I just started yesterday, and have worked about 6 hours so far. I feel a bit stressed moving forward without knowing how I'm doing. I'm working on the Aether project, having conversations with two different models and evaluating the results. I just attended the webinar today and it was helpful, but also overwhelming.
I just read a post about someone solving their insomnia, so I thought I would share my recent breakthrough. For the past 3 months I was waking up at 6:00 a.m. daily, and unable to fall back asleep, regardless of what time I fell asleep. I basically got used to sleeping 5-6 hours and being sleep deprived. I would wake up feeling wired and ready to start the day.
Two weekends ago I slept at a friend's house for the weekend and decided I would bring an eye mask that I had lying around, in case her guest room didn't have proper curtains. I was paranoid that I would sleep terribly all weekend. well, the opposite ended up happening. On my first night there, I slept in until 11:00 a.m. which I haven't done in years. The next two nights were similar, only this time I put an alarm to avoid sleeping in so late.
I wasn't sure if this would continue when returning home, but it has. I now sleep until 8-9 am most days, getting between 8 and 9 hours of sleep, which feels unreal. I never realized that the small amounts of light coming in through my curtains in the mornings were having such an impact on my sleep. I also fall asleep a bit faster.
The eye mask I use is a soft fluffy material, so it feels comfortable on my face. I wear it "backwards" because the inside layer is not breathable at all and my eyes were sweating the first time I tried it that way.
Hope this can help someone who struggles with falling back to sleep in the morning! I used to hate the idea of sleeping with something on my face, but I'm so glad I got over that.
Went on 3 dates and chatted daily for a month (big mistake) and cant stop yearning for her. She continued initiating conversations/saying good morning for a few days after our third date, so I was a bit surprised to receive this message. I'm slow at processing my emotions, so my response wasn't totally honest. I know I should just remove her from Instagram, but part of me hopes she'll reach out again one day. The worst part about it is that she's a walking red flag, but it's like I'm craving the intensity and excitement of dating her. She's also the first person I felt excited about in well over a year. Excited, but also incredibly nervous due to her red flags. Anyways, I know I'm ridiculous to think she'd ever reach out (in my head there's like a 5% chance that she would). I guess I just need to hear it 😩
For the past few weeks I've been growing out my eyebrows. After years of overplucking, and probably age, they have really thinned out, so I'm hoping to change that. As you can see, the bottom part is growing back pretty thin. I find they look pretty messy at the moment and I feel like some maintenance plucking might be necessary. Should I be plucking the top part? or shaping out the bottom a little? or should I just keep growing them out and deal with them once they're "full?"
Thank you!
Has anyone else experienced their "type" changing drastically? I only went on three dates with this woman and we are no longer seeing each other, but it's like she awakened something in me. The women I used to find attractive are no longer attractive to me (mostly soft masc/androgynous features). I guess I was attracted to women that felt familiar/similar to me in some way?
The rejection hits hard, sure, but I feel like I’ve been put out of my misery. Three weeks of nonstop yearning and hyper fixation. Especially the last few days when I felt her pull away..it only made me fixate more. It’s truly a frightening state to stuck in, seeing as I tend to ignore all red flags when in it. It’s almost like I ignore the red flags because I know nothing will actually come of the relationship? At least, both times I experienced this in early dating stages, it involved high physical attraction and tons of ignored red flags. In particular, both of them had a history of cheating.
Has being rejected helped anyone else?
After a 1.5 year dry spell, I've (35) finally met a woman (32) who I'm really excited about. We've been on one date that went really well and lasted about 7 hours and ended with a great kiss. We've also been chatting for about a week straight, which I rarely ever do. We recently chatted about sexual preferences, and she mentionned that she likes her partner to take the lead, and occasionally likes being dominated. I do generally take the lead, but I'm much more of a slow/sensual lover and have never dominated someone before. Wouldnt even know where to begin. I would hate for that to be a dealbreaker, so I'm willing to learn. Has anyone experienced this before, and made it work?
Thanks for any advice <3