Congrats on the little knave :)

Thanks! The flowers took me probably and hour or two. I had some extra. I’m going to try out a Korean white bean paste recipe this weekend. The buttercream is difficult to work with bc I have incredibly warm hands, I’m hoping the white bean paste (cooked cannelini beans, sugar, and vanilla) will make quicker and…

I have a really serious drinking problem and I pretty much have to stop on my own at home while helping taking care of two disabled people. I have no transportation to meetings or health insurance or any support system. I feel pretty hopeless.

Thanks! Yeah, that is a great thing to keep in mind. It’s really frustrating bc my boss is talking about me moving to another location, which is a less pleasant place to work for a number of reasons and on principal I feel like I should not be the one to move when he is stealing from her and she has never had any…

Nah, you’re right. Reality is more balanced. I do think moms are more sensitive to judgment (real or perceived) when it’s all new and babes are young - but it mostly mellows out. You find what works and get comfortable with the idea that ‘what works’ looks different for everybody. I’m pretty slacker in my parenting…

Ughhh, tonight at dinner I took a sip of wine and one of my siblings murmured to me, “Should you really be drinking that?” , confirming my suspicions that I am NOT crazy and my mother has been scrutinizing my body more than usual and discussing with others that she thinks I’m pregnant (I am but too early to be sharing…

Happy birthday! If you are able to slip away for a bit of time to yourself take it! My condolences on your loss. Take care and hugs.

Halloween is coming up and coming fast! What are you all going to be and what are you doing?

That’s the thing that kills me - there are people I like that support him (I can’t even type his name). It’s hard to come to any other conclusion isn’t it? It’s not like any other election. It really is a referendum on being a decent person. Shite.

I’m in such a weird place right now because my husband’s gotta go overseas to bat cleanup for his terminally ailing mother and deal with his wonderful family solo. She should not have been traveling given her current health problems but she did and now everyone has to figure out whether to keep where she is or hope…

Good luck with your lawsuit. What’s in carols cookie recipe?

I’m getting my daughter started on superhero comic books. She’s 8 and I got her the first two volumes of Batgirl (Welcome to Burnside and Volume 2, I’m not sure how it’s called).

I’ve been followed around stores before which is ridiculous - I have a nice wardrobe and am teeny tiny (like 5' on a good day without heels) and generally thin.

This is really great! Thanks for posting.

Right now, UN staffers are pissed because they just got done spending a lot of time and effort trying to get a woman as the next Secretary General, only to have it fail and another man be appointed. Having Wonder Woman made an honorary ambassador feels like an insult to more than a few women who worked so hard to get…

Thank you!

Happy birthday! Take good care of yourself.

Google “so you feel like shit, an interactive self care guide” because the link I sent you doesn’t work. It’s genius and I hope it helps

http://philome.la/jace_harr/you-feel-like-shit-an-interactive-self-care-guide/play

Oh, man. That is tough. I know that I don’t know you, but I can say this with some certainty, as a lady that has had her fair share of terrible relationships (and if he behaved in a way that implied that you were only lovable if you met certain conditions, you were in a terrible relationship) and then had weird…