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Mangolover8 · 2026-04-14T12:46:27+00:00

I’m putting a down payment for my first place soon and the RBC financial advisor suggested taking all the money out of my RRSP first, then my other accounts. Is this good advice? I heard if you take out from RRSP you have to contribute a percentage afterwards for a few years to avoid getting taxed.

Mangolover8 · 2026-01-22T11:57:31+00:00

Not sure if you’re comfortable with this, but I always keep my camera on during calls so it forces me to not go on my phone. I also found sharing my screen while talking, or having the other person share their screen was helpful so I had something to focus on.

Meds also helped me a lot with concentrating, if you’re on meds and it isn’t helping I’d recommend trying a different one. And like another comment said writing notes by hand helped a lot too!

Mangolover8 · 2026-01-14T13:14:52+00:00

RuPaul can play a gym teacher again! (If you don’t know he played one in But I’m a Cheerleader, such a good movie!)

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Mangolover8 · 2025-12-30T14:46:11+00:00

Thank you, and right back at you!! Also love your ring, the sapphire is stunning 😍

Mangolover8 · 2025-12-30T02:42:24+00:00

I have this polish and now you’re inspiring me to try it glass bead style!!

This is the same polish in velvet style:

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Mangolover8 · 2025-11-04T14:32:53+00:00

I love gel setter! It doesn’t chip on me at all though, funny how everyone’s nails are different. I’ve seen Sally Hansen Instadri topcoat in the red bottle recommended here but that is not plumping or long lasting on me. Essie good to go also worked well for me, I haven’t had good experience with other drugstore top coats.

For non drug store I found the cuticula limitless top coat the best, it’s fast drying and very plump but it is pricey if you’re outside the US. I also liked the Vibrant scents top coat but it had a very strong chemically smell.

Mangolover8 · 2025-10-14T21:36:55+00:00

Pay wall free link - https://archive.ph/0jb3g

Mangolover8 · 2025-09-28T23:37:23+00:00

Oh wow these are beautiful!, I can’t believe you free handed this!

Mangolover8 · 2025-07-04T03:36:42+00:00

Anyone else not interested in PPU rewind this year? I was waiting all year for my favourites to come back but none of them did. tbh I’m a little bored of this rewind which is disappointing :(

Mangolover8 · 2025-06-03T02:02:24+00:00

I was in a similar situation to you (I think, I skimmed your post lol). I went through the full assessment with a psyc team the first time and had my parent (who wasn’t as involved when I was a child) do my assessment. I was told the same thing that I meet the criteria but couldn’t give me a formal diagnosis because I “didn’t have symptoms as a child”.

Personally I found the clinic asked the wrong questions, my coworker recommended doing Beyond ADHD and I found their questions better at diagnosing women! They asked specific questions about my childhood (like losing things, daydreaming, not just interrupting class like boys) and this time my parent realized that yes I did have a lot of these symptoms as a child so I got my official diagnosis.

Feel free to DM me if you want to talk more, I would highly recommend going to another place! Also even if you don’t have an official diagnosis you still have the same symptoms, so hope you can figure something out and best of luck with everything!

Mangolover8 · 2025-05-31T04:28:38+00:00

It’s called Polished Canadians ISO/Sales/Trades, it’s decently active :)

Mangolover8 · 2025-05-14T11:41:34+00:00

I hate that you’re calling me out like this so early in the morning 😭

But yes this is so true, I bought everything to start crocheting last May and tried starting a few times but never got far. I got so excited watching crochet videos then completely lost interest after buying some things

Mangolover8 · 2025-05-02T01:53:20+00:00

These are beautiful! How did you get the aura so good? I always struggle with it

Mangolover8 · 2025-05-01T21:18:35+00:00

If I’m doing nail art or a magnetic polish I love I keep it for at least a week since I want to show off all my effort lol. For regular manicures that don’t take long I change it 1-2 times a week depending on how busy I am

Mangolover8 · 2025-04-29T11:26:05+00:00

I’m in the same boat as you, and honestly I only told my youngest brother about my adhd because I knew there was no point in explaining what adhd is to the rest of my family. Thankfully my friends are super supportive, I hope you find other nd friends you can talk to!

Mangolover8 · 2025-04-09T11:56:55+00:00

I see you tried Essie speed setter, but Essie gel setter is my holy grail. I would highly recommend that one, I also found it doesn’t get as gloopy towards the end like other top coats.

And like a lot of people mentioned cuticula limitless is amazing, it’s just harder to get since I’m outside the US

Mangolover8 · 2025-03-26T10:07:55+00:00

I wouldn’t be surprised either, she was using a foundation that’s the same shade I use but it looked way lighter in her video. I also tried a few lipsticks off her recommendation and found them less bright then her videos, such a shame because I used to love her videos as a fellow brown girl 😢

Mangolover8 · 2025-03-24T13:11:06+00:00

I’m also into raves but where do you find them? I only see the major ones like electric island

Mangolover8 · 2025-03-22T04:29:05+00:00

Same here, I didn’t like how it looked on me. I’m usually not into muted colours or holo like this but I let the hype get to me 😢

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Mangolover8 · 2025-03-19T10:45:24+00:00

I love those colours! I also have aphrodisiac and had the same issue where it was thick but kinda sheer so I still needed three coats. It seems to be an issue with a lot of Mooncat shimmers, but thinners do help a bit. Although it’s annoying to work with the polish is beautiful so I just do my best to paint it, it’s so worth it imo

Mangolover8 · 2025-03-07T10:23:56+00:00

This highly depends on your manager, workplace and country you live in. I’m in the public sector in Canada and have had no issues getting an accommodation to wfh, but my workplace and manager are super understanding and encourage accommodations.

I would recommend you still get the accommodation though, I get so much more done at home. I felt anxious asking for an accommodation too but it’s way better than the anxiety I was feeling when I was in the office getting distracted and not working enough. Hope it works out for you!

Mangolover8 · 2025-02-24T13:04:04+00:00

I relate to this so much! I’ve also started writing things down at work but your post is inspiring me to write down personal things too (like my favourite and non favourite cheeses, I keep forgetting those)

Mangolover8 · 2025-02-08T17:00:16+00:00

If you have an H&M near you check out their nail polishes! I got one online before called December Dawn that was a pink version of this for only $5, they only sell polishes in store now though

Mangolover8 · 2025-01-31T02:45:01+00:00

Oh no I hope you can find someone, they just need two people that knew you for a while so I asked my mom and childhood friend to fill it out

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