I posted a few months ago asking for opinions on if I should trim her original rooted hair or rewig— well I finally got around to it and decided on the rewig! Miss girl looks so pretty and I’m so pleased with my decision. I think she deserved the full makeover!! I also got creative and reattached her broken arm with a bolt, which was much harder than with American Girls. Wig is from OOAK Dolls By Design, I highly recommend!
I had open CTRS yesterday. I’m in quite a bit of pain unfortunately despite paid meds 😕 give me your best recommendations for recovery must haves! I’ll be in the splint for almost 3.5 weeks.
Hi everyone-- I normally have a pretty high pain tolerance so I have trouble imagining what I should expect after my bilateral CTR (open) I have just scheduled for August. I work remotely as a graphic designer, so I don't do any hard labor or heavy lifting, but I do use both hands for intricate/percise keyboard and mouse activity. I'm wondering how long I should submit leave for. I'll have my non dominant hand done first, and then a few weeks later, I'll have my dominanat hand done. My surgeon says he'll put me in a plaster cast for 2.5 weeks.
On another note (this may be a dumb question) I realized I scheduled my surgery for a Monday and I have concert tickets for the Saturday after🤦♀️... Is that a bad idea? Should I reschedule? I have some other things all throughout August that kinda interfere but I'm trying to get it done sooner than later for insurance purposes. Does anyone think I'll be able to drive a car 1 hr. away 5 days post-surgery or is that crazy?
TLDR: trying to change from Plus>Priority card a few weeks to a few days short of my 1 year anniversary. Has anyone successfully gotten an exception?
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I currently have the Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus card and my 1 year anniversary is July 18. I have a Southwest trip on July 17 🙃 and wanted to upgrade to the Southwest Priority card to take advantage of the better travel perks, specifically seating assignments. We travel with my dog (in a carrier) and the extra legroom seats really help to make her (and us) comfortable.
I called Chase and was told I can’t product change until I’ve had the card for a full year. I followed up with a message asking if they could make an exception since I’m literally one day short, but they denied the request. Their latest response said I can submit another account conversion request after July 18. ☹️
Has anyone ever successfully gotten Chase to make an exception to the 12 month rule for a product change? If so, how did you do it? Can/will Southwest customer service step in at all?
Just trying to see if it’s worth making any more effort. It’s especially disappointing since Southwest didn’t have assigned seating when I signed up for the card, and I didn’t know what seating assignment perks were going to be for each card. I would’ve gone with Priority had I known.
This is my (obviously) very loved and very well-played-with first-ever 18-inch doll from when I was little, who recently came out of storage in the attic. She’s a “Tolly-Tots Tolly Girl” that I got just before I was old enough to responsibly have an American Girl doll.
I’m currently in the process of restoring my dolls, and this girl needs quite a bit of love (also brainstorming how to reattach her poor arm)😅 Her hair has already come a long way (see the second to last pic for the before!) after detangling, using a low-heat straightener, doing a boil dunk, and finally starting to trim her hair— tiny piece by tiny piece— to remove only the frizz from each strand.
So here’s my question, which I know is highly subjective: what would you do? Would you preserve her original hair, even though it’s very low quality? It’ll probably take forever to keep trimming, and it’ll likely continue to frizz and tangle no matter what. OR… do I chop off all the rooted hair and rewig her with a high-quality wig that gives her the beautiful locks she deserves after surviving all those years of playtime? 🤣 I’ve included a photo of the beautiful wig I have from OOAK Dolls by Design, which matches pretty closely (slightly more platinum).
Would really appreciate kind insight and opinions 💕
I got Elizabeth for Christmas 2006, when I was 8 🥹 I recently unpacked her from my mom’s attic and I’m so proud of little me for taking such good care of her. She’s in nearly perfect condition and I didn’t lose any of her original pieces (except one of her gold holiday slippers🥲). A few months ago, I picked up a Felicity in a big bundle, (she’s also complete with all of her pieces!) from Facebook Marketplace, and finally got around to restoring her. I wish I took a before pic because her hair was a bit rough! It makes my inner child happy to see these girls together, I just had to share 🫶
My dog (F, 10lb, Mini poodle, 8yo) got out a couple nights ago while we’re visiting family out of state (away from our vet). While she was missing she was likely running through woods/brush overnight. This morning, one of her eyes was very crusty with discharge. I gently cleaned it, and she seems okay otherwise, but the eye is still producing yellowish goop. She was rubbing at her eyes at night and in the morning but has been fine since I cleaned her up.
I’m picking up an eye wash and lubricating eye gel, are those generally appropriate to try in a situation like this? (Eye rinse once, and lubricant a few times a day is what I was told by a vet on Pawp app).
I contacted my regular vet too and her advice was to seek out a local vet ASAP to check for an eye ulcer. I looked up photos and her eye doesn’t look injured like that. Could this be that serious?
We’ll be back home May 3 and if we need to, we can see our regular vet then, but I’m trying to figure out the best thing to do to prevent any major problems for our baby.