I made it to that exact same point in the special, prepared to love it because of Parks and Rec, and was so uncomfortable with that piece that I turned it off.

Those are so pretty!

I was wondering about the risks associated with this, as well. Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but if you freeze your embryos/use IVF into your fifties, are you not subject to the high risk of complications as women who conceive without it? I've known women in their mid-30s whose doctors classified them as…

Ha, the only person I know who is an actual fan of her is my boyfriend. I make him listen to Christmas music from Thanksgiving to December 25, and he's on board if I play her Christmas albums with the rest of it.

It turned out great! So hearty and flavorful. And so much of it, leftovers for days! Thank you for the suggestion- this will be a staple in our house, too.

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Oh my god, no kidding. I bought a super cute pattern at a fabric store, opened the packet, spent 20 minutes trying to understand what ANY of it meant, and decided all the papers made better gift tissue paper instead (WHY are they so thin??)

It's delicious! And weirdly kid friendly, I think because it's so sweet with the mango. The one year old I nanny for basically stole my lunch the other day he liked it so much.

Thank you!

And that's a great tip, I will definitely start doing that! It might just be me, but meals always taste a bit better when I feel like it's been effortless. So less prep time is a good thing.

I just put all those ingredients into my crockpot and can't wait to try it! It was absurdly simple, and already smells delicious. Thanks!

I bought a used one last year and just used a bunch of simple, step by step videos for things like hems and stitching, and moved up to headbands, a Peter Pan collar, and some simple swing skirts when I was getting the hang of it. I decided to hell with patterns for now because they are miserably complicated. But if…

Ooh! That's a great one. But I understand that fear. If it makes you feel any better, I always thought about moving out of the state I've essentially been raised in, but am so overwhelmed by the idea of actually doing it. So I don't think it's cowardly at all to be intimidated by the idea of a totally new country.

O.M.G. I could almost smell the pumpkin in those pictures. Cannot WAIT to make!

Thank you! And my motivation is a big wedding coming up, but also that I just kept putting it off. I totally understand the eating like crap part, too. Good luck with your weight loss endeavors! I'm sure you'll kick ass! If it helps, what is making it easier for me this time around (because there have been so many…

That whole post just made my mouth water like crazy. And I don't know what guava salt is but it sounds delicious!

Oh, how brilliant is the applesauce? Great tip! There are some wonderful looking recipes on that site.

But dominion over the animals and such!

Yum!

Mmm, the ribs and lamb sound delicious. And something that will make my boyfriend really happy, too.