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I’ve made a few posts in here before and done a TON of research and i’ve about driven myself crazy! But now i know what we do and don’t want! Outside of USA is okay.

- Dates will be appx May 21-28 of 2027
- It’ll be my first flight so, I don’t want to venture too far (preferably less than 7-8 hrs) from ATL incase I don’t handle it well.
- We do not want to go sit on a beach. We are not beach people and we are currently tired of being in the blazing sun 😂
- We don’t want the trip to be revolved fully around hiking. I know, we seem picky but we just don’t love hiking!
- We love to see pretty scenery, observing wildlife, trying new restaurants, FH loves breweries but I do not drink (so preferably no places that are mainly for drinking), relaxing, shopping, breakfast places
- Vancouver island is a place that we have come across that looks very interesting to us!
- Budget of appx $5,000

edit to add: also, no cruise. i get very very boat sick!!!

i had some brown discharge for about 4 days (but only enough to where it’s there when i wipe). i have also had a few other “period like” symptoms (sore boobs, headaches, emotional). i have very irregular periods, my last started april 1st so, i can’t judge it based off of if it’s when my period should be. this just isn’t my typical period but my periods are far from typical.

thank you for any advice. i appreciate all help! :)

edit: I should’ve added this- I did go to the doctor within the last month! Progesterone and estrogen and all else was perfectly fine, my LH/FSH ratio was just off. I was given Provera (that i haven’t taken yet) to cause a withdrawal bleed but didn’t know if i could take it with this or, if this restarted my 3 month countdown.

my power has now gone out three days in a row and while it came on fast, i want to get prepared since we are heading into hurricane season in the south usa.

what kind of backup plan can i have for if it goes out and im more than seven days away from my injection? i know the fridge will stay cold for a little bit but, not forever

i’m currently staying at a hotel with MUCH better lighting at home and i’m realizing that i am absolutely not getting all of my makeup off at night. i know this cannot be good for my skin lol.

currently:
am: water, good molecules HA, the ordinary sunscreen, the ordinary HA + natural factors moisturizer

pm: byoma creamy jelly cleanser (absolutely LOVE this, it has been my tried and true for no break outs), the ordinary HA + natural factors moisturizer.

skin type: dry!!

tretinoin cream 3 x a week 0.025% for acne

i’ve heard things about double cleansing? from what i understand, i could need an oil based wash added to my routine? many makeup removers break out my skin (i break out if the wind blows wrong lol), so i’m wanting to avoid those if possible.

My fiance and I are going to helen for just a friday and saturday. We are regulars to the blairsville, blue ridge, cleveland, dalonega area but just haven’t made our way to helen so, we want to find breakfast in helen! we’ve got the rest of our meals planned out.

i get nervous with new laxative “meds” but decided to give miraFAST a try. i took it (1.5 chews because i was scared but i realize now i can bravely take more) at 9:05pm and had major rumbles within minutes however, nothing happened. i did take it with 20 ish oz of water. but at 10 am after breakfast when i was far away from my home bathroom, it worked some but im not fully satisfied. it’s 2:30 pm the next day and i just took two.

is there anything else i can do to try to make them work the best? do i need more water?

signed,
a desperate girl with senior photos tomorrow who wants some of the constipation bloat to go away 🥲

edit: spoke too soon. it worked a few mins after my post. 🤣. if you are trying them, LOTS of water and a little bit of patience

hi! i just took my fourth aimovig shots. it’s been nothing short of life changing for me. 90% reduction in migraines (!!) but that’s but that’s besides the point.

the constipation for me is not hard stool at all. it’s genuinely just slowly moving bowels (i think). when i try miralax, it just makes everything a sticky mushy mess that’s impossible to push out. i’ve been trying to solve this current round of it for 7 days now and i have had some BM but not complete, satisfying one. i want to try to get on top of it before it gets to the dangerous point. something that draws water into the stool is not going to fix it though. it almost makes it worse.

i go back to my nuero in late august and will talk to her about this but i want to try and stay on aimovig because it’s worked SO well for me. PLEASE help!!!!!!

long story short, i’m on a migraine injections that causes constipation. i know that it causes it for me so i will take miralax when i have no BM for 24 hours. here’s what’s been going on:

took miralax: had a bm:
thursday. friday
sunday night. sunday night (liquid)
tuesday
wednesday

it’s currently sunday. so almost a week since a good BM.

im wondering if ive gotten the stool too be so mushy that i cannot push it out/theres nothing for me to push against? is that a thing? do i need to lay off the miralax? i really dont have pressure or the urge to go. i dont feel uncomfy. when i do try to go, there is just mushy mess on the TP. how can i bulk the stool back up enough to get it out?

ETA: so ive done a lot of research. the medication constipation i’m used to is from zofran and that sucks all of the water out of your stool. this aimovig medication just slows down your gut a lot. so my stool is not dry and i’ve found that i’m adding stool softener so i’m basically in need of more of a motility helped rather than a softener 😅😅😅😅

i’m getting engagement pics next week and want to buy a new lip liner today!

i feel like pinky nude looks bad on me! what is your favorite color/shade to wear (reds, berry pinks, nude, peach, browns, light pinks, etc)?

i have engagement picture NEXT week and have discovered that the foundation i absolutely love (elf hydrating cc cream) is breaking me out very very bad.

i need a FULL coverage foundation that has not acne causing ingredients. from some extensive research, milani conceal and perfect 2 in 1 foundation seems to be one that fits this category. i have dry skin if that helps.

i currently use loreal true match and the coverage is just way too light for professional photos!

i’m getting my engagement pictures done next week. i’ve tried on about 8 dresses and you can see any bra i try on in any of them. i’ve also tried nipple covers but you can see them. i’ve tried nude, white, and hot pink (someone said you can’t see red and this was the closest i had lol). the ones that you can barely see the color, the lines stick out bad. im small chested (32A) so i really do not need support, just coverage 😭

not sure if it’s because i’m so fair skinned that the color is just harsh, but i’ve gotta get it figured out asap!

we have a trip planned to banff for may 3-8. I recently got diagnosed with a medical condition (POTS) that has recently proven it is going to be hard for me to walk miles upon miles without fainting. i have read through many posts here today, but still wanted to get insight from people who have been!

i know this is not ideal because this is truly an outdoorsy vacation, but i’m wondering if there are still any pretty things to see that are not as treacherous of a walk/hike?

this will be our honeymoon if that means anything. we will be renting a car as well 🤍

is this a foundation issue, or setting spray issue?

i literally work at an office job in the ac, and at the end of the day none of my makeup is there.

foundation: loreal true match foundation
setting spray: nyx glue setting spray
setting powder: milani loose setting powder

any recommendations/replacements that are acne safe ? elf power grip used to help it stay so well but it gives me very bad acne!

Not really interested in skiing so that not being open is okay with us! We’ve went very back and forth for months one where we want to go, and this is our absolute top pick. It does fit in our budget, just looking on insight for this time of year!!

Edit to add: Dates are May3-8

Also, open to any recommendations on things to do, places to see, things to eat, etc. 🤍💍

i’m new to this and would love to figure out my season. do i select a few colors from each season as my drapes? do i just choose some colors/ a wide variety from my closet even though i dont know what season they (or i) fit into? i’ve tried to scroll through and learn what to do but im a little confused still!! thank you in advance! 🤍

i’ve searched high and low for an affordable foundation. when i find one that might work, it breaks me out SO bad because im so acne prone (and i have dry skin).

i even try the cool tone shades and they break me out bad.

some i’ve recently tried just so nobody wastes their time:

- loreal true match: wears so bad no shade match light enough
- elf satin glow: looks BEAUTIFUL, gave me one of the worst breakouts i’ve ever had
- rimmel multitasker: very orange lol
- elf halo glow: bad break outs, is light enough
- elf hydrating cc: beautiful coverage and color, very bad breakouts
- maybelline skin tint: broke me out
- wet n wild tinted hydrator: does not have a light enough shade :-(
- maybelline fit me: oxidized bad on me lol!
- loreal lumi le skin tint: beautiful color! perfect match, broke me out