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spiders don't like the way they smell! apparently if you just spray some essential oils around they'll migrate elsewhere. i just googled to fact-check myself and apparently the same goes for lavender and mint, which are maybe slightly gentler on the (human) nose
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I don’t know if any of this works because I still haven’t tried but I’ve read that they don’t like sandalwood and I have a sandalwood oil perfume so that’s on the list. some people say they use the Trader Joe’s lemongrass body oil as mosquito repellent. I own some kind of hippie DEET-free bug spray that I always forget to put on… it’s most likely my negligence that makes me suffer but it shouldn’t be like this just going into my backyard!!! White flower oil which I’ve recommended before for a number of applications is also amazing applied to bites
Aug 14, 2024
We use eyemasks to block light and headphones to block sounds - use a roll-on essential oil under your nose and on your temples to block unpleasant smells, and thus unpleasant vibes. I like lavender for its calming effect🪻
Aug 7, 2024
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Simple: If you do not want bug bites, get this lavender oil from The Herb Bar in Austin, Texas. The store is magical, to say the least, and it’s the only bug repellent I’ve ever found that works.
Oct 12, 2021
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Feb 1, 2024
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romanticise ur blunders & ur missteps, bc that is just part of being a creature. if u saw a duckling fall flat on its face and scramble 2 its feet u wouldn't judge the freakin duckling, u would think it was the cutest thing ever. because it is. we r just organisms in big ungainly bodies, and that is part of our charm. tripping over ur own feet is maybe the most adorable thing u can do. like awwhh u tripped on the pavement </333
this extends 2 social interactions 2. messaging exes that u miss them, making a joke that doesn't land, mishearing/not knowing/forgetting something, etc??!!?! SO SWEET. genuinely such wonderful & important & adorable things 2 do.
i think this is maybe the best thing i've ever managed 2 train my brain 2 do. it isn't foolproof but it makes life a lot gentler.
Feb 5, 2024
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just about everything that happens to you will be interesting to your future self/your descendants/archaeologists. immortalise your to do lists, shopping lists, packing lists, things that loved ones say, things that strangers say, the phrases you hear that would make a good band name. brainstorm what to do on the weekend, list your cravings, the songs stuck in your head, transcribe birdsong, etc. i track my periods & my finances in my journal. sometimes if i really want to take a photo of something i'll restrain myself and draw it in my journal instead. sometimes i take notes for uni in there, or draft sewing patterns, or sketch when im bored. journals are self-portraits!!!!!!!
Apr 21, 2024