I’m glad you have a friend to stay with right now. I have no real advice, but I thought of this quote when I read your post:

Christmas dinner was great, because I didn’t have to host - it’s best to be a guest! As for presents, my family decided against giving gifts this year, but no one told me that, so I gave some great gifts but....eh, now I know for next year. Happy New Year!

Yes, ask your local school - a lot of school libraries have maker spaces, including LEGO tables or wall, and would love more LEGOs!

Hugs to you. Wishing you a much better 2019!

Jahana Hayes, a 2016 National Teacher of the Year award winner, became the state’s first black woman elected to Congress.

so very sorry

The headline sounds like it was written by a rape apologist.

Because evangelicals and other anti-abortion religious leaders encourage their members to become pharmacist in order to not fill these prescriptions

Let’s agree to disagree on that. GOP takes too much $$$ in campaign contributions from the Koch Brothers, pharmaceutical companies, the NRA, etc., that they can’t NOT advance their ALEC-written legislation

Oh, his Evangelical followers know all about his infidelities and other moral failings, they just don’t care about them as long as he advances their agenda.

there must have been a reason the previous owners did that - the mirror is creepy AF

Best we can hope for his for him to retire “to spend more time with his family” when the GOP can no longer cover up for him.

his dad wanted us to go back to the mall,

It should be in everyone’s email signature

I wish Judge Judy were the nominee...

I hope Mrs. Kavanaugh has a really good divorce lawyer

What size Instant Pot did you use? I have a mini, and think I’d have to buy a smaller roast.

Some of the positions I’ve applied for require essays and/or statements about various issues. I’m at the point where I’ve written on just about every issue there is so I can reuse some statements, but there are times when it takes me way too long to write the cover letter, especially if it’s for a different kind of…

When stating facts, you are just being factual. “My online store has over 24,000 sales, and is in the top 1% of all Etsy stores.” Practice saying that, and start talking about your Etsy store (not constantly), but start with friends or acquaintances that don’t know about it yet, or customers at the bar, so that when…

Tell them exactly that! You should include that in your elevator pitch. If you feel uncomfortable saying that, make business cards that include that information, or postcards or whatever it is that you hand out at networking events.