For me, cooking has become cathartic. I’m the only one in the house that does it and no one is allowed in the kitchen other than me. Once you’ve been doing it a while, you learn what ingredients work really well together. This can help you take a recipe from good to great!

We used to love Jack In The Box except for about 4 years ago when the quality of the burgers went down and the prices skyrocketed. Seriously...$7 for fast food burger? Also, we used to enjoy Taco Cabana until they went from 6 salsa down to two. Maybe it’s just Central Texas? Maybe the ones by our house are franchises…

As someone who has suffered from chronic depression most of my life (only officially diagnosed 12 years ago) I can attest that if I do share my condition with someone new, everything you said not to say is in fact something I don’t want to hear.

Quincy, Illinois has a population of about 39,463. That’s small enough that news like this is going to go around and fast. I bet dollars to doughnuts that young man is going to wish he was in jail and not out. I also hope this story will spur other young woman, if any, to come forward if that young man had hurt them…

Like so many others I too have been led to believe that relaxing is something you get to do only after work or chores. I never thought to look at it as a skill though. 

I live on a large corner lot at the end of the cul-de-sac. I agree with ALL of these and most of the other folks comments. One thing I will add is folks who walk their dogs and let them take a crap on my lawn and don’t pick it up.

1. It would be helpful to hear the 911 call. 2. Her last name isn’t Floyd and she lives in a completely different state than George so do you really think they made the family connection? 3. The address doesn’t specify the apartment number and apparently that complex is HUGE so there’s no way for someone to pin point…

When we had a hard freeze (and snow) in Texas last year, I did all of these things. I also stocked up on bottled water just in case. I feel like I heard the term “burst pipes” a lot in the news after that so I can only assume my neighbors didn’t follow these directions.

I agree...the word ketchup is off putting to me. Before reading this article, I didn’t even know the history of ketchup. I think mushroom concentrate or mushroom sauce or even mushroom au jus would be a much more appealing name.

My sleep has become so erratic that I think a spreadsheet would be great to see if what I’m eating and the supplements I’m taking are a predictor of how well I’ll sleep. The idea of journaling is daunting to me but the idea of analyzing data at the end of the week/month/year brings me joy.

If we’re talking one handed finger food, my go to has always been cream cheese cucumber tea sandwiches and ham, pickle and cream cheese roll ups. Not only can you make these a day or two ahead but they both feed a lot of folks for very little money. The mini sword tooth picks are also damn cute!

Never in my life have I purchased a cheese ball but now I want to if only to try this recipe :) 

We buy new PJs every year and wear them on Christmas eve. We’ve had that tradition for over 15 years. We also read the Christmas Crocodile book.

Years ago I decided I was going to make Christmas easy for the two of us since my son was 18YO. I decided to buy a 4 ft pre lit tree and found it as well as the teeny tiny matching ornaments on sale for 60% off. We still bring it out each year and set on on a table in front of the window each year.

Air fryer eggs aren’t just set it and forget it...they are also incredibly easy to peel. I’ve cooked both eggs straight from the store as well as ones sitting in my fridge for a week and they both came out the same. Also, don’t forget about roasted baby potatoes as well as caramelized onions.

I took a chance on The Advent Calendar (2021) a few weeks ago and I’m very, very glad I did. I’ll also check out these other great suggestions.

I finally sat down and watched Squid Games and was determined to watch more shows/movies where there were subtitles. One I came across was called Hellbound. If you haven’t had the opportunity to watch it I highly suggest you do.

I’m very lucky that I have a son who will eat just about anything. So long as I package the leftovers to appear as if they just came from a restaurant LOL

I have a Pixel 3a XL and just updated without any issues

All those prompts are great but they are assuming that the person saying them has given you plenty of time to prepare. If you show up for dinner only to tell me you’re vegan or can’t eat bread than my only answer would be “I wish you would have said something before I spend $$$ and hours coming up with this holiday…