u/LibraVenusNails

I start school in 2 weeks and I’m SO excited.. I’m going for full specialist so I’ll be doing skin, waxing, nails, etc. I think I’m just confused by how classes are organized.. do you stay with your group or do you get blended in? Also make up days and missing classes.. how does any of this work? I should have asked at the school tour but I was so overwhelmed and also shy about it.

How was your school experience? I am 33 and switching careers from retail management into beauty. Ive always been interested in the beauty industry but retail was within reach financially after high school and I’ve spent 13 years moving up in the retail industry but it’s just not my passion. It’s taught me a lot about running a business and working with the general public so I’m grateful for the skills I can take with me, but I feel like switching careers puts me back at square one so I’m nervous but I am hungry to learn. I’d love any and all advice and tips for the next 6 months!

I have mostly the body aches/joint pain/mobility problems among other things but I never used to get mouth ulcers. I know a lot of people do and it’s common but I never did and kind of felt left out about it haha. Even the malar rash, mine is really light and rarely very visible.

I have braces so it’s common for me to have sores where my braces are but usually they just look like imprints of the brackets and wires. Usually those sores are super painful and leave marks. This morning I woke up and felt a sore but it’s not painful and it’s not near where my brackets would be.. it’s also very small and round but flat. I’m just coming off a huge flare (maybe, I’ve woken up with like 80% less pain than normal for the past 3 days fingers crossed)

So I’ve been in retail management for 14 years now and lupus has pretty much ended my career over the last year. I have kind of rapidly declined in the mobility department and currently unable to work full time as a retail manager. I’ve been part time for a few months and it’s helped but I don’t think I can handle it much longer.

I have FMLA, I’ve gotten chair accommodations to rest from the pain, I’ve gone done to part time, I’ve tried everything to keep my job but I’m realizing that i don’t think i can do this anymore and ive given it my all to try. My company has been accommodating and understanding, but I know there’s only so much they can allow before I no longer meet the job requirements.

I’ve been doing nails as a hobby for over a year now and it’s honestly my new passion. I love the creativity and that it’s low-impact and not as physical as what I do now. I’m looking into getting licensed and transitioning careers.

I’ve spoken to a few people in this subreddit that do hair and had to give it up but I feel like nails could be a bit lighter than standing for 10 hours with no break and constantly raising your arms. Currently my only drawback is that I do experience wrist and hand pain and most of the time it’s quiet, but then I re-enter a severe flare up and it feels like someone dropped a hammer on my hand 5 times in a row and sometimes the pain is so bad it wakes me up at night. I will say this symptom is more rare but when it happens it’s relentless and lasts months sometimes. I am still able to work on nails but sometimes it’s not easy.

I’ve only been diagnosed for 7 months but the last 7 months have also been the hardest and most impactful on my life and comfort. I’m in more pain now than I was when I first saw a doctor for these symptoms almost 2 years ago. I’m also diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis so unfortunately it’s kind of a tag-team effort and I’ve already failed the first biologic for PsA joint pain and am about to start a 2nd treatment.

Mentally I’m struggling with how quickly I have to adjust my life so I’m also looking for a secondary skill set because I’m not ready to give up having a career. I can do specialty nails and I’ve already had so many of my regular customers tell me they want to book with me but I am committed to safety and getting a proper education, especially since I am immunocompromised and cannot risk infection or disease.

I just want to be realistic about this and hopefully get perspective from other lupus patients in the beauty industry and specifically nail industry.

So for context, I am diagnosed with SLE but I was diagnosed with PsA first because I have Psoriasis and we are still in early treatment so the joint/cartilage inflammation hasn’t really been proven to be one thing or the other. I was on Tremfya and that cleared up my skin but didn’t touch the joint pain. My rheumatologist is switching me to a stronger PsA biologic to target the joints so I guess we’ll see if that gives us more answers and if it doesn’t work maybe this is more lupus related..? I just wanted to add this context since we aren’t entirely sure which disease is manifesting which symptoms.

Anyways, I’m curious if anyone else gets different types of flare ups. When I first started having joint symptoms, it was BAD to the point I needed help getting off the couch, getting out of bed, getting up from a chair. I also had pretty severe TMJ and costochondritis during the first flare and I was pretty much unable to sleep because I would wake up in 8/10 pain every 30 minutes to an hour and rolling over or moving myself in bed was incredibly painful and caused sharp pain. These symptoms started close to 4 years ago and lasted several months and eventually subsided on their own but I was taking the daily maximum NSAIDs every night just to sleep.

After that, the joint pain settled down and TMJ/costochondritis went away but I developed different symptoms like nausea, vomiting, no appetite, weight loss, fatigue, severe eye rashes and swelling. I also started developing severe leg pain with muscle spasms and a gnawing aching pain in my legs as if I walked 10 miles without a break and it wouldn’t subside. Those symptoms became my main with some mild joint involvement for about 1 year as I was getting established with a rheumatologist and primary team.

I’ve been diagnosed since October and now the original symptoms are returning minus the TMJ (fingers crossed omg) it’s like a completely new flare up from the flare ups I thought I was having and it feels like as soon as one set of symptoms lets up, a different set starts back up so it feels like I’ll never NOT be in some kind of flare.

Does anyone else know what I mean or have similar experiences with different types of flares? I’ve read most of these symptoms happen in both conditions but I’m wondering if it’s more lupus related considering the first biologic worked but only for skin and didn’t touch joints. Or if I’m just being attacked from both angles lol.

I’ve been a day 1 Paramore fan like I remember being obsessed when the Pressure music video came out on Fuse tv (iykyk) and also a huge fan of Hayley’s solo career. I’m only 4 years younger than Hayley so it feels like she’s this distant cousin I’ve grown up with and understand as a angsty emo teen millennial turned whatever this is 30 something.

Magdalena Bay is a group I got into a few years ago and they quickly became one of my favorite artists that would be a dream to see live. I feel like they might still be a little niche still but I’m not sure? Im honestly equally excited to see them as I am Hayley. Curious if anyone else is a fan that is going to the tour?

Hello! I’m new to this community but I’ve had psoriasis for a little over a decade and was diagnosed with PsA a year and a half ago. I am also diagnosed with lupus (SLE) so I’m in a medication testing phase to see what is causing what.

I’ve been on Tremfya since November and I worked to clear up my psoriasis 95% I’d say. I had mild psoriasis, only small patches on my elbows and knee and scalp patches. I also have a patch on my eyelid and inside my ears.

My eye and ears have not cleared up and my joint pain has only increased. My rheumatologist is switching me to Taltz for my next injection as it’s supposed to be stronger. It’s also unclear what is causing what as my lupus symptoms kind of bleed into the PsA diagnosis.

Has anyone had more success from switching? Is there anything I should be prepared for with the switch? Praying this helps with the pain! Tremfya did absolutely nothing for the pain.

Golden Hour has been in my top albums of all time since it came out and it’s always been such a special album and my favorite Kacey album of all time.

Ever since Middle of Nowhere came out I can’t get enough and genuinely this album has so skips for me and there are no songs I would even rate below 7/10. Golden hour also has no skips for me but I think I like the more sarcastic rawness of this album just a bit more?

I hate to say it but I think Middle of Nowhere is my new favorite Kacey album.. I’ve been battling this for a few days but it encapsulates everything I love about her music and I feel like I’m getting my top 3 KM albums in one. I just love it to death.

What is everyone’s ranking of this album? Anyone else made this their number 1?

So far I’m not seeing anyone post anywhere about this album but I have listened to it and I’m so curious what other people think! It’s only been out for like an hour. I’m so dang excited about it that I ran here. Below is my current opinions so if you don’t want spoilers, don’t keep reading!

Okay so I have listened to each song at least once and some I’ve listened to several times, mostly from videos of her performing new stuff and from the few released songs.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM. This album feels like it encapsulates Kacey’s music as a whole and it almost feels like this album is truly her writing from the soul and not trying to be something she’s not. This album is like if Same Trailer, Pageant Material, and Golden Hour had a baby with a few nods to the folk direction of Deeper Well. It’s FULL of steel guitar so if that’s your favorite kind of Kacey song, you’re going to love this project. There is also a ton of that classic Kacey humor and the Miranda Lambert feature made me audibly laugh a few times.

I don’t think this is going to be a favorite for any fans who prefer Star Crossed or Deeper Well as much because it’s really just Kacey going back to her roots and back to what put her name on the map in the first place but more polished than STDP and PM. It’s cohesive and for me there are no skips.

Rhinestoned is 100% going to be THE song of this album because it’s sooo Golden Hour coded and actually reminds me of Neon Moon. I Believe in Ghosts and Loneliest Girl are also in the category of pop Golden Hour vibes but Hell On Me and Everybody wants to be a Cowboy give me the slower Golden Hour vibes similar to Space Cowboy.

Abilene is another favorite of mine, It feeels like getting the hell out of town and the old storytelling kind of country music like The Chicks.

Overall I give it an 8.5/9 out of 10. This one is definitely top 3 I think I would rank Golden Hour still as #1 but this is a close #2 for me followed by Pageant Material #3. I’m hoping she releases a deluxe with a few more songs, Its so lovely i wish there were a few more tracks. This album could easily jump to my #1 but Golden Hour is the Golden Child album that it feels hard to move her down in ranks but MON is competing for my heart.

If you’ve heard it or even after you hear it tonight, I’d love to hear everyone else opinions!