Doesn’t need to be anything major. Even minor everyday annoyances count.
I had a neighbor that used to make his dog shit in my yard.
I sat in my yard one day with a shotgun, cleaning it.
I don’t have to deal with that issue anymore.
I used to have to work for a living, but chemotherapy and other cancer treatments have destroyed my short term memory, my ability to think straight, and I can’t remember what I was going to say next. So now I’m living on savings until I work out what to do next, but yay, I’m not a wage slave any more!
(Gotta find a way to turn this into a positive)
This cancer sounds like a real jerk - you better kick its ass.
If you are clever and lucky you can turn yourself into an LLC and find a way to make money and you won’t have to sell your days. I did web design for a long time and could still spin up a company if I tried (I’m not trying and still people keep getting sites out of me…) but now I’m working on a manufacturing project to see if I can distribute and sell a product.
When I did web design I could often get away with 3-4 real days of work in a month, earning enough to pay rent and buy booze.
And good luck with the chemo!
What was your process for getting clients for webdesign? If I may ask.
Last January, I met a Senegalese man online. Soon after, he paid for me to visit him. I came back to the US for a bit, but then left again to get married, and I’ve been in Senegal ever since. I’m 22, and before this, I had never even left my home state; I was just working as a waitress and doing side gigs. I had a massive fear of missing out and always dreamed of an adventurous life. When this opportunity arose, I thought, “Fuck it.” It felt dangerous, but I couldn’t handle another “what if” caused by my anxiety. I dropped everything and went with the wind. For the first time in my life, I feel fulfilled.
What negative or otherwise unexpected things have happened, or perhaps dealing with difficulty with assimilating?
The language barrier is the biggest challenge; I speak neither Wolof nor French, so my social life is quite limited at the moment. Since I’m not working, I spend my time at home cooking, cleaning, and finding ways to stay entertained. Luckily, my husband takes me out whenever he’s free. I’m currently in the process of learning the languages, so I know this is only a temporary hurdle.
Dermatitis. Go to the fucking doctors you goobers, stop reading shit on the internet.
Horizontal ridges on the nails of my thumbs. I was suspecting everything from vitamin deficiency to cancer, but it turned out to be self-inflicted. It was due to my tendency to tear the skin on my fingers when I’m anxious. Somehow it just never occurred to me, despite how my fingers looked.
Another, slightly awkward one is the so-called “after-dribble” many men deal with - you keep getting piss stains on your underwear after taking a leak no matter how hard you try to shake it dry. I dealt with it for years until someone online mentioned that pressing the area behind the scrotum forward helps “milk” it empty. That person has no idea how big an impact that single comment made on my life.
As for keeping houseplants, what I do differently now that keeps them not just alive but thriving is soaking them completely - basically letting the pot sit in water for 12 to 24 hours, then letting it dry out fully so the top soil is dry and the pot feels light before soaking it again. I have a plastic pot with drain holes inside a decorative clay pot without any. Whenever I water it, I take out a marble from the pot and leave it on the windowsill next to it as a reminder not to leave the plant sit in water for multiple days. This kills the plant.
Snot, viscous and copious. Lasted for many years. Fixed by a doc teaching me to wash my nose’s inside with salt water. I hear it’s common in India, they call it “neti”.
Yeah, a rhino horn neti pot, that thing is amazing and it costs you next to nothing.
Severe IBS. Started on ADHD medicine and it was just gone. Unexpected side effect.
Low libido. Started on ADHD medicine and it was just gone. Unexpected side effect as well.
Do you think it was just able to get a more consistent diet or something else? (Asking for hope lol)
No, now I poop 30 min after I take my medicine, every time, and I very rarely struggle with constipation or diarrhea.
I tried every diet and everything before starting on Methylphenidate, and nothing worked.
I don’t have ADHD, but I’ve found that a daily dose of caffeine seems to keep my guts in better check. I honestly don’t even like it as much, but definitely has an impact on the gut.
I would accidentally push the panic button or trunk open button on my key fob. Took that sucker apart and tore those buttons off the board. I have never used the panic button intentionally. Car alarms are fucking pointless due to how widespread false alarms are.
I used to have a girlfriend who stressed me out.
used to
I used to have to deal with figuring out what to make for dinner.
But now thanks to everything getting so expensive while I don’t make much money, I don’t have to worry about it because I can’t afford dinner anyway. 😃
My love for croissants was triggering my IBS and, in France, there’s at least one bakery every two blocks. I’ve since moved to the UK and, “magically”, I’m not as painfully bloated as before. Who would’ve thought? 😅
If you’re eating a croissant every 2 blocks, and to you’re bloated, that’s not IBS, that’s just eating like an American.
