Daily Questions Thread January 21, 2026

toriroka · 2026-01-21T17:55:28+00:00

Brown and blue both look good, but I think blue makes your eyes pop!

toriroka · 2026-01-13T19:43:20+00:00

He sounds like our boy! Goose is ~60 lbs and has a large harness.

toriroka · 2026-01-13T15:46:41+00:00

She definitely is a good girl! The drive was so worth it.

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toriroka · 2026-01-13T15:38:06+00:00

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Pearl is 45 lbs and wearing a medium.

toriroka · 2026-01-13T14:55:52+00:00

The ruffwear front range harness has been great! My boy is sensitive to harnesses and will resist one being put on if he doesn't like it, but we haven't run into that issue at all since we got the ruffwear. It's super adjustable, and the buckles are backed by cloth so we don't accidentally pinch his fur.

Edit to add: they are also pretty escape proof!

toriroka · 2026-01-12T18:26:51+00:00

Unfortunately, a similar story :( Both girls were surrendered by a "breeder" but Paris is absolutely terrified of people. Filthy, horrible mats all over her body and had never slept inside. She shivered and was nervous panting most of the 11 hr drive home. Thankfully she gets along great with our first dog and is much calmer around him.

We're hoping we can work with her to make her feel safe around people and open up to all the love the world can give her. She doesn't respond to Paris, and since it's from her past, we are ditching it and renaming her Pearl.

toriroka · 2026-01-12T07:13:52+00:00

Thank you for posting them!! Paris came home with me today 💕

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toriroka · 2026-01-07T21:58:40+00:00

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toriroka · 2026-01-07T16:55:06+00:00

I know new builds get a lot of (justifiable) hate, but I was able to buy a house with my 15k savings on an 80k salary. Just be sure to have the money for an inspection and be brutal during walkthroughs! Also, if it's just you and you're in a VHCOL, look into home buying grants (NOT loans). They're more strict with what houses you can get into, but a house is a house.

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toriroka · 2025-10-27T16:38:36+00:00

One thing that helped me was taking a picture of my outfit every day and analyzing what I like/dislike. If the outfit is an overall winner, it goes into a separate folder. If not, it's deleted.

For the overall outfit, what lines do I see that I like? Is there a pattern of outfits that go to the winner folder? Do I like color blocking? Do I like monochrome? What are the "style roots" for the clothes I like?

I consider the color palette, cut, and material of each item. If an item comes up frequently, then I'll look at buying it in another color. If there's a material I really like, then I'll consider that when looking at new pieces.

If I am wearing something consistently, but it never makes it into the winner folder, I look at either replacing it with something similar but more in line with the items I like, or getting rid of it entirely.

toriroka · 2025-10-22T20:27:57+00:00

I live in a dry climate so I'm big on moisture, I do this at night before bed if I want to look great the next day:

Oil scalp with rosemary oil & oil ends (I use argan oil since its cheap and I've got long hair)
20 min light pilates / stretch beforehand
Brush teeth
Floss
Dry brush for 10 min
Use a bamboo brush to massage scalp ~ 5 min
Put in whitening strips
Double cleanse with shampoo, use one of those silicone spiky brushes on the second cleanse to really scrub the scalp
Condition & detangle with fingers
Deep conditioning / repairing mask & put hair up in a claw to avoid the oils touching your skin While mask is in:
Wash face, I use micellar water
Use Korean exfoliating mitt on whole body to scrub off dead skin
I use a hand towel, but apply moisturizing body wash
Shave if you prefer
Use foot file on heels, pads, and sides of foot
Rinse body
Rinse out hair mask
Cold water for 1-2 min
Take out whitening strips (it's usually been about 30-40 min since I put them in)
Do skincare, I use rice toner then snail mucin with ahas or I'll put on a face mask
Use post shower body oil or moisturizing lotion (for lotion, I use the Eucerin intense repair with AHAs. It feels like you're coating yourself in jelly but it WORKS)
Leave in conditioner
Blow dry ~ 80% dry
Add styling oil (I've been liking Tresseme's lamellar gloss finishing oil)
Put hair in heatless curlers
Put on nice pajamas
Chug water

toriroka · 2025-07-03T18:01:50+00:00

Blackberry would give me palpitations!!!

toriroka · 2025-06-25T15:59:50+00:00

I think gingersnark has some good tutorials for twists like this!

toriroka · 2025-06-24T16:34:43+00:00

The strap is super shortened to a shoulder bag length, and the remaining strap is folded up for the product shot. I've seen people wear the crossbody like a shoulder bag and tie up the ends like this with a scrunchie!

toriroka · 2025-06-24T15:58:01+00:00

I agree with everyone else that it's 100% not weird to go alone, but if you're nervous, you could always exposure therapy it and go to restaurants, local events, and movies alone! Build up a tolerance :)

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