This is great advice, thank you so much! 

As someone who has been married to an emotional and physical abuser, I cannot imagine the stress of this. Fortunately my abuser had issues with who I talked to/ looked at, so if I couldn’t talk to anyone or be in the public eye I think he’d probably be content. Unfortunately- I would have never left if it weren't for…

I just heard, I think on a podcast, a woman saying she was eerily calm. Then she realized that because she’s had anxiety her whole life, she realized this is what she had been training for! I found that kind of comforting. As someone who experienced a life changing trauma event a couple years ago I have mad anxiety…

Wait. HOW is buttered toast so far down on this list?? A thick slice of good sourdough, crunchy yet chewy, with real amish butter melting into all the pockets? Sprinkle a bit of sea salt flakes on it? Heaven I say!!

I’m totally pulling out my old paperback copy of The Stand by Stephen King!

My friends and I are just hoping trump will continue to hold rallies. 

This might sound obvious, but what I did is this: I thought of the women I knew who were successful in their fields, smart, and that I would want to work with. And I asked them to keep an eye out for me. A couple years later I'm a successful consultant and grateful to be out of the corporate world! (Although I miss…

I have severe anxiety and PTSD. I’m on medication but it’s taken a while to find the right one; I’m hoping this one works, fingers crossed! I listen to true crime/ murder podcasts daily. Because I can usually pick the ‘bad guy’ right away which lessens my anxiety since I was fooled by a real bad guy for a long time.…

Erle Stanley coming out to play is as thrilling as the World Series this week! Thank you for sharing. I’ve never volunteered at a cat shelter but I did volunteer to walk dogs at my local humane society years ago and it was such a joy when I felt like some of them started to get excited when they’d see me. In other…

“Too much bread” isn’t really a thing. Plus, it’s the main food you’re able to shove into your pockets before you leave, so by all means make all kinds! Just make sure there are handbag-sized portions. I’m always the “invited” , never the host, so I’ll be happy to take care of any unclaimed bread. 🙂

They would have been all shiny and glistening and picture-perfect, but I brushed them with butter instead of egg wash..oh well. “Too much butter” is never a sentence I’ve said.

When any person puts their hands on you to cause you harm it changes how you view every situation, every person, everything. When someone who you believed you could trust does it, there becomes not just a mountain but a mountain range of insecurity, distrust, PTSD, ALL of it. It will be years to feel somewhat safe. I…

That bread. Swoon.

I would donate if anyone was to crowd source a plane fly-by with the banner  "Impeach The Traitor"... just saying!

I feel like seaweed is the mermaids’ main Mercantile, plus it’s wild and you (an innocent seaman) might get tangled in it under water and hope to hear the mermaid’s siren. It's a little foreboding.  Jesus what's wrong with me..

If you were making that for me (wishful thinking), I would love some kind of saltwater sea vine around the border. Like that super dark seaweed that sways so nicely under the ocean! And I love the Mermazing. Beautiful!

Oh Lord that’s the worst and I will never forget that sound, mine was my child hitting his head on a diving board at a pool. I’m so so sorry. I love that your daughter shook it off and was ready to get back to it! That’s a great sign, mom. (Or dad, or both, doesn’t matter just YAAY!)

I made a really great potato mac for a Hawaiian- themed bday party that I of course got the date wrong so I missed it. So I forced myself to go and buy a grill pan for my stove top and have had teriyaki chicken thighs and potato mac all week. Making the best of it. I’ve found the best tip for any potato or macaroni or…

They are all perfect. However... sweet baby James got to me.

I don't want no Chubs!