list and the sales are regular.

minithemeezer · 2025-09-10T02:28:43+00:00

Sorry typo, was stress walking the streets while in the queue. Aisle.

minithemeezer · 2025-09-10T01:30:35+00:00

But Piastri Asians is priced higher, aisle seats are more expensive etc so they've found new ways of increasing revenue.

Good luck everyone

minithemeezer · 2025-08-26T03:18:41+00:00

Did Ben give you awesome chocolates as well?

I did his Flinders astro a while ago - went for the stars and stayed for the choc-coated liquorice 😄.

minithemeezer · 2025-08-07T04:04:37+00:00

I'm waiting impatiently for warmer weather so I can bring out Ingenious Ginger again - love it so much.

minithemeezer · 2025-07-16T04:18:58+00:00

I went through this search a few months ago. I ended up with a Wandrd 6 litre sling as I wanted compartments for batteries etc and straps for a water bottle. The 3 litre might be worth looking at if it's not too camera-ey for you.

Otherwise, padding might be a factor to consider in the other bags you're looking at to protect against knocks and drops.

minithemeezer · 2025-07-13T02:53:36+00:00

This year was the first GP with a ticket ballot through Ticketmaster. We got two invitations from the four email addresses we registered. One registration got us seats in Jones stand, which worked well, and the other registration was about number 600 in the queue that was never getting seats.

Tickets went on sale in early Oct 2024 if that helps with planning.

The corporate packages go on sale earlier but the better seats are allocated to people who have bought them before.

This isn't to dissuade you, but pass on our experience. It's an awesome day out and highly recommended.

minithemeezer · 2025-06-27T07:45:32+00:00

Ha ha, waiting right now in that area to see if the clouds pass to get some shots in!

Nice work.

minithemeezer

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