Felt super cute in this dress! The tum stuck out a little after dinner, but it was incredibly comfy even in the summer heat. Bra free smocked drop-waist maxi from Abercrombie, in XL. 🤍
Pictured: ramen from the best place in town as a lovely dinner with my sweet partner, who has heard me rant about this for well over a week.
I got my hair done by a new girl (a “master stylist” according to the salon) who placed a highlight in my bangs obviously way too low from the rest. She way over-estimated the time she had available when I asked for a correction (she said multiple times she had plenty of time in her day to fix it), started taking care of a “surprise” client and left me under a heater for almost an hour, and I left with a massive chunk of very mismatched hair. It was very obviously several levels lighter and had a completely different toner. I got rushed out of the chair after spending over 6 hours there for a balayage partial highlight, and had to call the salon to ask for another correction.
The girl obviously felt bad and came in early on a booked day to fix it. But, it’s still clearly uneven; just not as obvious. It’s a full-on Monet — looks fine from far away, but up close it’s a big ol’ mess. There’s some brassy banding all over and hard lines on the part at the top of my head. I get everyone makes mistakes and has bad days. But it was a rush job and I would have rather come back another day rather than all of this extra drama.
I know it’s just hair, and I can eventually go to someone else and have them fix it (my go-to girl of 9 years moved away 🥲). But, there are two things that really grind my gears.
I paid $250 for a freaking partial highlight + toner, pre tax and 20% tip. And spent over 7 hours total in the chair across 2 separate visits.
My hair is such a big part of my identity/style. When I felt my ugliest, I at least felt pride in my hair. At one point, it was literally the only thing I’d ever get compliments on before I lost a ton of weight.
I hate looking in the mirror and just seeing all of the things that make me feel bad about my hair. I feel guilty and vain for continuing to bring it up even though I’ve re-hashed it so many times. Everyone has been so sweet about it. My partner has gone above and beyond to comfort me when I initially had a meltdown, and throughout the week has peppered in extra compliments about how gorgeous I am.
I hate that I need the affirmation and compliments to feel better about myself. I hate that I don’t feel good when I look in the mirror even though my worries are only skin-deep and I’m the only one that sees it. UGH this is so dumb.
I’m at a loss. I set up an account for fiber on 5/2, and then had my service start date delayed from 5/5 to 5/11. I was on the phone with customer support several times in which they guaranteed I would have all of my equipment shipped and available by 5/11. They refused to send out a tech with equipment and said it wouldn’t be any earlier than 5/11.
My gateway still hasn’t shipped, and now I got a notification that my new service start date is 5/19. Now customer support is saying they won’t send out an agent until the new date.
My partner works from home and needs an encrypted network. My cell service in my home sucks. I can’t use any of the freaking “smart” features that are in the house.
I understand there are equipment shortages, but I just can’t not have internet for two and a half weeks. Is there anything anyone has done that works? I have called customer support, I’ve talked via online chat, and event chatted over social media. Nothing works.
I just moved in to a very cute rental home. However, it was built in the 50s and has lots of old fixtures, had a pretty careless tenant before I moved in, and a well-meaning landlord who isn’t super great at home repairs.
There is a set of bifold doors to a linen closet, and one of the doors is clearly broken. An attempt was certainly made by someone to repair it via caulk and hardware that doesn’t go with the bottom bracket.
I discovered that the panel of wood where the screw for the bottom bracket was obliterated and there is a screw-shaped hole. https://imgur.com/a/Eh2aVZI
Is there anything that can be reasonably done to make this work? Or is it time to convince my landlord to replace these doors?
CEP
Straight-on, makeup-less pic is the last in the set! I really want to curate my wardrobe since more brands/styles are accessible to me now after a fairly big body/face change in the past two years.
I think my predominant feature is natural, and I’ve been typed as an FN in the Kibbe subreddit. But, I feel like straight up natural doesn’t quite fit me either. I’ve been told I have a softer and more youthful face. My peers (colleagues, neighbors, etc) are often surprised when I tell them I’m 30 years old and some of them told me they guessed I was 25 (not sure how genuine that is but I’ll take it lol).
While I definitely like some sporty and casual looks on me, I often feel like cuter/more feminine styles suit me too, like peasant girl dresses and flowery details. Would love any and all input 🫶💕