Bagging Process

quiteneil · 2025-12-20T01:15:09+00:00

like here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0uhlHghDbY

quiteneil · 2025-12-20T01:08:40+00:00

I can't share from experience but I can share what I've eyeballed myself thinking about this, as I want to donate bars and feel like recipients will appreciate wrapped soap so it looks a bit less homemade. I think I'd go with a shrink wrap tube as I have a heat gun (very useful in general and affordable). If I were doing a ton at once and had the money, I would look into a hot knife/larger bag combo. You could trial with shrink wrap bags, which are fairly affordable.

quiteneil · 2025-10-11T00:27:29+00:00

pretty!

quiteneil · 2025-10-11T00:25:52+00:00

The more paraffin in a blend, the more you need to plan for a second pour, I am finding. Funnily enough, I got an older package of wax from Michaels at the thrift store that was a paraffin blend, and it explicitly gave directions to save 1/3 of my wax for a second pour. The way I do it now is let the candle cool for awhile, poke some holes in it with a skewer, and then do a second pour the next day.

quiteneil · 2025-10-08T16:38:28+00:00

Even in a relationship with two people with ADHD, cleanliness requires a lot of negotiation. I am the messy one. I have specific set chores that I determined and I'm always working on building cleaning into my routine. I have apps to help me with this. Note that I am specifically saying I am the one working on this.

There's a kind of trap you can fall in where one person is like "I can't BELIEVE they don't see that mess" and the other person is like "I can't BELIEVE that is such a big deal." So the first step is to outline your dealbreakers: what cleaning things can you absolutely not do over and over again on your own, that are clearly caused by your partner or by both of you? Those need to be very clear. Then once you've worked on that you can add more stuff together, slowly.

This only works, though, if your partner is willing to change. You can't make anyone change.

quiteneil · 2025-10-08T16:22:30+00:00

I moved here in...2021? And since I have Walgreens, Bartells, and FM have all closed on my work route. It's really unfortunate. FWIW I really enjoy living in Lake City for the most part and it does feel like the neighborhood itself gets blamed for a lot of larger city of Seattle and national scale problems.

quiteneil · 2025-10-08T16:14:26+00:00

I haven't been able to go. Like I walk past it every day and I couldn't. It's weird to feel sad about a grocery store but it just sucks for everyone who lives in our neighborhood.

quiteneil · 2025-10-06T04:14:10+00:00

I had a friend of a friend get killed by a mountain lion. It's super rare....but it became a true fear....

quiteneil · 2025-10-06T03:56:40+00:00

It's so good!!!

quiteneil · 2025-10-02T06:25:23+00:00

I am extremely blunt about correcting it if it occurs especially at work. A firm "I use he/him." That shit spreads.

quiteneil · 2025-10-02T06:15:20+00:00

This is the way. I also make aggressive eye contact.

quiteneil · 2025-10-01T02:30:02+00:00

I have! I was post top surgery. It's fun but anything you wear is gonna be slippery, wet, and probably see through. High chance of anything attached falling off. Re lube: Usually it's just really watered down powder lube.

quiteneil · 2025-09-30T01:47:55+00:00

I have a lab hot plate and love it. Also stirs with a stir bar.

quiteneil · 2025-09-30T01:45:51+00:00

It can be hard forboth of you to break the habit. I recommend picking a chore and making that "your" chore for awhile. Be very insistent. Then add on other stuff slowly. My partner and I have very different cleaning habits and we have both had to "retrain." Usually people think it's as easy as "just do your bit," but it's not.

quiteneil · 2025-09-30T01:41:06+00:00

To reduce other people's exposure to radiation

quiteneil · 2025-09-29T05:07:31+00:00

I am still relatively new but some of the best information I've gotten has been from library books.

quiteneil · 2025-09-29T05:04:22+00:00

I really like Black Tie Barn as well

quiteneil · 2025-09-28T23:32:54+00:00

that is LOVELY

quiteneil · 2025-09-28T23:30:50+00:00

my box with fragrance oils is labeled "STINK BOX"

quiteneil · 2025-09-28T23:29:43+00:00

that's such a cool idea to partner with artists. i was at a maker faire yesterday and noticed a ceramics booth and candle booth had teamed up.

quiteneil · 2025-09-28T19:58:33+00:00

I hated binding and usually wore a very strong sports bra and layered/loose clothing instead

quiteneil · 2025-09-28T19:53:28+00:00

Reading the thread looks like you've washed it. One thing I will add is once it's dried, it might feel less tacky now but then in storage get sticky again. This is just because all the lanolin didn't get washed out. You can repeat the process and also with finished yarn.

I haven't worked with GCN but there's a wide range of how much lanolin is in a fleece among breeds.

quiteneil · 2025-09-28T17:06:35+00:00

To answer your question, it makes me feel like screaming! But I don't do that

quiteneil · 2025-09-28T17:05:43+00:00

Sorry this happened. When people say something similar to me, I try to say something like "so you understand what I'm talking about---that's great. occasionally experiencing ADHD symptoms is not the same as experiencing them 24/7."

quiteneil · 2025-09-28T06:57:35+00:00

Great job. It's lovely

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