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That's exactly what I always tell people! Experimenting in baking works by a VERY small margin (working within wet to dry ratios, for example) before you get a big ole disaster on your hands. ;) I am in love with both cooking and baking, but I find baking more "creatively" challenging (since I LOVE to experiment) so I…
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The group is pretty much dead, but there are a few active Muslim sisters still around on MFP. :)
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Your post actually got me thinking about some "grown up" coloring books I saw on Amazon back when I was searching up and down for them here. They were like 7-10 dollars for 15 pages (or was it 15 dollars for 30 pages...?) or something absolutely ridiculous like that. Which was sad, because they were really cool. Then I got…
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I've seen one that said it's like getting a flat tire when you're halfway to your destination, and instead of just changing the tire and continuing, you puncture the other tires, smash the car with a sledgehammer, set it on fire, and go back home.
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Not really true. :) I already weigh around 135 pounds, and 1350 is a fairly large deficit for me even at this weight. And if someone very petite wanted to weigh around 95 pounds, they'd be eating less than 1000 calories! It's a "quick way" of deciding a deficit, but has no basis in science that I know of... And if a really…
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Totally me... And I don't have an adult coloring book. I have the only coloring book I could find in this country: "The Boys' Jumbo Coloring Book". ;)
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Confession: I've been completely off the rails this week due to a combination of illness, stress, and general lack of mojo. Today marks the fifth day where I insist to myself, "I'm getting back on track today, and I'm pre-logging to make absolutely certain of it!"... Only to delete my prelogged data later that day after…
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She's a unique Arabian Mau breed that seems to be limited to Oman/the Gulf... Our vets call them Omani shorthairs. ;) If you really do want one, Purr-fect Pals animal shelter in Seattle has an adoption arrangement with one of our vets, and four of our Omani cats just arrived there a few days ago. (No idea if you're…
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One of my only current photos, where she's looking annoyed because I kept trying to make her look at the camera... ;)
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My husband is very allergic, too, so I had to give her up when I got married. :( Luckily, my sister has her, so I see her when I go home to visit family. She's almost 5 years old now, but still very tiny and petite (She weighs about 6 pounds soaking wet!). She never grew much since her mother abandoned her so young and she…
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As promised, pictures of my baby! I hope they show properly. :) This was her the day I brought her home. Smaller than the palm of my hand! Growing... :) These are comparison shots about two months apart, next to the same (mini) laptop. :) I know, too many pictures... But she's just too cute not to share? ;)
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No offense, but that totally made me giggle! No, it means that the girl is a precious jewel to her father or the glory of her father. Arabic translation works backward from English in general, so you kind of got it backwards. ;) It sounds like Zay-nab. :)
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Aww, thank you! :) It's actually sad how many people (me included) suffer with anxiety and feel like they don't belong anywhere. :( I didn't realize there were so many similar people until I started reading the forums here. (I don't read any other forums, so I can't say for sure whether they would be similar) My confession…
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Since I'm enormously lazy, I just grabbed this for you off of Google: "The name Zainab is derived from the Arabic root words "zeenah" (meaning precious jewel, what glorifies someone, source of beauty) and "ab" (meaning father). It can also mean "fragrant flower". It's an Arabic girl's name that I've been in love with for…
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I confess that all of the cat pictures are making me super jealous. I miss my baby. :'( Her name is Zainab, and as mentioned earlier in the thread, I had to give her to my sister when I got married because my husband is horribly allergic. I hand-raised her from a teeny little tot.... When I get on my computer I'll attempt…
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I feel like that in real life quite often myself. :) But if it helps, I find you an important part of this thread! I see you as one of the "in" posters, the ones who post regularly and have stuck around for a while. You aren't an outcast! :)
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Aww, thank you so much! :) That's true, I rarely talk about my anxiety with anyone--Pretty much only my husband knows the full details of what exactly is "wrong" with me and my main triggers, because I just can't talk about them. Typing it out is a lot easier than trying to speak, so I guess sharing it here with total…
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I understood you, and thank you so much for the encouragement! :) That's so kind of you to say! Thank you very much. I do think that's it in a way, but also the fact that I feel so "different" sometimes when I read the confessions that so many people relate to and I just can't. :) A mix of cultural and religious…
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I confess... That I haven't ever made a really deep or meaningful confession here. Everyone else seems to relate to each other so much, and I feel like an outcast; in my mind, at least, I'm certain that if I were to make a deeper confession that would leave me vulnerable, I'd be targeted for bullying or judged harshly by…
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About a size 22 model being featured in People magazine, apparently, and whether or not it's a good or bad move. Fat acceptance vs health and all that. It was an interesting discussion until it got nasty...
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I don't actually own any of my real big clothes, either. I've been near maintenance for over a year, and I've been wearing very loose 32 inch pants because I'm too cheap to buy 28-inch ones. Then, in March, I went on vacation and gained 14 pounds and my 32s were too tight for comfort, and I struggled to get back on track…
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Put me on the list for this, too. :( I've been off-track for a week now, with cookies and brownies flowing freely out of the oven at any time of the day. I NEED to get back on track. Send me good vibes and I'll return the favor? I'm so scared to weigh myself! Even my "big" pants are getting tight. :(
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Now this... This is the truest thing that has ever been spoken in the history of ever. Migraine sufferers unite!
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Interestingly, being brought up in Oman (super hot, really DRY heat sort of climate), I never had problems... But after getting married and moving to the coast of Saudi Arabia (where it's really, really humid), I now get a painfully dry nose and constant nosebleeds from the dryness whenever I go back home to visit.
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I'm actually super-picky about the "perfect" texture of the cookies that I love (slightly crispy on the outside but not to the point where it's even a little bit crunchy, soft and chewy on the inside with just the right amount of gooeyness in the middle... mmmm), but I'd still eat pretty much any cookie that's placed in…
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Ugh. My hair is EXACTLY the same. Isn't it annoying?! I just don't brush it... Then if I do, I immediately braid it down my back. End of drama. ;)
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I like a very delicate ratio where neither flavor overpowers the other. With peanut butter and chocolate, it's so easy to lose that delicate balance! :-O I hate it when I get too much of one or the other and it isn't perfect. ;) Mint is easier, because it's so strong that just a teeny bit is usually enough to make a…
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Sounds just like my sister... She adds mint to her coffee and her hot chocolate and her milk and the list goes on. She's not only a peanut butter+chocolate freak, she's also a mint+chocolate freak, a mint in general freak, and a peanut butter freak. ;) I'm all of those as well, but to a much lesser extent!
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I'm like that, too! I'll even chase down people's runaway toddlers in the supermarket/mall for them if they aren't fast enough, so they won't lose the little munchkin... And as a former nursery teacher, I'd take care of/nurture/protect any kid as though they were mine when they're in my care. But I don't want or plan to…
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When I REALLY want cookie dough, I make the real thing, raw eggs and all. ;) I tried out the mock one when I came across it because I was hoping it would be a lower calorie alternative--It wasn't, though! I could have had 3.5 cookies' worth of real dough for the same amount of calories, and the amount wasn't much more than…
