I am a newbie, this is my 2nd set but I did infill my first set twice before removal. I was surprised how easy removal was, I heard so many horror stories!
I use half tip extensions, sassy saints liquids and random powders I got for £1 each.
Criticism and advice always welcome.
I realised there's not much infill representation on the sub so I wanted to share my success story. It's now 12 days since the infill, 28 days total from the original set, and the nails are holding on great. No lifting or breaks. I am a total beginner so I am stoked with the results for my first ever set. I am planning to do another infill in a few days.
Criticism welcome.
Link to my infill post https://www.reddit.com/r/DipPowderNails/s/A6XwqKm3Wy
Does anyone know what church/organisation these people are from?
Why are the preachers on Market Street allowed to preach complete homophobia? The woman was yelling though the speakers about how homosexuality is a sin and they'll all face God for it.
I then argued with the guy who was giving out the leaflets, telling him hate speech is a crime to which he responded that they've been sued before and it made them a lot of money.
There was another man with them and when I told him off he said it is not homophobia because he used to be gay -.-
Anyway, I reported them but doubt that would come to much.
Back story: I am sending my broadband router, I don't have a printer and my local post office is never open so I chose collection with driver bringing the label. The broadband company puts in the instruction that it should be sent by Royal Mail.
I work from home, I don't leave my house between 9-5. Yesterday at 3.20 pm I got an email that I wasn't home. I called Royal Mail, after 46 min on the call, I was told they'll connect me to a team that can help but instead they just hanged up...
Ok, rescheduled for today. This time I left my video doorbell on to detect all motion. At 2.04 I get an email that collection failed again. By 2.05 I was outside to see if anyone is there, no royal mail. As you can see on the video history - nobody came to my door around 2.04. Nobody rang my doorbell.
My deadline for returning the router is 24/07. Amazing.
Just ranting really, I am so frustrated...
1st attempt https://www.reddit.com/r/DipPowderNails/s/sh7AlmbkHQ
First of all, I still gotta learn how to not massacre my poor cuticles. But! I think I am already getting better, and I am really happy with how the infill turned out as I can't see 'the line'. I am new to all this (from doing cuticles to shaping tips) so deffo lots to learn but happy so far with dip powder!
This is my first ever attempt. My cuticles are not doing well! Constant scraping between the layers and the filing really irritated them, and I still got some powder on them, any advice?
Also I have seen multiple tutorials about thin base layers and I think I took it too far. My brush was almost dry each layer, resulting in the powder sticking unevenly, and then the result was really bumpy and I needed way too many layers to cover all the gaps 😅 On my other hand I dried the brush less and the result was better.
Kind of a rant. Not my 1st language.
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I have been having hard time with therapy. I am diagnosed with GAD and ADHD. I was put in group DBT (technically it's not group therapy, but more like teaching classes in a group setting). It's been going on for months, 2 hours weekly, online. It started okay but every week it got harder and harder. I found it just so distressing. I hated hearing about other people's problems, I hated being on camera when I was unwell, hated having to sit still and do the exercises (I have big problem with authority and following instructions), I could not focus, I felt like majority of what is said has no relation to my issues, etc. Etc. Multiple times I had to stay behind to discuss my struggles with the therapists, and how poorly I am responding to DBT. At one point I had to take sick off work due to my mental health.
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Things got worse last week - I was in a good mood, on holidays. And then we did an exercise in imagination. We had to imagine a safe place first, preferably from memory. I couldn't think of one, every place I thought of bad memories or scenarios flooded in. As I was still trying to find one the facilitator has moved to the next step of imagining the surroundings, the smells, the touch. I knew I was on the aphantasia spectrum but I didn't even know people could imagine sensations or smells. For some reason I spiralled from this new discovery and got really upset, had to get up and paced around my room, crying, rocking etc. I felt bad as I knew it could be distracting to others but I knew if I turned off my camera I'd get told to turn it back on... It was a bad time.
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And now, this week's session. It was horrible. I couldn't do the homework as it was too distressing, and when it was my turn to go through it, I explained that I didn't do it. One of the therapists then asked more questions about why, so I explained what happened inside my head the last session. We then had a mild altercation/misunderstanding about paced breathing exercises, which then led to me being offended and angry. I was already upset and overwhelmed and it all just got too much. So I just... left.
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Since then I spoke to one of the other therapists and we discussed that I am not coming back, I just physically can't do it. These sessions are the hardest, most depressing and anxiety inducing times of my week. It takes me days to recover to my baseline. I have been trying to persevere for months, hoping that maybe I have to get worse to get better. But we were almost at the end of therapy, with only two sessions left, and I am still only getting worse. This is like my eighth time in therapy, and I am used to them not helping but they've never made me worse like this.
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How do you keep hope that therapy can be helpful after so many failed attempts? Do I risk going to therapy again knowing it might make me spiral again?
I am considering visiting Senegal for the first time. I don't know how long I want to stay there, maybe 2 weeks maybe 5, unsure. The issue is: it says it is necessary to have proof of onward travel. As I won't have a return ticket, this makes things difficult.
As I would also like to maybe visit Gambia I thought to buy a bus ticket beforehand but I have not been able to get into the Dem Dikk app as the sms confirmation texts don't arrive. I thought to buy a plane ticket instead but it would cost so much more, plus I do not know what day I want to go so it is not a great option either...
I also thought about getting a refundable return ticket with Iberia/Vueling but both seem to only to credit refunds not cash refunds.
Any other ideas or personal experience?
For context I am Polish, but I would be flying from the UK.
Can you help finding this song? Or if you can transcribe the lyrics that would also help!
I have had issues with my TMJ for years. Recently it's been getting worse, my jaw pops on both sides, and I have to guide it in place when I yawn etc. I do not grind my teeth, but I clench my jaw a bit (not enough to wear off my teeth). My dentist gave me a night guard about a month or two ago. Unfortunately, I love the sensation of clenching my jaw when I wear it and I seem to do it through the night. I wake up with my jaw clenched hard, and my TMJ feels sore in the morning.
My questions now are:
- Is clenching my jaw with the night guard on still beneficial for my TMJ, as at least it is soft? Or is it bad, as I do it harder and more noticeably than without it?
- Is the soreness in the morning a bad or good sign?
- Anyone else with a similar experience?