u/yellowcanvas

I desperately need help with bathroom vanity organization. I want to wear makeup more often, but the lack of accessibility makes it tedious instead of an enjoyable experience. (First world problems!)

I've attached a picture of the kind of vanity I have below (just the top; drawers are different). There isn't as much space. I have this basic acrylic organizer turned to the side against the wall, with the drawers facing into the sink. My retainer, toothbrush cup and toothpaste, hairties, makeup remover and cotton pads, vaseline, and lotion are also on the vanity. My bathroom drawers are filled with skincare, my brush, and other things. The second drawer is full with tampons and pads.

In the makeup organizer, I have "essentials" but they're hard to reach bc it's all packed in there and it's just not a good experience. My brushes are in the drawer because that's just where they fit (and I didn't use them enough to justify having them out collecting dust). My eyeshadows and false lashes are in my linen closet, which is fine.

Basically, the drawers and vanity top are full but I'm open to reorganization. I know it's not very descriptive, but I'm open to any ideas or organization inspo anyone has. I'm hesitant to post a picture because I don't want to dox myself.

https://preview.redd.it/cj5thuzqbvah1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=33385fd1643d88d58127f02d05902de1a4709485

Sorry, just bringing some negative energy into this long weekend!

I understand not everyone has experience with petsitters. I understand that when you schedule your life around your dog, it becomes your norm and it does not occur to you that people lead different lives with different schedules.

When you book housesitting, you are booking a person (who has a life outside of your dog) to housesit and petsit. You are not booking them for house arrest...

I truly do not understand owners who are not upfront about this. I have a whole section in my profile about constant care, restrictions on time alone/departures, etc. I always have to dig for this information or even find out DURING the meet and greet even though profiles say they are good alone for 4 hours. I also understand people don't read profiles, but.....does it not strike you that your dog is a special needs case and not everyone is spending 21+ hours with their dog daily?!

I've had a couple meet and greets now where it's later revealed that the dog cannot be left alone for a "normal" amount of time. Someone said their dog can only be left alone for 1.5 hours. Someone else said 3 hours maximum. Another said I "can leave for lunch” or to “see a friend.”

They usually try to negotiate my constant care rate. One offered $20 more than my standard housesitting rate (I understand people don't know pricing, why would they if they aren't in the industry), citing that my profile says I am flexible and work from home (yes.... but I'm not on house arrest. You can't even go to the gym and the grocery store on the same day with a 3 hour limitation, nevermind a 1.5h one) and that what I quoted was nearly double. (Constant care begins at $250 where I am and I quoted less than half that.) Then there was the lady I quoted $275/day for, and she asked about $65/day. ……..she did not have a $65/day level dog. If your dog requires 24/7 supervision, don’t expect someone to do it for $2.70/hour….

And then there was another lady who said her dog can only be left alone for 5 hours total in a day, and I was only allowed to leave 2 times a day. Like girl what. God forbid a girl forget something at home and need to turn back? God forbid I want to go on a walk without your dog, go to the library, and go pickup take out all in the same day? Or god forbid I have two walks/dropins during the day and ALSO a dr appt, how dare I! (And for the same flat rate and not expect that the rate will be higher.) Then they are also unwilling to board their dogs because they will be alone overnight. They already don’t want to pay boarding prices, and expect housesitting to be a cheaper AND ALSO 24/7 solution for petcare.

I truly don't understand.

Anyway - just a vent! I know that the dog's schedule becomes the norm, but sometimes I am just truly shocked.

Obviously didn't take any of these bookings!

Not sure if this is the right place to post this because I'm still very much upstream of the sales process (I haven't narrowed down the make/model I want to buy yet). Please feel free to redirect me.

I'm in the market for a new car, and and looking at these:

- Mercedes GLA 250 4wd

- Mercedes GLC 300 SUV

- Lexus 2026 RX

- Lexus 2026 LX

- Audi 2026 Q5

What's the best and most respectful way to set the expectation that I am in the market for a new car, looking to test drive these, and have no intention of buying the day of? I am not interested in talking numbers until I've test driven these and narrowed it down to a few choices (I don't want to waste people's time).

I'm planning on calling and asking when the least busy time of the week is and making an appointment for then.

I'm also concerned because I'm admittedly very young (mid 20s) and look it as well. I'm worried about being perceived as a silly little girl who can't afford it anyway and the stereotypes for people who look like me don't mesh well with driving skills. I am also test driving on behalf of my mom and reporting back, so this would be purely info-gathering.

Is there a way to do this without wasting people's time?

Also please feel free to school me on makes/models. (Edit: Sorry, not asking for a write up! This was in the spirit of in case there's something the average consumer wouldn't know.)

Not sure what to title or name this, but does anyone catch themselves being highly critical of friends? As in noticing flaws and using that as a baseline for interaction?

I recognize the positive traits in my friends, but I guess I view the positive as a given (obviously that's why we're friends), and notice the things that would annoy me to help filter based on my moods I guess.

For example, I noticed Friend A is very scattered, so I may not want to travel with her anymore since I always have to follow up. Friend B is very social but planned events will turn into something else 98% of the time so I should only hang out when my social battery is charged up. Friend C is very sweet and helpful, but unclear about expectations and won't express her opinions, and it's not my responsibility to read her mind and I shouldn't need to get anxious about it.

Now obviously I like them as people and they are great friends, that's why we're friends! But I can't help but notice that I have some friends who I don't need to "categorize" like this or filter for based on mood/conditions, and others where I am noticing "flaws" or things that bother me.

I'm not sure how to phrase it or if this even makes sense. But sometimes it just feels like I have a problem with everyone when it gets overwhelming and I wonder if I'm the issue.

Not sure what to title or name this, but does anyone catch themselves being highly critical of friends? As in noticing flaws and using that as a baseline for interaction?

I recognize the positive traits in my friends, but I guess I view the positive as a given (obviously that's why we're friends), and notice the things that would annoy me to help filter based on my moods I guess.

For example, I noticed Friend A is very scattered, so I may not want to travel with her anymore since I always have to follow up. Friend B is very social but planned events will turn into something else 98% of the time so I should only hang out when my social battery is charged up. Friend C is very sweet and helpful, but unclear about expectations and won't express her opinions, and it's not my responsibility to read her mind and I shouldn't need to get anxious about it.

Now obviously I like them as people and they are great friends, that's why we're friends! But I can't help but notice that I have some friends who I don't need to "categorize" like this or filter for based on mood/conditions, and others where I am noticing "flaws" or things that bother me.

I'm not sure how to phrase it or if this even makes sense. But sometimes it just feels like I have a problem with everyone when it gets overwhelming and I wonder if I'm the issue.