u/FinHealthJourney87

The green banners didn’t feel real. The Golden Letter felt like it could be taken back. Mohela zeroing out online while still sending me letters about my new standard repayment payments felt like a cruel joke. But I logged in to StudentAid this morning and the dashboard said “Congratulations! You’ve paid off all your loans.”

I can finally breathe. My professional career has been public service oriented to pay off these law school student loans. I’ve endured some stuff no one should have to with the thought of “this will be worth it in a few years when my loans are forgiven.” I’ll probably stay in public service for at least another year or two, but I now feel like I have the possibility of pivoting into something else.

And above all else, my financial net worth is no longer a negative number!

My private nail tech is leaving me at the end of the summer (something about the government (military) requiring her to move across the country for her husband’s job). I’m trying to prepare myself for when she’s gone. And have her help me with implementing my plan so I have supervision before I go off on my own.

I currently get an acrylic overlay with gel art. I do the overlay because my nails hate soak offs and I love nail art. I keep my nails as short as possible.

Saw some videos on nail strips and wanted to know if anyone has experience making their own. Reason for wanting custom vs Dashing Diva is nail art. And if this works I can get my tech to make nail art stickers before she leaves.

Thought process on the process from what I’ve read so far:
Make a stencil of my nails and put it under a silicone mat or taut cling wrap.
Thin layer of color polish.
Cure 30 seconds.
1 layer of magnetic polish.
Cure 30 seconds
Cuticle and nail prep
Peel off base on nails.
Apply color layer on nails and rub chrome into it.
Full cure (60 seconds?)
Apply magnetic layer
Full cure
Stamp nail art (can I do this on the magnetic layer before applying to my nail?) or custom nail stickers
Builder gel top coat
Full cure

Anything I’m missing?

My private nail tech is leaving me at the end of the summer (something about the government (military) requiring her to move across the country for her husband’s job). I’m trying to prepare myself for when she’s gone. And have her help me with implementing my plan so I have supervision before I go off on my own.

I currently get an acrylic overlay with gel art. I do the overlay because my nails hate soak offs and I love nail art. I keep my nails as short as possible.

Saw some videos on nail strips and wanted to know if anyone has experience making their own. Reason for wanting custom vs Dashing Diva is nail art. And if this works I can get my tech to make nail art stickers before she leaves.

Thought process on the process from what I’ve read so far:
Make a stencil of my nails and put it under a silicone mat or taut cling wrap.
Thin layer of color polish.
Cure 30 seconds.
1 layer of magnetic polish.
Cure 30 seconds
Cuticle and nail prep
Peel off base on nails.
Apply color layer on nails and rub chrome into it.
Full cure (60 seconds?)
Apply magnetic layer
Full cure
Stamp nail art (can I do this on the magnetic layer before applying to my nail?) or custom nail stickers
Builder gel top coat
Full cure

Anything I’m missing?

Unfortunately I’m unable to add a picture to this post. On my PSLF Payments tab, there’s a green ribbon next to the sentence “You’ve reached 120 payments, but you may need to meet other program requirements.”

Timeline - 120th payment made May 15 (due date May 16). Employment certification May 19. Banner May 23. Another employment certification, this time with the I’ve made 120 payments and want forbearance selection, made yesterday and approved today.