![]() ![]() Whether you’re trying to get through to your guy or your girl it can feel like the harder you try to communicate, the harder they try to avoid. … he gets defensive when I tell him how I feel. ![]() This “pursue-withdraw” dynamic also happens in same sex relationships with both men and women. You might be tempted to think that this is a “man thing.” Not true: a significant portion of relationships have women who withdraw in tense moments, and male partners who pursue. It’s incredibly common to have one person in a relationship shutting down during conflict, which increases the frustration and loneliness (and often the volume) of the other. Is Your Partner Someone Who Shuts Down During Communication? Do They Withdraw?Ĭan you relate to what Mary is saying? If so, you’re not alone. Yes, I get mad at him, and I don’t want to be that person, but I feel like it’s the only way to get him to listen.” I feel blamed when I’m actually the one being totally invalidated. Then he says that I’m talking down to him, or that it feels like I have ‘ anger issues‘ that are the problem in our relationship. “If I really, really push it and go after him sometimes he’ll react, and we’ll finally address something, but it’s like I have to totally freak out to get him to go there with me. It’s like talking to a wall.” She goes on. I don’t feel heard in my relationship, and it’s impossible to get him to talk about his feelings with me. It’s our second marriage counseling session, and she’s explaining, “I bring up anything, and immediately he gets defensive when I tell him how I feel. How to Communicate with Someone Who Shuts Down.Īre you trying to communicate with someone who shuts down? “He tells me whatever I want to hear so that we can stop talking about it as soon as possible,” Mary says, huffily, arranging the pillows of The Couples Counseling Couch behind her. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Next, we made the Passion Fruit + Pineapple smoothie, which contains those fruits along with coconut cream, banana, carrot, mango, soursop purée and camu camu powder. After about two tablespoons, gingerphile Afia was delighted with the smoothie, but Jannatun and I continued to feel the ginger was too spicy and pronounced for our tastes. Our initial thought was that the ginger overpowered the other ingredients, so we decided to add some sugar to sweeten it up. The consistency was pleasantly thick and creamy, likely thanks to the banana and avocado, but we found the flavor to be a bit unbalanced. Because this was a “green juice” type of smoothie, we decided to use water as the base liquid, blending for about five minutes until the mixture was homogenous and smooth. ![]() The vegetable-forward Ginger + Greens smoothie was up first, and we had high hopes for the combo of ginger, banana, spinach, avocado, lemon and flax seed. The process is quick, with very little effort needed, and in my standard Ninja blender I found the smoothies to take all of five minutes to prepare. For testing purposes, we chose to try them unadulterated. You can, of course, top your smoothie with additional fruits, spices like cinnamon, protein powders or whatever floats your boat. We were pleasantly surprised to see actual frozen banana slices, chunks of avocado, pineapple. It’s nice to see that Daily Harvest’s eco-friendly goals extend beyond ingredients to packaging. The delivery boxes, meal packaging and smoothie cups are all compostable and recyclable, and the liner that holds the dry ice is also recyclable. After that, you don’t have to take them out until you’re ready to make them, giving you plenty of flexibility. Even so, the contents are still perishable, so the brand strongly recommends that you transfer your items to the freezer ASAP. The company modifies the dry ice quantities according to your location (whether you live in a warmer or colder climate) to ensure the food stays frozen in transit and for at least 1-2 days after your scheduled delivery day. My Daily Harvest box was sent frozen and packed in dry ice. While it’s not cheap, the prices are comparable to those of competitors like Blue Apron, Home Chef and Freshly. That’ll set you back around $72-$192 a week, depending on the amount of items you get. The medium 12-item box comes with a $10 discount and the large 24-item box comes with a $20 discount. Prices range from $6–$12 per item the smoothies themselves cost $8 each. And if you change your mind, you can skip, pause or cancel your subscription at any time. You can opt for a nine, 12 or 24-item box and choose to have it delivered weekly or monthly, depending on your needs.
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![]() This includes landscape architecture, mechanical engineering, interior design and many others. The service was created from the ground up to provide you with all the tools you need for many drawing applications. You can share the file within the Sketchup warehouse but this doesn't help you to share it on social media.Sketchup is a high tier 3D design software that was created to make 3D modelling and design easy for everyone. The pro version allows an export to common formats. Available in pro.įiles are saved as Sketchup files. Once the height of one wall is entered Sketchup automatically matches this for other walls. There's nothing that you could think of that you couldn't design with Sketchup It takes some getting used to but once you've mastered a few simple tools it's very powerful. Tablet viewer for both iphone and adroid available. Sketchup is a powerful program so online use isn't an option. There is a professional version and there's plenty for the self designer in the free version. ![]() You can post in community forums, get a user guide, or There are many options as to what kind of help If you want to print to scale just uncheck the 'fit to page' dialogue box and you can choose the scale you want to print to.įor help and support all you have to do is ![]() Any view that you can see on screen can be printed. In the paid version of Sketchup you can even export your model into various formats, such as an autocad file. You could I suppose email a copy of your sketchup file which someone could open in their own copy of Sketchup. The free version doesn't have any options for exporting plans. The free version does not allowed to import plans :( however the paid version allows you to import jpegs, cad plans pdfs and a lot of other file types. For that you need to create a Google account. It is very easy to share your model with other Sketchup users in the 3d warehouse. Very big files can cause Sketchup to crash so it is always good to make sure your file is being saved after a certain number of minutes. It is a good practice to keep autosave on after every ten minutes on as you never know when Sketchup can start getting buggy and may stop responding when the file starts to get heavy. Files are saved in Sketchup format (skp file extension). To save the project you simply have to click save. You can even delete some parts of the furniture, change the size, rotation, break it down into small parts etc. Don’t like the color? You can always use the material tool to change the color or texture. ![]() Even better is that you can edit and change the furniture to your liking. When you finally find the right furniture you are looking for, just use the move tool to place it wherever you want. There's loads of furniture available in the 3D warehouse. This was the most exciting part of creating a floor plan. Putting in the Furniture, Fixtures and Fittings With the ctrl key being pressed down click and drag the floor you want to clone and then simply drop that floor on top of the ground floor. ![]() All you have to do is select the entire floor and press ctrl and a tiny plus sign will come up indicating that whatever that is selected is going to be copied. To make copies of anything you just need to hold down ctrl and then drag. An interesting shortcut is the clone tool. ![]() ![]() ![]() Instead of the wide arrange or friendly colors, most characters tend to share a fashion of black, red, and gold, with red also being the color often used for battle sprites. Instead of promising to protect the human, Sans is dared to kill them. They attack one another and don't all appreciate the fact that Frisk is befriending them. ![]() Later on when the creator of Underfell returned actual canon personalities got created.Īll of the monsters are essentially malicious/more violent than in Undertale. However, there are some various ideas about the characters that are widely accepted, such as Sans getting easily flustered and irritated by flirting, puns, and having an obsession with mustard or Papyrus being a cold individual with no patience for failure (especially not from his brother). Underfell was foremost created as a design aesthetic, so there originally wasn't a canon backstory to the characters outside of the idea that they are an alternative, evil version of the regular Undertale canon characters. Ebott and meeting Flowey, who isn't evil but rather a guide through the Ruins, and instead, King Asgore is the one that has instated the motto "Kill or be killed" and the one who poisoned Chara rather than themselves. There are many interpretations of this universe, but most share similarities such as Frisk falling from Mt. Some fans refer to these characters with 'Nega' but must refer the characters as 'Fell' as a prefix to differentiate from canon. It presents a universe where the Underground monsters are darker versions of their originals. One prime example of this is Flowey, who, normally shown as being an antagonist in Undertale, actually wants to help the protagonist escape the Underground safely. Vic the Underfella Underfell is an AU of the well-known role-playing video game Undertale where all of the good-natured monsters who don't actually want to hurt the protagonist, are replaced by vicious versions with opposite intentions and vice versa. ![]() ![]() ![]() How does my addiction affect those around me? – at home, at work, financially, in social situations, as a role model for children, with regard to the safety of myself and others, etcģ. How does my addiction affect me?– physically, emotionally, spiritually, financially, in terms of my self-image, etcĢ. If you are revisting Step Four, the National Institute on Drug Abuse recommends you ask yourself the following questions as part of the process of taking personal inventory:ġ. Instead, taking self-inventory helps you realize that you can’t change the past – but you can equip and strengthen yourself for the future. It is not about fixing everything all at once. Taking a fearless moral inventory of yourself helps you get at the root of the issue. Instead, step 4 – personal inventory – is just one aspect of a more holistic approach to treating addiction and just part of the process. While taking self-inventory is a crucial part of the recovery process, it is important to understand that this is not the end-all-be-all of addiction recovery. A person who is going through addiction recovery will eventually get to this step, but not before the brain has been re-trained to give rational responses to challenges. This can only come from a person who displays remorse and humility. To get to this step, you will have to have come to the realization that no human is perfect – even ourselves – and that we have indeed created issues through our actions, reactions, or personality. This requires an honest self-assessment of deeds, past and present. Other self-help and support groups that utilize an adapted form of AA’s 12 steps also require a personal inventory be taken as part of this work. The personal inventory provides a frank assessment of weaknesses and strengths so that work can proceed on the remainder of the 12 steps. Indeed, making a personal inventory is AA’s step 4: “Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.” The step involves listing character assets and areas of life and accounting for decisions that have led the person to this stage. The concept of taking personal inventory is integral to working the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). It takes the ability to understand that when we’re at fault, we must put aside our ego and defense mechanisms and freely admit that our action (or inaction) had conssequences to those we love. Sounds simple enough, right? But it goes much deeper than admitting mistakes. ![]() Taking personal inventory as part of the well-know 12-step program is defined as: take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admit it. ![]() ![]() ![]() Woodroffe also stated that the game was heavily inspired by the 1988 film Waxwork. Producers Todd Thorson and Mark Wallace worked with the help of David Friedland and Tricia Woodroffe, who managed the technical resources. Original music was composed by Jezz Woodroffe who worked with John Canfield for the sound design. The story for Waxworks was developed by Rick Moran. The game uses the AGOS engine, which is a modified version of the AberMUD 5 engine. but they're kept within fairly strict guidelines." given a total brief - which they hardly ever stick to. Waxworks has been put together by a team, essentially, of five." In response to being asked if any of the gore had to be censored in the game due to objection from the publisher, Woodroffe responded "Not really, no. we can do everything with a small amount of people. In a 1992 interview with Zero magazine, designer Michael Woodroffe: "With the system we use, which we also invented and developed, we're able to complete a massive game such as Waxworks in about seven, eight or, at the most, nine months. Waxworks was in development over the course of two years. The protagonist returns to the present and revives Alex, who tells him about a dream in which Ixona placed a curse upon her attacker before she died, transforming him into a demon. As a result, the curse is erased from existence for every afflicted generation of the protagonist's family line. Using the final waxwork, the protagonist travels to confront Ixona, and, following Boris' instructions, uses the artifacts to kill Ixona before she can place the curse. Once all the evil twins have been defeated, Boris declares that the only way to break the curse is to prevent it from being cast in the first place, and provides his nephew with four artifacts from the evil twins: the High Priest's amulet, Vladimir's ring, Jack the Ripper's knife, and a vial of the Evil One's potion. Within each location, he is to defeat one of the four worst evil twins-the High Priest, a worshipper of Anubis Jack the Ripper, a serial killer that sacrificed call girls to Beelzebub Vladimir, a necromancer who raised a zombie army and the Evil One, a cult leader who transformed himself and his followers into plant mutants. Boris informs his nephew that, to save Alex, he must rid the family of Ixona's curse by using the waxworks to travel through four locations in different time periods: an Ancient Egyptian pyramid, a zombie-infested cemetery, Victorian-era London, and an abandoned mine. Boris, their uncle, has died and left them with his eponymous waxworks in his will, as well a crystal ball, through which his spirit communicates with his nephew. In the present day, the protagonist learns that his twin brother, Alex, is going to suffer the curse. In retaliation, Ixona placed a curse on the ancestor: whenever twins were born into his family line, one would grow up to be good while the other would become evil and serve Beelzebub. Long ago, the witch Ixona stole a chicken from the player character's ancestor, who chopped off her hand as punishment. Waxworks' graphic gore was noted as a defining trait of the game by critics. The main objective is to collect a special item from each of the evil twin ancestors before venturing into the Ixona period to undo the family curse. During combat, players can target their opponent's individual body parts, such as the head or arms. In each time period, the player moves through a series of tight corridors using a bitmap sprite-based point-and-click interface picking up items, solving puzzles, avoiding traps and engaging in combat with various opponents. The player can use Uncle Boris' crystal ball to get hints and healing: the reagents needed for the healing spell depend on the level. The player levels up in each time period by defeating enemies, solving puzzles and exploring new areas, which increases maximum health and psychic power, the latter of which can be used to contact Uncle Boris. Once a time period is completed, the player is reset to level one and loses all items and weapons, which do not transfer to other levels. The levels may be completed in any order, except for Ixona's period, which must be done last. Three of those time periods have a mixture of puzzle-solving and combat, while the Victorian England and Ixona ones are more puzzle-solving oriented. ![]() The game is divided into five different time periods: Ancient Egypt, Medieval Transylvania, Victorian England, an industrial mine period and Ixona's period. ![]() Waxworks is a first-person dungeon crawl role-playing video game. Alongside solving puzzles, the player must fight enemies ![]() ![]() ![]() *shivers* How much does the Winchester Mystery House cost? Although if you’re lucky enough you might be in town when they offer a night time tour. Unfortunately (or fortunately?!) there are no overnight accommodations at the Winchester Mystery House. After watching an episode of Ghost Adventures of the Winchester Mystery House I was rather nervous about visiting to be honest! Can you stay at the Winchester Mystery House? My boys are pretty obsessed with conspiracy theories, aliens, ghosts, etc. Why did Sarah continue this strange obsession of building staircases that end into walls? No one really knows. If walls could talk, right? Maybe they can at the Winchester Mystery House. Get out of my head! ΔĬalendar Editor Caleb Wiseblood misses the well-intentioned ghosts of his youth, like Casper and Space Ghost. The overalls aren't what make this unfortunate, rather the tour guide's anecdote about various sightings of the man over the years by staff members and guests. Unfortunately, the image I remember most is a framed photo of one of Sarah's workers, an elderly gardener in overalls. Photography is prohibited inside the mansion, so I take a ton of mental snapshots. Every architectural peculiarity is bubble gum to the eyes. Luckily for me, there's just way too much to admire. Some of the oddities were meant to serve as secret entrances and exits for good spirits, she says, while others were intended to confuse and mislead evil spirits. The results of the continual building and remodeling of the mansion are beautiful to behold, and I'm far more fascinated than afraid, even as I hear our guide explain a theory about why so many of the doors and staircases in the mansion go straight into brick walls or gaps seven stories high. And it never stopped, not until Sarah's death in 1922. According to tabloids at the time, a spiritual medium gave Sarah very specific instructions after William's death in 1881-to continuously build a home for herself and the ghosts of Winchester rifle victims to reside in.Īfter purchasing an unfinished farmhouse in 1884, construction of the mansion began without an architect or blueprints. Throughout the tour, she tells the tale of Sarah Winchester, widow of rifle manufacturer William Winchester, in bits and pieces. The tour guide leads our group, made up of 35 or so, down a hallway to a staircase, only the first of many. The tour begins shortly and we make our way to the front of the mansion. I fill my head with snarky jabs at consumerism to keep the apparition apprehension at bay. The amount of knick-knacks available at outrageous prices calms my initial fear even more. "I ain't afraid of no ghost!"Ī gift shop serves as the portal to the outdoor patio where the house tour begins. become my mantra as we approach the front entrance. The mentality is: If they can handle this, then so can I. How scary can this really be, right? I always get that same feeling when I see young children waiting in line for the same roller coaster as me. ![]() Even the parking lot helps a bit seeing touristy couples and families scurry out of their vehicles like they're heading into Disneyland gives me hope. My trepidation about visiting a supposedly haunted house subsides as I realize there's a Veggie Grill and other suppliers of serenity less than a mile away. SILLY SOUVENIR The Home Alone face was my gut reaction to Chris and Alli pointing rifles at me. ![]() ![]() Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely. Find these thieves in the city that spans the waters. In Leyawiin, two Argonians think themselves secret, but the Eye has seen them. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. But my Eye is blind and drowned, stolen from its shrine, and hid in dark waters. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. 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![]() You can prune the plant once the flower has died if preferred – this will help to promote new growth. Dead flowers can remain atop the foliage to provide interest throughout winter. Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ is a dream for the low-maintenance gardener. When planting, we recommend spacing pots approx. You can expect Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ to grow to approx. If you have a spot that gets a very light shade, you can also plant here. Plant in full sun and in dry to medium moisture, well-drained soil. Bees and butterflies also love the flowers, and they look stunning when cut and popped in a vase. Sedum look best when mass planted in groups, just as we did in our Elsternwick project. The best thing about is Sedum is that they provide colour and interest to your garden at a time when most plants have stopped blooming. Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ can be used in garden beds and borders and are also great in rock gardens. As the season progresses, the densely clustered buds reveal tiny, star-like soft pink flowers, which softly change to rich rose and finally a coppery-rust colour as they end their life cycle. The perennial has thick, fleshy blue-green foliage topped with flowers that look like bright coloured broccoli. Planting cuttings: Like other succulents, sedum can be readily propagated via cuttings. Simply place the cut end into soil, and the cutting should have no trouble rooting under proper lighting and watering conditions.Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ is hands down one of our favourite plants.Be careful not to bury the stems of upright sedum, as this can lead to rot. Planting full plants or divisions: Dig a hole deep enough so that the top of the root ball is level with the surface of the soil, then place the plant in the hole and fill in around it.Low-growing sedums will readily spread to fill any gaps, while upright sedums tend to stay more compact. Space plants between 6 inches and 2 feet apart, depending on the variety.(Learn more about soil amendments and preparing soil for planting.) Plant sedum seeds in early spring in well-drained, average to rich soil.The best time to plant sedum is in the spring-after the threat of frost but before the heat of summer kicks in. Sedum is usually bought in plugs or pots and transplanted into the garden.Overly-rich soil can also encourage leggy growth, which can result in upright sedum varieties becoming top heavy when they bloom. ![]() It is very susceptible to root rot if grown in soil that holds too much moisture. Sedum grows well in poor or sandy soil, but it’s important to have well-drained soil to avoid fungal diseases. ![]() Sedum enjoy full sun, but will tolerate some shade. If growing sedum in an area that gets long, cold winters (Zone 5 and colder), plant in full sun to improve overwintering capability. ![]() A few years ago, upright sedum was reclassified to another genus, Hylotelephium, but it is still commonly referred to as a “sedum.” Their height and attractive flowers make them good candidates for border gardens or pollinator gardens. Tall or upright sedum tends to form tall, upright clumps that produce large flower heads in tight masses of tiny reddish-pink flowers.This makes them perfect for use as a ground cover along paths, in rock gardens, or cascading down a stone wall. Low–growing sedum spreads along the ground, reaching only a few inches (or less) in height.We like to divide sedum into two main categories based on the plants’ growth habits: low-growing sedum and upright sedum. Perennial plants don’t get much easier than sedum, a genus of succulents with fleshy stems and succulent leaves-also called “stonecrop.” A hardy plant that grows well in shallow soil, this is a sedum variety for almost every garden. It’s easy to care for and beloved by pollinators, too! Here’s how to grow sedum in your garden. Sedums have it all! This perennial plant has succulent green foliage and produces clusters of star-shaped flowers that bloom from midsummer to fall. ![]() |
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