u/gummibees

Hey everyone,

35F and only just diagnosed with combination AuDHD this year. I've always struggled with frittering money and spending frivolously but since getting diagnosed and now medicated it feels worse. I spend any spare cent I have after paying bills on clothes, shoes, plushies, makeup, plants for the garden, games and crafting supplies etc... I never put myself into debt for it, but I waste the remainder of my pay cheque on random things that I don't need. I feel like I can't stop buying stuff cause I really want it and I get massive regret/fomo if I don't buy it. :/

I've also lost 60kg+ over the last two years and now I can wear all the clothes and looks I always wished I could, which isn't helping my spending habits... Sigh.

Does anyone else struggle with it?

I'd love to get some advice or tips on how to reign it in. I want to save up for a holiday and a tummy tuck etc but just can't seem to stop wasting money.

Hey everyone,

I just got home from my first ever colonoscopy and wanted to share my experience since like many others, I was extremely anxious and trailing through Reddit for information to put my mind at ease.

My procedure was booked for 7:30am Monday, and my anesthesiologist wanted me to do the white diet on Saturday and a clear liquid diet on Sunday due to my reflux and digestive issues.

I spent Saturday grabbing some supplies then just had a quiet day at home since I was pretty anxious. I ate some bread rolls with butter, rice bubbles, iced coffee, chicken broth with rice and some ice cream. I didn't find the white diet particularly difficult just a bit boring. On Sunday I woke up and had a black tea, then just snacked on jelly, lemonade, apple juice and homemade chicken broth for the rest of the day until it was time to start my prep. I was told to get movicol, the chemist asked me what flavour I wanted and I asked him "which was the least gross one" and he suggested lemon, so that's what I went with. 🤣

Since my scope was at 7:30am, I was told by the hospital to drink the first part at 10:30pm and the second at 3:30am. I'm not gonna lie, I completely deviated from this. 😅 The thought of having to get up at 3am and chug this horrible drink over an hour then spend the next 3 hours blasting diarrhoea or risk shitting myself in the car or at the hospital was so anxiety inducing so I did a lot of googling and asking around with friends who have had multiple scopes and almost everyone said I would be fine to start the prep earlier, especially since I had been on liquids all day. Soo I decided to be a terrible patient and make up my own rules, not suggesting anyone else follow my lead - just sharing my experience and thought process! I started my first half of the moviprep at 6pm Sunday and took the rest at midnight.

I was absolutely terrified of what the drink was going to taste like and do to me, but in complete honesty - it was really, really not that bad! The only bad part is the texture, it's sort of greasy and thick, but the taste is completely fine. It just tastes like slightly salty sprite.

I saw multiple posts from people recommending to chill the mixture and this was definitely super helpful and made it a lot easier to drink imo.

I would pour myself about 350ml glasses worth of the mixture and just chug it, then follow it with a few mouthfuls of apple juice to get the greasy taste out. I read that drinking it with a straw helps but if something is gross I'm the kind of person to just get it over and done with asap instead so I decided to chug. I kept chugging my glasses every 10-15mins so by about 45mins I was done with my first litre. It took about 30mins from the last glass to kick in but the sense to go wasn't overwhelmingly urgent or painful, I never felt crampy or uncomfortable like when you get actual diarrhoea I just would suddenly feel like "oop! I gotta poop!" - I never felt like I was in danger of shitting myself lol.

Each movement lasted about 5-10 mins and then I would get a 20-30min break before I had to go again. I went about 10 times in total before it was time for my second dose. The movements themselves just felt like pooping out a stream of water, if you've ever had a horrible stomach flu or gastro it feels like that but it's not painful at all.

I also got myself some wet wipes to use after each movement which not only helped soothe my poor booty but kept me feeling clean since the whole process does kinda make you feel a bit manky.

I probably could've taken my second dose around 10pm but I didn't want to deviate too much from my hospital instructions so I took it at midnight. The second chug was less pleasant, probably because I was getting tired and hangry, but it was still completely doable and once I finished the last glass the hardest part (imo) was all over so I felt great lol. I had a quick shower and some more clear fluids then hopped into bed. I only had to get up twice before I fell asleep around 1am, and then 3 more times throughout the night. I woke up at 6:30 and had to go once more before leaving but the sense of urgency with the second dose felt less. By the morning I was pretty much just pooping clear liquid.

Once I got to the hospital I had to go 2 more times after they had admitted me, then they put my drip in and it was time for the best nap of my life.

The whole procedure lasted 7mins according to my paperwork and the doctor noted my prep as excellent. They took some biopsies and I have a referral with my surgeon next month. When I woke up I had no pain and just felt a little groggy. I was up and dressing myself within about 15 mins of waking up then they gave me a sandwich, tea and a biscuit which was possibly the best tasting food I've ever had in my life. 🤣

The whole ordeal was really not as bad as I had worked myself up into thinking, I would happily do this again if I had to especially to avoid cancer. I personally think taking my prep a bit earlier than instructed worked for me as based on how much I still had to go after my second dose, I would definitely have risked pooping myself on the way or at the hospital which, even if they're used to that, I would personally never recover from 💀 It didn't seem to have any impact on my scope at all.

The only "terrible" parts for me was the liquid diet (I was soo freaking hungry) and the drink, but again, it really wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I think lemon was a good choice too lol. Even though it sucked being hungry, I think the liquid diet made the experience a bit easier for me too, I would recommend doing liquids the day of your prep if you can.

I just wanted to share my experiences incase anyone else might find it useful, since I found everyone else's posts so insightful and helpful to read!

Goodluck to everyone who has a scope booked, remember to stay calm and chug, its not that bad!

Hi everyone,

I really want to create some "thick" details like chubby bees or really full flowers but I'm wondering how it works. I recently completed my first project and some sections were more thick/detailed as I was layering my threads for a shading/detailed effect and noticed that even just my 3-5 layers of thread were already becoming very difficult to push the needle through and getting quite messy at the back.

Is there a better way to do it or am I doing this effect wrong entirely?

I'm assuming for the really 3D projects some of the items might be completed separately and then sewn on by themselves or...?

Hopefully my question makes sense!

Thanks :)