Posting to say how excited I am to put on my second set of trays and feeling minimal pain. I love the bite guard under the top tray. I feel a huge difference when I sleep at night that the bite guard gives my jaw relief!
Currently on two week changes. After my third set of trays, I am scheduled to go in and receive the next round.
Has anyone been changed from two week changes to the 10 days changes after progress?
Does anyone feel like Instagram used to be a space for introverts to make connections (OG Instagram… around 2014)? Now, I feel like my nostalgia connecting with friends has become a platform I am forced to upkeep and interact to maintain. It’s become exhausting, and people tell me to keep it for connecting with others. I don’t think it’s connecting with others when the photos are so performed, edited, or even planned. It used to be #ootd, #wcw, #mcm, #yolo vibes 🥲 and that is my rant of how I used to have a happy internet place but hey, at least there’s Reddit!
I was the dumper. I felt used and not good. I have been doing great taking better care of myself for the last two weeks. I don’t have interaction with people every day, and I have a few friends that sometimes answer my calls for social interaction. No one expects me to stay no contact and every single person says I let people walk all over me.
I want to unblock my ex and text them in hopes to have someone to talk to. I genuinely know it will hurt me in the long term. You can’t depend on anyone and I know that. But it is very lonely and to think someone cared about me for a year is enough to make me want to go back.
I found this sub and decided to up my 401k from 2% full match to 8% (my company matches 50% after 2% - total of 5% match at 8%). I’m 27 and currently have $13k in my 401k. I do get frustrated knowing it’s money that won’t be available now. I have paid off $10k of credit card debt in the last year and I am treating raising my contribution as a “treat”.
I am excited to make decisions later this year after adjusting to my new budget with the change. Mainly will decide whether or not to open a Roth IRA and look at my company contributions to that.
Any advice appreciated for next steps - increasing contribution to 401k or opening Roth IRA in 6-12 months?