My braids were feeling a little too plain so I decided to add some feather crochets myself just to switch it up a bit 😭
Now it’s kinda giving soft Fulani braid vibes and I’m lowkey obsessed with how much more styled it looks.
I recently upgraded a balayage blonde wig. My friends told me the color and the back look amazing on me, but since wowangel said it's raw hair and bleached, the tangling is driving me crazy.
It gets so matted and frizzy at the nape of my neck after just a few hours of wear. I don't want to ruin the hair since it wasn't cheap.
Any holy grail products or daily maintenance routines to stop raw hair from tangles? I really need this unit to last!
Voice-to-text isn't really a problem for me anymore. But voice-to-action is a different thing, and this past week was the first time I felt what it could actually do.
The tool is called Owlfy. No affiliation, just thought it was worth sharing. It does two things: regular speech-to-text, which I skipped because I already use Wispr Flow, and the other thing. You hold down Fn, talk to it, and it goes off and does stuff on your computer.
Started with easy stuff. Opening apps, sending a Slack message, searching my inbox. All worked, all fast, but I wasn't blown away. I've seen enough AI demos at this point that this level of stuff doesn't really impress me anymore.
What got me was the next batch:
Asked it to compress an ID photo under 100KB. Done, compressed file sitting in my folder when I checked.
Gave it a 10 min video and asked for a specific 15 second clip. Got it.
Selected 30 invoices, held Fn, said "add these up and break them into categories in a table." Worked.
That's when it clicked. I had a similar feeling the first time I used OpenClaw, but Owlfy felt more consistent and faster, and it worked more reliably. It also runs in the background, so it doesn't take over my screen while it's working.
One more thing worth mentioning: install was painless. Download, open, done. First 20 days are free. After dealing with the OpenClaw setup (which, if you've been through it, you know), this was a relief.
Still figuring out what else to throw at it. If you've got something weird you want me to try, drop it below and I'll report back. And if anyone here is building in this space, I'm genuinely curious how this kind of execution gets that reliable.
been hiring caregivers and CNAs for my home care agency for about 4 years now and i feel like ive tried basically every channel that exists. wanted to write this up because when i was starting out i couldnt find any honest comparisons of hiring methods for care work specifically and it wouldve saved me a lot of time and money
this is for anyone running a home care agency, home health company, or any care focused business that needs to hire shift workers with certifications. the dynamics are really different from hiring for office roles or even restaurant/retail
indeed
this is where most people start and its fine for raw volume. you will get applications. the problem is signal to noise ratio. i post a position clearly requiring CNA certification and easily 60-70% of applicants dont have one. they just blast apply to everything. then you spend hours screening only to find that half the qualified people dont respond to messages and the other half ghost on interviews. that said, over the years indeed has gotten me some of my best long term employees. its just a brutal numbers game. maybe 1 hire per 40-50 applications. budget wise the sponsored posts add up fast too
this is built for families hiring a single caregiver, not for agencies filling multiple positions. the interface is clunky for business use. candidates on care.com tend to want private pay direct hire arrangements, not agency work. i used it for about 6 months and stopped. if youre a family looking for one person its probably fine. for agencies its the wrong tool
staffing agencies (maxim, bayada, amedisys, etc)
these work when you need someone fast and can absorb the cost. markups run 25-40% depending on the agency, position, and your market. quality is wildly inconsistent. ive had them send genuinely excellent caregivers and ive had them send people who were clearly not experienced with home care patients. the biggest issue is they usually cant guarantee the same person for recurring shifts, which is terrible for clients who need continuity of care. also once you get dependent on a staffing agency its hard to wean off because your own pipeline atrophies
craigslist
no. just dont. maybe 1 in 20 responses is a real person with actual qualifications
facebook groups
underrated honestly. most cities have caregiver and CNA facebook groups. the people in those groups are actually in the field which already puts you ahead of indeed in terms of qualification rate. the downside is its totally unstructured. youre posting in a group, getting a flood of DMs, and doing all the vetting yourself. no filtering, no scheduling tools, nothing. but ive found some solid people this way
hirey
this is the newest thing ive tried. its a matching service where you call or text 281-801-8048 and describe what you need. they match based on zip code proximity (try to keep it within 30 minutes) and certifications. what i like is that it cuts the screening step because candidates are already filtered by location and qualifications. if theres a match they set up a zoom interview which is convenient. what i dont like is the candidate pool is smaller than indeed because theyre newer. ive had times where there wasnt a match for a specific area or time slot. theyre currently focused on the houston area where i am so if youre elsewhere it may not be available yet. its not a full replacement but for getting qualified nearby matches fast its been the most efficient option per time spent
word of mouth / referral programs
honestly still the best channel by retention rate. my current staff referring people they know converts at the highest rate and those hires stick around longer because they already know someone at the company and understand what the work involves. i pay a $200 referral bonus after 30 days and its been the best money ive spent on recruiting
the takeaway
theres no single solution for hiring care workers. the industry has high turnover and the tools that exist were mostly built for different kinds of jobs. im currently using indeed for broader hiring pushes, word of mouth for steady organic growth, and hirey for targeted fast matches in my area. staffing agencies only when im truly desperate because of the margin hit
for anyone else hiring in healthcare or care work, what channels have worked for you? especially curious about markets outside of texas
Flew it up over this lake and the 360 view just hits different. Mountains everywhere clouds sitting low and that water color is something else. Felt way bigger than what I could see standing down there.
This is the kinda spot where I just let it hover and spin the footage around after. Mountains in every direction no matter where I look. My legs were dead from the hike up... but definitely worth dragging my new drone
I signed up for a new SHEIN account today and noticed a 30% off coupon during checkout.
One of the codes I saw was: AFFQ130 (order over $29) Just sharing in case someone here was planning to order anyway and wants to try it. https://d.duomai.com/ihL16
Game Title:Magical Water Pouring
Playable Link:https://poppark.ai/Share?game_remix_id=260baeae-bc51-4516-9dd9-9ec2d272515f
Platform: I designed a small game that is actually quite simple. You only need to move the different colored blocks inside the bottles to ensure that the blocks in each cup are all the same color.
Despite the simple mechanics, no one has ever managed to reach the final level