Image 1 — Russian manicure ruined my nails
Image 2 — Russian manicure ruined my nails

Russian manicure ruined my nails

I took my manicure off because I had 4 sidewall cracks at a certain length and figured my natural nail health was not good. As you can see, the damaged is a bit insane and I’m not sure where to even begin.

I started getting Russian manicures to stop me from picking and biting, and it helped a lot. But I feel like my nails were filed incorrectly and now has me back in square one.

Where do I begin with growing these out? :(

u/jtallcreates — 3 days ago

I need help with a feral mom - advice on how to proceed?

I’m trying my best to figure out the right way to do this. 4 days ago, I found kittens on my porch that appeared to be 6-7 weeks old! I brought them in and they were for the most part chill. They eat food on their own, use the litter box, and are socializing quickly.

The mom bolted, but since then has come back. Now, I found a good friend who is adopting these beautiful kittens and they are at this point cuddling up and not hissy anymore and also no longer in my possession, but my friend is willing to work with me to help with mama if necessary.

My plan is to also capture mom, but this is my first time doing this and I probably would have done things differently looking back on it, but alas hindsight is 20/20. The mom sits close to me and has even closed her eyes in my presence, but doesn’t let me approach her or pet her.

I’m in Chicago. A pretty well resourced area, but shelters this time of year are so busy and getting help has been slow. I emailed a clinic to see if I can schedule a spay appointment for mama cat before I try and trap her, so in the meantime I’m feeding her on a schedule to keep her coming back. She knows I took her kitties, and meows for them. :(

At this point, is reintroducing the kittens to the mom a bad idea for either party (mom and kittens)? The kittens are making great progress on their own, but I feel like it would be easier to lure mom and maybe socialize her if possible. I would be willing to take her in 💔 I’m also okay with TNR.

u/jtallcreates — 20 days ago
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Well, that sure is a comfy place to rest!

Coming home from work to some stray kitties on my porch was not on my bingo card for today! My good friend will be adopting them, as I already have 2 cats and my partner who I will be moving in with has 2 as well. 6 cats seemed.. a bit much! 😂

u/jtallcreates — 23 days ago

New Dishwasher Leak

Landlord installed a new dishwasher. It’s a GE, one of the cheap $500 ones I think. He’s had someone come out twice to “fix it” and it’s still happening.

Any insight? I’m more or less annoyed. Should I call my own plumber?

u/jtallcreates — 2 months ago