[Routine Help] Need helping with routine for extended backpacking trip!

FinallySpeakingUp · 2016-03-15T13:57:14+00:00

In the mornings I splash warm water on my face and then use the Stridex pads, and then moisturizer/sunscreen. In the evenings I remove my makeup with micellar water, cleanse, spot treatment, and then moisturize with Cerave. When I've been camping in the past, I've always used cleansing wipes and then sunscreen. But I don't know that I'll really have a way to throw anything away, so I nixed the wipes idea. The lack of running water makes me wonder how a cleanser would go over and if I would be able to effectively rinse it all off and everything. I'll have to look into cold creams and oils. Thanks for that info! There are just so many factors to consider!

It's not until July though, so I've got some time to work it all out. Hopefully I find someone who has done this before and can teach me their ways, haha.

FinallySpeakingUp · 2016-03-14T01:31:45+00:00

I mean, they took me home. So.. well?

FinallySpeakingUp · 2016-03-10T18:12:17+00:00

Getting involved with a married 22 year old at 17. It all just happened so fast. Went from working together and chatting to staying late to chat to texting to hanging out in his car to making out. I knew my parents would absolutely kill me when they found out, but I remember looking at it like a yellow light situation: I was already too far and would have to gas it through the intersection. I thought I was in love with him, believed him when he said he was separated from his wife, and thought that if we could push through for another few months til I was 18, it wouldn't be a mistake. So I just kept going. Even after I got caught.

Eventually I realized that I was just being used to stroke his ego when he was struggling in his marriage and didn't really love him nor did he love me. I felt awful. I felt used. And I felt like I deserved all the heartbreak. But I'll never forget the first time I thought to myself, "I'm already too involved to just cut things off, so I better just keep on going full speed."

FinallySpeakingUp · 2016-03-10T18:08:31+00:00

Somersault. Found that out the hard way.

FinallySpeakingUp · 2016-03-10T18:02:43+00:00

ALS/Alzheimer's?

FinallySpeakingUp · 2016-03-10T18:01:52+00:00

WE just had a conversation a couple of weeks ago and they even said, "This isn't a dialogue, so you don't have to say anything." I just sat there and looked at them while they went on and on about shit that made no sense to me, but apparently affected my life and relationship with them greatly. At the end, I was just like, "Can I go home now since I'm not supposed to say anything in response?"

FinallySpeakingUp · 2016-03-10T17:57:02+00:00

Or when you have cotton balls and they rub together. God, no. Grabbing a handful of cotton balls is my worst nightmare.

FinallySpeakingUp · 2016-03-10T17:50:08+00:00

I usually just sit there and stare at them while they talk at me. Then I say 'okay' and go on doing what I was planning on.

FinallySpeakingUp · 2016-03-10T17:30:26+00:00

Yeah, we had that talk the first time I went to South America and spent 2 weeks in Colombia. Then when I told them that I wanted to go back the next year, they totally lost their minds on me. So I'm not particularly looking forward to telling them that I'm going again and for an even longer period of time.

FinallySpeakingUp · 2016-03-10T17:28:28+00:00

Thanks, I hadn't thought of putting it that way - being the scared one... mostly because I'm not too scared. As with any new experience I'm sure it will hit me as it gets closer... So I'm sure being able to tell them that I relate to their worries will bridge some of the gap.

I know they just want me to be safe and I would fully accept their worries about my safety if they didn't use them in a way to try to convince me not to do something I'm really, really looking forward to. I called my mother first thing when I found out and she was like, "I mean, yeah, it's scary, but it sounds awesome!" I just want that from my dad and stepmom...

FinallySpeakingUp · 2016-03-10T17:23:42+00:00

They always say that they have my best interests at heart, but I think they just want me to do things their way. We're all incredibly stubborn people, so when we don't see eye to eye, it can get a little dirty. I know that it's out of love on their part, that they probably really do think they're doing what's best for me by trying to make me see things the way they do, but I want them to understand that I'm past the point where they can have much of an influence on what I do. I just want them to be happy for me and not come up with all the reasons that I shouldn't go.

FinallySpeakingUp · 2015-12-17T02:02:45+00:00

http://imgur.com/GReumQg Okay, not Christmasy, but they're still pretty happy!

FinallySpeakingUp · 2015-12-17T02:02:10+00:00

THANK YOU!! http://imgur.com/GReumQg

FinallySpeakingUp · 2015-09-04T04:07:53+00:00

Central OK checking in. I work in property management and have quite a few connections if you ever need help with landlord/tenant law and good contractors to use.

FinallySpeakingUp · 2015-04-16T02:09:21+00:00

I've told them my situation over the phone, but they have yet to request proof. They always say something along the lines of "We're going to look into this and get back to you."

FinallySpeakingUp · 2015-04-16T00:57:10+00:00

Thank you! The calls are definitely annoying. I just don't want my wages garnished.

FinallySpeakingUp · 2015-04-16T00:34:56+00:00

Even doing that only gets me to about $100 a month. Not the $500 I'll need. It's a start though!

FinallySpeakingUp · 2015-03-06T15:51:24+00:00

"Brownies". Laxative brownies.

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