maintenance

i visited southampton last weekend, to see Aseel. we went to a David Lloyd gym for a swim, sauna, steam room and jacuzzi. relaxing to say the least. after that a dinner and drinks… good day. and nice to see Southampton a bit. cute town. 

this CBD trend is laughable, in a shampoo??

tried this drink in an interesting shape, taste was underwhelming, zero points. 

i saw this cleaning lady at my friends place and she recommended her so we r trying it out too. 2h every fortnightly. which is not a lot, and seems like a good deal since i think we just need a bit of help with some deep cleaning here and there. i’m lately working up to 100% and while doctor works 80%, he has his hobbies and further studies taking time. i’m so aware we r privileged and for some reason its embarrassing. the cleaning lady, Daniela, is really nice though so i’m hoping this is an overall good thing that could work. what surprised me is that she prefers to use our traditional vacuum cleaner instead of the dyson. turns out the former was a bit blocked and needed a new filter etc so i have to sort that out before her next visit.

i knew the story of the “OG scamfluencer” Belle Gibson but started watching netflix docuseries The Search for Instagrams Worst Con Artist anyway. i sometimes listen to podcasts about these subjects, i guess i find them fascinating. i don’t really see them in my feed - maybe i’m a boomer and behind on the influencer stuff - so it’s exciting and exotic. although, im following an american vet for example, what if he’s not really a vet and is working at this wildlife sanctuary with fraudulent degrees? maybe he is not really even working there but has access to these animals anyway. maybe he’s AI and doesn’t even exist lol. and maybe this doctor i’m following is not a doctor? the people i follow are not selling anything or asking for money/donations, but sometimes that’s not the point anyway. most of the accounts i follow are bunnies, but then there’s the odd doctor (eg. @doctorsoood), gillian anderson and meme style accounts like @Thisfeministbro. and @therapyjeff is lovely. also i follow a couple artists, like Katharina Schmidt whose style i like. hmm just now i came across a dentist account (because insta algorithms) and the profile says “raised 3 daughters cavity-free without fluoride” wtf lol… ok. and the tiktok train, i never really boarded. i have it and have opened its a few times but i think im just too old for it, it doesn’t make sense. and the famous algorithm… maybe i didn’t give it a chance but meh. 

i’m starting to plan my finland trip which is next month, im staying a bit longer which means a couple things need considering. like i need to get my nails and lashes done over there. i might need to carve out time for hair dye too. ok it doesn’t take that long, it’s more the idea of it i guess. the idea that besides work and seeing friends i need to do some self-care and maintenance work too.