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I had so much fun doing this last time that i had to give it a shot in honor of what is likely to be a less than stellar movie. Enjoy! The evening had started out so well... His driver had picked me up in his pristine car... he had pulled out my chair at the restaurant whispering against my cheek that I looked good enough…

I could happily live with those rules!!!

Eating disorders would be a great topic. Depending on how long the paper needs to be, you would have different areas to cover ie. explanation of the disorders and history- when was it first recognized (if you can find it- examples in history- think monks living on a slice of bread a day- was their devotion intertwined with…

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I'm not sure where I even want to start. It's great that you are opening up and reaching out again. I skimmed over your original post and some of the fantastic responses filled with a lot of great ideas. I'm a bit concerned. You recognize that you want to/need to make a change, but you also fear having to give up the…

Hi. I skimmed through back into March and first of all, the big thing I would say is to do more actual cooking. While it's nice not to have to cook, at a restaurant you have no control over things like preparation, how it's cooked- ie. at home if you have a burger & fries, you can throw the fries in the oven rather than…

Is your MIL actually physically putting the food on your plate? Only reason I ask is that that would drive me insane; you and your husband are not children anymore. Could you maybe take over some of the cooking duties. not meaning push the MIL out of the kitchen... maybe more of a 'You spent so much time and effort on…

Sigh... My internet died as I tried to post before... Anyway, i'll recap. Definitely see about getting pre-approved for a loan. That would help you know just how much you have to work with. Depending on how your landlord proceeds with the sale- agent, FSBO. An agent can come up with a sale price, not sure how it works with…

I know that it's frustrating, but you really need to give it more time before you give up (although getting blood work done probably doesn't hurt anything). Our bodies don't always cooperate and lose on the time frame we would like. It's very possible that 1320 was just too low for you. Try and stick with the 1700 for a…

Baking your own bread is definitely worth it. It can take a bit of trial and error before you get it correct/to your liking, but once you know what you're doing it's not all that bad. I'm making use of the stand mixer I got from my parents... takes a lot of the work out of the kneading process (I have very limited space…

First... congrats. One thing i'd add on to the advice re. keeping up with the reading that I told my friends daughter when she headed off to college... the low level gen ed courses will likely be more difficult due to their being very general. You get a lot of info thrown at you in a semester. I had a prof. actually tell…

It's not too late for you. I decided at 36 that I was going to go back to be a physical therapy assistant- I have 2 business related degrees. Just make sure that you are fully aware everything that med school entails- class load involved, money and the time it will take. One of my instructors had been a doctor and from the…

single... it seems to be a chronic condition (sigh).

I may be a bit of an oddball, but sometimes having a cup of hot tea helps me out at night. At the very least, it doesn't hurt to give it a try.

I had problems for a good 12 years before finally having mine out. Whenever I would find a specific food that set off my system, I would avoid it. Things finally came to a head when I hit the point that the only things I could stomach were bagels & toast. Everything else would at the very least threaten to make an escape;…

Lots of good ideas here... I never thought of freezing leftover rice. Funny considering I freeze nearly everything else. I'm having to really buckle down and do some serious budgeting. Planning the menu ahead of time and sticking with the list really helps. I usually go by what is on sale in the store fliers and what I…

As a kid, when we went to visit our grandparents we were always reminded not to go behind the barn because there was 'quicksand'. There was even a story about how my mom saved one of my cousins who got stuck in it. I was in high school before the truth came out. Turns out the 'quicksand' was the leftover droppings from…

Kind of an interesting read as I have had this discussion with a friend quite a few times in the past. Here's one aspect that I did not see mentioned in the responses. My friend was always of the 'once you're married you share everything' type- she doesn't even have her own e-mail account. My parents have both joint and…

I cooked up some quinoa earlier this week. I make it like 'Spanish rice'. I drain a can of tomatos- the spicy kind-, mixing the juice and water to get the correct amount of liquid, then throw everything in the pot and just cook it like rice. Little salt, some pepper, a sprinkle of cheese on top... yummy. The only thing to…

I find it a whole lot easier- and less stressful to work out alone. I tried working out with a friend of mine... I finally had to fire her as a workout buddy. She pestered me constantly about wanting to work out with me, so I'd call her those days when I was getting ready to leave- I have a 1/2 hr. drive while hers was 15…

I'm kinda jealous... I went out there a year ago with my best friend for a long weekend and loved it. For things to do, it all depends on what you like. We had very low funds, so there were a lot of things that we couldn't do, some of the home tours ect.(it was so low that the plane tickets were of the buy one get a…

I dreamed I went to Singapore, got bored & robbed a liquor store... Jason Mraz- Dream Life of Rand McNally First heard this song after a really bad day at work... laughed my behind off on the drive home

Hmmmm... i'll have to sleep on it & see if I can come up with something for tomorrow. We need to start advertising this thread to get some more goofy/creative people to contribute. Actually, it's kind of a fun thing to do...

You could do a real simple stir fry with a small amount of beef/chicken- marinate in a bit of water (1/4 to 1/2c.), a tablespoon or so of soy sauce & cornstarch, it comes out really tender-, onion, garlic, soy sauce some pepper & any other veggies you may have hanging out in the fridge- sauté meat first then add in the…

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My heart was beating frantically. Why, oh why did I agree to do this? I could feel Him behind be, the warmth of his body radiating heat against my back,. I gasped when I felt his arms coming around my sides; he pressed the cruel looking little instrument into my hand. His breath tickled my ear as he whispered to me "All…

I'd had issues for years & usually a few days of eating light would help. When it got bad, I had been having problems for a good 3 weeks before I finally gave in & made a doctors appt. I pretty much lived on bagels & toast. Not the best way to go, but it did seem to end up helping. The pain hadn't gone away, but was not as…

Love, love love New Zealand... if not for being tied down w/ a home & pets, i'd have loved to move myself down there. Feel free to add me.

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You've definitely gotten some great advice here. one thing I would throw in would be to do a mock interview with someone else. That way you would be able to practice some answers to possible questions- I just had an interview 2 weeks ago & had questions like what are my strengths/weaknesses, the tell me about a situation…