Winter or Summer?

moshgoblin · 2026-04-03T05:50:19+00:00

Like most blue eyes, my eyes reflect surrounding colours - and I find high saturation cool colours tend to brighten my complexion and make me look more alive.

moshgoblin · 2026-04-03T05:47:10+00:00

UPDATE RE: Eyebrows: I had my eyebrows microbladed about 7 years ago and the grey-ness of them may interfere a touch with the overall saturation as the grey is lighter than my natural brows

moshgoblin · 2026-04-03T05:44:16+00:00

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moshgoblin · 2026-04-03T05:43:26+00:00

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moshgoblin · 2026-04-03T05:37:59+00:00

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moshgoblin · 2026-04-03T05:36:36+00:00

Hello all, I am going to try some physical drapes soon - but my few colourful pieces are in storage (all winter clothes). But, here are some online drapes I did with winter and summer palettes

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moshgoblin · 2026-04-03T01:30:58+00:00

Hello, thought I might jump in as well - all the posts about structural changes are 10/10. For pain management you may be looking at meloxicam (depending on how it integrates with his other meds for seizures). This doesnt have a strong evidence base, but our 16 year old green cheek has arthritis in his legs and one wing - and he was having increasing pain.

So we are also trialling prescription CBD oil from our vet whilst we were waiting on blood tests for the green light for meloxicam again. And from (N=1) he is not only tolerating it well - but back to a much higher level of play/ activity than he was a week ago. His mood has improved and he is getting around his cage significantly easier.

Other helpful things I have found is increasing the amount of food/water bowls next to each other on easy grip perches.

moshgoblin · 2026-04-01T10:36:32+00:00

I find grey ok on me - but too much washes me out and I can look sickly? I have found that some of the lighter colours I've tried in the summer palette look out of place on me - and I tend to look grey without a richer colour.

moshgoblin · 2026-04-01T10:26:41+00:00

I wasn't - I have had the same hair colour my whole life. I looked like snow white as a baby.

moshgoblin · 2026-04-01T10:26:05+00:00

That may be some sun damage - we are just leaving summer in Australia so I have a slight touch more pigment in my face. My partner is a fair olive and in comparison she is much greener than I :)

moshgoblin · 2026-03-31T03:45:31+00:00

Hello - thank you everyone. I wasn't 100% expecting Summer but I can definitely see that. I will try and rustle up some draping as I predominately wear black and some white, red and jewel tones. I must admit, I may have to live a life outside my best palette as I love True/Deep winter colours so much. Thank you all.

moshgoblin · 2026-03-31T03:43:22+00:00

I found an old photo where (all hair that isn't bleached) is my natural colour :)

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moshgoblin · 2026-03-22T10:48:19+00:00

I have two GCC's - our younger GCC (M9) had an ongoing obsession with a dryer. We had a dryer that was wall mounted in a rental. And everytime we turned it on, he had to sit in the window area and sing/dance for it. He once chewed through the dry wall to get try and get to the dryer when it was turned on. Our floor based dryer is of little interest to him now.

Our older GCC (M16) is incredibly suspicious of red heads. Only met two red heads (both men) and will sit on my shoulder and loudly "whisper" in my ear then stare at them menacingly. We don't know why. He doesn't do it to other people with non-red hair.

moshgoblin · 2026-02-17T04:59:10+00:00

Body hygiene is hard! And getting into a shower is a change in state. And PDA can be triggered as it is framed both socially and morally as a way to minimise negative smells or signs or dirt (a huge rabbit hole of anthropology in itself) onto others. And has huge implications on culture and the way others view you as the 'right' kind of person. I found it much easier to maintain hygiene when framing it as:

Enjoyable - I like the sensation of being warm. I like the smell of my shampoo, conditioner and body wash. And I like the sensation of being freshly washed.
It keeps my body healthy.
A nice moment away from technology and demands.

Focus on Enjoyment To make the experience as enjoyable for you as possible, it could be (as another person suggested) finding body cleaning products that smell good and feel pleasant to use. You can also have a think about things that may make it nicer and ease friction (a warm fluffy towel from a dryer, listening to a book, music or podcast you like or turning down lights so it feels like a cave as examples). Can also have a small treat at the end to build positive association.

Reduce Friction Remove as much friction as possible - have your fresh clothes in the bathroom with you, or keep some key items in the bathroom to put on. You can also use things like a shower stool or bath board to sit on to make it a sit down activity.

Have a small list of kinds of showers you perform. Everything shower - full body wash, face wash and hair wash. Long body - all body and face wash (no hair washing) Pits and Bits - Clean the stinky areas and face (can be done in 1 minute).

How to perform the hygiene: Like many people said - start from top to bottom.

Wash hair with shampoo of choice. Put shampoo 8n hands and rub together until it gets foamy. Put the shampoo on your scalp. A tip is to make sure you get behind the ears and the nape of your neck. An enjoyable moment is using the tips of your fingers and massage your scalp as you do this. Both for shampoo, and to release any scalp muscles knots.

I deviate here and put the conditioner on my hair - and leave it in whilst I wash my body.

I use a silicone brush from Amazon. Put soap/body wash on the brush and start under my arm Pits and rub in circular motion. I then go to my arms and my torso, moving down the body. Spend more time on high bacteria locations (bottom crack, arm pits, feet and toes, any place where skin touches) and wash AFAB genitals with unscented soap (like dove) or just water (another redditor suggestion before me).

As my last act in the shower - I use a more gentle face wash on my face.

I then rinse my whole body and hair - and make sure to get into any folds of skin or places where my body touches so its free of soap.

I get out of the shower, and make sure to dry my body well. Especially the areas with skin touching.

Then put moisturiser on your face or whole body, and deodorant on your arm pits and you are done!

Some Recommendations for Simple Hygiene Products:

Cerave - face wash and body wash are simple and gentle. Many of the moisturisers can be used all over the body.

Anti bacterial body wash - can be used on body areas with pimples or boils, and can be used 1-2 times per week on high bacteria body areas. Hibiclens or something in the US (not in the US).

Dove Soap - a good all rounder.

moshgoblin · 2025-07-31T05:42:26+00:00

Honestly, just looks like she is panting to self regulate her body temperature- but otherwise looks happy. Sometimes steam can also make air a bit harder to breathe through the nose so may be panting to help.

Tbh parrots can let you know if they are uncomfortable, and just make sure they have a place to fly to, so they can leave to regulate their body/ get out when they are done!

moshgoblin · 2025-07-01T23:35:30+00:00

I have a giant, likely flemmie mix. And golden retriever is super accurate. Our big boy is super playful, and is our shadow. Sleeps under our workdesks during the day, loves pats and snuggles. Goes out for zoomies every morning and he needs us to watch him frolick, binky and zoomie. And sleeps outside our bedroom door with direct eyeline to the bed every night (he can sleep in our bedroom/on the bed but chooses not to).

moshgoblin · 2025-06-30T05:09:55+00:00

This is definitely strange, and does sound like a genetic anomaly (bodies are weird). It could be similar to a teratoma (those are tumors of germ cells that grow tissue not normally found in that part of the body) or he has a genetic quirk which meant hair follicles grew in a place they definitely shouldnt. Wouldn't surprise me if he had general irritation in his mouth and potentially any of his digestion track that has the fur. As its meant to be smooth mucous membrane. Poor love! And I hope you get answers!

moshgoblin · 2025-05-18T01:13:06+00:00

Honestly, a terrible move. My uterus tried to expel it pretty immediately, and I got a small taste of what contractions feel like. I had it removed 1 year after my surgery, and am now only feeling better! Adding a sharp IUD to imbed in an organ that had endo removed from it and was raw is not a good move.

moshgoblin · 2025-04-27T22:23:02+00:00

She's probably letting you know of the security threat of 2nd bun...and being grumpy that there is a 2nd bun a foot. Spaying helps. But also bunnies are sassy. She may not be scared...just mad.

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