u/Key-Cupcake-5803

I'm newer to KW and wondering where women go for a good quality hair cut (cut off the dead ends and the dry ends)? I have medium length hair but it's also quite fine, I try not to cut it more than 2/3 times a year as I'm trying to grow it longer and I use high quality products on it. Last place I went the stylist told me to come back in 5-6 months, but I think the place used dull scissors or something because within 2 weeks it looked like she hadn't cut anything off at all. The ends were more split than they were before she cut it, I swear my Ikea kitchen scissors could have done a better job and it was like $100😭

I know we are super late to booking (we've had some illnesses in the family so haven't had time to think ahead, and now it's July)... Does anyone have any ideas for an extra long weekend getaway, Thurs - Tues, during the August holiday weekend? We are in KW, we like camping and hiking, being outdoors etc, but obviously all the campsites are booked up solid for that weekend. We're okay with driving a fair bit, even 5 hours or so is okay. Just looking for some ideas, seems like every idea I come up with is booked up 😅😅

Initially we had planned a longer trip to head up to Sault Ste Marie / Lake Superior to go hiking for a week but I'm not sure it's doable for this short of a trip.

Just wondering how my firm compares to others. We are a team of 5 full-time research/law librarians for a large firm (500+ lawyers). A friend of mine in a smaller firm has a team nearly twice the size. Other than us, we don't know any other law librarians to gauge what is normal. Wondering how other firms compare, if anyone is willing to share? We are both in Canada.

Does anyone know any rescues helping with stray cats in town at the moment? There's a litter of kittens and a mom roaming around our road, no one nearby knows/owns them.

My father has passed away, and I have a very complicated relationship with my mother (they were divorced for years prior to his death). She was horribly neglectful and abusive throughout my childhood. I was paying bills at 10 years old, left home at 16, moved away (like "other country where she can't afford a plane ticket to" away), moved back to our country for work, and eventually moved back home after my dad died a few years ago. She became incredibly needy. I could never so much as ask her to drop off cold medicine when I'm sick and she's driving past, but was expected to have my schedule cleared constantly for her and always listen to her complain about work, etc. She's always suffering in some way and makes everything about her. I got a job promotion and her first response was "can you afford to buy us a house yet?" (we didn't live together and never will again lol). She's often told me and my sibling we are her retirement plan - she'll live with one and be a childcare provider, and the other will pay her living expenses - me probably being the latter, because she seems to feel I'm fundamentally unlovable and won't have kids, while simultaneously pressuring me to start a family. Everything with her is a competition and she's always got it worse, but she's not like this as much with my brother.

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I've recently moved to the next city over with my partner, just far enough she doesn't visit or show up but not quite far enough that she's not still clinging on. A big reason for my move was to get away from her. My partner and I are planning to start a family in the coming years. I want to be a mom, but I'm terrified I'll be the same type of parent as her - she never really bonded with me as an infant, I think she had ppd she never got help for and that impacted our relationship and bond forever. I don't feel a mother-daughter bond with her and I don't think she does either. I'm wondering if anyone else went through something like this, and how they felt after becoming a parent. I'm worried I'll have the same issue as her and bring another kid into the world feeling like I do.

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I'm also worried about a potential relationship between her and my own kids. I was very close with my grandmother (her mom) but her and her mom weren't close. My grandmother never tried to get between me and my mom, but I worry my mom would try to pit my own kids against me. I don't know how you know when to stop pursuing a relationship, whether to not have one from the getgo, etc. I think since I was close with my grandparents, I'm perhaps grieving that my own kids probably wont have that type of relationship, but I also don't want to take away the chance they do have for my own selfish feelings and regret it later.

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So basically, I'm wondering for those of you in a similar situation, how's it going?

Does anyone have any suggestions for "nicer" shirts for a small band + large cup? I'm a 32f / 32DDD. I'm 31 so past looking for clubbing tops... I'd like something other than plain t-shirts, maybe something nice for date night, but don't want the girls spilling out and definitely can't get by without a bra on 😅

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I got the bouquet skirt in the light birch / Admiral gingham pattern, and am trying to find a top to go with it. The croquet sweater vest is in stock in my size in the colour Admiral. Would you say these colours will match or clash? All these dark blues look the same to me online and my local store is really small so I can't go check in person 😅

Skirt https://www.aritzia.com/en/product/bouquet-linen-skirt/130494004.html?color=37092

Shirt https://www.aritzia.com/en/product/croquet-sweater-vest/131193.html?color=10230

Has anyone taken a kitty friend here? We have just had our cats referred and the estimate is up to 16k for dental extractions and cleaning for the two of them. They said we will get a more personalized quote on their consult day and another updated amount on surgery day, so I'm wondering if anyone has paid that much for a cat's surgery there (8k each) or if that's maybe their generic quote for all services (maybe dogs cost more, idk). Thank you!! Hoping it's a crazy high quote to prep for the worst case scenario and it'll be less in the end because yikes😅