The once a month update I apparently do now
IDK guys I just don’t check Tumblr lately. I keep thinking about deleting it but then I don’t want to miss out on stuff people here are up to.
I got a “dematting tool” that actually breaks up Quinn’s undercoat so now I’ve been locking her in the bathroom and torturing her (her words) every few days and I’ve gotten soooooo much undercoat out and she probably weighs like 2 pounds less and must feel better but does she appreciate it? No.
She would like to note she enjoys the treats she gets and if we could keep those coming without the brushies that’d be great
There’s various loose ends that aren’t done yet with the car accident and like.......... I just want it to be all done and over. It’s nothing major, just the last money bits that the other lady’s insurance owes me and extended warranty refund. But like, I just want to not have additional things on my to do list already.
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh IDK... what else....
Erick and I both took last week off of work and chilled and went on some day trips. Nothing super exciting, but it was nice. I got some chores done, though not as many as I wanted, but I’m happy about what I did get done.
We also went to a wedding last weekend and it was nice and stuff but we don’t know the couple well at all (it was Erick’s third cousin). The wedding seemed really expensive. I’m curious how much it cost now. This fall we’re going to a wedding that I know is costing about 70k, which seems like a lot to me... probably cuz it is. We spent like 25k-ish on our wedding and that felt like a lot.
Like I’ve been to cheapish weddings and mid-range weddings and 150k weddings (or birthday parties...) and like........... there’s differences, but is it really like 10-20 times better? I don’t really think so. I mean, people can do what they want and can afford for their weddings. I just feel kinda weird at these expensive parties. Esp with the waitstaff who seem to expect nothing from you in terms of interaction and they’re just like operating around you.... I feel weird saying nothing but also like I don’t want to bother them when they’re like doing their thing?
Oh my acne has gotten a looooot better! I started a 3 month course of antibiotics and that helped a lot, then that ran out and in like 2-3 weeks it was coming back, so I asked the doctor and got more antibiotics and it’s been like 3 weeks and it’s better than before. I’m still pretty sure you’re not supposed to be on antibiotics forever, so idk what happens when this course is done. But if it’s some version of not being on medicine and not having acne, that’d be awesome. Now I’m going to talk about skin care more than anyone cares to read:
I started using CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser and it’s pretty great. I think my skin has been less red and less oily because the cleanser isn’t drying my skin out at all.
Also have been using Paula’s Choice 10% AHA stuff like 1-2ish times a week, and I think it’s helping the discoloration from acne scars a lot. Though too much and I get red.
Also been using a 2.5% benzoyl peroxide to help with antibiotic resistance. BP tends to dry my skin out and make it itchy, but the 2.5% isn’t as bad and I’ve been doing cleanse > moisturizer > BP > moisturizer and that seems to avoid most of the redness. Also not using it at the same time as the AHA stuff.
I have used a BHA (Paula’s Choice most recently) for a long time, but I’m not entirely convinced it does anything for me. So I recently ran out of the bottle I had and am now not using it for a while to see what happens.
I haven’t used it in my acne-prone areas, but CeraVe tub moisturizer has been great for all the other skin areas. I’m worried it’ll break me out but I might try it on my shoulders at some point.
I’ve gone a little harder in the “get rid of stuff” direction lately. Erick even got rid of some stuff all on his own! He was watching Queer Eye on Netflix and watching the guys who were slobs get told to clean up made him want to clean up his stuff. It was a wonderful day for me.
He mostly got rid of clothes and I kinda want him to get rid of slightly more clothes so whenever we get around to buying new dressers, we can have 2 instead of 3 (right now we have one big dresser and two littler ones). I got rid of enough stuff recently that I have like half an empty drawer even after moving my sweaters from the closet to the dresser.
There’s stuff I need to do stuff to before we get rid of it and it kinda stresses me out. Like I need to clean some pet stuff before taking it to the animal shelter to donate. And I need to clean the old reel mower and spreader before listing them online (or putting on the curb if I get lazy). And there’s an elliptical that Erick is supposed to get rid of but it’s large and in the way. And I need to give someone a bookcase. And figure out what to do with my older violin cuz I don’t need two.
Also anyone want some bone china place settings??? I got some looking for a new home!
I started reading a book about self esteem today and HO BOY GUYS is this gonna be a thing.
Bad News: when it listed the possible ways low self esteem can impact a person (like in very general terms) it was like someone describing me!
Good News: I’m pretty sure I don’t have the type of self esteem issue where “I have literally none of it because my parents were abusive.” I’m pretty sure I’m more the type where in some regards it’s fine and then in other areas it’s shitty for some reason. Honestly I think my parents are responsible for a lot of the good aspects of my self esteem rather than the bad ones.