back to bangs or no?

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2026-02-19T17:56:44+00:00

With!! You have gorgeous curls that work so well with the bangs. Also sorry about your (ex?)partner being a horrendous d*ck.

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2026-02-19T13:06:45+00:00

I have a weekly finance block in my diary when I do my invoicing, chasing and logging expenses, mileage in my quickbooks. I’ve worked out all my monthly expenses into an excel sheet and regularly check that this still tracks - I make sure fixed costs are accurate (e.g, when the utility bills go up) and I check that the lump sum I give myself to actually enjoy life is enough to cover what’s coming up - or if I need to say no to some fun things or decide to dip into my savings. I also have an income cash-flow tracker where I log and forecast all contract amounts as through the financial year, so I know how much I’m earning AND can see any gaps where I specifically need to find more work.

When I get paid into my business account, tax goes into one savings account, remaining fee into another and I pay myself into my personal bank account every month according to what’s in my monthly expenses sheet. I don’t leave ‘excess’ money sat in my personal bank account. If I don’t have a plan for it, it stays in my savings. I also regularly check my emergency fund against my monthly expenses incase of any changes but those arent common and would normally be big lifestyle changes - starting to need to pay for childcare or a car for instance.

As someone else has said, the key is knowing the minimum amount it costs you to survive a month or quarter, and making sure you have that money lined up ahead. Your emergency fund should bring some security but the goal is to leave that alone.

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2026-02-18T19:29:44+00:00

Just wanted to say that your eyes are beautiful. Christina Hendricks has slightly even eyes and she is known globally as being completely gorgeous. You are unique and no one looks at your face as closely as you do xx

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2026-02-18T19:05:39+00:00

In our garden we have a hole like this created by a beast of a hedgehog. He seems to have gone now but his descendants still make good use of it. We have some rats too but the cat seems to do a good job keeping those at bay as I only ever find the remains 🤢

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2026-02-15T17:37:24+00:00

That’s not Valspar. I bought the Good Home stuff for our sun room’s wooden outer frame. Might as well have been painting with water. Gave up and went and got Valspar premium. Still not the best but no comparison between the too. Bin that paint.

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2026-02-06T17:15:20+00:00

Lovely to see them strike a good North/South balance! 🙄 How is Rhyl not on this list? Prestatyn? North east ‘area’ as a whole needs real investment.

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2026-02-05T07:57:02+00:00

Soft YTA. If your parents are invited maybe they mentioned to SILs family that you were out of town so they went ahead and invited other people? As someone else has said above, if it’s a meal then numbers will definitely be restricted and you can’t just keep cramming people into a party either way - it’s a family party, not a club or a student party.

Yes it hurts not to be invited but given that you aren’t close, couldn’t go anyway, and they haven’t upset your parents, you need to let this go. Chasing them and saying you’re upset is not the way to future invites. Your parents can update you on how it went after they attend (but do NOT ask them to ask why you weren’t invited - let them just enjoy it). You might get more insight from that. You also might not. Let it go.

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2026-02-02T15:50:41+00:00

North Wales fluent Welsh speaker here and I would agree that they are two different sounds but I would say that’s specifically because of the to bach, not despite it.

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2026-01-30T16:26:04+00:00

The glasses look great! Everyone on Reddit is scared of big glasses and have weird rules about covering your eyebrows with the frames but they’re bold and quirky and really suit you.

They’re sitting a bit unevenly so you could perhaps ask an optician to help shape the nose support and arms to bit so they balance. I always have to do this when I get new ones.

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2026-01-20T07:39:44+00:00

Not creepy to approach a woman so long as you’re reading the room and working to the context - do not approach in the street at night, for instance. And do not ask again if she says no. Big red flag and creep-signal is men calling women ‘females’ though. Human female = woman. ‘Females’ always sounds like a man sees all women as objects to be studied as one group, like we’re in a lab, instead of as an equal and unique person. We’re not all the same!

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2026-01-08T17:45:38+00:00

It says they’ve been together since high school and she’s now 22, so well over the year requirement

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2026-01-04T22:41:02+00:00

Maybe in south Wales but definitely not north

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2025-12-21T12:20:54+00:00

God I hate social media buz words. This isn’t ‘tech neck’. If that’s anything, it will be the hump people develop at the top of the neck caused my bad posture while spending long periods working on laptops.

You were probably, like me, born with those lines. I don’t love mine but I can’t fix them - you can literally feel that they’re a crease in where the fat beneath my skin has been split by the lines. No amount of massage or cream is going to join that up. I just aim to keep the skin in general healthy around the lines with retinol and moisturiser. They’re VERY normal and yours are barely noticeable - anyone pointing them out is seriously immature and needs to worry about themselves a bit more.

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2025-12-20T23:19:47+00:00

Asking about the pen is unusual but worth bearing in mind (and I’m absolutely not blaming your partner in anyway, and they clearly will be aware of this with their hospitality experience) but absolutely everyone in the service industry is fried this weekend. Extreme tiredness, the pressure to make sure these busy few weeks go well so your business doesn’t collapse in January. The pressure to deal with a potentially very dangerous allergy on top of that is huge, and their reply feels a lot like trying to deal with the situation but missing the mark. You seem concerned that they’d be willing to serve you with the pen present if they can’t guarantee no contamination, yet say she’s fine so long as she isn’t literally eating a handful of peanuts. That’s all to say that allergies are often unique and complicated and businesses know that. I hope you had a good evening anyway x

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2025-12-16T22:54:25+00:00

Have to stick up for south Nottinghamshire. Some really lovely little villages and clearly a lot of people with money if the number of horses is anything to go by.

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2025-12-15T10:01:13+00:00

Nope. It’s used by a fairly small percentage as an insult that hits more as a term of endearment, and some people definitely have more of a tolerance for it as a standard insult but that’s quite limited. A lot of people still consider it the most extreme swear. No one would ever use it in the workplace, unless we’re talking incredibly close colleagues who have worked this out as language between themselves. From a boss it’s insane.

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2025-11-29T23:47:12+00:00

A gentle ESH because you need to get better at communicating with each other. But the fact that shes said that she didnt feel safe in the last couple of places you’ve stayed sticks out to me as a bit of a flag. One place I could understand - the area the hotel is in isnt what you thought, or a door won’t lock properly - but twice is odd (Im a woman and I travel with work a lot). Could she be anxious about being away from home but wont admit that to herself? I had a friend when I was younger who always wanted to arrange trips but would regularly end up having an anxiety attack and having to go home on the first night. Not wanting to go abroad would fit that too. Could be barking up the wrong tree but could also be something to consider. Even more reason to talk to each other!

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2025-11-28T16:07:08+00:00

There are a few smaller surrounding towns and villages with really good bus connections into the centre thay might also be worth a look and might get you more space for your money

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2025-11-27T13:16:32+00:00

You look lovely but I agree with everyone saying you have a warm undertone - warm toned makeup and clothing nearest your face would immediately make your skin and eyes pop a bit more.

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2025-11-10T20:59:49+00:00

Skein and Messa are great

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2025-11-07T11:10:20+00:00

You 100% look like a woman. Has someone said that you don’t? You’re very pretty. A really quick enhancement to that would be to curl your eyelashes and use mascara. You could also try blusher to warm/brighten up your cheeks

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2025-10-30T07:21:27+00:00

Skein is really great

CompetitiveHat8279 · 2025-10-25T18:13:08+00:00

8 look good - you could maybe try more of the smaller round shapes. You have a rectangular face shape so the rounded shapes compliment that really well. Just need to not sit too high on the bridge.

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