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Thanks @missy! I miss so much myself..I do a lot of skimming...With life lately that’s all I can manage!
Ain’t that the truth. I’m texting you now.
Thanks @missy! I miss so much myself..I do a lot of skimming...With life lately that’s all I can manage!
I am also in the camp of wearing my wedding rings (plus studs & pendant) pretty much 24/7. I wear rubber gloves for washing up, cleaning the kitchen or bathrooms, not technically to protect my rings but to protect my skin from chemicals. I also remove them if I'm messy cooking, so dough or mince etc, but leave them on other than that. If I do take them off at night (wedding band aside as that's never been removed) I pop them in a little jewellery box on my bedside cabinet. I like to know where they are, plus they're insured, for which they get a 'health check' every 12 months. So far they have been fine & never needed any repairs. Married 14 years this September.
Pretty much the same as the above, except I don't always use rubber gloves when washing dishes, my rings and hands get a nice detergent cleaning every time I do dishes. I also have the big knuckle issue like Slick1, so I try to minimize taking my rings on and off too often.
My Great Aunt, who had the most beautiful collection of jewellery, always said washing up dishes was how she kept her engagement ring so clean & sparkly. I have also been known when I'm finished to whip off my gloves, sud up my ring finger with the sponge, then rinse under warm water. Works a treat for a little buff up & sparkle!
Do you take your ring off when you washing the dishes, sleep, laundry? I’m curious because I will never get to wear my ring if I don’t do some things with it on my finger.. I’m always rinsing something off...getting water for the dog, cooking, etc.
I am also in the camp of wearing my wedding rings (plus studs & pendant) pretty much 24/7. I wear rubber gloves for washing up, cleaning the kitchen or bathrooms, not technically to protect my rings but to protect my skin from chemicals. I also remove them if I'm messy cooking, so dough or mince etc, but leave them on other than that. If I do take them off at night (wedding band aside as that's never been removed) I pop them in a little jewellery box on my bedside cabinet. I like to know where they are, plus they're insured, for which they get a 'health check' every 12 months. So far they have been fine & never needed any repairs. Married 14 years this September.
I’m the same. I take my rings off to sleep and then put them back on after my morning shower.
I will say that when I was getting engaged the very high-set style of solitaire was popular and that never appealed to me because it seemed impractical for daily wear with my lifestyle. I guess I always had the idea of wearing my ring 24/7 and chose a style of ring to fit that, rather than choosing the ring and adjusting my behavior.
In fact, unlike many PSers I never wear bling in the house. I prefer being unencumbered inside the house. That is not to say I don't take out my jewelry and gaze at it occasionally when I am home. LOL I do that more often than I care to admit.
Only been 9yrs, but I wore my ering and eternity band 24/7. But thats also because the center stone is small so it can’t be a lethal weapon. I don’t know if I have a big center I can continue doing that without hurting my kids or scratching anything else in the house. But I just noticed last month that my eternity band is eating my ering prong, so I only wore my ering now.
@munchee Try a spacer band. I purchased a knife edge spacer band through Blue Nile. It protects the prongs from getting sawed...
I was thinking of getting a thin ring, is a 1.3mm enough for a spacer? Or do I need a thicker one? I never get a spacer so I don’t know what’s the minimum width
@muncheeI was thinking of getting a thin ring, is a 1.3mm enough for a spacer? Or do I need a thicker one? I never get a spacer so I don’t know what’s the minimum width
I take off my rings with stones when I’m cooking, washing the dishes or doing yard work. If I’m having a party I always take off my rings and just put them away bc I know my hands will be constantly busy and I don’t want to worry about them.
I wear my rings around the house otherwise but I’m always aware they are on so I’m extra careful with my left hand. I’ll mostly use my right hand to do things anyway bc I’m a righty.
The same goes for bracelets. I always wear them on my left wrist so I’m always just extra cautious with my left side. I try to avoid banging my hands and arms on tables, etc.
I purchased these ring holders around the house so I always know where my rings are when I do take them off. One by my nightstand, another in the kitchen cabinet above my stove and another in my bathroom.
Good idea to put the ring holders throughout the house!
Thanks! These are the ring holders. I like that they are small and have different areas on each holder to place different rings. I didn’t want a ring holder where all the rings stack on top of each other, to avoid the diamonds touching.
I put my engagement ring on a separate spot (for example on the rabbit- one ear) away from any bands I put on it. That way they don’t scratch each other.
I don’t use a tray bc the rings can slide around.
These get the job done and they are cheap too!
Thanks! These are the ring holders. I like that they are small and have different areas on each holder to place different rings. I didn’t want a ring holder where all the rings stack on top of each other, to avoid the diamonds touching.
I put my engagement ring on a separate spot (for example on the rabbit- one ear) away from any bands I put on it. That way they don’t scratch each other.
I don’t use a tray bc the rings can slide around.
These get the job done and they are cheap too!