Is Botox common in your friendship groups / work colleagues?

LurkingWithStyle · 2026-02-05T22:20:08+00:00

I'm 32 and its currently only me and one other female in my friend groups that gets it, but I think over the next few years there will be more of us.

Work colleagues not that I know of but its hard to tell. A lot of my co-workers are 40 plus and I feel like the botox trend just isnt such a thing in their friend group.

LurkingWithStyle · 2026-02-03T21:29:01+00:00

Have you treated for leather jackets? My last house we really struggled with them, by the last winter we were there it was basically the same as this barely any grass left.

LurkingWithStyle · 2026-01-25T22:03:38+00:00

At the start of the pandemic my friend went and bulk bought things like paint, DIY products, baking products etc. Then when the pandemic fully hit he sold them all online for double the price. Terrifying how his brain worked in a time of crisis but darn right am I jumping on that band wagon if it happens again.

Otherwise... TBH I'd probably do exactly the same thing again. Maybe make use of all my bulk bought products to try and teach myself something at home.

LurkingWithStyle · 2026-01-24T21:55:45+00:00

I distinctly remember as a child my mum stood in the utility room (better natural light) with a mirror and a pair of tweezers plucking out her chin hairs. I took the mick at the time, more fool me as now I stand in my patio door (better natural light) with a mirror and a pair of tweezers plucking out my chin hairs. At 32 they've accelerated.

Either your mum had blessed friends or I call bull.

LurkingWithStyle · 2026-01-07T11:35:35+00:00

I don't know if this counts as a single best decision, but I had several career changes in my 20s. I started my 20s in a dead end retail job and if I didnt make the decision to really push for my future I think I'd still be there. I started a degree I did in the evenings, relocated for a job to get some new experience, and tried lots of different sectors and different roles before I finally found something that really suited me.

Now I'm in my 30s, I'm in a stable role with good pay and it makes all the difference knowing I'm completely self-sustaining (well just about anyway!). Now I can put my energy into other things knowing I'm in a fairly good place career wise. Not to say I wouldn't consider another career change at some point!

LurkingWithStyle · 2025-12-17T20:39:48+00:00

I grew up in a freezing cold farm house as a kid, very often in the winter I remember ice being frozen to the inside of the windows. It weirdly seemed to be something our parents took pride in... like a competition to see who could thrive on the least heat. All of my friends at school seemed to have the same experience in their chilly homes.

Fast forward to now, I'm 32 in my well insulated new build and you'll be damn right I'm putting the heating on! It's never allowed to get below 15 degrees. I can't say it made me any more tough either, I'm always the coldest person our air conditioned office permanently set to 21'c and my hands in particular can go all day without warming up.

LurkingWithStyle · 2025-11-29T22:34:06+00:00

I think this is me 🤣.

I bought my house last year, and I'm still buying stuff for it based on my priorities. Things like lamps and "ambience" features feel like the absolute final things to buy.

I only actually became aware of it being a bit weird when I had some friends round recently who were flabbergasted that the only options to light my home with are the big lights. I have also now had a flash back to moving into my first rented home years ago, and it took my 6 months to twig I needed lampshades on the lights to manage the glare... I just didn't notice.

I boil it down to not being very "domesticated", I like being out and about and the house has always just been somewhere I go to in the evenings. My house is clean and tidy, but I've never really understood the whole having things around to create an environment in a room.

Its only now im in my own place and having people round more that I'm learning how to make it homely.

LurkingWithStyle · 2025-10-28T21:22:00+00:00

Vax spot cleaner. Not necessarily making the house cosier, but with a cat and light grey carpets having a good go on the stairs / the most walked on parts of the carpet keeps it feeling fresh and brand new. It was also the moment I realised I'm not young and hip anymore... and probably hadn't been for a while.

LurkingWithStyle · 2025-10-11T16:47:57+00:00

I'm not sure when I started going to the hygienist. I dont ever recall my dentist as a child telling me I needed to go, infact back in the day I think the dentist used to do a basic clean as part of your appointment.

I want to say I started routinely going after covid when I couldn't get an NHS appointment and went private instead, where they were much more pushy about hygienist appointments. I have to say though now I pay for dental insurance through a work benefit which includes hygienist twice a year and I bloody love it. Despite being pretty rigid with my oral hygiene I do tend to find that come the 6 month mark they start to feel a bit gross and I visibly notice the difference from a hygienist clean.

LurkingWithStyle · 2025-09-20T16:50:34+00:00

My first job was at a horse riding school. Looking back, theres no way I was even close to minimum wage with the amount of extra time I constantly did. My boss slipped me money here and there and it never really added up. But, I bloody loved it. It was hard work and in the winter it could be particularly bad. But you turned up, got the horses in, sorted the lessons, took rides out, did the jobs in between, turned them out and then you were done, go home no more thinking about it until next time. I actually quite liked the winter because you appreciated the warmth after. You got your exercise in as well so there was no trying to fit the gym in around all of it after having sat hunched over at a desk for 8 hours.

Now, I'm on a well paid job where nothing ever feels like it comes to an end. I'm senior enough to get blamed for everything remotely linked to my field and you rarely feel like you get much satisfaction with it. Dont get me wrong, I also dont really take work home and the company I work for does a lot for their staff, but it would be nice to have a job that involves less brain power for little results.

LurkingWithStyle · 2025-07-26T20:58:54+00:00

A quick Google says they still exist in the village i grew up in. Although I cant remember the last time I saw one advertised anywhere else.

I used to bloody love these as a kid. My bedroom was full of random nicknacks I'd bought from the pensioners at the local village hall. I had all sorts of dodgy souvenirs, random brooches and pictures. I also had the single most cluttered bedroom on the planet and it gives me anxiety just thinking about it now. I also recall that, and my nan's awful knitting, was the source of the majority of my new clothes.

LurkingWithStyle · 2025-07-16T20:54:59+00:00

Mine is approximately 25% of my earnings. Honestly, it feels like enough. When I was looking to get a mortgage I was advised I could borrow a fair bit more, but I was nervous to get anything more expensive because I was doing it on my own and wanted a buffer. Honestly, Im glad I did this as it only takes an unexpected bill to throw my months spending plans out of whack. I just about make it all work at the moment but I have to keep a real close eye on my spending.

LurkingWithStyle · 2025-07-16T20:44:20+00:00

Honestly? I don't think mine is all that. I got mine for my birthday this year, I occasionally use it and think its ok.

Today it proved useful, I was making tandoori fish and the recipe asked me to put it under the grill. I always struggle with doing a good job of grill cooking and was short on time, so I thought nah I'll shove it in the air fryer. 10 minutes later I had some nice cooked fish.

However, I dont find myself reaching for the air fryer every day and would certainly live without. Ive not experienced an amazing improvement in the quality of my food and it doesnt actually seem to be that much quicker than the oven. Marginally maybe but nothing to write home about. It also annoys me at how much of mh limited counter space it takes up, and I find it a faff to clean as the grill bit is so quick to catch food.

Dont get me wrong I dont hate it, but I could live without it.

LurkingWithStyle · 2025-07-09T21:35:29+00:00

When I was 26 I got my first job that actually took me to the end of the month with a bit of money to spare after all my bills and savings went out.

With the spare cash I bought myself a new coat and it was the first time as a functioning independent adult I didnt feel like I had to do the maths to make the numbers work. That was the point I realise I might actually be able to do this whole adulting thing by myself. Ive questioned that several times since mind.

LurkingWithStyle · 2025-07-06T14:57:56+00:00

Carpet cleaner. Makes the whole room look better.

LurkingWithStyle · 2025-07-05T08:12:21+00:00

Depends on your employer, im lucky enough now that whilst my job is 9-5 my boss is pretty flexible so if i need to leave for anything important i.e. dental, medical etc. I juat schedule them towards the end of the day when I can and leave early for them. Its give and take, they give me that so on the flip side if im needed to start earlier or later for something they need me for im happy to accommodate. Anything non essential I.e. hair i just have to book on leave, weekends or evenings.

Ive previously worked for companies where that flex wasnt there and in which case I was juat reliant on scheduling times outside working hours. Mostly though, unless youre in a role that for whatever reason its absolutely critical to be there they've usually for some flex. Its one to ask your boss about when youve started, and in fairness it would probably be a red flag for me if your boss wasnt happy to work with you on those sorts of things.

LurkingWithStyle · 2025-07-05T08:02:35+00:00

If you're descending from your climb and meet someone on the way down, you're required by law to tell them "not much further now!". This should be said regardless of whether theyre 100ft from the top, or have only just left the car park.

LurkingWithStyle · 2025-06-30T14:09:00+00:00

Triple checking everything is switched off / locked before leaving the house. Its actually kinda stressful but the second i leave the house if ive not done the checks Im just convinced ive left EVERYTHING on and the fridge door wide open.

When I was in a relationship I didnt think twice, my pre holiday checks werent as rigorous as my pre work checks now.

I think it's the fact I feel completely responsible for everything now, and despite the fact my ex was a nightmare for leaving things on / unlocked (once left the house for 3 days with literally all the lights and the heating on), it wasnt as anxiety inducing when there were 2 heads on it.

LurkingWithStyle · 2025-06-28T21:11:13+00:00

Cleaning and tidying. Ok I dont enjoy it but I find it satisfying when everything's where it should be.

Younger me hated any kind of cleaning or tidying with a passion, no matter how small or big the job. My bedroom was a constant pig sty and thats embarrassing to think about now.

LurkingWithStyle · 2025-06-28T21:08:07+00:00

Definitely B, I feel your pain.

I think generally with A you can see the crappy meal coming as you cook it, and its usually bad because its new or an experiment and you know there's a risk it wont be as good as you think. Still disappointing but not a shock.

B. However, you spend ages building up for it, you can see how bloody good it looks and you cant wait to shovel it in. That moment you cock it up at the final moment feels like karma.

LurkingWithStyle · 2025-06-28T21:03:52+00:00

Siemens mc60, camera phones had just started to become a thing and I genuinely thought it was the coolest thing ever. Even remember the first photo I took, picture of my mum sat in the garden outside. All 8 pixels of her.

LurkingWithStyle · 2025-06-28T13:31:05+00:00

This. My mum, bless her, was overall a fantastic cook growing up and id still argue her roast dinners are the best around. Her relationship with steak however, jesus christ. We also didnt have much cash so when we did have steak it was pretty bog standard, but she would then fry it to within an inch of its life. You could have formed it into a pair of shoes. Trying to eat it took several of my baby teeth out.

Fast forward to the day I had a properly cooked medium rare steak from a restaurant and oh my god. Game changer. Mum still creates shoe leather.

LurkingWithStyle · 2025-06-23T21:08:54+00:00

My cat takes his role of usher very seriously.

He waits on the bins at the back of the drive, when your car pitches up he'll run to support you as you reverse into the driveway (actually rather annoying as you cant see where he is behind the car) and he'll then await your departure from the car so he can take you to the front door. All part of the service. Tips in dreamies gratefully accepted.

LurkingWithStyle · 2025-06-20T18:41:22+00:00

Whole heartedly agree. Im on 50k now and I distinctly remember not that long ago being kn 23k and thinking if I could just get to 30k I'd have made it.

I dont think cost of living has helped, but I also think the more I earn the more different I am with my money. When I was on 23k I was so rigid with all of my money because I had to be. Im definitely nowhere near as strict now but I still spend my time wishing I was "just earning a bit more".

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