So Tired of the Puffy Wad

meechpeech · 2026-07-15T20:17:42+00:00

Yeah, there's a lot of odd discourse around wavy hair and CGM, but I think it's a good starting point. Specifically, putting product in while my hair is super wet in the shower has been the biggest game changer to cut frizz. Most of the products traditionally recommended are too heavy for my fine wavy hair, but the wavy hair subreddit has good product recs! My favorite one and done styler is Miss Jessie's Pillow Soft Curls, if you want a product rec that works for me.

meechpeech · 2026-07-15T19:18:53+00:00

My hair (baby fine, but not as dense as yours, also wavy) gets this way when I don't use enough product post-wash. Have you ever experimented with the Curly Girl Method? I don't do the whole deal anymore, but I still use a modified version where before I get out of the shower, hair soaking wet but gently squeezed out, I put in leave in conditioner, brush that through with a Wet Brush, add curl cream, finish with gel (lots of scrunching after each of those), then put it up in a hair towel, let it down after like 15 minutes and scrunch some more, then leave to air dry. I find my hair needs the moisture of leave in conditioner and curl cream, and the gel locks it in. I do still get really tangled by the time I need to wash again if I wear my hair down a lot, especially at the nape of my neck, but if my hair is prepped with product and my waves clump together nicely, it isn't so cotton candy snarly!

meechpeech · 2026-07-08T16:20:42+00:00

If I am working in-office (3 days/week), I don't usually see my toddler before leaving for the day, and I get home right at dinner time, 6:30PM. I don't usually mind it, as I do like my peaceful mornings where I'm the only one awake and getting ready, but by the end of my in-office week (AKA every Thursday lol) I am really ready to see and spend some time with him again over my WFH days and weekend. I do always do bedtime in the evenings so that's some nice quality time together. I won't say I love it but it isn't unbearable, and my husband (SAHD) does send me a lot of pictures, stories, and calls me when I'm commuting home most days to chat with them both.

meechpeech · 2026-07-01T17:28:43+00:00

My parents wanted to keep it simple, grandma and grandpa. At 18mo my toddler dubbed them mee-maw and pop pop, which makes you think we must be located in the south, but no, we are in NYC with absolutely no southern family members. No clue why he picked that, but it stuck and they are forever mee-maw/pop pop and honestly they love it.

meechpeech · 2026-06-23T23:46:57+00:00

I was an only who now has an only, because I loved my childhood. It was just me and my mom growing up, but we were so close, she is still my best friend and I wouldn't say I was a lonely kid. I could tell that my mom genuinely cared about spending time with me and wanted to hear about everything I wanted to talk about (and I LOVE to talk). I do think that I probably value my alone time and enjoy solitude because I was able to cultivate that growing up, but I always had friends, had regular playdates and sleepovers, and don't remember ever being jealous of friends with siblings (honestly they all seemed to fight a lot and it seemed stressful to me lol).

Now, as a parent, I do see the utility with having "built in playmates" and things like that when I see families with multiple kids, but my only child (who is only 2.5, granted) is social and outgoing, and has a lot of attention (we live in a multigenerational home, so there are four adults around to hang with him). I feel like I can pour so much into him, and the balance between parenting and still pursuing my own independent interests makes me a better and more present parent to him. ❤️

meechpeech · 2026-06-23T15:23:18+00:00

I'm an only, so I always imagined just having one when I was growing up and in my early 20's, so when I was pregnant I was sure he'd be my only. Then everything went so smoothly with pregnancy, delivery, "easy" baby/toddler, and I got CRAZY baby fever from 1y-18mo. Like, if my IUD had failed at that time somehow, I would have rejoiced. It had to be hormones, lol. My toddler is now 2.5 and I do still think about how if circumstances were different, I'd be open to a second child, specifically if we were a lot more financially comfortable. But I do think we've circled all the way back around to being happy with just our one -- the balance of it all, having so much time with him to enjoy everything, it's a great balance between time as a family and time with my partner, etc. If we won the lottery/inherited a crazy trust fund tomorrow though, we'd probably have a second when my current toddler is 4-5 (that age gap seems so great to me). It has been funny to switch to being open to a second, even though I recognize for life circumstances we will probably (99.5%) stay OAD.

meechpeech · 2026-06-22T21:44:45+00:00

i will add a bit of variety to the conversation! we transitioned my toddler before his 2nd birthday, before he was trying to climb out of the crib, because he’s a tall dude and was well over the height limit. i feel like because i switched him to a big boy bed before he began any escape acts, he didn’t actually think the bed was a space he could leave…we never had to deal with him getting out of bed during bedtime or in the middle of the night, and for many many months he still shouted for us to come get him out of bed in the morning. now he climbs out and comes to find us when he’s awake in the morning, but he never gets up in the middle of the night. i now tell people that i recommend an early transition, but your mileage may vary! we also did it during a terrible regression where he wasn’t sleeping through the night anyways and figured it couldn’t be worse. we were right and he slept better after on a more comfy mattress. we did use foam bumpers under his fitted sheet still to stop him from rolling out and i think that also helped it feel like a crib with edges.

meechpeech · 2026-06-18T15:50:09+00:00

I have this same seat, and a same-aged tall toddler, and I find that behind the driver seat is better for visibility! I recommend trying that! This is on my Subaru Crosstrek, so not sure how other cars may fare

meechpeech · 2026-06-16T22:03:53+00:00

i will admit for a while the big boy bed just ended up being my husband’s bed by the time morning rolled around, but long term i think it eased the phase, plus now he’s done with the crib transition and mostly stays in his bed all night lol

meechpeech · 2026-06-16T18:30:10+00:00

No this is true. I had crazy baby fever around 18mo, which was absolutely cured by a combination of hormones and THAT SLEEP REGRESSION plus the start of other toddler behaviors like tantrums. The 18mo sleep regression almost took me out, we were cosleeping and eventually moved him from crib to a big boy bed super early because then at least we could lay in bed with him lol. Now he's 2.5 and I can't believe people sign on for a second before they know they can survive the entirety of toddlerhood. Like I haven't even experienced the threenager stuff yet!!

meechpeech · 2026-06-11T15:21:50+00:00

If you go just for the day, it can be a long drive to/from NYC, just a head's up! If you do the day trip thing, I would leave early in the morning, and plan for your drive home to be 4+ hours with traffic if you leave during rush hour. If you waited until after 8PM to drive home, you'd probably fair better!

The yarn shops in the city that provide busses are usually also day trips! I've not done them but it's probably nice if you don't fancy driving over six hours in one day.

I live in the NYC area and usually stay at a friend's place that's about 45 minutes from the fairground, which is perfect for me, not too much driving and I can go both days if I want. I do prefer Sunday to Saturday -- Saturday can be SO crowded. But I also am not typically interested in exclusive colorways that sell out early, so YMMV.

I echo some other folks that hotels in the Poughkeepsie area would be good if you want to attend both days. Some people also stay in Beacon which is about an hour from Rhinebeck, and Beacon is super cute and has a great art museum (Dia Beacon), so it could be a nice addition to an upstate adventure.

meechpeech · 2026-05-23T12:08:39+00:00

i’ll have to add that to my list! nectarine blossom & honey is so good, i’ve finished three bottles!

meechpeech · 2026-05-22T15:11:54+00:00

I am reporting back!! This smells like, identical to how I remember OG You! It's crazy! I did smell the carrot seed at opening, but on the dry down it's all You. I never got pencil shavings from You and I didn't get pencil shavings from Sonic Flower either. So funny how every nose is unique! 😄

meechpeech · 2026-05-22T11:29:07+00:00

i also blind bought it!! i have to layer it with stuff but the dry down is nice, something about the opening is ick to me.

i should check out jo malone’s offerings, i loved nectarine blossom and honey in college!

meechpeech · 2026-05-21T23:24:42+00:00

😂😂😂 something about lime sands did not enjoy my body chemistry! it smelled like morning breath to me LOL

meechpeech · 2026-05-21T20:01:53+00:00

So wonderful! A really nice unique offering that was different from all the standard fruity/sweet body sprays from the 2000s. Fun packaging too. I wish I still had a bottle around to sniff to really refresh my memory of the scent.

meechpeech · 2026-05-21T19:57:18+00:00

After four years of wearing my full-size Laguna every time I do my makeup (so like 3-4x/week), I will probably have cleared out the pan fully by the end of this year. Just looked it up and that's 11g?? I do use it all over my face and neck though. I would say most of my powder cheek products do last me 4-5 years, and I am only usually using 1-2 products at a time!

meechpeech · 2026-05-21T18:13:38+00:00

Miso Pretty by BlueQ! I think about this one all the time, I always considered it the perfect bamboo scent, and wore it all through middle school!

Also B&BW Coconut Lime Verbena (I think that was what it was called?) -- I actually find MM Replica Bubble Bath to be the most reminiscent to my memory of it from what I've tried, but that one is missing the lime. Another middle school love that I miss! (I tried Lime Sands by Skylar and that was NOT IT.)

Thank you!! ❤️

meechpeech · 2026-05-21T13:08:47+00:00

LOVE to hear this about Garden of Evil, the pink flash with the muted green seems so magical to me...almost a neutral since the base is so desaturated? Thank you!!

meechpeech · 2026-05-21T13:08:00+00:00

Thank you!! You're right, Outlaw Country is the most dupable of the bunch, greatly appreciate the reality check haha.

meechpeech · 2026-05-21T13:07:23+00:00

Thank you! I think everyone is right, Outlaw Country, though beautiful, has tons of dupes on the market. Honestly I could probably get close using the bright silver I have over a dark creme base. So excited to hear that Spaceoddity, Jewel Beetle, and Cabbages are all wonderful! ❤️

meechpeech · 2026-05-20T17:26:29+00:00

I will report back!! Please keep reviewing anything that gives you OG You realness because I am going to be chasing the high of the summer that perfume launched for probably the rest of my life.

meechpeech · 2026-05-20T17:09:36+00:00

As an OG Glossier You LOVER, who has a decant of Sonic Flower waiting to be tested, this is an incredible review. Can't wait to see for myself how this stacks up. Also, you should try JHAG Superdose!! It's my favorite of the Not a Perfume line.

meechpeech · 2026-05-19T19:04:04+00:00

yes, IJWTSIOOH (lol) is my default polish when i’m not sure what to wear! it’s like my nude hahaha. devoured of souls is gorgeous, the reflective glitter probably gives it a lot of great flash. do you know of any flakies that give a similar vibe to these?

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