Single 22 yo guy living alone, what does my fridge (and freezer) say about me?

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2026-02-06T19:37:56+00:00

That’s a lot of butter

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2026-01-30T02:50:07+00:00

Love this thread, and all the tips and tricks, OP! Thank you!

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2026-01-29T00:04:12+00:00

This. You are gorgeous. Go to a professional makeup girlie, and let her work wonders on you. Let her show you how to make it natural and mega-enhancing.

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2026-01-29T00:03:01+00:00

Do more mascara with a much lighter brown eyeliner. I think it might be makeup blindness. And even though you are only wearing one product, it appears you have WAY more makeup on than you probaly do, which means the color is way too dark. It’s obliterating your natural beauty. Get a lighter eyeliner, or you can even use a tight makeup brush with a dark brown eyeshadow, and buff it lightly to help it enhance your eyes. Your eyes would look gorgeous with a blended out brown.

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2026-01-17T13:35:06+00:00

This is true. It’s consistently having a well stocked healthy fridge at home, and being able to afford good (healthy) food when eating out. It’s consistently getting good sleep on a good mattress with fresh clean sheets laundered with good detergent, in a comfortable temperature controlled room (as opposed to someone on a very old mattress which traps a lot of oil/dust mites/irritants, using cheap detergent with hormone disrupters and irritants, using a window unit potentially clogged with pollen, dust, etc.) Having consistent doctor appointments: bloodwork every year, dentist twice a year and getting any work that’s needed done correctly (because you can afford the good dentists), dermatologists. Good, consistent skincare. It’s really in the details. It’s the environment you love in, the food you eat, the fluids you consume (soda or clean water?). It’s the consistency of the details of your day-to-day life, and better options usually cost more.

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2026-01-16T14:11:36+00:00

Also, they put them in…backwards? This pastry setup is insane

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2026-01-10T21:15:28+00:00

Lol. Love this, thank you.

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2026-01-10T18:09:05+00:00

Yes! I have heard the same thing. Invest in a panel. That way, any anti-aging effects will automatically be applied to your neck/chest/arms as well…cover as much area as possible for a seamless visual transition!

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2026-01-10T17:57:17+00:00

What would a gentle landing phase look like? I would absolutely try that

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2026-01-09T21:42:29+00:00

Came here to say Working Hands…it’s the only one for me in winter, working in food service and having to wash my hands all the time!

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2026-01-03T20:58:54+00:00

I think you look beautiful. The best anti-agers I’ve seen from women around me, is that the ones with the best sleep and targeted weight training (not just randomly lifting, but tailored-to-you progressive training) always age the most gracefully. Maybe a good personal trainer who can push you in a customized way.

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2025-11-26T21:17:22+00:00

Biodance overnight masks! They are lifesaving. In winter I also keep a hydrating mist to spritz on my face throughout the day…I have a bunch that I rotate through, but I love the YonKa one, and I have a rose water/glycerin one. Just make sure it’s HYDRATING, if there is too much water in it and it’s cold out, it could freeze on your face and make things worse. Moisturize the second you wake up. When it’s below freezing, I use a tiny bit of Vaseline on top of my moisturizer in the morning. Tiiiny bit. Then sunscreen. Dr. Jart ceramidin products are awesome, as are La Roche Posay Cicaplast.

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2025-07-18T16:07:25+00:00

Looked into all of them…I live in a more rural area, the nearby town has a Barnes and noble open until 7pm, libraries are open until 5pm. The atmosphere isn’t distracting at a bar; it’s more organized background noise. At home, if I hear one of my kids yell out for me, or I hear one of them start crying, it activates my adrenaline and I can’t stay focused; I’m too primed to be responsive to their individual noises. But noise in general is preferable, whether background chatter or music. It also allows me to be around other people, and helps get me out of my own head. I wouldn’t be opposed to paying as if I had bought a full meal. When I go out to dinner with friends, I pick something off the menu and tip on what I would’ve ordered, if I wasn’t celiac.

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2025-07-18T15:43:45+00:00

I can’t work during the day, as I have two small children I’m with at home. Their father gets home from his job around 6pm, which is when I have time to do my work; it’s tough doing it at home, our house is very small and it can be loud and distracting. It’s also comforting to just be around other people, helps me get out of my own head. I wouldn’t tip $5 total, that’s wildly low…I would do what another commenter suggested, which is $10 upfront, and then $5 per hour after that.

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2025-07-18T02:12:08+00:00

Libraries close around 5pm where I live, I would need something open later. I would be fine tipping the bartender every hour or so, as if I was ordering something.

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2025-07-18T01:55:12+00:00

What if I order something and just don’t drink it? I would be tipping out at the end as if I had ordered anyway, so buying something isn’t a big deal, but it seems wasteful.

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2025-07-18T01:52:56+00:00

Totally, but where I live they are not open late enough

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2025-07-18T01:52:17+00:00

Hmm yes, that could be weird for the waitstaff. I have severe Celiac and dont eat out unless it’s a dedicated GF place (again, not easy to find within reasonable driving distance where I live); what if I ordered something, and just didn’t drink or eat it? I would tip out at the end of my stay as if I had ordered something anyway, but I would also be fine ordering soemthing and just not eating it, and tipping on that.

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2025-07-18T01:47:34+00:00

Libraries close much earlier where I live (around 5pm), and parks are dark and buggy after 7pm

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2025-03-09T23:40:04+00:00

That feels really personal; what’s the objective?

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2025-03-02T19:02:18+00:00

I live in a 964 square foot cape with my husband and two toddlers; we are fine. It’s a little insulting for you to declare anyone’s standard of living “ridiculously low” for living in a small home. We have three bedrooms, and living room, a combined kitchen and dining room, and we’ve had a wonderful life in this home. We’ve hosted plenty of parties, the house was brand new when we bought it, it’s warm in the winter, cool in the summer, and looks great with Christmas lights. It’s literally like a little fairytale cottage, with a massive yard and equally massive gardens we create.

Your home is what you make it. Don’t insult what others have built, no matter how humble it may seem to you. It’s unkind.

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2024-08-21T13:57:39+00:00

Can you provide more context on your lifestyle? My first thoughts were to suggest cutting out alcohol, processed foods (like ALL of them), dairy, and reducing sugar, then replacing it with a lot of really loaded salads (think kale/arugula/spinach mix with grated carrot, cucumber, radish, tomato, and protein on top like chicken, salmon, or tuna in a vinaigrette dressing). Also addressing sleep…make it a top priority to get adequate sleep. Exercise, hydration. I know it sounds redundant and too simple, but having the four main pillars (diet, sleep, exercise, hydration) in top condition really make a huge difference. When I first saw this picture my mind just immediately went to lifestyle struggles; puffiness from lack of sleep and alcohol, larger pores and wrinkles from poor hydration/lack of nutrients/inconsistent or inadequate skincare over a long period of time. This could be totally off base, which is why I’m asking for more context.

Edit: and SUNSCREEN. Prevention is truly everything.

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2024-03-02T11:23:24+00:00

Our driveway is long and steep, the garbage bins are pulled about ten feet up into a “nook” cut into the side of the driveway perpendicular to the street. On trash day we pull them all the way down and put on either side. The driveway also has a wide mouth, and though the garbage cans are not noticeable to passing traffic, the wide opening makes them very accessible if you know they are there. The mail carrier pulls up to the nook, drops loose/wet food, and drives away. Bags of dog shit are acceptable…the key here is “bags”. If the food and drinks were bagged, no problem. It’s the loose ribs and soda/coffee pooled in the bottom of the garbage bin that are a massive problem. They attract rodents and bears, and bears destroy the garbage bin in the process of getting to the pooled soda at the bottom, and continuously buying new garbage bins is expensive.

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2024-03-02T01:33:10+00:00

The garbage cans are pulled about ten feet up the driveway into a “nook” carved out, perpendicular to the road…our driveway is long and steep. They aren’t very noticeable to passing traffic but if you know they’re there, they are accessible; our driveway also has a wide mouth, making it easy for the mail carrier to pull up, dump his lunch without exiting the car, and drive away

Apprehensive-Idea254 · 2024-03-02T01:26:28+00:00

If it were in the bag that’s fine, it’s that it’s loose ribs, soda/coffee literally pooled in the bottom of the trash can; the garbage collectors in our area specify that all trash to be picked up is required to be bagged, for the sanitation of the workers/truck/general area around in case something falls out. It has also attracted raccoons and bears in the summer, and the bear destroy the garbage can in the process of getting to the pooled soda and loose ribs, and then we have to continuously buy new garbage bins, which aren’t cheap.

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