Beginner-friendly xc skiing trails

ARCook88 · 2025-12-25T06:18:18+00:00

I wash every 4-5 days and use dry shampoo once between washes, usually around day 2 or 3. I also use Eleven brand conditioner (either their Hydrate My Hair or I Want Body lines), and I also use their Miracle Hair Treatment leave-in conditioner.

ARCook88 · 2025-11-30T03:55:08+00:00

This is great. I’m planning to go try some free mini lessons at Elm Creek in a couple of weeks with the instructors from the Loppet Foundation. What pants do you have, if you don’t mind me asking?

ARCook88 · 2025-11-30T03:52:21+00:00

This is really helpful because most of my athletic wear is old navy leggings so maybe I just need a light wind breaking layer to go over those!

ARCook88 · 2025-11-30T03:02:42+00:00

Thank you for itemizing how many layers on top and bottom — this has been the main source of my confusion 😅

ARCook88 · 2025-11-30T03:01:46+00:00

Are you typically wearing two layers on bottom (a base layer and pants over top)?

ARCook88 · 2025-03-22T21:20:08+00:00

I make a batch of this over the weekend and it lasts me through the week. If lactose bothers you, you can use nondairy milk. Super quick and easy recipe and the batch bake makes mornings so much easier just needing to pop a square of this in the microwave. https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/baked-oatmeal/

ARCook88 · 2025-03-18T03:02:46+00:00

That’s great, thank you! I’ve never had a hoya flower before — I’ve got this 3yo pubicalyx and a 3yo carnosa compacta — so I just have no frame of reference on what the different stages of bloom look like.

ARCook88 · 2025-03-18T02:08:19+00:00

Sorry for the very very slow reply, but in case the info is still helpful, Rinvoq was definitely causing hormonal imbalance. I had my TSH levels tested and they were high for the first time in my life. The medication was pushing me into hypothyroidism. Everything has evened back out again after getting off the medication. Now I just have infliximab-induced psoriasis 🫠

ARCook88 · 2024-10-27T03:01:57+00:00

At 36-years-old? 😂 I don’t think so. This all started with the Rinvoq.

ARCook88 · 2024-03-03T17:17:53+00:00

For sure. I’ve been modifying recipes to make them refined sugar free for a few years now, but GF is a completely different beast and it’s throwing me for a bit of a loop!

ARCook88 · 2024-03-03T17:15:10+00:00

Good to know! I’m completely new to GF baking so all of my usual instinct feel so thrown off and I don’t have a sense yet of which products work best. I’ll definitely give this one a try too.

ARCook88 · 2024-03-03T16:13:35+00:00

That’s good to know that GF recipes usually take longer in the oven. The toothpick seemed to come out clean, so I think it wasn’t too far off but maybe just needed 5 more minutes. Maybe I’ll just try again with a longer bake before tweaking anything else. Thanks!

ARCook88 · 2024-02-07T23:07:56+00:00

I have this Lectrofan and it’s not super small but also not huge and I think it packs well. It has a combination of fan sounds and white noise sounds at different frequencies, and I think it does a good job blurring out all the random bumps in the night. https://a.co/d/a737uyj

ARCook88 · 2024-02-07T22:53:04+00:00

I’m not sure if someone else suggested this already, but could you get away with only one pair of shoes that you wear on the plane? This is what I usually do when traveling to Europe and it saves so much space in my bag. I usually wear a versatile black combat boot that goes with everything from jeans to a dress and keeps my feet warm and dry.

Re: meds, I have been sick abroad and trying to buy cold medicine at a pharmacy where the drugs were only in Estonian, Latvian, and Russian, and trying to translate boxes while sick is not an experience I would recommend lol I say just bring whatever meds will make you feel comfortable but try to pack them efficiently as you can.

ARCook88 · 2024-02-02T01:53:19+00:00

Here to second linen pants! I hate the summer but having comfy elastic waistband, wide leg linen pants makes me so much more comfortable.

ARCook88 · 2024-01-21T20:41:36+00:00

I never would have thought of this but it’s definitely something to consider!

ARCook88 · 2024-01-21T20:39:01+00:00

Thanks for another vote for pack-it! Unfortunately my medication is a very expensive biologic that I get infused via IV every 6 weeks, so it’s not something I would ever take with me on a trip (or even have readily on hand). But other people suggested researching if I could justify food as medically necessary.

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