I am never someoneās first choice. Most people donāt even look at me as an option
2Ya girl needs to stop buying concert tickets instead of saving that money for the loupes she needs to buy for her job.
0I almost answered the phone just now with āThank you for calling [business name] this is daddyā because my brain was reading the caller id which said godaddy
1Edward Hopper depicting my life:
Me at the cinema
Me at the cafe
Me on my way to work
Me hiding in the hallway at work
1I clicked off youtube and sent to Spotify so I could hear music that isnāt lemon demon, and I press shuffle and guess what-
TOUCH TONE TELEPHONE STARTED PLAYING-
I THINK THIS IS A MESSAGE
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I always wanted long hair when I was younger, but it never seemed to happen. I only unlocked the secrets when laziness and burnout basically combined during my junior doctor years. I didnāt even realise my hair had grown pretty long until it was basically waist length. It turns out that if you want long hair, you need to do as little to your hair as possible. Be lazy. So lazy.
This is not a remotely medically rigorous post, because we learn almost nothing about hair in med school.
Blow drying is bad. Combing too much is bad.Ā I learned recently that even washing and drying too vigorously is also bad. Tangling is bad.Ā Basicaly everything you can do to your hair isā¦ bad.Ā Apparently youāre not meant to wash the hell out of the ends, because that just causes damage, and learning to be more gentle with my hair has made me feel a bit like a Princess, thiough alas one without an entourage to deal with my hair for me.
The longer my hair is, the more Iāve focused my washing on the scalp and on finding ways to wash without hair getting too tangled because untangling it becomes exponentially more nightmareish the longer it is. Itās just practical to try to cut down tangling, but I only realised much later that it also avoids unnecessary damage, so it grows even longer. When my life got busier, I cut down on things like blow drying because who cared about that kind of thing any more? Sure, letting my hair air dry naturally just means I spend a lot of my evenings indulging in unintentional Hermione Granger cosplay, but hey.
Hardressers also often recommend not washing hair too often, because it strips the natural oils and promotes hair getting over-greasy to compensate.
Dying hair frequently, and treating hair is also, unsurprisingly damaging.Ā I admire people who have funky hair colours and actually manage the upkeep (or donāt, because life is busy and thatās OK), but I could never do that, probably. I rarely dye my hair and donāt bleach it; I basically pick the colour most like my natural shade and cover the greys every few months when my roots have grown in to such a degree it canāt be hidden. Iād probably dye my hair a lot less if I wasnāt very very grey under there. One day Iāll want to grow it out, but thatās going to be hard, because I really am very grey, so growing it out will be noticeable unless I dye the whole thing grey first XD Iām in two minds about when to let my hair go natural; on one hand I love the idea of having hair like starlight, and Iām sure it will look striking. On the other, Iām not even 35 and Iām just not ready for my appearance to permanently alter so visibly in a way that would attract a lot of comment.
Personally, I chose to keratin treat my hair, but only because it makes it easier to manage; the initial damage is offset by having hair that is much easier to brush, takes less time and effort to wash, and is much more manageable in general. Itās laziness in the longterm, and I think itās probably helped keep my hair even longer. Less faffing around means less potential damage, or so the wealth of online hairdressers tell me.Ā The only way it complicates things is requiring hair products that are sulfate and salt free to maintain the treatment for as long as possible. It can get a little complex, but I guess once you find a product that works, then itās easy.
I have to say that I hadnāt realised the importance of conditioner. Or just treating hair as gently as possible; who knew?Ā When you have short hair, you can abuse your hair all you want, because it gets cut before itās āold enoughā for it to really matter. Long hair stores up yearsā worth of damage from life, which is why reading up on how to reduce damage is probably useful if you want long, nice hair. To be honest, this was not something Iāve cared about much; I never really had a beauty regime and was never intensive in my hair care; I had assumed that maybe I wasnāt doing enough. It turns out that doing as little as possible (in most respects) is actually what itās all about. Iām no hair expert, so I recommend anyone getting serious about their hair does their own research, but having done some reading and realising that less is more pleases both my vanity and my laziness.15I have so many plans for my Losers Club Sims š Iām currently building several āsetsā to use in my story/photosets, like Derry High, a pharmacy, an arcade etc. And Iāve got dozens and dozens of different pose packs, which Iām still learning to use tbh. And yep, thereās gonna be Reddie (and maybe some Benverly), but itāll be slooow-burn š
I donāt know if Iām gonna actually play the game, because I get bored with it pretty fast and itās such a drag to try and take care of even a few Sims. Last night I wanted to rage quit because Richie and his sister Bridget both had terrible strikes of acne and teenage rage moods š So yeah, Iām probs just gonna use the game as my personal little dollhouse/creative tool for visual storytelling.
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Day 13 / 100
Today has been productive in a different way than usual. Went in to uni, had some more training. Collected my glass from its anneal (this one is pretty much black!)
And then I got to work. Today my country celebrates 101 years since we first declared independence in 1918. So as it was my turn to do the house meal I pulled out all the stops and made a fairly traditional meal. I really hope everyone likes the food!
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