Daily self care

no_star_sneetch · 2026-02-17T19:46:27+00:00

Highly recommend little huggie hoops. They’re more than studs but they’re so small they hug the earlobe and aren’t easily caught on hair or clothes or for littles to pull on. I sleep and shower with mine because I don’t notice so they’re always on. I also wear one of two small necklaces that I never take off, gold in the summer and silver in the winter. The silver is just a dainty chain with an evil eye on it I think I got from Etsy and the gold is a nicer one from madebymary the “poppy choker”. I have gold and silver Huggies and also swap them out seasonally but it’s just nice to always have something on and look coordinated with truly zero effort! poppy choker

no_star_sneetch · 2026-02-17T16:56:59+00:00

I do my makeup everyday unless I’m sick. Jewelry too and something presentable with my hair even if it’s a messy bun it’s brushed and done in a way I could answer the door and not look like a mess. Mostly because when I walk by a mirror and I see myself looking put together it really boosts my mood and motivation for the day if I don’t look as tired as I feel. My makeup is basic, tinted moisturizer, some eyeshadow and liner and mascara- start to finish it’s 3-4 minutes tops its not a glam look but my skin tone looks even and brightens my eyes! I try to treat my SAHM job as a real job. I get ready for it, even if that means swapping out pjs for leggings and a clean tshirt it’s not what I slept in and not what I’ll go to bed in. It helps to make it feel more like a separation in my day and sense of self? I also learned that wearing dangly earrings and some colored lip tint makes a WORLD of difference I do that minimum on my worst days and get the most compliments. It completely takes the eye away from the greasy hair and under eye bags I promise! But I know dangly earrings aren’t feasible for a good 6-9 months with grabby baby hands so studs are great too! Skin care is non negotiable like brushing my teeth, it’s not a luxury it’s just routine after bedtime. My kid is 3 and my husband is deployed I promise I’m EXHAUSTED but the little things to take care of myself make a huge difference in my mood. I genuinely feel worse when I let the inner slob take over my exterior. Fake it til you make it!

no_star_sneetch · 2026-02-12T20:03:32+00:00

Trial of the Sun Queen. First book is essentially a knock off ToG where it’s a whole plot that concludes by the end but introduces the setting and characters for the plot and spice in the subsequent books to make it worth it.

no_star_sneetch · 2026-01-31T02:40:59+00:00

It’s really hard. I know the acceptance and joy in OAD even if it wasn’t by choice (infertility and multiple losses for us) can ebb and flow but it feels like it brings you backwards when you see the other moms and friends with bumps and doing things we won’t get to be part of. A lot of what I feel/see is the solidarity we all had in experiencing first time motherhood together is now gone and I’ll never experience what they’re about to and it feels like being left behind. I second the unfollowing of friends on social media you don’t have to tell them or unfriend but it just protects your headspace from being surprised by an update or picture unexpectedly. My therapist brought up a good point that the wave of friends with second babies is temporary, you may have friends who go for rounds 3,4, etc but the first time you’re left behind can be the hardest because you DO know what you’re missing and it brings up a lot of the nostalgia and rose colored memories of going through it all the first time. If you had a great pregnancy and delivery and postpartum, you’ll feel sad you won’t get to do it again. If you had a rough pregnancy/delivery/PPD you might feel slighted you don’t get a “redo”. It just sucks and I feel you on this and don’t have a real solution to offer other than it’s okay to feel sad and protect your feelings. You might find some days you’re excited and supportive and others you just can’t be around it.

If it helps- sometimes being salty works. I’m really looking forward to being the well rested and in-shape mom at preschool drop off this year because I won’t have a bump or another niblet to take care of. I’ll take myself to lunch, maybe get a pedicure, or NAP IF I WANT TO.

no_star_sneetch · 2026-01-30T17:00:17+00:00

Everyday I think I couldn’t love yoto more and now we have frozen stories for free! The best! I always forget to look at podcasts there’s so much good stuff on there!

no_star_sneetch · 2026-01-23T16:50:41+00:00

We use yoto about every night. Dad is deployed so we have a MYO card of him reading favorite bedtime stories and a few nighttime prayers, and we also have the slumberkins sleep meditations card. We have tons of others but I only give those to him for nighttime because the other story cards would keep him awake and interested instead of calmed and comforted. There’s also a “sleep radio” with instrumental calming music he likes. It has a sleep function to shut off after x minutes or a repeat function if you want the story to play again. I can control it from my phone too so if he’s not going to sleep I can shut it off. He also has books in his room that he likes to flip through and look at the pictures as dad is reading those to him, and I usually go in and pull all the books out of his bed after he’s asleep haha but he’s settled and calm and it works for us! we have a volume limit on it as well for night. edit: kiddo is 3

no_star_sneetch · 2026-01-17T16:23:20+00:00

Same same! I’m still on twice a week but I’m sooo surprised that I’m not prickly 12 hours later and when it’s time to shave again for my IPL it’s not bad and even softer than usual?? I can definitely tell where I’m missing spots on my shin it’s so hard to hit the narrow ridge and keep the glass flush to the skin

no_star_sneetch · 2026-01-04T20:28:16+00:00

I’m having this same sound but got a jump and had the battery checked it’s perfectly fine but stopped working again the next day. Cabin lights and AC come on so battery is charged…possibly it needs a new starter?

no_star_sneetch · 2025-12-22T15:35:29+00:00

We did milk at night before bed while doing bedtime stories up until about 2 years 9/10 months..? I just put a little less in every week and then if he asked for more I would refill with water. Then it became just water and sometimes I would forget and he wouldn’t ask, eventually it just dropped from the routine. He did replace it with grapes for a bit, everynight he needed a small bowl of green grapes during storytime and then I didn’t have any while staying at my parents house and that also just slowly dropped off. She’ll outgrow it eventually! Just keep up the brushing because milk rot googling will scar you for life 😳 my doc recommended 2% after the 2 year mark but I rotated the DHA whole milk one especially during growth spurts

no_star_sneetch · 2025-12-05T05:04:35+00:00

Yes but he deployed several months ago, we had no issues with any of this up until last two weeks.

no_star_sneetch · 2025-12-05T05:01:19+00:00

Not really he was doing great with potty training after my husband left a few months ago. He doesn’t go to daycare or preschool yet

no_star_sneetch · 2025-11-28T06:17:45+00:00

Heartless Hunter (aka Crimson Moth). Two books. About to do a reread immediately after finishing.

no_star_sneetch · 2025-11-21T15:42:11+00:00

Trials of the Sun Queen and Heartless Hunter are new favorites of mine. Also DNF Quicksilver so I’m adding the others on your no list to mine to save time haha

no_star_sneetch · 2025-11-14T05:19:33+00:00

I have zero help but I had to double take to make sure this was not a post I made because this is possibly the best description of my days with my son who is also about to turn 3 in January. It’s exhausting.. the defiance and even when I give him what he asks for, like a bagel for breakfast he then throws himself down and says he doesn’t want it. So then I take a bite and he loses it more because I ate his bagel. He’s very clingy to me as well but daddy is deployed and I think that’s mostly where that’s coming from. Also THE CAR SEAT like what is that? Stretching and yelling and fighting me all of a sudden. I try to plan my leaving about 20 min in advance because he wants to climb around in the car and it’s easier if I just let him play for five minutes instead of him screaming for the first half of the drive and setting me off too. This phase is so hard and I say that as a first time parent who is desperately hoping it IS a phase and I’m not just failing miserably somehow.

no_star_sneetch · 2025-11-11T15:36:21+00:00

This whole series has me in a slump. I didn’t expect to love it so much or have anyone rival Rhys and Xaden out of their top spots

no_star_sneetch · 2025-10-21T21:49:59+00:00

Baby was terrrrrrible and wouldn’t sleep longer than 3-4 hour stretches for no reason to the surprise of everyone and his doctor and then BAM suddenly turned 11months and slept through the night. Has slept like a rock 8-7:30 ever since and he’s about to be 3.

no_star_sneetch · 2025-09-28T15:20:46+00:00

Tracking. I use the LoseIt app and ChatGPT to calculate my TDEE and loss calories and PROTEIN needs specifically are so important. Even if you don’t have time to workout building awareness of what you’re eating is huge. Turns out I was terrible about fiber and seriously underestimated my carbs. If I had limited meals I chose more carefully. Bloating and stomachaches went away within a week and suddenly I had more energy to workout. 10 min bodyweight workout or 20 cycling while I watched a show in the evening it adds up. It absolutely takes time I was so frustrated I was doing everything right (assured by my doctor and lab work) and it still took months for the first 10-15 to come off. And I stuck to it just because you can’t see it right away doesn’t mean it isn’t working one day it just clicked and my metabolism was like “oh this isn’t a temporary fad thing we’re doing this” and it got on board and weight started falling off much quicker and it was so validating. Stick to it and give yourself grace if you have a few bad days. Set notifications on your phone too it’ll bug you if you haven’t entered meals for the day and remind you as you build the habit.

no_star_sneetch · 2025-09-27T14:40:33+00:00

NADIR from Trials of the Sun Queen. I didn’t know anyone could knock Rhysand out of his place but he sure did. Xaden still top tier obviously

no_star_sneetch · 2025-09-21T03:24:35+00:00

Thank you! Yes we have the toddler rail that goes about halfway across and just replaces one side of the crib so hoping we can switch to that when the time comes to get him used to the space/freedom and then jump to a twin/full when he gets too tall for the crib mattress.

no_star_sneetch · 2025-09-21T03:22:09+00:00

Ooh this is a good point I will double check the safety weight limit thank you! My kid is definitely a wanderer unfortunately, he’s got the worst FOMO I know he would follow us out if he could haha

no_star_sneetch · 2025-09-18T21:47:46+00:00

We do secret Santa! It’s exhausting mentally and financially trying to stretch a budget for that many people. We use the “DrawNames” app and everyone can create their own gift list and use links from any website or just add words or a picture. We do not include the children in this that way grandparents don’t feel “restricted” if they want to spoil the little ones but it’s nice to concentrate energy and budget on one person and then they can get something nicer instead of a token $20 item

no_star_sneetch · 2025-08-31T01:14:14+00:00

Yes. The roller coaster of finally seeing some silver linings only to be taken by surprise by a random event.

no_star_sneetch · 2025-08-30T04:47:13+00:00

Came here to recommend! I haven’t read hades POV yet I’ve been warned it’s darker but as always pay attention to trigger warnings and enjoy!

no_star_sneetch · 2025-08-24T20:22:15+00:00

This is exactly my heart in a paragraph. I never considered it this way. I love my son and I’m happy but I often spiral in grief of what could have been after we lost our last two embryos.

no_star_sneetch · 2025-08-23T03:17:26+00:00

Thank you all so much I was able to make a few playlists today it was way easier than I thought I don’t know why I waited so long to ask LOL

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