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Had a lovely quick little trip home for a friends wedding! She’s the first of our group to get married. 🫶🏻💍

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hey omg congrats on your engagement!!!!!!!! wishing u and ur partner well :)

Thank you sweet friend! 🫶🏻

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Sorry I haven’t been here in a while but I got engaged!!!!!!!!

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I’ve had a reallly tough week at work and this really just made my day. I feel like ive accumulated a good group of friends in this new city and I’m really grateful. Coming up on 1 year of being here which is CRAZY.

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I wear glasses now and am SHOCKED by how much clearer the world is and how much I must’ve been straining to see shit 😂

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All 13 full moons of 2023

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Girls 💞

Night 💞

Out 💞

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re. wellbutrin: my partner had a horrible experience on it since it’s usually cautionary to prescribe to people with a history of eating disorders. an old friends had a great experience though, no history of eating disorders however

Hi, thanks for your input! My provider knows about my history. I think the concern is that it could cause a little bit of weight loss and is an appetite suppressant. I had a really negative experience with an SSRI and was looking for something with less side effects and this seems like it might be a good fit (barring the ED stuff) but I’m hopeful!

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Anyone on or have tried Wellbutrin? I was just prescribed it to manage my anxiety and mood.

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I’d like to add that I think recovering has helped too! Eating complete meals and getting good nutrients has definitely improved my hair and skin health!

Hey :) congrats on your curly hair progress! May I ask, what have you done differently in the past few years to get your hairs to be more curly? Thanks in advance. Have a great day!

Hi!! Thanks so much for the ask!! As of late, I’ve stopped coloring it which has helped. I had been getting balayage for the last few years. I had my last round of color last May and have been letting it grow out since. I’ve also been getting it cut/trimmed at least 4 times per year. Over the last few years, I’ve stuck to the curly girl method for the most part, avoiding shampoos and conditioners with silicones and bad stuff like that. I clarify my hair every two weeks which I think helps reset my scalp and roots. I would say that one big thing I’ve done within the last year or two is severely decrease how often I wash my hair. I wash it about every 5th day with a curly shampoo and then “squish to condish” which basically involves scrunching the conditioner into my hair to encourage the curl pattern. I’ve tried sooo many products over the years and I think I finally have a good routine. I’ve been using curl smiths conditioner and not your mother’s curl talk shampoo. I use curl smiths lightweight protein cream first and then scrunch in curl smiths in shower style fixer while my hair is still soaking wet in the shower. Then I gently squeeze out excess water from my hair with a microfiber towel. I think I’m going to try reintegrating a mouse for a lasting hold, bc I am finding my curls fall and frizz so that needs to be better controlled haha. After squeezing out some water I’ll either let it air dry for 30 mins and then diffuse it or diffuse right away on medium heat and medium drying speed. Then I scrunch out the crunch with hair oil. Hope this helps!! 💛

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Hey :) congrats on your curly hair progress! May I ask, what have you done differently in the past few years to get your hairs to be more curly? Thanks in advance. Have a great day!

Hi!! Thanks so much for the ask!! As of late, I’ve stopped coloring it which has helped. I had been getting balayage for the last few years. I had my last round of color last May and have been letting it grow out since. I’ve also been getting it cut/trimmed at least 4 times per year. Over the last few years, I’ve stuck to the curly girl method for the most part, avoiding shampoos and conditioners with silicones and bad stuff like that. I clarify my hair every two weeks which I think helps reset my scalp and roots. I would say that one big thing I’ve done within the last year or two is severely decrease how often I wash my hair. I wash it about every 5th day with a curly shampoo and then “squish to condish” which basically involves scrunching the conditioner into my hair to encourage the curl pattern. I’ve tried sooo many products over the years and I think I finally have a good routine. I’ve been using curl smiths conditioner and not your mother’s curl talk shampoo. I use curl smiths lightweight protein cream first and then scrunch in curl smiths in shower style fixer while my hair is still soaking wet in the shower. Then I gently squeeze out excess water from my hair with a microfiber towel. I think I’m going to try reintegrating a mouse for a lasting hold, bc I am finding my curls fall and frizz so that needs to be better controlled haha. After squeezing out some water I’ll either let it air dry for 30 mins and then diffuse it or diffuse right away on medium heat and medium drying speed. Then I scrunch out the crunch with hair oil. Hope this helps!! 💛

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So on this curly hair journey thing I think I needed to do some physical reflecting. I’ve been feeling a bit stuck in thinking that my hair hasn’t changed and it’s always going to be frizzy and awkward forever but I’ve done some digging and found some comparison photos of my hair from 2018 versus now and wow, what a huge difference in my curl pattern and definition. I think my next move is to find someone who does curly cuts bc I think an expert stylist can make all the difference.

#curly girl #cgm #curly hair #curly hair journey

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First gym sesh of the year ✌🏻✌🏻 focusing on that “good gym feeling” this year rather than chasing goals or following a plan.

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NYE ✨🍾🥂

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Back when we were still changin' for the better Wanting was enough For me, it was enough

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TAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOUR 2023 — dir. Sam Wrench