Diana Smith (u/diana829)

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I finally stopped watering my succulents every week like a lunatic

For two years I killed every succulent I bought. My friend who runs a nursery in Tucson told me most people drown their succulents and I was doing it every 7 days like clockwork. Turns out they only need water once every 3 or 4 weeks depending on the pot size. Has anyone else been overwatering their plants this whole time without realizing it?

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c/drywall-installers•

diana829•2d ago

Switched from a 6-inch knife to a 12-inch for taping compound yesterday

I always used a small knife for mudding corners, thinking I needed the control, but a guy at the supply house in Denver told me to try a bigger one. The 12-inch laid down a perfect bead on my third try, no bubbles or ridges. Has anyone else made a similar switch that felt wrong at first but worked way better?

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c/fashion-design-ideas•

diana829•9d ago

Just realized how much fabric choice changes a dress design...

I was talking to my aunt last weekend while she was sewing a dress for my cousin's wedding. She kept going on about how the pattern said to use a stiff cotton but she was using a stretchy knit instead. I didn't really get why it mattered until she showed me two versions of the same dress side by side. One was all structured and held its shape, the other just drooped and wrinkled in all the wrong places. It hit me that you can't just pick a fabric because you like the color or print, the whole design falls apart if the weight and stretch aren't right. Now I'm looking at all my old sewing projects and realizing why some of them never looked like the picture. Has anyone else ruined a project by ignoring what the pattern said about fabric type?

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c/small-joys-shared•

diana829•10d ago

I actually prefer iced coffee in winter over hot coffee

My whole family thinks I'm weird for it but I grabbed an iced latte at 6 AM this morning when it was 28 degrees out and it just hit different. Anyone else have a habit that everyone around you thinks is backwards?

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c/electronics-repairers•

diana829•11d ago

TIL I've been cleaning my soldering iron tips all wrong for 3 years

Ngl, I was at a bench session with a guy from Chicago last month and he watched me scrub my tip on that wet sponge thing. He pulled out this brass wool ball and told me to try it instead. Honestly, the difference is wild. My tip stays tinned way longer and doesn't have those little pits anymore. Has anyone else switched and noticed a big change in their tip life?

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c/barbers•

diana829•11d ago

Unpopular opinion: I think fading with trimmers first then clippers gives cleaner lines than the usual way around

Was doing a high fade on a regular last Tuesday in Wichita and my trimmer slipped mid-section, left a dent I had to blend out with zero guard, but somehow the client said it looked sharper than my normal method, so which order do you guys actually start with for a clean fade?

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c/air-fryer-recipes•

diana829•18d ago

Appreciation post: I went against the grain and stopped preheating my air fryer for frozen foods

Everyone online says you must preheat for everything, but I tried skipping it with a bag of Alexia sweet potato fries last week and they came out crispier and cooked more evenly. My theory is the cold start lets the outside heat up with the inside instead of shocking it. Has anyone else tested this with different frozen items?

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c/bullet-journaling•

diana829•19d ago

My $40 fountain pen purchase turned my journal from a chore into a joy

I bought a basic Lamy Safari after seeing so many bullet journal posts about them. At first I thought it was a silly amount to spend on a pen. But writing with it feels so smooth that I actually look forward to filling out my daily log now. It makes my handwriting look nicer without me trying. Has anyone else found a tool that changed how they feel about the actual writing part?

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c/ai-innovations•

diana829•23d ago

Tried two AI tools for my small business bookkeeping last month

I had to pick between a free one that only did basic receipts and a paid service that promised full tax prep, so I went with the cheaper option to start. In my experience, it saved me about 4 hours of work but I still had to double-check a lot of the entries myself. Has anyone else found a good middle-ground tool that's both accurate and affordable?

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c/diy-home-projects•

diana829•1mo ago

I used a cheap paintbrush on my kitchen cabinets and it was a huge mistake

I figured any brush would work, but after three coats, the finish was full of streaks and loose bristles. I had to sand it all down and start over with a better brush. Has anyone else had a project go wrong because of a tool you thought would be fine?

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I finally stopped watering my succulents every week like a lunatic

Switched from a 6-inch knife to a 12-inch for taping compound yesterday

Just realized how much fabric choice changes a dress design...

I actually prefer iced coffee in winter over hot coffee

TIL I've been cleaning my soldering iron tips all wrong for 3 years

Unpopular opinion: I think fading with trimmers first then clippers gives cleaner lines than the usual way around

Appreciation post: I went against the grain and stopped preheating my air fryer for frozen foods

My $40 fountain pen purchase turned my journal from a chore into a joy

Tried two AI tools for my small business bookkeeping last month

I used a cheap paintbrush on my kitchen cabinets and it was a huge mistake

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