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▲ 2 r/cricut

“Set up machine” loop

Hi I’m new and I’m struggling.

I have an Explore 5. I took it out and set it up, did the test cut, all good and dandy.

Then I decided to just throw a shape on the canvas to play with it some more. I clicked make, did the settings, then hit continue. Then it says “Explore 5 Connected!” Then it takes me back through the setup. I tried again, and it did the same thing.

I called customer service and we tried a bunch of things. The last idea was to update my computer (MacOS) but we ended the call because that was going to take awhile. It worked fine on my phone, so it seems like it’s the design space app on my computer not connecting properly.

Has anyone else had this problem? I’ve attached pictures if that helps.

I’m also not sure why it’s showing as two different machines for when I tried with Bluetooth versus USB. Idk if those machine numbers are sensitive so I blocked them out just in case.

u/Mayonnaise071 — 2 days ago
▲ 6 r/weddingplanning

Wedding on dead grandfather’s birthday?

Is it weird to get married on the birthday of a deceased relative?

My fiancé and I are getting ready to put a deposit down on a venue for a particular date, but that date happens to be the birthday of my fiancé’s grandfather who passed a little over a year ago. It’s late 2027, so it will have been nearly 3 years since he passed. He was in his 90s and passed peacefully.

My fiancé is a very sentimental person, and he thought it was a sign/great coincidence when I suggested the date, not knowing that it was his grandfather’s birthday. He wants the date because of what it means to him, not in spite of it.

The problem is my fiancé’s mother. She’s VERY sentimental and, while I’m obviously not going to judge how anyone grieves, she doesn’t seem to have fully grieved/processed his passing.

When we brought up the idea about a week ago, she just kinda said “okay. Can I get back to you?” My fiancé tried to talk to her about it multiple times since and just tonight got more of an “answer” along the lines of “I don’t want to give up the date.” Then it sort of became him comforting her because she was saying she feels like a terrible mother. This reaction is common for her.

We’re both leaning towards going ahead with it, making sure we properly honor him, and hoping she comes around. We obviously don’t want her to be upset all day either. We’re also going to talk to her siblings to be sure they don’t have a strong opposition, but we doubt they will.

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u/Mayonnaise071 — 19 days ago
▲ 2 r/ftm

ADHD and struggling to do my shots on time?

I’ve been on T for almost 6 years now, but for the last year or so, I’ve found myself getting worse and worse about procrastinating my shot. It’s not like I don’t want to do it. But my brain sees it as a chore and goes “eh, I can do it later.” Especially if I’m too tired and don’t trust myself with sharp things.

I’ve never gone more than 2 weeks between shots, which I guess could be worse, but I’m sure it’s not good for me.

I have ADHD, depression, and chronic fatigue syndrome (mild, thankfully), so the three combine to make a vicious cycle when I put something off. That also means that I am always fatigued and don’t really feel the specific fatigue of the hormone dip so there isn’t that immediate consequence.

Has anyone else struggled with anything similar? Have you been able to figure out a way to help?

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u/Mayonnaise071 — 24 days ago