I mean, I’ve only stayed at the ones where the owner lives there also. So I can’t comment on the others.

As a family with small kids, we would not be able to travel at all if we could only use hotels. One’s mileage may vary, but the ability to cook in a full kitchen and have space from neighbors for running around/occasional tantrums are absolutely essential virtues of vacation rentals. I acknowledge the regulatory and…

Sometimes our bodies just aren’t built for certain distances/paces. I’m a slow runner, which is frustrating, but I’ve also been lucky to avoid any major injuries in my 2+ decades of running.

For a lot of owners like me, vacation rentals allow us to afford a second home that our families enjoy using when we can. Otherwise, we rent them out to help with the mortgage. I put a lot of effort into managing our AirBnB listing and provide much more personalized attention to guests than a hotel. Not to mention, a…

Molly Seidel was a champion 10K runner, but she was constantly injured from the hard track workouts. She changed to longer distances at moderate paces. She stopped being injured and she won a spot on the 2021 US marathon Olympic team. For many people, easier miles are healthy miles. In my experience, they are also…

Vrbo also allows owners to cancel at any time with no explanation.  Lots of stories about people being left high and dry just days before their vacation.  I’ll never use them again out of that fear.

During the pandemic, Airbnb made sure that renters recovered their payments if they were unable to travel to their rentals. Vrbo did not. Vrbo let landlords set their own policies. Many landlords refused to offer refunds and just kept the money. Ask me how I know!

I probably own more than half of your list, but without a doubt, the best thing I own on your list is my Gorilla Grip Ice Cream Scoop. Yes, Gorilla Grip makes an ice cream scoop and it has 7400+ reviews, almost all are excellent. I got tired of all the bent spoons thanks to hubs and so took a chance on this one and Oh…

One thing I really like that Marvel has started doing is their Marvel Legends series (also on Disney+) - expect a 5-10 minute long summary of the journey a character or object has gone on through their movies. They’re strategically timed to give audiences a refresher just before a new thing comes out (so Loki and the…

Often I find myself craving candies or sweet coffee or ice cream - which is super unhealthy for me to keep eating especially while I am depressed and not getting off the couch as much

hope you feel better. try not to let depression get in the way of loving yourself exactly how you are. I have been suffering from depression for about 2 years and little by little I am getting better.

I’ve got a teen who struggles with food as related to self care. While I find it frustrating as a parent to witness self harm via food, I have a pretty good idea, as I experienced the same when I was their age. Chips are fine. Seriously. Chocolate milk (dairy or otherwise) can add some nutrition. As can certain brands…

I’ve gained 30+ lbs over the last two years because of my severe depression. I can very rarely bring myself to cook and I hit fast food so easily. However I started with a personal trainer to try to help get me out from under the dark cloud (and lose the damn weight), and he’s given me some guidelines and suggestions…

As one of the targeted, I found it highly amusing. I can’t speak with any certainty, but I expect dark humor/sarcasm is more popular amongst the depressed crowd than the general population.

It’s a little more than that— you don’t just feel worse because of “moral” reasons. You feel worse because sugar, like all addictions, rewires your brain to feel terrible without it. It’s really an awful thing. I had that since childhood. This might sound funny, but it might be possible that my depression originally…

That makes sense. There are literally days where I eat a huge bag of candy while in a fog on the couch. But it is like the only thing that makes me feel normal and not like on the verge of tears and a meltdown. Yet afterward I feel worse because I know it just was like the most unhealthy thing and I need to do better.

the sweet cravings are cuz sugar gives you a dopamine rush that temporarily alleviates the depression. just like cigarettes! yeah. been there plenty (also used to smoke).

I tried to keep baby carrots on hand but would never eat them and they would go bad. I had better luck with the packages of pre-sliced apples. Something about them being pre-sliced and ready to eat made me more willing to eat them and also that they were sweet. Often I find myself craving candies or sweet coffee or…

My go-to is instant ramen, sometimes with things like frozen shrimp added for extra protein, or with the addition of whole wheat toast covered in peanut butter, again for the protein. My other is instant oatmeal.

I’ve come up with a few depression-meals that are tasty, really quick and easy, and don’t take many tools or dishes to prepare.