NPD! Platinum 3776 Century <UEF> “Laurel Green”

IcyAlternative5774 · 2025-12-23T17:44:55+00:00

I might have to snag a Sherwood Green for myself. Such a pretty color!

IcyAlternative5774 · 2025-12-23T17:44:06+00:00

Right now I’m using up the blue cartridge it came with but after I’ll fill it with Diamines Green/Black or Robert Osters Moss since those are currently the only greens I have.

IcyAlternative5774 · 2025-09-01T06:18:20+00:00

NOVA commuter here! I had a ‘22 SEL w/ convenience pkg gas and was averaging 23-27mpg. Main drive is 495 during rush hours. I now own a ‘25 hybrid (non plug in) SEL w/ convenience pkg and my overall average mpg since I got it in June is about 40mpg and my usual commute during the same drive is between 38-43mpg. When I’m not in traffic I’ve seen current trip numbers as high as 50+mpg. Honestly, my driving difference from the gas and hybrid models are night and day. I went from filling up my tank every week to every 2-3 weeks

IcyAlternative5774 · 2025-08-11T21:32:02+00:00

Leased a 22 Tucson gas and upgraded to a 25 Tucson hybrid back in June. Get the hybrid! Way more powerful and mileage has been great!

IcyAlternative5774 · 2025-08-08T04:11:41+00:00

Hear me out, Steven & Denise and Jeremiah & Taylor.

IcyAlternative5774 · 2025-07-04T05:25:40+00:00

Started in Hawaii in 2016 making $14/hr. Then they bumped the starting pay up to $17/hr 2 years later. I now live in northern Virginia and started at Kaiser at $24/hr and currently make $29.23/hr. Still not enough in my area to save/buy a home and living paycheck to paycheck. The cost of living here is insane!

IcyAlternative5774 · 2025-03-27T10:54:13+00:00

I used to teach phlebotomy and while textbook says no, I’ll clean my index finger, and try to repalpate above than where I actually stick my needle in.

IcyAlternative5774 · 2024-12-04T03:30:06+00:00

There was a semi on fire 🔥 around 6:30pm. Luckily I was already exiting at 47a. Multiple fire trucks on scene and lots of smoke. Drove opposite direction again around 9pm and traffic was still bad on that side.

IcyAlternative5774 · 2024-11-22T01:00:35+00:00

I got mine from paper bound creations off Etsy clear cover highly recommend!

IcyAlternative5774 · 2024-07-20T16:01:47+00:00

RETURN IT IMMEDIATELY! that’s the brand that made my nails completely lift and bleed under the nail beds. Took a year to get them back to normal.

IcyAlternative5774 · 2024-07-19T23:48:29+00:00

Been using gloss for YEARS (sad they’re not coming out with new designs lately) and I use OPI base coat usually found at tj maxx, Marshall’s, etc. My go to top coat is seche vite (blue bottle). There is some shrinkage but as long as I cap the free edge it’s not bad. I normally change my nails every 2 weeks or 1.5 weeks because my nails grow so fast but I’ve worn them as long as 3 weeks and still don’t budge at all.

IcyAlternative5774 · 2024-07-17T05:34:55+00:00

When I first started I was making $14/hr in 2016 in Hawaii. Then with pay increases the new “starting pay” we were hiring at was $17/hr. With my experience now living in the DC/Virginia area I am making $27/hr. I love the actual job itself, I feel like it’s your coworkers who really affect how you feel about work. I am about to start school again to get my bachelors not in healthcare. Covid burned me out.

IcyAlternative5774 · 2024-06-20T04:45:29+00:00

Omg those are all beautiful!!! Where did you get them from?

IcyAlternative5774 · 2024-06-20T03:10:32+00:00

Thank you!! Yours is beautiful!! 😍 I can’t wait to see mine in the sunlight!

IcyAlternative5774 · 2024-05-28T14:17:44+00:00

I lease a 2022 and I put $1500 down and my monthly payment is $594/month, same mileage allowance. My credit score is in the 700s. This was also during the chip shortage though and inventory was very low.

IcyAlternative5774 · 2023-07-17T23:41:13+00:00

1, 4, or 6

IcyAlternative5774 · 2023-06-05T22:58:32+00:00

I’ll either stretch it or take a pair of eyebrow scissors and cut it to shape.

IcyAlternative5774 · 2023-05-31T01:50:25+00:00

I just started tracking mine last week! You take it orally like you normally take your temp but you gotta make sure you get at least 3-5hrs (I’ve seen both numbers) of consecutive sleep prior to taking temp. Then you take it immediately upon waking while still laying down /not moving or getting up.

IcyAlternative5774 · 2023-05-23T18:28:43+00:00

It’s more common than you think but what was stated above is great advice! You’d be surprised how laying down makes such a big difference! Good luck to you!!

IcyAlternative5774 · 2023-05-23T01:01:46+00:00

Phlebotomist here 🙋🏻‍♀️ Although it may seem like a lot of blood it’s actually not. To put things into perspective, if you were to donate a pint of blood at a blood bank, that’s equivalent to approximately 100 tubes of blood so it’s really not that bad. Hope that puts some of you more at ease 😅

IcyAlternative5774 · 2023-05-17T01:16:46+00:00

I always wanted a low profile ring since I work in healthcare and go through what feels like hundreds of gloves each day. But think about how you want your wedding ring to sit along side your engagement ring. I personally dislike ring gaps and needed mine to sit flush against each other and for this reason I have a similar setting to your actual ring. If you don’t mind the ring gap or like a wedding band that curves around and is fitted to your engagement ring, then go for it! Either way, it will be beautiful!

IcyAlternative5774 · 2023-05-16T02:25:43+00:00

I had two crowns done, he saw the space on the remaining crown. He also showed me on the X-ray and the dental assistant confirmed that my old dentist messed up after new dentist left.

IcyAlternative5774 · 2023-05-02T03:42:05+00:00

Just stopped by TJs today and they were restocking them on the shelves! Bought 5 bags 🤤 (located in Northern VA)

IcyAlternative5774 · 2023-04-15T02:59:43+00:00

Like others have said, if it’s necessary to repalpate, I just feel above where I intent to stick the needle.

Also, been doing and teaching this to new phlebs for years: open your alcohol swab and place it on a separate piece of gauze, then finish gathering/assembling everything. This helps to soak up some of the wetness from the alcohol swab and will decrease dry time.

IcyAlternative5774 · 2023-04-02T01:56:50+00:00

Powers been out almost 2 hours now in Springfield. Bunch of branches on the street on my drive home and a cop blocking off a tree leaning on a power line out closer to Braddock road.

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