As a massage therapist on any given work day, I probably wash my hands 20+ times a day. I do apply lotion regularly but it’s so hard to keep up. Miss a day? In the winter?!? Definitely cracked skin around my knuckles. At best I still have to watch the types of fabric I wear. That feeling of fabric snagging on tiny invisible imperfections on my skin 😣.

I’d say it depends. I’ll admit to spending inconsistent amounts of time a day on shorts. Some days none at all, but some (typically stressful) days I’ve probably lost 1-2 hours. The content I’m getting is mostly cooking, horror movies/gaming, education, and health and fitness related. Through it I’ve found content creators with podcasts and have found some motivation to make exercise an achievable part of my daily life.

Is there a sea of toxic bullshit out there? Absolutely. But there’s also some freshwater lakes and rivers. It’s why media literacy needs to be included in education along with critical thinking.

With not the slightest mark left behind!

Trauma? Stress? Hormones? Illness? Any chance for a diagnosis? I’m sorry you’re going through this.

You’re obviously getting a lot of specific nutritional advice regarding what to eat, avoid, and how to behave.

My biggest recommendation is to find support in creating a healthy relationship with food. No individual or category of food is “bad” but our behaviors and views can support or sabotage our progress.

I highly recommend the podcasts In Moderation and Showing Up Anyway with Coach Adam. Also social media - I know they have accounts across platforms but on YouTube look for The Plant Slant, ScottyKFitness, Adam Wright Fitness, and Hybrid Calisthenics.

Most people can force themselves into a box and create a habit for a period of time, but making long term changes stick needs healthy support and education.

Not only that but many fruits are full of fiber and water. Pretty sure it’s not eating too much fruit that causes weight loss/gain issues, unless it’s all being blended into easily consumed drinks.

The kicker is, things like this have happened in the past with redacted materials (there was a famous one a few years back, but now I can’t remember what it was.) Which begs the question - was this incompetence, or malicious compliance?

I really had no intention to start my day with a video, but here I am. Was worth it though.

Tug on Superman’s cape.

Spit into the wind.

Pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger.

Mess around with Jim.

Coffee makes my pee smell like Cheerios.

For the record, I’ve also received this “pork loin sandwich” treatment in the southwest Chicago suburbs in Illinois and outside of Branson in southwest Missouri. They always have mayo, but variations have added pickle and/or a slice of tomato.

By providing an environment where a parent can afford to stay home and spend time with their child, instead of crossing their fingers that the worst their kid does when left alone is look at porn vs setting the house on fire while the parents are working extra jobs and extra hours for a roof over their heads.

I do find true crime terribly interesting and have watched Forensic Files, Dateline, etc for years, and liked that there were podcast forms of these shows and more (Crime Junkie.) Every now and then though I get a recommendation for a new show and 15 seconds in I feel echoes of the “murder muffin” sentiment and I just feel gross. No thanks.

I regularly get temporary hair color to some of my hair (pinks or purples). Because they fade slightly with each wash, my goal is to only wash once a week in cold water to get the most bang for my buck. Days 1-3 no additional products needed, dry shampoo 4,5, (some hair pulled back/styled up) and days 6,7 I’ll put my hair up. I still shower regularly, just put my hair up and cover it when I do. Depending on activity levels if I’m getting sweaty, I’ll probably shorten it to a 5 day cycle.

According to the lady I go to she has plenty of women that have weekly hair appointments for a wash, blowout, and style that basically do the same (and no - they’re not all “old ladies.”)

What if you’re the jetpack but your partner is gassy? Damn lactose intolerance.

Seriously, I was raised with so much propaganda.

Up until my late twenties I had believed basically everything I was taught in school. I never had reason to question it, as I was basically living in a bubble. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that when the colonists arrived to this country, it wasn’t just big empty open spaces that the native Americans gladly shared with us. Funny enough, that’s roughly when I gained access to the internet.

Please don’t include X with the boomers. Since we stepped into the real world and realized it functions completely differently than what we were raised to believe, life’s just been a neverending string of “wait, that was wrong too?” We just want to survive another day under the radar.

Sorry fellow X’rs for publicly acknowledging our existence. Hopefully this post doesn’t get any upvotes. *Pulls blanket back over my head.