I've got a couple scobies in my frig. Haven't made any in a long time, but have been thinking about making some again. Glad to have the video to remind me how to do it. Thanks @joannereid.

Thanks @appent. Yes, I had a few rough moments, but it ended well. And the doggies had a lot of fun while I was having those rough moments.

Interesting idea. I'm not sure that the salt in Vietnam is identified as being from Vietnam. Kind of like the olive oil that is in supermarkets labeled as being from Italy even though a huge portion of

Yep we have a lot to be grateful for.

Yes, I get it. I'm ashamed to admit that many many years ago when I was still very young, I asked a new German friend living in Los Angeles whether Germany had escalators. She responded very sarcastically

Right. Especially my students who were heading to an American university.

Yes. Another frequent question or comment shows that people in other countries think we're all packing guns. After all, that's what they see in the movies and they generalize.

Yes, free writing with no obvious goal is a great way to divest yourself of any negativity that's hanging around. Once that's done, you can really open up and let creativity flow.

OMG - I haven't ever watched Downton Abbey, so I can't answer any of the questions. But it's a very cool quiz. Maybe I'll think of a different series and do something similar. Thanks.

Valid point - no one else understands all you've been through to end up broken. That's why therapy takes a long time - and only works if you are putting your own effort into it.

Oh, I love pistachios. Great to know that they're so healthy. Thanks for educating me about that.

Prompt #1 - What to do with that dirty secret???

Excellent advice. However, one of the problems with people who suffer from negativity overload is that they don't accept the proposition that they can change their negativity into positivity. They just

Yes, in line with this, keeping a gratitude journal helps a person to focus on positive events in her life and to keep her vibration high so that she keeps positive thoughts and beliefs. The Law of Attraction

I'd heard of StackEdit before, but you've motivated me to finally check it out. Sounds like it makes writing posts very easy. I usually write in Word first and then copy and paste into Steemit, but I might

I wish I'd had someone like you as a parent when I was growing up to help me through those rough patches. You and your husband seemed to do a great job in making sure he didn't permanently lose his

Beautiful foot mat. Love the vibrant colors. And yes, you should definitely show us more of her art.

Wow! Your story made me realize that I had never thought about the psychological changes a person goes through once they've lost a lot of weight - gone from fat to thin or normal. I guess I just expected

It's a wonderful story now because of the happy ending, but it could have ended so differently. And believe me, I was overly careful after that.

Thanks, queenvick. Yes, it was truly heart-stopping. I can look back now and think how funny it was only because it had a happy ending.