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oopsiedoodle 3 weeks ago

I love the way you describe your dough. Thank you for the reminder to slow down

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divergentrays 3 weeks ago

Love your morning routine! It sounds so wonderfully cozy.

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oopsiedoodle 3 weeks ago

The Joy of Painting is so mesmerizing

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skep 3 weeks ago

Bread, heck yeah

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oopsiedoodle 1 month ago

Connecting with other people is one of the main ways I’ve found that make me feel better about the world. Which sucks, because I’m also pretty reluctant to share myself. It’s pretty hard for me in real life. For that reason, I’m also really grateful for this online community. Thanks for sharing this little bit of your life with us, I really enjoy your writing.

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dicjournal 1 month ago

@oopsiedoodle Exactly! I often hold a tension of knowing that it's important to connect, and the vulnerability of knowing that true connection comes with being more open about what we feel. Your comment made me feel so much better about opening up myself, and I am more grateful than I can articulate in this tiny box ♡♡ Sooo here's my humble try lol Thank you! And thank you for sharing your colorful, beautiful world ♡

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aneira-ciannwn 1 month ago

This resonates so much, your writing is so inspirational, I wish I could express how I feel as eloquently! You manage to weave words that are so meaningful, thank you x

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skep 1 month ago

"Vincent van Dough" I can't

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oopsiedoodle 1 month ago

I've never tried ginger bug soda. Sounds interesting!

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divergentrays 1 month ago

As a kid I remember going to the next door neighbor to borrow a cup of sugar because I wanted to bake something and we didn't have any. When mom got home from work, she was appalled that I had bothered the neighbor and walked us over there to apologize. I was so confused because TV (latchkey kid here, I grew up watching a LOT of TV) taught me that's just what normal people did. Hollywood lies!

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dicjournal 1 month ago

@divergentrays Those shows made communities seem like a ragtag group of quirky peeps chomping at the bit to solve all your problems in the next 22 minute time slot! With a jaunty jingle to boot! Thinking about it, I shoulda just questioned TV in general when Tony the Tiger said Frosted Flakes were a part of a balanced breakfast and with the ads saying 9 out of 10 doctors recommend cigarettes for your health 😅😅😅

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oopsiedoodle 1 month ago

I can relate, especially when I think about how I thought of work when I was younger. I had ideas of, like, a high-powered career or something. That’s how it is for everyone on TV, so I figured Duh, me too. Except I am just fundamentally not suited for that lifestyle, lol. I’m still figuring out how not to pressure myself to chase promotions etc. Like no, actually I just want my work to fund the more important things

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dicjournal 1 month ago

@oppsiedoogle oh yeah, I'm 1000% the same as you, promotions just end up meaning losing my mind over things that are silly. Like have a perfect slideshow by 5 for this VERY IMPORTANT THING or whatever. It's just not worth it. I used to think upward an onwards was best but now I'm like naaaaaaah, I like having a life haha

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Hi! I wanted to thank you very much for following me ^_^ And I also wanted to say that I explored your site and adore it so very much! It is a gorgeous labor of love and I can envision myself getting lost in its spaces. The cottage, the little frog cameos, your costumes. So many amazing details!

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aneira-ciannwn 1 month ago

Thank you for your kind words! Your site is beautiful and the writing is wonderful! I'm also an Autistic Mum with an ARFID daughter and also trying to decouple my technological life from the mainstream, very happy to have stumbled across your site :)

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dicjournal 1 month ago

🥹 omg thank you! You comment means a lot to me. As Anne Shirley said, it's lovely to encounter kindred spirits, isn't it? ✨✨✨

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oopsiedoodle 1 month ago

Baking your own bread is so cool. I've always wanted to get into it, but it's not like I need another hobby. One day!

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dicjournal 1 month ago

@oopsiedoodle thank you! I think if you can make muffins, bread is fun to try once you're ready! Hobbies haha... I have been reading about gardening and watching videos about bookbinding, and had to remind myself about the time I thought I'd learn to weave, and to make amigurumi, make my own butter, keep chickens, and... you get the picture! Obviously, deep in my heart I yearn to be a one woman artisan village >.<

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divergentrays 1 month ago

I've baked bread before but never sourdough. It sounds fun and is on my "one of these days" lists. You're probably set for starter but did you know about Carl Griffith's 1847 Oregon Trail Sourdough Starter? Send a SASE and they will send back starter that was brought along the Oregon Trail with Carl Griffith's ancestors. https://www.carlsfriends.net/

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oopsiedoodle 1 month ago

I so relate! Just this week I learned how to saddle stitch and made a bunch of little pocket notebooks. I also have a loom I rarely use lol

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dicjournal 1 month ago

@divergentrays I hadn't heard of this, thank you!!!! I might give this a try. Sending a SASE has a charming vibe, doesn't it? It reminds me of all the magazine ads growing up. I have heard of vintage starters that are popular with the community, like one from Egypt, etc. They say sourdough has terroir based on the air, which makes the idea of these starters a bit fascinating. Plus, special interest haha ^_^

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skep 1 month ago

If you send me a self-addressed stamped jar, I'll send you back a glob of the thing in the back of my fridge that used to be sourdough starter and which I am actively afraid of because I haven't touched it in 2-3 years

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dicjournal 1 month ago

@skep, I think this is the genesis of a promising cottage industry 😂 is the hooch included?

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skep 1 month ago

Is that what it's called??? Uh, I mean it's this concerning dark gray color, but if you want it it's yours

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dicjournal 1 month ago

lol yep... that swampy, terrifying substance is called hooch. I am super familiar with it because I'm a flake and always forgot to feed my previous starters 😭 I keep promising myself that I am a changed woman, and I shall no longer allow my starter to make hooch, but we'll see! If you give your starter's hooch a fancy trademarked name and a cool logo, I envision a healthy SASE demand :p

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skep 1 month ago

I'm gonna need input from a marketing team because if I name it nobody's going to want to buy it

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2 months ago

TYSM for your comment; my thumb deleted it on a phone screen. I am an odd one; that's for sure. I really enjoy your backgrounds, so tranquil.

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dicjournal 2 months ago

Awww ty ty! ^_^ I feel you you on the music tastes haha. If my playlists don't have a minimum of 3 different languages, 10 genres, and spans at least 5 different decades the boredom starts kicking in for me. Music is a big part of my life and I always love seeing what everyone listens to!

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skep 2 months ago

King Arthur's cornbread recipe gets a lot of compliments, but that doesn't mean it can't be beat! Tucking this away for later...

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oopsiedoodle 2 months ago

Summer is so busy, I'm usually more than ready for it to end. I've always used Chiaogoo fixed needles. Not sure if they'd solve your problem with the join or work well for magic loop (I use 9" needles for socks), but I've never had any problems!

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dicjournal 2 months ago

I think the worst part is that its so hot, I just want to nap all the time. Then I look at my to-do list in horror 😭 100% waiting for fall now! Ooo, duh! I use ChiaGoo for sweaters and washcloths, it didn't click with me to try for socks! Their needle tips are top tier and the cables are nice. I'll def get one to try out. I started a sock with a pretty mint tweed and the snagging made me meh and I stopped >.<

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skep 3 months ago

So I have your permission to spray my CEO with Lysol, got it

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dicjournal 3 months ago

@skep lmao! Imma say Lysol might be the only solution. There was a point I thought perhaps a prebiotic would keep the business bros from proliferating wildly, but they seem to have multiplied exponentially since Blockchain and they keep on trying to synergistecally in lockstep start the new industrial revolution, or something to that nature 😱

oopsiedoodle 2 months ago

Brud looks precious. I'm still waiting for the universe to bless me with a surprise kitten

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dicjournal chaoticallyyours

3 months ago

Thank you for your follow! Your typography and aesthetic that you have are very classy and pretty 💖

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chaoticallyyours 3 months ago

Thank you. Maybe one of these days I'll actually get around to figuring out what I want to share in this little niche. :)

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dicjournal 3 months ago

I feel that! I spend months per idea, spinning it in my head. It's funny because the freedom of coding my site makes it feel both more exciting but also daunting at the same time?

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oopsiedoodle 3 months ago

So agree with you on AI writing. It’s embarrassing

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dicjournal 3 months ago

@oopsiedoodle YES!!! OMG even when the intent personal, the style gives it all such a cringey sales vibe. I go to LinkedIn now and brace myself for the onslaught of it, while questioning my judgement in even visiting the darn site in the first place >.<

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dicjournal nikkiluvspizza

3 months ago

Hi! Thank you so much for your follow! As a fellow appreciator of pizza, I'm excited to see your site grow ^___^

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oopsiedoodle 4 months ago

I didn’t know there was a Tweed version of Stroll! I can see it working really well for the Hermione socks. I have so much yarn already, but I might have to try it. I’m making a tank top in KnitPicks CotLin right now. I’ve never knit with cotton before, but it’s way nicer than I imagined

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oopsiedoodle 4 months ago

Also section 274 is so relatable. "Things that bother me don't bother others, but then I am relaxed about norms that others consider sacrosanct." I wrote almost the exact same thing the other day for a blog I haven't posted yet

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dicjournal 4 months ago

The stash is so so real 😭 I sometimes fear I will never knit it all in my natural life. What pattern are you making in cotlin? I have been worried too that my years of knitting many many washcloths have made me assume that using blends will feel rough but I hear they wash softer and softer in time which makes me excited to give it a whirl.

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dicjournal 4 months ago

I hope to read your thoughts too about the inverse feeling because I swear like certain work things of sensory stuff makes me prickly and then people freak out about some thing or another and I shrug like, ohhh that's no biggie! It's confusing sometimes >.<

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oopsiedoodle 4 months ago

I'm making the Typical Tank from Tiffany Liew. :)

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