Floater's diary

I didn't get enough sleep, but my walk to the city center was snowy & pleasant. I had a ham and cheese croissant and am now waiting for my hairdresser's appointment to start :)
 
I hope the hairdresser does an amazing job!
 
Llama said:
I hope the hairdresser does an amazing job!
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I.... Hm. I kinda do have buyer´s regret. She toned my hair a very bright warm/strawberry blonde when my natural hair color is an ashier blonde. It looked good under the salon lighting but at home and when I was grocery shopping it just reads way too warm. And it was 200 euros to boot. Well, maybe I´ll get used to it? I´ll just use silver shampoo at home and hope for the best. At least I got rid of the faded year-old balayage lol.

I had a drink at a bar and went grocery shopping - got a rotisserie chicken, some noodles, and seaweed chips. Even though I´m not in love with my new hair like I was a year ago, maybe I just need to grow into it? Too early to panic. Had some chicken breast and seaweed chips for a snack and will have a proper meal soon.
 
Mild red tones suit almost everyone so I have hope for you getting used to it. I have literally cried over "wrong"* hair outcomes in the past though so I do know the feeling.
* Not even bad, necessarily, just not me. Although there was also that one time where all the hairdressers gathered around to watch their new colleague work on me, the boss told me I could come back and get it altered for free if I wanted to, and the guy didn't make it through his trial period...
 
My last haircut made 3 in a row that I didn't like, but this time it couldn't have been fixed as it was way too short. 3 weeks later I still dislike it. I'm changing hairdressers after 20 years of going to this one. 200 euros is a lot! I hope it's just a matter of you getting used to it. Is it just the colour that you're not happy with?
 
Cate said:
My last haircut made 3 in a row that I didn't like, but this time it couldn't have been fixed as it was way too short. 3 weeks later I still dislike it. I'm changing hairdressers after 20 years of going to this one. 200 euros is a lot! I hope it's just a matter of you getting used to it. Is it just the colour that you're not happy with?
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Yeah, the color. This hairdresser is really talented, my hair had several layers of home dye in it. I'll grow into this :)
 
I'm glad it's just the colour & not the cut. My hair just can't grow quickly enough so that I can get it cut again!
 
I seem to remember that going back to your natural color the red balance is often the hardest bit to get right to avoid it looking flat and lifeless so she may have erred on the side of caution as well.
 
Strange! I´m feeling mentally OK - not anxious, not triggered, nothing of the sort - but for some reason eating is very hard right now. I even threw up last night due to gastric distress. I guess I´ll try to keep things simple - maybe make some mashed potatoes for easily digestable carbs and some fats - and if I´ll feel better after that, I´ll try to eat the rest of my rotisserie chicken I bought two days ago. But I might have to bin it - the idea of stripping meat off bone feels unpleasant right now.
 
Llama said:
Oh dear, some kind of bug perhaps? I hope the simple carbs help.
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Oooorrr I´m the main character in a victorian, hand-wringing romance. Just messaged with this lovely lady I´ve known for a while and I feel both too giddy to eat and very motivated to do so because I want to be the best version of myself for her. I know I sound sappy but we´ve known each other since 2020 and honestly, I want to have her in my life regardless of our label. She´s incredibly smart, wise, and also pretty, and I have usually a very hard time to show vulnerability but with her I feel complete in my incompleteness :driving:Best to wait and see
 
I think I´m coming down with a flu, my throat is red and itchy. Had a psych nurse´s appointment today, it went well. She was happy about my improved mood and reminded me that it´s OK I´m not in the workforce, and that the fact I´m on disability proves that I´m not in working condition - and that I´m still a part of this society, whether I work or not. It made me feel good. I think I´m slowly starting to accept that working from 9-5 is not a realistic goal for me. I have the right to ficus on my health and happiness. Today my health and happiness looks like a shot of whiskey and microwaved meals and sleep. I need to remember to buy some more multivitamin!
 
Glad to hear your psych nurse was sensible and I really hope her words stick with you :grouphug: Also:I hope any nasty viruses get lost soon!
 
Llama said:
Glad to hear your psych nurse was sensible and I really hope her words stick with you :grouphug: Also:I hope any nasty viruses get lost soon!
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Thanks! My doctor called in the meanwhile and didn´t agree to renewing my benzodiazepine script, but I´m OK with that. He´ll prescribe me antihistamines instead, they tend to make me snacky and I often put some weight on while on them, but that beats being super anxious. And I haven´t really been that anxious lately. And I didn´t feel like my doc was judging me, he has a responsibility to deal with my meds in a way that cause least possible harm, that makes sense.

I decided to pamper myself and ordered some Burger King home delivery: a fish burger, onion rings, and mozzarella sticks. The weather outside is truly frightful, there´s a tempest over Southern Finland. No blizzard yet (if there was one, I wouldn´t bother a delivery driver) but it´s going to hit later tonight.
 
Benzos are dangerous enough that slight weight gain would probably be preferable. I used to get an antihistamine that was also an anxiolitic but that was definitely an evening drug because it made me so very sleepy. Enjoy your meal!
 
Llama said:
Benzos are dangerous enough that slight weight gain would probably be preferable. I used to get an antihistamine that was also an anxiolitic but that was definitely an evening drug because it made me so very sleepy. Enjoy your meal!
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Yeah, benzos are great meds short term but the risks pile up in use. I really like my current psychiatrist. I feel like I'm in good hands!
 
The blizzard hit and I feel like Elsa from Frozen :D Such astonishing beauty everywhere I look. Snowy weather and blizzards are more beautiful to me than any midsummer flower spectacle. It´s someti¨'
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- left that in on purpose, Heikki ran over my keyboard lol - it´s something magical to watch snow pile up on the streets and swirl in the wind.
 
You really are in good hands. I’m on my phone so can’t copy & paste easily but I love that they seem to really care for you.
Heikki is such a cutie!
Hope you’re not getting the flu 🤧
 
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