Accomplishments!
May. 7th, 2026 03:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisI have this switch system that was fairly expensive and has never worked right in this apartment. The individual switches sit on top of the wall switches and make them into smart switches. I've had them for years and they worked great in the condo but here they have been fiddly since the day I moved in. BUT... I may have conquered them.
They are one of those class of fucking wifi gizmos that require 2.4 wifi. Most of those can find it in a hybrid (2.4/5) signal but not these fuckers. So this morning, I finally got the idea of redoing my extender. My extender takes my wifi network and spreads it to the bedroom and bathroom. When I set it up, I blew off the 2.4 and went for the hybrid. This morning, I factory reset it and then set it up to spit out two different SSID's one for 2.4 and one for 5. And the hub for my stupid switches loved it immediately!
I had to set them all up again and rename them all and then re set up all the routines but totally worth it. I'm quite excited about it.
Then on to Dollar Tree. You know how embarrassing it can be like in a grocery store when the cash register clerk holds up you jar of hemorrhoid lotion and screams to the entire store "CAN ANYONE GET ME A PRICE CHECK ON THIS HEMORRHOID LOTION?????" Well, that's the kind of embarrassment shared when you have a lot of Dollar Tree items and the helpful cashier announces to you so that everyone in line can here "THAT'S SIXTY-EIGHT TWENTY TWO". I'll bet those people in line behind me spent less than $20. At least I'm keeping the store open for all of us!
I did find the cutest cheapest amigurumi kits. I've been kind of thinking about this and looking at some other kits. In fact, I was looking through a sampling just last night of toys about the same size in really nice kits for $40 and $50 bucks and here these were for $1.25.
Amigurumi is the tight crochet of little dolls and animals (Google will help you get an idea). I've never done any and wanted to give it a whirl and so I got this little kit
It included everything I needed to make this!!
I'm pretty delighted.
Then I did some research and, turns out, Amigurumi really refers to small stuffed toys that are crochet or knitted! So I've been doing it all along!
They are one of those class of fucking wifi gizmos that require 2.4 wifi. Most of those can find it in a hybrid (2.4/5) signal but not these fuckers. So this morning, I finally got the idea of redoing my extender. My extender takes my wifi network and spreads it to the bedroom and bathroom. When I set it up, I blew off the 2.4 and went for the hybrid. This morning, I factory reset it and then set it up to spit out two different SSID's one for 2.4 and one for 5. And the hub for my stupid switches loved it immediately!
I had to set them all up again and rename them all and then re set up all the routines but totally worth it. I'm quite excited about it.
Then on to Dollar Tree. You know how embarrassing it can be like in a grocery store when the cash register clerk holds up you jar of hemorrhoid lotion and screams to the entire store "CAN ANYONE GET ME A PRICE CHECK ON THIS HEMORRHOID LOTION?????" Well, that's the kind of embarrassment shared when you have a lot of Dollar Tree items and the helpful cashier announces to you so that everyone in line can here "THAT'S SIXTY-EIGHT TWENTY TWO". I'll bet those people in line behind me spent less than $20. At least I'm keeping the store open for all of us!
I did find the cutest cheapest amigurumi kits. I've been kind of thinking about this and looking at some other kits. In fact, I was looking through a sampling just last night of toys about the same size in really nice kits for $40 and $50 bucks and here these were for $1.25.
Amigurumi is the tight crochet of little dolls and animals (Google will help you get an idea). I've never done any and wanted to give it a whirl and so I got this little kit
It included everything I needed to make this!!
I'm pretty delighted.
Then I did some research and, turns out, Amigurumi really refers to small stuffed toys that are crochet or knitted! So I've been doing it all along!
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Date: 2026-05-08 12:47 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2026-05-08 12:50 am (UTC)I just...am intimidated because all I have ever done successfully is a few chain stitches (I think that is the name of them? LOL) So I want a small, easy project to start with :D
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Date: 2026-05-08 12:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2026-05-08 03:12 am (UTC)I will check the other dollar tree that is near me, tomorrow. And there are 2 more within my normal roaming range, if that one doesn't have the bee and the whale, lol
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Date: 2026-05-08 03:16 am (UTC)I hear you...
Date: 2026-05-08 09:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2026-05-08 01:05 pm (UTC)By Anna Hrachovec. It's full of possibiy the most adorable knitted cats I've ever seen, including one sitting in a box, one fighting a ball of yarn, and one scratching their way down some curtains. Way too fiddly for me as they're so small but I enjoyed looking at them.
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Date: 2026-05-08 02:46 pm (UTC)Great job on the little bee!
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