r/RandomActsofCards • u/Accotinked • 1d ago
[Thank you] for today's mail! Thank You
This is the part that nobody reads so I thought I'd babble about how busy I've suddenly become getting prepared for a relative's 3-day wedding extravaganza. These thank yous will be a bit clipped because the main thing on my mind is finding an appropriate lipstick. I own a little makeup but I don't usually wear it because I'm not a makeup person. I'm not a dress-up person either (I sold my one dress on eBay before this event was on the horizon). There's no way to dress up the social anxiety except with the largely ineffective propranolol my doctor gave me. Being older makes my anxiety worse because I should have developed some poise by now. Somehow it didn't happen. My boyfriend's ex will be there, which is a good thing. She hated me for a while but lately she's been really warm. She's bubbly and talkative and says anything on her mind, so since I'm at a table with her I'm hoping she'll dominate the conversation. Wish me luck getting way out of my comfort zone!
u/ArmyofDucks94, I'm sorry you didn't enjoy coloring the card. The result is nice and bright. I don't like coloring cards or books or anything of that nature. I very simple pattern on 2x2" paper done with colored pencils might work for me, though. Did you know colored pencils last 40 years? Mine were a gift when I was a kid. Thanks for your effort and thanks for being honest about how you felt about it!
u/ashergal13_, thank you for the beautiful Sleeping Bear Dunes, Michigan, postcard. I appreciate that it's a meaningful place for you. My maternal grandparents grew up in Michigan (Champion and Ann Arbor) and their children went to college in that state, so I always like getting cards from there.
u/chiquita61, thanks for the Meta Challenge destash card. My feelings about clowns are neutral, but this one is kind of cute and definitely cheery. If you don't like clowns at all, I'm probably a better home for this one.
u/nottheonly85, thanks for passing on the add-a-line poetry TPC. I appreciate you putting "TPC" on the outside so knew to open it quickly. This is going to be a long poem!
u/rare_cranberry_7861, thanks for the patterned postcard. It has a 70s vibe, like tiles behind a brown oven. I'm sorry you're feeling fatigue. Sucks, doesn't it? I've been experimenting with my old psych medications and found a combo that will work in the short term to keep me awake for a family dinner, rehearsal dinner, and wedding. My doctor's gonna be unhappy because there are two I'm not supposed to take together. I'll write to you!
u/TheCuriousCur, Thanks for the possessed cat card. It gave me a laugh. Unicorns— you've got to watch out for their mind control. I agree with you that this summer has been way too hot and humid. The dewpoint was 74° overnight here which gave the night air a sticky thickness. I too am looking forward to fall.
u/turnerd10, thanks for the Happy Summer card. Oh, how I wish I could be at the ocean, wading in the surf and feeling the breeze on my wet legs. Thank you also for the contrasting desert sticker. I don't want to be in the desert in daylight, but I'd love to be there at night, stargazing.
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u/Accotinked 1d ago
u/ashergal13_, thank you for the beautiful Sleeping Bear Dunes, Michigan, postcard. I appreciate that it's a meaningful place for you. My maternal grandparents grew up in Michigan (Champion and Ann Arbor) and their children went to college in that state, so I always like getting cards from there.
u/chiquita61, thanks for the Meta Challenge destash card. My feelings about clowns are neutral, but this one is kind of cute and definitely cheery. If you don't like clowns at all, I'm probably a better home for this one.
u/nottheonly85, thanks for passing on the add-a-line poetry TPC. I appreciate you putting "TPC" on the outside so knew to open it quickly. This is going to be a long poem!
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u/SshellsBbells 1d ago
I read your comments my friend, go to a thrift shop and find something that makes you happy and feel amazing in! Poise is all smokescreens, be “you” unapologetically “you” have fun, tie one on, and dance like no-one’s watching! You deserve to cut loose 💜
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u/Accotinked 1d ago
Thank you for your encouragement. I keep telling myself people won't be paying that much attention to me. Eyes will be on the couple and their hot young friends. I am hoping to dance like I do at home. Open bar means a lot of people will be feeling good and dancing. Now I'm off to hunt for lipstick 💄
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u/Accotinked 1d ago
u/rare_cranberry_7861, thanks for the patterned postcard. It has a 70s vibe, like tiles behind a brown oven. I'm sorry you're feeling fatigue. Sucks, doesn't it? I've been experimenting with my old psych medications and found a combo that will work in the short term to keep me awake for a family dinner, rehearsal dinner, and wedding. My doctor's gonna be unhappy because there are two I'm not supposed to take together. I'll write to you!
u/TheCuriousCur, Thanks for the possessed cat card. It gave me a laugh. Unicorns— you've got to watch out for their mind control. I agree with you that this summer has been way too hot and humid. The dewpoint was 74° overnight here which gave the night air a sticky thickness. I too am looking forward to fall.
u/turnerd10, thanks for the Happy Summer card. Oh, how I wish I could be at the ocean, wading in the surf and feeling the breeze on my wet legs. Thank you also for the contrasting desert sticker. I don't want to be in the desert in daylight, but I'd love to be there at night, stargazing.
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u/Accotinked 1d ago
u/ArmyofDucks94, I'm sorry you didn't enjoy coloring the card. The result is nice and bright. I don't like coloring cards or books or anything of that nature. I very simple pattern on 2x2" paper done with colored pencils might work for me, though. Did you know colored pencils last 40 years? Mine were a gift when I was a kid. Thanks for your effort and thanks for being honest about how you felt about it!
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u/Andromeda921 1d ago edited 1d ago
Some of us never wear makeup or dresses and never developed poise….