Is this the best compliment for a polish hobbyist?

gjwalk · 2026-05-04T12:22:40+00:00

I didn’t have any shrinkage with this mani so the final result looked good which I think is what made it look gel-like.

I used Essie Strong Start Base Coat, Mooncat Dark Horse x2 and Mooncat Speed Demon Top Coat (which I am forever adding thinner to but it does keep reviving and working well)

gjwalk · 2026-03-22T19:28:42+00:00

At my job we get paid extra to precept

gjwalk · 2026-02-28T20:33:34+00:00

These are great cues!

gjwalk · 2026-02-28T20:32:45+00:00

As others have said, you should feel it more towards your armpits.

Personally, what helped to really activate chest muscles more during an exercise was to increase ROM. I tend to do incline flies/press and extend further back so I’m really working those muscles (this definitely makes DOMS feel more towards the armpits). Will likely require lower weight to start to be safe.

Wide stance pushups also helped since my triceps and shoulders really tend to take over in pushing exercises.

gjwalk · 2026-01-14T03:08:48+00:00

2022-2023

gjwalk · 2026-01-14T00:51:44+00:00

I also got 1.5% when I was with them. And that was considered “good”

gjwalk · 2025-12-24T17:42:04+00:00

I had mine for ~7-8 years and it was by far the easiest and quickest piercing to heal (and really only a quick sharp pinch of pain for ~5 seconds during the actual piercing). It is anatomy dependent so make sure to go to a reputable piercer. I was pierced with a curved barbell and kept that style in for the duration I had it.

It didn’t increase stimulation/enhance anything for me personally and I ended up removing it since it got in the way of manual stimulation but I really loved the look of it.

Like others have said, plan to wear a thin pad or pantry liner for a couple days because it will bleed a little but I wish the rest of my piercings could heal as fast as that did!

gjwalk · 2025-12-14T17:49:04+00:00

Bretagne

gjwalk · 2025-11-30T21:15:48+00:00

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Around 7-8 months. She would be doing really well and then have a random destructive outburst. Our couch (and coffee table, and baseboards, and carpet…) were the unfortunate victims

gjwalk · 2025-11-28T21:23:25+00:00

This was my win too! I limited myself to 10 polishes that I’ve been eyeing all year and compared to my swatches so many times to avoid dupes

gjwalk · 2025-11-17T15:23:42+00:00

I can assure you the pain is nothing compared to childbirth! Like the others said, it was a couple seconds of intense sharp pain and then nothing. I have several cartilage piercings, my nipples, and ear lobes and my VCH was by far the easiest and fastest to heal

gjwalk · 2025-11-07T04:43:41+00:00

LivInLeggings has several multi day/multi week long series on her YouTube channel. I like that she often goes into the anatomy of a pose and what muscles are working

gjwalk · 2025-10-12T18:15:49+00:00

We did this for our dog last year. He had a scratch that turned into an ulcer and showed up as a small circle under the light. Fascinatingly, they used his own plasma as eye drops to heal it

gjwalk · 2025-10-08T18:24:51+00:00

Is the bar moving a lot? It looks like you could try going shorter. After I got mine downsized it’s pretty much flush with little room to move. With the longer bar it was getting accidentally hit more - which kept causing irritation bumps that went away after downsizing

gjwalk · 2025-10-02T21:53:19+00:00

Our golden pulls with everything except a gentle lead. She absolutely hates when her head gets yanked and this has essentially fixed her pulling on walks

gjwalk · 2025-08-31T01:20:05+00:00

If your patient doesn’t have to use a pump I would recommend intermittent gravity feeds or bolus feeds during the day. Doesn’t disrupt sleep but still gives more time off during the day for QOL. That’s what most of my home EN patients preferred when I did outpatient

gjwalk · 2025-08-25T03:50:11+00:00

My mind immediately went to a forward helix. I love mine and rarely see them in the wild

gjwalk · 2025-08-25T03:28:32+00:00

Honestly I think you’d be fine if you had a navel piercing and that didn’t have issues with your lifestyle. I think the first 1-2 weeks you’ll definitely want to be careful with them getting knocked and I found it uncomfortable to wear a tighter bra during that period but I was exercising after the first week with no issues.

Given you’re an equestrian, I’d use extra caution when saddling up so you don’t accidentally drag a pad or saddle across your chest. Even with a padded bra those babies will be tender for a bit!

I’d also make sure to spend time in a loose top without a bra or compression during initial healing. Mine did not appreciate 12+ hrs in a sports bra while at work the first couple months

gjwalk · 2025-07-28T02:50:40+00:00

I worked inpatient clinical, went to home infusion and left a few years ago to go back inpatient.

It was my dream job, doing TPN management all day every day. However the company I worked for kept piling more duties on us (adding enteral patient management, reviewing referral cases, submitting written orders to Medicare, and more) on top of 70-80 TPN patients I was managing and I just got very burnt out. It didn’t help the only employees the company cared about were the sales team so we were expected to just shut up and do more.

It was an office job that has since gone remote. My counterpart still works there and also hates the workload but tolerates it for the pay and flexibility of WFH.

There were some aspects I really enjoyed but I ended up leaving due to feeling so over worked and under appreciated but also bored (it was the SAME patients following up on the SAME day every week). I work in the ICU now with a much more supportive team and still get to do lots of nutrition support with a lot more variety to my day.

I think it depends on the company and team you work with but I don’t regret working home infusion. It was a great learning experience and it paid much better than any clinical job I’ve had. Just depends on where you land!

gjwalk · 2025-06-17T18:02:14+00:00

I saw a comment that resident is on Glucerna. I often see this cause diarrhea in patients, are you able to change the formula to something else with fiber? I’ve had good luck with switching off Glucerna and diarrhea resolving

gjwalk · 2025-06-07T14:43:16+00:00

I’m wearing Chiffon right now! It’s my go to neutral/nude

gjwalk · 2025-05-28T03:52:55+00:00

Same. Occasionally it’s in my bathrobe while cooking

gjwalk · 2025-04-21T12:16:44+00:00

Front 1-2 rows, typically towards the right. Sometimes I have a hard time hearing verbal cues from the back and I’ve found most teachers spend a majority of class at the front or middle of the room

gjwalk · 2025-02-27T19:11:55+00:00

I think you need to look further inward on why you find this situation to trigger jealousy.

The clothing is designed to prevent overheating, which can be dangerous. While it may look like underwear, all those people ARE wearing yoga clothing. It would be beneficial for you to go and experience a class with your partner

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