Food n Beauty

I guess??? Sideblog of fineillsignup

[domesticaphrodite]

Hey I forgot I had this blog. A perfect place to talk about my garden!!

Okay so I want to jot down some stuff I am learning from this year that I want to do differently next year.

one “early girl” or similar short season tomato so I get some tomatoes faster

some cool season short harvest plant like baby bok choi in the beginning of April to harvest in May and replace w tomatoes etc

regular radishes not watermelon radishes (which take much longer). my watermelon radishes bolted and apparently this is a common problem with growing them in spring

buy a basil seedling instead of trying to grow it from seed

consider using allotment to do three sisters plot w sweet corn, diff varieties summer squash and cucumber, diff varieties pole beans and peas

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You bored, or feeling artsy but don’t have any inspiration...? *updated!*

Do you need to distract yourself? Or are you simply bored? Here are some great websites to make the time pass.

create pixel art

Awesome photo editor and art program, all free…!

Totally free transparent textures

make a cute chibi

draw some cool generative art

be a graffiti creator

create a picassohead (you don’t need to be a picasso to do so)

paint online

another awsome site to create pixel art on

and another one

create your own mandala

or color one

create an avatar

or you can try creating your own superhero

here you can interact with organisms in different environments to see how to music changes

here’s a website that translates the time into hexidecimal colours,

Here is a website where you can travel along a 3D line into the infinite unkown

here is a website where you can listen to rain with or without music

Need a model in a certain pose for drawing? here

Want to build your own planet

here is a website where you can create your own galaxies

make your own pattern (very useful if you need a new background)

create next hit comic

make a city which looks like something from 90′s games

draw a mandala like design

jig saw puzzles

more jig saw puzzles to solve

create a stunning HTML5 animation - no coding!

make a movie

create and dress up dolls

play a piano

you can also play a guitar

create sounds

another sound creator

create a logo

design your dream home

sketch rooms

explore fashion trends and create your own sets

build a website

try this app for building a website

Or maybe start learning how to code!

design your own t-shirt or a beanie or sweatpants and order them

design your own phone case

pretend to be a graphic designer with this cool online tool

Make your own Glitch art

Here’s another glitch art maker

And another!

Holy hell, here’s a third!

make an image look like it was created by a commodore 64

freaking cool text generator!

Easy to use word processor

Make up really cool patterns or run your photos through it :)

Write an essay on anything with no hassle

Wanna see how something you write would look like if it was on JacksFilms YGS((Your Grammar Sucks videos on YouTube))?

Make pictures out of text

ASCII word generator

Need an idea for some fanart-here :D

Still haven’t found something that would float your boat? Try these:

watch a documentary

learn to code

do something yourself

workout with the help of this great youtube channels

learn things

play pokemon or zelda or other awesome old school games

waste your time on miniclip

play games at additing games

or try games at agame

calm your thoughts

the quiet place

it will be okay

vent or listen to someone

pour out your soul

explore the sky

look at art from around the world

virtually visit museum of iraq

explore world with arounder

create a music playlist

list through rare books

scroll useful science website

create sand art

brain games

try out tastekid and discover new favorite band or movie or book

interactive 3D anatomy

random street view

post a secret

create a family tree

find our what’s the difference between x and y

help scientists and become volunteer researcher

create your own font

read a classic short story

In the mood to read, but not sure exactly what book to go for?

scribble on maps

listen to letters

play with acrobots

listen to podcasts

make a bucket list

Ever want to see the most truly useless websites in creation?

Prank a friend with this blue screen of death!

Zone out watching the colors drip down

Maybe none of these peeked your interest-maybe you’ve been wanting to create an o.c, but never really knew how to start-or you just enjoy making O.C’s….

This masterlist is to help you in making your own OCs….it can also apply to developing RP characters i suppose! (´ヮ`)!

How to Write Better OCs:

basic tips on how to make your oc even better

tragic backstory? learn how to write one/make yours great

writing specific characters

a wordier, great guide on how to develop your character

kick out those vague descriptions and make them AWESOME

Character Development:

how to actually make an OC

Q&A (to develop characters)

more Q&As

giving your character a backstory

how to write an attractive character

Need an Appearance idea?

Humanoid generator? check

Here’s another one

and maybe if you didn’t like those this’ll work

Need Monsterpeople?

Well, then here ya’ go

Maybe you need Cats?

Diversity

adding more racial diversity

avoiding tokenism, AKA, how to add diversity to your cast not just because you “need” it

writing sexuality and gender expression (doesnt include non binary, if you have a good ref to that, please add on!)

masterpost on writing more diversity into your story

cultures of the world

guides to drawing different ethnicities (not just a great art reference, but also really helpful in appearance descriptions!)

Mary Sue/Gary Stu

Test to see if your character is a Sue

Explains subdivisions of Sues/Stus

Powerful Characters Don’t Have to Be Sues

Villains

villain generator

need an evil sounding name for your evil character? bam

villain archetypes

what’s your villain’s motive for being a villain?

Relationships

character perceptions (What your character thinks of themselves and what others think of them)

how to write strong relationships between two characters

8 ways to write better characters and develop their relationships with others

OCxLove Interest Handbook

develop your couple with good ol’ Q&A!

how to write realistic relationships

how to write relatives for your characters (this is more OC related to a canon character, but will help in writing family members in general)

ARCHETYPES

12 common archetypes

8 archetypes for male/female characters

female archetypes (goes pretty indepth from two main categories)

a list of archetypes

NAMES

how to name your character

random name generator

most common surnames

surnames by ethnicity

APPEARANCE

tips for better design

basic appearance generator

pinterest board for character design (includes NSFW and images of skeletons/exposed muscle (?) so tread carefully!)

clothing ref masterpost

Clothing generator

Another clothing generator

More clothing generator

Aaaand even more

Steam punk clothing

Char Style preference

Dress Generator

DETAILS

give your character better powers

a list of professions

proactive vs reactive characters

positive and negative traits

interest generator

skills generator

motivation generator

123 ideas for character flaws

list of phobias

Oh shit someone died

Backgrounds and stuff? yep

Quirks

Personality. you need that shit

Need something fandom related?

City generator hell yeah

location? got ya

World-building?

make your own god damn laws

Landscape.

Need Item names?

Fantasy/sci-fi/etc. medicine names

Stuff to make things more interesting.Weapons, clothes, treasures… whatever your characters need.

Item & Artifact Generators

Other stuffs!

Genre, Plot, & Story Prompt Generators

How did your characters meet?

Fanfic plots. you bet your ass.

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This is a great list! I saw it and couldn’t help but re-blog. Hopefully it helps any of you that are experiencing writers block

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GUYS I DESIGNED A PLANET IT’S SO FRIGGIN COOL

[domesticaphrodite]

Vegan Crispy Stir-Fried Tofu With Broccoli Recipe

A quick and easy stir-fry with crisp tofu and broccoli tossed in a sweet and savory sauce with garlic, ginger, and sesame seeds.

I finally made tofu that wasn’t awful!!! I have really bad luck frying tofu. I tried all the tricks from this website and it worked!! Even though I actually didn’t deep fry it, I did a shallow fry. It worked and I didn’t have to worry about saving the deep frying oil.

I left out the garlic and used only the greens of the scallions to make it low fodmap.

[domesticaphrodite]

Breakfast: lactose free strawberry yogurt in a kitty bowl :3

[domesticaphrodite]

I made devilled eggs as an appetizer for Thanksgiving.

This post is to celebrate taking the little extra step of using the icing bag to make the filling swirly. :3c

Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁🍁🍁

[domesticaphrodite]

Low FODMAP positivity

Note: this is intended for people who are doing low FODMAP, and may not be positive for people on other dietary plans (eg by mentioning things that are possible on low FODMAP that might not be possible on other plans)

Low FODMAP is difficult!! I am at the beginning of the elimination phase but I want to keep my motivation and attitude up. So here are some positives/reframing!

Almost no category is totally off limits!

I want chocolate? I can have some dark chocolate! I want dairy? I can have some cheese! I want fruit? I can eat an orange! I want carbs? I can eat a bowl of rice or a baked potato with butter! I want a salty snack? I can have potato chips! I want nuts? I can eat peanuts! And meat and fish are all allowed!

Trace contamination is not a problem!

This isn’t an allergy issue where I have to be super vigilant about contamination. In fact, even high FODMAP food can often be ok in a tiny dose (such as a little bit of avocado on a corn taco).

I’m being mindful about my food!

It’s good to think about what I’m consuming, and to read labels. I’m also eating smaller portions more spaced out.

My tummy feels better!

The goal! <3 <3 <3

I can be creative in my meals!

I made a brown rice ramen stir fry the other day, that was super colourful, delicious, and healthy, and low FODMAP!

It’s never been easier to find low FODMAP products and info!

Gluten free craze makes the options yummier, cheaper, and more abundant. Likewise, dairy substitutes. Labels are thorough. FODMAP content of more foods tested all the time. I have only googled one food item without being able to get an answer (tofu pudding).

I’m doing a good job tracking my meals and symptoms to help me and my doctor!

I use the app Cara which is easy to use and thorough.

When I reintroduce foods, I may be able to eat many of them!

There’s no way to tell which of course, but the odds are high that I will be able to eat at least some kinds of FODMAPs.

If there’s a mistake, FODMAPs don’t kill me!

I don’t have to worry about my life being at risk because of a mix-up when food is prepared for me. At worst, my tummy will be upset; I will not have an allergic reaction and be unable to breathe. The stakes are not too high. It’s ok if I or someone else mess up sometimes.

[domesticaphrodite]

At the suggestion of my doctor I am trying low FODMAP diet.

This is Lotus Foods Millet and Brown Rice ramen with ground beef, a little bit of roasted red bell pepper, some shredded carrot and cabbage, and five spice powder.

Delicious!

[foodffs]

Pressure Cooker Low Carb Cheesy Cauliflower Soup Delicious Pressure Cooker Low Carb Cheesy Cauliflower Soup w/Bacon is creamy and rich. Perfect for Keto and Low Carb diets.

Recipe => https://thisoldgal.com/pressure-cooker-low-carb-cheesy-cauliflower-soup/

Follow for recipes

Is this how you roll?

[domesticaphrodite]

Cheater’s Bargain Wonton Soup

1 bag frozen Chinese dumplings or potstickers or wontons or similar. Yes, you can use any of them. Who’s going to stop you? If your Chinese grandma was there, she’d be cooking. She doesn’t have to know.

soy sauce

shaoxing rice wine

~2L broth or bullion or water (I use Better than Bullion paste from Costco + water)

five spice powder

at least one chunky vegetable like carrots, chopped

at least one leafy vegetable like lettuce, chopped

garnishes to taste (vinegar, suancai, sesame oil, etc)

Boil the water or broth. Add bullion if using. Add a generous splash each of soy sauce and rice wine, and some five spice powder. 

Once it’s boiling add chopped vegetable and let it come back to boil.

Add the frozen dumplings. Follow package boiling timing, or let them float, then pull the heat down to medium and let them go for 4-5 minutes.

In the last minute of cooking add the leafy vegetable.

Serve it up and let people garnish as they want. I add lots of vinegar to mine because I’m so sweet. >:3

Total time: maybe 15 minutes? Seriously fast. My kids love this soup. They even eat all the vegetables.

Total cost: Seriously cheap! One bag of dumplings serves my whole family. I usually get dumplings that cost $3-5 per bag at T&T. The condiments and vegetables are really negligible.

Health verdict: High sodium, if that is important to you. Fairly low calorie but filling. But not heavy.

[domesticaphrodite]

B Oil! $9.20/1 oz (30 ml).

If you have a colour altering filter in place such as Nightshift or flux, this doesn’t look very impressive, but it’s a really intense green, I promise!

I went to the Deciem store today intending to get, among other things, borage oil... but they didn't have it in stock. So, since I was there, I tried the testers of the other oils and I was pleasantly surprised by the brilliant colour yet mild aroma of their B Oil, which is a blend of purified algae and various oils such as argan, borage, rosehip, merula etc and squalane. The first ingredient is caprylic triglyceride which is a coconut oil derivative.

Isochrysis Galbana extract is the actual algae species, and it looks like this!

How cute.

There is definitely something “aquatic” about the scent. It’s not fishy, IMO, but I can see why people might go for that adjective. I think it’s a very vegetative smell, but it’s not intense at all. Again, my opinion. Even putting it on my upper lip, I wasn’t put off, and I stopped noticing any scent at all pretty quickly.

We’ll see how my face does with using it as a nighttime hydrator! I am using three drops for my entire face.

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i love cats

you have long cat (serval)

ear cat (sand cat)

small evil cat (black footed cat)

spherical cat (pallas cat)

cat who probably watches makeup tutorials on youtube (caracal)

very round cat (leopardus guigna)

water cat (fishing cat)

cat with socks (leopardus colocolo)

grayscale cat (geoffroy’s cat)

and let’s not forget revolver cat (ocelot)

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🎶These are a few of my favorite things 🎶

[slusheeduck]

Don’t forget Snek Cat (Clouded Leopard)

[crystallinecrow]

@bunjywunjy

LOOK, TEETHY FUR BOIS

[bunjywunjy]

IMPORTANT ALLEGED CATS

Are You 100% Sure This Isn’t A Lemur (flat-headed cat)

That’s A Fucking Stoat (Jaguarundi)

Foot Fetish (canadian lynx)

(OK I’M SORRY FOR THAT ONE BUT JESUS JUST LOOK AT IT.)

and I move that my favorite, spherical cat, should be renamed Redonkasaurus Rex immediately (pallas cat)

[starlightdragon]

@turbotasstic

[jack-the-lion]

Now this is the kind of content I signed up for. XD

[pinchtheprincess]

If you don’t reblog this, why are you even on Tumblr?

[glyndarling]

I wish to pet all of them.  Even if they bite me, I will pet anyway.

[mirrorada]

Humans had to breed dogs into strange freaky versions of them selves.

Cats did it by sheer will and mountains of hate.

[prismatic-bell]

@lady-halibuts-chambers

[domesticaphrodite]

pricing The Ordinary

So, The Ordinary has got a lot of attention for their low prices, straightforward ingredients, and no-nonsense formulas. Beautypedia criticizes some products for being one note, even though the approach of The Ordinary is to pick and choose to make a regimen that contains everything you want and nothing you don’t. I wanted to price out a The Ordinary regimen, to compare to single product regimens from Paula’s and similar.

So here is what my regimen would be if I used only The Ordinary (all prices Canadian dollar):

AM:

Buffet (14.80) EUK-134 .1% (8.80) Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% (5.90) Mineral UV Filters SPF 30 (9.70)

PM: Salicylic Acid 2% (5.30) Granactive Retinoid 5% in Squalane (13.90)

100% Organic Cold-Pressed Borage Seed Oil (4.20)

When I look at it like this, it’s really only the AM that can be considered as replacing a single product, as in the PM, the salicylic acid is functioning as my toner, the retinoid is my anti-wrinkle treatment and the oil is my hydrator.

So Buffet + EUK + Niacinamide is 90ml/3oz peptides + antioxidants + vitamins for 29.50. You could compare it to brands like StriVectin, Paula’s Choice, NeoStrata or even Drunken Elephant, but at a cheaper price. Only slightly cheaper than Paula’s, but half or one third the price of the upscale brands.

The total price for this routine would be 62.60 for approximately 2 months, and handles moisturizing, anti-wrinkle, exfoliating, peptides, antioxidants, brightening, suncare, and anti-irritants. Not bad!

[domesticaphrodite]

Budget Beauty Review: Miniso Queen Collection Powder Pact in 04 Warm Nude - $5, 12g

Ingredients: Tocopheryl Acetate, Titanium Dioxide, Talc, Silica, Mica, Zinc Stearate, Hyaluronic Acid, Kaolin, Boron Nitride, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Iron Oxides

I was intrigued by the ingredients because the first two ingredients are Tocopheryl Acetate (vitamin E) and titanium dioxide (a mineral sunscreen), even though it doesn’t make any claims about SPF. It also includes other skin soothing ingredients hyaluronic acid and zinc sterate. The result when mixed with the oil-absorbing talc, kaolin, and cornstarch is no more oily shine yet still feeling soft. And the mica is a very subtle amount to add just a hint of brightness. I really like this product.

I was laser focused on finding something for my own skin tone (which is light neutral) so I didn’t pay much attention to the shade range, however I believe it was pretty limited and mostly fair tones. The third picture is the product on my forearm.

[domesticaphrodite]

introduction?

I am more or less brand new to everything “beauty” as a category. I don’t know how to “do makeup” at all, never really got into it as a teen or young adult. (Being raised by a hippie didn’t help.) For the past decade my “routine” has basically been “wash face with random face wash, wear sunscreen if going out, maybe lip balm if I’m feeling fancy”. 

I’d like to learn the skills of looking nicer and feeling nicer, hopefully to translate to an overall more confident and happy lifestyle.

Current Skincare Routine

AM:

Neutrogena Ultra Gentle Daily Cleanser

The Ordinary Buffet

The Ordinary EUK-134

Olay Total Effects fragrance free sunscreen

(Reapply sunscreen during the day)

PM:

L'Oreal Micellar Water + rinse

The Ordinary Buffet

Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Serum - only on forehead/t-zone

The Ordinary EUK-134

The Neutrogena cleanser is almost gone and I’m not sure if I want to get another of that type or just use the micellar water in the morning as well.

Since becoming diligent in this routine, I have noticed a phenomenal improvement in my nascent crows’ feet wrinkles. Last night I was looking for them and I couldn’t even find them!!! Amazing.

I would like to add a BHA exfoliant and plan to try The Ordinary’s. When I run out of the Olay, I want to switch to a mineral sunscreen.

Make-up I am considerably further behind...