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Simple living in the country - back to basics

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  • KajiKita
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    Vibes for actually having the dental appointment this time ….  🦷 🦷 🦷🦷🦷🦷🦷

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  • greenbee
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    I love my epilator. I had one for emergency use between waxing appointments (I've been waxing since my early 20s - including underarms) and when the first lockdown kicked in I unearthed it. It no longer worked as a cordless one and I FINALLY replaced it earlier this year. I've got a wet & dry one so can use it in the bath or shower. But I love that I can just deal with any regrowth as and when I spot it. I mostly notice when I'm spending time with my boss who mostly wears shorts and is a cyclist so shaves his legs. When I realise my legs have more hair on than his I tend to make an effort ...

    And it must have saved my a fortune in waxing appointments!
  • Cheery_Daff
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    Mine's a wet and dry cordless one too. When I first started I did it in the bath as it seemed less painful but it's mostly fine now. And yes, I can imagine it's saved a fortune in waxing! 😮 I've never even tried waxing, was always too shy (especially after I had my eyebrows shaped once and the woman commented that they were 'very hairy' (!!)) 😱😱
  • greent
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    greenbee said:
    I mostly notice when I'm spending time with my boss who mostly wears shorts and is a cyclist so shaves his legs. When I realise my legs have more hair on than his I tend to make an effort ...
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  • Karmacat
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    Oh my word, you poor thing!  I'm glad the numbness isn't hiding pain, of course, but still - I don't like that numb feeling.  Hope you can taste the smoothie.
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    What a blooming shambles.
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  • Cheery_Daff
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    It certainly was Beanie! 😱 Still, I shouldn't complain as we used our covid study vouchers so the whole thing was free 😁

    Work has been a bit tiresome today, partly because our Internet has been wafting in and out for some reason,so things kept not working. Very vexing.

    Had a friend round for tea though, which was lovely 😊😊 She works in our favourite cafe and brought us some of their flapjack 😁 We are very fond of it, so that was very cheerful- and it also saved me trying to concoct a pudding, which i hadn't done in advance 😂

    Nothing much financial to report. Not managed to grab any Prolific studies today, work been too bitty already with the wafty Internet to distract myself any more 🙄

    Garage bill arrived - I'd put aside £600 and it's £529 so the rest can stay in the car pots ready for the MOT in October. Same car, so I'm hoping nothing else major will need doing! Must pay that.

    Down again on the Happy Wheel this morning, but only a couple of quid this time.

    Mr Cheery cooked quite a lot of our tea in the hay box so I suppose that's money saving 🙄😂😂
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