u/rockymountainway777

I have a mix of 2A and 2B hair. I really love my hair, but it’s a lot of work to style and I have a baby on the way. I do need a hair cut, it’s currently extremely dense and a couple inches past my bra line.

If I got a perm with the larger rollers, would this help cut down on my routine?

I’ve made some sets to sell at a local consignment shop but I’m struggling to come up with a price.

My western sets are medium and dark brown, silver coloured hardware, no tooling. Belt, wide spur straps, matching rectangular dangle earrings.

- also wondering if I should include a matching belt buckle

English set is just plain black with simple hardware, thin belt and matching thin spur straps.

My husband’s socks go very hard after they’ve been worn and can even be somewhat stiff out of the dryer. This happens even with his brand new socks after a couple washes. Cotton or wool. He works a blue collar job and they’re often pretty damp at the end of the day. This is the only clothing I have this trouble with.

I use Kirklands fragrance free detergent, and I use it very sparingly. Maybe 1.5 TBSP on a full/large load. Always warm to hot water. Always a citric acid rinse (I try to get the PH to 4-5). We do have hard water (calcium and iron). I’ve also tried adding 1/2 cup baking soda to the wash cycle and replacing the detergent with 1/2 tsp of dawn dish soap out of desperation.

Any advice?

My vehicle was backing out of an angled parking space and was 7/8ths of the way out when another drive surged out of their angled spot and hit my vehicle. They admitted on camera they did not see us and were at fault. ICBC is saying it’s still not enough proof and because both vehicles were in reverse it’s likely going to be 50/50.

Any advice?

Hoping I can get some advice on my dog.

I have an 12yr old cattle dog, who for her whole life time has been stuck to my side and very obedient. About a week ago we were out in my cows pasture and she touched a tail of wire that was hot. We were close to one another and she acted as if I was the one who “got her”. She instantly ran and kept turning to look at me and refused to get in my truck for at least 10 minutes.

Now she is also extremely hesitant to leave her kennel or even follow me outside for her bathroom breaks. Once she’s outside she’ll often wait until I’m not looking and try to run back to the house.

I’m feeling pretty heart broken over the whole thing. She’ll happily take treats from me and play fetch, but it’s the in between times she’s avoiding me. I’ve also put her on a leash and she’ll try to set back sometimes, which is SUPER unusual, she’s always been very good on a leash.

I’m pregnant and can’t ride anymore. I desperately need some horse related projects to do at home. Bonus if I could sell it after. I can sew, knit, and do basic leather work

I’m not trying to make this a political thing.

My mother (62) is horribly obsessed with watching the news and it has gotten worse over the last couple of years. It’s 3-4 hours a day when it’s at its worst.

I noticed she’s become a lot more hateful, judgemental and fearful. When I try to share news about my life, she gives me short answers then says something along the lines of “did you hear / see on the news that _____ happened?”. She has also brought up a couple of times that I’m very out of touch because I don’t watch the news. I just consume my “news” in a different form and I’m not public about it.

She’ll bring up some political/news stuff in inappropriate times (like she does on subjects we know we don’t agree on) in front of other people and make them visibly uncomfortable.

She’ll even get fired up and raise her voice at the screen. She’ll take a news anchors opinions as fact, even if the anchor says “well my opinion is _____”. We actually share a lot of similar political views, but I try to remain a skeptic which I’ve learned not to display or it’ll cause her to become quite upset.

When I’m over visiting at her house I’ve asked if we could change the channel or watch a movie to hang out and she gets PISSED.

Rant over. Blegh

I’m 20 weeks pregnant and just had an ultrasound done. My baby was head down, so my tech was having trouble getting a face view. Several times she pressed very hard in to my belly with the wand and jiggled me. I told her several times she was hurting me. I have pelvic floor pain / bladder even before pregnancy that I’ve been addressing for a couple years. after my appointment I looked it up and I know it’s normal for the tech to have to jostle you around a bit to get baby to move, I’m just upset about no communication. Three times I put my hand up and told her she was hurting me (I told her about my pelvic pain the second time). She’d say sorry or ignore me, move to a different spot then do the same thing.

I’m really fortunate to have a wonderful team of midwives, but every time I have to go to the hospital for imaging or whatever, I’m so very disappointed in my experience as a woman. I don’t get asked for consent, I don’t get informed and I feel subhuman.

I’ve gotten grief from people who are close to me about going to birth house, but this is really why.

I struggle with hydration sometimes and I find having some electrolytes with it can help quite a bit. But I’m finding that the electrolyte drinks you can buy that aren’t full of crap / sugar are pretty expensive. Could someone just take a potassium, magnesium and salt capsule?

Hi everyone. Posting to see if there is someone who has an established lavender operation. I’ve been considering starting a plot on my acreage for some time, I think next spring is the time to try, but I did have some questions.

1. What is your most profitable product? Starts, established plants, bundles, bulk sales?

2. If pursuing the bulk sales, where are you finding buyers? Google is coming up a bit dry

3. What did you do to make your product stand out from others?

4. Were there other crops that you found to be comparable with your operation?

I am not interested in doing agri tourism. But I would be open to attending farmers markets. I’m between two cities that have some sizeable markets with a lot of traffic. Most plant start and produce booths are nearly sold out at the end of the day.

I have the acreage, I’ll need to adjust my soil a bit but that’s not a big deal to me, organic growing practices and a lot of vegetable growing experience.

I have the itch to try lavender from seed again. But I’m unsure if fall planting would be ok?

Like the title says, I’m looking to make my own oilskin poncho with the eyelets and male/female snaps. I’ve looked at so many pictures of manufactured ones, but I can’t figure out where to put them. If anyone has a picture or idea on how to make it work, it would be really appreciated

Hi everyone. I’m currently working with a team of midwives at a birthing center. Recently they recommended hiring a doula. I’m not really sure how I feel about this. If I had it my way, I would probably have my baby at home with just my husband. But we live very rurally and have decided it would probably be safer to at least have a midwife team. With a doula though, I feel like having someone there who is basically a stranger, even if it’s their job doesn’t sit well with me. I’m not even super happy about my midwife situation. There’s 7 midwives that rotate through your care and you just end up with whomever is on call when you give birth. They were also telling me I’ll be monitored every 15-20 minutes while I’m there in active labour. I’m a pretty private person who likes to create and hold my own peace. I also feel extremely confident in my husband being my educated support person and advocate.

Has anyone else shared these feelings?

For a beginner

I’d even be happy to do it DIY.

* can’t do coconut oil due to my allergies

I know Christmas is a long time away, but I’m thinking about it because I want to space my budget out a lot this year. My family does a lot of homemade gifts and I’d like some new ideas. I’ll include of the ones that I’ve made that have been a hit in previous years too:

Food: chocolate bark, jams/jellies, pizza sauce, pasta sauce, spice blends, limoncello / arancello / limecello trio pack

Clothing: leather belt, bleach or painted art on clothes, fabric patches on clothes, handmade canvas tote bag, moccasins (leather and fabric), apron, eco printed socks and shirt

Other: hot water bottle and real sheepskin fleece cover, cherry or rice pit bag heating pack, rag rug, pine needle basket, essential oil based perfume and room spray in glass bottles, house plants, beeswax candle in mason jar, flowers, pressed flowers on paper in a frame, fabric painted tea towels, soap saver bags, knit wash clothes

I’ve noticed that Goodwill and VV have insane prices. I want to donate some clothing but I want to support a thrift store that actually has fair pricing. Any suggestions?

Lemon juice or apple cider vinegar mixed with baking soda seems to be what people are using for detoxing their locks. They cancel each other out and create sodium acetate (a sodium water) and it’s pretty much PH neutral. Then you’re not getting any of the PH cleaning properties from the vinegar or baking soda. Or is it just the foaming action you’re after?

Sometimes my younger sibling can get pretty broke. Sometimes I’ll send them some cash or buy household stuff that I can ship to their place through Amazon. Things like body soap, dish soap, laundry detergent, cleaners, etc. Is there anything I’m missing that a young broke adult might need?