I feel like my albo would love direct sunlight but I can’t provide any unfortunately- it’s always lurking around the corner right at the window. I would like it to size up but it’s slow- it has fenestrations on both sides of the leaves for a while now (except for winter) but isn’t really getting much bigger with length - two plants on a pole in the picture. I’m just wondering if it’s time for chop&prop again
Hello everyone! I tried these leg compression recovery boots at my gym the other day and wow it’s an absolute game changer! I might get one approved by health insurance but earliest in a year with MD and regular compression. Now I was looking for “affordable” machines in the meantime! Which brands can you recommend? I have been looking at 4fizjo, reboots, blackroll and movo and edicare and airecover. I was told ideally to look for 8 compression chambers- those are significantly more expensive in most cases. I’d be happy to hear about your experiences with those or other brands!
New leaf on my monstera
Are there good resources? I was trying to find formulas to get inspired by for some of my old fragrances of my collection, particularly jil sander sensations, ralph lauren blue for her and dolce&gabbana sicily
Hey there! I’ve been going through some photos on my phone and realized I still haven’t properly ID a snake I took a photo of when vacationing in the amazon forest, location northern Brazil near the Peruvian border - the picture is slightly blurry because I tried to magnify it as much as reasonable and overexposed because it was taken at night on my phone but I hope it’s still identifiable! I first thought coral snake but it’s only black and red without a yellow band. It was scared and took a leap of faith shortly after when someone else approached even closer (half a meter or so, don’t tell me, I figured 1.5/snake lengths would be more comfortable as a distance)
Just wanted to share the first success! I‘m test wearing a fragrance I‘m happy with atm and while all Natural obviously doesn’t have massive projection (which is good in my job because people can escape me and I don’t want them to be overwhelmed) and mediocre longevity I got complimented on how I smell!
I‘m still fine tuning the formula and will probably ask for advice at some point but maybe I‘ll just keep tinkering around with it as well. It’s an amber, oak moss and tolu balm base with neroli and mimosa mid and grapefruit top notes and I‘m really happy with is. Some sandal wood, bergamot and vanilla and rose is in there, too.
I just started with my first jab of adalimumab last sunday and was very excited about it. I don’t yet feel better but actually worse like my sacro iliac and thoracic spine is actually flaring up. The symptoms started yesterday. Is it a thing with biologics that it has to get worse before it gets better or is it unrelated and I just have to wait for a couple more weeks before it starts working? I had the impression my last flare was over and now it’s more active again but maybe I was just mistaken.
I googled it and apparently there are paradox reactions where the disease gets worse from it but I am very sure it’s too soon to tell at this moment.
I was just wondering if someone had new flares associated with the injections and it still worked?
I’m a beginner and motivated to stick to natural fragrances because lots of the chemicals give me headaches and nausea (some natural fragrances as well but those are the ones where I suspect I bought a fake “perfume oil” labeled EO will replace with real stuff and see how I feel about it then)
Anyway I tried to make a perfume for men, very woody and foresty but also herbal with top notes of citrus. I attached my formula in ppt and already accounted for dilutions. The one labeled Amber is Labdanum/Vanilla/Benzoe in the mix recommended by Mandy Aftel.
My question is basically how can I make this a little more lean while keeping the top citric the mid floral with herbs and the dry down woody/foresty? What should I strip from the formula, what’s unbalanced?
I diluted to 20% and want to give it to my dad for father’s day.
Happy to hear your recommendations!
Hello everyone! I’m suspected autistic but diagnosed ADHD doctor in anesthesia and I work with (mostly) children with multiple disabilities- autism and ADHD are very common co-morbidities and come in a variety of severities. I enjoy working with the kids and believe I’m doing ok with catering towards specific autistic needs, questions, etc. even though we do still get the occasional meltdown.
I would love to prevent that from happening and most of the time it’s happening after surgery in the recovery room. Unfortunately a meltdown looks a lot like an emergence delirium which is also a common condition in kids.
I’m giving a presentation on how to cater towards the needs of autistic kids in the stressful perioperative environment but don’t want to rely solely on literature and my (projected) experience. I’d love to get input from parents and patients who have been through anaesthesia and hear about what they liked, what they hated and how we can do better in the future!
If I should get enough feedback I might turn it into a questionnaire that can be statistically. I just want medical care to get better!
Topics I’d like to discuss are:
sedatives/tranquilizers because it’s very much discussed in the medical field because it causes amnesia and that’s not always what we want if you want to process an experience
Pain scales (1-10 vs faces- what’s easier to understand, how do autistic people/children describe and process pain- many are way more tolerant than NTs)
The environment (amount of people, monitors beeping, sound, overstimulation, etc.)
Sensory toys/weighted blankets or such as a recovery strategy
Presence of parents/caregivers
I’m happy to get as much input as possible and maybe there’s a lot that I’m not yet aware of!
Thanks for participating
• Tank size: 5.3g• Heater and filter? (yes/yes): • Tank temperature: 26.1• Parameters in numbers and how you got them: NH4 zero nitrites zero nitrates 1 phosphate zero pH 7,5 (jbl drip test)• How long have you had the tank? 3months How long have you had your fish?: 4 Weeks• How often are water changes? How much do you take out per change? What is your process?: 30%/week, vacuum• Any tankmates? If so, please list with how many of each: neocaridina 20pcs, Ramshorn snails 2, some bladder snails• What do you feed and how much: life and frozen, life ad libitum, frozen as much as can be consumed by fish and shrimp in 20mins• Decorations and plants in the tank: planted, some rocks• If you haven't already posted a picture
When I got my boy he already had icht so I treated him right at arrival- and was vary and watching carefully- since the last water change (Tuesday) he’s shown mild symptoms of discomfort (hanging out where I can’t see him and some glass surfing) but had otherwise no symptoms or odd behaviors. Today he refused food (enchytreae worms) and has been scratching himself violently with a new tear in his fin at the belly which seems swollen (see attached image). The water is green because I already added medicine for bacterial and parasitical infection (at close inspection there might be some icht spots again but it’s terribly difficult to spot on his white scales). I just wanted to confirm if you think the infection could be fungal since then I’d need to use a different substance.
Hello everyone! I posted here before about attempting to create all natural fragrances but was told that synthetic is the way to go. Since I’m rather unhappy with modern perfumes and am motivated to try I read through some old threads about the topic and read that some of you are working all natural or mostly natural! I have some accords that I like and was able to create some harmonies in the past that are fresh or woody or floral or amber based and am quite happy with it even though your sophisticated noses would probably still find it unbalanced or plump- I’m not completely new to creating fragrances but found new motivation and inspiration to take it more seriously from now on!
I was wondering if- no matter if you work fully natural or mixed- some of you would be willing to share some of your favorite accords built from naturals? I’d struggle to balance florals sometimes and find them a little overpowering, especially frangipiani and jasmine - my favorite mix so far smells like a floatingmarket in asia with flowers and a spice shop- kardamom, clove, pepper, muscat, jasmine and neroli in there, benzoe siam and vetiver, a little patchouli and cedar and some bergamot.
Second favorite has algae, pine needles, oakmoss, benzoe, geranium, may rose, rose wood, tuberose, majoran, rosemary and pinus cembra and a tad vanilla
I’m still working with the drip method but have a proper scale shipping so that I could share formulas soon.
I’d love to hear your input!
I just did a water change and immediately after my shrimp started behaving neurologically intoxicated, floating upside down, jerking uncontrollably, falling over. I did wash my hands before but was wearing a new perfume with clove oil /essential oils in it and am guessing that maybe even though I did wash my hands twice before starting I still had some on my skin. It’s a 30l cube and I immediately changed another 15l so a total of 20l and added charcoal to the filter. Is there anything else I can do to save as many as possible? The other option as source for intoxication is that I did some heavy vacuuming of the gravel so maybe something was rotting in there.
I’ll do some testing of the water I removed now but before I touched the water they were ok
Hello everyone! I’m somewhat new to perfume making- I’ve collected scents since my teenage years and it’s increasingly difficult for me to find perfumes I like- I have a decent collection of essential oils and other stuff, I’ve been cream and soap making before as well and am currently again trying to mix my own perfumes- I know about head mid and base notes and how much I should add in general but I’m struggling with fixation of the scent and sometimes composition in general. I like herbal and spice notes and wood as well as some floral ones but not all of them- citrus also not all of them and no sweet notes which makes female perfumes more difficult for me. I’m wearing ffern winter 26 atm and it’s the first time in a long time that I liked one (spring 26 I didn’t like at all and returned it). What was your best resource as a beginner? Anything you would have lived to know when you started? Input is very welcome!
I’ve asked this before but didn’t get an answer- my fish won’t take freeze dried blood worms and daphnia and I was wondering if there’s a trick to it because they live them live and frozen. From the amazon reviews of my product people who usually feed pellets say their fish are crazy about it. I feed pellets only occasionally and mostly live and frozen- is that the reason? Is it basically a downgrade?
Ich habe eine chronische Krankheit und falle aktuell leider regelmäßig tage- oder Wochenweise aus, zudem schaffe ich es nicht alle Arzttermine außerhalb der Arbeitszeit zu legen, da die Öffnungszeiten sich mit der Arbeitszeit überschneiden, was ebenfalls je nach Uhrzeit des Termins z.T. zu halbtägigen oder sogar ganztägigen Ausfällen führt (wegen distanz zwischen Wohnort und Arbeitsstätte)- Ärzte sind wohnortnah. Muss ich in Teilzeit gehen um Zeit für diese (halbwegs) planbaren Termine Zeit zu schaffen? Dürfen die Tage als Minusstunden (statt krank) verbucht werden, wenn ich einen Arzttermin habe? Damit hätte ich prinzipiell kein Problem, habe aber gesundheitsbedingt jetzt schon einiges an Minus gemacht. Prinzipiell müsste ich gesundheitsbedingt in Teilzeit gehen aber ich brauche eigentlich auch das Einkommen.
I got a new grow light and love how it makes the new leaves glow up 🤩