Mar 12, 2021 07:31 PM
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(hobbies) Low maintenance garden ideas for a fuss-free outdoor space
https://www.housebeautiful.com/uk/garden...ce-garden/
INTRO: A low maintenance garden is ideal if you don't really like gardening, or if you truly never have the time to garden. Less is more when it comes to low maintenance gardens, and it's a style that works with all sizes, especially small gardens because you're already working with a compact space. Want to know how to make your outside space work for you and not the other way around? Here are some simple steps to a sure-fire, easy garden. Golden rules... (MORE - details)
(games, sports) New Jersey is still the capitol of sports betting according to new data, with nearly $1 billion in bets
https://www.insider.com/new-jersey-capit...ing-2021-3
INTRO: According to new data from the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) obtained by Sports Handle on Wednesday, New Jersey led the country with a $958.7 million sports betting handle, over $300 million more than second-place Nevada with $646.5 million. That does not necessarily equate to exact revenue from sports betting, however. The handle is defined as the total amount of money wagered. Revenue is the amount of money a sportsbook keeps after paying out winners. Overall, the US saw a total of more than $4.36 billion wagered in January. Operators in those 20 jurisdictions totaled nearly $361 million, and state governments collected more than $54.3 million in taxes from that revenue.... (MORE)
(recreation) UK woman buys 1st sex toy in lockdown, wonders why it took so long to do it
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/s...ed87d99f45
EXCERPT: . . . Before the package arrived I was afraid of judgement. What if my housemates would decipher what I had bought and think I was weird? The constant worry I had about buying this sex toy feels crazy now I’m looking back, but I know this anxiety is borne of our entrenched ideas about women’s sexuality.
In particular, female masturbation has a stigma of awkwardness. It is not a topic that many people feel comfortable talking about, and is often sidelined in favour of centring male pleasure. Even Zoella, one of the most powerful beauty and lifestyle influencers, was decried for daring to upload a post on her blog recommending sex toys for her readers. If an influencer with such a huge following like Zoella can’t escape harsh criticism for talking about her sexuality, what hope does that leave somebody like me?
Nevertheless, seeing prominent women in the social media sphere open up about their own self-pleasure really inspired me to normalise it in my personal life. It helped me to understand that by criticising myself so much for desiring pleasure in this way was creating a prominent barrier in my sexual expression.
I was relieved from a lot of this embarrassment after I bought my first sex toy and realised just how normal it is. All these entrenched ideas stem from misogyny in society, and the awkwardness I felt was a response to an outdated taboo.
Lockdown, for me, and I think thousands of other women, provided time and space away from reality whereby this experimentation was possible. Now, I’ve decided to be more open in normalising women’s self-pleasure, which has brought experimentation, relaxation, and entertainment into my life. Instead of feeling uncomfortable about sex and masturbation, I feel free... (MORE - details)
https://www.housebeautiful.com/uk/garden...ce-garden/
INTRO: A low maintenance garden is ideal if you don't really like gardening, or if you truly never have the time to garden. Less is more when it comes to low maintenance gardens, and it's a style that works with all sizes, especially small gardens because you're already working with a compact space. Want to know how to make your outside space work for you and not the other way around? Here are some simple steps to a sure-fire, easy garden. Golden rules... (MORE - details)
(games, sports) New Jersey is still the capitol of sports betting according to new data, with nearly $1 billion in bets
https://www.insider.com/new-jersey-capit...ing-2021-3
INTRO: According to new data from the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) obtained by Sports Handle on Wednesday, New Jersey led the country with a $958.7 million sports betting handle, over $300 million more than second-place Nevada with $646.5 million. That does not necessarily equate to exact revenue from sports betting, however. The handle is defined as the total amount of money wagered. Revenue is the amount of money a sportsbook keeps after paying out winners. Overall, the US saw a total of more than $4.36 billion wagered in January. Operators in those 20 jurisdictions totaled nearly $361 million, and state governments collected more than $54.3 million in taxes from that revenue.... (MORE)
(recreation) UK woman buys 1st sex toy in lockdown, wonders why it took so long to do it
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/s...ed87d99f45
EXCERPT: . . . Before the package arrived I was afraid of judgement. What if my housemates would decipher what I had bought and think I was weird? The constant worry I had about buying this sex toy feels crazy now I’m looking back, but I know this anxiety is borne of our entrenched ideas about women’s sexuality.
In particular, female masturbation has a stigma of awkwardness. It is not a topic that many people feel comfortable talking about, and is often sidelined in favour of centring male pleasure. Even Zoella, one of the most powerful beauty and lifestyle influencers, was decried for daring to upload a post on her blog recommending sex toys for her readers. If an influencer with such a huge following like Zoella can’t escape harsh criticism for talking about her sexuality, what hope does that leave somebody like me?
Nevertheless, seeing prominent women in the social media sphere open up about their own self-pleasure really inspired me to normalise it in my personal life. It helped me to understand that by criticising myself so much for desiring pleasure in this way was creating a prominent barrier in my sexual expression.
I was relieved from a lot of this embarrassment after I bought my first sex toy and realised just how normal it is. All these entrenched ideas stem from misogyny in society, and the awkwardness I felt was a response to an outdated taboo.
Lockdown, for me, and I think thousands of other women, provided time and space away from reality whereby this experimentation was possible. Now, I’ve decided to be more open in normalising women’s self-pleasure, which has brought experimentation, relaxation, and entertainment into my life. Instead of feeling uncomfortable about sex and masturbation, I feel free... (MORE - details)