fmk: butterfly clips, thyroid disease, seventh grade?
i've been using the butterfly clips i bought last week to pull back my bangs when i work out. it works so much better than a headband, which often creased and ruined my wavy fringe.
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she's still balding
i'm overdue on an update about my alopecia, which i've written about before: my current status is ughhhhhhhhhhh...
read more »she is beauty, she is grace, she is balding
alopecia areata is an autoimmune skin disease that typically leaves you with coin-sized bald spots...
read more »lemon cake, hold the shingles!
when i was little, my best friend got something called 'chicken pox' and i was extremely jealous of the days off school, attention, and lemon cupcakes he got. the cupcakes, probably from a box mix, were baked for him by my dad and were the most delicious baked good i had ever had.
read more »dear planet fitness,
wow, friends, would you look at that incredible nail art - the colors, the variation in style and shapes! they’re all so different, but yet it works somehow?
read more »how do sunscreens work
of all my opinions on skincare, one of them is that **you should wear spf every day**. that’s easier said than done - your complexion, skin type, budget, and even which country you live in all have an impact on what your best options are. i’m still figuring it out for myself, and i’ll do a post about the products i use at another time.
read more »i’ve made it 6 weeks into a 12 week strength training program, so i’m ready to talk about it
the last day i stepped foot into the gym was on february 24th. it was the second week i was “back in the gym” after a 3-month upper respiratory infection took me out. i did a HIIT workout and ran a mile, i felt good, and took a selfie after as i usually did.
read more »here’s a “what a vegan eats in a day” post for me to point folks who are artificially concerned about my protein intake to
this post is about food, specifically food that i have eaten today.
read more »ayyy i‘m walking (more) here!!
i’ve been on this journey over the past month or so to recreate routines so i can get back into them and adapt to this pandemic vs. wait for a “normal” that’s not gonna happen.
read more »3 quick and healthy dishes i make when my last meeting went 20 minutes into lunch and my next meeting is in 40 minutes
here are a few quick and healthy dishes i often turn to for fuel to hold me over. they're not fancy, they're only a few ingredients, and they make me feel a hell of a lot better than trying to make it through another hour on zoom without food in me.
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