Thanks for the recommendation. I've realized from this book I'm reading that just about everything the modern medical community advises parents to do pertaining to in pregnancy, child-birth, and child-rearing

It is lovely. I feel so much more at peace out here and, honestly, would like to move out even further on some acreage. I much prefer living in nature and traveling into the city instead of vice versa.

I only begin to feel stress when progress starts to stall out or indecision sets in. That's a lot of work to do a full reno down to the studs! My parents were caught in four hurricanes when they first

It becomes almost like an obsession once you get started. I'm HORRIBLE with color, so much so I wonder how I'm not colorblind. Lol. Grok has been a huge help with that though. I uploaded a picture of the

Honestly, interior design isn't my favorite thing but I love architectural design—specifically Frank Lloyd Wright's work. I was going to school to be an architect before I changed my focus to writing.

Thanks, we're going for clean Mid-Century Modern-ish. That style seems pretty timeless and we want it to fit a variety of tastes when it comes time to sell this place. This countertop is from a company

My dad raised my brother and I to do everything ourselves because we could never afford to hire contractors and such. It took a long time for me to get comfortable hiring people to do work around the house

Thanks, Rebecca. I'm okay as long as I feel like we're making progress and moving ahead. It's when I feel like things are stagnating is when burnout sets in for me. After a year, there's going to be a

I think it's important to do your homework and check ratings before hiring. We chose a designer that specializes in lower-to-medium budget projects and not high-end stuff. I liked that she had a more

There's a lot of food for thought here. It definitely feels like the the old systems of control are beginning to crumble. Once that happens our world will be able to heal. The book, The Myth of Normal,

Thank you! : )

Hypnotized is a good way to put it. Life is definitely a learning process. It gets easier as you begin to spot the red flags of narcissism and sociopathy. Thank you! I hope you enjoy your weekend, Nancy!

I don't trade alts much anymore so it makes things a little simpler.

It's the nature of the beast.

It's crazy, isn't it? I have my sells set and just figure they'll hit sometime—whether it be in two months, next year, or in four years. Lol.

Thank you! I know exactly where I want to steer this story but crafting the "middle/in-between" parts will be fun and challenging.

That is a tough situation to be in—you can very easily start to lose yourself. I've experience this kind of relationship in my life as well and I'm glad you had the strength to get out of it. If we're

Happy Anniversary and I'm very glad to have met you here on the blockchain! Oh man, so many of the things you say in this post resonate with me. I've taken short breaks but have never completely burned

The blockchain was very glitchy yesterday. I was getting error message when trying to post and it made it look like the posting was unsuccessful but when I refreshed I saw the duplicate posts.

2025 is a year of great transition, I think. A lot of us crypto OGs (that feels weird to say-but I guess after living through 3 cycles we kind of are) thought that this cycle would have, at least, a semblance