My 9 year old black lab mix has started to get loose skin in certain areas of her body. When she lays a particular way she gets these cute little leg rolls of skin that my husband has dubbed "grandma socks". I'm not sure why but it makes me so mad when he says this. Lol.
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How to make succulent babies!
Step 1: Pick leaves Gently twist the leaf near the base, it should snap off the plant cleanly. Good cuttings will be slightly rounded at the ends, and have no ‘open’ wound:
Bad cuttings will not grow, you need to make sure the whole leaf comes off in one go. Bad leaves are jagged, torn, or cut:
Step 2: Lay all cuttings inside on a piece of cloth. I usually put a piece of old scrap material down on my desk and lie all the leaves out in rows. I try not to pile up the leaves, as this tends to promote rot. Do not water at all. AKA no misting the leaves, no watering the leaves, nothing. Everything the baby succulent needs to grow is stored in the mother leaf, watering may rot the leaf before the new plant is big enough to survive on its own! Make sure the leaves aren’t in direct sun, as they will wither before they form new plants. Filtered light from a window is strong enough!
Step 3: Waiting After about 4 weeks you will start to see the first signs of life. The leaf may send out roots first, it may start to grow with no roots. Both are okay!
Step 4: Planting (Start watering once a week at this stage) After 6-8 weeks the baby succulents will be big enough to plant outside! I do this by placing the leaves on top of loose, sandy soil that has not been compacted. I do not bother burying the leaves, as it tends to do more harm than good (you may snap roots/damage new shoots in the process):
I place all the plants together, they don’t really seem to mind! These is how they look after about 10 weeks:
When the plants are big enough, the mother leaf will shrivel up and start to die off:
TADA! You’ve created baby succulents :)
I’m sorry, this is a very beautifully illustrated, informative plant post, but every time I read “Make succulent babies” I put the emphasis on the wrong part of the phrase and expect something.. very… different.
How well do you see color?
I’m cry I scored 60, I feel blind
dfabbatter
so everyone is aware, a lower score on this means a better score.
thebeanster171
I got a 30!!!!!!!! Yes!
7, but i’m an art student so
So it’s past 1:30 and my replacement hasn’t made it in to the office today. Yesterday was his firsts day on his own. This does not bode well…
So it's been a while and I realized I never told you guys that I put in my 2 weeks notice (2 weeks ago). Yolo! Today was my first day no longer being stressed to the max from work related issues. Hopefully my skin will start clearing up now? I have had constant breakouts for the past 5 months! I start my new job on Monday.
So, I took today off from work for my son's graduation. I got a disturbing text from my co worker a little while ago. She overhead on a conference call between my bosses and their "coach"...basically, this coach who has never stepped foot in our office or met me or my coworkers point blank said that I don't work hard enough. I am so broken. I work very hard. I dropped my classes in order to give more of my time to work. I come in early and stay late. But apparently it's not enough. I walked in on my assistant asleep at his desk after being on vacation for over a week...but *I* don't work hard enough. I feel so disrespect. I can't even believe that such a thing would be thought much less discussed. I am so depressed that I'm in this situation.
Love to all of you today. I know Mother's day is painful and confusing for some of you. Not everyone has nurturing moms in their lives. Not everyone still has their moms in their lives. Not everyone who has become a mom still has their child in their lives. To all of you... to all of us, let me just wish you a lovely day. I may not know you all on a personal level but I see you and I care about you. All the love xoxo Joey
Work update and stuff... So when I took the job I was promised flexibility and I intended to be able to continue with school. This has not turned out to be the case. I have been giving more and more of my time and myself and honestly, my mental health. We are getting busier and growing at an incredible rate. As a result we are experiencing major growing pains. My co-worker and I are always stressed always tired and grossly underpaid for the jobs we do. With my experience and what I do I should be making $10 more per hour (minimum). I adore my bosses but this is not working. I've put school on the back burner but now it's clear that as long as I work here I will not be able to continue my studies. I would be ok with that if I were being financially compensated for my sacrifice. That said, it's really not about the money. I just really want to be able to enjoy my day at work and leave it there at the end of the day. I am at a loss. I am a loyal person by nature but coupled with that I know my bosses from outside of work I am left feeling stuck. I'm not the greatest person in the world but I know I would be difficult to replace. I have brought up some concerns a few times but I don't see any changes on the horizon...not for the better anyway. Guys. What should I do?
Learn to say ‘no’ without explaining yourself.
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Ugh! I was trying to check on some blogs and catch up with people today and I don’t know how but it seems somehow I am not following some of you. *shakes fist at sky* I don’t need any help ruining relationships, thanks!
I didn’t to it on purpose lovely mutuals. I haven’t been ignoring you…I mean I guess I sort of have because I didn't know I wasn’t following anymore but you know what I mean. Terribly sorry!
Had to selfie before bed last night because this is the best my hair had looked all day. #unfair
It's 6:12 am and I am done with this day... Dogs woke me up at 3 to go out (not typical). I tried to go back to sleep without success. Finally I get sleepy and check the clock to see how much time I have. THREE FREAKING MINUTES! Nobody talk to me today.
Made a snapchat account. Message me if you wanna add. I have no idea what I'm doing. Lol
Finished reading Winter last night. Is it too soon to start reading Cinder again tonight?
Lol. My last 2 posts...not related. I swear. (Unless I knowingly smash my forehead against my desk?)
Work has been SO BUSY! Today my boss got me tea from this awesome tea house...made me lunch and it taking me out to happy hour and dinner after work. It's very nice to be appreciated. I still kinda want to smash my head against my desk but otherwise I'm fine.
When your forhead is tender to the touch...I just had to look in the mirror to make sure I'm not walking around with a blue bruised face. It hurts to move my eyebrows. *shrugs*