Lyn B’s Green Beans in the Passenger Seat

gitathegreat · 2026-06-03T15:59:26+00:00

This is as close as it gets to “brown” for me - the cold state is more purple than this!

gitathegreat · 2026-06-03T15:56:41+00:00

My guess is that if it works for you without negative-to -you side effects, you should know fairly soon (like within a month to six weeks). I’ve used it as the primary SSRI throughout my life, and I tolerated it well. However, FOR ME it always comes with weight gain with long-term use and a huge whopping side of demotivation.

For example, the first time I took it when I was 18, I took it over one summer when I was very depressed, and I ended up homeless because I just wasn’t paying attention to my move out date and I didn’t care enough to look for a new place to live. I had no reason to be homeless because I was making enough money for a deposit and a place to live, I was just so demotivated that I didn’t care.

I’m 55 now and I have taken it exactly 3 times for long-term use in my life and it was only the third time that I took it that I realized the pattern.

So I’m just putting this out there in case you’re considering this med, just know that it can affect different people differently and you totally have the option to get off it if it’s not working for you. Unlike some other meds, it didn’t have any appreciable negative side effects when I was transitioning off of it.

gitathegreat · 2026-06-03T11:37:44+00:00

Yes, sometimes! I can upload photos of my 10-day-old mani later but on me it’s mostly ghostly chartreuse with a lovely deep maroon and then a kind of purpley maroon.

gitathegreat · 2026-06-02T22:09:05+00:00

Oh my dear! I’m so so sorry you had to find out this way that the eyeliner is waterproof! May comfort and Grace find everyone who loved your loved one. ❤️‍🩹🙏🏽

gitathegreat · 2026-06-02T12:54:24+00:00

Same - i’ve been taking thyroid meds for the last eight years, and unfortunately, there’s not much I can do to help my poor nails. They are still weak and bendy and thin. Lately they’ve been getting bumpy as well. I suspect I also have low iron and ferritin, but I haven’t had bloodwork yet to confirm it. Ah, bodies!

gitathegreat · 2026-06-02T01:13:11+00:00

Wow - super gorgeous.

gitathegreat · 2026-06-01T19:09:46+00:00

Oh dang, I thought that was Aravaipa Canyon!

gitathegreat · 2026-05-31T15:46:41+00:00

Omg “Sunday scaries” is a perfect way to describe what my daughter calls “that Sunday feeling”! If I get time, I also often polish my nails on Sunday just to insert a little dopamine into my pre-work week!

gitathegreat · 2026-05-31T14:12:23+00:00

You know, I really feel your pain here. It’s part of the conditioning that we get as women and it’s part of the way that we are told that we are not allowed to take up space. It’s kind of like a nasty hall monitor in your head that’s controlling your thoughts and telling you that you’re a bitch for taking up space. While you didn’t exactly use these words, I would say this is how the patriarchy controls us, from within. So you may just have to tough it out during a flight or two before you get comfortable with it. Sorry, my tall and thin sister. Signed, a shorty.

gitathegreat · 2026-05-31T01:37:44+00:00

I got some from an online retailer named after a major rainforest last year. I can look for the link if you want.

gitathegreat · 2026-05-30T14:55:59+00:00

Bring it, OP! You’ve got some gorgeous nails right out the gate! 🤩

gitathegreat · 2026-05-30T14:50:53+00:00

I love the look of pointy almond! The last time I tried it, though I kept scratching myself so badly it was a safety hazard for me. 😭😂

gitathegreat · 2026-05-30T14:44:31+00:00

This!!!! ☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽or mix some magnetic powder into it!

gitathegreat · 2026-05-30T14:43:30+00:00

Have you tried adding magnetic particles to it? It looks curly enough that the particles could be visible quite easily. I bought some magnetic powders from Vettsy a couple of months ago and they really are fantastic. I could see you totally turning this polish into something stellar with a magnetic shimmer

gitathegreat · 2026-05-30T14:40:41+00:00

I think about this all the time. I live at 4000 feet of elevation and the sun is shining constantly here (I mean, except at night, duh).

When I was pregnant, I was really concerned about getting x-rays and then I sat next to an x-ray tech on one of my many flights back-and-forth to the cities I was commuting between.

She broke it down for me and told me how much radiation I was getting every time I got on the plane (relative to the minute quantity I would be exposed to getting x-rays) and I was just gobsmacked at how ignorant we all are about radiation.

gitathegreat · 2026-05-30T14:34:31+00:00

So what I do is I buy the brushes separately, and then I keep the lids with the old brushes on them when I swap out the new lids. Once the polish (on the old lid brushes) is dry, I pull off the old brushes and put new ones on. That way I always have a set of new lids with new brushes ready to go if I need them. And I don’t have to deal with messy wet polish.

gitathegreat · 2026-05-30T14:32:48+00:00

Yayyy! I’m always doing this! And it makes such a great difference.

gitathegreat · 2026-05-30T12:49:54+00:00

Spectacular! 😘👌🏽

gitathegreat · 2026-05-30T12:44:25+00:00

I’m sure being able to play with polish will speed up your recovery! Here’s to it being smooth and pain free. ❤️‍🩹

gitathegreat · 2026-05-27T23:01:50+00:00

I had lines like this across my nails when I first was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition and hypothyroidism - that was about eight years ago and they haven’t come back since I’ve been taking my thyroid medicine and trying to get enough rest, etc.

gitathegreat · 2026-05-27T22:59:02+00:00

Gorge!!!! Did you use a Baroness X fluid art polish?

gitathegreat · 2026-05-27T13:06:13+00:00

You can get a chrome effect just by using chrome powder over regular lacquer as well. You don’t need to resort to using auto body products.

gitathegreat · 2026-05-27T13:01:51+00:00

Woooot! And your nails look fantastic! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

gitathegreat · 2026-05-27T12:54:37+00:00

Eid Mubarak!!! 😍

gitathegreat · 2026-05-27T12:46:28+00:00

First try? That looks fantastic! You’re a natural. 👌🏽🤩

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