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Homemade vintage Christmas Decorations

Recently hosted a yuletide party and other than accidentally inviting too many people, it was a hit. The cherry on top? An insane amount of popcorn, dried oranges and ribbons strung up all around the apartment. People notice stuff that clearly required extra thought and attention. Plus it's kinda fun making a massive pot of popcorn, putting on a movie and stringing it all up.

@jeanpaultartre

Dec 12, 2023

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Here are a few That i can think of

1. Everyone picking one present to open the night of Christmas Eve. 2. Making my grandma’s kringla recipe! 3. Reading my cousin’s illustrated book from the 70s, The Tiniest Candle, about a candle that nobody in Bethlehem wanted because it was so little and pathetic and it gets really sad and discouraged but then the night baby Jesus is born they use it for light and warmth in the manger. Lol pictured… 4. Watching shitty low budget cartoons like Annabelle’s Wish (ummm I can’t turn the words into a link sorry it keeps glitching… full movie here https://youtu.be/GbHkww5Zf7g?si=bYIDMqqZDr2hJh_n) and Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (trailer https://youtu.be/D4mIpgWrRXE?si=7lDrpQ8RzzI6muaH )… and also real Christmas movies 5. My freshman year of high school, the semester final project for my pre-AP biology class was to make a double helix model and I decided to be quirky and use colorful fluffy pompoms for the base pairs and put zebra print felt on the base of the model. After it was graded I took it home; my dad was decorating for Christmas and he saw the model and decided to be quirky too. He put it in the center of the dining room table and put Christmas lights and ornaments on it and tenderly clasped his hands together and said in a Martha Stewart voice, “It’s a Christmas miracle.” So every year we would do it again and call it the Christmas miracle. I wish I had pictures in my possession but I don’t!! 6. Oh and for a Christmas tree topper every year my parents used a star I made out of popsicle sticks and glitter in kindergarten 😭

@taterhole

Dec 11, 2024

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burning your Christmas tree

very satisfying way to transition between seasons. do it safely pls and bring friends

@alexx

Jan 29, 2024

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Starting over

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.” — Anaïs Nin This is uncharacteristically raw and personal, even for me, and pretty heavy! I know many of you have seen me posting through it and I feel safe to talk about it openly now that I’ve safely landed at the start of my new life. It’s honestly even a little bit embarrassing but I think it’s important to share. I’ve never publicly mentioned it on here, but I have a husband; as of Friday, we’d have been together for 11 years, and we’ve been married for 3 years as of 2/22. I realize now that I wanted to explore what I looked like outside of my relationship with him because I had lost that. This is why PI.FYI has been so meaningful to me as a space to express myself and connect with people—to rediscover my voice. I had been living a lie this entire time, to others but worst of all to myself. He’s been verbally and emotionally abusive, physically but without touching me, to the point that every day I spent with him I was in danger. I’ve been shrinking myself and walking on eggshells to avoid making him insecure and provoking his casual put-downs and fits of rage, while hanging on for dear life to the threads of good I could see. I’ve wanted so badly to leave, more than anything, but I felt like there was no way out and that this was just something I would need to endure indefinitely—but someone who is so very dear to me helped me see that I have wings to fly, not by acting as my savior but by reminding me of my own power. The emotional safety they built and the gentle care they showed me made me feel like I could open up to them. With their encouragement I was brave enough to tell the truth to my friends, my family, my boss, and they have received me with warm, loving and open arms and rallied to support and protect me. The financial and  logistical aspects were the most intimidating to me and it’s going to be tough for a while but I’m going to be better than okay! Now I’m opening up to you. This isn’t the only abuse I’ve suffered in my life, and my old therapist told me she believed it was my mission to share my strength and light with others to inspire them and show them that change is possible. I hope that by sharing this, I can reach even just one person who is going through something similar and show that they are not alone, and they are not weak. People with certain backgrounds may be more vulnerable to abuse, but it can happen to anyone. It thrives in darkness, shame, and isolation—and breaking that silence is the first step toward freedom. Leaving is the scariest thing I have ever done but I have so many angels around me, and I am endlessly grateful. Thank you for being here with me 💌

@taterhole

Mar 16, 2025

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Never changing

My dad teases me about how when I was a little kid, my favorite thing to do when I was on the landline phone with somebody—be it a relative or one of my best friends—was to breathlessly describe the things that were in my bedroom so that they could have a mental picture of everything I loved and chose to surround myself with, and where I sat at that moment in time. Perfectly Imperfect reminds me of that so thanks for always listening and for sharing with me too 💌

@taterhole

Feb 23, 2025

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Finally Quitting the job that you hate

Schedule sent my resignation email for the morning, effective immediately ✅💅

@taterhole

Feb 27, 2025