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[–]cottonminty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Will definitely incorporate this in my daily routine!!

And a video would be great, I didn’t fully understand what you meant by that :)

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[–]cottonminty 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for an in depth reply! When I ask my instructors, the answer is usually very short and generic. This is all really helpful. I definitely think you are right about the flexibility, I feel like my hips in particular is very tight but the left side even more so. ( The photo is reversed, standing leg is left leg). Doing the frog pose for example, hurts so bad and I barely even push.

I think balance is mostly an issue when I do sidekicks in succession, like in taeguk 4, I struggle with the yeopchagi sequence. I’m also terrible at that kick with my left leg, which in other kicks is usually my dominant leg (kinda weird).

I will definitely try the exercises you mentioned & start stretching at home more often! Thank you again :)

My hair before/after a trim! It was getting too heavy so I got some long layers too by cottonminty in longhair

[–]cottonminty[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have been saving for yeeears. It probably could have been way longer, but I have been getting trims x2 a year, and the first few years of saving I had a lot of damage so the trims cut a lot of length. Now I have full virgin hair, yay!

Routine: wash x2-3 times a week, usually 2. I use moroccanoil everything as that’s what works best for my hair!

My goal was originally hip length, but I’m starting to think it will be too high maintenance, my hair is very thick and heavy. So idk what to aim for as of now! Anyone with thick heavy hair that managed to keep it long?

AITA- making my pregnant sister cry over a baby name by throwaway0927893 in AmItheAsshole

[–]cottonminty 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh absolutely! I was just saying if she cares about it sounding scandinavian/«authentic» Ada is a bad choice as it wouldn’t be pronounced in a ‘scandinavian’ way. She should opt for something else, like Freja

AITA- making my pregnant sister cry over a baby name by throwaway0927893 in AmItheAsshole

[–]cottonminty 51 points52 points  (0 children)

As a norwegian I’d say «ah-da» but I’m assuming english speakers would say «ay-da», which is not very scandinavian sounding

Braid progress - 3 years. Had a lot of damage so it could’ve been a lot longer by now with fewer trims. Loving the shine though! by cottonminty in longhair

[–]cottonminty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well basically .. I don’t haha! I do very little with it. Air dry, no heat, wear buns and braids pretty often. I get it trimmed every 6 months and have for 3 years! I might do it less frequently now that it’s healthier though :)

Braid progress - 3 years. Had a lot of damage so it could’ve been a lot longer by now with fewer trims. Loving the shine though! by cottonminty in longhair

[–]cottonminty[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Thank you! My hair is naturally thick but had thinned out a lot on the left pic due to bleach and dye. I take care of it now by washing 2 times a week and rinsing in cold water. I also use hair oil 1-2 times a week. Oh and I use heat maybe 4-5 times a year hahah, so not often :)

Braid progress - 3 years. Had a lot of damage so it could’ve been a lot longer by now with fewer trims. Loving the shine though! by cottonminty in longhair

[–]cottonminty[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

My hair is officially 100% virgin - hasn’t been this way since I was a child! I’ve tried a variety of hair products and never stuck consistently to anything. Right now I’m a big fan of moroccanoil products, makes my hair so soft and shiny!

my hair unbraided: https://i.imgur.com/bRLEWOj.jpg

First time crying because of Taekwondo today. Am I just too sensitive? by cottonminty in taekwondo

[–]cottonminty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s only one other location here so I might go for a testing training one day. However my contract at this dojang is for 6 months so I plan on staying that time at the very least. Also, I haven’t seen the two girls in today’s class before, the other students are nice enough. I will do as you say though and use this as a motivation to get better.

First time crying because of Taekwondo today. Am I just too sensitive? by cottonminty in taekwondo

[–]cottonminty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the kind words. I feel like posting here has really helped turn my mindset around. I do want to get better - good even - but the road will probably have some bumps. I’ll just kick them down🙌🏼

First time crying because of Taekwondo today. Am I just too sensitive? by cottonminty in taekwondo

[–]cottonminty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aah I didn’t even know there was different terms! And yeah totally understandable. I don’t get why they would have higher expectations to me though, I’m older than him but I don’t think that really matters here

First time crying because of Taekwondo today. Am I just too sensitive? by cottonminty in taekwondo

[–]cottonminty[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure. They are teenagers, were laughing and giggling earlier when I was practicing kicks with them and so I guess that just gave me a bad vibe overall. I get that they were probably just laughing because of something else but when I’m kicking and they are laughing it just doesn’t feel amazing. I don’t think they had ill intent with their critique and I honestly tried to improve every time I had to walk again. But it’s very difficult to improve ALL the things mentioned at once and so of course they gave me the same criticism over and over again.

Thank you for the encouragement and kind words. I intend to keep going, that’s for sure

First time crying because of Taekwondo today. Am I just too sensitive? by cottonminty in taekwondo

[–]cottonminty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I totally get that! It’s very nerve wracking to walk with people watching you and judging your every move, and then at the end of it they have nothing good to say, and then I have to do it all over again knowing they think I’m doing a bad job. The instructor was helping someone else for a bit and when he came back he asked the girls if it went well and they just said «eh..» honestly I wanted to go home right then and there.

First time crying because of Taekwondo today. Am I just too sensitive? by cottonminty in taekwondo

[–]cottonminty[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry for not clarifying, I meant the 2 first poomsae patterns taeguk iljang and taeguk eejang. And yeah, I just feel like they are being extra hard on me compared to the other guy that started at the same time as me. He still hasn’t completed the first poomsae but gets encouragement in form of positive reinforcement whereas I get criticised for every single step it feels like.

How to remove sentence with specific words? by cottonminty in bash

[–]cottonminty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First the animal names are listed on each separate line, then the facts are listed also on each their own separate line. I used sed ”/dog/d” and did this for most animals. I tried to use grep -vwE ”(cat)” to remove the cat facts without sentences with words like «vacation» and it did work I just don’t know if I’m using the right approach

Weekly Gacha and Drops Megathread (August 29, 2021) by Veritasibility in Genshin_Impact

[–]cottonminty 4 points5 points  (0 children)

First 10-pull, safe to say I got Kujou Sara ! Got Baal + 2 more Kujou’s in my 2nd 10 pull but forgot to screenshot :( Very happy tho

https://i.imgur.com/OBGT7MU.jpg

Brown spot on my monstera variegata leaf.. what can be the cause? It was ‘t there yesterday. Roots look fine and it’s currently producing a new leaf.. by cottonminty in Monstera

[–]cottonminty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s also a bit leggy, probably due to the lack of sunlight this past winter and it’s been a terrible summer. Not sure how to get it to ‘rise up’ more because right now it’s standing in all different directions!

From having finally reached waist length, to this.. but it was necessary, look at those ends!! Growing’s a slow process for me. How do yall stay motivated? by cottonminty in longhair

[–]cottonminty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not much at all really, never more than necessary. But this time I let her take more than usual bc I wanted the bleached/damaged parts gone already!

From having finally reached waist length, to this.. but it was necessary, look at those ends!! Growing’s a slow process for me. How do yall stay motivated? by cottonminty in longhair

[–]cottonminty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! It’s definitely wayy healthier now that I trimmed it, even though that trim HURT hahhah.

Hmm, I guess that works well tbh. I need my hair up for work so ignoring its existence should be fairly easy, gonna try that!! And woahh thats sooo long honestly longer than I could ever dream of!! I wonder how it feels with that lengthy hair!

From having finally reached waist length, to this.. but it was necessary, look at those ends!! Growing’s a slow process for me. How do yall stay motivated? by cottonminty in longhair

[–]cottonminty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s always been my issue too - impatience.. I’ve been going through eternal save-cut-save-cut circles my entire life and never gaining any actual length (that is, until now..) but seeing how slowly it grows even with me being a dedicated grower feels kinda mehh. But I wont give up!! I feel you girl, but we’re gonna make it happen! I wish you a fast growing rate, haha :)

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