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I admit I was one of the ones in the fray who decided to take chances and see if the bidding wouldn’t exceed the BIN. Oops.
I’ve been patiently waiting to get a Gothic Uni myself too though 🙁 Waaa!
I’d like Pixie-dust to be added as well. I just bought a beautiful Peacock Oriental Sun Dragon from her and I’m so pleased with him! She was so easy to communicate with and even let my sister and I swing by her house in person to get him so I could save shipping charges. She squeezed us right in on her lunch break. AND she was gracious enough to let us ooh and aah at her collection! Windstone Heaven!!! I’d definitely buy or trade from her again…when my pocketbook recovers 😀
eaglefeather831 wrote:purpledragonclaw wrote:Snapdragon wrote:Pick the leaves up and put them on her pillow.
Or in one of her drawers.
lol, I will remember that one! 😆
When I was younger and my mom lost her patience waiting for me or my sister to clean the litter box, she’d put the whole thing on our bed. UGH!! Very effective!! :puke:
Even on the tiniest silliest auctions, if I’m bidding against another bidder my adrenaline goes through the roof!! They’re perdy ^_^
That SUCKS, eaglefeathers! I’m so sorry you’re in that situation. Sadly, from what you’re saying, it sounds like you’re fighting a losing battle. I would start looking for ways to get yourself out of that mess and into a place where you can feel at home and at peace, not stressing from a filthy house that’s out of your control. You can fight and become the nurse to all these infantile, lazy people, but I think you’ll just suffer in the long run and you need to look out for your own mental well-being!! Financially, getting out might not be feasible, but merely exploring your options will make you at least FEEL less trapped because it reminds you that you’re still ultimately there by choice 🙂 And you might find a good solution.
In the meanwhile, obviously despite your best efforts to be understood, your housemates don’t seem to understand why it’s important to you to have things clean. How can you get through to them? Can you relate something important to them to how you feel about the house being clean? IE, “I know you get irritated when the other roommates do (blank). Well, I feel the same when I see that no one is pitching in to keep things in order.” Or a respect thing: “When I spend a long time cleaning so our space will be pleasant to be in, and you come in and make a mess without tidying up a bit after, it makes me feel as if you don’t care about my time or effort.” After all, don’t they like inhabiting their home when it’s clean rather than dirty? What about the baby? A dirty house is an extremely dangerous place for a baby to be in! And children with clean clothes and bodies, in orderly environments, are happier, healthier, and therefore even more delightful to be with. Would that strike a chord?
I had an awful time with garbage and toilet paper restocking when I lived with three boys. No one ever took out the trash, and no one ever bought more TP for the house. Each would always claim it was someone else’s turn but the end result was a glut of garbage and a perpetual tp crisis! So, I got all arts and craftsy and made a couple of spinning wheels with all our names on them, with a little brad in the center and everything. Each wheel had a cutout that displayed whose turn it was. One went above the garbage can and one went in the tp cabinet. When one person took out the garbage or bought more tp, they got to turn the wheel to the next person. I think just the act of getting to spin that little wheel to highlight the next “victim” was enough of a silly reward to get the wheels to work. Because they worked great! The boys participated pretty well. The tp supplies still needed monitoring, but we didn’t argue about turns again! And because you always knew when you were in the hot seat for trash duty, the garbage tended not to pile up perilously over the top of the trash can. (I call this “Garbage Jenga” and it is my least favorite Roommate Game.)
Obviously you’ll have to compromise a bit on your standards of “clean”, since theirs differ. But maybe some common ground rules can be established with a few talks. They’re going to feel nagged and accused no matter what, so it would be good to reiterate that that’s not what you’re out to do. Mostly what you want is for people to consider others, which is fair. They can consider you, and the other roommates, by not leaving a mess they themselves would be unhappy to have to work around. Showing respect through actions like that goes a very, very long way. (So does saying “THANK YOU!!” if they do make an effort, no matter how small.)
Best of luck. I feel for ya!!
You can do it!! You just have to get engaged in what you’re doing. When I’m in a slump, I love a can of diet soda. Just enough caffeine to feel alert and like getting something done. (Sorry it’s not…healthier!)
And I love lists! Make a list and pick a couple easy things to warm up on, take a SHORT break, then tackle the big thing. Once you get a little momentum into the project it won’t feel so tough to knock out!
Finals suck! But they end!
I’m sure this has been done before but I’m curious….
What’s your favorite piece in your collection? And why? (Not your ultra dream piece, but one you actually have right now.)
Mine’s gotta be my daddy Kirin! He was such a pain to get and he’s still missing his horn, but the way he carries himself, you’d think he doesn’t know it!
(Pics welcome!) 😀
I’m sorry Leigha, what a dishonest seller! 👿 Sounds like what happened with my kirin a few weeks ago where the seller tried to refuse my winning bid and jack the price up double.
Yeah, in the end, I paid $59 or so for him after the refund. And a new horn will come from Windstone, as soon as someone can find the kirin horns.
[holds breath] 🙂
I just hope more dragons show up soon….I had wanted to do one for my mom for mother’s day. Now maybe I can do one for her by her birthday.
But I am DYING to paint a kirin!!!! I haven’t had the chance yet. 😥
Yeah he doesn’t remind me of the hassle anymore, after putting a little work into cleaning him up. I do feel like I got a good deal on him too, although the whole process of acquiring him was quite a hassle. All’s well that ends well. Now to e-mail Melody!
I checked my e-mail this morning and she sent me a surprisingly nice message saying the refund had been made. And it had! The money’s gone over to my bank account (pending anyway) so I’d say it’s a done deal. I shouldn’t have popped off the horn until it officially came through but I just couldn’t wait anymore. Glad I got away with it.
If anyone’s interested in how I got the horn off:
I took drag0nfeathers’ suggestion and tried nail polish remover with acetone. I gently wiggled the horn back and forth for a good 3 or 4 minutes–until it started to give just enough that I could push/pry up (VERY CAREFULLY) to reveal a tiny space between the horn and figure. I could have spent longer on this part–this is where the chip started in his head from wiggling with a little too much force.
Once the horn was loosened, I took a q-tip and wet it with the acetone, then pressed it against the horn–not the figure–and let it run down and under the horn one drop at a time. This worked pretty well–almost no acetone ended up on the paint. Then I wiggled…and wiggled!! I would get as much as I could under one side and then work on the other side, and wiggle some more.
(Side note–I originally wanted a needle/syringe to inject the acetone accurately but didn’t know where to get one. My sister says kitten syringes can be had at feed supply stores–go fig. You don’t need a veterinary license either.)
After about 20 minutes of this slow wiggle-dribble-wiggle, the horn came up! It brought a tiny bit of plaster with it, but from inside the head-hole and nothing that would show on the outside. The biggest damage came from some of the acetone working its way under the area where the horn lays back against the kirin’s forehead. The paint there got damaged. I touched it up though, and when a new horn goes on, it won’t show.
Well, I haven’t gotten the refund yet. I hope it goes smoothly! But after all this waiting I just couldn’t stop my itch to try popping off the horn…so after about 15 minutes of wiggling, here he is.
He did chip a little bit during the process, but nothing a little glue didn’t fix. The area would be hidden by the new horn anyhow. I also touched up his paint rubs. He’s looking rather handsome now, albeit bald. Now to hunt down a new horn for the fella ^___^
