Needing ideas/advice. My grandmother is insisting on getting my baby a “keepsake.” I don’t get emotionally attached to things and don’t like clutter. She knows this but insists since my daughter might not be the same way. Any recommendations that I might be able to provide her that would be considered a “keepsake” but not just sit around gathering dust?
The only thing I’ve come up with so far is a piggy bank, but me and my husband’s nieces painted one last fall and it’s already in the nursery.
Further background for context: I’m due in July and my husband and I live in a modest house (980 sq ft bungalow). I have a near visceral reaction to clutter, junk, dust-collectors, and disorganization, in our home. Anything that I’ve been gifted that is a trinket/figurine/doesn’t really have a purpose, I’ve sold/donated/thrown out. My husband and I work REALLY hard on our communication and relationship because we had very different upbringings on what is considered “appropriate” tidiness and cleanliness in the home. We also have some of our own behavioural wiring that can put us at odds. Basically... I want to throw everything out ALL THE TIME and he wants to hoard it “just in case.” Like I said, we’ve done a significant amount of work on our own stuff coming into the marriage, our house and stuff since we got married, and now the baby stuff. We’ve developed pretty good communication, compromises, and systems so that neither of are riddled with anxiety.
#NOTE: This writeup is by /u/eklxtreme, who wasn't able to post. I am not attempting to take credit for his work, just posting it for him.
Artist: Hatchie
Album: Keepsake
Release date: June 21, 2019
Label: Double Double Whammy | Ivy League
Listen: Bandcamp | Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube
To those that celebrated, I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!
To any dream pop or indie pop fans that yearn for the days of Disney Channel movies and teen pop rock jams from 15-20 years ago, you’re in luck! Australian artist Hatchie’s Keepsake album is right there waiting for you and it’s an amazing listen! If you just love a good pop melody with beautiful, dreamy harmonies, you’ll enjoy Keepsake. Even if you're just a big fan of "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer, you'll find something here you like. Hatchie is probably a new name to most people at the moment, so she deserves a proper introduction.
##Background
Hatchie had the internet and music blogs buzzing about her infectiously sweet songs with her first two singles that dropped in 2017, “Try” and “Sure.” She released her debut EP Sugar and Spice in mid-2018 and went on to do tours supporting indie favorites Alvvays and Snail Mail, catching more attention for her live presence (she previously played bass in other bands before going solo). She would later support Kylie Minogue on tour in 2019. Through these live shows, she was perfecting her sound and experience to provide to listeners, while also trying out new songs for the album. This all worked well in her favor as she brought an encapsulating soundscape to her debut album.
##The Hatchie Sound
The songs Hatchie makes have a familiar sound that draws from pop-rock bands you may have heard on the radio from the 90s-2000s. She puts a unique dreamy reverb touch to Cranberries/Natalie Imbruglia-esque songs to create a distinct shoegaze-y pop style. Nothing is strictly pop, but her sound is still pop at
... keep reading on reddit ➡
Context:
>“They came to Madrid (to see him play for Real Madrid and to share a dinner on June 5, 2018),” the 20-year-old Doncic told The Athletic about the Kings’ contingent’s visit during the draft process. “They came with the owner. Everybody came, so I honestly thought they were going to pick me.”
>So, I asked, was it ever made clear to him why they didn’t?
>“I mean, I think it’s because of Euroleague; it’s different basketball,” Doncic said. “I was averaging in Europe — in the Spanish League — like 12 points (per game). And in Euroleague 14 (points per game). So it’s different basketball.”
>By the time Doncic’s visit was nearing an end, he offered one final moment that might send Kings fans crying into their pillows again. When a local reporter showed Doncic a picture of a fan who had created his own Doncic Kings jersey, the Mavs star stopped our brief conversation, sat up in his chair to take a closer look, and smiled. And then, for reasons that only he knows, he requested that the picture be text-messaged to the team’s PR man, Scott Tomlin, so he could keep it as a keepsake of sorts.
>“Can you send that?” he said. “I want to see that.”
https://theathletic.com/1541189/2020/01/17/longing-for-luka-why-kings-fans-cant-move-on-from-the-mavs-star-miss/
As can be seen in the screenshots, you can keepsake a single death lotus dart, but not the elite version. This is problematic because you need at least 25 darts to upgrade to elite, or 50 to disassemble, so you end up stuck with 24/49 inferior darts, and they also don't look the same as elite.
In a similar vein, while other untradeable, unique items (items you can only own one of) like the Inferno Adze and Holy Cithara create replicas when you keepsake them, the Sceptre of the Gods, which is a super rare untradeable item, does not.
Could we please make it so you can keepsake elite death lotus darts, and so you can create a replica Sceptre of the Gods keepsake rather than sacrificing your only sceptre and having to regrind it? Tangentially related, but it would be really nice to use 50-100 sets (1250-2500) of darts to augment, as Range is missing any augmentable off-hands in the Tier 81-89 damage range.
