got held up on the way to work today because there was a big snake trying to sun herself on the highway right on the way out of town & the lady in the grey subaru in front of me put her warning lights on & got out to try & shoo her into the grassy sunny verge on the other roadside. & it was afternoon and busy but the logging trucks stopped & waited & the family cars stopped & waited & the long haul truckers stopped & waited for that snake to cross the road. nobody so much as honked. & when the snake was safe the road was backed up in both directions but a fellow in a pickup truck waved at me to go ahead (i was waiting to turn right onto the highway) even though he could have made me wait until the whole long line of cars passed. what i am trying to say is: there is still love in this world. what i am trying to say is: happy pride to me & to that big old bull snake who will live to see another sunrise & to every person on that highway who decided that saving her was worth five minutes of delay
Hiiiii I hope ur well! I have a clothes question that may or may not fall within ur sustainable wardrobe wheelhouse. The question largely amounts to: cleaning????
I can reattach a button, patch a hole, mend a tear - this I can deal with. But any top I have for more than 2 years inevitably develops some stubborn stain. Do u know where I can go for stain removal advice? Minimally ecologically destructive stain removal advice?
outside of the products she recommends (and minus the laundress products 💀) i myself rarely get stains on my things!! this is what i do
the moment i get a stain, i immediately rinse and dab the fabric.
if it’s really bad and i’m at home i just take it off and dunk it liberally and change!
washing machine: always wash w/ cold water
oxyclean works well for bad stains; you can also try baking soda or vinegar depending on the kind of stain & fabric dye
if something still has a stain after you wash in the washing machine, DO NOT DRY IT in the drying machine!
line dry!!!
then either wear it again OR if the stain is unbearable rinse and dab the stain again, then put in washing machine again
line dry after every wash until the stain disappears (it usually will)
the sun can do wonders, if you have outdoor space and sunshine and a fabric you don’t mind sun-bleaching a bit
for any clothes that you are not line drying and want to use the drier, dry on low heat
i’m pretty rigid with this cold water and line drying routine and it’s been going pretty good for me so far! i eat pasta with red sauce while wearing white shirts pretty regularly lol
if there’s a big gnarly stain you can also experiment with dying it ;)
this is the kind of habit i have now. let’s say i’m at a restaurant eating noodles, and i splash soy sauce on my shirt. i immediately get some water (from cup, water bottle, or bathroom) and splash my shirt. and gently dab it. this might look silly. i might have a big wet spot for a while. and yet: here i stand. stainless. unbothered. thriving.
when i was post op after top surgery i had a good friend there with me to help recover. but the nurse didnt get the memo and when i woke up she was like “ok i’m gonna go get your girlfriend and bring her in to see you!” and i remember being so zonked on anesthesia and so disoriented i just laid there thinking wow…… all that an they’re bringing me a girlfriend too this place is amazing
