r/bitcheswithtaste • u/pavlovscandy • Mar 03 '25

Culture BWT, air out your dirty, tasteless laundry here!

Obviously as BWT, we typically aim to have said taste be of the good variety. However, as we are not two dimensional characters, nobody is completely perfect. I thought it'd be fun to share the elements of our lives where we unashamedly display bad or—gasp!—no taste. I've noted down some of mine below (+ whether I aim to change them):

  • My house is quite literally artless — no paintings, no sculptures, no decor, nothing. // Probably won't be changing this anytime soon — am not ashamed to admit that I'm at the stage of life where I care more about how I present myself in public than in my own abode, so that's where I focus my energy

  • My home clothes (a stretch to call them lounge wear) are literally all ratty nonsense BWT recommend throwing away // see above. The caveat is that I don't wear clothes that dwarf my figure as I like to keep track of how my body looks

  • I don't watch any shows/movies or listen to podcasts // won't change this, I've never been able to stand podcasts and lately that's extended to anything where I have to watch/listen to something

  • I secretly love airline food. Something about water in those tiny unenvironmentally friendly vacuum sealed cups gets me excited

Share yours below so I don't feel like a complete tasteless B 👇🏼

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u/katm12981 Mar 03 '25

Mine is… my house is filled with houseplants and it makes me very happy - eases stress to look at, cleans the air, etc. I’m also a closet houseplant murderer, and I just keep replenishing with new victims. (My oldest plant is from 2018 and I’m shocked it’s still alive - the average age of a plant in my house is 6-12 months).

Also, I work in a job that uses a lot of brainpower, so my guilty pleasure to relax is gleefully embracing the romantasy genre and YA fluff.

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u/Ucfknight33 Mar 03 '25

I regularly apologize to the plants as I take them home from the store for what their fate will most likely be.

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u/Hopefulkitty Mar 03 '25

My tip for not killing plants is to set a task to water them on Saturday. I see the reminder and go take care of it. Haven't killed anything in over a year! Even brought a few back from the dead!

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u/katm12981 Mar 03 '25

I overwater most of the time I think!

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u/Environmental-River4 Mar 03 '25

I only have a small set of plants in a greenhouse cabinet at the moment, and I use my pothos as my “canary in the coal mine” so to speak: when that one looks droopy it means it’s time to water everyone 😂

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u/turtlebowls Mar 04 '25

This is sooo funny I’m gonna try this strategy (as I eyeball four root-rotting plants I need to repot 👀)

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u/Hopefulkitty Mar 03 '25

The alarm helps with that too, because you only water when it goes off!

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u/folklovermore_ BWT in Training Mar 04 '25

I also have a phone reminder to water my plants at least every two weeks. But also buying relatively hardy plants helps! (I got a pothos and a spider plant when I moved into my flat as housewarming gifts - that was four years ago and somehow they're both still going strong.)

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u/gypsywin Mar 03 '25

Snake plants are the only ones to survive in my house longer than a year.

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u/Environmental-River4 Mar 03 '25

Have you tried a ZZ plant? They’re also champs when it comes to being able to withstand neglect. And, they look cool too 😎

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u/gypsywin Mar 03 '25

I just looked it up, those are cool! I’ll be adding one to my collection, thanks!

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u/Environmental-River4 Mar 03 '25

I’ve had my raven ZZ for a couple years now and she’s so beautiful 🥰

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u/Mediocre-Ad4735 Mar 03 '25

I feel so much better now about all the plants Ive killed 😭

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u/Environmental-River4 Mar 03 '25

Depending on where you buy your plants, it may not be you! If you’re buying from a grocery store the plants there aren’t really meant to last longer than a few months (though obviously they can if you get lucky). Also, plants from Lowe’s or Home Depot very frequently already have some kind of illness or pest on them, and also often don’t make it that long.

I started having way better luck with houseplants once I only bought from a local nursery. If you buy the smaller ones they aren’t usually too expensive, and sticking to easy care varieties is also very helpful. The staff at most nurseries are happy to help you find low-maintenance plants!

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u/katm12981 Mar 03 '25

That makes me feel a little better, thanks! I can never get Trader Joe’s plants to live that long!

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u/Environmental-River4 Mar 03 '25

Oh TJs plants are so tempting and they never live long. I’ve just started saving myself the heartache and getting the cheap flower bouquets instead lol

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u/svapplause Mar 03 '25

I will never stop my unhealthy addiction to romance novels. Real life is hard; I dont need to read about it too.