Making Spaghetti for lunch for the week. I have an electric lunch box that heats up my food while I’m working. This allows me a hot meal without eating fast food since I work out of my truck a lot.

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  • Ananääs@sopuli.xyz
    4·
    16 days ago

    This weekend I was at a chainsaw sculpting course, it was nice but exhausting. Today I decided to leave early because yesterday a full day of learning and stressing over things left me completely drained. Leaving was a good decision as I have some energy left for other things, like organizing the garage.

    I’ve made sculptures before but haven’t really sculpted (as in removing material). It is fricken difficult! My perfection + impatience if I’m not instantly good at something don’t help at all. But I’m happy to have finally used a chainsaw!

  • confusedpuppy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    4·
    16 days ago

    I’m making a birthday present for a friend of mine. It’s a mushroom carved from wood. I already carved and sanded it and it’s already looking really nice.

    I’m now looking to colour it and an doing some experiments on some wood scraps to use tea as a wood stain. So far I’ve tested black tea and after about 10 coats, it has a nice, earthy brown colour. Next I’m going to test out some rooibos tea for some red colouring.

    I have a small turkish coffee pot that I used to make coffee with and it was really useful for making the wood stain. I put two tea bags in and boiled the water for about 30 minutes with the tea bags left inside.

    I then removed the tea bags and boiled down the water. The result was a deep, milky looking tea concentrate which smelled really nice.

    Can’t wait to finish it and I’m excited to give it to her for her birthday :)

  • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
    3·
    16 days ago

    I got to get one of those lunch boxes. Went shopping and will be talking with some family members to schedule a dental check for my brother. Bath night and im so ready to soak.

  • joulethief
    2·
    16 days ago

    I’m having a hard time communicating my need for alone-time to my partner who needs a lot of couple-time. Feels rough.

    • Ananääs@sopuli.xyz
      2·
      16 days ago

      My thought exactly, the following thought: is it made by Makita 🤣 (Makita is known for their high quality battery powered tools but they also make a whole bunch of other stuff that uses the same batteries like coffee makers etc)

    • Lexam@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      2·
      16 days ago

      It works like a slow cooker. It can use a car adapter or a regular plug in. I have an inverter in my truck so I use the plug in. Takes about an hour to an hour and a half to heat a dish. I make things like casseroles or noodle dishes and reheat them.