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Music | La Femme

3/31/2022

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Où va le Monde by La Femme.

Even though the lyrics are pretty sad, I love the happy-dancy beat of this song. And, the rock/country vibe. I hear it often playing in my head. 
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My Seventh Mitosis on The Bean Protocol

3/21/2022

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*I'm not a doctor, nutritionist, or any kind of medical professional. None of this is medical advice. Always seek advice from your doctor before changing your diet and/or healing routine. I am just a human sharing my experience with this protocol.

Wa wa wee wa!

Welcome to my 7th mitosis on The Bean Protocol! I've been on The Bean Protocol for 630 days! That's a whole lot of beans!
If you're new, start at the beginning:
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As usual, there's so much to share.

I naively thought that these blog posts would get shorter and shorter as time went on and I healed but no, it's the opposite. These posts have become so long-form now that I'm personally shocked by it and I'm the one writing them. It's led me back to researching about Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) because it seems that when nothing fully helps, it might be MCAS. It's something I came across years ago and matched a lot of the symptoms but seeing a doctor for it is crazy expensive ($4,000 for the first 2 appointments NOT counting labs and you need a lot of labs done, oh and they don't accept insurance, doesn't matter because I can't afford insurance now anyway 🤣). I'm saving the MCAS stuff for when I write about the next mitosis because this post is already way too long. So, look for it in the 8th mitosis, a few months from now. On with the post!

First, a little TMI about BMs...

I've been battling constipation since Hashimoto's first hit me in 2014. No diet ever helped except for Carnivore and the Bean Protocol. I moved back to the US and even though I'm still beaning, everything slowed down again down there. Besides the occasional *ahem* breakthrough, I was still struggling. QNRT helped some and I started to be able to go once a day again but only a tiny little turd. Not good enough. Then, at my mom's suggestion, I started taking her digestive enzymes. And, thank you 6 pound 8 oz little baby Jesus, regular poos returned. 
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Moral of the story, if you can't poop, consider digestive enzymes.


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The Thredup Hustle, Is It Worth It?

3/10/2022

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Can you make big bucks buying clothes at Goodwill Outlet and selling them on Thredup?

I've been wondering about this hustle for awhile. I love thrifting and digging for treasure. I love having a reason to hit the bins and I love making money. I was made for this hustle. Let's do this.

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SpottingTextile Design Trends | Spring 2022

3/4/2022

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Last year I dove into Spoonflower's textile design contests. 

Although I have fun making the designs I enter, I'd say my most favorite part is scrolling through all the entires. It's amazing to see how differently each of us expresses each contest theme. One thing I started to pick up on were trending styles. As I'd scroll I would see 6, 7, or more of the same style of design and even though a lot of these contests have thousands of entries, I found myself thinking about these trends and I thought I'd post about them occasionally. 

​Below are the trends I've spotted in recent contests. 

Flora/Fauna Art Deco

This trend follows the shapes of a popular art deco pattern of fan shaped objects set in a half brick repeat but expands to natural elements like wild flowers and grasses.
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Grass Lace on Creme by avika
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Neutral Botanicals Palms by garabateo

Frosted Nature Damask

Wild flowers, insects, forest creatures, and more. This nature driven damask style keeps popping up with slightly different creatures and flowers but always a frosty white over a more colorful background solid. 
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Wildflower Botanical Damask Pattern Neutral Grey by denesannadesign
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Neutral Botanicals by atelirdorina

Bright Flowers with Dark Silhouetted Leaves

Old is new again with this simple floral trend featuring slightly detailed flowers paired with dark silhouetted leaves and a simple color palette. 
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White Peonies by gabriela_simon
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Vintage Lilies in Sage and Blush by handypanda

Retro Japanese Waves

Part psychedelic 70s design, part Japanese woodblock carved waves, this trend features circular shapes filled with rings of color reminiscent of undulating waves. I unknowingly participated in this trend with my design Lori that I created in 2012. I thought it would fit the color palette requirements of that particular contest where you had to feature Panatone's Color of the Year Very Peri.  
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Psychedelic Peri by blauntdesign
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Lori in Very Peri by dolphinandcondor
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    Hi, I'm Dana.

    I love art, design, vintage goods, healthy living, and weirdo fringe stuff.

    I design wallpaper and textiles under the name Dolphin & Condor. 

    I have my own line of pillows based on the periodic table called Element Pillows. 

    I have an ugly Christmas sweater shop called My Ugly Sweater. 

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