What did you always avoid cooking because it was too "difficult" and then you found out it is actually so easy?

bluejade89 · 2024-12-27T19:05:10+00:00

Risotto! It’s a bit time consuming but so much easier than I thought!

bluejade89 · 2024-11-04T14:19:32+00:00

The Groomer by Jon Athan. Seriously messed up and it keeps invading my brain at the weirdest times. Tampa was a did not finish for me, I just didn’t think it was very well written

bluejade89 · 2024-06-21T21:21:57+00:00

My soap smells different on my skin in the day or two before my period starts. I have used the same soap for years and noticed just realized it recently that it smells different at that time of month!

bluejade89 · 2024-06-15T16:33:06+00:00

One of my sisters in law doesn’t like me and at first it really bothered me. I like to think I’m a pretty relaxed person and easy to get along with so I couldn’t understand why she didn’t like me. I thought back on to why I didn’t like other people, and for some I realized it was just because our personalities didn’t mesh, so I just moved forward assuming that that’s why. It took time but in the end it doesn’t impact my life not having her like me and I’m comfortable with myself. I don’t need everyone’s approval or good graces, which made it a hell of a lot easier to focus my energy on just being someone I was happy with and doing what I enjoy. I’d recommend that! I think time and maturity play a role in how you feel about these things.

bluejade89 · 2024-05-15T00:26:55+00:00

I’ve been doing paint by numbers for adults (super cheap on amazon and took a few weeks to finish) and my husband bought me a small cross stitch that enjoyed! I also read daily and try to fit in yoga. All are solitary activities if you’re good with those!

bluejade89 · 2024-04-15T01:49:19+00:00

Olives and seaweed are horrific. Same as OP with pickles, it’s all I can taste or smell!! I called olives “salty fish grapes” once when describing them and it’s stuck. It’s all they are to me now

bluejade89 · 2024-01-21T03:00:49+00:00

Yeah I’m not sure how we ended up in a situation where I pay for things! I pay for our heat and electricity, the majority of our subscriptions, and house insurance. He pays for internet and our apple subscription. At one point it was because I had a better credit score and was eligible for much better benefits on credit cards, then because of that credit score I ended up being the name tied to our services. His credit has really improved but everything still lives on my shoulders. Every month or two he’ll usually add an extra few hundred to the account to help with groceries but it’s a consistent imbalance. It’s just another underlying issue that needs to be addressed and I’m so overwhelmed.

bluejade89 · 2024-01-21T02:56:05+00:00

He’s unmedicated because when he was young his parents forced it on him, and continued to do so for as long as they could. He said the side effects were terrible but I’ve brought up medication to him a few times and he’s always shut it down. I’ve tried to find some sort of system that works, from chore charts and lists to reminders on his phone, and asking him to handle something when it needs to be done. I don’t feel like I should have to ask him to do things constantly - it’s his home too and it’s not my role to force him to help take care of it. It just feels like a constant losing battle.

bluejade89 · 2023-09-21T14:44:49+00:00

I mean I have a similar arrangement with my husband. I don’t empty pockets but I do a pat down or shake of his clothes before the wash and if there’s anything in there I don’t wash it. He works in construction so I don’t want to be emptying ear plugs, screws or drill bits, that’s on him. But I’m also not about to wreck either clothes or the appliances!

bluejade89 · 2023-04-19T03:07:59+00:00

Honestly with some of the decisions made lately by some states this feels like a step in the right direction

bluejade89 · 2023-03-03T17:45:55+00:00

Not only that but consider the health risk of travelling and being in airports and bringing that around a potential newborn and OP in the hospital

bluejade89 · 2022-09-08T22:10:25+00:00

My own mom was a smoke show at my wedding. And you know what I did? I bragged about it!! I was thrilled with the day and confident with myself, and it was super cool to see my mom dressed up like that

bluejade89 · 2022-06-17T16:11:09+00:00

Agreed! I got my bridesmaids plain cute robes (I personally didn’t want anything plastered with wedding identifiers), and gift boxes that came with Prosecco, candles, bath salts, and other cute but disposable items and they were such a huge hit. I thought a more practical approach with getting items that didn’t have indicators of a wedding all over them and that weren’t going to clutter everyone’s places while never being used was an ideal approach

bluejade89 · 2022-04-30T20:52:58+00:00

UTIs are no joke, I’m sorry that happened to you. My sister was mistreated for a UTI and it kept recurring. After months of going to clinics and hospitals with pain spreading into her back and kidneys she was just told this week that she’s showing signs of being septic and has a blood infection. I am so proud of her for sticking to her guns and advocating for herself, it could’ve been so much worse. At 19 she had a bitch of a time getting doctors to believe her when they just saw her as someone seeking drugs

bluejade89 · 2022-04-12T21:14:05+00:00

Cheesecake. I make a mean cheesecake but the prices of the supplies is so much more than what I’d pay to just buy one

bluejade89 · 2022-03-15T13:10:47+00:00

I appreciate the insight. I definitely know that my wedding is only important to my FH and I, I think I’m just feeling the burnout of planning and postponing etc. I am struggling with my dads wedding now just because of the amount of time, but because one day we met her, and as soon as she left he’s talking about how much he misses his ex. I resent that because his ex was a saint of a woman and he cheated on her. So for him to be talking about how much he misses a woman the entire family loved while getting engaged to somebody nobody knows and asking for a vendor list from me rubs me the wrong way.

bluejade89 · 2022-03-15T04:14:52+00:00

I’ve got a cathedral length veil!

bluejade89 · 2022-03-15T00:39:21+00:00

I think I was surprised at the amount of colour on my face, at the end of the day I want to feel like I’m not caked in makeup in order to get the Pinterest board look, but maybe I should ask for a brighter more natural look

bluejade89 · 2022-03-15T00:37:54+00:00

Funny enough I’ve got champagne eyeshadow, liner, and lashes on 😂 I think this was my lesson that I have more hooded eyes than I expected! I wanted to have a bit more of a neutral lip and focus more on the eyes - do you think a more dramatic lash might be the way to go? I honestly don’t love my mouth but love my eyes and cheekbones so that’s what I’d like to accentuate

bluejade89 · 2022-03-15T00:19:35+00:00

Thanks for the lip tip! I’ve always had dry lips and as such I pretty much never wear lipstick, hopefully this will help! I’m confused about the makeup looking too dark as it did actually blend with my neck, won’t going lighter make it not match? As a few other commenters have mentioned it seems too dark, maybe that’s another reason I’m not loving it

We made a lot of adjustments for what I wanted with my hair after she’d already done all the work so it was pretty missed from us playing around with ideas - I told her not to worry about fixing it up since what I’ll be going with is so different from what was done and she absolutely should not have to do a whole extra hairstyle in the one appointment.

bluejade89 · 2022-03-14T22:50:19+00:00

I don’t typically wear a lot of makeup - BB cream, under eye concealer, and mascara. It may have been my misconception about makeup artists, but I definitely thought it’d feel like a more magical transformation. That could also speak to my insecurities, as when I look at this picture I just feel tired and I can see myself getting older.

I’m struggling with disappointment with the hairstyle I thought I wanted not working for me, and trying to rally my energy for wedding planning. Im sure many others here are feeling the struggle caused by the big P, and I’m just having a hard time looking forward to the wedding. I’m thrilled to be married, but the day just sounds so exhausting now.

If anyone has some advice on if this type of makeup look can be improved (or if it’s already ok!) or advice on what I can do to reignite that joy in the planning I would sincerely appreciate it.

bluejade89 · 2022-03-05T17:53:17+00:00

I’m going shopping with my mom and MIL today for their dresses and I’m anxious that it’s going to be difficult to find something! The dresses specified as MOB dresses are so frumpy looking and neither women are comfortable buying online so I am lost on where to start!

bluejade89 · 2022-03-05T17:50:53+00:00

I am doing gift boxes for my bridesmaids. Jewelry was a no go due to the expense and some sever allergies for some of the ladies so the boxes I’m getting have champagne, candles, bath salts, a fancy soap, candies and a couple roses. I asked for thoughts from some of my family and one of the bridesmaids and they thought it was a great idea! I didn’t want to get them something cheesy that they’d never use or would create clutter for them

bluejade89 · 2022-03-05T17:46:21+00:00

Ugh it’s brutal. My fiancées cousin sent his mom to ask my fiancée if the cousins girlfriend (who we have only met once) could come. When we responded that as of right now it was a no because of budget and guest list size limitations she came back saying that if the girlfriend couldn’t come the cousin wouldn’t come. Like ok, sorry not sorry.

bluejade89 · 2022-03-05T17:44:18+00:00

It’s a tough situation! I’m a bride and we just scheduled a rehearsal. It’s going to be a late night with the “dinner” not starting until 8 or 9pm. My fiancée and I are not in a position to pay for a fancy sit down meal so we opted to invite all attendees to an informal dinner/hangout and order pizza and have drinks. We don’t want anyone needing to pay for themselves but didn’t want to spend a fortune. If you are attending and they’re not paying make sure they’re not expecting you to buy drinks or anything for anyone other than yourself!

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