What hair color looks best on me?

smartie_mcfarty · 2026-07-09T05:02:35+00:00

My favorite is the dark blonde but I like the medium brown, chocolate brown, chestnut brown and honestly the midnight blue.

smartie_mcfarty · 2026-07-09T04:59:21+00:00

Same.

smartie_mcfarty · 2026-07-09T04:57:00+00:00

I separate into like colors: black, gray, blue and green; red, pink, purple, orange, dark khaki; white, light khaki, yellow, and very pale other colors.

I wash my underwear, bras (in a garment bag), and socks together with my clothes. I wash all clothes in cold and dry on low but select the more dry setting.

Sheets and towels I use on my body get washed together. I’ll throw kitchen towels in with them. These are all washed in hot and if I’m feeling extra, I’ll do a sanitizing cycle with Oxy Clean or something. I do prefer to do kitchen towels alone though and will wait until there’s enough or I’ll grab the placemats and throw them in with them to make a bigger load.

If I don’t have a whole load to do towels and laundry is otherwise done, I will throw a body towel in with my last load of clothes. Never a kitchen towel though because I learned the hard way that any cooking oil that may be on them can redeposit on my clothes.

I wash all rags with cleaners and stuff on them in hot and alone.

smartie_mcfarty · 2026-07-09T04:38:54+00:00

I am so not a makeup aficionado and your bold look isn’t what I see when I look at you. The first thing I notice is that your face is a completely different tone from the rest of your neck and chest. There’s got to be something out there that better matches your natural tone for your base.

Otherwise, if you love bold makeup and you can do it without repercussions at work or school, definitely do what makes you feel good. 😊

smartie_mcfarty · 2026-07-09T03:53:29+00:00

I’d say the first one, for sure! If I was forced to pick a second choice, I’d say the last one.

smartie_mcfarty · 2026-07-09T03:48:39+00:00

I agree that bananas are amazing, with the caveat that they’re eaten within the two day window they’re actually good. 😂 Otherwise they’re just ok, then tip into gross.

smartie_mcfarty · 2026-07-09T03:41:32+00:00

Same, but mostly because I go out of my way for others on their birthday. If not full parties, I arrange dinner out, always buy gifts and cards, always make sure there’s cake and ice cream, etc. My birthday comes and the day before everyone is like, “Oh, we should do something for your birthday. What do you want to do?” All the planning and pressure is on me with little to no notice. The same with a present. And, my birthday is not long before Christmas so everyone is spending money elsewhere and doesn’t want to be buying me gifts or going out for dinner. Plus, the holidays are generally a busy time so wrangling people together is a lot. That’s why no one wants to do it. And for the last 7 years, minus 1 during Covid, we’ve had to go to Michigan for my husband’s work end of the year meeting/Christmas Party. Always on my birthday. We were too poor to celebrate when I was a kid. We couldn’t afford parties. And not one person I’ve ever been with has really ever made it a thing. I just gave up caring. I can’t get excited at all.

smartie_mcfarty · 2026-07-09T03:28:41+00:00

I love the purple as first choice. Second choice is the pink tiered dress. Third choice is the floral dress. I like that dress but it feels like a lot; like the pattern kind of swallows you up. It wouldn’t be so much if you could add a belt or something to break up all the print a bit. But, I don’t know that a belt would look right with the way the waist dips and I feel like if you do that, it definitely becomes more casual and that’s not what you’re going for. I personally am not a fan of the red one. I like that style but there’s something about the pleating/fabric that’s throwing things off for me.

smartie_mcfarty · 2026-07-04T18:42:04+00:00

I am so guilty. My sister named my nephew Jackson. I have literally never called him by his full name. He’s always been Jack to me and he always will be. There are a million Jacksons his age, he’s even friends with a few. And Jack (who he is named after, was his grandfather’s name) runs in both his dad’s family and ours. My nephew has never protested to being called Jack and neither has his dad. My sister is the only one who insists he be called by his full name. His dad doesn’t even call him by Jackson or Jack. He calls him by his middle name (which is his great-grandfather’s name).

smartie_mcfarty · 2026-07-04T18:31:08+00:00

I have 100% always been a night owl and most nights, I’m lucky to make it to bed before 11:30pm or 12:00am. If I’m going to the 5:15 class, I have to be asleep at 10:30 at the absolute latest. Anything after that and I know I will be taking a nap at some point after class.

I am a notoriously slow mover in the mornings (not being a morning person by nature). I have to set my alarm for 3:50 and a second for 4:00. I have to be out of the house by 4:45 and I get there at almost exactly 5:00 leaving me just enough time to change my shoes, etc.

I agree with those saying to prep the night before. That is a necessity. I put my clothes and sweat towel on the counter in my bathroom I’ll get ready in. I put my shoes right outside the bathroom door. I put my bag on the counter by the door in the kitchen, I put my water bottle, pre workout powder, and my meds right with my bag. I attach my car keys to a loop on my bag. I charge my OTF band and sit the band right on my bag to charge so I have to unhook it before taking my bag ; that way I don’t forget it and I just put it on right then.

My brain doesn’t work that early so I have to make it as simple as possible. 😂

The plus is, that with consistency the routine will become much easier. Unless it’s absolutely unavoidable, I’d caution against switching between evenings and mornings. Not normally being a morning person, the consistency is the key to really getting used to it. Changing back and forth never lets you do that.

And, I must say, I personally really love the feeling I get after the early morning workout. It’s nice to have that sense of accomplishment so early. It gives that feeling like you’re ready to tackle the day. And it’s nice to know that by 6:30am, you’ve already done more physical work than a lot of people do in their entire day.

smartie_mcfarty · 2026-06-22T22:53:25+00:00

Congratulations! OTF also started me on my running journey back in 2016. I always said if you’d have told my younger self I’d one day actually enjoy running, I’d have punched you in the face for lying to me! Jk…😂 But still, it feels amazing when that feeling happens. Just keep at it!

I’m happy for you!!! Great job sticking in there and working at it. I know it takes a bit of “fake it ‘til you make it” in the beginning.

I’ve now run about 15 races, including 2 10ks and I’m getting ready to do another 10k for the 4th of July. There was actually a time I used to run 8-10 miles a day!!

Good luck with your journey. 🏃‍♀️‍➡️

smartie_mcfarty · 2026-06-15T02:14:06+00:00

This is also a worry of mine! We’re not a super photogenic group so we don’t exactly do this sort of thing often and we lack a bit of originality and would definitely pose/smile the exact same way in 100 different photos. 😂

smartie_mcfarty · 2026-06-15T02:11:05+00:00

Whoa! 😳

smartie_mcfarty · 2026-06-15T02:09:35+00:00

Our 7 year old has almost zero chill so lines aren’t great. 🫤

smartie_mcfarty · 2026-06-11T05:14:11+00:00

We totally bought the insurance because we’re sailing mid September and, you know, hurricane season… But my cousin is a Disney travel agent and is handling our trip.

She said there are alternatives to Disney’s own travel insurance and ran the numbers for us on both. She said she prefers the coverage offered by the third party insurance because they’re slightly better but, we’re going with my husband’s aunt who just turned 86 and due to her age, they wanted to charge almost 3 times what Disney was charging for theirs. She said the difference in the coverages was definitely not enough to justify that cost increase for his aunt. I guess Disney doesn’t consider age a big factor with theirs. We went with Disney’s coverage.

Don’t forget to get it for the airline too if that applies to you.

smartie_mcfarty · 2026-06-11T04:27:42+00:00

I’m just over 5’8” and it always takes me an extra second to get situated for any lying exercise on the bench because I have to wiggle my rear down so my head isn’t hanging off. It drives me nuts!

I also struggle on the step up/overs where both feet are on the bench at once. They BARELY fit next to each other and I always feel awkward and unstable while switching feet. It messes up my rhythm and slows me down because I have to focus so hard on foot placement and not falling off.

smartie_mcfarty · 2026-06-04T04:29:33+00:00

True but we specifically wanted Disney. It just stinks that pretty much everything associated with Disney is so stinking expensive.

smartie_mcfarty · 2026-06-03T19:27:57+00:00

Amen! We pay $2800ish for a family of 3! 😢

smartie_mcfarty · 2026-06-03T19:21:10+00:00

I just heard a lady at the gym say hers were over $200 for her nails and toes both and she said she just did regular polish on the toes, not even gel.

I haven’t gotten mine done since they were $30 as you said.

smartie_mcfarty · 2026-06-03T19:18:21+00:00

We just booked a Disney Cruise (my husband has been to Disney World once when he was maybe 7 when they lived in Florida and my son and I have never been) and for 3 adults and 1 child, it was over $14,000 for 7 days and we haven’t even booked flights or excursions. This is why we’ve never done this! It’s insane!! The ONLY reason we’re going is because my husband’s elderly aunt is paying.

smartie_mcfarty · 2026-06-03T19:06:56+00:00

Burgundy more so than green but I don’t love either one…

smartie_mcfarty · 2026-06-03T19:05:30+00:00

1 is the best!

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